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Post by Lennon2217 on Apr 23, 2014 9:08:11 GMT -5
Ok so I've now given the album 2-3 spins. Here are my thoughts after two days.......... Overall the record is very somber and reflective despite having some uplifting songs like Heavy Seas of Love and Mr. Tembo. You can tell this is a very personal record for Damon. Very well crafted and I dig all the warning of the advancement of technology throughout it. I could see many people thinking his first solo album would be filled with tunes like blur or Gorillaz put out but I don't think that is Damon's mission here. He's got plenty of other guises to put that style of music out. Hopefully he will tour NYC this year. I'd love to see this in a live setting.  My highlights: Everyday Robots, Lonely Press Play, Mr. Tembo, The Selfish Giant, Photographs and Heavy Seas of Love. |
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Post by Cast on Apr 23, 2014 12:41:27 GMT -5
Ok so I've now given the album 2-3 spins. Here are my thoughts after two days.......... Overall the record is very somber and reflective despite having some uplifting songs like Heavy Seas of Love and Mr. Tembo. You can tell this is a very personal record for Damon. Very well crafted and I dig all the warning of the advancement of technology throughout it. I could see many people thinking his first solo album would be filled with tunes like blur or Gorillaz put out but I don't think that is Damon's mission here. He's got plenty of other guises to put that style of music out. Hopefully he will tour NYC this year. I'd love to see this in a live setting. My highlights: Everyday Robots, Lonely Press Play, Mr. Tembo, The Selfish Giant, Photographs and Heavy Seas of Love. Very true. Some of Damon's best work seems to be linked to a loose concept. This and Plastic Beach/The Good, The Bad, & the Queen albums go together pretty well with one another. Not only is he musically talented but he can link concepts together well. |
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Post by matt on Apr 23, 2014 18:39:09 GMT -5
Ordered the album online, yet to receive in the post. Frustrating but the reviews are encouraging.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Apr 28, 2014 13:00:49 GMT -5
Finally, tour dates..............................
04-30 London, England - The Rivoli Ballroom
05-01 London, England - Great Hall, Queen Mary University
05-03 Murcia, Spain - Festival SOS 4.8
05-05 Paris, France - Alhambra
05-30 Bristol, England - Bristol Trinity
05-31 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
06-06 New York, NY - Governor's Ball
06-08 New York, NY - Irving Plaza
06-09 Boston, MA - Royale
06-10 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live
06-12 Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
06-13 Atlanta, NC - Fox Theatre
06-14 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
06-27 Beuningen, Netherlands - Down the Rabbit Hole Festival
06-29 Poznan, Poland - Malta Festival
06-30 Berlin, Germany - Astra Kulturhaus
07-01 Hamburg, Germany - Gross Freiheit 36
07-03 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
07-04 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-05 Lyon, France - Les Nuits de Fourviere Festival
07-06 Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France - Festival Beauregard
07-09 Paris, France - Days Off Festival
07-12 Novi Sad, Serbia - Exit Festival
07-14 Brescia, Italy - Teatro Vittoriale
07-15 Rome, Italy - Auditorium Cavea
07-19 Beccles, England - Latitude Festival 2014
07-26 Niigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
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Post by Cast on Apr 28, 2014 14:55:07 GMT -5
Finally, tour dates.............................. 04-30 London, England - The Rivoli Ballroom 05-01 London, England - Great Hall, Queen Mary University 05-03 Murcia, Spain - Festival SOS 4.8 05-05 Paris, France - Alhambra 05-30 Bristol, England - Bristol Trinity 05-31 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms 06-06 New York, NY - Governor's Ball 06-08 New York, NY - Irving Plaza 06-09 Boston, MA - Royale 06-10 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live 06-12 Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Memorial Auditorium 06-13 Atlanta, NC - Fox Theatre 06-14 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival 06-27 Beuningen, Netherlands - Down the Rabbit Hole Festival 06-29 Poznan, Poland - Malta Festival 06-30 Berlin, Germany - Astra Kulturhaus 07-01 Hamburg, Germany - Gross Freiheit 36 07-03 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter 07-04 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival 07-05 Lyon, France - Les Nuits de Fourviere Festival 07-06 Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France - Festival Beauregard 07-09 Paris, France - Days Off Festival 07-12 Novi Sad, Serbia - Exit Festival 07-14 Brescia, Italy - Teatro Vittoriale 07-15 Rome, Italy - Auditorium Cavea 07-19 Beccles, England - Latitude Festival 2014 07-26 Niigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival Pretty sure ATL is in Georgia not North Carolina... I would love to see him in Raleigh but I'll be at Bonnaroo. I will have to catch him there instead. His album will probably sound better in a theater setting but alas seeing him live will be good enough for me. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on Apr 28, 2014 14:56:53 GMT -5
Finally, tour dates.............................. 04-30 London, England - The Rivoli Ballroom 05-01 London, England - Great Hall, Queen Mary University 05-03 Murcia, Spain - Festival SOS 4.8 05-05 Paris, France - Alhambra 05-30 Bristol, England - Bristol Trinity 05-31 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms 06-06 New York, NY - Governor's Ball 06-08 New York, NY - Irving Plaza 06-09 Boston, MA - Royale 06-10 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live 06-12 Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Memorial Auditorium 06-13 Atlanta, NC - Fox Theatre 06-14 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival 06-27 Beuningen, Netherlands - Down the Rabbit Hole Festival 06-29 Poznan, Poland - Malta Festival 06-30 Berlin, Germany - Astra Kulturhaus 07-01 Hamburg, Germany - Gross Freiheit 36 07-03 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter 07-04 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival 07-05 Lyon, France - Les Nuits de Fourviere Festival 07-06 Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France - Festival Beauregard 07-09 Paris, France - Days Off Festival 07-12 Novi Sad, Serbia - Exit Festival 07-14 Brescia, Italy - Teatro Vittoriale 07-15 Rome, Italy - Auditorium Cavea 07-19 Beccles, England - Latitude Festival 2014 07-26 Niigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival Pretty sure ATL is in Georgia not North Carolina... I would love to see him in Raleigh but I'll be at Bonnaroo. I will have to catch him there instead. His album will probably sound better in a theater setting but alas seeing him live will be good enough for me. The dates were pulled from Pitchfork............. Bought my copy of Everyday Robots today. I'll be planning to see Damon at Irving Plaza in June. |
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Post by Cast on Apr 28, 2014 15:42:09 GMT -5
Pretty sure ATL is in Georgia not North Carolina... I would love to see him in Raleigh but I'll be at Bonnaroo. I will have to catch him there instead. His album will probably sound better in a theater setting but alas seeing him live will be good enough for me. The dates were pulled from Pitchfork............. Bought my copy of Everyday Robots today. I'll be planning to see Damon at Irving Plaza in June. Probably just a typo. Tell me how it goes! |
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Post by defmaybe00 on Apr 29, 2014 5:49:42 GMT -5
Just bought it, let's see how it sounds
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Post by bardes on Apr 29, 2014 8:36:34 GMT -5
My country? Woooow. Shame that I don't like his music  |
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Post by defmaybe00 on Apr 29, 2014 10:04:35 GMT -5
It's a good record, probably a bit too monotonous, but some brillant tracks on it Highlights for me: Mr.Tembo, The Selfish Giant, You And Me, Photographs, Heavy Seas Of Love Anyway let me say this, he's good, but he's not Noel Gallagher  |
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Post by Cast on Apr 29, 2014 15:30:27 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Apr 30, 2014 9:03:28 GMT -5
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Post by lahaine on Apr 30, 2014 10:29:44 GMT -5
It's a good record, probably a bit too monotonous, but some brillant tracks on it Highlights for me: Mr.Tembo, The Selfish Giant, You And Me, Photographs, Heavy Seas Of Love Anyway let me say this, he's good, but he's not Noel Gallagher I would have said that before 1997 but Albarn has blown him out of the water after that, Albarn has written three stunning Gorillaz Albums, Blur (self titled, 13 and Think Tank) The Good The Bad and The Queen and produced and worked on other albums. He's the modern day David Bowie. Although Noel has a better haircut. |
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Post by defmaybe00 on Apr 30, 2014 11:37:36 GMT -5
It's a good record, probably a bit too monotonous, but some brillant tracks on it Highlights for me: Mr.Tembo, The Selfish Giant, You And Me, Photographs, Heavy Seas Of Love Anyway let me say this, he's good, but he's not Noel Gallagher I would have said that before 1997 but Albarn has blown him out of the water after that, Albarn has written three stunning Gorillaz Albums, Blur (self titled, 13 and Think Tank) The Good The Bad and The Queen and produced and worked on other albums. He's the modern day David Bowie. Although Noel has a better haircut. What I've always thought is that Albarn is the better artist, Noel's the better songwriter He's done everything a musician can do with pretty good results and I respect him for that, and he's obviously extremely talented but he's never reached Noel's peak as a songwriter,he's never written Definitely Maybe or What's The Story Morning Glory (let alone writing both of them one after the other ), and he'll never do And Noel's solo album is better |
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Post by matt on Apr 30, 2014 13:11:29 GMT -5
I absolutely love this album.
I've always been a fan of Damon's sombre work, and this album hasn't disappointed. It's a return to a more traditional form of songwriting and definitely sounds like a more mature and wiser version of the early Blur frontman. Sounds like the perfect startng point for a new Blur album personally.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Apr 30, 2014 13:23:44 GMT -5
This is quickly becoming my favorite. Great singing and production. |
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Post by Cast on Apr 30, 2014 14:35:13 GMT -5
This is quickly becoming my favorite. Great singing and production. I think Albarn is at his best when he combines his grey Britishness (his voice mainly) and brightens it up with elements from world music. Love the steel drums on that track. His growing interest in world music is the best thing that has happened to him musically and maybe even personally to a degree. It has really had a positive impact on his music and it complements his theatric sensibilities really well. Just listen to a track like Everyday Robots to hear what I'm saying. All the great songwriters combine two distinct elements that are polar opposites and make something completely and engaging. Damon does this really well on his new album. The organic sounds of his voice and subtle guitar playing combined with the sleek percussion/production contrast nicely. Together they create a wondrous soundscape. |
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Post by Sternumman on May 1, 2014 10:10:46 GMT -5
I was about to post this. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 1, 2014 10:15:31 GMT -5
I was about to post this. To think of all the great music this writer missed out on over the last 20 years. How did he understand Brit Pop or that scene he loved if he never gave a band like Blur a chance? Crazy. |
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Post by Sternumman on May 1, 2014 10:28:22 GMT -5
I was about to post this. To think of all the great music this writer missed out on over the last 20 years. How did he understand Brit Pop or that scene he loved if he never gave a band like Blur a chance? Crazy. It was on principle. He took sides. I dont watch Cowboy games because I'm a Giants fan. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 1, 2014 10:34:32 GMT -5
To think of all the great music this writer missed out on over the last 20 years. How did he understand Brit Pop or that scene he loved if he never gave a band like Blur a chance? Crazy. It was on principle. He took sides. I dont watch Cowboy games because I'm a Giants fan. But music isn't sports. It's art. No need for battlefields. |
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Post by daii on May 1, 2014 10:50:22 GMT -5
setlist from last night
Lonely Press Play
Everyday Robots
Tomorrow Comes Today
History Song
Hollow Ponds
Slow Country
Kids with Guns
Three Changes
You & Me
Photographs
Kingdom of doom
Poison
Hostiles
El Mañana
Out of Time
All your life
Clint Eastwood (feat Kano)
Mr. Tembo
Heavy Seas Of Love
This is a Low
and this is beautiful
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Post by Sternumman on May 1, 2014 11:15:38 GMT -5
It was on principle. He took sides. I dont watch Cowboy games because I'm a Giants fan. But music isn't sports. It's art. No need for battlefields. Not agreeing with it just understand it. |
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Post by John Henry Holliday on May 1, 2014 12:17:19 GMT -5
like that he's playing Blur songs...Blur are so good. the album that has 'Song 2' on it is great. if you like guitar driven music, you should love that album.
God bless.
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Post by Norbert Gallhager on May 2, 2014 5:51:17 GMT -5
Just got the album. The second half of "You&Me" is indeed haunting.
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