FIRST TIME REACTING TO | GORILLAZ "FEEL GOOD INC"

[@jbell6723]

Such a great REACTION!!! 😂

[@brittreacts]

thank you so much!

[@dariodimarco3631]

@@brittreacts i love gorillaz, i heard them in 1999 for the first time and i falled in love. If you pay attention on it you will hear that females chores actually says "feel good". i suggest you some other songs of them that you could like too: Andromeda, Melancholy hill, Doncomatic, People; then Saturnz bar, that you will hear the first time and you will say "wtf is it?" but more you hear it more you can't stop to play it.

[@corryandrews2231]

​@@dariodimarco3631Got to see them in Chicago on this past US tour they had. Top tier live show

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

@@brittreacts the genre for the Gorrillaz is " The Gorillaz" they, like another famous composer from the 1970s, "Frank Zappa" deserve their very own genre.. they sound like themselves and no one else..

[@christopherjarrett9067]

So accurate to everyone when they first watched a video from them. Who are the players---is it a band, what the hell is happening. I like the music--lol--so hilarious and honest--brought me back 20 years.

[@harrichun]

"What genre is this?" Yes

[@chasephillips6460]

All I know is it’s a certified hood classic

[@angelskunk2206]

It’s hip rock, I mean rock hop…errr, I know!! booty bounce!? 😏

[@blackholesun3569]

Yes

[@bulletdancestorm554]

I think we all had that when we first heard Gorillaz. It’s just so good.

[@gggghhgggghbb]

That is the correct answer. 👍

[@thomascardone4786]

The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D on vocals and keyboards, Murdoc Niccals on bass guitar, Noodle guitar, keyboards, and vocals, and Russell on drums. They are a virtually created band by duo musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett.

[@wut274]

I hope brit sees this! I love the music the band and the fictional lore. There music videos always tell stories and have evolved over the years with the lore. Amazing band.

[@dawatcherz]

what they did beats the hell out of creating a 'band' of random people that you hire to pretend to play the songs. there's already an abundance of groups that look pretty for a living, maybe do some choreographed dances and some lipsyncing, while the producers are getting rich without the hassle of being famous. these guys just made up some really cool fictional characters, while getting even richer, without the hassle of being famous.

[@lcako1616]

​​@@dawatcherz well damon was already famous as he was from the group blur which was super popular in the 1990's along with oasis. Listen to blur song 2 you'll probably recognise it.

[@3DJapan]

Yes and Jaimie does the animation too, in the same style as his long running comic book, Tank Girl.

[@allenrice-cw8dc]

Da La Soul are the rappers on this track.

[@genostellar]

That "ooh ooh" you like so much in the manic laughter is the lyric "feel good."

[@Keeba7790]

The Gorillaz are a genre unto themselves. A lot of their tracks have guest singers. To get the full effect of the videos, its great to watch tthem in order. The band is actually virtual, so every track has an amazing animated video. I would recommend a little research, and more of their videos to answer your questions. They have a wonderfully funky sound all their own.

[@stephensmith3111]

Alternative progressive hip-rap etc. So yeah, Gorillaz music. "Ha-ha-ha-ha-hah!" -- ✌👤

[@Pokeysaurus]

What genre is it NOT?

[@robertamigliore8504]

They are a very unique band. One of their big hits was a song called Clint Eastwood. You should check that one out. It’s really good and different.

[@BessieRiggs]

Clint Eastwood was bonkers back in the beginning of the 00s. I was hooked once I moved from Clint Eastwood to 19-2000.

[@Josefsson9013]

@@BessieRiggs 19-2000 is to this day one of my favorite songs ever

[@thomaskaimann6800]

My absolute favorite!! Clint Eastwood is on another level.

[@sasuke65743]

@@BessieRiggs 10000000000000% agree!

[@tonyb6354]

The Gorillaz was created by Damon Albarn who is the singer/songwriter of Blur. Blur were big in the 90's. They always went head to head with Oasis in the British charts for the number 1. Another great Gorrillaz track to listen to is, it's Dare. Good song.👍

[@fredtedstedman]

do you remember the rub with Oasis - liam was going to have a fight with Damon and Damon said " E thinks 'es 'ard ........but I'm 'arder !! '

[@kimmycook2698]

Love Dare!

[@robertschumacher2707]

Stylo would be another good choice.

[@airbrushaaron666]

The "rappers" that you saw live/non-animated were De la Soul. The lead singer of the band is voiced by Damon Albarn.

[@terrancebrown87]

I’m here for every Gorillaz reactions. ❤

[@brittreacts]

thank you ! glad you enjoyed it!

[@fridamarias]

Feel good _inc_ is basically about industrialised happiness aka fake happiness which stands in contrast with the windmill on the green little island that could represent contentness. ALSO! The choppers you saw in the end of the video is a direct connection to their next song in the timelime: el manana because this band writes a complete storyline in their songs! The carachters each have their background story ^^ So Gorillaz are just two people: one musician (Damon Albarn) and one animator (Jamie Hewlett) Damon writes the music and they integrate it with other musicians which give this vast variety of genres over each song and time. Most of their songs are collabs with other musicians, very often with people I wouldn't have heard of otherwise since I'm not a massive music nerd, which I think is so cool. Feel good inc. is such a classic and the rappers in this song are de la soul which they've worked together with a bunch of times.

[@glennmeade890]

This song was the 'last' song my daughter shared with me a few months before she was killed in a tragic car accident in June of 2010. It keeps her memory alive for me.

[@lk-music]

She had great taste.

[@m16fermy]

I wanted to cry as soon as I read this but the first reply made me laugh my ass off

[@Laeadern]

Your daughter had great taste in music, I am so very sorry for your loss.

[@sasuke65743]

Omg, i'm sorry to hear that. She really got great taste, indeed!

[@contactabe]

We are connected with her via this music ❤

[@CaddyJim]

*Gorillaz* is a British virtual band & in this song features *De La soul* that's who's doing the rapping laughing. Even at their live concerts you don't see the members you see an animation & they play behind the screen or a black drape

[@PeterJ328]

So, I'm 72 years old and I love music. My first reaction to Gorillaz was similar to yours Britt, loved the beat but just confused. Then I couldn't get enough of them. My son yells me that there is a whole backstory concerning the animated bassist. Anyway, I love your work Britt and I enjoyed your comments here. Thanks.

[@douglaseppinger6320]

Their song Clint Eastwood is definitely my favorite from them!

[@brittreacts]

I will keep it in mind, thanks!

[@Focus_fluctuations]

They are a virtual band, with so many hits. Stylo w/ mos def is real good

[@brittreacts]

I will keep it in mind, thanks!

[@teanosuger]

I think Bobby Womack is on it to

[@BlackHawk2901]

Wish I could experience listening to this song for the first time, all over again. First time I heard it, I was 4, and didn’t appreciate how good this song was

[@brittreacts]

it is a great song!

[@rhoetusochten4211]

I was about 28 when I first heard it, and my mind was blown.

[@TropicalHat420]

Gorillaz first album was probably the first album I chose to WANT actively as a kid, it came with a tape of a few music videos and I was hooked. Loving everything animation and to see an animated band blew my mind. Been listening to em for 20 years now and prob my favorite band/group ever. The amount of styles the lead vocalist and head of the band Damon Albarn puts together hits me every time they do something new. I'd love to see you delve into the Gorillaz rabbit hole cause there are so many great songs.

[@wtimmins]

'what genre does this fall under?' "Yes."

[@blindangel7472]

"Its called feel good inc, but i im getting the feeling he dont feel so good" it do be like that

[@MattBlahhh]

I still remember the first time I ever heard this song, I was at a party as a teen and it was mixed in with a bunch of grunge and alternative that I always listened to. It really opened me up to experimenting with new artists (well... after listening to this album on repeat for a month first) because I realized how much I could be missing out on.

[@laraismyname821]

Okay the bullet pointed version is: * Gorillaz is a 'virtual band' created by Damon Albarn (musician from the band Blur) and Jamie Hewlett (comic animator best known for Tank Girl). They are the only 'permanent' members. * All the videos are animated with the same 4 characters which others in the comments have named (the blue haired character is Damon Albarn) * There is an entire saga of a backstory that goes along with each of the characters & kind of plays out through the music videos * Different guest artists contribute on different tracks. This particular song features rappers from De La Soul. * It's not always rap, it just depends which artists are contributing to that song

[@DanJohansen]

The IRL people in this song is De La Soul (I believe). They are just featuring in this. Also, most of their videos actually tell a continuing story. The one after this one is El Mañana.

[@harrichun]

Damon Albarn is the man behind the band. He was formerly the lead singer of Blur

[@thomasharris4942]

They are their own genre. There's a bit of rap, alt rock, punk, hip hop, etc., in this band's music.

[@JuliusNovachrono17]

He’s saying “feel good” in the high pitched singing parts

[@freddiemac4896]

The band is a virtual band where the band members star in their own music videos 😊

[@baneh1329]

Its about the character trying to pull himself out of the numbness of Feel Good Inc, walking to the window and wanting to be outside with his friend. The spirits of the Inc taunt him and push him back down until he resumes his place back in the middle of the numbed crowd.

[@myrkrormr]

for the record, he isnt making noise, hes literally saying "Feel Good"

[@joegillam1497]

Gorillaz were famously a British cartoon 'virtua"l band - the creation of musician, Damon Albarn, and artist, Jamie Hewlett. Check out "Clint Eastwood' and "Dare'. Super catchy and huge hits in the UK.

[@jonibz1456]

Trip hop, breaks maybe, U.K. had a lot of variations of hip hop and electronic music

[@MokanaMelodious]

The whole album ties together and form one long story, this is really neat ♥ Thank you for reacting to this!

[@LearnToRefine]

Today's guest artists were De La Soul. But Damon collabs with a Lot of different people

[@Nickel138]

They’re not a real group. It’s a bunch of musicians and artists collaborating to make a virtual group. It was created by Damon Albarn from Blur (he sings on most tracks) and cartoonist Jamie Hewlett. They work with hip-hop producer (one of my favs) Dan the Automator as well as Danger Mouse. They have features such as Del the Funkee Homosapian (Hieroglyphics, Deltron 3030), De La Soul (who were featured in this song), Shaun Ryder, Bobby Womack, Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads), Mos Def, Vince Staples, Roots Manuva, MF DOOM, Miho Hatori (Cibbo Matto), Lou Reed (Velvet Underground) and a ton of other musicians.

[@1diagram]

Thank you!

[@powersofdestruction5694]

The vibe of Gorillaz has always been a really cool experimental mix of rock and hip-hop sounds. They’ve collabed with everyone from Snoop Dogg to Elton John, plus a lot of more underground artists at times. The “band”, actually just Damon Albarn, was originally conceived as a commentary on how many popular musical acts were manufactured images, people going up on stage and being fake. Gorillaz is the logical end point of that idea, a totally fake band that doesn’t even exist. Later on storylines were developed for the band, the latest album covered them moving to LA so the leader could start a cult.

[@1trumantucker1]

The artist/animator is Jamie Hewlett.... he's got a lot of great stuff out there

[@jasonlebeau1288]

Gorillas are a virtual band (always animated, even their live shows have a huge screen the animations show on) that only has 2 permanent members, formed in 1998 by Damon Albarn (lead singer, piano, keyboard, guitar and melodica) and Jamie Hewlett (animator). The rest of the band is for tours and varies from tour to tour. Almost every Gorillaz song has a featured artist on it. Gorillaz don't really have a genre as they do a bit of a lot of different things but can probably be boiled down mostly to alternative rock/pop/hip hop/trip hop. Damon Albarn was the font man for the band Blur (a Brit-pop band with a lot more success in the UK but had lots of radio time in the US with their song 'Song 2'). Gorillaz are amazing and I hope you check out more of them! Some songs I would recommend: Dare, Clint Eastwood, On Melancholy Hill, Saturnz Barz, and Cracker Island.

[@theevilsmurf88]

during this time their music was Trip Hop but they have changed a lot over the years. Other great Trip Hop groups are Massive Attack and Portishead.

[@seanmcmeown1992]

Such a great tune

[@ScuffedDuck]

Gorrilaz are Amazing. Its just one Musician and one artist doing all the Artwork and animations, Damon Albarn is quite the genius Songwriter always wanting to try different Styles, all while keeping the energy of gorrilaz. Melancholy Hill my personal favorite. I can also recommend Humility, clint eastwood or Saturnz barz

[@mradriankool]

What genre is this? All new, a concept piece between a singer & a cartoonist and the music landscape was changed forever. Nothing like before or since. Damon Albarn (blur) & Jamie Hewlett ( tank girl)

[@blackholesun3569]

Great art that leaves you with questions. Please do more Gorillaz 🙏 Definately..."Dare" ✨✨✨

[@brittreacts]

I will keep it in mind, thanks!

[@ja1212az]

You have a wonderful character Good reaction lady

[@nickcoppola6504]

Gorillaz are TripHop, so you're right it's a hip hop and electro mix. BTW the rappers are De La Soul, Gorillaz use loads of MCs and rappers for different songs and live gigs.

[@jreeves1990]

Great group! Great song! I’ll be eagerly waiting for more from Gorillaz!

[@Orbitalbomb]

Brit. You have now entered the cool space of music. Gorillaz is, as far as as I’m concerned, a genre of its own. Read up a bit on the artists who are partially from a former British band called Blur and a HipHop group called De la Soul. But there are also others featured. I love the Gorillaz sound and animation. Fun fact: Netflix is doing a Gorillaz Animated series at the moment.

[@lk-music]

De La Soul are only featuring here, they're not Gorillaz members, they're just collaborating.

[@darthkronical3390]

Go Netflix! I wonder if this is the long anticipated animated feature that Damon wanted to do years ago.

[@CodyTaylor115]

An animated series would be sick!

[@jessisanchez8150]

Everyone's reaction to hearing Gorillaz for the 1st time: What genre are they? Gorillaz: Yes.

[@MrTech226]

Britt Gorllaz is a virtual fictional band created by Damon Albarn and artist, Jaime Hewlett. Damon does the singing as Blue Haired singer. Damon has guest musicians and singers when Gorillaz live in concert such as this Rap Trio, De La Soul.

[@rickymoranjr9609]

the members of the Gorillaz are 2D (Vocals, Keyboard), Murdoc (Bass), Noodle (Guitar, Keyboard, and Vocals), and Russel (Drummer). Ace from PPG was also in the band when Murdoc left the band. he was in the music video for Humility. check it out

[@andytaker3073]

Ace was the substitute when Murdock was thrown in the slammer

[@rickymoranjr9609]

@@andytaker3073 yes, I almost forgot that

[@Pineapplelesspineapplepizza]

Gorillaz is a digital band I guess you can say, the main voice is Damon Albran. They like to feature others on their music like this group called De La Soul. The animation band has its own lore, where the singer is 2D, the Drummer Russell, Murdoc on the bass and Noodles on guitar. Each music video has a story and its tied to each album they release. Like in on of their videos they depict Noodles getting shipped to them in a box.

[@rickvath]

Definitely worth some reading.

[@KimeruKane]

They prided themselves in not fitting into any single genre; one of the most unique bands I’ve ever heard!

[@jodipatton238]

These guys are so cool!! My son loved this band in high school. I loved it!! The animation is so cool and it conceals the identity of the people in the band. When they won an award, they accepted the award with full face helmets on. You still didn't see their faces. Cool and mysterious, lol

[@brokeboytactical4397]

I forget about this band every 5 years and every time somebody brings them up it brings Joy back to my life

[@Angus4277]

Gorillaz is a unique sound for sure.

[@brittreacts]

yes!

[@yoshiodiaz8600]

Gorillaz is a fusion genre played an animated band that always collaborate with established artists from all genres

[@shannonhoenig873]

The gorillas don’t really have a set genre they kinda do a lot but it comes back to a hip hop/rock the entire band is animated

[@coreyrees840]

Jamie does the animations, Damon does the music. Damon is from the 90’s rock group Blur they had a massive hit back in the day called “song 2”

[@davidfischer1138]

Thanks. Would have never experienced this sound . Sounds ahead of it's time.

[@brittreacts]

glad you enjoyed it!

[@0okamino]

Gorillaz tends to somehow be ahead of their time, retro, and very much in their present at any time. All at the same time.

[@davidfischer1138]

@@0okamino I should have said ahead of my time. 🙃 I'm 63 year old redneck.

[@AndICanTalk2]

Clint Eastwood, Saturnz Barz and Superfast Jellyfish, are 3 other songs by this group that are pure fire. I would be shocked if you didn't love all three of them. Great reaction.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

the official video for their song "El Mañana" is the sequel video to this one and is a really great video and even better song (imo the best song Gorillaz has done to date)

[@neilpatrickhairless]

(hint: there is a reason for the helicopters in the end)

[@dwerenat1]

Their music is a kind of hybrid rock/rap. I'm also pretty sure that most or all of their videos are animated.

[@brentallen15]

You are correct in that the genre can't be pinpointed. There is a little bit of 70's funk also a little of the GAP Band and most everything else.

[@brittreacts]

love it!

[@silencedpp7]

The dude singing is Damon or "Gorillaz" (Along with Jamie - the illustrator.) The dudes rapping is "De La Soul" Hip Hop group that are a feature in this song. As far as genre, Gorillaz fuse pretty much everything into their music, it's incredible.

[@farfromperfek]

Damon Albarn is the creative and vocal lead of Gorillaz. He found his first fame as the lead singer of the punk band Blur who had a major hit with Song #2 which I promise if you have ever been to a sporting event you have heard.

[@fordcorsair]

Blur - Punk Band???

[@farfromperfek]

@@fordcorsair what would you categorize them as? I only know a few of their songs but id put them in the same as Blink 182.

[@JohnColvin-sw3ru]

They are the true definition of alternative period with all the music they've done over the years. My favorites is Clint Eastwood, November Has Come, Glitter Freeze...ugh so many to name.

[@BraZZeN1000]

Absolutely love this iconic song & sound !!!

[@sasuke65743]

When Gorillaz came out, it was such a blast! You could hear them EVERYWHERE and i ended up even buying one of their album as well. Thank god i've saved my compact disc player eheh

[@OldMFer]

As a 50 year old guy, I remember records stores before genre's, everything was assorted alphabetically. First you saw country which was a gospel bluegrass country hodge podge. Then Rock, Motown, Rap, hard Rock, Heavy Metal Industrial, Gangster Rap, Reggae and so on.

[@CaddyJim]

*Gorillaz (Clint Eastwood)*

[@raytaylor2772]

"so many questions" is exactly the question that Damon and Jamie wanted people to ask :)

[@denizkendirci]

Vocal is Damon Albarn from 90s-2000s famous brit band Blur. Rap part was the famous hip hop group De La Soul.

[@donaldjackson4456]

Melancholy Hill is my favorite. Went to the Concert in Dallas tx back in the fall. Fyi the animation is the group. Every vid is animated. Hell the Concert was Animated. You must do more. Stylo has Bruce Willis in the video.

[@mattokeeffe3972]

I'm sure many people will answer you questions. The only member of this "group" is Damon Albarn & uses other artists to assist in each collaboration. There are no other regular band members. This is why every song sounds different in a unique way. He was the singer from Blur.

[@101stairborne6]

Gorillaz is collaboration of different artists, genre switches, they collab with unknown artists and very well known artists

[@G1NZOU]

I love how pretty much every reaction by anyone to Gorillaz is "I don't know what genre this is but I love it". There's really something for everyone.

[@simianinc]

Gorrilaz are a virtual band created by vocalist Damon Albarn and cartoonist Jamie Hewlitt and featured many guest musicians. De La Soul were the rappers in this one.

[@davidktd]

5:12 guest artists. Blue hair is called 2-D and is Damon Albarn from Blur

[@larryfontenot9018]

Gorillaz started as an outlet for Damon Albarn to produce music that didn't fit the sound of his regular band, Blur. Blur eventually broke up, but he's still putting out Gorillaz albums. Damon is the only permanent fixture in Gorillaz, but he often has various celebrities, singers and hip-hop artists contribute as guest stars. In the case of Feel Good, Inc the guests are a group called De La Soul. In another song, he had actor Dennis Hopper read a story along with the music, and Damon punctuated it by singing short verses.

[@Statickification]

The feature rappers on this track is De La Soul, whose founding member Trugoy the Dove (Dave) died this year.

[@iamerictravis]

Gorillaz is a virtual band. Voiced by different people. 2-d, the lead singer, has his singing voice provided by the frontman of blur, while his speaking voice is from a voice actor.

[@RoGueNavy]

To me, this song has always felt like one of those weird nights where you can't quite fall completely asleep, but you're not completely awake either. And you just sort of drift in-and-out without ever actually falling asleep. And then you have the occasional nightmarish bad dream when you're drifting towards sleep.

[@Halloween111]

Gorillaz is it's own thing. Each song and album are their own chapters in an overarching story. Our cast is 2D or "two dents" he has 8 ball fractures in his eyes. that's why they are black. Murdock is a satanist pervert who hates bathing. . He's in the same room with 2D with the girls all over him. Russel is the big dude on the drums. He's possessed by the spirit of a gangsta rapper who got killed. And Noodle is the girl on the windmill with the guitar. She is the result of a secret military project. She escaped by mailing herself to the studio that the other three were using. She got out of the crate and could instantly play "wicked guitar" as Murdock described it. Gorillaz is truly it's own genre

[@rickcarchia8595]

2:00 a.m. in the morning watching this on TV on VH1 in 2007. This is old news to me but still a bona fide classic

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Gorillaz are whatever genre bands like Beastie Boys and Faith No More and artists like Beck and Björk are. It's hard to say because the answer is "yes"

[@famijher]

Gorillaz was formed in 1998 by Damon Albarn, lead singer of the band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, the comic artist best known for creating the character Tank Girl. The idea for the band came as a response to them watching MTV, and realizing there was nothing of substance on it, anymore. So, why not make a band that isn't actually real in any way? All music for the band is done by Albarn, and Hewlett came up with the look of the band. The "Members" are 2-D (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass), Noodle (guitar, keyboards, vocals; and she is the only female member of the band) and Russel Hobbs (drums.) The Genre of the band is yes.

[@CavemanSynthesizer]

It basically works like this. The lead singer of a band called Blur, Damon Albarn created a "virtual band" concept. He is basically the whole band, though they might feature guest or session musicians - I don't know. The drummer character functions as a narrative device to introduce featured rappers to different tracks.

[@markedmonds8694]

On Melancholy Hill is a lovely Gorillaz song (if a little sad though), if you want more Gorillaz

[@volkerp.2262]

The greatness of Gorillazs is that they are one big sandbox. There is so much rooom for experiments and exploration for different genres.

[@bowillieman]

They're purely a digital band. It's 4 digital characters who are voiced by different people.

[@SmolFenFen]

"Is this rap?" Gorrillaz is everything all at once. and no two songs share the same style.

[@free1855]

This track featured old school rap legends DeLa Soul. Underrated rappers.

[@leslapins7617]

I would classify this wonderful song as eclectic! 🥰

[@Radagast-]

Gorillaz has been around for about 20 years. Damon Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor. A star-studded list of collaborators from Ibrahim Ferrer to Bobby Womack to Mick Jones and Paul Simonon to Tina Weymouth to Dennis Hopper to Shaun Ryder and on and on, keep the sound fresh. PS De La Soul is the rap duo performing the chorus. PPS You're right: the song isn't about feeling good... Feelgood Inc's just the ironically-named "Big Brother" corporation.

[@bradkohl99]

I’m always genuinely shocked when people haven’t heard this song or band.

[@BessieRiggs]

Feel Good Inc was my phone ring tone a long time ago, Clint Eastwood was my intro to them when the video dropped, and Humility may be my favorite they’ve released. The Gorillaz groove is beyond the pale.

[@NondescriptMammal]

The rappers doing the manic laugh etc. are De La Soul, a hip hop group that's been around since the 80s

[@carlosvaladez2186]

Another 🔥reaction. Gorillaz. Yeah, I’m here for it

[@DoctorPsilocybin]

Fun fact, the guy who does the actual rapping in the group is Deltron 3030 who is Ice Cube's cousin Actually correction: Delton 3030 is featured on their hit "Clint Eastwood" Definitely should be the next track you should check out by them.

[@colbypennington4641]

Gorillaz is their own genre tbh. Each track is its own thing for sure :). Great reaction, Ty!

[@GunkleJimmie]

The first time I heard this it made it to and is still on my list of all time fav songs

[@Druwuwho1337]

Gorillaz and Tool is one of those bands you just cant stop listening to, once you start.