Thread: Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

Originally Posted by Xei

I see mostly positive reviews for this album, but really...



There's just nothing there which compares.

Then again maybe it's a grower. I felt the same about Radiohead's later albums but now I love them.

Dare is okay, but none of their stuff beats the songs they had on the first album. That CD rocked. I fucking loved it.

I've listened to some of the album and didn't like any of the songs really, im kind of dissapointed....I love demon days though.

Video for Stylo makes an unnotable, average track superb.

Plus Gaiman's Sandman shows up. In his ceremonial helm and dream shroud. I'm very pleased by this happening plus fat cop plus America desert road plus classy cars plus car chase plus Willis.

Originally Posted by Siиdяed

Video for Stylo makes an unnotable, average track superb.

Plus Gaiman's Sandman shows up. In his ceremonial helm and dream shroud. I'm very pleased by this happening plus fat cop plus America desert road plus classy cars plus car chase plus Willis.

I think that was one of the Black Smoke Pirates who are hunting Gorillaz over an arms deal gone south, not Morpheus.

Visually the allusion is everywhere.

Sorry, I didn't mean him literally there.

Originally Posted by Siиdяed

Visually the allusion is everywhere.

Sorry, I didn't mean him literally there.

Right on. I love the car turning shark-bot at the end, presumably headed for Plastic Beach.

Video for Stylo makes an unnotable, average track superb.

That's not really how my philosophy of music goes.

Originally Posted by Siиdяed

Video for Stylo makes an unnotable, average track superb.

Actually, I have to take issue with this statement, given that our earlier exchange gave me the itch to listen to Stylo, and I proceeded to listen to it no fewer than six times on my way home. That is some grade A traveling music.

Any Del?

Edit; just looked it up, no his tracks are some of my favorites on the other albums. Although I am looking forward to hearing the Mos Def tracks.

Originally Posted by Xei

That's not really how my philosophy of music goes.

Try philosophy of multi-media. The music alone is a certain quality, the video is a certain quality, but together they are a different quality.

You aren't judging them separately when you judge a music video. A track might complement the video and add things that alone it didn't have.

I'll admit, however, that relistenings to Stylo alone imply that it's growing on me.

The only thing I didn't like about the video is the obvious lack of Russel. Of course, I guess that's to be expected seeing as he's the drummer, and Stylo is mostly a techno track. Willis showing up was hilarious, as well as the events after.

The video makes me see Stylo in a whole new light. When I first heard it, I automatically thought of driving down the road through a city at night. After watching the vid, I see now that this song is better suited for daytime listening. I'll probably get it from iTunes this afternoon.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

Any Del?

Edit; just looked it up, no his tracks are some of my favorites on the other albums. Although I am looking forward to hearing the Mos Def tracks.

Mos Def is worth listening to, but I can echo your disappointment with the lack of Funkee.

Originally Posted by Snowy Egypt

Stylo is mostly a techno track

Please just call it 'electronic', but dear god not techno

Originally Posted by Siиdяed

Video for Stylo makes an unnotable, average track superb.

I have to take issue with this assessment now, seeing as I was heading home on the train when we had our little back-and-forth, got the itch to hear Stylo, and proceeded to listen to it no fewer than six times

That is some fine travellin' music.

Anyone know who is the vocalist belting out the meaty, gravelly parts, like someone backing over a ribeye in the driveway?

Originally Posted by no-Name

Please just call it 'electronic', but dear god not techno

Good point.

Originally Posted by Taosaur

I have to take issue with this assessment

Gah, I regret my assessment.

Entirely.

It's a damn fine track. Alright?

My intitial impressions were wrong. I admit that. I made a mistake and let's just move on. I LIKE STYLO. ALOT.

Originally Posted by Taosaur

I have to take issue with this assessment now, seeing as I was heading home on the train when we had our little back-and-forth, got the itch to hear Stylo, and proceeded to listen to it no fewer than six times

That is some fine travellin' music.

Anyone know who is the vocalist belting out the meaty, gravelly parts, like someone backing over a ribeye in the driveway?

Just checked it out on youtube; Bobby Womack is the meaty driveway belter.

Plus 2-d in 3D (and murdoc and noodle)? Sweet.

And Bruce Willis? Yes Indeed.

Got a download today. A listen through suggests it's not nearly as impressive as Demon Days; though there's nothing particularly bad it's all a bit samey. It feels like he uses the same drum machine hihat in most tracks.

But truthfully I don't think I know a better modern pop album than Demon Days. Gorillaz is what is right with modern pop music, and Stylo is quite an addictive song. I'm going to have to investigate Bobby Womack.

The actual release is tomorrow (March 8th), so go buy the CD!

Originally Posted by no-Name

The actual release is tomorrow (March 8th), so go buy the CD!

Say what? It's been on release for a few days here. I saw it in Polyester.

Originally Posted by Lseadragon

Say what? It's been on release for a few days here. I saw it in Polyester.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic...#Release_dates
Different dates for different countries~

The real Plastic Beach:

It would be pointlessly awesome if they did a concert there in support of cleaning it up.

Originally Posted by Lseadragon

It would be pointlessly awesome if they did a concert there in support of cleaning it up.

Surely it's a refuse island.

There isn't anything under it to clean up.

And it'd just be sent to a different refuse point.

I think molding it into a hip hop playland would set a good example of recycling.