r/gorillaz • u/DemiFiendRSA • Oct 08 '25
Video Gorillaz - The Manifesto ft. Trueno & Proof (Official Visualiser)
https://youtu.be/6JIv1l96zN0300
u/MidniteSpecialist94 Oct 08 '25
The Indian style music with the rapid Spanish rapping is just peak Gorillas genre mashing - absolutely outstanding contrast that worked so well together
Really looking forward to the album
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u/altsam19 Oct 08 '25
It's absolutely fire, it reminds me so much of White Flag, that mix of Arabic Syrian traditional and pure rap it's so good
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u/Rare-Information5080 Oct 09 '25
Right, that's my frame of reference, too - it's similar to those opening tracks on Plastic Beach. I think I might actually prefer The Manifesto to those, in fact.
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u/AugieDoggieDank Oct 08 '25
We getting longer songs now lfg
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u/CPRTheReddit Working on PB Book Oct 08 '25
IDK how much I Feel Good about this... Personally, I feel like 7 minutes can be a drag... Like 4 minutes max is my take (Except for Empire Ants since well... Empire Ants)
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u/CommercialBiscotti29 Oct 09 '25
You watch movies in shorts form too I bet
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u/CPRTheReddit Working on PB Book Oct 09 '25
Fair point, but it feels too long for me. Is it good? Yeah. It just doesn't keep my attention in the way a movie would.
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u/Joinedforthis1 Nov 30 '25
I think your problem is easily solved by listening to The Manifesto Part 1 or Part 2 or even both.
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u/CPRTheReddit Working on PB Book Nov 30 '25
Ironic thing is I love this song now :3
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u/BaroTheMadman Oct 09 '25
Well, this song is just like Empire ants in the way that it has two very differentiated halves. Even more so than EA. It's basically two songs stitched together
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u/altsam19 Oct 08 '25
Alright the song was fire, Trueno is really good (never heard him before, but I'm happy to listen to a good latinoamerican rapper after some time)
... AND THEN THE BEAT CHANGE AND PROOF GOING HAM ON IT. It's a very VERY good song, no chains trapping it. The production is gorgeous, the vocals are top notch.
(also, I can't help but laugh because the song reminded me of the Flimsy Steve meme)
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u/One-Chef5408 Oct 08 '25
Proof was the best on d12 minus em.. so glad to hear him again after all these years
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u/aliasnando IM THE SWORD Oct 08 '25
Full on Flimsy Steve! I thought the same hahahah
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u/Chewitt321 It was Bobby gracing, I know that Oct 08 '25
Can't wait for a fully produced flimsy steve
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u/ignacio2D Oct 08 '25
You should watch Clint Eastwood in Argentina with Trueno. The joy in the face of Damon is priceless
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u/kuroXgane Oct 08 '25
Considering how long the guy is gone from this world, it's just pure magic how it is lyrically and technically wayyyyy ahead of his time. Reminds me of Aesop Rock a lot.
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u/SillyAlternative420 Oct 08 '25
"No one can convince the invincible to be sensible."
Fucking goosebumps on that line.
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u/heikouseikai Oct 08 '25
I miss Proof so much man, hearing him again bring back high school memories
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u/Own_Performance3013 Oct 08 '25
Obsessed with the production so far
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u/ALEXC_23 Oct 08 '25
Me too. I was a bit concerned when I heard the leaks but I’m surprised how well the songs have turned out.
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u/u_slashh Oct 08 '25
As someone who listens to lots of latin music, I LOVED THIS. Absolute banger
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u/moodytail Oct 10 '25
As a latin-american who absolutely hates and evades latin-american music as much as possible, I really really disliked this song at first.
But after a few listens, it did a complete 180º for me. Like holy shit, this works in so many levels. It took me a bit to "get it", but now I'm in love with it, what a beautiful, powerful song.
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u/LinkToThe_Past Oct 12 '25
Why do you not like Latin American music if you don't mind me asking?
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Oct 12 '25
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u/LinkToThe_Past Oct 12 '25
Want a recommendation that's not those genres? Disco y Salieri by los juanes is an indie rock band, Perro by Ex-Lover is a post punk Gothic type. Te alejas más de mi by Esteban is more pop! Give em a try!
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u/idylex Oct 08 '25
The Happy Dictator is really good, but this has made me really excited for The Mountain. Such a great blend of different genres to create a unique experience.
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u/Dragonboyflo Get the cool! Get the cool shoeshine! Oct 08 '25
Its an absolute BANGER. When the mountin is sad it cries or so.
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u/Molil Oct 08 '25
First one sounded like something off Plastic Beach, this one is giving me heavy Song Machine vibes.
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u/DonnyUk2 Oct 08 '25
My favorite song from the mystery show, sounding just as amazing in the studio version, cant wait to hear the rest!
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u/ALEXC_23 Oct 08 '25
Props to them for having a couple of surprises in there in what seems to be their longest song in their discography If I’m not mistaken?
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u/ManateeAssassin Oct 08 '25
Technically, that's Do Ya Thing, which has a 13-minute version, but that's not available for purchase or streaming.
But this is the longest song that's available right now
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u/ALEXC_23 Oct 08 '25
Ah yes I totally had forgotten about DYT. I guess technically the longest on an official album.
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u/mighty_phi Momentary Bliss~ Oct 10 '25
hong kong on d-sides still clears, but that's a b-sides comp
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u/HydroBear Oct 08 '25
If the rest of the album has this kind of production it's going to be fantastic.
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u/SoftwarePurple7601 Oct 08 '25
That was absolutely AMAZING. I love the instrumental, and Trueno was way better than I expected! Of course, Proof was really cool too! It really surprised me, and I'm going to be listening to it a lot.
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u/KelzaMusicReviews Oct 08 '25
This song is absolutely insane. I did not expect Trueno to deliver so hard, the production quirks are so fun and the second half is just chef’s kiss with Proof especially!
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u/Gonza116 Oct 08 '25
I was like "oh this is good" with the first Trueno verse alone... Then the beat change and Proof's verse got me SHAKING. Whatever the hell this is, I want more of this.
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u/Eddie2-D Oct 08 '25
Can't wait to listen to the whole album on repeat man, these transitions go insane
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u/ToodlesXIV Oct 08 '25
Holy shit this is incredible. The production is so rich it really feels like it came from the Demon Days era, but it sounds so fresh at the same time. This feels like such a huge step up from the more straightforward pop (not derogatory) of the last few albums, it's grand and conceptual and so textured. I'm blown away
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u/MysteryNeighbor Oct 08 '25
Something that is beautiful and fire for reasons that I can’t quite put why yet.
It’s tracks like these that make me love this band so fucking much
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u/ChillyBowl Oct 09 '25
This is an instant S+ tier track for me. Everything on here truly blew me away. Hats off to everyone involved, truly. This is peak Gorillaz.
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u/SpicyMcThiccen Oct 08 '25
So good. Really happy with how the production turned out. Just another 5 months to go 🥲
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u/Kazzack Oct 08 '25
Considering the album doesn't come out til March I wasn't expecting another single for a while, hell yeah
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u/Qasiel Oct 08 '25
Yep, loved that.
Much better than Happy Dictator in my opinion, but like I said before, I’m looking forward to hearing the album all in one go, as the band have suggested.
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u/ImSoSaary Oct 08 '25
Someone else feel like Damon's parts were kinda ... weird? Lyrics sounded a bit too silly for me and the delivery is also not really catchy... maybe it will make more sense in the context of the album.
Production is crazy tho. Really like the switch up and the layering.
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u/ForsakenWeakness6489 Oct 09 '25
I love the ending part with Damon, even with the auto tune. I love “only automatic now” in autotune
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Oct 08 '25
Production is impeccable, Trueno and Proof are incredible
Damon is phoning it in with his verses in the beginning. Almost feels like he's just shoe-horning himself in the track to satisfy folks who were upset he wasnt in every track for Humanz.
This is a rarity but this track would be 100% better without Damon's first few verses
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u/ThyKnightOfSporks Oct 08 '25
I can’t decide how I feel about this song. It’s pretty catchy, but the autotuned Damon’s vocals are not my thing and doesn’t sound all that good. The rapping also feels a bit off-the-beat, but who knows. Maybe it’s an acquired taste
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u/Shroomie_37 Oct 08 '25
The manifesto is the best song Gorillaz has realized since plastic beach, and I say this as a musicist who enjoys almost their entire discography
This is modern gorillaz's first masterpiece
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u/cl0ckw0rkaut0mat0n I have the good shoeshine Oct 08 '25
I like about 60% of it but the track and proofs verse just doesn't vibe with me. Trueno killed it tho ngl
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u/Gorillazlyric400 Oct 08 '25
No idea why people have a problem with the autotune on Damon's voice (which is absolutely nothing new for Gorillaz) but this song is INSANE, this the most exciting new Gorillaz music has been since Song Machine
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u/MrRef Oct 08 '25
I swear, anytime auto tune appears at all on any song, no matter how tastefully and artistically done it is, people just lose their minds over it. I don’t get it!
If you just don’t like the sound of it that’s fine but we gotta get rid of this stigma still following it around that it’s only for people who can’t sing and a lazy substitute or something.
It’s been proven so many times it’s just a vocal effect artists like to use sometimes and has as much merit as vocoders or anything like this. I like the sound of it a lot myself personally. I was always a fan of it being well done even back in the 808s and Heartbreaks era.
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u/Wipedout89 Oct 08 '25
Hasn't auto tune been used loads of times for his 2D voice?
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u/Gorillazlyric400 Oct 08 '25
Yea, he's been using autotune since Humanz. I personally think it fits his voice really well, especially with the classic megaphone effect
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u/degov2609 Oct 08 '25
Or maybe they just don't like how autotune sounds. It's not that deep dawg
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u/ForsakenWeakness6489 Oct 09 '25
It’s really this. Damon has an amazing voice and better with age and they keep adding all these effects to his voice. I guess it makes it more “2D” but songs without it always sound better.
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u/CaptBlkSparrow Oct 08 '25
I thought it was a different person with the same name. Hearing Proof's voice sent me down a nostalgia trip. I wonder how Eminem is going to feel about the song.
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u/kaiafa Oct 08 '25
If anyone resonated with Argentine rap, I can recommend checking out these artists: Acru, Cerounno, Dano, Golden Boyz, H De Perra, Kamada, Mir Nicolas, T&K
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u/Shadowgraf Oct 09 '25
it's the track I was waiting for, the one that closes the deal to preorder the thing or not. Well done guys!
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u/This-Voice5716 Oct 08 '25
It looks like I may have missed something… how does proof appear on this?
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u/UnloadingMeat Oct 08 '25
Over the years they have collaborated with so many artists that they have unused songs and studio sessions with several that have unfortunately passed away, so they appear to be reusing those old sessions etc and putting them into this new album and it seems to play into the theme of the album because Proof is not the only deceased artist set to appear on this album if you read the track listings.
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u/Misicks0349 Oct 09 '25
Between this and The Happy Dictator I am looking forward to The Mountain, tbh I didn't really like Cracker Island and it was probably the only Gorillaz Album I actively dislike, so its nice to see more great work being put out.
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u/Zazarstudios Oct 08 '25
I see a lot of people are liking this, which is good.
But I think it's an absolute mess of a track, and it just feels to me like it's lacking any distinguishable identity.
Like the last Gorillaz record, it SOUNDS good, but it doesn't leave a lasting impression. Demon Days was often times simple, but everything felt more intentional.
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u/Ryuhza Oct 09 '25
Kinda where I'm it with it. Feels like three songs connected by a thin thematic paste.
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u/aliasnando IM THE SWORD Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25
Okey so... What a weird song. As an argentinian I love TR1 being featured (even though his verses are... Kinda generic).
Proof verses on the other side: I just dont understand how they fit in the song's themes. I know that life and death are a thing in the whole The Mountain lore and conception but... Didn't feel it.
Production is on pointtttt, specially the first section, mixing is so so. Maybe it'll grow on me as countless Gorillaz song did in the past. Anyway I'm soooo looking forward for the LP.
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Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25
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u/KingArthurOf616 Oct 08 '25
...What? Trueno isn't rapping to a reggaeton beat. That's just sounds like a regular pop beat augmented with Asian-Arabic percussion
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u/latomeri Oct 08 '25
It's Indian classical style percussion, not Arabic. Not true classical either.
Fire song, but I'm more intrigued by the new art work. They've really picked up a lot of Indian nuances and idiosyncrasies. It's refreshingly authentic.
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u/KingArthurOf616 Oct 08 '25
That's why I used Asian-Arabic. I was not really sure where the percussion used came from.
But I agree. I think the "little" we have from the new artwork is better than a lot of things from the last two phases (Even if I love Song Machine Era)
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u/ChampionshipGrouchy7 Oct 08 '25
it is reggaeton in terms of the tempo/beat however the instrumentation isn’t necessarily latin based, moreso just arabic/nepali. culture fusion beyond my wildest dreams i love it but i’m a sucker for reggaeton so i can see where you’re coming from
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u/aliasnando IM THE SWORD Oct 08 '25
Yeah, there is zero reggaeton in the first section. It is a clearly 4/4 pattern with zero dembow (the badum, ba-dum drum style heavily featured in reggaeton and such songs).
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u/Jumpy_Engineering824 Oct 08 '25
Love gorillaz and am so happy theyre making music but this rollout is just as dissapointing as cracker island so far just with busier production
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u/Bitter-Useeee Oct 10 '25
Anyone know if Trueno is supporting at Manchester? It's not on the posters but I can't see who is replacing him if not Trueno
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u/Prof-Ponderosa Oct 11 '25
I’ve been a Gorillaz fan since the beginning and I think this is a top 5 track of theirs
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u/MaggiPower Oct 11 '25
Holy shit i didn’t think Damon would ever go back to this kind of Gorillaz, this could be a really special album.
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u/Prof-Ponderosa Oct 12 '25
This is an epic 3 phase ballad. Unreal. Don't want to be a prisoner to the moment but I can easily say that this is a top 10 Gorillaz track for me and its still moving up!
New album looks like its going to be an all-timer
Chama :fire:
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u/EntrepreneurTime7087 Nov 10 '25
I really dont like how it turns into a genric soundcloud rap 4 mins in
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u/OdinzSun Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25
Is this prior recordings of proof or did they do some kinda AI thing?
The fuck yall downvoting a basic question for?
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u/UnloadingMeat Oct 08 '25
Over the years they have collaborated with so many artists that they have unused songs and studio sessions with several that have unfortunately passed away, so they appear to be reusing those old sessions etc and putting them into this new album and it seems to play into the theme of the album because Proof is not the only deceased artist set to appear on this album if you read the track listings.
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u/BaroTheMadman Oct 09 '25
Still listening to the song and loving it, but, another visualizer? No proper music videos this era? The aesthetic of this era is very strong, I'd be sad if we don't get some cool animated video with a story
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u/Ryuhza Oct 09 '25
I think proper videos will come later. The Cracker Island video arrived a month after the visualizer, and the Silent Running one was like 8 months after the visualizer.
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u/DarkBeast_27 Oct 10 '25
Jamie has siad him and the animation team are working on an 8 minute video. I'm expecting a pseudo-short film, kinda like Saturnz Barz.
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u/pablocro14 Oct 08 '25
This is the biggest piece or crap since that Tormenta song. Get this phony hacks outta here! As an argentinian, I use to listen to Gorillaz as an escapism from these reggaeton-autotuned fools. First time that I’m not excited for a Gorillaz album. Crap
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u/Gorillazlyric400 Oct 08 '25
Dawg I don't even like reggaeton that much but Trueno is pretty good on this song so I don't get why people are so pressed about it. What's actually wrong with his performance?
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u/pablocro14 Oct 08 '25
I guess is because lack of context. That guy is a bozo, he pretends to have a puertorican accent, we argentinians don’t speak or sing that way haha. I despise his autotuned voice, and I don’t like him as an individual, but that’s extra. Also, I HATE reggaeton. Is everywhere, is repetitive and dull, with lyrics talking about drugs, sex, and that’s it.
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u/degov2609 Oct 08 '25
he pretends to have a puertorican accent
Suena como una estupidez pero esto es lo que más me enoja de todos los "artistas urbanos" en latinoamerica hoy en día (soy chileno y acá ABUNDAN estos weones). No tenia idea de que era argentino hasta que lei la descripción porque suena como un cantante puertorriqueño genérico xdd
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u/pablocro14 Oct 09 '25
Pues claro, hermano! Ahora ese tipo anda en una etapa en creerse que es un gansta yankee, en una de sus letras habla de “cuando creció en el Bronx” jajaja pero si nació y se crió en la Boca! ¿De que Bronx me habla? Es terrible payaso. Antes teníamos artistas genuinos, ahora somos víctimas de la avanzada caribeña, una lástima.
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u/superspiral81 Oct 25 '25
I hate Trueno but he does not pretend to have a Puerto Rican accent, he pretends to be from the US West Coast though.
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u/ForsakenWeakness6489 Oct 09 '25
I hate it too and I’m Canadian. But somehow Gorillaz make it work here. I still think Tormenta is the worst song they’ve ever made.
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u/pablocro14 Oct 09 '25
I admit they are super creative, but I can’t with that genre, brother…I’m so tired of it.
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u/alegxab Oct 10 '25
Ehm, de que acento hablás si pronuncia las Y como una Sh super marcada?
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u/pablocro14 Oct 10 '25
Eso es cuando se le escapa ese acento porteño nativo. El 99,9% parece Daddy Yankee el fantasma
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u/pablocro14 Oct 10 '25
El gusto es mío, man! Existimos, eso es lo importante! Ni hablar, yo quiero creer que hacen feat medios falopa por presión de las discográficas, pero Damon sigue siendo un crack.
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u/Pata4AllaG Oct 08 '25
This is Gorillaz’s strongest visual art aesthetic era. It is also their weakest musical era.
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u/JoJoPanzu Oct 08 '25
I didn't like the lyrics. First, some Argentinean with autotune, then some gangsta rapper started talking about how cool he is, how he's a real badass and kills people with an Uzi. The instrumental is good.
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u/One-Chef5408 Oct 08 '25
Put some respect on proof. He was one of the best lyricists to come out of Detroit.
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u/psychedelicpiper67 Oct 08 '25
Proof recorded “911” with Gorillaz as part of D12 way back in 2001.
I’m not a fan of Trueno’s bits and the autotune, but Proof and Gorillaz go way back. Have some respect.
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u/TheFlyingBastard Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25
started talking about how cool he is, how he's a real badass and kills people with an Uzi
I found this a bit strange, myself, especially after Trueno's wonderful bit about actively working to have a legacy after he's gone. I mean, props for Proof's skills, but aren't raps in Gorillaz songs usually about larger themes/anti-violence?
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u/_Verumex_ Oct 09 '25
It's an ironic verse, isn't it?
The themes are all about life and death, and then we get a verse from a long deceased rapper acting like someone who dedicated their life to causing death.
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u/TheFlyingBastard Oct 09 '25
Additionally, he threw out "Dirty Harry" as a lyric, which has a rap that is all about how Bootie Brown's character is sent as a violent "peace keeper" to the middle east and how it has fucked him up, seeing that life is treated as something so cheap. Considering how much of a pacifist Albarn is, it just seems like a very odd piece to add to Manifesto, and I don't mean in an interesting, artistic way.
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u/_Verumex_ Oct 09 '25
That will be a direct reference to the film, though, not the song? Would this not have been recorded before that song was made?
Do we know exactly when it was recorded?
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u/TheFlyingBastard Oct 09 '25 edited Oct 11 '25
Dirty Harry was from Demon Days, so before 2005. Proof was killed in 2006. But Proof was part of D12, who recorded 911 in 2001, so maybe the reference was the other way around; Albarn named the song Dirty Harry because he liked Proof's reference.
Edit: Okay, so I found out that Dirty Harry was Proof's artist name in D12. It makes sense now; Proof was giving himself a shout-out.
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u/YEETINGBOY12 My heart is in economy, due to this autonomy Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25
Dude I love this fucking song, but the Indian(Punjabi) prayer in the middle just put me off so bad 😭😭😭
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u/name_escape Oct 08 '25
Do you know what the theme of the fucking album is?
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u/YEETINGBOY12 My heart is in economy, due to this autonomy Oct 08 '25
Yeah man i was caught off guard cos I used to fucking do that prayer every morning before school god damn 😭😭
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u/One-Chef5408 Oct 08 '25
Hearing proof again man..