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Not gonna be a top 10 hit but I like it, super unnerving. Stuck in my head now.
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Gorillaz - Hallelujah Money (feat. Benjamin Clementine)
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Warm Machine
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I love Clementine, but I'm not into this song. It does sound like he wrote the lyrics however.
foxuzamaki
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blame space spitting hot fire.
Fire Coming Out of a Monkey's Head is a great track m'dude.
AlexFlame116
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Whoa whoa are people here dissing Fire Coming Out of a Monkey's Head along with Plastic Beach???
Cause if they are...
Cause if they are...
I don't think they released this song thinking it was going to top the charts.
It takes a while to appreciate something good I remember the first time listening to OK Computer I thought it was the worst thing ever then I experience a bit more life and it made perfect sense you really have to grow as music listener to appreciate new music. Madvillainy is another album that took a while for me to appreciate but I kept going back to it.
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that was exactly my point
blame space
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money is fucking bullshit
Secret Character
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Listen to the lyrics.
This is our tree, at night, the "scarecrows" from the east come to steal it's fruit, so we'll build a wall to protect it. It will be big, it will be thick, and it will ruin us. Thank you for trusting me, hallelujah money.
I mean, it's a screaming metaphor for what we're about to step into.
The video has all kinds of racist and sexist imagery.
blame space
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every frame of that video is fucking beautiful.
I mean, that was the response to Feel Good Inc.
People ignored what Demon Days as an album was actually about.
RecRoulette
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Fucking layers man. Holy shit.
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😢
😢
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fuck yeah
Killer Queen
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It has grown on me a whole lot
Maybe they mean Human After All?
IIRC wasn't RAM warmly received by critics and fans alike? Their teaser track was like the opposite of this song too, a catchy pop hit.
MrCunningham
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I will admit, watching it again is making me appreciate the video more. When I first saw this, I was turned off because it looked like they couldn't find a budget. I was expecting something more boombastic visually and audibly. But I look at this and it is kind of imitating the visual look of a youtube video. But it is doing it in a very artsy and minimalist way. It reminds me of an episode of the Jimquisition, but with art direction. There are some fantastic visual moments here. The cheapness of the video kind of fits in with the message of the song. Yeah, I see it.
It is bizarre. I love it.
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i wish Lou Reed wasn't dead
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you didn't have to put me through this 😢
NightShift
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Wow that music video is fucking amazing. The song itself isn't the type of Gorillaz tracks I listen to but it's still pretty damn effective.
Hype is through the roof for the rest of the album.
Hype is through the roof for the rest of the album.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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The shot with his head of fire. HOLY HELL, I LOST IT WHEN I SAW IT. Goddamn the video realllly sells the song!
Killer Queen
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I know a lot of people loved it on release but the reception since seems less than stellar. Its a solid idea that's well done but incredibly shallow and watered down which is my issue with it.Maybe they mean Human After All?
MrCunningham
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whose account is this
I dunno what that image means.. ? This is my account ¯\_(ツ
_/¯But yeah really. The video is framed like a youtube video. With the speaker in the dead center and always surrounded by stock footage or obscure/ commonly used images. I think that is what they are going for visually. The Jimquisition was the first one to come to mind. ¯\_(ツ
_/¯hope you're listening with headphones, and try to get familiar with the lyrics so you aren't lost with his vocals due to the odd melody. There's a lot of texture and layers to the music and it's not a very immediate song. Lots of little bits adding up to an unnerving yet beautiful whole
Admiral Woofington
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As others, I'm a big fan of Gorillaz but... this just isn't clicking for me. Plastic Beach didn't click for me at first because I'm not extremely big into hip hop, but it eventually grew on me and many of the songs are now some of my favorites of their many albums.
But this song? I see its spot as far as commentary. The visuals, singing and background are haunting yet have a beauty to them... but the song just didn't click. The singer's vibrating singing just didn't do it for me. I don't know if I'll listen to it often if at all once the album is out.
It likely isn't their hit single. I expect plenty of solid songs. But this likely won't be one of them. Hmmm. Have they announced a release date for the album yet?
But this song? I see its spot as far as commentary. The visuals, singing and background are haunting yet have a beauty to them... but the song just didn't click. The singer's vibrating singing just didn't do it for me. I don't know if I'll listen to it often if at all once the album is out.
It likely isn't their hit single. I expect plenty of solid songs. But this likely won't be one of them. Hmmm. Have they announced a release date for the album yet?
We know nothing except Raury, Vic Mensa, and Twilite Tone did work on it
Admiral Woofington
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ah these fucks love teasing and not giving solid information they've been doing it for so many freaking months now haha. Guess I'll keep waiting. Hopefully with another video they'll finally announce a release date for the album.
Killer Queen
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De la soul is on the album too.
David Bowie was maybe supposed to do some work but unfortunately he passed, I doubt he got anything done
Del may also be on the album.
David Bowie was maybe supposed to do some work but unfortunately he passed, I doubt he got anything done
Del may also be on the album.
Ah yeah nice, totally forgot. Thanks for the reminder!
Don't think Del made it (and there are rumors that Bowie either did record or was meant to record for it)
De La is back tho, and so is Snoop.
Admittedly it's slightly better while not watching the video, but still just not enjoyable to listen to.
We need a Danny Brown feature.
I'm not much of a fan either, watered down is about right.
definitely ain't for everybody! always good to give things a second shot tho, thanks for doing so
and FUCK YES we need a Danny Brown feature
Totally into this. I learned after Stylo came out to give their songs multiple listens to let them sink in. Some people were weirded out by this track but man if you've listened to either M1A1's creepy intro or Fire Coming out of a Monkey's head this is par for the course, theres more examples but that's off the top of my head.
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