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Gorillaz
Released 2001

Rock The House
04:09
90,270 plays

Clint Eastwood (Ed Case/Sweetie Irie Refix)
04:27
7,554 plays

5/4
02:40
58,248 plays

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- 1
- Re-Hash
- 03:38
- 47,058 plays

- 2
- 5/4
- 02:40
- 58,248 plays

- 3
- Tomorrow Comes Today
- 03:12
- 41,413 plays

- 4
- New Genious (Brother)
- 03:58
- 41,516 plays

- 5
- Clint Eastwood
- 03:44
- 233,916 plays

- 6
- Man Research (Clapper)
- 04:32
- 31,066 plays

- 7
- Punk
- 01:36
- 40,245 plays

- 8
- Sound Check (Gravity)
- 04:39
- 52,903 plays

- 9
- Double Bass
- 04:44
- 48,517 plays

- 10
- Rock The House
- 04:09
- 90,270 plays

- 11
- 19-2000
- 03:27
- 141,023 plays

- 12
- Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo)
- 03:36
- 32,640 plays

- 13
- Starshine
- 03:31
- 37,453 plays

- 14
- Slow Country
- 03:36
- 40,384 plays

- 15
- M1 A1
- 03:50
- 31,096 plays

- 16
- Dracula
- 04:42
- 51,053 plays

- 17
- Left Hand Suzuki Method
- 09:50
- 20,661 plays

- 18
- Clint Eastwood (Ed Case/Sweetie Irie Refix)
- 04:27
- 7,554 plays

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album review

It's tempting to judge Gorillaz -- Damon Albarn, Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett, and Dan "The Automator" Nakamura's virtual band -- just by their brilliantly animated videos and write the project off as another triumph of style over substance. Admittedly, Hewlett's edgy-cute characterizations of 2-D, Gorillaz' pretty-boy singer (who looks a cross between the Charlatans' Tim Burgess and Sonic the Hedgehog), sinister bassist Murdoc, whiz-kid guitarist Noodle, and b-boy drummer Russel are so arresting that they almost detract from Gorillaz' music. The amazing "Thriller"-meets-Planet of the Apes clip for "Clint Eastwood" is so visually clever that it's easy to take the song's equally clever, hip-hop-tinged update of the Specials' "Ghost Town" for granted. And initially, Gorillaz' self-titled debut feels incomplete when Hewlett's imagery is removed; the concept of Gorillaz as a virtual band doesn't hold up as well when you can't see the virtual bandmembers. It's too bad that there isn't a DVD version of Gorillaz, with videos for every song, à la the DVD version of Super Furry Animals' Rings Around the World. Musically, however, Gorillaz is a cutely caricatured blend of Albarn's eclectic Brit-pop and Nakamura's equally wide-ranging hip-hop, and it sounds almost as good as the band looks. Albarn has fun sending up Blur's cheeky pop on songs like "5/4" and "Re-Hash," their trip-hop experiments on "New Genious" and "Sound Check," and "Song 2"-like thrash-pop on "Punk" and "M1 A1." Despite the similarities between Albarn's main gig and his contributions here, Gorillaz isn't an Albarn solo album in disguise; Nakamura's bass- and beat-oriented production gives the album an authentically dub and hip-hop-inspired feel, particularly on "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today." Likewise, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Miho Hatori, and Ibrahim Ferrer's vocals ensure that it sounds like a diverse collaboration rather than an insular side project. Instead, it feels like a musical vacation for all parties involved -- a little self-indulgent, but filled with enough fun ideas and good songs to make this virtual band's debut a genuinely enjoyable album. [Gorillaz was also released in a "clean" edition, containing no profanities or vulgarities.] ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide