Gorillaz - Spacemonkeyz Vs. Gorillaz: Laika Come Home
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Free Music Notes for Spacemonkeyz Vs. Gorillaz: Laika Come Home
Free Music Review: Absolutely Brilliant.
Hit: 5 Stars
There's no question about it. This is a brilliant album. There's nothing else to say about it. Just get it!Free Music Review: Gorillaz' warfare on music
Hit: 4 Stars
As you'd expect with a cd that doesn't even list the name of the big band first, "Space Monkeys vs. Gorillaz: Laika Come Home" is like eating just the complementary rolls at a steakhouse. Sure, they're delicious, and there's nothing wrong with it, but the experience could be so much better with some of the restaurant's trademark meals. Such is the case in the Gorillaz eatery.Some of the tracks fall flat, such as the lack of the spooky background voices in "New Genious". The real problems are mostly due to monotony and similarity within the tracks, most noticeably the first two, both of which go the reggae angle, almost identically. The only reggae track which doesn't overstay its welcome is the mix of the top single, "Clint Eastwood". Rasta's an everpresent theme throughout the album, but luckily, other tracks make up for the sins of the others.
"Banana Baby", a remix of "Tomorrow Comes Today", is the first great track of the album, beginning with a haunting and everlasting techno beat which can never seem to get enough steam, thankfully. "P45" offers the most energetic and perky Gorillaz track since the "19/2000" remix from the Ice Breakers commercial. "Dub 09" somehow manages to be even creepier than "starshine" the track from the self-titled cd from which it was mixed.
In case you haven't figured it out yet, the metaphorical steak dinner is the first cd, the self-titled, best selling tribute to 2-D, Noodle, Russel, and Murdoc. "Laika Comes Home" is a good cd, and while it isn't nearly as good as "Gorillaz", and probably not quite as good as "G-Sides", Gorillaz still prove their abilities. Listen to these two back to back, and when Gorillaz begins to add more menu items, you'll be sure to return for seconds.
Free Music Review: The Space Monkeys.... And The Gorillaz.......
Hit: 4 Stars
I have to say, this really suprised me. The music was better than I had expected, and the style was completely changed, really cool. This album features longer versions of your favorite tracks from the Gorillaz first album, "Gorillaz" and remixes them into longer, more chill tracks where the raps are replaced by ragae improves, and the keyboard effects and synths have gone crazy and created a vortex of chill, raage, techno, Gorillaz style greatness. 2-D's vocals are almost non-existant in this album, which really supries me. There are hardly and vocals at all really, just some ragae improves and small vocals done by some side artists, and some "to cool for school" ragae beats from the drummer that are just ausom.
Clint Eastwood has, yet again, been redone, and in this case has gone completely ragae, the keyboards are all a ragae beat, the vocals have changed, the drum rythm and time signature has changed, and there is now a horn part. The only thing that even makes it recognizeable is the harmonica from time to time, that reminds you, that it is Clint Eastwood.
It's hard to say if you'll like this or not. If you like The Gorillaz because of their more pop, rock sort of sound, look elsewhere. However if it has always been the more ragae techno sort of thing that you liked, this is for you, and if you liked the raps, I garuntee you'll love the ragae vocals.
So, for any hardcore Gorilla worshipper like me, you have to get this simply to hear what they would sound like if they had been more ragae orientated. The music is still great. I recomend this album to pretty well everyone.
PEACE! THE GORILLAZ ARE AUSOM!
Free Music Review: La la la la la la la la la hey!
Hit: 4 Stars
Ok, if you don't like Gorillaz go away. If you don't like remix's go away. If you don't like reggae music go away! Ok, now that we're past that the doors to Laika Come Home will be opened to you. IMO this is a good CD. Some people will say it's awful, but there's things I didn't even really notice about the original songs until I listened to the Spacemonkeyz remixes. The 5 that really stand out to me are 19-2000 (very slow, droopy downbeat with a good baseline), Slow Country, New Genius, Re-Hash (an awsome New Orleans Jazz feel), and M1A1. I've never been a big fan of the original M1A1, but the remix is really sweet. It sort of has an inviting friendship feel. I don't know how to discribe it. In the original it's just "M1A1 blah blah" without any music. This remix actually has music, heh. I suggest that if you like Gorillaz and you're willing to even step outside the Gorillaz box than you should check this CD out.Free Music Review: What do People Expect From a Dub Album???
Hit: 4 Stars
I have read a handful of reviews now that have been not so fond of this CD. Well, I have to respond by asking, "what is it exactly that you are expecting from a Dub CD?" I mean, this think has all the bases covered in an effort reminiscent of the Mad Professor/Massive Attack 'No Protection' CD from a couple years back. I really liked this album, but I am very picky about going with 5 stars unless I am completely blown away... But nonetheless, if you are not expecting some dance remixes (check out the G-Sides album for that) or to completely recognize all the songs then check this out. It's dubalicious!