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The Good the Bad and the Queen: Self Title |
Contributed By: Josh DaNewYork
Created On: Thursday, 25 January 2007
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 The Good the Bad and the Queen Standard UK pressing of the debut album from Britpop supergroup The Good, The Bad And The Queen. TGTBTQ is a new album featuring Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz), Paul Simonon (The Clash), Tony Allen (Africa 70/Fela Kuti) and Simon Tong (The Verve).If Damon Albarn has the one talent worth recognising, it's that he knows to surround himself with the right people. In his continued quest to shed the redundant image of Damo The Britpop Clown for something more serious, eclectic and influential, the danger that there isn't really enough of him to go around his various projects is constantly present.
But in a masterstroke of staging that's never the primary concern. In Gorillaz he aligned himself with the cutting edge, wrapped himself in crayoned-on clothing and took the plaudits as his collaborators made the star turns. But he remained the natural and necessary constant. The Good, The Bad & The Queen (a one-off production rather a proper band, apparently) is an extension of that template, but feels more like Damon's show.
Just where on Earth does Damon Albarn find the time? Not content with preparing for Blur's next album (still a going concern apparently), and plotting Gorillaz' continuing world domination, he's also managed to form a new band. And - whisper it - this one could be described as a bona fide supergroup.
For The Good The Bad & The Queen, Albarn has been joined by Paul Simonon (ex-bass player in The Clash), Simon Tong (former guitarist in The Verve) and Fela Kuti's drummer Tony Allen. He's even roped in Danger Mouse, one half of Gnarls Barkley of course, to produce. The results are, if this first single is anything to go by, downbeat, atmospheric and frankly outstanding.
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