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that's so accurate, jesus christ. i felt the same about humanz.. i used to such a huge gorillaz fan and as humanz and the now now came out i felt a mixture of excitement at this massivie band coming out with new stuff, it was like soad making a new album, except.. it just wasn't 'gorillaz'..
@@JDizzle785 now now has upbeat moments, but for every upbeat song theres a lot of lowkey ones, idaho, kansas, magic city, souk eye, one percent, more than half is pretty somber
@@EFP__98 I agree with you on your first and second comment sadly. I have really enjoyed odd songs on each album since, but as a whole none of them have stuck with me at all. I was the same with song machine too, desperate to like it, especially after Anthony's glowing review, but I really don't see how it's that much better than the other two really. Sad times 😭
Yeah Demon Dayz is an S Tier for me. That album is a 10/10 in my humble opinion, one of my favorite of all times. It holds a very special place in my heart
In my opinion, not many albums out there have aged as well (or as horribly, depending on your perspective on current events) as Demon Days. The themes and moods of this album are even more relevant today.
@@parkerdavis8336 love Plastic Beach but Demon Days is waaaay more consistent through the album. Plastic Beach is thematically stronger and just generally cooler/more unique, but it has some lower points
Now Now may not be objectively loved among music listeners, but I was really in love with this record when it came out (still love it tho, just not as passionately). I liked Gorillaz before, but this record made me love them. I even made a whole music vid for one song from TNN, but didnt upload it cuz it was quite serious and didnt match the content I've been making in mid of 2018, so it remained resting on my pc. The album always gave me nightly, spacy kind of vibes, apart from Humility, which was quite beachy. Theres no song that I tend to skip on this, however. Some may find the mood for this record not exciting and drab, but it is my comfort album, because it has this melancholic/sad mood I really enjoy. I also feel like Damon was more fragile & honest on this record than he ever did.
absolutely! i still reread the gorillaz fandom page lore on the album even though i know it by heart. and getting that insanely unexpected powerpuff girls temporary band member was something i didn't ever guess i wanted. more like needed. also tranz and kansas were absolutely amazing.
I've been listening to Gorillaz since before the debut even released (when Tomorrow Comes Today was their first single) and Now Now honestly gets the most play time from me.
*Plastic Beach is held so high, it doesn’t reach Demon Days status. Although they’re very different albums, I’d say it’s just about on par with S/T, although that’s in no way a loss.*
I really like the emotions/vibes of the Now Now. It’s a good record to play on a summer night while reading/writing/drawing. With other Gorillaz records, there’s songs that I just straight up skip sometimes, but the Now Now’s got no skips if I’m in the right mood lol.
Self Titled is S tier for me. Just so many good songs Tomorrow Comes Today, Dracula, Rock the House, Slow Country. I remember being in 9th grade and seeing the video for Clint Eastwood and being like woah wtf is this, to buying the CD and just being blown away by how cool and different it was.
Self Titled also has a ton of rich history in unfinished tracks, demos, features and remixes that fans (including me) have compiled, and listening to those raw tracks is a totally unique experience. Same goes for Plastic Beach.
Humanz had some bangers on it, really. “Strobelite,” “Andromeda,” “She’s My Collar” - and a few more too. It’s a stylistically interesting record as well, and doesn’t get the love it deserves in my opinion
I agree with both of you 100%. Humanz isn't that far off from Plastic Beach and Song Machine in my opinion. I'd say it's definitely A tier, or B at minimum. Really felt like Song Machine was almost a Humanz part 2, so I really can't agree with Fantano here.
Yes, but it’s undeniable that song machine is waaaaaay more digestible than Humanz. I think the only flaw that album has is mainly lts length and also its lack of consistency due to the amount of features. Regardless of that, it has absolutely insane songs like saturnz barz or shes my collar like you guys pointed out
I am a Humanz defender. I like the grittiness and at-times abrasiveness of the record that for me worked really well. I understand some of the complaints tho, but it was funky and weird in a way that I feel like will have some sort of cult classic resurgence later on.
I don't own Humanz on vinyl yet and while I still gotta pick up their first album and will most likely prioritise that first I do kinda wanna just be able to pop it on and pick a side because I remember going back to it after The Now Now released and liking about 90% of the tracks a lot.
Man, I remember Humanz receiving so much hate on release. Personally not my fav album but I liked it more than the Now Now, or at least felt way more exciting and better as a whole
Yo i was literally thinking just yesterday "i gotta see if fantano has a gorillaz tier list" and im on here today like oh there it is and then i noticed it was uploaded an hour ago like whaaaat
I have such a soft spot for The Fall. That album brings me back to high school, staying up until 3 in the morning playing it on repeat. Personally it's an A tier for me, but I 100% understand people not liking it as much
You can like it a lot and still recognize that it's not very good compared to masterpieces like Plastic Beach and Demon Days, it doesn't make your experience with it less valuable to you, it's just not a very good basis for ranking. I love The Now Now because it came out the day I took my first self-funded vacation, so it reminds me of the beach and summer, but I know it's not a good measure for as-objective-as-I-can-be tiering
I agree with this list completely. However, despite the albums that did poorly, there is no disputing how their discography is impressively diverse and (mostly) quality, being able to appeal to basically anyone and can make you feel plenty of emotion. Alongside some very nice, well-made projects are a cast of fictional musicians that have legitimate character development that is conjured almost solely through music, that allows listeners to be able to connect to the characters in ways maybe people wouldn't if the musicians were normal, real people. I think Gorillaz is a brilliant band and I hope they keep making good projects, bad projects, and everything in between.
@@kostajovanovic3711 this is one of the most unique bands ever. Their song structures might not be super complex but their work with sound is so excellent, searching for years I couldnt find sound that is as unique as theirs. Tagging them on the same level with other synth-pop & new wave bands is a sin. Not that there's nothing good in the genres, it's just that DM are level beyond.
While The Now Now is definitely an outlier from other Gorillaz records in terms of diversity and bombastic energy, its consistent quality and atmosphere put it in the B tier for me. It's the kinda album with which you can just lay back, listen to front to back, and let the mood seep in.
I agree and I'd move Humanz up to C. It's not fantastic, and it does have some tonal whiplash to it, and quite the severe case of feature-itis, but it's better than The Fall. I barely consider The Fall an album. It always felt like a leaked rough draft to me. With that said about Humanz, The Now Now did feel like an apology letter for it lol.
I relate 100% to the feeling you're describing. Also, Lake Zurich is on that album which is in my opinion one of the greatest Gorillaz tracks ever produced.
I remember when PB came out people HATED it, like you have no idea, but I loved it from the strat, way more than Demon Dayz. I enjoy seeing people have come around and is now considered their best work.
Demon Days was the first album I ever bought - it’s a 10/10 album, chaotic, funky, soundtrack to the world ending typa vibe during a post 9/11 time where everyone felt a bunch of uncertainty.
I actually would’ve liked to see the placements for the B-side albums as well as Laika Come Home. It’s only three additional albums that can be mentioned quickly, but I like them a lot
Humanz gets way too harsh criticism, tbh. Within the context it was made in, it's a genuinely fantastic album with really good production. Hallelujah Money is so good.
@@9volt65 yeah exactly. I mean I guess with after the gap between Plastic Beach and Humanz and having to follow up 2 amazing albums with Demon Days and Plastic Beach I can see why people don't like it and why some found it disappointing. Personally I only started listening to them after the album came out so I never experienced that.
I would put Humanz higher only because I think of it as a horror album. It also fit the time that it was made, feeling very doom and gloom about the world. It felt like abuse in a way, with the Now Now as a relief from the abuse. That being said, Humanz is far from A tier, but maybe C IMO
Thank god people are showing some Humanz love, haha and you’re right about it needing that super important context to elevate the material into something that fits with Gorillaz lore.
I'd personally put Demon Days in the S tier as well, but that's because I listened to it endlessly as a kid so it's hard to judge in a detached way lol. But I agree Plastic Beach is probably their best release so far, and has aged scarily well.
I get the mixed feelings for Humanz, but there are a select few songs on that album that are probably some of my favorite songs from Gorillaz. Saturnz Barz, Submission and Let Me Out are highlights for me.
I got The Fall in A tier simply because of the 4 absolute bangers that came off of it. Revolving Doors Little Pink Plastic Bags Amarillo Bobby in Phoenix
Never seen people talking abt those tracks tbh. You’re making me want to listen to the album again,, now that we’re talking abt The Fall I’ll list my faves too lol Revolving Doors Aspen Forest The Parish of Space Dust Shy-town Hillbilly man
In the UK, Gorrillaz were mad popular the minute Clint Eastwood dropped then it simmered out some so it’s interesting to hear an American say it took them a while to find their base.
Have had demon days tattooed on me for 10 years. All time fav. Bought it for feel good and every other song sounded too weird at the time and as I grew up every other song grew on me in an unbelievable way 💥
Demon Days was the album that got me into music. I heard Feel Good Inc. on the radio on the way to school when I was 7 and really liked it. I asked my mom to buy the CD during a shopping trip to Target about a week later (didn’t even own a CD player at the time). When I got a CD player, I would just listen to that album for hours at a time while playing in the backyard or building with K’nex or something. Gorillaz was my favorite band for a few years before I started listening to Slipknot when I was in 5th grade (for the record my favorite artist seems to change every 5 or so years). With that said, Demon Days has aged incredibly well and is still an amazing album all these years later.
@@averydelacruz5267 Come to think of it, Gorillaz is a great band to use as a tool to really expand someone's musical taste. I feel like a lot of more mainstream, "simple" for lack of a better term music listeners out there would dig one or two Gorillaz tracks, and buy the albums to listen to those songs, then hear all these other songs that may be weird at first, but the listeners would eventually love.
People claim that Feel Good Inc is their most ground-breaking song. To that, I say, listen to Empire Ants. A song like that will immediately put the album in S Tier from that one track alone
I really think the lore of Gorillaz needs to be considered when ranking the albums. Gorillaz is such a big project and as much as the albums need to be worth listening to, in the world of Gorillaz, they also need to push their story to new waters. I think the narrative in their universe influences each album’s sound, as the characters are said to have conflicts and such. That being said, plastic beach and demon days are my favorite.
I think Demon Days deserves S tier, but rest is very accurate in my humble opinion, maybe it is the nostalgia hitting me cause I bumped it growing up. Feel Good Inc is simply one of the greatest songs of all time!!
The problem with making a KGLW tier list is that it would be obsolete almost immediately. Anthony COULD make a tier list Pt1(with the current records) and then Pt2 when they release a dozen more lps in a year.
thing is they're all at least good and none of them are transcendent so they'll all fall within the A-B tiers with maybe a few Cs(and possibly nonagon infinity S)
Gorillaz met the bar. Demon Days dented the bar. Plastic Beach destroyed the bar. Humanz realized it didn't know where the bar was before it got destroyed. The Now Now wandered the void in hopes of finding a new bar. Song Machine realized there wouldn't be another bar, so it set one itself.
As much as I love Plastic Beach. There is something indescribably special about demon days. To me its one of the few albums that represents the early 2000s
I remember when Demon Days dropped. I was 12 and would go on the MTV website everyday and click replay on the Feel Good Inc music video for hours to get their view count up while I fished on Runescape
@@christiandiordenimflo Idk, I kinda feel like his tier lists are more him ranking his favorites instead of how they are perceived in the grand scheme of a discog like his worst to bests. Just look at his Kanye worst to best for instance.
I fucking love The Now Now. Amazing songs front to back. Lake Zurich, Hollywood, Humility, Tranz, Magic City is gorgeous, Fireflies...man what an album. It is melancholic yeah, and more laid back but I dont see an issue with that approach.
In my opinion: S- plastic beach A- demon days B- self titled, song machine vol 1 C- humanz, the now now D- the fall I like Humanz but I understand why some people might not like it
Honestly I’m pleasantly surprised you put Plastic Beach over Demon Days. It was definitely my top for a long time until Song Machine. As much as I love PB, I can’t always listen to that album all the way through, I really have to be in a certain mood. SM is perfect to vibe to and listen to on its own as well. Very excited for a Vol. 2. Good shit Anthony
I resisted listening to the Now Now for a while because I hated the album cover (I know this is a stupid reason but I just wasn't feeling Gorillaz as much at the time). When I finally got around to listening to it, I found it really chill and it greatly outdid my expectations. I need to listen to it more.
I liked humanz quite a bit I feel like strobelite, saturnz barz, and out of body are some of my favorite songs they've done. It felt like there was a lot of personality on these tracks and they had fun when making them
Why no G-Sides nor D-Sides? G-Sides is really fun to listen to: Dracula, Faust, 12D3, Hip Albatross, Left Hand; whilst D-Sides’ remixes by the end are very tiring, although not so bad overall: Honk Kong is beautiful, Bill Murray is fun, & others like People, Rockit and Honkongaton are just great representative Gorillaz’ tracks. G would probably get a D tier, while D would get an E.
I don't think I'd be the person I am today if it were not for Gorillaz S/T. I played that CD til it broke then bought it again and played that til it broke. An absolute classic.
Sucks that Humanz is so underappreciated. I understand the criticism against it, but it remains my personal favorite of the Gorillaz next to Song Machine and Plastic Beach.
I instantly knew you’d put plastic beach in S and demon days in A. Cause I would switch those but otherwise I agreed across the board. Demon days just hit closer to home for me with its subgenres/sound
@@treysonmcgrady4750 Yeah, but there are subtle things that Plastic Beach does better than Demon Days. It’s kind of hard to describe, but I feel like Plastic Beach just comes off more realized than Demon Days does.
Not a single bad or even average track. Just consistent quality. Plastic beach is not far behind Demon Says but it has a couple songs I’m not the biggest fan of where demon days every song is good at worst and genuinely phenomenal at best
Really like this sort of videos. Personally none of them rank lower than a C which is where I'd put The Now Now, not because it isn´t good as I feel like it doesnt even have any skips but more because it doesnt stand out as much and I rarely find myself in a mood where I'd rather listen to songs from the Now Now as oppose to the ones on the other albums.
Agree with most of this, but I'd probably put The Now Now up to B just for being generally very pleasant to listen to. I would also put Song Machine up to at least A tier, possibly S. I just find the production and features so exciting, it really felt like Gorillaz was finally back after Plastic Beach.
i just sang feel good inc in front of like 50 people for karaoke at some bar last night (I have never sang in front of anyone prior to this) so this is a pretty fitting follow up to what i experienced yesterday if i might say so myself
I still remember the 1st time I saw their debut on my local music shop, I genuinely thought they were a cantonese rap group just by their cover art. And then listening their opening line in clint eastwood oooh ooh ohh - damn thats damon. I lived in Malaysia at that time. So music news are a bit slow.
I really love the Now Now, it's super slower and more melodic, tracks like Kansas and idaho it feels more road trip album-esc and that really works for me. Also Demon days is HARD S-teir.
Honestly I’d rather rank the music videos. The best track from Humanz is Stobelite hands down and is such a banger. But yeah Plastic Beachnis the best and a good edition to Donkey Kong December
9:30 Humanz to me was badly received for a good reason. A lot of the sounds and skits are quite annoying, and the bar was high following the long iatus after Plastic beach. That said, HUMANZ (Deluxe) is now one of my favorites : I put it on on night drives and it definitely keeps me awake !!!
Their first album or the one with the Jeep on it to me was by far the best, absolute s tier I was just listening to 5/4 the other day. I'm really glad that you stay current but also give respect and review awesome bands that of course I saw plenty of success but we sometimes forget
How does he get his stache so fine looking Also i remember being so naive and hating anthony cause of his opinions on the gorillaz albums i feel now that ive grown up a bit more and started to be a bit more accepting. So sorry anthony if i ever said anything bad in your comment section…everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
2:16 Well, in the US, probably it took a little longer for Gorillaz to catch on compared to Europe. But over in Europe, they became super popular right out of the gate, thanks in no small part to their debut album, especially the hit song "19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)," which became a big deal thanks to FIFA 2002. I was listening to this song on the radio all the time. Also, you forgot to mention the album G-Sides which is basically the Side B from the debut album and included the EP Tomorrow Comes Today (but I think you were just trying to focus only on the main albums)
G-Sides and D-Sides are the most underrated Gorillaz albums in my opinion. Would love at some point to get your thoughts on them at some point. Both are at least B-tier in my opinion, probably higher. "Hong Kong" is one of the best protest songs ever written.