#for reference I'm saying this as somebody who's been a fan since before Rise Of The Ogre was released

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I think folks really do overstate the importance of "lore" when it comes to Gorillaz stuff.

Like yeah, there are backstories and there are album concepts, but what you gotta remember is about 50% of the time, the story/art/music team are not on the same page & often following their own different scripts, which is why more often than not, the main "plot" comes out lop-sided/ends in a whimper.

#trust me you will give yourself less headaches if you accept that they don't quite prioritize story-telling (other than the broad strokes) #that said I respect Cass Browne trying his best to thread the needle of all the concepts that J&D had into something coherent #even if it did end up biting him in the ass #gorillaz #for reference I'm saying this as somebody who's been a fan since before Rise Of The Ogre was released