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The problem with this album for Oasis was that it was never going to match the first 2, and I don't think anyone since has come close either. Still it is a good album despite it being a bit too long and massively overproduced, but after all, this is Oasis and huge anthems is what they do best! 1. D'You Know What I Mean - Long intro and outro but a great anthem with a bit of a psychedelic side. Apparently has over 30 different guitars in it! 9/10 2. My Big Mouth - Great riff and a good rocking tune with a wall of guitars! 9/10 3. Magic Pie - Noel sung. Bit more experimental but drags on a bit. 7/10 4. Stand By Me - For me the highlight of the album. Great song. 10/10 5. I Hope I Think I Know - A bit average this one. 6/10 6. The Girl In The Dirty Shirt - Quite a good, catchy tune. 7/10 7. Fade In-Out - Great bluesy song. Was great live too. 9/10 8. Don't Go Away - A great Oasis ballad with a brilliant vocal from Liam. 9/10 9. Be Here Now - A good catchy rock n roll tune. 8/10 10. All Around The World - Yes it's too long and borrows "na na's" from Hey Jude but it's still a great upbeat anthem. 8/10 11. It's Gettin' Better Man - A great driving rock n roll anthem. 9/10 12. All Around The World Reprise - As if the song wasn;t long enough in the first place. Unnecessary but serves as a good ending for the album. 6/10 Overall well worth a listenRead full review
I dont understand why this cd is always called a let down by critics this was the fastest selling album of all time and after the first 2 albums is isnt hard to understand why, this album has some quality oasis songs again a cd that you will play start to finish without skipping half a dozen tracks to get to the singles, i wouldnt say it it better than morning glory or def maybe but it is alot softer of an album which is prob the reason for this being the case as we had become used to oasis being the guys who rocked the house down! this ablum could well be any other band in the world best album if you havent got it your missing out the first track sets the tone you know what i mean!
An amazingly produced rock and roll masterpeice! One of the only albums I can listen to from start to end, every note, foot step, door slam and toilet flush included! From rock anthems like all around the world to ballads like stand by me. Even a bit of country guitar thrown in played by Johnny Depp, this album is truly a lyrical and musical fantasy. One of Liam's favorites too! There's a couple of heavy intros that turn into melodic beauties. And the B-sides to the singles are amazing too if you can get your hands on them! trust me! Not one person i know dislikes this album. Buy it!
With so many reviews of this CD, I wanted to put my own opinon. If you not heard this album beofre, or you have but not for a long time, grab a copy. Before you listen to it, sit down with a copy of a few current bands' CD's such as the kooks, kaiser chiefs, zutons, killers, editors, anything you like. After listening to those, sit back and play Be Here Now and I'm sure you would agree it is at least a match for anything out there today. Oasis released two legendary albums prior to this so were always going to struggle but look at some of the tracks that missed out and only made it to b-sides for this album - Angel Child and Stay Young (which was actually dropped from the original line up for the album itself!!). I Hope, I Think, I Know is a lively tune, Be Here Now is a throw-back to the heavier tone of the previous two albums but for me, Magic Pie and The Girl in the Dirty Shirt are classic Noel tracks and worthy of being in anyones collection. Overall, I would agree with some people that this is not the bands best effort at an album, but it is hardly a poor attempt when compared to other albums released by different bands. Take it on it's merits and I'm sure you would agree that it is worthy of being in any rock + roll fans collectionRead full review
It isn't one of the lads best and I think even they would admit that. Having said that, there's one or two class tracks on it, especially, 'I hope, I think, I know' The test to a decent album (in my opinion) is How many of the tracks do they play at a gig, and How many tracks have they put on their recent (best of) Stop The Clocks album? The answer is none and none!! Average album for the best band in the world.
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