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Rating: THE REVIEW
Tell the kids: Santa Claus exists! His name is Damon Albarn, a guy who can't keep his genius in check.
The latest of the "res gestae"? An album made available "for free" for download, composed during the month of the American tour of the Gorillaz. How? Entirely with the iPad, with minimal instrumental additions made afterward.
It's incredible, but even considering the spontaneity of this work, I find The Fall far superior to Plastic Beach, and frankly, I can't explain it.
What do you get out of it? A pleasant and refined synthetic pop, worthy of the heir of Brian Eno (it's not blasphemy).
To listen to, above all, at least Revolving Doors, Aspen Forest, and Bobby in Phoenix, in which a certain Womack sings. If you want to download it, I invite you to click here, since I couldn't do so on their Sub Division (the official fan club of the Gorillaz).
Happy downloading and happy listening. And let's say thank you to Santa Damon.
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Gorillaz's album The Fall was spontaneously created on an iPad during their American tour and released for free. Despite its improvisational nature, The Fall impresses as a refined synth-pop work, even surpassing Plastic Beach in the reviewer’s eyes. Key tracks like Revolving Doors stand out. The album showcases Damon Albarn's relentless creativity and musical genius.Tracklist Videos
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By Disco Vegas 91
No one can truly stop the creativity of Damon Albarn, and even on Christmas day, he and his Gorillaz don’t leave us wanting.
The band that perhaps manages best of all to navigate between Pop, Rock, Alternative, Hip Hop, Electronica, and Dance-House (without ever falling into the flashy style of the Black Eyed Peas) with great class.
By ilTrattoreRagno
For me, these are the TRUE Gorillaz, maybe not the best, the glories of the first album are, for me, unreachable, but certainly the closest to their nature.
"Revolving Doors"... the one that moved me the most, introspective and melancholic... feels like being back in the good old days of Blur singles.
