Blur vs Gorillaz

[WS_Jack_III]

who is with me on my belief that albarn has written better songs under the Gorillaz than bulr?

[Mykonosman]

who is with me on my belief that albarn has written better songs under the Gorillaz than bulr?

[WS_Jack_III]

I Agree

[Ed209]

Oh dear.

What utter bollocks.

[Petewasbristol]

No Chance

You only have to listen to 'modern life is rubbish' to see this.

[Wm.!]

This is comparing grapes with oranges really. Damon is topclass in everything he does. Only in Blur he had another genius by his side, which, to me, makes Blur's music more dynamic and timeless than Gorillaz. But love both.

[somecoolusername]

Nah, I really like the Gorillaz albums (though prefer Coxon's solo ones) but Blur just have more soul maaaan, the whole Gorillaz concept is quite hard to connect with (I know this was the idea), but I just prefer ecerything about Blur really, songs included.

[popcornmaster]

personally i prefer what he wrote on 'the good, the bad and the queen'

but ye prefer Blur to Gorillaz not to say the gorillaz's albums were bad

[Wanderlei]

Gorillaz have done a few cool tracks but Blur were just amazing! No comparisson.

[WS_Jack_III]

haha sorry i was rather drunk when i posted. just wanted to stir this place up some more i think. sorry for the silly thread.

[Kowalski]

Pretty tough call for me but Blur just edge it.

I absolutely love the Gorillaz concept, music and visuals. Brilliant stuff.

[fullfathom5]

Nope, Blur are better.

[ministe2003]

both are massively overrated in my opinion

[stuartbert two hats]

I was a reasonably keen Blur fan back in the day. Saw them in '98 at the Pyramid However, I've been re-listening to the old albums in preparation and find Demon Days to be a better sounding (production wise), more consistent and more coherent album than any of the Blur albums.

Obviously, songs like Tender, For Tomorrow, This is a Low and Beetlebum still do things to me that no cartoon band ever has, but as an album, I think Demon Days is better than any Blur album. I would love the cartoonies to play Glastonbury. Imagine Feel Good inc pumping out over a Funkion 1 PA!

EDIT: I don't have that much time for the 1st Gorillaz album, you may guess!

Edited March 21, 2009 by stuartbert two hats

[Kowalski]

I was a reasonably keen Blur fan back in the day. Saw them in '98 at the Pyramid However, I've been re-listening to the old albums in preparation and find Demon Days to be a better sounding (production wise), more consistent and more coherent album than any of the Blur albums.

Obviously, songs like Tender, For Tomorrow, This is a Low and Beetlebum still do things to me that no cartoon band ever has, but as an album, I think Demon Days is better than any Blur album. I would love the cartoonies to play Glastonbury. Imagine Feel Good inc pumping out over a Funkion 1 PA!

EDIT: I don't have that much time for the 1st Gorillaz album, you may guess!

[suchacharmer]

I'm pretty sure Demon Days sold more than all Blur albums combined, but I have no facts to back that up. It was either in Alex's autobiography or the fairly recent biography of Damon.

[Wooderson]

who is with me on my belief that albarn has written better songs under the Gorillaz than bulr?

[Wooderson]

No Chance

You only have to listen to 'modern life is rubbish' to see this.

[Mardy]

If "Coping" gets an airing at GF i'll be MEGA chuffed.

[Wooderson]

I reckon if there's anything off that album it'll be 'for tomorrow', 'chemical world' or maybe 'sunday sunday'

[Mardy]

Playing 'Modern Life is Rubbish' for the first time in years now, really enjoying it.

cheers wooderson

[somecoolusername]

It's an incredible, incredible album. I prefer it to Parklife and it's probably just pipped to the post for my favourite Blur album by the self-titled.

There are just so many great pop songs on it, I couldn't choose a favourite. I'm listening to it too now, Damon's vocals on Star Shaped are just sublime, his voice has got a lot lower since those days.

[CardiffWanderer]

Saw Blur in Cardiff in '96 and they were absolutely awesome - supported by Super Furry Animals too.

Not sure if we're going to watch them at Glastonbury, particularly as we'll be seeing both of the other Pyramid headliners.

Does anyone know if they're likely to play material from Think Tank? I absolutely love that album (Good Song, Battery In Your Leg, Out Of Time - all so good) but I wasn't sure how much love there now is between Albarn and Coxon. Knowing this might help decide whether to go and see them...

[stuartbert two hats]

Saw Blur in Cardiff in '96 and they were absolutely awesome - supported by Super Furry Animals too.

Not sure if we're going to watch them at Glastonbury, particularly as we'll be seeing both of the other Pyramid headliners.

Does anyone know if they're likely to play material from Think Tank? I absolutely love that album (Good Song, Battery In Your Leg, Out Of Time - all so good) but I wasn't sure how much love there now is between Albarn and Coxon. Knowing this might help decide whether to go and see them...

[fullfathom5]

Does anyone know if they're likely to play material from Think Tank? I absolutely love that album (Good Song, Battery In Your Leg, Out Of Time - all so good) but I wasn't sure how much love there now is between Albarn and Coxon. Knowing this might help decide whether to go and see them...