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Gorillaz-Tranz (Official Video)
- Thread starter Fj0823
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I'm a huge fan of serious 2D. Like I really love it. It's the 2D that I always imagined if he had no Murdoc dragging him down.
Which make it all obvious that it isn't 2D at all. It's totally HIM.
Noodle looks terrific and kind of like she thinks something is wrong but not really? Ace is Ace lol. Russel looks way too happy.
But yeah overall I loved the video. Seeing more of the characters is always terrific.
Which make it all obvious that it isn't 2D at all. It's totally HIM.
Noodle looks terrific and kind of like she thinks something is wrong but not really? Ace is Ace lol. Russel looks way too happy.
But yeah overall I loved the video. Seeing more of the characters is always terrific.
Souk Eye deserves a push with a video damn it >:( Granted every time I listen to it I just picture Paris, Texas.
yeah I agree with this. Without the features and hip-hop flavor it's 'just' a decent indie dance-pop band with a cool aesthetic.
Song is pretty good though all considered
I'm not sure I ever thought about it that way, but there's certainly something lacking in The Now Now and The Fall, which just so happen to lack hip-hop content/sensitivity.
But seriously, The Now Now was completely forgettable within 24 hours of first hearing it. Which certainly doesn't apply to any other Gorillaz albums.
And, no, Hollywood doesn't count.
Yep.
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I honestly believe that if you took the best of the two of them it would make for a great Gorillaz album. That's what I did, anyway (via playlist).
Not just 2D - it looks like everyone in the video has possession eyes. I wonder if Ace is complicit in whatever the fuck HIM's doing since he's the only one whose eyes you can't see.
Edit: Wait, I think I was wrong. It looked like Noodle's eyes were open and white but rewatching it it looks like she just has them closed. Hm.
Edit: Wait, I think I was wrong. It looked like Noodle's eyes were open and white but rewatching it it looks like she just has them closed. Hm.
One of my favorite songs in the album and goddamn what an awesome video
Wouldn't be surprised if Souk Eye is the last video wrapping up the story.
In the live show the videos had Murdoc in it (who's still dealing with his shit), so it'd be a nice way to wrap up the story.
Wouldn't be surprised if Souk Eye is the last video wrapping up the story.
In the live show the videos had Murdoc in it (who's still dealing with his shit), so it'd be a nice way to wrap up the story.
I think Ace is deeeefinitely complicit, and my only instinct with Noodle is that she's onto him and is acting hypnotized? Hence the overly depressed mannerisms. Russell for instance is definitely out of his mind in this video lol
Niiiiiiiiiiiice. Ace I'll be jamming to that little bass Rhythm in Rocksmith someday when the custom folks jump on this. Like this one way more than Humility. We need some more De La Soul rap someday though.
EDIT: Or more Del. Both were fantastic.
EDIT: Or more Del. Both were fantastic.
I still play Ascension and Saturn Barz regularly. I can't say that about any of the Now now.
Huh maybe I do have weird tastes lol, I didn't really like most of Humanz but The Now Now is pretty amazing to me.
I haven't thought much about why, but I'm thinking maybe because most of Humanz sounds too similar to any other modern music to me, but most of The Now Now has that Gorillaz sound I always loved.
But I still love and regularly listen to Momentz and Out of Body from Humanz.
I haven't thought much about why, but I'm thinking maybe because most of Humanz sounds too similar to any other modern music to me, but most of The Now Now has that Gorillaz sound I always loved.
But I still love and regularly listen to Momentz and Out of Body from Humanz.
Shit. But how can one fictional band have so much quality?
Oh by ripping off the Archies
Personally I'm really liking this shift in change that's displayed in The Now Now. Even if it is all just an interpolation by HIM.
Also, I really hope we see Jamie's rendition of HIM.
Also, I really hope we see Jamie's rendition of HIM.
I agree. I enjoyed both albums, but either record could have left half its tracklist on the cutting room floor and still gotten the point across.
Damon has never showed any reluctance to produce a staggering amount of non-album material...but then we get two "full" releases in one two years?
Humanz is brilliant.
The Now Now is a very well written and put together record but on repeated listens it falls flat. There's very little to dig into sonically.
I think this is one of the weaker videos they've ever done, too. Very disappointing. If this is the type of animation they can afford to do now I'd rather see more experimental videos like Hallelujah Money or Garage Palace
The Now Now is a very well written and put together record but on repeated listens it falls flat. There's very little to dig into sonically.
I think this is one of the weaker videos they've ever done, too. Very disappointing. If this is the type of animation they can afford to do now I'd rather see more experimental videos like Hallelujah Money or Garage Palace
So in the Gorillaz universe, what happened to Murdoc and why is the Gang Green Gang dude in the band now?
Murdoc got framed for a crime, but he just busted out. He was in sewers and fell into a pile of shit.
Noodle enlisted Ace who was her friend and fan of the band, and he's a "underrated retired actor" who was only on the Powerpuff Girls Show. Somehow despite this, it seems like HIM has possessed or done something to 2D, with his changed personality and the multiple pieces of SAVE US FROM HIM merch.
HIM, as in the PPG HIM who is the devil with the claws?
Also, that was noodle? The woman in the skirt? The little japanese girl from DARE and etc?
Haven't really followed the Gorillaz "story" since that one song back in like 2007 where a bunch of jets blew up the Gorillaz house seemingly chasing after Noodle or some shit.
I look forward to the inevitable knife fight between Murdoc and Ace to close the last music video of the album
Yeah, they're real people man, Noodle aged with time. There is no "Gorrilaz verse", it's just our's. She changed her hair back and is in mountains now according to her Instagram.
And yeah, they had a whole book of their story come out and only more has happened since. Also I dunno what HIM I'm talking about.
Noodle is the one character in the band who has visibly aged.
(second is the cyborg copy that Murdoc made to fill in for her during her absence in Plastic Beach, first one is the real Noodle who traveled to Plastic Beach with Russel who was temporarily supersized from radioactive poisoning)
This is Noodle as of Humanz / The Now Now. She's roughly 27 right now.
I don't expect that to happen since Murdoc and Ace are apparently friends and Murdoc is a fan of him. If anything it was suggested that he might stick around once Murdoc returns.
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Murdoc is shit, they should swipe Ace forever and have Murdoc have his own solo/rip off band career.
pft
Murdoc performing on stage in his underwear > all
What a cool fucking band
Ace should be the bassist and just have Murdoc be the producer/keyboardist. I feel like that makes the most sense.
ace fits the rest of the band better than murdoc imo. Murdoc is just kind of a controlling, abusive dickhead.
Btw, there was a new development over Facebook - Murdoc didn't get framed, that whole story about the dude in the video was bullshit. He got jailed for not paying his parking tickets.
He just wanted attention and Noodle ended up finding him in the mountains:
Btw, there was a new development over Facebook - Murdoc didn't get framed, that whole story about the dude in the video was bullshit. He got jailed for not paying his parking tickets. He just wanted attention and Noodle ended up finding him in the mountains:
Did he break out of jail and somehow end up there?
You'd think by now that everyone would know not to believe murdoc about anythingBtw, there was a new development over Facebook - Murdoc didn't get framed, that whole story about the dude in the video was bullshit. He got jailed for not paying his parking tickets. He just wanted attention and Noodle ended up finding him in the mountains:
He actually got released because he only had to go to jail a few days but ended up staging the whole prison escape, as far as I understand. Here's the full conversation I had with the Noodle Bot:
hiii it's noodle
is this thing working
are you there?
hey, yeah!
I'm right by a gigantic MOUNTAIN
thought it might wreck the signal
ok SO I heard about Murdoc's
escape plan
at first… me =
but then I thought WAIT, didn't he always say he's IMMORTAL or something
i thought so too!
hang on, phone cutting out... signal not great here in MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
tonikaku…
maybe that was Murdoc just talking
... but if you ask me, he's ALIVE
no way on earth we would escape the
that easily
I know it sounds like I'm being mean but you'll find out why…
I have a C R A Z Y story to tell you
are u sitting down?
go on
sooo, after a week of trekking across patagonia looking for El Mierda, with only
andean cat (called Fuku if you were wondering
) for company I FINALLY found myself at those coordinates
GUESS what I found
treasure!
not exactly. I was expecting henchmen, boobytraps, three-headed animals, the normal secret hideout stuff
but what I actually found… was…
a health spa
NOT an evil hideout, a HEALTH SPA for wellness
I mean it
can you believe this
eh
gomen
thought I saw some bandits coming but it's more CATS
But nothing fools me, I've seen villains use this kind of trick before, it must be a disguise
so, out came
and I went in
do you know what happened next?
oh yeah, SO... the spa was built into the mountain, there was an angel fountain outside, even someone performing gong sound healing
a huge battle!
ummm no
I'm greeted by some guy in a robe offering me matcha tea
HA
it really IS a wellness spa
Turns out that El Mierda WAS a seriously evil crime lord
but he retired his evil ways a few years ago
then he shut down the empire and turned his hideout into the El Montaña Wellness Centre
confused
I'm just waiting until we get to El Manana
huh ?
tonikaku… I demanded to see El Mierda
They led me to a room in the back, I go in. Sat on the floor in bharadvaja's twist I see…
a VERY small old man, roughly one million years old. I confront him about El Mierda and ask where he is
And he says 'I AM El Mierda'
wwwHHHaaaaTTTTT
Murdoc said E.M was the creepy guy in the strobelite vid…didn't he?
sure did!
this guy
yup
but THAT IS NOT EL MIERDA! the real EM is tiiiny and old....
so sounds like C L A S S I C Murdoc
talking a lot of
, doesn't it?
probably, right
So, I ask him if he even knows of Murdoc… he says no. He hasn't even heard of GORILLAZ
nothing was adding up here, so old man Mierda kindly offers me his crazy long distance calling phone. Who do I call first
THE PRISON.. and they tell me something that had me like
Murdoc was N O T jailed for smuggling
… can you guess what he was jailed for?
public urinating?
Try again, you'll never guess...
public indecency!
prison HR sent me this... prepare for brain explosion...
PARKING FINES
He was jailed for UNPAID PARKING FINES
also found out that guy in the Strobelite video is just some leather goods salesman called Juan.
BASICALLY...Murdoc made this whole smuggling story up
Guess he heard the name El Mierda in jail and added him to his messed-up fantasy. WHY would he do all of this
because he is a dick!
tale as old as time BUT… it must be more than that. check this out...
Look at the prison doc again
notice anything a bit strange... about the release date?
oh shit, he is out!
C R A Z Y right!!!??!?!! Murdoc could have just walked out but no, he had to stage a stinking prison break
Must be a reason he created this big insane story…
if you ask me... maybe he wanted attention
like when a little kid is jealous of their baby brother they start screaming, throwing food everywhere to say LOOK AT ME
and who could the pickle possibly be jealous of hmmmmm?
Ace!
hmmm MAYBE a bit, but A LOT 2D
think about it, the more
2D was getting, the more Murdoc's story grew
as time passed, the lie got bigger and BIGGER. So BIG he sent me, NOODLE, all the way to patagonia
for nothing
although, it wasn't a total waste of time. I met Fuku (
). PLUS we did find out something…
what?
Whatever's got into 2D, I don't think it was El Mierda.
And I believe hi-
ummm, what on earth is that…
I talked with him for many days. He USED to be a seriously evil bad guy
, but something happened… it changed him. Now he uses his powers for spiritual healing. And hot stone massage.
El Mierda?
no…. something's coming through the snow
looks like some kinda…yak?
And there is something very weird tied across it's back
wait… not something, it's someONE…
no WAY it can't be
its..
noooo WAAAAYYY
hey, yeah!
thought it might wreck the signal
ok SO I heard about Murdoc's
at first… me =
but then I thought WAIT, didn't he always say he's IMMORTAL or something
i thought so too!
hang on, phone cutting out... signal not great here in MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
tonikaku…
maybe that was Murdoc just talking
no way on earth we would escape the
I know it sounds like I'm being mean but you'll find out why…
I have a C R A Z Y story to tell you
go on
sooo, after a week of trekking across patagonia looking for El Mierda, with only
GUESS what I found
treasure!
not exactly. I was expecting henchmen, boobytraps, three-headed animals, the normal secret hideout stuff
but what I actually found… was…
a health spa
can you believe this
eh
gomen
But nothing fools me, I've seen villains use this kind of trick before, it must be a disguise
do you know what happened next?
oh yeah, SO... the spa was built into the mountain, there was an angel fountain outside, even someone performing gong sound healing
a huge battle!
ummm no
I'm greeted by some guy in a robe offering me matcha tea
HA
then he shut down the empire and turned his hideout into the El Montaña Wellness Centre
confused
I'm just waiting until we get to El Manana
huh ?
tonikaku… I demanded to see El Mierda
They led me to a room in the back, I go in. Sat on the floor in bharadvaja's twist I see…
a VERY small old man, roughly one million years old. I confront him about El Mierda and ask where he is
And he says 'I AM El Mierda'
wwwHHHaaaaTTTTT
sure did!
this guy
yup
but THAT IS NOT EL MIERDA! the real EM is tiiiny and old....
so sounds like C L A S S I C Murdoc
probably, right
nothing was adding up here, so old man Mierda kindly offers me his crazy long distance calling phone. Who do I call first
Murdoc was N O T jailed for smuggling
public urinating?
Try again, you'll never guess...
public indecency!
prison HR sent me this... prepare for brain explosion...
PARKING FINES
also found out that guy in the Strobelite video is just some leather goods salesman called Juan.
BASICALLY...Murdoc made this whole smuggling story up
because he is a dick!
tale as old as time BUT… it must be more than that. check this out...
Look at the prison doc again
notice anything a bit strange... about the release date?
oh shit, he is out!
C R A Z Y right!!!??!?!! Murdoc could have just walked out but no, he had to stage a stinking prison break
Must be a reason he created this big insane story…
if you ask me... maybe he wanted attention
and who could the pickle possibly be jealous of hmmmmm?
Ace!
hmmm MAYBE a bit, but A LOT 2D
think about it, the more
as time passed, the lie got bigger and BIGGER. So BIG he sent me, NOODLE, all the way to patagonia
although, it wasn't a total waste of time. I met Fuku (
what?
Whatever's got into 2D, I don't think it was El Mierda.
And I believe hi-
ummm, what on earth is that…
I talked with him for many days. He USED to be a seriously evil bad guy
El Mierda?
no…. something's coming through the snow
And there is something very weird tied across it's back
no WAY it can't be
noooo WAAAAYYY
By the way, this form of interactive storytelling via Social Media is kinda brilliant imo. Oh, and, also: Tranz is great and so is that video.
He actually got released because he only had to go to jail a few days but ended up staging the whole prison escape, as far as I understand. Here's the full conversation I had with the Noodle Bot:
hiii it's noodleis this thing workingare you there?
hey, yeah!
I'm right by a gigantic MOUNTAIN
thought it might wreck the signal
ok SO I heard about Murdoc'sescape plan
at first… me =
but then I thought WAIT, didn't he always say he's IMMORTAL or something
i thought so too!
hang on, phone cutting out... signal not great here in MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
tonikaku…
maybe that was Murdoc just talking... but if you ask me, he's ALIVE
no way on earth we would escape thethat easily
I know it sounds like I'm being mean but you'll find out why…
I have a C R A Z Y story to tell youare u sitting down?
go on
sooo, after a week of trekking across patagonia looking for El Mierda, with onlyandean cat (called Fuku if you were wondering) for company I FINALLY found myself at those coordinates
GUESS what I found
treasure!
not exactly. I was expecting henchmen, boobytraps, three-headed animals, the normal secret hideout stuff
but what I actually found… was…
a health spaNOT an evil hideout, a HEALTH SPA for wellnessI mean it
can you believe this
eh
gomenthought I saw some bandits coming but it's more CATS
But nothing fools me, I've seen villains use this kind of trick before, it must be a disguiseso, out cameand I went in
do you know what happened next?
oh yeah, SO... the spa was built into the mountain, there was an angel fountain outside, even someone performing gong sound healing
a huge battle!
ummm no
I'm greeted by some guy in a robe offering me matcha tea
HAit really IS a wellness spaTurns out that El Mierda WAS a seriously evil crime lordbut he retired his evil ways a few years ago
then he shut down the empire and turned his hideout into the El Montaña Wellness Centre
confused
I'm just waiting until we get to El Manana
huh ?
tonikaku… I demanded to see El Mierda
They led me to a room in the back, I go in. Sat on the floor in bharadvaja's twist I see…
a VERY small old man, roughly one million years old. I confront him about El Mierda and ask where he is
And he says 'I AM El Mierda'
wwwHHHaaaaTTTTTMurdoc said E.M was the creepy guy in the strobelite vid…didn't he?
sure did!
this guy
yup
but THAT IS NOT EL MIERDA! the real EM is tiiiny and old....
so sounds like C L A S S I C Murdoctalking a lot of, doesn't it?
probably, rightSo, I ask him if he even knows of Murdoc… he says no. He hasn't even heard of GORILLAZ
nothing was adding up here, so old man Mierda kindly offers me his crazy long distance calling phone. Who do I call firstTHE PRISON.. and they tell me something that had me like
Murdoc was N O T jailed for smuggling… can you guess what he was jailed for?
public urinating?
Try again, you'll never guess...
public indecency!
prison HR sent me this... prepare for brain explosion...
PARKING FINESHe was jailed for UNPAID PARKING FINES
also found out that guy in the Strobelite video is just some leather goods salesman called Juan.
BASICALLY...Murdoc made this whole smuggling story upGuess he heard the name El Mierda in jail and added him to his messed-up fantasy. WHY would he do all of this
because he is a dick!
tale as old as time BUT… it must be more than that. check this out...
Look at the prison doc again
notice anything a bit strange... about the release date?
oh shit, he is out!
C R A Z Y right!!!??!?!! Murdoc could have just walked out but no, he had to stage a stinking prison break
Must be a reason he created this big insane story…
if you ask me... maybe he wanted attentionlike when a little kid is jealous of their baby brother they start screaming, throwing food everywhere to say LOOK AT ME
and who could the pickle possibly be jealous of hmmmmm?
Ace!
hmmm MAYBE a bit, but A LOT 2D
think about it, the more2D was getting, the more Murdoc's story grew
as time passed, the lie got bigger and BIGGER. So BIG he sent me, NOODLE, all the way to patagoniafor nothing
although, it wasn't a total waste of time. I met Fuku (). PLUS we did find out something…
what?
Whatever's got into 2D, I don't think it was El Mierda.
And I believe hi-
ummm, what on earth is that…
I talked with him for many days. He USED to be a seriously evil bad guy, but something happened… it changed him. Now he uses his powers for spiritual healing. And hot stone massage.
El Mierda?
no…. something's coming through the snowlooks like some kinda…yak?
And there is something very weird tied across it's backwait… not something, it's someONE…
no WAY it can't beits..
noooo WAAAAYYY
By the way, this form of interactive storytelling via Social Media is kinda brilliant imo. Oh, and, also: Tranz is great and so is that video.
Yeah I stopped at this point cause I found the story losing me...shit that twist would of had me back in.
Also Noodle using so many emojis make me like her less