The Good, The Bad And The Queen - Green Fields
These days it seems that everything Damon Albarn touches turns to gold - the modern day Midas if you will.
These days it seems that everything Damon Albarn touches turns to gold - the modern day Midas if you will. Picking up ex-Verve and ex-Clash members and with Danger Mouse thrown in on production for good measure, Albarn has succeeding in ensuring that The Good, The Bad And The Queen are no exception.
Taken from their 2007 self-titled debut LP, Green Fields is the third single to be released by the band and is reflective of the tone of the album as a whole. The Good, The Bad And The Queen have in a sense created a musical soundscape of London and the progression and problems associated with it over the years, Albarn singing rather aptly "we saw the green fields turn into stone such lonely homes".
This single is rather unusual in several ways. Firstly it lacks any form of percussion; there are no drums, no cymbals and rhythm is maintained by guitar. The brevity of the single - at just 2.26 minutes it is significantly shorter than a regular release - adds to the simplicity and originality of the song and emphasises the searching and almost mournful feel of Albarn's lyrics. The use of Spanish, Flamenco sounding guitar is also a surprise - an unusual addition that is incorporated in an understated way and serves to reinforce and support the vocals.
With Green Fields, The Good, The Bad And The Queen have produced a very appealing and deceptively simple release. However, it is a release that seems much more Damon Albarn's than The Good, The Bad And The Queen's.
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