All Gorillaz Albums Ranked From Worst To Best

8. The Fall

The Fall was recorded by Damon Albarn using his iPad and a few other instruments during the North American leg of Gorillaz's Escape To Plastic Beach Tour. Because he was touring at the time, not as much work was put into the story and themes as their previous album, the highly acclaimed Plastic Beach. He recorded the songs over a 32-day period and sent them to Stephen Sedgwig to mix the final product.

In Albarn's own words, "I literally made it on the road. I didn't write it before, I didn't prepare it. I just did it day by day as a kind of diary of my experience in America." Unfortunately, though the project is impressive for its experimental elements and for having been completed so quickly, the rushed nature of the project does show when compared to the band's other work.

The Fall contained some tons of funky, experimental beats, but the lyrical depth Gorillaz became known for after Plastic Beach seemed to be lessened. Overall, The Fall is a fun alternative album that helps to explain Albarn's thoughts while travelling through America, but fails to live up to the complexity of their other work. The lack of good music videos for this project is also slightly disappointing.