Empire Ants ascends me every single time. My favourite Gorillaz tune
@NKO_lindo
2 ай бұрын
i wish I forgot this song so I could experience it again
@sebbychanforever
2 ай бұрын
It's so pretty but like hauntingly beautiful. "Your little feet working the machine / my little dream working the machine" always makes me so emotional
@gaddi8810
2 ай бұрын
Best song no contest
@muzikkification
2 ай бұрын
Yukimi has such an amazing voice
@SeanOBrien-xk1op
2 ай бұрын
Which is why Little Dragon should be the next reaction
@CGR0620
2 ай бұрын
Demon Days has got to be your next stop. Absolutely Essential Gorillaz.
@Irrelevant210
2 ай бұрын
And after that Song Machine would be amazing as well
@MccFallen
2 ай бұрын
@@Irrelevant210i think humanz and the now now are both better albums, i think song machine dropped the ball
@paysoncd4327
2 ай бұрын
1:03 Orchestral Intro 1:34 Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach 3:29 White Flag 5:44 Rhinestone Eyes 7:42 Stylo 10:16 Superfast Jellyfish 12:26 Empire Ants 15:15 Glitter Freeze 17:30 Some Kind of Nature 19:39 On Melancholy Hill 21:33 Broken 23:36 Sweepstakes 25:42 Plastic Beach 27:53 To Binge 30:02 Cloud of Unknowing 31:52 Pirate Jet
@zachsharkattack8681
2 ай бұрын
HAVEN'T CLICKED ON A SMAGS VIDEO THIS FAST! LFGGGG!!!! 😤😤😤
@kuvaytcev
2 ай бұрын
FUCK YES
@skunkape1085
2 ай бұрын
Plastic Beach is IMO Gorillaz' best album. Pop masterpiece. (also listen to duck stab by the residents)
@JamesKovacic
2 ай бұрын
I think for grit and nostalgia, Demon Days just barely edges it out. But yeah it’s a masterpiece regardless
@stratford1
2 ай бұрын
the residents would be such a funny reaction
@el_mal_de_ojo
2 ай бұрын
As good as Demon Days and the self-titled are Plastic Beach is definitely their best.
@celsoch
2 ай бұрын
If you haven't checked Demon Days yet, you realy should! It's side by side with Plastic Beach in terms of quality, creativity and concept, but with a darker tone
@brdzuna
2 ай бұрын
The mastermind behind Gorillaz is Damon Albarn who also achieved success with his other group Blur and made some great albums like Think Tank, 13, Parklife, The Great Escape... You should definitely check out and react to some of these.
@abelardoriojas390
2 ай бұрын
Another banger 2010 album you should check out: This is Happening - LCD Soundsystem. I know you gave sound of silver a try but this one is very approachable. feel like you'll like it!
@Arne361
2 ай бұрын
YES YES YES
@austinr.g8349
2 ай бұрын
biblically accurate reaction to empire ants
@Egotej
2 ай бұрын
Whoo, amazing you did Gorillaz! The non-feature male vocals are by Damon Albarn, the creative mind behind this whole project. He is also the lead singer of the band Blur, which I recommend for you to check it out, especially "Parklife" and "13"!
@nostalgia_clinic
2 ай бұрын
LETS FUCKING GO
@cavecreaturenorth4840
2 ай бұрын
Some Kind Of Nature and The Wanderlust off of Metric's Synthetica (the album which also contains Lost Kitten and Breathing Underwater) was some of the last music work that Lou Reed contributed to before his passing
@adamseers
2 ай бұрын
the intro killed me 🤣🤣🤣
@willnerney5821
2 ай бұрын
Surely he needs to hear demon days
@Riuey
2 ай бұрын
reacting to one of my favorites albuns oh my gaaaaawd love you smags
@baleadamuncher
2 ай бұрын
plastic beach one of my FAVS, empire ants is one of my favorite songs of all time. ilysm smags
@esku75
2 ай бұрын
Voted for it 😅 for me plastic beach is a masterpiece, just looking your face when synth smashes in crescendo in Empire Ants 🐜 before little dragon lyrics 😊 that’s how it is. Great reaction ❤
@MrBLieve
Ай бұрын
found ur channel tn and watched thru a few videos...why is it a window of past me finding my fav bangers in real time lol obvi thiss song fire but other vids same wavelength, appreciate the content dawgy
@james_raymond222
2 ай бұрын
Smags please do more WEEN Do Chocolate and chess. I love this album too thanks for choosing it.
@gameswithjake1036
2 ай бұрын
Yes PLEASE do some ween
@tribal420
2 ай бұрын
*Cheese
@moviemania2269
2 ай бұрын
You Should listen to parklife by blur to understand Damon Albarn more. Also check out Demon days as well. He has so many classics under his belt
@kilopoppy
2 ай бұрын
defff check out demon days by them as well
@erkanaltas2478
2 ай бұрын
Your album choices are unique and your reactions are spot on. You deserve better man
@yannhollister9091
2 ай бұрын
An underrated king tbh
@illgillbates9561
2 ай бұрын
Deserves better recommendations for sure
@Jackson.1911
2 ай бұрын
One of my favorite albums of all time, when it came out my older sister bought me the vinyl. I still have it and it sounds incredible
@supermariointromex
2 ай бұрын
Greetings from mexico c: I love your reactions/reviews I was listening your fisherman long season video 2 min ago
@styrsix9739
2 ай бұрын
Empire Ants makes me levitate
@VicerFx
2 ай бұрын
Bro I just discovered your channels and I love your reactions
@smags1082
2 ай бұрын
I appreciate that
@riquiffer
2 ай бұрын
Damon Albarn is a genius. Would reccomend Demon Days from Gorillaz and 13 from Blur, his "real" band, for more of his work
@trevor245
2 ай бұрын
Love this album. I already knew rhinestone eyes going into it but the entire album is just such a fun and creative experience. I honestly do not think there is a moment on this album that I do not love in some way. Standouts for me would be Pirate Jet, on melancholy hill, the aforemention rhinestone eyes and welcome to the world of the plastic beach.
@maxojavierrojasurzua5746
2 ай бұрын
13:38 It is at this part that we ascend to the stars.
@LasseAndersen1
2 ай бұрын
You have to listen to The Fall! Mark E Smith was the vocalist and band leader. Try This Nation's Saving Grace or Bend Sinister. They made many many albums but those are great albums to start with
@nibblees646
2 ай бұрын
You got a new sub! Btw rhinestones are fake diamonds. So in rhinestone eyes when Damon says your loves like rhinestones, falling from the sky, he means fake love. And To Binge is about a relationship getting ruined by abusing drugs and alcohol. And you can watch self titled productions vids on Gorillaz lore if you want to learn the story.
@danpereyra2165
2 ай бұрын
He did it! He did it again! How's this consistency even possible folks? 🗿
@bensonchannel8676
2 ай бұрын
The velvet undergrounds self titled is another good Lou Reed one
@HudsonB-pd3ud
2 ай бұрын
Awesome man, Highly recommend both All Things Must Pass By George Harrison and RAM By Paul McCartney!!!
@Irrelevant210
2 ай бұрын
Melancholy Hill is like the No Surprises of Plastic Beach.
@Kast_311
2 ай бұрын
Album recommendations: Waiting to Spill- The backseat lovers When we Were Friends- The backseat lovers Something you needed- Flipturn Shadowglow- Flipturn Songs- Adrianne Lenker Unreal Unearth- Hozier Close to Paradise- Patrick Watson Young Americans- David Bowie Everything so far- Pinegrove RMCM- Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners Good For You- Houndmouth The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We- Mitski
@noseyfilms
2 ай бұрын
React more to Gorillaz! There's one of the most unique bands ever!
@womoalberoo
2 ай бұрын
NEW SMAGS DROPPED AND ITS GORILLAZ YOOO ‼️
@cheetospeedo684
2 ай бұрын
Hell yeah I love this record!!! Idk if you’re looking for recommendations but there’s a new jazz rock type band out of the UK called Maruja that have two EPs out so far and theyre both suuuuper good. Might be ur kind of thing
@afterhourandrew6029
2 ай бұрын
GREAT ALBUM! Gorillaz is defo my #1 band. I would highly recommend reviewing their self-titled its my favorite by them.
@angryprimalbug5417
2 ай бұрын
Please listen to The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute, it’s a prog masterpiece with huge Latin influences and some absolutely crazy tracks
@devilneji
2 ай бұрын
i got to see Gorillaz during their album release tour for this!
@mr.bigweld8138
2 ай бұрын
Smags always comes thru
@pazuzu1
2 ай бұрын
DO DEMON DAYS NEXT DO DEMON DAYS NEXT
@bensbeats
2 ай бұрын
This and Demon Days are two of my all time favourite albums (DD was the first CD I ever bought myself). My favourite of the two just depends on the day of the week!!
@potato44_
2 ай бұрын
When you do your 40 albums ranked you should bring up both Swans's Cloud of Unknowing and Gorillaz's Cloud of Unknowing
@Dk_Linn
2 ай бұрын
This might be one of the first albums you've covered that I was shocked you hadn't listened to yet, but I'm so glad you listened to it now. To me, Demon Days is still THE Gorillaz materpiece. But Plastic Beach is a close number 2.
@mathsosa8218
2 ай бұрын
Demon Days has to be your next reaction, gorgeous and mindblowing album ☺👌
@AsparagusTheFirst
2 ай бұрын
You have got to do more gorillaz
@MrKrayer
2 ай бұрын
Every Gorilaz album is a murderers row of features and sampled vocals. I remembered Bobby Womack sample but forgot about Mark E. Smith (from the Fall). If you have not listened to a Fall album it sure is a trip. Recommend the Wonderful & Frightening World of the Fall or this Nations Saving Grace as a start.
@celsoch
2 ай бұрын
It's not samples, they actually recorded their vocals on studio just for Plastic Beach. Both even performed live with the band on the tour
@MrKrayer
2 ай бұрын
@@celsoch wow! For some reason I thought that Bobby had already passed by the time this album came out. My chronology is all messed up. It's amazing how much cache Damon has to pull so many big names into his projects.
@Simon-tl6hz
2 ай бұрын
Okay this is a crazy suggestion but I think you should react to Bach's Goldberg Variations by Glenn Gould from 1981
@disbauxa
2 ай бұрын
Love ur reviews. Please react to Vampire Weekend
@thomasburns130
2 ай бұрын
Got to do Demon Days next!
@myfriendisaac
2 ай бұрын
Played this album frequently 💿🔥👏🏾
@illgillbates9561
2 ай бұрын
That is nice. I really liked the Gorillaz when I was a kid and they had just started releasing music, and I would've recommended you their first self-titled album or Demon Days over this one for sure. Seeing their music videos on MTV at the time set a clear tone for their creative style which accompanied the music really well. The combination made them more palatable and pretty fresh/cool to a wide audience. Jumping into this album without knowledge of the videos, the hype or the music that came before is bound to be a chaotic and confusing introduction in my opinion. But it's also not really my jam except for maybe 2 or 3 songs, yet other people seem to love this one. I used to be a big fan and I think the Gorillaz are great, but I also haven't really listened to them in almost two decades and they probably won't make my playlist anymore, since their songs already live rent-free in my head anyway. 🦍
@psychedelicpiper999
19 күн бұрын
Yeah, that’s how I felt for the longest time. I was a Gorillaz megafan as a kid, and honestly stopped listening to them by the time “Plastic Beach” had come out. “Stylo” was a terrible choice for the first single. I had moved onto 60’s and 70’s experimental music. In recent years, I’ve finally gotten around to “Plastic Beach” and “The Fall”, and have since re-evaluated my feelings on Damon’s work a second time. To me, “The Fall” is the last great Gorillaz album, and everything Damon has made since then bores me. But I can’t lie to myself that he’s not a creative genius, especially factoring in Blur’s “Think Tank” and the first The Good, the Bad & The Queen album. “Demon Days” and “D-Sides” will always represent major peaks to me, as well. It may not be for everyone, but I’d rather listen to this to stay on top of current sounds vs. the auotuned garbage with generic chord progressions that passes off as music these days.
@rcheggie
2 ай бұрын
smags always coming thruuu. Demon Days next!!
@runaway_hideout
2 ай бұрын
The Glorilla and Harambe fake outs took me out 😂
@jkdw
2 ай бұрын
please, more Gorillaz 😊
@TheWampaKing
2 ай бұрын
All the Gorillaz please. Every album is its own interesting thing. (Maybe with the exception of The Fall). Demon Days and The Now Now are another couple of my favorites but they have no misses
@elliecronin6404
2 ай бұрын
I would LOVE if you react to Little Dragon. Their album Machine Dreams is an absolute masterpiece I think you’d love.
@whereami2700
2 ай бұрын
Glad you had the same reaction I had when first hearing Empire Ants: Speechless and transfixed
@biygas
2 ай бұрын
Big fan of Gorillaz, my favorite is their first album, Dan the Automator did an incredible job on that one.
@parkerohlin3836
2 ай бұрын
You should do a compilation video of your best reactions
@starhouse221
2 ай бұрын
more sonic youth!
@ChristopherGun
2 ай бұрын
melancholy hill will always make me cry
@CoolcatzCorner
2 ай бұрын
Two album recs that came to mind - St Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley - Stankonia by Outkast
@GeezMuhKnees
2 ай бұрын
Gotta do Demon Days as well by Gorillaz, curious which album you'd like better
@axelmartinez3540
2 ай бұрын
If you enjoyed the catchy funky weirdness and combination of genres on this album, you would LOVE Midnight Vultures by Beck. It’s a fascinating and unbelievably fun album that combines elements of funk, disco, hip hop, neo soul, psychedelia, rock and electronica. One of the craziest albums sonically ever made!
@q11s28
2 ай бұрын
ALL THINGS MUST PASS NEXT 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@NKO_lindo
2 ай бұрын
PLEAAAASE do demon days next
@JamesKovacic
2 ай бұрын
This album was ahead of its time
@toejoe
2 ай бұрын
this album changed my life directory,, if u do react to blur i would HEAVILY rec 13 - their most experimental by far
@ZenixRulez
2 ай бұрын
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MY GUY a few recommendations: Process - Sampha (experimental r&b, great production) Nurture - Porter Robinson (light summer electric with fun production) Koi No Yokan - Deftones (very heavy, sexier and heavier radiohead imo) Hypochondriac - Brakence (very experimental emo rap, glitch pop) Reading Writing And Arithmetic - The Sundays (the smiths ish, with beautiful female vocals)
@GhostlyEcheveria
2 ай бұрын
I have to second the Sampha album. Everything he does is magic. I wish more people reacted to the features he did for SBTRKT back in 2011. It's some of his best work.
@yaku63
2 ай бұрын
how is deftones anything like radiohead? the only similarity is that they're both big on tiktok LOL
@yrnteao
2 ай бұрын
You should listen to Little Dragon's album Ritual Union, an album of theirs that came out the year following plastic beach, love their stuff so much
@desperatelycravingahamsandwich
2 ай бұрын
such a good album
@ju4nra939
2 ай бұрын
Lo entendiste perfecto bro
@Arne361
2 ай бұрын
LOVE THIS ALBUM! NEAR TO PERFECT
@gemboi2058
2 ай бұрын
PLEASSSEEE I BEG YOU TO REACT TO LITTLE DRAGON - the feature on empire ants their music is SOOO GOODDD
@Jargoed
2 ай бұрын
Damon, the lead singer of gorillaz is also the lead singer of Blur another legendary band worth checking out!
@nostalgia_clinic
2 ай бұрын
Recommend you look into Gorillaz lore before you dive into any more of their albums. Demon Days is amazing and possibly essential in their discography but I think you’d be impressed with Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez 🍻
@pk251
2 ай бұрын
Amazing album
@loganvf8718
2 ай бұрын
Please do Source Tags and Codes - And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead 🙏 I will beg.
@ijustneedmyself
2 ай бұрын
I was just listening to that on the way home 😊
@0kc1rt
2 ай бұрын
Great reaction. I was here for Empire! Ballad of Darren by Blur for more Damon Albarn goodness. It's their latest album and a real textural treat.
@desperatelycravingahamsandwich
2 ай бұрын
day 3 of requesting the ooz by king krule
@AyeGeeElle
2 ай бұрын
Should for sure check out some more of Little Dragon's discography
@connortierney833
2 ай бұрын
Mr Bungle - California Faith No More - Angel Dust Primus - Frizzle Fry The Jesus Lizard - GOAT
@xanApfel
2 ай бұрын
OMG YESSSSS. also please please check out the new vampire weekend album😭😭
@difeth_
2 ай бұрын
if you haven’t yet, you should check out blur! their lead vocalist is the same guy behind gorillaz, and they’ve got some awesome stuff too
@sprout12730
2 ай бұрын
demon days next for gorillaz 🥺🥺🥺
@levonhowerton
2 ай бұрын
Best Album Of All Time.
@twinkpeaks9993
2 ай бұрын
You need to check out Demon Days or Song Machine if you enjoyed this
@samstevenson5328
2 ай бұрын
The first 3 Gorillaz albums are all masterpieces…
@gaddi8810
2 ай бұрын
My same reaction to Empire Ants everytime 🥹 You have to check out Little Dragon, S/T, Machine Dreams or Ritual Union
@humamgs469
2 ай бұрын
We Need demon days toooo
@mindgrowth27
2 ай бұрын
I would love it if you react to Sound Machine from the gorillaz. nobody reacts to this but it is one of their best albums
@worldofcheese5886
2 ай бұрын
Classic
@VampeyMK
2 ай бұрын
I could listen to Damon Albarn all day all night. But i also like the guests from time to time. The Little Dragon singer fit so perfect.
@yannhollister9091
2 ай бұрын
Awesome album. Hopefully you'll get to Vampire Weekend, The XX and M83 at some point
@con5290
2 ай бұрын
please PLEASE!! listen to little dragon's self titled album. Its so good
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