All posts tagged 'oasis'

The Universal Want // Doves
It seems that a template was drawn up and filled in ten times over, such that every track sounds like the last, only wearing a different hat.

To Bring You My Love // PJ Harvey
With Harvey it feels like you’ve stumbled across the ad hoc performance of a travelling mystic. It’s black magic with a smile.

The Stone Roses // The Stone Roses
A broody, elegant, sometimes transcendent blend of rock and electronic music unlike anything made before or since, even by The Stone Roses.

Different Class // Pulp
Pulp nail the pop/rock formula to near perfection. The themes aren’t necessarily cheerful, yet the album sounds like a celebration from beginning to end.

Modern Life Is Rubbish // Blur
Inconsistent, but there's a lot to dig. The songwriting is hard to knock, and Damon Albarn leads the pack well with his social satires and cutting commentary.

“Looks like Oaysis have competition” – André and Fred listen to Liam Gallagher
"Looks like Oaysis have competition." André and Fred's first impressions of 'As You Were', the debut solo album by professional manc Liam Gallagher.

Urban Hymns // The Verve
An overwhelming, but vastly enjoyable experience — the essential Verve record. Richard Ashcroft set out to make history, and with Urban Hymns he did so.

Definitely Maybe // Oasis
Rock and roll delivered with swagger is such a buzz, and that’s the game on Definitely Maybe. It's relentless, unstoppable, and totally mad fer it.

Favourite Worst Nightmare // Arctic Monkeys
Riffs in giant proportions, subtleties hidden between the pedal switches, and Turner’s Sheffield charm in spades. Possibly Arctic Monkey's finest album.

‘Be Here Now’ and Mr. Hyde
Riding the crest of an unprecedented popular rise, veins caked thick with drugs, Oasis produced something profoundly overblown in their third album.

OK Computer // Radiohead
To brand this a landmark of the '90s is a disservice to its quality. OK Computer is as relevant now as ever, both culturally and sonically.

Richard Ashcroft is wasting his northern soul
There’s very little on These People to inspire much interest. Even die-hard fans will struggle to hear Richard Ashcroft at his best.