![]() Demon Days (2005) took the ideas behind Gorillaz, expanded them into a cohesive project capable of telling a story, and upgraded the somewhat “empty” sound, with grandiose instrumental execution. It was by far their most one-dimensional, but even at the start, they wanted to prove their versatility, with songs like “M1A1,” and “Punk” giving a glimpse at their ability to expand to other genres, which they would do over the next nine years. Their debut record, Gorillaz (2001), brought a very simplistic, trip-hop approach that melded quite well with their dark and twisted universe. Throughout the group’s first four releases during the 2000’s, and early 2010’s, Gorillaz forged a path that only they could walk through. The first session of Gorillaz’ music-making had all been about breaking ground, but now, most of the first-time accomplishments are gone, and they’re still here, just making good music. Most-importantly, no one had been able to craft the insane canonical journey Gorillaz are now known for. Many of the genre fusions the group would come up with had been explored, but not perfected, or delved into like they would go on to do. ![]() No “virtual” or “cartoon” band had ever seen immense success outside of TV shows, or movies. When Gorillaz first stepped foot in the music industry arena, nothing had been proven, aside from Albarn’s prior successes with Blur. ![]()
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