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(What's the Story) Morning Glory?

This big rock candy mountain of an album justifies more...0 points

This big rock candy mountain of an album justifies some if by no means all of the poses and pretentious statements made by Manchester's natural-born rock & roll deities. A dramatic attempt to rekindle the flames of the original British Invasion, Morning Glory rolls 30 years of Britpop tradition into one irresistible (if achingly self-conscious) whole. "Wonderwall" can be read as a Beatles tribute, "Don't Look Back in Anger" feels like a Mott The Hoople anthem and "She's Electric" and "Morning Gl...0 points

Definitely Maybe

With the swaggering chords of the opening "Ro more...0 points

With the swaggering chords of the opening "Rock'N'Roll Star," Oasis announced that big, brash Brit rock was here to stay--at least for a few years. They wore their rock & roll with an angry young sneer, a Mancunian petulance wedded to a vision of cathartic release. Their supersonic two-guitar attack took them "Up in the Sky," where they would "Live Forever" or burn out in a blaze of alcoholic glory. Noel Gallagher's songs weren't subtle--or shy of overt plagiarism--but, spat out in the Lennonesq...0 points

Be Here Now

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Heathen Chemistry

At their career zenith, Oasis were lauded as the b more...0 points

At their career zenith, Oasis were lauded as the best band in the world. They were actually never the greatest rock & roll band at any time, but for a few years they were the biggest. While they offered the '90s two of its most defining albums, and a resurgence of '60s-influenced Manchester rock, Oasis tumbled off the top of the mountain in the last half of the decade. Heathen Chemistry is their first step back up the ascent, albeit a small step. The album opens with "The Hindu Times," which wil...0 points

The Masterplan

Following a British rock tradition initiated by th more...0 points

Following a British rock tradition initiated by the Beatles and lovingly inherited by the Jam and the Clash, Oasis is the only band of the CD era to offer fans extra tracks on their singles that are often as good as, if not better than, the hits. Rather than saving his new songs for the next full album, Noel Gallagher prefers immediacy. Thus, this compilation of those various "B-Sides"--many available as nonimports for the first time--works just great as a listening experience, offering metallic...0 points

Don't Believe the Truth

Oasis albums have always prompted flashbacks--Was more...0 points

Oasis albums have always prompted flashbacks--Was that a Beatles melody? Is that chorus on loan from T. Rex? Wait, wasn't that a Crowded House song once? But the mouthy British group's latest really sounds like a pop artifact. Both in production and execution, Don't Believe The Truth feels like an album better suited to 1965 than 2005. From the tambourines and jangling guitars that chime in opening track "Turn Up To The Sun" to the tinny pre-hippie philosophizing of "Keep The Dream Alive," it's....0 points

Standing on the Shoulder of Giants

With Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, the self- more...0 points

With Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, the self-professed "biggest rock & roll band in the world" continue their exploration of great British rock of the late '60s. Paying homage to heroes is one thing, but many of Standing's best moments sound like their icons' low points. This is Oasis, however, and they do pull some stunners out of their hats. "Gas Panic" and "Where Did It All Go Wrong?" demonstrate the command of catchy hooks and epic anthems that powered their classic first two albums, De...0 points

Familiar to Millions

In 2000 Oasis wisely dispensed with theatrics and more...0 points

In 2000 Oasis wisely dispensed with theatrics and concentrated on being the world's greatest stadium-sized pub-rock band. And so, with just three mammoth video walls in tow, they toured the world. Big as the video screens were, however, the band's straight-ahead rock and Liam Gallagher's mouth were even bigger, and contributed much to the drama, tension, and entertainment of the tour behind Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. Fine examples of both were recorded when they played Wembley Stadium.....0 points

Whatever

1999 EP from the Manchester Band Where None of the more...0 points

1999 EP from the Manchester Band Where None of the Songs Appear on Any of their Full Length LP'S. It's Classic Oasis at their Best, with Lead Guitarist Noel Gallagher Taking the Lead on "Half the World Away".0 points

Wonderwall

The biggest U.S. hit from 1995's '(What's The Stor more...0 points

The biggest U.S. hit from 1995's '(What's The Story) MorningGlory?', backed with three non-album tracks: 'Round AreWay', 'The Swamp Song' and 'The Masterplan'. 1995 Creationrelease. Black & white picture disc. Slimline jewel case.0 points