- G-Sides
Infobox Album | Name = G-Sides
Type =Compilation album
Artist =Gorillaz
Released =February 26 ,2002
Recorded =2001
Genre =Electronica Alternative Hip hop
Length = 37:48
Label =Parlophone , Virgin,EMI |
Producer =Dan the Automator , Gorillaz
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rd9ss34qa3vg~T0 link]
*"Rolling Stone " Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gorillaz/albums/album/181118/review/5942140/gsides link]
Last album = "Gorillaz"
(2001)
This album = "G-Sides"
(2002)
Next album = "Laika Come Home "
(2002)
Misc = Extra album cover
Background = darkseagreen
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Lower caption = Cover with Noodle holding Godzilla"G-Sides" is a
B-sides collection byGorillaz , featuring the additional tracks from their first three singles and the Tomorrow Comes Today EP. Originally released only inJapan . An official worldwide release came early the following year. The US edition (with slightly different track list) followed in February 2002. The European version, released in spring 2002, features the original track list and the Brazilian release includes all the songs from both the Japanese and the US version. All versions have the same cover, featuring Noodle holding a skeleton doll in her hand, except for the Japanese version, which has her holding aGodzilla figurine instead."G-Sides" reached #65 on the
UK Album Chart and #84 on the USBillboard 200 .Track listing
*Japanese and UK release
#"19-2000" (Soulchild remix)
#"Dracula"
#"Rock the House" (radio edit)
#"The Sounder" (edit)
#"Faust"
#"Clint Eastwood" (Phi Life Cypher version)
#"Ghost Train"
#"Hip Albatross"
#"Left Hand Suzuki Method"
#"12D3"
#"Clint Eastwood" (video)
#"Rock The House" (video)*US release
#"19-2000" (Soulchild remix)
#"Latin Simone"
#"19-2000" (The Wiseguys House Of Wisdom remix)
#"The Sounder" (edit)
#"Faust"
#"Clint Eastwood" (Phi Life Cypher version)
#"Ghost Train"
#"Hip Albatross"
#"12D3"
#"Clint Eastwood" (video)
#"Rock The House" (video)*Brazil release
#"19-2000" (Soulchild remix)
#"Latin Simone"
#"19-2000" (The Wiseguys House Of Wisdom remix)
#"The Sounder" (edit)
#"Faust"
#"Clint Eastwood" (Phi Life Cypher version)
#"Ghost Train"
#"Hip Albatross"
#"12D3"
#"Dracula"
#"Rock The House" (radio edit)
#"Left Hand Suzuki Method"
#"Clint Eastwood" (video)
#"Rock The House" (video)Release details
Trivia
*The song "Hip Albatross" features sound clips from
George A. Romero 's1978 and1985 horror film s "Dawn of the Dead" and "Day of the Dead", respectively.
*"Left Hand Suzuki Method" features a sample from "Mannish Boy" byMuddy Waters .
*"Ghost Train" contains a sample from theThe Human League 's song "Sound of the Crowd".
*This CD has a Parental Advisory, yet contains no uses of explicit language and only implied drug references in "Clint Eastwood (Phi Life Cypher Version)" and at the beginning of "Left hand Suzuki Method" when abong can be heard.
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