0724353113810 2xLP Of Seminal Hip Hop Crossover In Ltd Gatefold Sleeve - Sealed 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. 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. Disc 1 1: Re-Hash 2: 5/4 3: Tomorrow Comes Today 4: New Genius (Brother) 5: Clint Eastwood 6: Man Research (Clapper) 7: Punk 8: Sound Check (Gravity) Disc 2 1: Double Bass 2: Rock The House (Explicit) 3: 19-2000 4: Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo) 5: Starshine 6: Slow Country 7: M1 A1 8: Clint Eastwood (Ed Case/Sweetie Irie Refix) (Full Version)
