Gorillaz - D-Sides (Deluxe Edition)
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Free Music Review: I Like This Album Over Demon Days Any Day
Hit: 5 Stars
Being a Gorillaz fan since 2001, I scarf up any chance to hear new material from the "band". Seeing as the project may move away from music and into feature film, I thought we might not get another proper full-length from this lot. When I heard Danger Mouse was producing the 2nd album, I thought they couldn't have chosen a better producer, then I heard Demon Days. Although the reviews were better than the first album, most of it left me flat. I felt they had moved too far way from their hip hop/electronic/reggae/punk roots to something that sounded too generic. While there were standout singles Like Feel Good Inc, DARE, and El Manana, there was too much filler for my taste. Once the singles for Demon Days started appearing on iTunes, I had the chance to hear the stellar lineup of B-sides that were recorded during those sessions. Many of them were better than the tracks that made the album, so I bought the ones available, and "acquired" the rest to burn on a compilation. Then D-Sides showed up, with all those tracks and a few more mastered, normalized, and in much better sound quality than the digital releases. This should have been the 2nd album, IMO, along with Feel Good & El Manana, it would have almost been the perfect Gorillaz album. I love the sound Albarn has cultivated, with said hip hop, punk, and dub roots that make Gorillaz such a unique sound. The remix disc has some excellent cuts as well, the DFA remix of DARE, and Stanton Warriors' mix of Feel Good are my favs. Overall, an excellent long-player, and a worthy final chapter in Gorillaz' sound, if indeed that's what it is.Free Music Review: Awesome CD!
Hit: 5 Stars
I think this is the Gorillaz' second best album!! I love th "Hot Chip Remix" on the second CD, and I think it's one of the best remixes I've ever herd. I really recommend getting this CD, I'ts worth your money!Free Music Review: JSNM (Just Starked Naked Magic)
Hit: 5 Stars
D-Sides (Deluxe Edition)
When I got my first credit card I said to myself: whatever of Gorillaz stuff is released, I will not look for it in local shops - I just know it isn't there. Well, except CDs and DVDs, but you know, Russian distributors would rather churn out a lot of illegal poor-looking-and-sounding copies than spending their precious money on BLEH! LICENSED ONES! I got pretty fed up with that, and I gave up coming to local music shops. My chums have no experience of on-line shopping at all and are sure it's so damn expensive they can't afford it; therefore they say I'm crazy. And you know what? After getting D-SIDES I got convinced I'm obviously not.
The first thing I saw when I removed the cardboard, was hard black CD-sized box, wrapped in film that had a sticker with the description of content and a picture of 2-D, sneering at me. What was inside? First of all, a set of 4 charming badges picturing Gorillaz-related symbols every experienced admirer of the fantastic four must have seen. 4 stickers of fantastic four, finally, to attach to your forehead and let the world to see you love the biggest band in the world. Then, a sew-on patch with a picture of Pazuzu. 2 CDs, of course, as promised. Need I say about musical content? DIVINELY. The only question is: why on Earth didn't they include Mr Softy's Balloon Race?!
I can't help saying about two art prints, also included, as I think those are the cream of the set. Anyway, looking at the marvellously done pencil drawings, a bit grey and smeared by Jamie's hand, makes my day. For me, to get them was like to get a desired gift on my birthday. It's a lot like meeting the author in person. It's a living art. And these pale sketches are much dearer for me than hundreds of coloured.
And a booklet of some already familiar artworks. :)
Feels like Gorillaz possess kinda recipe of success behind the doors of KONG, otherwise how do they manage to organize their stuff in the way it literally shines with pure, naked magic? Maybe the answer is they do what they're supposed to do, and love what they do. Damon rocks. Jamie is genius. Murdoc is God. My advice: if there's no place in your town where you can buy Gorillaz stuff, if you want a piece of something real, a REAL THING spending your money on which you'll never regret, if you highly value works of an author - do add D-Sides to your cart and proceed to checkout. You'll thank me.
Free Music Review: Demon Nights
Hit: 5 Stars
While Gorillaz previous B-Side album "G-Sides" was underwhelming at best, "D-Sides" is an authentic and sound glance at Gorillaz. Not every song on the CD's are necessarily amazing, truth be told a few are downright annoying, however the majority of the tracks are standout and some should've made it on "Demon Days". The Deluxe Edition includes stickers, album art, a patch, a few buttons and a whole hell of a lot of fan service. This isn't any ordinary b-side, its basically Demon Days 1.5Free Music Review: Awsome!!!
Hit: 5 Stars
I love this CD and all the cool things you get with it are awesome! I like the bonus CD that you get too!! Awesome just awesome!!