Gorillaz

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, Will-2609 said:

P sure either way is acceptable. It depends for me. I'd always say Gorillaz', as Gorillaz's sounds really weird. However for other words it's different. If I was talking about football I'd say "Sanchez's goal last night was sick" as opposed to saying "Sanchez' goal", because that sounds really weird. But I can't work out what is different about the words 'Sanchez' and 'Gorillaz' to make it like that.

Not following football and being terrible with non-english pronunciation, I have to ask - how do you say 'Sanchez'?  Specifically, does it end with an 'a' sound rather than a 'z' or 's' sound?  If it ends with an 'a' sound then you have your answer.

 

[Gucci Piggy]

Just now, stuartbert two hats said:

Not following football and being terrible with non-english pronunciation, I have to ask - how do you say 'Sanchez'?  Specifically, does it end with an 'a' sound rather than a 'z' or 's' sound?  If it ends with an 'a' sound then you have your answer.

 

Haha poor example from me then, was just the first thing I thought of.

It's pronounced exactly as it looks, ending with a Z.

[Browner's Right]

1 minute ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Not following football and being terrible with non-english pronunciation, I have to ask - how do you say 'Sanchez'?  Specifically, does it end with an 'a' sound rather than a 'z' or 's' sound?  If it ends with an 'a' sound then you have your answer.

 

I think that is the key point the Z on Sanchez is softer, making it pronounced almost like Sanches.

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1 minute ago, Will-2609 said:

Haha poor example from me then, was just the first thing I thought of.

It's pronounced exactly as it looks, ending with a Z.

So like this?

Not like this?

 

[Wooderson]

This album is a mess.

[Gucci Piggy]

2 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

So like this?

Not like this?

 

Yeah the first one, but they both still end with a Z sound

[Gucci Piggy]

3 minutes ago, Browner's Right said:

I think that is the key point the Z on Sanchez is softer, making it pronounced almost like Sanches.

The Z sounds are exactly the same when I say Sanchez or Gorillaz.

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Just now, Will-2609 said:

Yeah the first one, but they both still end with a Z sound

No they don't

[Gucci Piggy]

Just now, Wooderson said:

This album is a mess.

None of the songs released in advance were any good so I'm not really excited to give the full album a go.

[Wooderson]

Just now, Will-2609 said:

None of the songs released in advance were any good so I'm not really excited to give the full album a go.

Its huge and frenzied and unashamed, which might appeal to loadsa people. I just don't hear any chewns.

[Hawros]

15 minutes ago, Will-2609 said:

P sure either way is acceptable. It depends for me. I'd always say Gorillaz', as Gorillaz's sounds really weird. However for other words it's different. If I was talking about football I'd say "Sanchez's goal last night was sick" as opposed to saying "Sanchez' goal", because that sounds really weird. But I can't work out what is different about the words 'Sanchez' and 'Gorillaz' to make it like that.

I think it's because Gorillaz is a presumed plural, therefore Gorillaz' and Sanchez's.

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6 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

Its huge and frenzied and unashamed, which might appeal to loadsa people. I just don't hear any chewns.

I love Andromeda.  Like many Gorillaz tunes, it look a couple of listens before I really got it.  This making of helped:

 

[ConorC]

27 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Well judging from their recent showing on Jools, they're not going to slip into that awful "pushing boundaries" thing that has ruined Gorillaz' output.

Continually reinventing your sound whether it works or not >>> Spoonfeeding album after album after album of the same indie rock to the public.

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Just now, ConorC said:

Continually reinventing your sound whether it works or not >>> Spoonfeeding album after album after album of the same indie rock to the public.

To be fair, Kasabian have bravely abandoned the "not really fucking dreary" approach for their new stuff.

[FloorFiller]

I hope Kasabian have got a few surprises up their sleeves with the new album - their attempts at pushing boundaries are always very very funny.

(Actually didn't mind that Bless This Acid House song they played on Jools Holland...)

[bennyhana22]

36 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Well judging from their recent showing on Jools, they're not going to slip into that awful "pushing boundaries" thing that has ruined Gorillaz' output.

 

Calling grammar nerds @Scruffylovemonster @bennyhana22 and anyone else. Should the possessive of Gorillaz end with an apostrophe?  Even though it doesn't end with the letter "s", it does end with a similar enough sound that I wouldn't say "Gorrilaz's"  So I think I've got it right, but I'm not sure.

I'm not sure there is a formal convention for this circumstance, S2H.

I am certain that your chosen configuration is the correct one.

Well done. 10 points to Hufflepuff.

Ben

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Just now, bennyhana22 said:

I'm not sure there is a formal convention for this circumstance, S2H.

I am certain that your chosen configuration is the correct one.

Well done. 10 points to Hufflepuff.

Ben

Can I have a gold star, or maybe a badge?

[bennyhana22]

1 minute ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Can I have a gold star, or maybe a badge?

A tacky badge?

Ben

[SwedgeAntilles]

15 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

Its huge and frenzied and unashamed, which might appeal to loadsa people. I just don't hear any chewns.

I know what you mean, just finishing up my first listen through, it's okay but can't say I'll be rushing back for a second listen. Ascension was comfortably the best track of the four they released and same goes for the whole album. 

[Gucci Piggy]

12 minutes ago, Hawros said:

I think it's because Gorillaz is a presumed plural, therefore Gorillaz' and Sanchez's.

I thought you had it there for a second but if I was going round to Alexis Sanchez'(s) family's house for dinner I'd say I was going to the Sanchez's as opposed to the Sanchez'.

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Just now, Will-2609 said:

I thought you had it there for a second but if I was going round to Alexis Sanchez'(s) family's house for dinner I'd say I was going to the Sanchez's as opposed to the Sanchez'.

I'm glad I don't share an office, as I've been sat here saying "Sanchez, Sachez', Sanchez's" for the past half an hour.  You're right and I don't know why.

[dentalplan]

Just now, SwedgeAntilles said:

I know what you mean, just finishing up my first listen through, it's okay but can't say I'll be rushing back for a second listen. Ascension was comfortably the best track of the four they released and same goes for the whole album. 

Exact same thoughts.

It lacks practically all personality but, aside from Danny Rayburn babbling on between a few tracks, I don't think Damon was going for an 'album' concept over a playlist style thing anyway. Or if he was, he went about it terribly.

The only really bad song is We Got The Power, still, and there are a few standout tracks but, yeah, it's not gonna get a full listen through again.

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Just now, dentalplan said:

Exact same thoughts.

It lacks practically all personality but, aside from Danny Rayburn babbling on between a few tracks, I don't think Damon was going for an 'album' concept over a playlist style thing anyway. Or if he was, he went about it terribly.

The only really bad song is We Got The Power, still, and there are a few standout tracks but, yeah, it's not gonna get a full listen through again.

That song is great!

[the wonderwhy]

24 minutes ago, Will-2609 said:

The Z sounds are exactly the same when I say Sanchez or Gorillaz.

You're saying Gorillaz wrong 

[Wooderson]

2 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I know what you mean, just finishing up my first listen through, it's okay but can't say I'll be rushing back for a second listen. Ascension was comfortably the best track of the four they released and same goes for the whole album. 

It reminds me of "Tusk" in a way. All over the place and may reveal itself with multiple listens.

At the moment however it doesnt suit my ears at all, sadly.