Musically, however, Gorillaz is a cutely caricatured blend of Albarn’s eclectic Brit-pop and Nakamura’s equally wide-ranging hip-hop, and it sounds almost as good as the band looks. It’s too bad that there isn’t a DVD version of Gorillaz, with videos for every song, à la the DVD version of Super Furry Animals’ Rings Around the World.
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And initially, Gorillaz’ self-titled debut feels incomplete when Hewlett’s imagery is removed the concept of Gorillaz as a virtual band doesn’t hold up as well when you can’t see the virtual bandmembers.
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The amazing “Thriller”-meets-Planet of the Apes clip for “Clint Eastwood” is so visually clever that it’s easy to take the song’s equally clever, hip-hop-tinged update of the Specials’ “Ghost Town” for granted. Admittedly, Hewlett’s edgy-cute characterizations of 2-D, Gorillaz’ pretty boy singer (who looks a cross between the Charlatans’ Tim Burgess and Sonic the Hedgehog), sinister bassist Murdoc, whiz-kid guitarist Noodle, and b-boy drummer Russel are so arresting that they almost detract from Gorillaz’ music.
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It’s tempting to judge Gorillaz – Damon Albarn, Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett, and Dan “The Automator” Nakamura’s virtual band – just by their brilliantly animated videos and write the project off as another triumph of style over substance.