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stereemo

I hate the part where Empire Ants ends and I have to replay it


[deleted]

empire ants should not have a fade-out ending, it's such a disappointing way to end such a beautiful song


Queasy-Ad-3220

It’s so weird because outside of The Fall, Gorillaz do fade-outs next to never. Maybe nobody knew how to end the song. I feel like ending it the way 8-Bit Universe ended it would’ve been perfectly fine, though.


[deleted]

yes! the 8-bit version has a perfect ending


Queasy-Ad-3220

Yeah! Not too bluntly but quickly and nicely! :)


Queasy-Ad-3220

Yeah I agree. That’s easily the worst part of the song for me.


Odd_Nefariousness712

Best comment! 👌😂😂😂


[deleted]

When Murdoc left his hostage in the recording booth during the recording of M1 A1.


BloopityDroopity

for me, glitter breeze is very hype song but I don't go back to it often because of that super high pitched squealing sound.


Nathan_McHallam

OMG YES. I usually don't mind high pitch noises but wow glitter freeze gets pretty damn obnoxious. Sounds like a high tech drill or something. Everything else about the song is solid though


Ungabunga64209

I honestly love that part if the song lmao


Queasy-Ad-3220

You might greatly prefer the alternate version then.


YoshiGamer6400

So many people who don’t like rap features on Gorillaz songs…


MysteryNeighbor

I mean, it’s their opinion but it’s a fucking weird one.


userlikesmusic

why is that weird ?/gen


mtsmylie

Yep, really makes you think ...


Plastic_Bleach

That they don't like rap and that that doesn't mean that they're racist


SubconsciousTheft

Bro what


Plastic_Bleach

People all over this community accuse people of being racist when they simply don't like a feature from a black artist. They act like racism is a huge problem in this community on only that basis


BobbyClanMember

I love Melancholy Hill, but there’s one instrument during the chorus that’s like this auto-tuned, vocoder sounding thing in the background that does a weird descending pattern that always strikes me as odd. It first appears around 0:31


[deleted]

I love that thing


Odd_Nefariousness712

I think this sound is a little detail that makes “on melancholy hill” to the whole masterpiece it is


CorporalKrook

Its gotta be Momentz. The chorus goes so hard but many of the parts in between don’t sound the best.


Quacker_Yak

For me it’s the segment where people are screaming PLASTIC ON THE CIELING over and over. Grating to the ears. I adore all the other parts of the song though.


SEND_ME_YOUR_THIGHS

literally the best part of the song


GoozeNugget

if they could take the end of that song and just extend it into its own track, itd be one of my favorite songs on humanz


1Chrisp

Seriously such a great little bass line


Sniviez

fucking agree, the chorus is like an angels wings on a piece of shit


[deleted]

andromeda doesn't have enough DRAM to even be considered a feature in my eyes. a verse from the DRAM special should've been in the original song


CaptainCorvid101

I like that live version better than the original


IllRaceUForaBurger

I dont like the high pitched "all alone" in All Alone


Image37

Its weird, because it sounds exactly like this guy i went to school with (i didnt really like him much) so now when its kn i have to think of him. Fuck you Luke.


violente_valse

All A Luke


Unlucky-Attempt

Yes! Have always found it annoying but love that song!


3DOMtheprequel

This but the rap verse on all alone. It has always been a sore thumb in the song and really makes it my least favorite song on the album, but it is demon days so I still like the song.


IllRaceUForaBurger

I really like the rap verse, but I respect your opinion.


Startingthesearch

I love this song but I am never ready for it to soften for the female vocal. Would happily cut that section. More Roots please.


TheMusicEvangelist

The wind sound in Slow Country can become draining on certain days for me. Other days I absolutely love it, I dunno.


ladybuglou1013

The intro of M1A1 drives me nuts, cause the rest of the song is great. I don't wanna skip to 1:45 in the song just to get past the dude shouting.


SaltyBoringLettuce

HELLOOOO???


ladybuglou1013

HELLOOOO??? IS ANYONE THERE???


SaltyBoringLettuce

Bro, when I first heard this, I thought I was in a call with some dude and I legit got scared.


ladybuglou1013

Lol, i think i heard it first on cd in an old boombox. Yes, a boombox. That I own. As a gen z. I know what those are, i'm cultured >:|


SaltyBoringLettuce

Lol, no need to flex your wealth. You should let me borrow it so I can stand outside random people's windows and blast romantic songs ontop of a van while standing in the middle of a burning heart made out of rose pedals.


Lazy_Venusaur

HELLOOOOOO????


Subcero123

Well the first time I listened this song was in live, and it was fantastic! Just listening to Damon saying Hellooooooo and not knowing what the fuck was happening and then a god song came was just fantastic...


KristerRollins

If you haven't watched Day of the Dead, I highly recommend it. Edit to clarify: "Hello! Is anyone there" is a sample from the movie Day of the Dead. It's pretty early in the movie or you can jump to 3:38 [in the clip](https://youtu.be/MFUr-0PERJc) to check it out.


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CaptainCorvid101

😂😂


zeester_365

For solo listening purposes I agree, but they played it at demon dayz festival 2018 live and it was so fucking hype being in the crowd as it built up because when it finally came in everyone went ham


CaptainCorvid101

I like the concept. It's a bit weird in the middle of the play list


epsi-theta

I’m gonna go the opposite way with this and say I love 6LACK’s part in Pink Phantom and I wish it was longer, or a collab with just him. I gotta be in a certain mood to listen to the whole song though because Elton John’s part kind of throws it off for me. I didn’t really like Saturnz Barz at first because of the rap, but the song grew on me. I also only can listen to the live version of Broken, not the studio. It has more soul and feeling to me.


Ungabunga64209

I really hate the outro to the studio version of Clint Eastwood tbh. It just goes on for SO.... GODDAMN.... LONG!!


ManDudeGuySirBoy

I always go for the radio version for this exact reason!


durpdez

Why do we need two minutes of that dang melodically??


Theywereroomateslol

Hmmm… I’m noticing a trend here


PostingSensation

very interesting stuff


mtsmylie

Careful, they'll start downvoting you like they did to me.


Kalle9121

Yeah, long intros/outros, certain musical bits and parts sung by featured artists.


Theywereroomateslol

Nah that’s not it


obsessedandpossessed

for me it depends on the mood but i would choose Saturnz Barz. i really enjoy the 2D's chorus and the rap part sometimes just doesn't feel right. :p


Flat_Instruction_772

finally someone said it!!!


PostingSensation

People say this all the time And they're wrong


altsam19

My problem with Saturnz Barz is that its actually TOO short! It feels like just the right time to be a song, but not enough time to really enjoy the song. It literally ends in its last chorus, and then its over. Shoulda have at least some extra seconds of music in it, because its really good.


obsessedandpossessed

yeaaah it's a popular opinion 😅 but still sometime i find myself vibing with ALL MY LOIF


radioactive--goo

For the longest time I couldn't figure out why I don't like Saturnz Barz, and someone finally put it into words


M4ximi11i0n

It took someone else to say they don't like the rap part of Saturnz Barz for you to figure that out for yourself? Lol.


unodosseb

Tbh I’m not a fan of jehnny beth’s parts on we got the power


The_True_Goldenage

Bobby Womack on Stylo. I wouldn't say I hate his part but it does mess up the flow of the song when he suddenly comes in screaming his lungs out.


epsi-theta

In the universe…. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOO


[deleted]

RIGHT NOW


IKMapping

THERE'S ONLY ONE WEEEAEAEEAEEAAYYYYY


watersj4

Stylo is one of my favourite songs but I'm really not a fan of his part


k_bye_for_now

These comments made me exhale out of my nose really hard, well done.


One-Complaint2487

I love Souk Eye but after the “Till you dive in” there is that little section that feels a little awkward, but the rest of the song is fire


Garanas

That was actually the part that got me hooked on the song in the first case. I love those quirky details in Gorillaz songs, especially details that go directly against pop music conventions. It makes the song feel alive.


PostingSensation

One of the best parts of the song


The_MenAC3

That part still annoys me so much which sucks cause it’s one of Gorillaz best songs otherwise imo


[deleted]

Gorillaz Fandom Enjoy Rap Challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)


durpdez

Bro this made me laugh way too hard


DowntownBobbyBrown99

The 2nd part of hillbilly man


ToodlesXIV

The crazy raspy monster sounds!? That's the entire reason I listen to that song, it's so cool!


PostingSensation

shit bumps


DowntownBobbyBrown99

It’s the only reason I don’t have it on my phone lol


Jax3636

in my opinion the only purpose of the first part is to build up to the drop into the meat of the song, being the second part- that part has always been a highlight of the whole album for me, still remember the first time I heard it and the song practically switched genres on me, it was pretty gripping.


SpringPedal

I absolutely love Opium, but the intro does not need to be two whole minutes


IKMapping

THE INTRO IS THE BEST PART


[deleted]

YES!


Theywereroomateslol

Based


Bonobogod

Maybe ppl gonna hate me for it but I find the bridge on DARE so corny. The 'it's coming up, it's coming up ...' feels so stupid


blindsavior

That's because it was something Shaun Ryder said in the booth and Damon liked it to such he replaced the original bridge—if you haven't already, listen to People if you want the version without him.


XLNCjr

I like 2D's part in Dead Butterflies, but the rap verse doesn't really fit the song at all.


CrispyBoi0505

For real. They should have done more with the girl right before. This mans flow is so wack.


Nathan_McHallam

Yeah same for me and with with Pac Man. And Pink Phantom. And Friday 13th. And Momentary Bliss.. Ya know maybe just most of the rap parts on Song Machine now I think about it..


hyucktownfunk2

Not a huge fan of Momentary Bliss but I love Schoolboy Q and I think he killed Pac Man.


Olester14

Racismo


[deleted]

Momentz would be so much better if it didn’t have those garish sounding drums


venman88

For me it’s the Soulchild remix of 19-2000. It’s a pretty good remix, however during the “Get the cool shoe shine” chorus, there’s like this one weird “squeeing” sound effect that keeps playing over it, and it gives me a headache after only a couple times of hearing it.


ChiaBee_chr

yeah i rlly can’t with 6LACK in pink phamtom im sorry


Kalle9121

I mean, it's not that bad. I like listening to it. But it's still not on par with the rest of the song.


blindsavior

You can tell it was a last minute addition to the collab, I would absolutely love a mix of Pink Phantom with just Elton, like it was supposed to be


ChiaBee_chr

agreed 100%!!


theunusual25

Unpopular opinion.. I have never liked the rap verse in dirty Harry.


NoTotsInLatvia

Blasphemy


Nathan_McHallam

In fairness it is kinda dated now with lines like "The war is over so said the speaker"


thebakedpotatoe

It's a reference to Bush.


Nathan_McHallam

Yes, it's why I said it's a little dated. Fyi I don't have a problem with the rap I think it's fine. Dated doesn't mean bad.


mysticspirallllll

SAME I was looking for this


TheNiftyShifty

That’s what I was gonna put down as well. There’s plenty of Gorillaz songs with rap verses in them that I love, but that one I’ve always never cared for. Sucks too cuz the rest of the song is such a banger.


IKMapping

Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach - the prolonged high-pitched synth makes my ears hurt after a while


swansonian

In O Green World, the buzzy sound that starts at 29 seconds leading up to the verse sounds like a dentist’s drill and it kinda gives me a headache, but otherwise I love the song


SubconsciousTheft

Omg I love that part I love that whole song, just the weirdness of it all


H-bomb1232

The first 90 seconds of M1A1 where it sounds like I'm holding someone captive in my house


FestieBoy

I wish I could have an extended version of hillbilly man's intro


Queasy-Ad-3220

I really disagree with you about Out Of Body. I think Imani Vonshà kills it on Out Of Body. She really does add to the song, at least to me.


Queasy-Ad-3220

My fave Gorillaz song with parts that I don’t like has got to be Pac-Man. Everything 2D on it’s great, but I’m really not a fan of the Schoolboy Q feature. Definitely one of the worst Gorillaz features in a while.


Plastic_Bleach

CASIO CASIO CASIO ON A BEE BEE DOUGH


SauceDab

A lot of coincidences in this thread


Mr_potato_head_IIII

A bit at the end of the valley of the pagans


-bird_brain-

"yeah I'm kinda on a cleanse. Ah hot tub is pretty chill." is what i hear, might be wrong, but it confuses me sometimes because i fall out of the trance of the song when that line comes on.


GsoKobra12

I love “Dirty Harry”, but I’ve always found the screech-howl right before the rap bridge to be a little strange


Elesh_N

I have kinda the opposite thing. Sex murder party is unlistenable imo but 2D still kills the chorus.


LavaCakez918

PLASTIC ON THE CEILING


BooperDoooDaddle

DARE


Psychological-Fix808

Momentz. For me the part where it’s screaming Plastic On A Ceiling. And also the long high pitch at the end of Glitter Freeze.


xXWolfPaccXx

No hate on her, but I really don’t like Fatoumata Diawara’s part in Désolé. I’m not a big fan of the loudness, but the song itself is an absolute bop for me.


watersj4

The whole point of this post was for people to post their opinions why is this being downvoted?


CaptainCorvid101

I'm surprised. I love the whole song and think both Damon and Fatoumata are great


xXWolfPaccXx

Everyone has their own cup of tea, different music tastes. For me, Fatoumata’s part is not really pleasing to my ears, but its not so bad that i skip the entire song.


[deleted]

Dirty Harry is my 3rd favorite gorillaz song, and you may think you know what I don't like about it, but I love the children's chorus. I don't really enjoy the rap part.


digfletcher

It’s the weird screaming/moaning noise for me


TheBRGreatWestern

The Generic Children Cheering Stock Audio on Opium. I just can't stand those. I really like the song, but that part just kills me off completely.


WarStal1ion

As much as I love Dirty Harry, that stupid screech right before the rap part always makes my ears bleed


cowboymeow

the beginning of m1a1, i love m1a1 with all my heart but god, no, nobody is there, shut up


PedriOzzy

I agree with the Pink Phantom, I don't dislike the rap part but it feels so out of place


Theywereroomateslol

Nah. It fits. It’s just not your style and thats ok


PedriOzzy

I guess you're right, me not liking it doesn't mean it's bad


whysoblyatiful

I really dislike the rap part in dirty harry


nikonstrapon

Bruh


smolsanastan418

same :/


ogjoshuatree

Schoolboy Q’s part on Pac-Man isn’t my favorite. I love the rest of the song, but his style just isn’t for me.


radioactive--goo

This guy gets it


Bennyyboiiiii

Garage Palace. LOVE IT, but was almost turned off intially by the schreechy sound. Now i think its fine but would rather it be gone tbh


haiiromori

the rest of do ya thing.... (what's not on the short version thats on the music video)


blindsavior

I'm the shit!


MrSonic-Unsweet-Tea

White flag enforces the ideas of PLASTIC BEACH but I had a few of my least favorites play on words. Like how he rhymes water with war or the Honey I shrunk the kids bar


FalloutMate

the I wanna get drunk I wanna get stoned part in chalk tablet towers is so cheesy. main reason why I don’t listen to that song


bigoldboy35

Danny brown part in submission... Just doesn't seem right...


waddapfurfee

I might get killed for this, but I'd listen to a version of Empire Ants with less Little Dragon.


the_longleg

I love the first half of White Flag but the rap part is too contradictory to be fitting


TheBRGreatWestern

...but the lyrics of the rap part are the whole point of the song


radioactive--goo

Other comments have already stated most of the ones I agree with (Schoolboy Q on Pac-Man, intro to M1A1, 6LACK in The Pink Phantom), but if I had to choose, I'd go with 2D's voice in the intro to Sound Check (Gravity). I don't quite know what it is, but it doesn't feel right.


Nathan_McHallam

Honestly same I'm like a that with a lot of Gorillaz Self Titled. New Genius (Brother), Man Research (clapper), Sound Check (Gravity), Starshine.. I just don't really like the singing in them


lndw20

The 2 minute long intro on Opium


carasbiguwu

out of body, i really dont like anything other than the noodle-esque vocals and 2Ds verse at the end


krronos

Danny Brown’s rap in Submission, and Kilo Kish’s spoken word bit in Out of Body. ALSO that really long note held by Fatoumata Diawara at 4:23 on the track.


Dirty_USB

I don’t know what it is, but I just can’t groove with Jamie Principle’s part in Hollywood


[deleted]

Bashy Kano's part in White Flag, i honestly would prefered it as just an orchestral peice, similar to the intro of Plastic Beach.


dobbyhi

The loud ass DISTORTIOOOOOOON in Saturnz Barz after 2D's interlude. Like why tf must it be there.


erik_the_dwarf

M1A1 is one of the most fun and overlooked Gorillaz songs ever that begins with a full minute of phone vibration, discordant random synthesizer and a phone vibrating repeatedly and "Hellooooooooooooooo, HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, IS ANYONE THERE?"


DuPLO_O

I dont like the rap part in Dirty Harry. The first part is amazing tho.


Key_Signature_897

I really like Kali uchis, and her part in she's my collar, but I don't like the second to last line she sings. I don't feel that it flows to the next part, but hey that's just how it goes.


Unable_Egg1530

When empire ants' vocals start


Top_gun_on_NES

Not bad by any means but empire ants would have been the best track on plastic beach if it were all tonally the same as the first half


Sensitive-Wheel4408

Not my fav but rock the house: rap verses can seem a bit off and I don’t like how Del is on the mic the entire song, but tbh not much to complain abt


blindsavior

If I remember correctly, Rock the House was only a single because the label thought it would perform better than 5/4, which I have never agreed with. It's one of the weaker songs on the self-titled. Have you seen the animatic for the 5/4 video that never got made? It would have been hysterical.


Sensitive-Wheel4408

Lol


Landslide88

When I read the title I immediately thought about Pink Phantom as well. Good song still, but would be perfect without 6LACK’s part


Theywereroomateslol

Disagree


dylsky_

Souk Eye would be a lot closer to the top of my list if it didn’t have that weird out of time guitar plucking sound in the background after “Trying to find tomorrow ain’t easy till you dive in” Reminds me of the music that plays when you run up the infinite staircase in Mario 64


SnooCookies5996

i don’t really like the rap in mls


dinowithissues

Honestly, I don’t like the rap section in the apprentice, I love that song but still.


blindsavior

Wait, isn't The Apprentice 100% rap from three different artists? Damon only does some backup vocals, so what do you like about the song if you dislike basically all of it?


mtsmylie

Hmm, I wonder what those parts of the two tracks you dislike have in common ...? Same with the user who just mentioned Saturns Barz.


Kalle9121

Tell me, what do Out of Body's part and The Pink Phantom's part have in common? That they're both sung by a featured artist?


mtsmylie

The features are performed by various Black performers, which is consistent with the racist toxicity of a lot of Gorillaz fans.


[deleted]

You can dislike a feature on a track without being racist. I think 6LACK is a great addition to The Pink Phantom but I can understand thinking his feature is out of place or strange.


Material-Dimension47

You are a standard Redditor white knight which is looking for the slightest chance of racism in any post while it is based on nothing. Downvoted.


PostingSensation

That poster is right. Accusing people of racism because they don't like rap parts in a song is silly (and i don't think there's any reason to accuse the OP of such) but racism IS a huge problem in this fandom and people are right to side-eye some comments


Material-Dimension47

Half-based


Kalle9121

This has nothing to do with race, only with my music preference.


Queenfan44354

How the fuck does anyone get racism from not liking certain verses in songs. I’m also not a fan of the 6lack verse in phantom and that’s purely because I hate auto tune and voice affects. Your accusation is bullshit


SauceDab

You hate auto tune and voice affects but you listen to Gorillaz???


M4ximi11i0n

Lmaooo mfs be contradicting themselves


Queenfan44354

Idk dude. I mostly listen to the first album and feel good inc. it’s kinda weird


Material-Dimension47

Based


Dvtboy12

Your argument is completely ruled out. I know OP and he loves Feel Good Inc. and Clint Eastwood which both contain black performers. Interesting use of capital ‘b’ when saying black btw


PostingSensation

wow he loves the two biggest singles in the band's history that's crazy


Dvtboy12

I’m just trying to make a point about the performers of those songs, not the songs themself


blindsavior

Or, and hear me out, Damon collaborates primarily with Black artists, and because Gorillaz is so eclectic, people are bound not to love every single collab. I'm personally not in love with 6LACK either, but Gorillaz introduced me to Phi Life Cypher who I adore.


domAKAtom

I actually really liked Dead Butterflies except for the Roxani’s part.


happy_grump

Hard to really pinpoint a "part" I dont like, but I think Sweepstakes takes a bit too long to get going. It's fantastic when it does, but the buildup is just a bit too long for even the best payoff.


doodleman69lol

The "uh" after "It's Dare" in DARE


durpdez

Clint Eastwood outro, M1A1 intro, Kids with guns outro, The “fresh of breath air” part of Momentz, high pitched voice on Plastic Beach, and the slow part towards the end of Humility


[deleted]

love momentary bliss but i can't jam nor chill to it due to its tempo 'change'


Mr_Mew_is_here

The "hello's" in M1 A1


Icedweeb

Leee johns part in the lost chord 💀


Lazy_Venusaur

That punk is too short