Gorillaz – D-Sides

I fully agree with those who claimed absolutely awesome record! Superb at any measure. My copy,s dead silent and sounds amazingly!!!

Finally I have this one on vinyl, my copy sounds very nice and with no pops, clics or skips. The only complaint I have are the inner sleeves made of paper that kills the essence of this pressing.

I love this compilation since 2007 but I hate the packaging for this edition, looks badly designed with the first logo and no Demon Days font (Century Gothic).

absolutely awesome record, their [gorillaz] only triple lp record. obviously this drives the price up, but i believe it’s worth it. sadly the inner sleeves are just white, which is the only drawback, but there are so many underrated songs on this album it’s unbelievable. very highly recommended!!

Even tho I knew about it, still quite underwhelming that inner sleeves are plain white, it would've been better if it had at least some of the CD booklet artwork. Even the The Fall RSD reissue from a couple of years ago has it, can't wrap my head around this one being the exception.

bought this monster for the dfa remix...had it on digital and play it all the time....to have it on record is a treat

Has anyone else had any problems with it skipping? I’ve had 2 copies so far and both have skipped on the Dare remixes on sides D & F. The rest of the album plays perfectly fine

Not the best collection of songs, but "We Are Happy Landfill" is one of the best Gorillaz songs I've ever heard. The sound is clear.

I was eager to revisit this on vinyl since I was in high school when it first came out on CD. Back then I adored it. For me, it really hasn't held up quite as well as I'd hoped. Listening to this again with the more refined musical sensibilities I didn't have as a teenager has made it pretty obvious why so much of this was cut. If you try to squeeze any of these tracks into the Demon Days lineup, they just don't fit anywhere. Not that it's all necessarily bad, but some of it does tend to clash aesthetically with Demon Days. Most of the music is interesting enough to justify the album's existence but there are a couple of stinkers that are really just not worth anyone's time aside from novel purposes.

As one would expect with a B-sides compilation, most of the album lacks the level of polish and production of DD. Not a of lot this music is especially worth revisiting. "People" is basically just a terrible, droning, castrated early version of "Dare" without a hook. "Rockit" is very clearly unfinished based on its "lyrics". You can hear its potential but there's obviously something missing, and most of these tracks are like that. "68 State" is good but also clearly unfinished as it lacks lyrics altogether, and Gorillaz aren't really in the habit of releasing instrumental tracks. This was obviously meant to have lyrics, but they likely just didn't think it fit with the rest of the album so they didn't bother writing any. "Hong Kong" is great but it's almost twice as long as any other track from DD, so I can see why it was dropped. A seven minute track in the middle of an album comprised mostly of three and four minute tracks would likely hinder its flow regardless of where you put it.

Basically all of the remixes are disposable, save for maybe Jamie T's Turn to Monsters Mix, which is about the only one that does anything unique or original enough to be interesting. I highly doubt I will ever give the third disc another spin. Even though it's a little rough around the edges, D-sides serves as a great reminder of how perfect an album Demon Days is. There's some really good music here, but a lot of it feels unfinished. However, knowing a track like "Stop the Dams" wasn't good enough for them has given me a greater appreciation for how much care and consideration went into the composition, track selection, and arrangement of Demon Days.

So glad my favorite Gorillaz album got pressed to vinyl. This album, despite being b-sides, is full of incredible songs. Specifically for the vinyl version, Hong Kong sounds especially haunting, more so than usual. Spitting Out The Demons also sounds incredible on vinyl, and so does all the other songs. Murdoc Is God sounds a bit quieter than the rests, but maybe it's just because it wants to be played loudly. Overall, it's a fantastic album. If you're a fan of moody, grungy (and slightly drunken in a few cases) then I highly recommend this album.

The remixes are pretty good too, although I've never been too into remixes. My favorites are Jamie T. Turns To Monsters and Dare Junior Sanchez, but the rest are pretty good, too.