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Plastic Beach |  | Artist: Gorillaz
Label: Virgin Records
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 203
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.3
EAN: 5099962754729
ASIN: B0035G9ABQ
Release Date: March 9, 2010
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| Tracks:
| • | Orchestral Intro (featuring Sinfonia ViVA) | | • | Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach (feat. Snoop Dogg & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) | | • | White Flag (feat. Kano, Bashy & The National Orchestra For Arabic Music) | | • | Rhinestone Eyes | | • | Stylo (feat. Bobby Womack & Mos Def) | | • | Superfast Jellyfish (feat. Gruff Rhys & De La Soul) | | • | Empire Ants (feat. Little Dragon) | | • | Glitter Freeze (feat. Mark E Smith) | | • | Some Kind Of Nature (feat. Lou Reed) | | • | On Melancholy Hill | | • | Broken | | • | Sweepstakes (feat. Mos Def & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) | | • | Plastic Beach (feat. Mick Jones & Paul Simonon) | | • | To Binge (feat. Little Dragon) | | • | Cloud Of Unknowing (feat. Bobby Womack and Sinfonia ViVA) | | • | Pirate Jet |
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Product Description
Five years on from the release of Demon Days, Murdoc Niccals and co. return with Plastic Beach. The band have taken up residence, recording on a secret floating island deep in the South Pacific, a Plastic Beach HQ, made up of the detritus, debris and washed up remnants of humanity. This Plastic Beach is the furthest point from any landmass on Earth; the most deserted spot on the planet.
The world s biggest animated band, Gorillaz formed in 1998, and have since sold 12 million copies over two albums Gorillaz (2000) and Demon Days (2005). They have hit number 1 in more than a dozen countries and picked up awards including Grammys, Novellos, VMAs and EMAs.
Plastic Beach is produced by Gorillaz.
Album Description
Long awaited 2010 album from the genre-defying animated musical collective. Five years on from the release of Demon Days, Murdoc Niccals and Co. return with Plastic Beach. The band have taken up residence, recording on a secret floating island deep in the South Pacific, a plastic beach HQ, made up of the detritus, debris and washed up remnants of humanity. This plastic beach is the furthest point from any landmass on earth; the most deserted spot on the planet. As the world's biggest animated band, Gorillaz formed in 1998, and have since sold 12 million copies over two albums!
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Good ideas with lots of filler September 8, 2010
Derrick S Craven
With the release of Plastic Beach, Gorillaz has definitely diverged from the sound of previous albums. Plastic Beach is a noteworthy album in its own right but unfortunately leaves a lot to be desired.
The album is peppered with featured artists. This gives a lot of variety to the tracks but really inhibits the album's cohesiveness.
Some of the rap and instrumental pieces aren't that great and feel like filler for the really solid songs. Rhinestone Eyes is probably the first track that resounded with me. Its detached, half-spoken vocals invoke the melancholy of a plastic society.
Stylo is another good track - probably the darkest-sounding track on the album. Its fast pace is a nice complement to the slower ballad of Rhinestone Eyes.
I like the heavy irony in Superfast Jellyfish; the over-the-top-pop feel pokes good fun at modern convenience culture. The mix of the chorus, rapped verse and miscellaneous sound bites is sometimes annoying, but usually pretty good. All in all it's a nice track.
Empire Ants starts out slowly with a pleasant transition into Little Dragon. Not earth-shattering but a nice track. The switch from slow ocean sounds to dance beats is an enjoyable move.
Glitter Freeze is basically an instrumental track with a slightly harsh electronic sound. I like the track a lot, and feel like I've gone on a boat ride to the plastic beach every time I listen to it.
On Melancholy Hill is my favorite track on the album. The track maintains the vocal sound of other Gorillaz tracks but the rest of the song is very poppy, consonant and mellow. It fits right into the pop song formula and comes out a success.
The title track, Plastic Beach, makes a timely return to the quiet gloom of Rhinestone Eyes. The lyrics are a bit weird but catchy. A nice song.
Pirate Jet is a decent song. Sort of catchy and I like the lyrical ideas. Unfortunately it still leaves something to be desired.
The other half of the album doesn't really seem worth going into much detail. I felt most of the songs were just filler and kind of half-baked.
In conclusion, the album has a good concept and some good, solid songs, but an unfortunate amount of mediocre tracks. I'm definitely pleased to own some of the songs but annoyed to have the others.
It's a Casio on a PLaSTiC BEaCH September 1, 2010
stillincr3dibl3
This album is simply amazing. Most Gorillaz fans think this album is very weak compared to their previous albums "Gorillaz" & "Demon Days". Don't get me wrong this album is nothing like the first two, but that's what you expect from Gorillaz, something unique and of course epic. I'm a huge Gorillaz fan and I listen to this album like every single day. I'm going to rate every song and put a comment on how I feel about them.
1. Orchestral Intro (feat. sinfonia ViVA) 5/5: This intro is so smooth and relaxing to listen to. There's not much to say about it but when you hear it, you'll know what I'm talking about.
2. Welcome to World of the Plastic Beach (feat. Snoop Dogg & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) 4.5/5: I'm not even going to lie, when I first heard this song, I hated it. I couldn't feel the beat nor Snoop Dogg. Now it's grown on me. 2D only has background vocals saying "Just like that!" It's simple, short and straight to the point.
3. White Flag (feat. Bashy, Kano & The Lebanese National Orchestra for Oriental Arabic Music) 5/5: In the beginning of this song you immediately hear the Arabic music. As I was listening to this I didn't know what to expect. I didn't feel like I was listening to a Gorillaz song at all. Also, I never even heard of Bashy and Kano. Once the beat drop, I was like "Wow, this is pretty hot". I had no clue it was going to become a hip-hop song, then at the end it goes back to the Arabic music. No vocals from 2D or Noodle but it still works for me. Personally this is one of my favorite songs on the album.
4. Rhinestone Eyes 5/5: This is pretty much the first song that 2D is actually on. What can I say about this song. Its Gorillaz! Catchy lyrics and the beat is SO Crazy!
5. Stylo (feat. Bobby Womack and Mos Def) 5/5: This is the first single off their album. This song gives you that good alternative hip-hop/electronic mix to it. 2D owns this song all the way. Bobby Womack sounds on point, a little loud but it goes with the song. Mos Def is just background vocals but every time I hear Mos Def, It always seem right. The video is amazing as well. Give it a watch.
6. Superfast Jellyfish (feat. De La Soul & Gruff Rhys of the Super Furry Animals) 5/5: I can not get this song out of my head if my life depended on it. If you heard this song already, try not to compare it to Feel Good Inc., since it features De La Soul. Superfast Jellyfish gives incredible rap delivery from emcees Posdnuos and Trugoy. Gruff Rhys sounds amazing on the hook giving you that good indie feel. This song does really sound like an advertisement for a food commercial and it makes me want to eat Jellyfish...Superfast. :)
7. Empire Ants (feat. Little Dragon) 5/5: I could sing this song all day. In the beginning you hear 2D singing along to a real soft synthpop instrumental. His voice is perfect for the beat and it works really well. The beat eventually changes into a more electronic/dance tune. Yukimi Nagano of Little Dragon sounds amazing. I can't help to feel that its Noodle or Cyborg Noodle singing with 2D. Who knows.
8. Glitter Freeze (feat. Mark E. Smith) 2/5: Personally, I feel this is the worst track off the album. The whole song is mostly instrumental, but I doesn't do anything for me. The beat is not too bad but its pretty boring. Nothing special.
9. Some Kind of Nature (feat. Lou Reed) 5/5: Lou Reed is pretty much talking on the whole song, but it works in some weird way. The beat is amazingly catchy and 2D as always is on point with the lyrics. The duet is great to listen to and it always puts me in a good mood.
10. On Melancholy Hill 5/5: This is the second single off the album. What can I say about this synthpop tune? Its damn near perfect. How could you not like this song? Even better the video is so awesome to look at! Welcome back Noodle. We missed you so much.
11. Broken 3/5: I have to admit, the song is good but I can easily skip it. 2D does sound very good but the hook I'm not too crazy about. Its not horrible, no...but not amazing. Just my opinion.
12. Sweepstakes (feat. Mos Def & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble) 3/5: Again, another song I can also skip. The beat always seems a little bit out of place and its just okay. Lyrics by Mos Def aren't too hot. Maybe I should give it time to grow on me.
13. Plastic Beach (feat. Mick Jones And Paul Simonon) 5/5: At first I did not like this song at all. It just didn't do it for me. Now I play this song like every single day. I love the instrumental in the beginning of the song. 2D once again sounds awesome. The squeaky voices on the hook did bother me at first. I feel like it really goes with the song very well now.
14. To Binge (feat. Little Dragon) 5/5: Probably my favorite song off this album. Its either a tie between this and "On Melancholy Hill" 2D & Yukimi or should I say Noodle, do such an amazing job signing together. It's relaxing, peaceful and calm. I'm hoping they will make this to a single, but I have a feeling that's not going to happen. Overall its a great song..its hard not to like this song.
15. Cloud of Unknowing (feat. Bobby Womack & sinfonia ViVA) 4/5: Bobby Womack is in his own world with this song. It works very well. Short and sweet.
16. Pirate Jet 4.5/5: I never really listen to this song, but when I do, I really like it. I don't know why I don't listen to it but who knows. Give it a listen and most likely you'll dig it.
Overall, Plastic Beach is a great album. A lot of fans may disagree but I don't really care what other people think. It's just my personal opinion. If you haven't heard this album, I say give a chance..but you really have to have a open mind and not think Demon Days. I liked Demon Days but I have to admit, I think I might like Plastic Beach a little better. Sorry to Disappoint. :) I give the album 9/10
Gorillaz fan review August 31, 2010
Timberwolf
So I ordered this CD recently here on Amazon. I have to say I'm impressed as usual with the style of the album, but it definitely is a bit of a departure from the Gorillaz usual sound. The Snoop Dog track just sounds like a Snoop Cameo song. It rocks, it's just way more Snoop and way less Gorillaz type feel. That being said, White Flag really has the usual mix-up great feel they are known for. It mixes all sorts of styles together in that perfect way. Rhinestone Eyes...my favorite song on the album for sure. It's easily a classic by them and is pure gold. Stylo has a very retro feel and is a great song, but a bit too downbeat disco for me to want to play it over and over again. Superfast Jellyfish....is just a plain odd combo of styles. The dialogue is not really needed and just nonsensical. That being said, the main parts of the song are fun and light with Damon Albarn's vocals. Glitter Freeze is primarily instrumental but very much an amazing song. On Melancholy Hill is lighter/somber but very fitting. Sweepstakes is also quite fitting and great. The other tracks....really fall a bit short in my opinion. They just don't flow with the whole feel.
As a whole this album is very different in it's entirety than Demon Days. Demon Days has a certain flow and completeness to it that this album lacks. While this album doesn't have a cohesive feel the songs on it definitely justify the purchase. Some songs though, just kind of fall flat though. Some Kind of Nature and Cloud of Unknowing stand out most in my mind. Anyways, it's a worthwhile Gorillaz album, but definitely no Demon Days. The CD itself was suprisingly a paperback. I really don't mind (I put it on my Droid anyways) but it was odd. I guess it helps them save costs. Gotta love the cover art and insert =)
 Great CD August 17, 2010
TRob
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The CD came on time in good condition. I love the songs, its another great Gorrilaz album, they still got it.
 Too overblown for its own good August 16, 2010
Steve (Brooklyn, NY)
Gorillaz often pen some classic tunes, but those on Plastic Beach are tucked away on what turns out to be a bloated record. With too many 'Feat.' appearances and no real flow to the album, treasures like 'On Melancholy Hill' and 'Superfast Jellyfish' are somewhat lost in the mire.
As a release to add a few new cuts to your 'Best of Gorillaz' playlist, this album serves some purpose. Unfortunately getting through the whole outing is more of a chore than it should be, making the case for those that argue in favour of regular singles releases in place of full records. Though I'm not one of those people, LP's like Plastic Beach make a convincing case for the prosecution.
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