Line #81 Music/GorillazAlbum


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:''It's a sweet sensation, over the dub.'']]
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4	''Gorillaz'' is the [[SelfTitledAlbum self-titled]] debut studio album by virtual rock band Music/{{Gorillaz}}, released in 26 March 2001 through Creator/ParlophoneRecords (in conjunction with Creator/VirginRecords in the US). It's best remembered for the hits "Clint Eastwood," "19-2000," "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today."
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6	Followed by ''Music/DemonDaysAlbum''.
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9	!!Tracklist:
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11	# "Re-Hash" (3:37)
12	# "5/4" (2:39)
13	# "Tomorrow Comes Today" (3:12)
14	# "New Genius (Brother)" (3:57)
15	# "Clint Eastwood" (5:39)
16	# "Man Research (Clapper)" (4:32)
17	# "Punk" (1:36)
18	# "Sound Check (Gravity)" (4:40)
19	# "Double Bass" (4:44)
20	# "Rock the House" (4:08)
21	# "19-2000" (3:27)
22	# "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)" (3:36)
23	# "Starshine" (3:31)
24	# "Slow Country" (3:35)
25	# "M1 A1" (3:54)
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28	!!''I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad, I got tropes in a bag:''
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30	* AffectionateParody: The opening to "Rock the House" is clearly a spoof of the famous trike scene in ''Film/TheShining'', complete with CreepyTwins.
31	* AmbiguousGender: Pre-teen Noodle caused a bit of ViewerGenderConfusion on occasion.
32	* AnimatedMusicVideo: LogicalExtreme; every single music video is animated due to the nature of the band.
33	* AsideGlance: 2D, Murdoc, and Noodle in the "19-2000" video.
34	* BilingualBonus: "Latin Simone" has Spanish lyrics, provided by ''Music/BuenaVistaSocialClub'' alumni Ibrahim Ferrer.
35	* ChangedForTheVideo: The video for "Clint Eastwood" has a short musical intro that isn't on other versions.
36	* CoolCar: The [[BlandNameProduct "Geep"]] in "19-2000" certainly qualifies.
37	* ADayInTheLimelight:
38	** "Rock the House," which included the band members but was focused on and sung completely by Del.
39	** Music-wise, ''Gorillaz'' was almost entirely composed by Russel.
40	* TheDeadCanDance: The "Clint Eastwood" video features the band -- or at least Murdoc -- being attacked by "Music/{{Thriller}}"-dancing zombie apes.
41	* DiegeticSwitch: In the "19-2000" video, Murdoc switches on the radio and 2D and Noodle sing along to it.
42	* EnnioMorriconePastiche: The opening yells in the music video of "Clint Eastwood" reference ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.
43	* EvilLaugh: Murdoc does a pretty effective one at the start of the "Clint Eastwood" video.
44	* FaceOnTheCover: The band in a Geep.
45	* TheFutureWillBeBetter: "Clint Eastwood":
46	-->''I'm useless, but not for long\
47	The future is coming on''
48	* GenreMashup: Nothing sounds quite like them; a good approximation of their sound is "alternative hip-hop electronica." There's also a bit of GenreRoulette from song to song.
49	* GratuitousJapanese: The phrase "get the cool shoeshine" in "19-2000" is subtitled in Japanese in the music video.
50	* GroinAttack:
51	** In the "Clint Eastwood" video, a zombie ape reaches up from the ground, grabs Murdoc's crotch, and yanks him down. According to him in ''Rise of the Ogre'', it hurt. A lot.
52	** The "Rock the House" video -- at least Murdoc got to wear a protective cup for that one, but 2D didn't.
53	* IndecipherableLyrics: 20+ years on and ''still'' no one can figure out just what 2D is singing in "Punk."
54	* MichaelJacksonsThrillerParody: The gorillas in the music video of "Clint Eastwood" at one point perform a small portion of the dancing in Jackson's famous music video.
55	* MoodWhiplash: The clanging, ominous "Man Research (Clapper)" is followed by the frenzied and upbeat "Punk," which in turn leads into the slow-building, dub "Sound Check (Gravity)."
56	* NewSoundAlbum: All of them, really: ''Gorillaz'' laid the foundation of the band's sound.
57	* NonAppearingTitle: "5/4" (the time signature of the song), "Clint Eastwood" (its name is derived from a recurring sample from the theme of ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''), "19-2000," and "Slow Country."
58	* OneManSong: "Clint Eastwood."
59	* OneWordTitle: The album is named after the band. The tracks "Punk" and "Starshine" are also one-word titles.
60	* {{Sampling}}:
61	** "Tomorrow Comes Today" contains a sample of "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Allen Toussaint.
62	** "New Genious (Brother)" contains samples of "Attention" by Head West and "Hit or Miss" by Music/BoDiddley.
63	** "Man Research (Clapper)" contains a sample of "In the Hall of the Mountain Queen" by Raymond Scott.
64	** "Rock the House" contains a sample of "Modesty Blaise" by John Dankworth, from the soundtrack of ''Film/ModestyBlaise'', as well as a sample of a live performance by Music/BizMarkie and MC Shan sourced from a bootleg vinyl.
65	** "Sound Check (Gravity)" contains a sample of a live performance by the Force MD's from the same bootleg vinyl as the above-mentioned Biz Markie & MC Shan sample.
66	** "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)" contains a sample of "Incidental Backcloth No. 3" by Keith Mansfield.
67	** "19-2000" contains a sample of "If I Needed Someone" by Bit 'A Sweet.
68	** "19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)" contains samples of "Sing a Simple Song" from ''Music/{{Stand}}'' by Music/SlyAndTheFamilyStone and "Soul Power '74 - Part: I" by Maceo and the Macks.
69	** "Slow Country" contains a sample of "Ghost Town" by Music/TheSpecials.
70	** "M1 A1" contains a sample of [[Film/DayOfTheDead1985 "The Dead Suite"]] by John Harrison.
71	** "Dracula" contains sound clips from the WesternAnimation/BugsBunny cartoon "Transylvania 6-5000" (1963).
72	-->''I am a vampire!\
73	(...) Rest is good for the blood''
74	** "Left Hand Suzuki Method" contains samples of "Mannish Boy" by Music/MuddyWaters and "Long, Long Ago" by Thomas Haynes Bayly.
75	** "Ghost Train" contains a sample of "The Sound of the Crowd" by Music/TheHumanLeague.
76	* {{Scatting}}: "19-2000" features a lot of this.
77	* SelfTitledAlbum: Their only album to do this.
78	* SoloSideProject: Falls under this for Albarn, since Music/{{Blur}} were still active and touring at the time - though Albarn obviously continued to put out Gorillaz albums after Blur officially broke up in 2003.
79	* ShoutOut:
80	** "5/4" is a reference to the time signature of the guitar riff used in the song.
81	** In the music video of "Tomorrow Comes Today" we can spot graffiti by Creator/{{Banksy}}.
82	** "Clint Eastwood" references Creator/ClintEastwood in the title and the yelling at the start is a shout-out to ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''. In the music video 2D's T-shirt says [[Franchise/ResidentEvil T Virus]] and the zombies dancing is very reminiscent of Music/MichaelJackson's "Music/{{Thriller}}." Murdoc being grabbed by the crotch by a zombie references ''Film/{{Braindead}}''. And the opening quote at the start of the video is from ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'':
83	--->''Every dead body that is not exterminated, gets up and kills. The people it kills, get up and kill.''
84	** "M1 A1" features a sound clip from ''Film/DayOfTheDead1985''.
85	** "Rock the House" features Music/DelThaFunkeeHomosapien dressed as Mr. Freedom from the experimental film ''Mr. Freedom''.
86	* SingerNamedrop: "19-2000" features an interesting example that doubles as an allusion to the LyricalDissonance that tends to be present in some of the band's songs.
87	-->Stop dancing to the music of Gorillaz in a happy mood...
88	* SpecialGuest: Music/DelThaFunkeeHomosapien raps during "Clint Eastwood" and "Rock the House," where he plays the ghost of a friend of the drummer. Ibrahim Ferrer (Music/BuenaVistaSocialClub) performs on "Latin Simone."
89	* SurrealMusicVideo:
90	** "Clint Eastwood": Features a ghost friend of the drummer rise from the dead and making zombie gorillas do the same.
91	** "19-2000": The band drives a jeep, making amazing loops with it until they encounter a giant moose, which they try to destroy with rockets. The animal sneezes and blows the rockets back, causing the car to explode.
92	* TimeMarchesOn: At the time, the fact that the album's original CD version gave you access to exclusive content on the band's interactive site was revolutionary. Now, if you play that movie that pops up when you put the disc into your computer all the way through, your browser opens up... to an error message. Indeed, the whole "Enhanced CD" fad was on its last legs around the time the album was released.
93	* TitleByNumber: "19-2000" and "5/4."
94	* XtremeKoolLetterz: "Gorillas" --> "Gorillaz."

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