With Gorillaz being one of my favourite bands, and one of the artists that got me into music as a whole, I've decided to go through and review the Gorillaz discography. Relistening to all their past albums, some for the first time in years.
The first half of the album (although having a fair share of bangers like Clint Eastwood and Tomorrow Comes Today) mostly comes off as background noise to me. With songs like Man Research (Clapper) and Sound Check (Gravity) leaving little to no ... read more
After a disjointed rollout which lasted over a year, months of silence, fake covers/album rumours, and a show with BBNO$, Love You Madly Hate You Badly has finally released.
With Oliver claiming to have left Atlantic Records, LYMHYB has been marketed as a more personal project for oliver. After the letdown of his previous album, a project which fell flat from how inoffensive and overly safe it felt, my main hope for LYMHYB was for the album to be more adventurous and ... read more
I liked the first three tracks, but nothing much beyond that point
The sound quality is also pretty dreadful, even on the 45th anniversary remaster
FAVOURITE TRACKS: Sunday Morning, I'm Waiting For The Man
LEAST FAVOURITE TRACKS: Venus In Furs, Run Run Run, European Son
I liked it, but I do think it's a tad bit overrated, although still obviously revolutionary for it's time.
Moonchild also unfortunately tanks the score by quite a bit, I don't know the full meaning behind the song but I didn't really enjoy the longest track of the record being mostly silence interrupted with random noises occasionally
FAVOURITE TRACKS: Epitaph, I Talk To The Wind
LEAST FAVOURITE TRACKS: Moonchild