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==Reception== {{Album ratings | MC = 82/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/demon-days/gorillaz |title=Reviews for Demon Days by Gorillaz |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=19 August 2014}}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/demon-days-mw0000205005 |title=Demon Days β Gorillaz |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=4 September 2020 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | rev2Score = B<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2005/05/23/demon-days |title=Demon Days |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=23 May 2005 |access-date=4 April 2012 |last=Browne |first=David |author-link=David Browne (journalist) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127093315/http://www.ew.com/article/2005/05/23/demon-days |archive-date=27 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]'' | rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/may/13/popandrock.shopping3 |title=Gorillaz, Demon Days |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=13 April 2005 |access-date=4 April 2012 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' | rev4Score = {{rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="latimes">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-may-22-ca-rack22-story.html |title=Gorillaz has ways to make your day |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=22 May 2005 |access-date=4 April 2012 |last=Hochman |first=Steve}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' | rev5Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Gorillaz: Demon Days |journal=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=139 |date=June 2005 |page=98}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[NME]]'' | rev6Score = 8/10<ref name="NME">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/gorillaz/7653 |title=Gorillaz: Demon Days |journal=[[NME]] |date=5 May 2005 |access-date=4 April 2012 |last=Robinson |first=Peter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118022943/http://www.nme.com/reviews/gorillaz/7653 |archive-date=18 January 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev7Score = 6.9/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3526-demon-days/ |title=Gorillaz: Demon Days |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=22 May 2005 |access-date=1 August 2015 |last=Mitchum |first=Rob}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' | rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Planet of the Apes |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=227 |date=June 2005 |last=Grundy |first=Gareth |page=104}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev9Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/7309415/gorillaz |title=Demon Days: Gorillaz |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=2 June 2005 |access-date=1 August 2015 |last=Mar |first=Alex |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050522021725/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/7309415/gorillaz |archive-date=22 May 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' | rev10Score = B<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PDP4_76gznoC&pg=PA105 |title=Gorillaz: Demon Days |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=21 |issue=6 |date=June 2005 |access-date=26 November 2015 |last=Harris |first=Keith |page=105}}</ref> }} At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Demon Days'' received an average score of 82, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="metacritic"/> [[AllMusic]] editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote that ''Demon Days'' "is unified and purposeful in a way Albarn's music hasn't been since ''[[The Great Escape (Blur album)|The Great Escape]]''" and "stands alongside the best Blur albums, providing a tonal touchstone for this decade the way ''[[Parklife]]'' did for the '90s."<ref name="AM"/> Paul Mardles of ''[[The Observer]]'' felt that, compared to ''Gorillaz'', the songs on ''Demon Days'' were more "fully realised and pregnant with ideas", and that the album may prove to be Albarn's "masterwork".<ref name="observer">{{cite news |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/10bestcds/story/0,12102,1465865,00.html |title=Gorillaz, Demon Days |work=[[The Observer]] |date=24 April 2005 |access-date=4 April 2012 |last=Mardles |first=Paul}}</ref> Writing in ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', [[David Browne (journalist)|David Browne]] called it "spookier, blippier, and more on edge."<ref name="ew"/> ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' critic [[Robert Hilburn]] stated that Albarn's "evocative words, compelling if understated melodic sense and subdued vocals" are at the emotional center of ''Demon Days'', "transcending the gimmick even more than on the first Gorillaz album."<ref name="latimes"/> Rob Mitchum of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' felt that while ''Demon Days'' was uneven, Albarn's experiments "fit together just often enough to again make Gorillaz more than mere [[Adult Swim]] novelty."<ref name="pitchfork"/> In a mixed assessment, Alex Mar of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described ''Demon Days'' as "hit-or-miss" and felt that Albarn's "phoned-in and incredibly flat" vocals weighed the record down.<ref name="rs"/> In contrast, ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' stated that the album featured "great beats, brilliant production, top tunes and some of Albarn's best singing."<ref>{{cite journal |title=Gorillaz: Demon Days |journal=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |issue=97 |date=June 2005 |page=104}}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]] of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' gave ''Demon Days'' a three-star honourable mention, indicating "an enjoyable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well treasure", and selected "All Alone" and "Dare" as highlights.<ref name="christgau">{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=13179 |title=Gorillaz: Demon Days |publisher=RobertChristgau.com |access-date=3 September 2011 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php |title=Key to Icons |publisher=RobertChristgau.com |access-date=3 September 2011 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref> === Accolades === "Feel Good Inc.", the lead single from ''Demon Days'', won the [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals|Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]] accolade at the [[48th Annual Grammy Awards|48th Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/48th-annual-grammy-awards|title=2005 Grammy Winners|publisher=Recording Academy Grammy Awards}}</ref> The album was nominated for [[Brit Award for British Album of the Year|British Album of the Year]] at the [[2006 Brit Awards]], but lost to [[Coldplay]]'s ''[[X&Y]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/48th-annual-grammy-awards|title=Brit Awards 2006: The winners|publisher=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> ''Demon Days'' won the accolade for Best International Album at 2006 [[Danish Music Awards]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1356651/mew-tv-2-big-winners-at-danish-music-awards|title=Mew, TV-2 Big Winners At Danish Music Awards|magazine=Billboard|date=13 March 2006}}</ref> and made the band win the accolade for [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group|Best Group]] at [[2005 MTV Europe Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4405254.stm|title=MTV Europe awards 2005: The winners|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=3 November 2005}}</ref> ''Demon Days'' was voted the 21st best album of the year in ''The Village Voice''{{'}}s annual [[Pazz & Jop]] critics poll for 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres05.php|title=The 2005 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll|date=7 February 2006|publisher=The Village Voice|location=New York}}</ref> The album was chosen as the tenth best album of 2005 by ''[[NME]]''<ref name="NME year-end list">{{Cite web|title=NME's best albums and tracks of 2005|url=https://www.nme.com/features/2005-2-1045347|publisher=NME|date=10 October 2016}}</ref> and the 2nd one for ''Q'' magazine.<ref name="Q year-end list">{{Cite web|title=Sensitive souls of rock 'n' roll show their strength with album prize|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sensitive-souls-of-rock-n-roll-show-their-strength-with-album-prize-517808.html|work=The Independent|date=2 December 2005 }}</ref> ''Glide Magazine'' listed the album on its Best Albums of the Decade, ranking it at 46.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://glidemagazine.com/15034/glides-best-albums-of-the-decade/|title=Glide's Best Albums of the Decade|publisher=Glide|date=14 December 2009|access-date=23 June 2021}}</ref> ''Spin'' ranked ''Demon Days'' as the fourth best album of 2005,<ref name="Spin year-end list">{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=84sBCxdU9RAC&pg=PA64 |title=4. Gorillaz: Demon Days |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=22 |issue=1 |date=January 2006 |access-date=3 June 2016 |last=Ganz |first=Caryn |page=64}}</ref> while ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' ranked it at number eighteen on their year-end list<ref name="MojoYearEnd">{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojoend.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130114040812/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojoend.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 January 2013|title=Rocklist.net...Mojo End Of year Lists...|website=www.rocklistmusic.co.uk}}</ref> and hailed the album as a "genre-busting, contemporary pop milestone." ''NME'' placed it 98th on their list of 100 greatest albums of the decade.<ref name="NME.com"/> ''Uncut'' ranked it at 75 on their list of top 150 albums of the decade.<ref name="uncut.co.uk"/> ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' included it on their list of 100 Best Albums of the ''Complex'' Decade, placing it at number 43.<ref name="complex.com"/> ''[[The Guardian]]'' listed the album on its Top 50 Albums of the decade, ranking it at 11.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/29/albums-of-the-decade|title=OMM's Top 50 Albums of the Decade|journal=The Guardian|date=21 November 2009|access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> ''Spin'' later included it in their list of The 300 Best Albums of 1985β2014.<ref name="spin.com"/> In 2016, ''Q'' ranked ''Demon Days'' as one of The Greatest Albums of the Last 30 Years.<ref name="QGreatestAlbums">{{cite web|title=Rocklist.net... The Q Collection..|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qcollection.htm#Q30years|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629140813/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qcollection.htm#Q30years|url-status=usurped|archive-date=29 June 2012|access-date=21 April 2021|website=www.rocklistmusic.co.uk}}</ref> In 2020, the album was included at the 100 Best Albums of the 21st Century list of ''Stacker'', being ranked at 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stacker.com/stories/4750/100-best-albums-21st-century|title=100 Best albums of the 21st century|website=Stacker|date=23 October 2020|access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> {{clear}}
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