Album Lounge: The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Released: 2007 12 tracksPosts about The Good, The Bad & The Queen > The Good, The Bad & The Queen
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Damon Albarn of 'Blur' and 'Gorillaz', Simon Tong of 'The Verve', Paul Simonon of 'The Clash' and Tonny Allen of (well, don't know, he has cooperated with some good names in the past:P). 4 of the finest musicians in 1 band. The result? GREAT! I think it is a band that you all should listen to. What i like the most in 'The Good, The Bad & The Queen' is that they all play so quiet-as Damon said in the DVD- and as a result you can hear everything. Looking at the names o... MORE
I gotta hand it to Damon Albarn. Admittedly, it took me until Gorillaz and his most recent project to really appreciate his genius. While this album is fairly simple, and a lot of the songs sound too similar in my opinion, it is still worth more than a few listens, and "History Song" is one my favorites off their debut.
I know there's alot of you moggers that have expressed their disappointment in The Good The Bad & The Queen's debut album. But I'm here to testify that it's a GREAT cd! Listen to this song: See, I had high expectations as well as most of you, since it was another Damon Albarn side project & lord knows I love Gorillaz & have been a Blur fan since their first album. So when finding out that Paul Simonon, Tony Allen, Simon Tong & Danger Mouse were all in on the venture with... MORE
Been listening to this album all week. It seems Damon Albarn can do no wrong, just wish Graham Coxon and him would make friends again!
Any Damon Albarn release - and really anything Blur-related - is cause for celebration in my life. Yesterday saw the release of his latest venture, an unnamed supergroup with a loose concept album about modern day London. The roster of Paul Simonon, Simon Tong and Tony Allen (with Danger Mouse behind the boards) certainly brought with in some expectations. Even with the elegant single, "Herculean" as a precursor, assumption was we might be hearing some epic Blur meets the ... MORE





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