I am fully aware that Ace is a villain from the Powerpuff girls and that 2D's eyes are filled with blood. Y'all don't have to flood my comments with the same two things. I get it-Arkarmz
Gorillas needs an adult swim cartoon show. Like the lore is so unique, whacky, and hilarious, but it requires fans to piece together the story based off of animated shorts and music videos that are sometimes canon.
POV: Your friend is attempting to explain the entire plot of your 10th grade english book you neglected to read 8mins before you have to take the final test.
If I had a nickel for every male group with a sole female member who’s Japanese and was made to be a killing machine and speaks little to no English, I’d have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s weird how it happened twice
its always japanese even though i swear to god the dude behind those show has never spoken to a japanese person, nor are they popular in japan 100 percent for the aesthetic plus noodle's backstory and related stuff are basically parody and stereotypes of japan soo arghh i hate token girl
You forgot to mention that murdoc made the entire prison thing up. He got arrested for parking tickets and made the druglord thing up cuz he saw that the band was doing fine without him and he didnt wanna miss out on the attention.
I've watched 30 minute summary videos of the gorillaz fictional history that left me more confused lol Agreed, great short vid packed with to the point arcs So many things go on throughout their career. Would be challenging to catalog and then trim down to most relevant moments that tell their story
I once met a girl at an art camp back in '10, and she explained the entire lore to me up to that point. It was super hard to follow without being able to watch the videos themselves. Thank you for making this, I'm gonna send it to her.
I really have nothing to say other than this: 1.) You are a LEGEND for simply jumping right in to the subject matter. No "what's up guys, it's ya boi, today we're gonna blah blah blah" just straight to it. 2.) You got all the way through this without asking for subs, telling me to smash like, or one of the litany of other things tryhards put in ALL their videos. You are the bomb dude.
"I'm never doing something like this again." See you say that... But I think we both know when they put out a new album, you'll add to this video. You are officially the lore chronicler of the Gorillaz.
I remember reading something the artist for the band said about "I'm really sick and tired of drawing these characters." I didn't understand how He could feel that way until right now.
@@uuncoolguy6 he's credited as co-creator and as a producer on all their songs and albums, meaning he gets paid mad revenue and royalties. yeah, jamie hewlett is mostly known for gorillaz but he's made fucking bank off of the band lol
I think as time keeps treating Gorillaz well, Jamie will probably feel a little more pride that he got to be a part of something that brought so many people happiness
Im still surprised that after 20 something years in the making, Gorillaz still manages to surprise us with new song ideas and new sounds in general we haven't really listened to before in music. Song Machine by itself is genius type of art that really do works when you blend in fitting stuff together. Im not a big fan of the album but its definitely something to be inspired from.
One day in 1988 I was in my college cafeteria listening to a guy two booths away explaining the plot of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in exquisite detail to someone who never interrupted. I stayed for the entire thing and never regretted it. Same goes here.
Does anyone else not understand how when the band first broke up, how noodle was able to go to Japan, go back, manage to live in Kong studios, make music, and generally just survive by her own? Like-she’s only 10😭
Noodle definitely had a tough time doing everything by herself. Also, theres this interactive Gorillaz game online which covers some of the lore behind Gorillaz I believe... Takes place on Plastic Beach.
i think once you get to the point where a 10 year old is not only an expert guitarist, but was delivered to the band in a fed-ex box randomly, you kinda have to ignore any logic in this story
Flaw in the beginning. 2-D HAS eyes. What happened was the impacts made them fill with blood, turning them black 😁 This was stated in the beginning by the man himself lol
Its apparently called an 8-ball fracture! The color of his eyes seem pretty in sync with how he's feeling, but theres also the more literal theory that Murdoc used him as a punching bag partly to keep 2Ds cool eyeless look (but also because he's a jerk). Russel sees 2Ds eyes healed up in humility and trips him because, having been possessed before, he thinks the white eyes are a posession that he's able to "knock out of him" somehow by injuring him and returning his eyes to the usual black. (Not my theory, just something I read once that made a lot of sense)
Also Murdoc injects 2D with drugs, not truth serum. 2D was recovering from addiction, that's why the others were so mad at Murdoc, it was an incredibly evil thing to do.
just wanted to say thanks for this! I'm new to the fandom and it's been very confusing but this cleared a lot of things up for me and I now have a better understanding. thanks!😊
@@arkarmz589 Wait really? Lowkey im going to watch the sh8 out of it. Theres quite a lot of lore into Gorillaz, considering they are "sharing" in a way the universe as us performing with celebrities and what not. I hope if it really does become a movie, it will cover everything from the beginning where Murdoc crashed a Vauxhall Astra into 2-D's eye lol. Gorillaz always got so much to offer and the animated characters definitely deserve a good movie showing who they really are.
Never knew Gorillaz had actual lore until recently. I thought those fever dream music videos were just cool visualizations. Their animation is godly, their songs are bop, but their lore is so absurd like an acid trip lol. Still baffled that Murdoc just kidnapped some random guy doing his job and nearly killed him lotta times and that guy is just... "yeah"....
I've been hearing to Gorillaz since I was very little and like, two months ago a friend told me their animations were supposed to follow a story line and I was like "Seriously?" Thank goodness there's people like you who make this shit tons easier. Good vid!
Murdoc: Legitimate menace to society. He's also green. 2-D: Funni eyes. Russell: Possessed by his dead friends. Noodle: Amnesiac 7 year old who lived in a box and has a guitar (for some reason).
Murdoc being physically abusive(and mentally, I think??) to 2D for like- 20 something years and having 2D forgive him after all that seems so unreal but so nice sometimes Also "after Murdoc tried to kill 2D for like *the fifth time* " made me laugh
I think he forgot to mention how like in prison he pormised himself, he was going to be nicer to 2D and hoped 2D would accept his apology but I could be wrong not calling out the person who made this ofc!! you did amazing!
Yeaaah, the relationship between these two characters is very abusive and very complicated, especially if you bother to read up on the books, and the blogs, and the old radio programms. For those who are interested, Murdoc is a fucked uo character who was raised in a fucked up way and lived a pretty fucked up life, he basically never had a chance to be anything but what he turned out to be. Gorillaz is 100% the best thing that ever happened to him, and he himself confirmed it multiple times. 2D on the other hand is just a very simple and forgiving guy. I wouldn't say he's a complete pushover OR an angel incarnate (he's kinda wild too), but ultimately him and Murdoc have enough common ground for 2D to always somehow forgive him. I think if some screenwriter wanted to, they could make a very interesting piece of media even just using this very weird dynamic alone.
As someone who's only caught bits and pieces of the lore since Humanz, this makes me want to go back and find all the pieces I've missed. This was a great recap though, so maybe I don't need to. Also, I think Phase 2-3 is still my favorite era from a lore stand point. Maybe because it's when I really discovered what Gorillaz is outside of the hits you year on the radio, but I just think the story and world building feels SO top tier during that time.
I love bands with depth and character build like this it's amazing to see concepts that haven't been played out. This is the part of art in music I live for.
I first found out about this group when I was like 12 and I've always wanted them to make a show. I also wondered if there was a story to this group and I'm so glad I found this lol! It's just as wild as I imagined it'd be! Thanks for this!
As someone who grew up listening to them, I genuinely thank you for summarizing this. I spent 15 years trying to understand 20 years worth of Gorillaz lore... and you did it in 8 mins. Bravo!
This was ao awesome, i never fully knew the gorrillaz lore just bits and pieces but thanks for breaking it all down, it was like a friend just sitting there giving me a crash course
I've known of Goriilaz for years only because the radio station I listen to plays "Feel Good Inc" regularly. It's only been recently I discovered "Clint Eastwood" because of Davie504. Did a little research on the history of the human side of the band. I've have to say your explanation of the animated characters was excellently done! Thank you. To throw your demographics out of whack, I'm 58 years young.
Bro I've been a Gorillaz fan since their debut, and this is the best, most concise account of the crazy hard to summarize history of the fictional characters. Awesome job, ty!!
2-D didn’t lose his eyes. He got an “eight ball fracture” in both of them which is why they look like that. In the 3D animated videos it’s easier to tell that there’s eyeballs there.
I knew there were back stories for each band member but I had no idea how intricate the Gorillaz universe was until yesterday, going over each story on Wikipedia. Thanks for condensing it all here, in order, and so quickly. Great work!!!
I love this!!! Murdock gets some of the bullet points twisted. Russel actually knew where noodle was as she left and she told him the plans of her escape. She actually knew about the copter ambush and used it as an escape route to meet back up with Russel. Russel knew where to go when he left to go find her. And also Murdock knew 2D was at the store and knew he was a "genius pianist" and noise maker so he smashed into him on purpose and he had been to the store multiple times before the attack. The second time wasn't on purpose. There were several homes they lived in that played a role in their albums. Like the house haunted by Gorillas and how it connected them to the recording label and their obligations. There was a floating plastic island that served as sort of a vacation spot that they claimed was "unfindable". Many many other things. Love this.
Thank you! I’ve always listened to their songs but I never knew there was actual lore. My older brother used to play some of the songs when I was little so watching the videos and looking at the art style never fails to give me some of that good o’ nostalgia.
You forgot to add that Ace is a member of the gangreen gang from power puff girls, officially placing Gorillaz in the puff universe, which also exists within Samurai Jack
I’ve literally just gotten into Gorrilaz and wasn’t about to sit through hours of music videos I don’t even know the order to so this was very much needed thank you
5:22 fun fact, that's ace from the gangrene gang. also fun fact the gorillaz and Powerpuff girls share the same world cause the animator for gorillaz and Powerpuff girls are friends.
I started getting interested on Gorillaz it's been a long time and I love them but I never got invested on the lore. I went to try to find something interesting but all I found was a good old bunch of crappy 1 hour long videos. You made my day, man. Thanks
also that murdoc did a pact with the devil so he's band would be popular and thats why whe has a red nail and eye ;) **btw man u explained everything so clearly wow
I'm so glad I clicked on the shorter video you made this sound so simple to me and I was able to understand all of it I appreciate all effort in this video
Thank you so much for this, I've seen a lot of videos explaining the lore for the earlier albums but this is the first video that included the now now and song machine!
Well done for the compilation, my only confusion is this: I was pretty sure 2D's eyes have hyphema (Don't look it up unless you have a strong stomach, not a pretty condition), also known as an 8-ball fracture? Besides that kudos for the effort!
I am fully aware that Ace is a villain from the Powerpuff girls and that 2D's eyes are filled with blood. Y'all don't have to flood my comments with the same two things. I get it-Arkarmz
Bro you got sooooo much wrong.
@@whegger4998 like
@@whegger4998 then say it better
@@whegger4998 who fucking cares lmao
did you know that Ace is a villain from the Powerpuff girls and that 2D's eyes are filled with blood?
Gorillas needs an adult swim cartoon show. Like the lore is so unique, whacky, and hilarious, but it requires fans to piece together the story based off of animated shorts and music videos that are sometimes canon.
I hope the movie delivers on that if it ever ends up coming out
they used to have a shorts show on MTV i think, i know there is an episode of MTV cribs on them
@@wavemediaincorperated892 ua-cam.com/video/2mL19xFGkIo/v-deo.html
I mean Ace is from the Powerpuff Girls (literally look it up) so I mean its possible?
@@arkarmz589 funny thing about that, the movie is actually coming out this year on netflix
You know the story's going to be interesting when it starts off with a character becoming half blind during a keyboard store robbery.
Their imagination is wild!!
and then becomes full blind in a car crash (pretty sure he’s not actually fully blind his eyes are just like that now)
HELPP
😭 I love 2d
@@somnolentCyanide yeah, blood clots fill his eyes when he gets hit, that's why at the end of 'Humility', after Ace kicks 2-D down his eyes go black.
POV: Your friend is attempting to explain the entire plot of your 10th grade english book you neglected to read 8mins before you have to take the final test.
Lmao “and then he watched the marry go round with his sister” “…..whaaa”
If I had a nickel for every male group with a sole female member who’s Japanese and was made to be a killing machine and speaks little to no English, I’d have two nickels which isn’t a lot but it’s weird how it happened twice
Who's the other one?
@@Wyrm3 kimiko or the female from the boys comics/tv show
@@Theeditor2828 thanks
its always japanese even though i swear to god the dude behind those show has never spoken to a japanese person, nor are they popular in japan
100 percent for the aesthetic
plus noodle's backstory and related stuff are basically parody and stereotypes of japan soo arghh i hate token girl
phineas and ferb reference
You forgot to mention that murdoc made the entire prison thing up. He got arrested for parking tickets and made the druglord thing up cuz he saw that the band was doing fine without him and he didnt wanna miss out on the attention.
You're right! I actually forgot about that whole plotline so thanks for filling it in
@@arkarmz589 is that when Ace replaced him?
@@arkarmz589 nvm lmfao
fun fact since it wasn’t mentioned: ace is canonly the same ace that was a villain in the powerpuff girls.
Holy shit I knew he looked familiar!
that still haunts me lmao
wut
@@ThreeProphets they have connections with some cartoon network OGs lol
Eyyyyy. Ace from Powerpuffgirls
The whole lore feels like when you're having a weird dream and just decided to go along with it.
Musso, i know you are Reading this, u are NOT safe🤑
@@zfreddy3916im NOT the only one who should worry about being touched tonight 😈😈😈😈🥶🥶🥶🥶
weed
@@ablurida cute boys don't need drugs
It does tho
Imagine losing both eyes in two different car crashes, just to have the guy responsible try and recruit you into his band.
Never explain this story to anyone. I've been stuck in this psych ward for the last 15yrs
Can't be too bad if you have internet there.
stuff yes not bad. Got a guy here that thinks he is Patch Adams. Cant complain
WHAT😭
@@0111DTheProphet WAIT FR-😭
m somegme sometimes they give me peanut butter sandwiches
I can't believe this was only about 8 minutes long, you managed to fit in so much info it felt like a whole feature length movie lmao
104 fm
Well, when you talk as fast as Philip Defranco you get a lot done in a short amount of time.
There's so much missing, though. Like WTF is going on in Dirty Harry?
I've watched 30 minute summary videos of the gorillaz fictional history that left me more confused lol
Agreed, great short vid packed with to the point arcs
So many things go on throughout their career. Would be challenging to catalog and then trim down to most relevant moments that tell their story
Are you fucking spun or a bot from of this kid? I don't think he said a single thing that was 100% correct. Fuck you UA-cam for letting this exist
I once met a girl at an art camp back in '10, and she explained the entire lore to me up to that point. It was super hard to follow without being able to watch the videos themselves. Thank you for making this, I'm gonna send it to her.
Why Stu so golden-hearted 😭 He lost both his eyes, his girlfriend and almost died 4-5 time because of Murdoc yet saved him again in the end.
He still has eyes, they just filled with blood and turned black because of the 8-ball fracture to his face.
u made it sound so simple, i applaud u for that cause this was actually real easy to understand with my pebble brain, well done
unfortunately it is Not That Simple /lhj
@@livetheender see this ua-cam.com/video/UBYE-8kM_cQ/v-deo.html
Same
This is not the lore of gorillaz
@@livetheender but he won't seem to notice
This made me realize how little sense the Gorillaz lore makes, especially the song machine lore. Great vid.
It actually makes sense if you've gone through all the books from phase 1-6
It's full satanism.
it can make sense if you go through it all
@@DatBoiAntix what- books?!?
@@halyketarrant there are books. I think eBay is your best bet to find them
Damn I thought they were just a band but that was A LOT of backstory... You did a good job at explaining it ty 😌
@massagemeontelegrammarkiplier7 ok can i get it too
I really have nothing to say other than this:
1.) You are a LEGEND for simply jumping right in to the subject matter. No "what's up guys, it's ya boi, today we're gonna blah blah blah" just straight to it.
2.) You got all the way through this without asking for subs, telling me to smash like, or one of the litany of other things tryhards put in ALL their videos.
You are the bomb dude.
"I'm never doing something like this again."
See you say that... But I think we both know when they put out a new album, you'll add to this video. You are officially the lore chronicler of the Gorillaz.
Unfortunately you're right
@@arkarmz589 see this ua-cam.com/video/UBYE-8kM_cQ/v-deo.html
Officially... They are great.
Especially under Stressure
Subscribing just to see if that happens lol
I remember reading something the artist for the band said about "I'm really sick and tired of drawing these characters." I didn't understand how He could feel that way until right now.
It would suck to just be the Gorillaz guy. U wanna be a world renowned artist but your characters overshadowed anything u could do
@@uuncoolguy6 Except that the artist has been famous way before gorillaz, for a comic book called Tank Girl, up there in England.
@@uuncoolguy6 he's credited as co-creator and as a producer on all their songs and albums, meaning he gets paid mad revenue and royalties. yeah, jamie hewlett is mostly known for gorillaz but he's made fucking bank off of the band lol
@@inpoppunkwetrust not debating he's proud of his work.
I think as time keeps treating Gorillaz well, Jamie will probably feel a little more pride that he got to be a part of something that brought so many people happiness
Also there's that little bit in plastic beach that implies Murdoch is actually hundreds of years old and made a deal with death for immortality
Im still surprised that after 20 something years in the making, Gorillaz still manages to surprise us with new song ideas and new sounds in general we haven't really listened to before in music. Song Machine by itself is genius type of art that really do works when you blend in fitting stuff together. Im not a big fan of the album but its definitely something to be inspired from.
One day in 1988 I was in my college cafeteria listening to a guy two booths away explaining the plot of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in exquisite detail to someone who never interrupted. I stayed for the entire thing and never regretted it. Same goes here.
geez that is a good story. :) i think it displays great intellect.
Hell yeah, Hitchhiker's Guide! Were you convinced to read it, or did you feel like you knew enough after that?
You are probably the only person who explained the Gorillaz lore so understandable, thank you♡
"Aw no i feel bad for murdoc" 2 secs later "nvm"
Does anyone else not understand how when the band first broke up, how noodle was able to go to Japan, go back, manage to live in Kong studios, make music, and generally just survive by her own? Like-she’s only 10😭
Noodle definitely had a tough time doing everything by herself. Also, theres this interactive Gorillaz game online which covers some of the lore behind Gorillaz I believe... Takes place on Plastic Beach.
i think once you get to the point where a 10 year old is not only an expert guitarist, but was delivered to the band in a fed-ex box randomly, you kinda have to ignore any logic in this story
Dont forget she's a killing machine from a secret project.
@@bew5230 true, true
I did wonder, but after watching The Beatles Yellow Submarine, it takes a lot to surprise me now.
Flaw in the beginning. 2-D HAS eyes. What happened was the impacts made them fill with blood, turning them black 😁 This was stated in the beginning by the man himself lol
Here was the source I think he used:
ua-cam.com/video/aem0EHEm2eU/v-deo.html
Its apparently called an 8-ball fracture! The color of his eyes seem pretty in sync with how he's feeling, but theres also the more literal theory that Murdoc used him as a punching bag partly to keep 2Ds cool eyeless look (but also because he's a jerk). Russel sees 2Ds eyes healed up in humility and trips him because, having been possessed before, he thinks the white eyes are a posession that he's able to "knock out of him" somehow by injuring him and returning his eyes to the usual black. (Not my theory, just something I read once that made a lot of sense)
@@rowanvezeau5729 YEAH THAT WAS THE NAME OF IT TY!!! I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS CALLED.
Jesus loves you!
Also Murdoc injects 2D with drugs, not truth serum. 2D was recovering from addiction, that's why the others were so mad at Murdoc, it was an incredibly evil thing to do.
How have they not made this a netflix series.. So much creativity its like a late 90's show that i'd love
just wanted to say thanks for this! I'm new to the fandom and it's been very confusing but this cleared a lot of things up for me and I now have a better understanding. thanks!😊
👍🏽
I'm so thoroughly impressed by this. Damn. Now I want a Gorillaz show.
Pretty sure there's a Netflix movie comin out in a few years
@@arkarmz589 I'd be hyped but this would be like the 3rd or 4th attempt at one so I won't hold my breath.
Still gonna cross my fingers tho
@@arkarmz589 Wait really? Lowkey im going to watch the sh8 out of it. Theres quite a lot of lore into Gorillaz, considering they are "sharing" in a way the universe as us performing with celebrities and what not. I hope if it really does become a movie, it will cover everything from the beginning where Murdoc crashed a Vauxhall Astra into 2-D's eye lol. Gorillaz always got so much to offer and the animated characters definitely deserve a good movie showing who they really are.
Netflix soon
@@royliber3824 yeah but we don’t even know a single thing about it yet.
Wow, I knew the lore was nuts but when you put it together like that. It's fairly consistent with the characters, thank you for making this.
Wow that was actually a really nice ending to their story so far. Thanks for doing all the research to make this!
I just like how noodles is like i know another green dude and from there becomes connected powerpuff girls
it involves a lot of Murdoc's ramblings
this is super underrated i finally understand all this now thank you
Where's the lamb sauce?
Im saddened how I missed Gorillaz being a part of my childhood, vocaloid was the main story of my childhood.
But, It's never too late to be a fan.
Never knew Gorillaz had actual lore until recently. I thought those fever dream music videos were just cool visualizations. Their animation is godly, their songs are bop, but their lore is so absurd like an acid trip lol. Still baffled that Murdoc just kidnapped some random guy doing his job and nearly killed him lotta times and that guy is just... "yeah"....
*new album releases*
Ah shit, here we go again.
I've been hearing to Gorillaz since I was very little and like, two months ago a friend told me their animations were supposed to follow a story line and I was like "Seriously?"
Thank goodness there's people like you who make this shit tons easier. Good vid!
yes!
damn right, I have exactly the same story lol
Murdoc: Legitimate menace to society. He's also green.
2-D: Funni eyes.
Russell: Possessed by his dead friends.
Noodle: Amnesiac 7 year old who lived in a box and has a guitar (for some reason).
Damn, I knew maybe 3 of their songs. Now I'm intrigued
Murdoc being physically abusive(and mentally, I think??) to 2D for like- 20 something years and having 2D forgive him after all that seems so unreal but so nice sometimes
Also "after Murdoc tried to kill 2D for like *the fifth time* " made me laugh
I think he forgot to mention how like in prison he pormised himself, he was going to be nicer to 2D and hoped 2D would accept his apology but I could be wrong
not calling out the person who made this ofc!! you did amazing!
but yea, it can be unreal but also VERy real,
Yeaaah, the relationship between these two characters is very abusive and very complicated, especially if you bother to read up on the books, and the blogs, and the old radio programms. For those who are interested, Murdoc is a fucked uo character who was raised in a fucked up way and lived a pretty fucked up life, he basically never had a chance to be anything but what he turned out to be. Gorillaz is 100% the best thing that ever happened to him, and he himself confirmed it multiple times. 2D on the other hand is just a very simple and forgiving guy. I wouldn't say he's a complete pushover OR an angel incarnate (he's kinda wild too), but ultimately him and Murdoc have enough common ground for 2D to always somehow forgive him.
I think if some screenwriter wanted to, they could make a very interesting piece of media even just using this very weird dynamic alone.
And this just scratches the surface lol
As someone who's only caught bits and pieces of the lore since Humanz, this makes me want to go back and find all the pieces I've missed. This was a great recap though, so maybe I don't need to. Also, I think Phase 2-3 is still my favorite era from a lore stand point. Maybe because it's when I really discovered what Gorillaz is outside of the hits you year on the radio, but I just think the story and world building feels SO top tier during that time.
I love bands with depth and character build like this it's amazing to see concepts that haven't been played out. This is the part of art in music I live for.
I didn't know any of this but it seems Gorillaz is just a huge fever dream with amazing music and I'm loving it still
It doesn't knock out his eyes, it fills them with blood. 8-ball fractures
I first found out about this group when I was like 12 and I've always wanted them to make a show. I also wondered if there was a story to this group and I'm so glad I found this lol! It's just as wild as I imagined it'd be! Thanks for this!
It's been a rollercoaster being a fan of these guys since the beginning fucken hell
“which…. *old habits die hard.* ”
by far the best video i’ve seen at summarizing the lore tbh.
As someone who grew up listening to them, I genuinely thank you for summarizing this. I spent 15 years trying to understand 20 years worth of Gorillaz lore... and you did it in 8 mins.
Bravo!
"I'm never doing something like this again"
Gorillaz: Here take this * produces Cracker island *
This was ao awesome, i never fully knew the gorrillaz lore just bits and pieces but thanks for breaking it all down, it was like a friend just sitting there giving me a crash course
I love how it takes hours for someone to explain the lore, but only takes this guy 8 minutes
I've known of Goriilaz for years only because the radio station I listen to plays "Feel Good Inc" regularly. It's only been recently I discovered "Clint Eastwood" because of Davie504. Did a little research on the history of the human side of the band. I've have to say your explanation of the animated characters was excellently done! Thank you. To throw your demographics out of whack, I'm 58 years young.
which station.
@@sam-dy2ho WXRT 93.1 FM in Chicago.
Bro I've been a Gorillaz fan since their debut, and this is the best, most concise account of the crazy hard to summarize history of the fictional characters.
Awesome job, ty!!
0:09 yes stu IS an absolute hunk
He is lol
it doesn't knock out his eye, he just has an 8-ball fracture, his eyes are both still there
Look their music is great, but the lore is like they gave a bunch of 9 year olds crack and made them come up with something
Loved the coverage and your personality made the video. Excellent job.
I've started learning about Gorillaz's lore for the last two weeks and your video is so helpful man!! Thank you!!
5:30 - don't ignore the fact that Ace was a former Powerpuff Girls nemesis
Bro you're like the 17th person to make this comment. I didn't mention it cause I didn't think it mattered enough
ive known the lore for years and always had a hard time explaining it. it would take me like hours😭😭i can’t believe this is only 8 mins
I read "Gorillaz" as "Godzilla" so I was just sitting here watching this video, waiting for Godzilla to show up, damn I'm an idiot
Dang! Thanks for putting that all together!
I liked some of their songs in mid 2000's and just kept finding more to love, so I got curious!
Replacing Russel with a drum machine is so realistic is hurts
Russel not his muscles but percussion he provides
well gawd damn, a lore explanation video that's up to date, doesn't drag on without missing any crucial information, and has good narration. big fan
2-D didn’t lose his eyes. He got an “eight ball fracture” in both of them which is why they look like that. In the 3D animated videos it’s easier to tell that there’s eyeballs there.
I knew there were back stories for each band member but I had no idea how intricate the Gorillaz universe was until yesterday, going over each story on Wikipedia. Thanks for condensing it all here, in order, and so quickly. Great work!!!
I love this!!! Murdock gets some of the bullet points twisted. Russel actually knew where noodle was as she left and she told him the plans of her escape. She actually knew about the copter ambush and used it as an escape route to meet back up with Russel. Russel knew where to go when he left to go find her. And also Murdock knew 2D was at the store and knew he was a "genius pianist" and noise maker so he smashed into him on purpose and he had been to the store multiple times before the attack. The second time wasn't on purpose. There were several homes they lived in that played a role in their albums. Like the house haunted by Gorillas and how it connected them to the recording label and their obligations. There was a floating plastic island that served as sort of a vacation spot that they claimed was "unfindable". Many many other things. Love this.
The fact that this felt like a fever dream but I enjoyed the whole thing
The lore of the Gorillaz sounds like one of my anxiety dreams.
Thank you! I love the music and videos but have long been baffled by the apparent story going on behind the scenes.
Thank you!
I’ve always listened to their songs but I never knew there was actual lore.
My older brother used to play some of the songs when I was little so watching the videos and looking at the art style never fails to give me some of that good o’ nostalgia.
great job putting this crazy hunk of story in an easy and short video that is also entertaining and fun to watch. my mind is blown
you just got someone with adhd to stare at the screen for 8 minutes straight without looking away for a second
thanks dude!!!! I'm so glad I found this video of yours, it just explains all the gaps I had
You forgot to add that Ace is a member of the gangreen gang from power puff girls, officially placing Gorillaz in the puff universe, which also exists within Samurai Jack
omg THANK YOU 🙏 no matter how hard i try i cannot understand song machine
I’ve literally just gotten into Gorrilaz and wasn’t about to sit through hours of music videos I don’t even know the order to so this was very much needed thank you
5:22 fun fact, that's ace from the gangrene gang. also fun fact the gorillaz and Powerpuff girls share the same world cause the animator for gorillaz and Powerpuff girls are friends.
also it was a good recap but u missed a lot (not including the massive amounts of retcons)
I love the commentary, it feels like a friend is just talking about something they really like
Give this man some kind of award for being able of doing this video, wow
I started getting interested on Gorillaz it's been a long time and I love them but I never got invested on the lore. I went to try to find something interesting but all I found was a good old bunch of crappy 1 hour long videos. You made my day, man. Thanks
Your work of search is dope keep it fresh you are a real hero !
So much lore but for whatever reason, Gorillaz still doesn't even have an animated series.
also that murdoc did a pact with the devil so he's band would be popular and thats why whe has a red nail and eye ;)
**btw man u explained everything so clearly wow
Thank u so much😭 I've loved gorillaz music and fanbase for a while but I never knew the lore until now :)
I'm so glad I clicked on the shorter video you made this sound so simple to me and I was able to understand all of it
I appreciate all effort in this video
Thank you so much for this, I've seen a lot of videos explaining the lore for the earlier albums but this is the first video that included the now now and song machine!
Well done for the compilation, my only confusion is this: I was pretty sure 2D's eyes have hyphema (Don't look it up unless you have a strong stomach, not a pretty condition), also known as an 8-ball fracture? Besides that kudos for the effort!
Thank you for spending the time to learn and share this it makes me want to watch every single video one by one.
Damn bro you are close to hitting a million, I’m very happy for you
For a small channel, I say you did a good job
"I know another green guy" bruh that's exactly what happened
i have only ever listened to two of their songs and yet i feel emotionally attached to these characters now
Stuart’s all like, „ok“ 😂
Bro you got straight to the point and actually just explained it, big props
"and then they get chased by Bruce Willis" still makes me laugh so hard
This was worth all your time…one of the best videos on UA-cam
Dude thank you I always wanted to know but didn't want to put the effort into finding out. You sir are a scholar among cartoon bands.