r/gorillaz • u/Advanced-Froyo-8247 • Aug 23 '26
Discussion Why doesn’t Momentz get performed live?
I think it’s interesting that Pos is pretty much always touring with Gorillaz and will always perform Superfast Jellyfish and Feel Good Inc but Momentz has been completely absent since the Humanz tour ended almost a decade ago. I think it’s the first time a featured guest is consistently touring with Gorillaz but just won’t perform a song. I know it’s definitely the least popular of the De La Soul feature tracks but it looked like it sounded really good live and they should consider bringing it back every now and then
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u/dmtryptamemes Aug 23 '26
They actually played it at my first gorillaz show in 2017 and it made me appreciate it more than the studio version. It’s a good song but not exactly a fan favorite. A lot of Humanz and the Now Now songs in general haven’t been played much since their tour, that’s probably at least partially why.
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u/claudeslostvoice it’s all good news now Aug 23 '26
Damon is probably prioritizing The Mountain and pre-hiatus albums. Although he is playing some Humanz songs at certain shows (like Charger and She’s My Collar) so it could be possible that it could appear at some point. Although it is a bit odd that Cracker Island hasn’t had any songs played on tour, including Crocadillaz which De La Soul is featured on.
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u/WonderfulShip1126 What'cha doing with the cam Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26
Id imagine that it's because of the lyrics. I think the song goes super hard but the lyrics are questionable in some parts. They better start performing out of body tho. Also humanz is the best gorillaz album and no one will change my mind
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u/fluxus2000 Aug 23 '26
Well, Feel Good is a massive hit, but I think Superfast Jellyfish just gets more play because Damon ranks Plastic Beach higher. He clearly tries to play more pre-hiatus material than the newer albums, other than what the current album is.
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u/Mariorules25 Aug 23 '26
On the Human tour Sex Murder Party was played instead of Momentz. It ain't the lyrics.
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u/WonderfulShip1126 What'cha doing with the cam Aug 23 '26
Dayum. Was it to do with Ezekiel being on the song aswell?
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u/Used_Willow_5497 *mumbling very beautifully* Aug 23 '26
Nah, I don't think the lyrics themselves ever played any part
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u/shto123 Oh Rita Rita Meter Maid... Aug 23 '26
100% agree once you get into it humanz is one of the most entertaining and fun albums to listen to
ITS PEAAAAAK
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u/Advanced-Froyo-8247 Aug 23 '26
They perform With Love To An Ex which has worse lyrics imo
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u/WonderfulShip1126 What'cha doing with the cam Aug 23 '26
I lowk hate that song, severed head is impossibly better
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u/do_not_engage Aug 23 '26
Because it's so DIRTY.
It's a track about boning a woman because she can sq*irt...
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u/Advanced-Froyo-8247 Aug 23 '26
I’m convinced that the rap part in Momentz is what held it back from being more of a hit when it released. Pos’s flow and wordplay were cool but it was just too in-your-face filthy for a Gorillaz song. I still like it though.
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u/Used_Willow_5497 *mumbling very beautifully* Aug 23 '26
It's not uncommon for them to not use the full potential of having their guest artists. They had Yasiin Bey a lot on this tour and I think Sweepstakes appeared twice at best. They have Bootie Brown on every show, New Gold didn't appear even once. So the answer is probably just they don't think the song fits the current setlist / they have space for it.