Gorillaz Comeback Single, Stylo...

If anybody's a fan here of Gorillaz, then you might already know that the virtual band has released its comeback single from the album coming next month, "Stylo".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SxlD74hvRk (embedding was disabled)

... I am so disappointed.

Jesus Christ, this sounds alot like the tailend of their demo with the same name, and it looks like they fucking half-assed it. Yes, the contribution from Womack was a nice touch, but I'm just left with an empty feeling. If this is the song they wanted to push out as their comeback single, how the hell will the rest of their album be?!

Here's an example of their other comeback single from 2005, when they made "Demon Days." It was a little thing called "Feel Good Inc.":



THAT is a comeback single. "Stylo"... URGH.

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Feel Good Inc was what got me hooked on the Gorillaz a few years back. Great song. I'll check out Stylo later.

I might just have to write a review to this... I'm seriously so let down...

It's just a single, it doesn't mean the rest of the new album will be bad.

Oh I know . I'm keeping up high hopes for Plastic Beach, but now that I'm more awake I can still say that this isn't as strong as FGI. Def. not a bad song, but just not as strong~.

The video was kicked off youtube. The official site has it up
http://www.gorillaz.com/
Bobby Womack gives it a seventies rnb beat but it dont mix well with electronica that sounds like Mobys early years. Mos Def isnt bad but i'm not a fan of his music but sadly im a fan of his movies like Be Kind Rewind and the Hitchhikers Guide.

You know what would have made it better? More traditional instruments, like guitar and actual drums instead of a processed beat. That's what I think, anyways . It would have given the song more character in terms of the instrumentation, although the guest vocals are not bad in the slightest!

I agree with Kenny. Even heavily processed previous Gorillaz songs like '19-2000' have traditional instruments, and this new single just doesn't do much for me. Stylo just sounds too experimental for my tastes, almost like they were concerned about getting big names on the album than really refining the sound.

It's no Clint Eastwood but I still liked Stylo. Maybe thats just the fan talking in me.

To fully understand my griping, let's do a comparison:

Tomorrow Comes Today demo vs. Tomorrow Comes Today from the 2001 album "Gorillaz"=

- demo
- the actual song

Stylo demo vs. Stylo from the 2010 album "Plastic Beach"=

- demo
http://gorillaz.com/
- the actual song

Listen to the last half of the Stylo demo, and you'll hear something very familiar.

However, this doesn't change the fact that I'm waiting for the 3rd album with spastic anticipation!