This record is more relevant than ever and easily the most misunderstood in the Gorillaz discography. I really appreciate what Damon went for here, especially as a person of color, because the chaos of the album perfectly represents the political unrest we faced then and now.
Taking a step back to bring in a record amount of black collaborators was a fantastic move. People weirdly frown upon that even though he had fewer vocals on Plastic Beach, so I never understood that angle.
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Her aggressive style of rapping is so good, but a lot of the songs blend together because she hardly changes it up. Not to mention the jumbled tracklist; it just feels like the whole thing didn't have much thought or effort put into it, but it manages to keep you entertained for the most part.
It was always going to be near impossible to surpass Thriller, but this was a great attempt.
It's a fun album, I like how it sounds old school. I'm surprised more artists don't try to bring back older sounds, but there's nothing more to it honestly.
While the concept of mixing rock with chiptune sounds unique on paper, the execution is not that great. They get too carried away with it, and it sounds like the album was recorded on a Sega Genesis. However, the strictly rock songs with minimal chiptune genuinely sound amazing and blew me away; that is why the beginning stretch of the album is the best, and it just falls off as it continues.
The instrumentals are decent, but lord the vocals are pretty mid. They sound like they were recorded on a potato; I know '90s sound quality wasn't THAT bad. And the rapping honestly isn't good.