There is a cruel irony to see a little Mick Jones surveyed the scene of the Zenith guitar in hand, musician almost anonymous in the middle of the armada deployed by Damon Albarn for the tour of his cartoon pop supergroup. After The Clash, Jones was tried in the mid 80's to put up with Big Audio Dynamite training stirring punk rock influences, hip hop, reggae and electro. A bold concept for the era that had not been very convincing, artistically and commercially speaking. 20 years later it is Damon Albarn of Blur paused who wins the jackpot with his Gorillaz and their albums packaged as blockbuster movies. Judging by the audience crowding into a room full to bursting (of rednecks, branches, rednecks trendy, children, their parents, nostalgic Britpop, nostalgic for old school rap, etc etc ...), the old fantasy of the ultimate group capable of uniting all the chapels music does not seem far to materialize. And the concert in? Well Gorillaz live is like one of those Hollywood blockbusters impressive thanks to a dissipation of resources and a three-star cast. We spent two hours at a good time without a second thought, and you come out satisfied and say that was enough for his money. By cons once in the subway on the way back to his home sweet home , it is likely that you already thinking about something else ...
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