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New guest stars came out regularly, from singer Neneh Cherry to rapper Roots Manuva and even old Ike Turner, who came out in some kind of ridiculous pajama-like attire to render an ass-first piano solo on 'Every Planet We Reach Is Dead'. A string section, a band, and various backup singers took the stage at all times, while Albarn performed tantalizingly out of sight- I found myself staring so hard at the blank-screen backdrop I could almost see Hewlett's cartoon creations (you can for reals on the DVD Gorillaz: Demon Days - Live in Manchester). Showtime, then (you saw it coming): A total of 80-plus performers, not even counting the two puppets. Maybe not what late jazz great Eric Dolphy had in mind when he said of music, 'After it's over, it's gone, in the air,' but still, a show. The group's Harlem victory lap, like last year's five-night salute in Manchester, England, aimed to recreate song by song the laid-back hip-hop and fluid pop of that full-length. Produced by The Grey Album shyster and Gnarls Barkley co-member Danger Mouse, Gorillaz's 2005 sophomore album, Demon Days, apparently went double-platinum (I know!). While the band has gone on to release two underappreciated art-rock albums, Albarn's current multimedia project with illustrator Jamie Hewlett has outsold Blur's entire catalogue in the U.S.

Most Americans, meanwhile, know Blur only for the soft-loud jolt of 1997 hit and current arena sport staple 'Song 2'. To start, the catcaller was a puppet.ДЄnyway, who listens to critics? British audiences began to abandon Albarn's deservedly acclaimed rock group, Blur, after the mid-1990s rise of proud louts Oasis- from whom that nation's atavistic indie scene has yet to recover. But what Albarn lacked in animation, he made up for in ambition. And only minutes earlier Gorillaz svengali Damon Albarn had apologized for what's always euphemistically called 'technical problems''- i.e., the UK group's cartoon alter egos would not be seen during the first show of this five-night stand at the historic Apollo Theater. Tough critic in the balcony: 'Here we go, it's Amateur Night.' OK, right venue. Dave MSKo09 sends the news that Pitchfork Media has a review of the first night of Demon Days Live at the Apollo here.ДЄpollo Theater, New York, NY: 2 April 2006

Who played bass on gorillaz demon days live