That's tough... I think their most consistent side for side would be Plastic Beach but idk if it would have the same replay value after a while as the first two.
I have a hard time with Plastic Beach, but the ST is still on point and I still listen to it a lot. I know a lot of people weren't crazy about The Fall, but I rather like it.
Compared to their first two, Plastic Beach isn't as eclectic but it's got some of the best writing and production of any of their albums. Plus the guest list was insane and all the features were memorable and actually given things to do (unlike Humanz). I'm curious what makes you not get into it?
Demon Days, easy. I know it's the mainstream gorillaz fan pick, but honestly, it is the best in my eyes. Nearly every song flows perfectly into one another and each one has a different vibe, a different style to it. Each one is catchy and memorable as hell, the only song I can think of not being as good is White Light, but even then it's still ok.
DD might be my pick when it comes down to it as well. It's definitely going to be seen as a classic of the 2000s as time marches on, if it isn't already.
I can't put my finger on it which is why I go back to it every once in a while, it might just be me, maybe one day the light bulb will go off and I'll be like.............what was there not to get, this is great. This has happened with other albums for me so it's not out of the realm of reality, lol
There's albums like that for me too so I definitely get where you're coming from. And it's especially frustrating when it's an album everyone else seems to love and you just can't make that connection. But, like you said, maybe one day you'll have that moment where it clicks for you, who knows?I can't put my finger on it which is why I go back to it every once in a while, it might just be me, maybe one day the light bulb will go off and I'll be like.............what was there not to get, this is great. This has happened with other albums for me so it's not out of the realm of reality, lol
.........and I think you hit the nail on the head with this
It's nice to see the debut get some love. It's one of the records that's closest to my heart because of the impact it had on young me.
The Now Now for me was kind of like The Fall - a smaller, low-stakes album after a huge, hyped up collab-heavy event album. For an album that was basically made just as a way to apologize for the lack of Damon's vocals throughout Humanz, it could have been a lot worse imo.
Humanz has grown on me a LOT in the two years since it's been out. There's a lot to love about it even though parts of it feel a bit like Damon going down a check list of upcoming artists he wanted to collaborate with. A big criticism was that it was overstuffed and while it was, the album was supposed to feel like a party at the end of the world, so when you look at it from that angle the claustrophobic amount of features kind of adds to that concept.
White Light’s catchy as hell though!
