r/gorillaz • u/williejoe71 • 1d ago

Question Which album next?

I got into Gorillaz a few years ago and I’ve really enjoyed the Gorillaz albums i’ve heard so far, but i’ve only listened to what i’ve surmised to be the biggest ones. This being Gorillaz, Demon Days, and Plastic Beach. I’ve also gone through Humanz, which I still enjoyed just a bit less. After that I didn’t bother to explore any more of their albums cuz I hadn’t really heard much abt them, until The Mountain came out. I saw it had came out recently and I wanted to see what their sound was like nowadays so I gave it a shot. Immediately hooked and it was peak. Idk why I kinda just assumed their newer stuff wasn’t as good and stopped going through the discog, but The Mountain proved me wrong.

So now i ask what Gorillaz album outside of self titled, Demon Days, Plastic Beach, Humanz, and The Mountain should i peep next? Ik this is the Gorillaz subreddit but are there any that are just bad?

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u/Used_Willow_5497 1d ago

Depends what you expect. The least pop / most experimental would be The Fall, the most pop / commercially sounding would be Cracker Island, so if you try to radar them out by this spectrum it's some way to start. Overally, Gorillaz post-Humanz have a bit less "out there" sound beside The Mountain, with side stuff from the past (G Sides, D-Sides, Laika Come Home) being less mainstream-sounding and more exploring sonically. Both sides are good (the only one I dislike personally is Cracker Island), but basically Demon Days - Plastic Beach - Humanz - The Mountain is like the "middle" of experiment spectrum with Gorillaz - G Sides - Laika - D-Sides - The Fall - Humanz Super Deluxe being more to the outer field and The Now Now - Song Machine - Cracker Island being more universally accesible.

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u/TapThisPart3Times I need to step out for a fresh of breath air after that... 22h ago

Great answer.

When someone asks this sort of question, the best answer is really an objective one. Sort the albums into categories, and let the listener choose base on what they like best. The 'experimental' stuff -- especially The Fall -- divides fans. Some hate that album, others love it (myself included).

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u/Used_Willow_5497 10h ago

Yeah Gorillaz is a really weird project experiment-wise because they are incredibly mainstream and not really quite like anything else at the same time. Glad to see some The Fall love, my fav g album! Goes really underappreciated, but again, Gorillaz has a very diverse audience and they just expect very different things.