«Utterly Underwhelming»
I'm a huge Oasis fan...they're my favorite band, in fact, and I've bought (and loved) every album they've put out as well as most of their b-sides. But frankly I can't say that I found much of anything to love about this album. It's boring and unmemorable and outside of "Falling Down" (a quality track) I've yet to hear anything on it that rises even to the level of one of their lesser b-sides. Repeated listenings haven't changed that impression either...each time I've re-listened it's left me even more underwhelmed than I was before.
Basically, if you're a long-time Oasis fan (like me) then it might be worth having just to say you've got all of their albums. But if you're not as familiar with their work this is probably an album best avoided and you should go spend the cash on any of their other releases to understand why they've been such a long-lasting success. Or even pick up a few of their singles from previous releases just to hear the b-side tracks ("Carry Us All", "Cigarettes In Hell" and "Pass Me Down the Wine" are some personal favorites). It'll be a better use of your money and much more likely to make you a fan.
[Tuesday, January 06, 2009]
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«One great song, not much else»
Bag it Up is an awesome song, one of the band's very best. Nothing else on the album, however, is even remotely interesting. Really, it's amazing that a band can obviously KNOW that Bag it Up is spectacular, then proceed to release an album with nothing else but a bunch of lame mid-tempo songs. A repetitive, stomping beat is only interesting for so long, I'm afraid.
Oasis suffers from being one of those bands that die hard fans forever proclaim each new album as an epic return to form, when it never, ever is.
[Monday, January 05, 2009]
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«Really, really great!»
Oasis has been my favorite band since the 7th grade (and I am in my junior year of college right now)! I am so pleased with this album. I really feel that this is where the band should be at this point in their career and in their lives. This album is just as great the 50th listen as it is the 1st. Go buy it NOW!
[Wednesday, December 31, 2008]
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