Demon Days

Good quality item

My daughter is very happy with it

After Plastic Beach, this is one of Gorillaz' finest albums. Great sound quality and a great price. Would recommend. 👍

A NOTE ABOUT SKIPPING: This record is cut with heavy and dynamic grooves that convey a lot of subby bass. IT WILL NOT PLAY ON CHEAP TURNTABLES. You will need a tone arm with adjustable tracking force. This is the most wrongly returned record ever, and if you do have a budget turntable then consider the CD.

Damon Albarn might be responsible for some of the tackiest manoeuvres in pop (Country House, anyone?) but his side project now threatens to overshadow his day job. Credit where credit is due. 'Mali Music' and 'Think Tank' showed that whether in Blur, or not, Albarn is a very creative, original and inventive force, not content in relying on past sounds or approaches. Of course, '2D' (Albarn's alter-ego) is joined by 3 other protagonists - Murdoc, Russel and Noddle - who we know only through cartoon characterisations. Hiding behind Jamie Hewlett's animations gives the project such attractive possibilities. Certainly their videos, though dark, are a lot of fun to watch. 'Demon Days' is constistently good, without ever reaching the heights of the debut 'Gorillaz'. It's relaxing in places (Every Plant We Reach Is Dead), childlike (Kids With Guns, Dirty Harry), or out-doing Morcheeba (November has Come). Superb single, 'Feel Good Inc.' recently became the first recording to enter the singles chart without actually being officially released, thanks to guerilla tactics of sending out 300 vinyl copies to shops. Its the rhythmic son of "Hey Ya", featuring laughter and the best use of the word 'windmills' since Noel Harrison. The album is produced by 'Danger Mouse', best known for 2004's illegal mash of Beatles and Jay-Z, the 'Grey Album'. Guests include Roots Manuva on the brilliantly schizophrenic 'All Alone', Shaun Ryder on the monotonous, but perversely intersting, 'DARE' and Dennis Hopper doing an odd 'Sunscreen' eco-rambling in the otherwise brilliantly titled 'Fire Coming Out Of A Monkey's Head'. Albarn has used dour monologues before, previously using Ken Livingstone ('Ernold Same' on 'The Great Escape'). The most striking tune, however, is the simple Beach Boys/Polyphonic Spree-lite of 'Don't Get Lost In Heaven', which is typical of Albarn's experimental attitude. Despite the rumours, the reunion with Graham Coxon looks more unlikely than ever before. Investigate!

Great

Great service and great vinyl

Shares the top spot with my perpetually rotating three favourite Gorillaz albums ... Plastic Beach & Cracker Island being the other two.