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- Record Label: Virgin
- Release Date: Jan 23, 2007
- Summary: Danger Mouse produced this first album for the new collaboration between Damon Albarn (Blur,Gorillaz), Paul Simonon (The Clash), Tony Allen (Africa 70 / Fela Kuti) and Simon Tong (The Verve).
- Record Label: Virgin
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Northern Whale | |
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Another wave crashed over you It put you in a spell On a cold place you know well It pulls you further out to sea Under the lights at Tilbury I... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 30 out of 38
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Mixed: 6 out of 38
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Negative: 2 out of 38
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One of the most surprising and magical records for which Damon Albarn has ever been responsible.
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The mood is more melancholy than the lineup would suggest — much of the album sounds like ''Waterloo Sunset''-era Kinks set to languid dub grooves.
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UrbAlbarn claims this album is a letter to the London of today, but it's impossible not [to] get swept into the grandfatherly smell that permeates every number. [Dec 2006, p.127]
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It is a funereal album whose spark and anger is obscured like the smoldering foundations of a burnt out city.
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VibeGood is comparable in spirit to the everything-is-in-play feel of Clash albums like Sandinista!. [Feb 2007, p.128]
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We’re left with a brilliant, often mesmerizing but all-too-sketchy defeatist manifesto on the surface, which, with further musical fleshing-out (Verve guitarist Simon Tong is woefully underused), might have been worth serious investigation.
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A dreary dump of sad sack pop blather that makes poor use of the substantial talent on hand.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 39 out of 43
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Mixed: 3 out of 43
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Negative: 1 out of 43
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NickySJan 20, 2007
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FelipePFeb 7, 2007The perfect follow-up to the last blur album "Think Tank". Damon Albarn is a genius.
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gabrielezAug 6, 2009Album's melancholic sound makes my back trembling.
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PedroLJan 27, 2007The best music i've heard this new year... DA is getting serious. GW!!
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pendepomoApr 9, 2007
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kevkMar 30, 2007They should just call this a damon albarn solo album. The rest of the guys don't do anything except extend the album summary with credits.
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TacoFeb 19, 2007worst album ever.
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