Gorillaz

Gorillaz é uma banda virtual criada no ano de 1998 pelo então líder do Blur, Damon Albarn e por Jamie Hewlett, um dos criadores dos quadrinhos Tank Girl. E logico como toda a banda tem que ter os seus integrantes e por mais estranho que pareça a banda tem sim, são eles, 2D (vocalista e muito firmeza), Murdoc Niccals (baixista e nada social), Noodle (guitarrista, mulher que chegou em uma caixa da FedX direto para eles) e Russel (baterista, que devido ao alto nível de analgésicos que consome tem alucinações com fantasmas). A música do grupo é resultado da colaboração entre vários outros músicos, sendo Damon Albarn o único membro permanente. Seu estilo musical normalmente é classificado como rock-alternativo, embora haja muita influência do britpop, dub (como no álbum Laika Comes Home) e da eletronica (visto na maioria dos seus albuns).

O primeiro álbum da banda, Gorillaz, vendeu mais de 7 milhões de cópias e a banda entrou para o Guinness World Records como a Banda Virtual de Mais Sucesso, sim já tivemos outras, quem não se lembra de Daft Punk? O segundo álbum da banda, Demon Days, que mistura muito britpop com eletronica, dificilmente você verá alguma musica altamente de dub, mas mesmo assim fez muito mais sucesso que o album anterior, prova disso, recebeu 5 vezes o certificado de platina no Reino Unido e dupla platina nos EUA. A banda de recebeu 5 indicações para o Grammy Awards em 2006 e venceu um deles na categoria "Melhor Colaboração Pop". No mesmo ano, a banda fez um parceria com a cantora Madonna na festa do premio. A música escolhida para a parceria foi Hung Up, um sucesso do álbum Confessions On A Dance Floor.

Para informar a banda ainda esta em ativa, mas esta mais voltada para a Inglaterra, mas ainda assim faz as suas turnes, estou a espera de que algum dia ela venha ao Brasil.


Em ingles:


Gorillaz is a musical project created in 1998 by British musician Damon Albarn and British cartoonist Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of the Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters. This band is composed of four animated members: 2D (lead vocalist, keyboard), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, keyboard, and occasional vocals) and Russel Hobbs (drums and percussion). Their fictional universe is explored through the band's website and music videos, as well as a number of other media. The music is a collaboration between various musicians, Albarn being the only permanent musical contributor. Their style is a composition of multiple musical genres, with a large number of influences including: dub, hip hop,alternative rock, electronic and pop music.

The band's 2001 debut album Gorillaz sold over seven million copies and earned them an entry in the Guinness Book of World Recordsas the Most Successful Virtual Band. It was nominated for the Mercury Prize 2001, but the nomination was later withdrawn at the band's request. Their second studio album, Demon Days, released in 2005, went five times platinum in the UK, double platinum in the United States, earned five Grammy Award nominations for 2006 and won one of them in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocalscategory. Gorillaz have also released two B-sides compilations and a remix album. The combined sales of Gorillaz and Demon Dayshad, by 2007, exceeded 20 million albums. The band's third studio album, Plastic Beach, was released in 2010. Their newest album,The Fall, was released on 25 December 2010.



Fictional band members
Stuart "2D" Pot – Lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar (1998–present)
Murdoc Niccals – Bass guitar (1998–present)
Noodle – Lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2000–2006, 2010–present)
Russel Hobbs – Drums, percussion, DJ, MC (active 1998–2006)
Cyborg Noodle – Lead guitar (2010–present)
Former Members
Paula Cracker – Lead guitar (1998–2000)
Del the Ghost Rapper – Guest vocals (2001–2003)


Actual members
In the half-hour TV mockumentary Charts of Darkness, it was explicitly stated that Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett were behind the project. Albarn said "There could be fifty [people] here, but there's two." The first album featured the voice of Miho Hatori of Cibo Matto as Noodle, most notably on the song "19-2000", and Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads. Phil Cornwellprovides the voice of Murdoc. The band's music videos (with the exception of "Rock It" and "Tomorrow Comes Today") are created by Passion Pictures. The live band's current lineup includes half of The Clash (Mick Jones and Paul Simonon).
Damon Albarn – Vocals, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar (1998–present)
Jamie Hewlett – Illustration, visuals, FX (1998–present)
Mike Smith – keyboards (1998 – present)
Cass Browne – Drums, percussion (1998 – present)

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