- Record Label: Virgin
- Release Date: Jan 23, 2007
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Universal acclaim- based on 69 Ratings
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Positive: 63 out of 69
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Mixed: 5 out of 69
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Negative: 1 out of 69
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gabrielezAug 6, 2009Album's melancholic sound makes my back trembling.
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mikes.Jan 24, 2007neither pop nor catchy, an experimental release with bad production. Definitely a decline from the excellent gorillaz album previously released not too long ago.
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TacoFeb 19, 2007worst album ever.
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asasasMar 14, 2007boring...
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EinarJ.May 4, 2008You wonder, how Damon Albern could go so wrong with his vocals on this record. Instrumental The Good, The Bad & The Queen works so much better, and the track 'Back In The Day', seems to be misplaced on the Herculean single.
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BrockC.PJan 24, 2007Brilliant
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alanlMar 13, 2007A great album that makes you think Damon Albarn could become the new David Bowie. Even you don't like this record you have to admit his brain just doesn't stop creating fresh music
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abrahamJan 20, 2007Amazing!
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NickySJan 20, 2007Albarn is ALWAYS stretching and inspiring. While Three Changes was better when sung live at the Roundhouse, the album is genuinely beautiful and continually unexpected.
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bettywJan 30, 2007a beautiful album that improves with every listening.
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ericoFeb 3, 2007amazing album. a definte grower.
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JohnBFeb 4, 2007The Good, the Bad and the Queen proves Albarn is more than just a pop musician. He is an artist and this album consists of a fully realized concept. While immediate hooks may be absent, Albarn has a good ear for nice melodies perfectly understated on this album.
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VicMar 31, 2007It's not what I have been waiting to hear, but it's beautiful multi-layer music.
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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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ScottSJan 2, 2008The best album released in 2007. Some exceptional singles, but it's real genius is how the entire enterprise unfolds, with songs flowing into each other.
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BoniverA.Jul 14, 2008The most beautiful and charismatic album released in 2007, it's magical.
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PatricioRJan 18, 2007
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timmJan 18, 2007good sh*t! bleak yet hopeful, comforting yet stern.
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mickJan 22, 2007Good Album - not amazing but a good album all the same
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ThatMusicGuyJan 22, 2007excellent album
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ChrisGJan 23, 2007A beautifully understated record. Not as bleak as I imagined, as always Albarn has an ear for a pop tune but here, he and the band offer so much more depth than his previous work.
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DavidAJan 24, 2007Good album, but considering the group members, this is still a Damon Albarn album. The other players barely show up. Which is a shame, cause they could have added a lot.
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PedroLJan 27, 2007The best music i've heard this new year... DA is getting serious. GW!!
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JohnnySJan 28, 2007This album is the best Albarn project yet. A far better album start-to-finish than the last Gorillaz album, which lacked this discs consistent mood. Great for putting on while chilling with friends or alone.
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MateuszSFeb 22, 2007Couple nice songs
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karlw.Feb 3, 2007amazing work, a grower.
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JoseCFeb 4, 2007
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JakeHFeb 7, 2007This is a very good, soothing, chill album. It seems to play best as a background filler, blocking out a silence in life with very descriptive emotional sounds. Herculean, Northern Whale and the title track give you its key flavor but the whole album is a gourmet dinner.
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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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ruirMar 10, 2007The history of UK post-punk. Excellent.
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JaseMar 12, 2007
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DanB.Mar 22, 2007A seven for now. I have a feeling it might grow on me but it'll take a while so for now a 7. Wish Coxon would take his head out of his ass and they both would just concentrate on blur albums, though.
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RyanMMar 28, 2007
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pendepomoApr 9, 2007this album is great, but this thing of forming an elite-band out of legends it's gonna become like a cliche, so this charistmatic event it's unestable
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BjuniorNov 21, 2007Amazing production, instrumentation, and i've never heard damon albarn sound so beautiful on nearly every track. All in all a great vintage mellow pop album with hints of herman's hermits, specials - ghost town sound, & maybe some stone roses, and classic blur ballads.
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javauxcJan 23, 2007Like always Damon Albarn mixed with succes pop melody and more experimental sound. the song are realy beautiful and always innovative but less catchy that in BLUR or in GORILLAZ and more ambient.
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AppleRealJan 29, 2007Solid Work
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JohnDFeb 15, 2007More like a follow up to 'Modern Life is Rubbish' than 'Parklife'. Dares to say something about London life rather than rehash trendy platitudes. Not immediate but a definite grower. If it has a fault it's that it feels like an Albarn solo effort than the work of a cohesive band. He's never been quite as good without Coxon. Very good though, nontheless.
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MitchellZFeb 16, 2007
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CarlFFeb 28, 2007The album can be very frustrating at times due to its uninviting, dark demeanor. However, once this demeanor is embraced then the album plays the role of the first worthwhile album in 2007 quite nicely.
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SteveWJul 19, 2007The album sleeve & artwork sum this album up for me. Intriguing, original & loads of atmosphere-what a sound! Albarn's played a blinder with the Bass guitar kicking all the way through and some badass drums!
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Sep 25, 2012Truly captures the mood of the times. Well written and beautifully performed album that gets better the more I listen. Fresh and experimental sound that puts it in a league of its own, which to me, is what makes a truly great record. One of the best albums in my opinion.
Awards & Rankings
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It's not Blur, the Clash, Fela, the Verve, or Gorillaz. It's more than just names on albums.
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Unlike the rousing punk-, Kinks- and new-wave-colored mosaic of Parklife, this one sticks to sepia-toned, dub-nodding abstractions. [Jan/Feb 2007, p.86]
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They sound like a seasoned team, an understated unit where nothing dominates and everything contributes to enhancing the moods of Albarn's songs.