Following that is ‘‘O Green World’’, which is a song that nearly resembles ‘‘The Last Living Souls’’ but with a darker undertone and more ghostly vocals given by Damon Albarn. It is about the brutalization of the younger generation, as increased violence throughout the country and world with acts like school shootings now becoming more prominent, it is still a very undated message that applies to the world in 2022. It’s named ‘‘Kids With Guns’’ and begins with a very catchy bass hook. Moving on, the next song is a classic off of the album. This is due to the fact that in this virtual band, there is a surprisingly long storyline which I will not divulge into, but the leader of the group is a bass player, so to display his superiority over the others, he allows the bass to be the most heard. Throughout the album, the lo-fi bass is a very prominent instrument that is seemingly the main instrument in each song. It leads to the second track, which is named ‘‘The Last Living Souls’’, which puts a questionable upbeat melody over dark lyrics, but a piano coda leads to a bass-heavier version with strings in the background, which can display the deterioration of the song’s tone into its true colors.
The album begins with an intro with the repeating sample phrase of ‘‘who put me at the bottom of the food chain?’’ with a malicious sounding instrumental (consisting of droning noises and a menacing violin), which is a fitting beginning to the album as it is a political statement about the rise of industry, marketing, violence, terrorism, and all other negative things that were happening around 2005. It has a post-apocalyptic-esque sound, which is what they were going for as the album is centered on humanity and the world after the events of 9/11, which changed everything and seemingly divided many, which this album encapsulates perfectly with the gloomy dreadful feeling that hangs over each song of the album (with the exception of the outro, but I will get to that). It is acclaimed by many critics to be one of the greatest modern albums of all time. Demon Days is their second LP, following their self-titled debut album. Gorillaz is a virtual band led by Damon Albarn and co-creator and animator Jamie Hewlett, who animates the music videos of the band along with ‘‘interviews’’ and other material.
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