It's a sequel of sorts to Democrazy, but sounds infinitely more accomplished--undoubtedly part of the technological point that he's making here.
The Fall may be the most earthbound Gorillaz album yet-- and at times, therefore, the most banal.
On this followup to Plastic Beach, Gorillaz bring together some pretty rough ideas and simple demos. Given, the sounds here are much better than what most people can create on a MacBook--never mind an iPad.
How did this happen? Such an amazing streak of albums, and then this came along and was like, "Today I will make Gorillaz boring!" and it succeeded. It's not even that it's bad, it's just so disappointing. Humanz better be at least interesting... or else.
The Fall seems like an adequate title for this album because this seems to be where the Gorillaz post-Plastic Beach fall off begins
This album is pretty average. I mean following Plastic Beach is a daunting task, and a near-impossible one to make an album at that level of quality in under a year, and The Fall just seems more like Plastic Beach B-Sides instead of a fully realized album. A lot of tracks here feel unfinished as a result of that. There are some highlights like the beautiful ... read more
1 | Phoner to Arizona 4:14 | 64 |
2 | Revolving Doors 3:26 | 88 |
3 | Hillbilly Man 3:50 | 73 |
4 | Detroit 2:03 | 71 |
5 | Shy-Town 2:54 | 73 |
6 | Little Pink Plastic Bags 3:09 | 72 |
7 | The Joplin Spider 3:22 | 52 |
8 | The Parish of Space Dust 2:25 | 64 |
9 | The Snake In Dallas 2:11 | 62 |
10 | Amarillo 3:24 | 84 |
11 | The Speak It Mountains 2:14 | 39 |
12 | Aspen Forest 2:50 | 68 |
13 | Bobby In Phoenix 3:16 feat. Bobby Womack | 79 |
14 | California and the Slipping of the Sun 3:24 | 61 |
15 | Seattle Yodel 0:38 | 30 |