| Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
(1995)
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| Album |
| Artist/Composer |
Oasis |
| Length |
49:59 |
| Format |
CD |
| Genre |
General Rock; Brit Pop |
| Label |
Creation Records |
| Index |
463 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Packaging |
Jewel Case |
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| Credits |
| Songwriter |
Noel Gallagher |
| Songwriter |
Noel Gallagher, Gary Glitter, Mike Leander |
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| Track List |
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| 01 |
Hello |
03:22 |
| 02 |
Roll With It |
03:59 |
| 03 |
Wonderwall |
04:18 |
| 04 |
Don't Look Back in Anger |
04:47 |
| 05 |
Hey Now! |
05:41 |
| 06 |
(Untitled) |
00:44 |
| 07 |
Some Might Say |
05:28 |
| 08 |
Cast No Shadow |
04:51 |
| 09 |
She's Electric |
03:40 |
| 10 |
Morning Glory |
05:03 |
| 11 |
(Untitled) |
00:39 |
| 12 |
Champagne Supernova |
07:27 |
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| Details |
| Spars |
DDD |
| Rare |
No |
| Sound |
Stereo |
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| Notes |
| Toning down the brattiness, Oasis guitarist/songwriter Noel Gallagher brings minimal orchestration into the mix, while still mining for inspiration in the past. A buzzing amp cues up the opening cut, "Hello," before giving way to a thunderous rocker that credits Gary Glitter as a co-writer by way of a line lifted from his "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again." The innovative use of strings on songs like "Cast No Shadow," "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back In Anger" avoids any mawkishness, leaning more towards a melancholy sheen. Such ambitious chance-taking turns "Don't Look Back In Anger" into a grand epic that has singer Liam Gallagher sounding like Ian Hunter to brother Noel's Mick Ronson. All these external tools do nothing to detract from Oasis' ability to play rock and roll with a religious fervor. The first version of "The Swamp Song" (the untitled track 6) is a bluesy, instrumental rave-up complete with a wailing harmonica that sounds unlike anything they've done before. It's followed by "Some Might Say," a sweeping epic layered with chunky riffs. While new pal Paul Weller's guitar lends some grit to "Champagne Supernova," the best song on MORNING GLORY is "She's Electric," a '90s equivalent to "Itchycoo Park" with the end-chorus of "With A Little Help From My Friends" grafted onto it. Reviews: Q Magazine (6/00, p.86) - Ranked #8 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...A wonderful, often beautiful album, which single-handedly spoke for a generation of slobbishly dressed inarticulate men. It was a complete album..." Spin (9/99, p.160) - Ranked #79 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s." Q Magazine (12/99, p.84) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s." Q Magazine (10/01, p.105) - Ranked #5 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime" Rolling Stone (1/25/96, p.41) - Tied for #7 in the 1996 Critics' Poll. Village Voice (2/20/96) - Ranked #10 in the Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll. Q Magazine (2/96, p.63) - Included in Q's 50 Best Albums of 1995 - "...a latter-day classic..." Melody Maker (12/23-30/95, pp.66-67) - Ranked #3 on Melody Maker's list of 1995's 'Albums Of The Year.' ©1995 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. Manufactured by Epic, a Division of Sony Music/550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211. "Epic" and the Epic Logo Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Marca registrada. WARNING: All Rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. EK 67351 |
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