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- Record Label: Virgin
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative, Rap
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The world is spinnin' too fast I'm buyin' that Nike shoes To keep myself tethered To the days I tried to lose My Mama said, "To slow down You must... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 18
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Mixed: 7 out of 18
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Negative: 0 out of 18
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Cleverly mixes soft-focus hip-hop, trippy space rock and Ennio Morricone-style melodrama with Albarn's unwavering pop melodies.
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The slow rumble of Nakamura's production, Hewlett's outstanding graphic model, even Albarn himself all fuse into a convincing gestalt.
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Alternative PressWhereas the Beckster tends to wriggle cheekily along to his funk, and Badly Drawn Boy does his own thing in spite of it, Gorillaz don't give a rat's ass about acting funky; they just are. [July 2001, p.68]
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It's at its best when it puts Albarn in situations that you wouldn't normally hear him in, but also stumbles occassionally with a couple tracks that feel rather tossed-off and others that feel like they could have come off a Blur b-side.
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Taken only for what it is, Gorillaz is an engaging, if not entirely arresting, journey through sluggish mood rock and jazzy hip-hop. Taken for what it aspires to be, though, it's more disappointing than awe-inspiring...
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Inspired by the punky reggae parties of Sandinista!-era Clash, tracks like the dub-rap-rock mutation "Clint Eastwood" and its catchier two-step Rasta remix bring back the exuberance missing from Blur's last album, 13, while running with its anything-goes avant-aesthetic.
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It's what you might expect from a bunch of musos playing with Cubase or ProTools: sampled loops, Brixton dub, trip-hoppy tangents. U.N.K.L.E.'s bratty nephew, really, though the album sounds like the group locked the metronome on "heavy funk groove"--chugging and satisfying at first, it feels exhausted by the fifth or sixth track.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 68 out of 73
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Mixed: 3 out of 73
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Negative: 2 out of 73
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VadamercaNJul 27, 2007
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T-demonJul 22, 2006
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YatenK.Jul 27, 2002
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Jan 26, 2016
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Sep 12, 2021
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Mar 29, 2021this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8
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Oct 29, 2020What a terrible way to start things off. A couple good songs but mostly a crapshoot
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