Gorillaz
Biography
Conceived as the first "virtual hip-hop group," Gorillaz blended the musical talents of Dan "The Automator" Nakamura, Blur's Damon Albarn, Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori, and Tom Tom Club's Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz with the arresting visuals of Jamie Hewlett, best known as the creator of the cult comic Tank Girl. Nakamura's Deltron 3030 cohorts Kid Koala and Del tha Funkee Homosapien rounded out the creative team behind the Gorillaz quartet, which included 2-D, the cute but spacy singer/keyboardist; Murdoc, the spooky, possibly Satanic bassist and the brains behind the group; Russel, a drummer equally inspired by "Farrakhan and Chaka Khan" and possessed by "funkyphantoms" that occasionally rise up and provide some zombie-style rapping; and last but not least, Noodle, a ten-year-old Japanese guitar virtuosa and martial arts master. The group's website, www.gorillaz.com, showcased Hewlett's visuals and the group's music in eye- and ear-catching detail.
Gorillaz debuted in late 2000 with the Tomorrow Comes Today EP, which they followed early the next year with the Clint Eastwood single; their self-titled full-length debut arrived in spring 2001.
Selected Discography
oh i do like nerd rap though like mc chris, he rocks too, check out fettes vette or wiid
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i love the gorillaz and yes i dont like rap, well most rap, i like the better composed stuff like outkasts "love below" ect but not much. gorillaz rule though
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One of the things I like about Gorillaz is they use "positive" rappers, who talk about social issues and such, and not about "b**ches and/or hoes".
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agreed tacitfred u r right i dont like rap but i luv the gorillaz idk y i luv them but i do. i think its the video's.
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Tacitferd. I know how you feel. Rap is crap. You might want to try the lighter rap, more along the lines of pop and hip-hop. Some are good but I wouldent know if you would like it or not.
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A couple of years ago, I would have thought that these guys suck...but I'd have to say that they are one of my most favorite bands! ^.^
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GORILLAZ!!! I love these guys. Not afraid to try something new or just plain weird. Also, little miss, "sunshine in a bag" refers to the bag of gold Clint Eastwood had in the end of one of his movies. Not a bag of pot. Well, maybe it's both. It's whatever you want it to be! He was also the leading actor in the movie Dirty Harry. Coincidence? Probably.
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marq1johnson 2 0 - You are a f**king idiot. Why would you come on here and berate someone because they were trying to provide info on an artist? You are a tool.
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I loved them.
Ever since I heard Clint Eastwood on the radio, I fell in love with their music.Buying every album, reading on ever concert, watching them and rooting for them to win awards. They are COMPLETELY innovative and creative. Del is Deltron 3030.He has many ..."persona' s " . J u s t wikipedia him. |
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actually del the funkee homosapien is not the same as deltron 3030. del is one guy, deltron 3030 is not.....so read up before you clame stupid a** s**t like that........ . .
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i don't know how i feel about this band. I think i like them. I'm not sure though
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Why doesn't Pandora have the lead singer's solo album on its database? Damon Albarn has a solo album that totally owns.
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Did anyone peep the Hd videos of the Gorillaz?
http://music . p l u g g e d i n . c o m / u n k n o w n / a r t i s t / g o r i l l a z / |
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I love these guys. Weird, funky music+animat e d band/videos= W I N .
BTW, Noodle was "born" in 1990. It's cool that they have such detailed "backstories " . You can sense they are a real labor of love for Damon. |
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Gorillaz are awesome, I especially love the animated band. A while back I was wondering how they tour, if they used the characters somehow.. Recently a friend told me that I had to check out this show that the gorillaz did using holograms (anyone who hasn't seen this really ought to check it out)I thought they were nutz until I checked it out.. TOTALLY CRAZY! The animated dudes stand on the stage and play their instuments, and they look pretty real. I cna't wait to see them in concert.
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When the gorillaz self entitled albumn came out noodle was 10. But in recent videos she appears to be in her mid teens then is because they decided to not keep her a little girl but let her age as time went on. demon days came out 5 years later then the first albumn so thus she was around the age of 15 in the dirty harry and Dare music videa so this discription isnt completely whack
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just found the most amazing HD videos of the Gorillaz online for free! you gotta check em out....
http://music . p l u g g e d i n . c o m / u n k n o w n / a r t i s t / g o r i l l a z / |
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definitely whack description, Del the funkee homosapien and Deltron 3030...same guy...gorill a z rule
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That's funny they bill Tina with the Tom Tom club when she was one of The Talking Heads.
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This sounds like the Clash Sandinista album from the early 80's... even the main singer sounds right on...
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F**k me if I'm wrong, but isn't Robert Del Naja from Massive Attack one of the members??
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Gorillaz (Explicit) is awsme to the maximum fun!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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THE GREATEST MUSICAL MACHINE IN THE UNIVERSE!!!! ! ! ! ! ! They took my mind and transported me to a musical plane FAR above anything I believed possible!!!! ! !
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LOL, the fact about Gorillaz I think is funniest is the fact that they are essentially a modern version of the fictional animated pop band made popular by Hanna-Barbar a and Filmation in the late 60s and early 70s. Whether or not this is Intentional is unclear to me, If it is intended to be an intentional satire on the part of the creators than I say Bravo, if not, I would like to point out that these guys are FAR from the first "virtual" pop group.
see also : The Archies |
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Gorillaz stole my heart with their first EP, I spun that album at least once a night at the club "The Muse". They will forever be my favorite band.
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