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The Good, the Bad & the Queen
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For the song, see The Good, the Bad & the Queen (song).
The Good, the Bad & the Queen
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Studio album by Damon Albarn, Tony Allen, Paul Simonon and Simon Tong
Released 22 January 2007
Recorded 2005–2006
Studio Studio 13
(West London, England)
Townhouse Studios
(West London, England)
Genre Alternative rock, art rock
Length 42:49
75:43 (Limited Edition)
Label Parlophone, Honest Jon's, EMI, Virgin
Producer Danger Mouse
The Good, the Bad & the Queen chronology
The Good, the Bad & the Queen
(2007) Merrie Land
(2018)
Damon Albarn chronology
Demon Days
(2005) The Good, the Bad & the Queen
(2007) D-Sides
(2007)
Tony Allen chronology
Lagos No Shaking
(2006) The Good, the Bad & the Queen
(2007) Rocket Juice & the Moon
(2012)
Paul Simonon chronology
Havana 3 am
(1991) The Good, the Bad & the Queen
(2007) Merrie Land
(2018)
Simon Tong chronology
True Skies
(2002) The Good, The Bad & the Queen
(2007) Was You Ever See – EP
(2009)
Singles from The Good, the Bad & the Queen
"Herculean"
Released: 30 October 2006
"Kingdom of Doom"
Released: 15 January 2007
"Green Fields"
Released: 2 April 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 76/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[2]
The A.V. Club C[3]
Entertainment Weekly B+[4]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[5]
Los Angeles Times 3.5/4 stars[6]
NME 8/10[7]
Pitchfork 6.8/10[8]
Q 4/5 stars[9]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[10]
Spin 4/5 stars[11]
The Good, the Bad & the Queen is an album by an originally unnamed English alternative rock supergroup now officially referred to as The Good, The Bad & The Queen, comprising Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Simon Tong and Tony Allen and produced by Danger Mouse. The album was released in January 2007.[12][13] The album debuted at number two in the UK Albums Chart and was certified Gold in the UK within days of its release despite little media recognition and airplay.[14] In the United States, the album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 49. In October 2018, it was confirmed that the band's official name is The Good, the Bad & the Queen after they announced their second album, Merrie Land.[15]

It is stated that the record is, in a sense, a concept album, as its songs are all themed around modern life in London.[16] It was described by Albarn as "a song cycle that's also a mystery play about London" in an interview with Mojo.


Contents
1 Album history
2 Band name
3 Further plans
4 Track listing
5 Personnel
6 Chart performance
6.1 Weekly charts
6.2 Certifications
7 References
8 External links
Album history
Although The Good, The Bad & The Queen was first reported as a solo album by Albarn with Danger Mouse producing, NME revealed in late July 2006 that the solo project had been switched to a new group formed by Albarn.[17] The band, which formed in 2006, released their first single, "Herculean" on 30 October 2006. The single followed the band's appearance at the BBC's Electric Proms season at the redeveloped Roundhouse in Camden on 26 October, during which they performed the entire album.[17] Three warm-up gigs in East Prawle at the Pig's Nose Inn,[18] Ilfracombes Marlboro Club and The Exeter Cavern Club preceded their gig on the BBC's Electric Proms, where the album was performed in order with two other songs inserted, "Intermission Jam" and "Mr. Whippy"; the latter was a B-side for "Herculean". The band performed four tracks from the album at Abbey Road Studios on 13 December 2006, during a recording session for Live from Abbey Road.

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