#gorillaz #reaction First time REACTION to Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill! Join this channel to get access to perks: / @blackpegasusraps
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@lxmpck83227 ай бұрын
UK guy here. Trust me man... Get to know Gorillaz!
@bobroberts25817 ай бұрын
Also, start from the beginning, wouldn’t you say? Aren’t something like 90% of them one contiguous video/plotline?
@helengunter3785 ай бұрын
@@bobroberts2581Definitely start from the beginning
@helenajrgensen31578 ай бұрын
Gorillaz is a British virtual cartoon band that has four fictional animated members, 2D, Noodle, Murdoc Niccals and Russel Hobbs. The orchestra is formed by singer and songwriter Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett. Following Gorillaz is as much following the 4 animated members. They are a story in themselves. It's not just the musical experience here - although it is a pleasure in itself They hold concerts. I have been to 2 here in Denmark. One in the Royal Arena and a few years ago where they performed at the Roskilde Festival
@mej65197 ай бұрын
jamie hewlett co-created tank girl the comic along with alan martin. he also penned Hewligan's Haircut for 2000ad. and he done quite a few front covers for 2000ad too.
@leewoodard58717 ай бұрын
Simply, Damon Albarn is giant of creativity. From Blur, to Gorillaz, to The Good, the Bad and the Queen, to his solo work and collaborations to his opera of Journey to the West. He is a hard working genius.
@pointlessmanatee5 ай бұрын
but didnt he treat nardwuar meanly when he was on cocaine that one time? tsk tsk
@OfficeKiller27 күн бұрын
@@pointlessmanateeyeah he used to be a ass he is a nicer guy nowadays
@albionlofts7 ай бұрын
All the characters in the submarines are the artists featuring on the album Plastic Beach. I,e. Dela sole, snoop dog, lou reed and more. Damon Albarn who is the creator of Gorillaz (mainly know as front man in Blur. Song 2 most famous song in US) also has various other projects. For me Ren is the new Damon Albarn!
@bethstratton33917 ай бұрын
This track is so chill, smart and creative. It’s about feeling deflated and a little defeated by the progress of your life and landing on ‘Plastic Beach’ a no-man’s land of plastic thrown into the sea which is a place in which you can contemplate being lost and seeking to do and be better, and reach a high subconscious place in the mind. It was a collaborative project, with the people in the submarine being those who were the collaborators on the album the track is from. Btw Gorillaz are the most amazing visually animated band lead by Damon Albarn (from the britpop 90s band Blur) and Jamie Hewlett under his graphic design company Zombie Flesh Eaters (British comic book creator whose most famous work is probably ‘Tank Girl’ which he co-created with Alan Martin). Gorillaz are a collaborative project consisting of four main animated characters, inviting in other artists to perform with Albarn on the tracks. The band puts out tracks featuring an array of sounds and musical styles from electronica, trip hop, world music, hip hop, rap, reggae, punk, and Afro/alternative/synth pop. They concentrate on spreading an environmentalist message and journeys through the mind.
@Rebellen0077 ай бұрын
Feel Good inc and Clint Eastwood is a must.
@Intrepidusone7 ай бұрын
Honestly the story of how Gorillaz became a thing and the "in universe" lore/story is crazy good 2 songs that are very connected that i personally enjoy alot are "El Manana" and "Feel good Inc" And the characters in the Submarines in this Video are all featured artists on the Album the song is from if i remember correctly that Album being "Plastic Beach" from 2010
@AliceinWonderlandzz7 ай бұрын
Just love this song. Not an upbeat song subject, but still so smooth and comforting. Love the Gorillaz.
@aimeekeel7 ай бұрын
The Gorillaz are fantastic.
@Danysh017 ай бұрын
There's a lot of lore behind Gorillaz songs that you have to learned if you want to understand their own universe specially what happened In their videos as well but each song are awesome and worth it to listen to.
@Yogoniogi7 ай бұрын
MORE GORILLAZ RIGHT NOW. THEY EVEN GOT A SONG WITH MF DOOM
@doriyahh7 ай бұрын
Wipdidoo
@Yogoniogi7 ай бұрын
@@doriyahh who shat in your cereal?
@cas90657 ай бұрын
Damon A|barn was (and is again) the frontman of Blur, kind of the archenemy of Oasis at the heights of Brit Pop in the 90s. Gorillaz is a set of creative projects with a whole range of amazing artists as collaborators, under the umbrella of the animated band. Some members, like co-founder Albarn, are permanent. I love the creativity and flexibility that the concept provides. And the music is usually awesome. There is a video where the characters make it into our world, in Humility, with Jack Black.
@alexanderwylie7026 ай бұрын
their sound is boundless, all of them absolute jams, and you never know how its gonna sound since theyre always doing features with so many different kinds of artists and musicians. my single favorite band of all time.
@forestgirl224 ай бұрын
I got to see Gorillaz at Boardmasters, I saved up all my decent time off from bar work to just go and watch, it was amazing! Loved all of it x
@chelseahaley83508 ай бұрын
My 7 year old has been obsessed with the song Stylo since he was like 3! 😆 I have a video of him humming it after I put him to bed one night! Lol
@fennecwolfox7 ай бұрын
This video documents the band escaping to a manmade island, 'Plastic Beach' (also the album name) with several other groups and people they planned to collab with on the album. Long story short, Gorillaz has a long lore thing going on that forms the story of the band's whirlwind rise to fame and then subsequent fall from grace... and somewhat return to fame? They consistently have a theme for each album and phase of the band. Usually also tied to something supernatural in their lives with music videos tending to act as snapshots of what's going on. 2D has the blue hair and his eyes were damaged by Murdoc. Murdoc is a selfish jerk who is also unscrupulous, provided it's on his own terms. Noodle is the asian girl who is a badass. and Russel is their drummer from NYC. Gorillaz was their premier album, about their start in the small Kong Studios, a former mad science lab in a graveyard. Demon Dayz had the theme of 'Reject False Idols', about their sudden rise to fame and being claimed by capitalism and loss of innocence. It ends with the death of Noodle as they try to escape this life. Plastic Beach, which Melancholy Hill is based on, is them escaping from the capitalistic world to produce music on their own terms, but plagued by the mysterious shadow being (who it turns out is the 5th Horseman of the Apocalypse) chasing down Murdoc for his soul. The Fall takes place in America as they pick up their lives after Plastic Beach. Humanz isn't much of anything besides a few good songs and doesn't fit into their lore much. The Now Now was the band living without Murdoc, leaving their bassist replaced for this album. Song Machine was all about them moving back to London and experiencing a new set of supernatural occurances. Cracker Island, the current album, is focused on a cult-like atmosphere that Murdoc's created. All of them have quite a few great songs. Suggestions of mine, purely for the music videos: Clint Eastwood Rock the House Feel Good Inc El Manana (Sequel to Feel Good Inc) Dirty Harry Happy Landfill Rhinestone Eyes Stylo (prequel to this video) Saturnz Barz The Valley of the Pagans The Lost Chord Pac-Man Cracker Island
@zezima42067 ай бұрын
Broo you gotta react to "November has come" - Gorillaz. MF DOOM is featured on this track, its worth it tenfold!
@richardlong-jt4gp7 ай бұрын
You are right Snoop Dogg is in one of the subs. The other subs are crowded by outher guest artists who appear on the Plastic Beach album. Such as Lou Reed, DeLa Soul, Paul Simon on, 2 Many Djs and Mick Jones. To understand the Gorillaz you just need to take a deep dive into their music and videos
@carsten19894 ай бұрын
I adore this song
@rasmachris947 ай бұрын
My personal interpretation for Melancholy hill is that the song itself is about unrequited love. Someone not going anywhere and reminiscing about a partner they lost, just wanting them back. The plastic tree on melancholy hill being a metaphor settling for a fake relationship, something that exists only in function and is otherwise sad because of how unrealistic it is. How dream-like the days were when they were together and missing that. Where they were unable to provide for their partner sufficiently, but they had each other. Visually it's both a continuation to the Gorillaz 'narrative' and also meta commentary on the music industry. Feeling blue [under the ocean] whilst surrounded by other creators all headed in the same direction. The manatee being a reference to the fat cats at the top, being massaged and coddled by the industry at the expense of the individual artists. Obfuscating what lies ahead of them in the industry. They fight back, attacking the industry, but the industry remains unchanged and steals away the coddled fat cats. It's only when the corporations and fat cats are out of the way that they can really see their what lies ahead of them at the end of the road. In this case it's a plastic island where everything is fake and manufactured. Which to a creative person might as well be a death sentence, which is why there is a bell toll at the end. It's the end of the road and end of their career as they produce lucrative, but mediocre and creatively unfulfilling work.
@helengunter3785 ай бұрын
As a Brit please listen to more Gorillaz’s Absolutely fantastic 👌
@unknowngaming14327 ай бұрын
Youve probably gotten the answer already, but the albums are stories. The music videos make sense if you get an idea of the world these characters are in. Still sort of abstract but this album (Plastic Beach) has a lot to do with consumerism and clean earth messages. And Snoop Dogg is on the album, but earlier. The collaborations on Gorillaz songs are always great, i recommend if possible watch the videos in order, if not, please do so in your own time, just to get an understanding of what they do. For years there was talks about a TV show with these characters because of how deep the storylines go.
@MegaLaban123456 ай бұрын
I don’t love everything by Gorillaz, but they have still created some of my favourite songs of all time. And demon dayz is at least a top 10 all time albums of mine, probably a top 5!
@Desu-Desu-Chan-San7 ай бұрын
The Gorillaz is a vibe, just sit back and enjoy. :)
@BiggTigger7 ай бұрын
Their worth the trip down the rabbit hole…cause the mythos is so intriguing
@420slacker42018 ай бұрын
Definitely check out Cint Eastwood & Feal good inc. Two off there most famous both are great.
@TriScorp7 ай бұрын
the 2 songs he said he knew, brilliant
@Lemonbees7 ай бұрын
Saw Damons Opera Monkey it was outstanding.
@Blackwaterjack7 ай бұрын
This band is my childhood, haven't made a bad song to this day
@Tommysimonsen7 ай бұрын
Gorillaz Saturn Barz
@Yogoniogi7 ай бұрын
SECOND THIS
@JeffTiberend6 ай бұрын
Please do more Gorillaz reactions. I missed this one and it was awesome! Thank you!
@JohnPalb7 ай бұрын
Not surprised by the confusion. It's like opening a novel and reading a random paragraph from the middle of the book, starting here. You might enjoy the style and artistry, but without the context it's bound to be difficult to get what's going on. A little explanation on why that might be could be helpful. Keeping with the analogy, if you consider the beginning of the band's concept in 1997 until now as a book, there have been 7 "chapters", called Phases. Each album release represents a new Phase in Gorillaz' story(except for The Fall, which was kind of a bonus album release recorded while Gorillaz were on tour with Plastic Beach. Plastic Beach and The Fall are both considered Phase 3). Point being, this whole project, Gorillaz, is essentially a story progression of the band itself. This song here, On Melancholy Hill, is from the 3rd Phase, represented by the Plastic Beach album. So yeah, confusion about the video seen it's own, the 10th track on the 3rd album, would be expected. It's a huge convoluted story, man. Anyway, enjoyed your reaction. I'm not sure how deep into this story you'd want to go, but if you want a quick breakdown just to get the idea of it, just do a youtube search on 'Gorillaz Phases explained'. There are a few youtubers who've done their best trying to relate the entire thing. Good luck, and Enjoy!
@boodahbass6 ай бұрын
Gorillaz albums are always very feature-heavy, this music video had plenty of the guests appearing, like Snoop, De La Soul, Lou Reed, the guitarist and bassist from The Clash, and others, who all have tracks on this album, Plastic Beach.
@cupid_stunt74147 ай бұрын
Gotta react to "November Has Come" by the Gorillaz ft the late great MF DOOM (R.I.P) 🇬🇧 Snoop Dogg has done a couple of songs with them....one being "Welcome to the World of Plastic Beach" and "Hollywood" The animation is by Jamie Hewlett who did the film Tank Girl
@marcusettling90167 ай бұрын
"Oooh...WHAT?" Welcome to the Gorillaz.
@jonathanyoungblood86767 ай бұрын
I’m at a loss for words
@oleksandrbyelyenko4357 ай бұрын
Legendary song. One of my favourites
@user-fz1vb9he1h7 ай бұрын
I have seen their public shows on video, awesome, they bring in orchestra players to produce the synth sounds on their recordings, really something else, recently discovered myself & thought it was fresh, LOL.
@allenk9467 ай бұрын
I took my 6 year old to a gorillaz concert he new the lyrics to the songs than I did they are still his favourite band
@glenmel787 ай бұрын
I've never met a person that doesn't like Gorillaz. Not one since they started. Rap, rock, or country friends all have them on a playlist.
@tresharris44877 ай бұрын
One of my favorites!
@toniobolonio7 ай бұрын
If you really enjoy thin lizzy I’d suggest “jailbreak” if you want a most-popular kinda track but “dancing in the moonlight” or “Romeo and the Lonely Girl” if you want hidden gems!
@MiguelStinson887 ай бұрын
Why is he reacting to everything I love? :D
@gabrielplattes62537 ай бұрын
Their best... bravo for reacting! ✌😄
@gabrielplattes62537 ай бұрын
'Humility' is also under-rated and brilliant. Do check that out. Few do. 😄
@jamesh24017 ай бұрын
Please dive into Gorillaz BP! Their catalogue is so varied.
@johncondon40815 ай бұрын
Snoop rapped with them live at a concert I’ve seen, but can’t remember where it was
@natashaangel0917 ай бұрын
Pac man and Momentary Bliss are really good also!
@nottheonlyjustin7 ай бұрын
You need to get onto some Retrowave. It’s time for Gunship, their videos are insane! I’d start with monster in paradise.
@donningarmour28737 ай бұрын
They have a song with Del The Funky Homosapien. They are an amazing group.
@alisha4012Ай бұрын
gorillaz they have a lot of lore
@markleitch99327 ай бұрын
other good tunes from gorillaz are dirty harry/dare/feel good inc/19-2000 Soulchild Remix
@dezper49587 ай бұрын
the tittle remember me of, Solisury hil from Peter Gabriiel, not the music thoutgh, but Gorillaz can't be classified in a genre the submarine remember me of Yellow subarine from the Beattles
@SKEC2127 ай бұрын
This song is good for fixing insomnia.
@PLDecoy7 ай бұрын
Saturn’s barz- must react for gorrilaz
@AliceinWonderlandzz7 ай бұрын
Also their songs are narrative and follow one to the next in a story line
@adambaumgarden75017 ай бұрын
All of the album Demon Days is really good.
@peterbarclay24727 ай бұрын
Do " Dare " soon plz 😊
@def_not_dan7 ай бұрын
If you like Damon's Lyrics, you should listen to Blur - Sweet Song. Every line is a clever reference.
Well, you probably should watch their music videos in release order, they tell a story
@BigRalphSmith2 күн бұрын
You should watch the Stylo video before watching this one.
@stephenwannamaker4157 ай бұрын
I could be wrong but I think the singer is in love with someone that loves someone else and that person isn't getting it back so he's saying you can settle with me
@peterscanlon6027 ай бұрын
Yo you should check out a song by blur song 2 the lead singer is the lead singer from gorillas
@JokerrRuth7 ай бұрын
Do Bizzle vs. Joyner Lucas devils work. It impacted me more than any song I've heard this year
@stevecrisell1085 ай бұрын
Not 80's It's 2010.
@davesandall45307 ай бұрын
Watch the live versions of Gorillaz you'll thank me later 😊
@lotusblak8 ай бұрын
1980"s? haha
@Tommysimonsen7 ай бұрын
He said it sounded a bit like 80`s electro, not he think it is. he clearly see the modern age animation.
@djultomega7 ай бұрын
You gotta start from the beginning to even attempt to understand the video lore.