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Showing newest posts with label stylo. Show older posts
Showing newest posts with label stylo. Show older posts
Friday, June 25, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Gorillaz on The Colbert Report
Cute wee interview with Damon and Jamie, stomping performance of Stylo. It seems like Damon is very concerned that we all know he was hired by Murdoc. Maybe the people commenting about them not being cartoons at Coachella have got to him? After seeing Bananaz (the Gorillaz doc.) We all know that Damon likes to simplify things for Americans (and to be fair, sometimes it's needed). I wish that Murdoc would just be quiet now though...
-Susan Boyle.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Has Murdoc been thieving? Boyzone certainly have.
WHY CAN'T WE LET GORILLAZ BE GREAT!?!?
No but seriously, last week began triumphantly with the Plastic Beach release, being number one in the midweek charts, generally brilliant reviews...and now?
They've been accused of plagiarizing Stylo from Eddy Grant, and Boyzone have stolen the top spot on the UK album charts!
OK Boyzone, one of you died. Fair play. There's really no way to beat the cache of a dead band member when it comes to the sentimentality of the UK album buying public. Just last year, a sad sack, abomination of a compilation album, Time To say Goodbye got to number 15 in the Tesco album charts (yes, people buy their albums at Tesco's now). Lame. It seems that British reality star Jade Goody's death needed a soundtrack, and my god did it get a rubbish one. So yeah, sentimentality will always win in Britain, and a "dead" cartoon character brought back as a robot just doesn't register high enough on the sympathy scale. Seriously, if you ever want to make a quick buck (pound) just release a version of Hallelujah after a high profile celebrity death in the UK and you're golden.
Sorry Gorillaz, better luck next time. Maybe try a posthumous greatest hits release; with a heart warming cover of "Fields of Gold" by Noodle and Susan Boyle.
OK so the plagiarism. No. No. No. Nopers.
Yes the songs sound similar in style and intent, and well, the beginning is pretty close, but I think using the same pre-fab Casio beats is not grounds for plagiarism. Sorry Eddy, it's a no-go. Maybe if they'd ripped off your Princess Diana memorial duet performed with Stephen Gately using the same technology that allowed Celine Dion to perform with Elvis you'd get some sympathy from the Brits.
[Popjustice]
[NME]
[Gorillaz-Unofficial]
Monday, March 1, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Official Gorillaz youtube posts Stylo
Now I've had time to digest this, I think this is going to be a divisive Gorillaz album. I, however, am going to be on team "THIS IS AWESOME".
This just sounds so cool, especially when Bobby Womack starts belting it out. So disco-funk, soul, hip hop, electro jamz, brilliant.
Yep, Saturday Night Fever on acid sounds about right.
Listen to Stylo here. Thanks to Laure for the link.
Also, check gorillaz.com out...it's brand spanking newness might blind you.
Stylo leaks, and it's amazing.
No time to dissect this...will do tonight. It's a bit Depeche Mode musically, and Bobby Womack shuts it down. Brilliant. At first listen it kinds seems a bit 808 & Heartbreak in an abstract way...Although I really can't compute this, it's just so bizarrely cool.
(FYI I'm at work and have about 2 minutes to devote to this epic moment...sad, so I reserve the right to change all my thoughts this evening upon further listens)
JAM! NOW THE LINK ISN'T WORKING...HMM. I GUESS JUST SEARCH FOR IT, IT'LL POP UP.
Stylo Leak
MTV UK
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