Re: Official Gorillaz Fan Thread
Folks are being kind of basic, I think. Not supposed to be a Feel Good Inc. or Melancholy Hill. Albarn and Co. were clearly not trying to make a hit single, so they certainly didn't fail in that respect. I regard this, more than anything, as a teaser for what's to come in 2017. Also, obviously, a stark criticism of Trump, greed, and an indifferent/distracted society.
Expect a lot of artists, from Thom Yorke to Trent Reznor to Damon Albarn, to be very inspired by Bowie's Blackstar. Sure, these are artists that always dabbled in abstract expressionism, but Bowie's death, to these individuals, would have been devastating. And I think Blackstar gets artists like these thinking about their own legacy, what body of work will they leave behind, etc.
If your only criteria for music is that its catchy and instantly accessible, well, that's terribly limiting and "Hallelujah Money" may not be your thing. But if you like thought-provoking, challenging media that you can really sink your teeth into, I find it pretty fucking worthwhile.
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