Review: Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth
Label: Epic
Released: May 31, 2005
Oasis has expanded their boundaries considerably by stealing from far more than just the Beatles these days. Now, that sounds like a dig, but it's not. I've wondered ever since falling in love with 1995's (What's the Story) Morning Glory why Oasis can get away with being unrepentant thieves while other bands get dinged for far less flagrant offenses. I think the answer is simply that Oasis takes their plunder and subtley makes it their own. No matter how Beatle-esque or whatever an Oasis song might be, it's still very much an Oasis song.
Don't Trust the Truth is a perfect example, finding Oasis doing the Velvet Underground ("Mucky Fingers") and the Stones ("Lyla"), with occasional touches of CS&N ("Guess God Thinks I'm Abel") even. Sometimes they swing a little ("Love Like a Bomb") and sometimes they rock a lot ("Turn Up the Sun"). Sometimes it's cabaret ("The Importance of Being Idle"), sometimes it's snearing garage ("The Meaning of Soul") and sometimes it's alt rock ("Keep the Dream Alive") or jangle pop ("A Bell Will Ring"). But they're always subtley and uniquely Oasis with well written, well performed songs and beautiful production. Interestingly, they're even gentle as is the case with the closing track, the serious and rather poignant "Let There Be Love." The ghost of their old friend Lennon is all over it, but, like the rest of the album, it's completely Oasis. And it shows they can be serious once in awhile and pull that off too.
Rating: 8/10
Released: May 31, 2005
Oasis has expanded their boundaries considerably by stealing from far more than just the Beatles these days. Now, that sounds like a dig, but it's not. I've wondered ever since falling in love with 1995's (What's the Story) Morning Glory why Oasis can get away with being unrepentant thieves while other bands get dinged for far less flagrant offenses. I think the answer is simply that Oasis takes their plunder and subtley makes it their own. No matter how Beatle-esque or whatever an Oasis song might be, it's still very much an Oasis song.
Don't Trust the Truth is a perfect example, finding Oasis doing the Velvet Underground ("Mucky Fingers") and the Stones ("Lyla"), with occasional touches of CS&N ("Guess God Thinks I'm Abel") even. Sometimes they swing a little ("Love Like a Bomb") and sometimes they rock a lot ("Turn Up the Sun"). Sometimes it's cabaret ("The Importance of Being Idle"), sometimes it's snearing garage ("The Meaning of Soul") and sometimes it's alt rock ("Keep the Dream Alive") or jangle pop ("A Bell Will Ring"). But they're always subtley and uniquely Oasis with well written, well performed songs and beautiful production. Interestingly, they're even gentle as is the case with the closing track, the serious and rather poignant "Let There Be Love." The ghost of their old friend Lennon is all over it, but, like the rest of the album, it's completely Oasis. And it shows they can be serious once in awhile and pull that off too.
Rating: 8/10
posted by bob_vinyl at 10:33 AM
1 Comments:
So perhaps that means Blur will be along with new material just by default! Seriously, this sounds pretty groovy. I need to really familiarize myself with Oasis before I can contribute heavier.
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