Be Here Now
by Oasis

This is definitely the start of the end for Oasis. They seem to have lost their spark and their edge on the songs and there is such a large amount of filler and weak tracks on here. It is such a bloated release as well with it coming in at around an hour and 11 minutes with some songs being stretched to their limit and not in a good way. The production is pretty poor and the music sounds like a mess half the time. You lose some instruments in places and it is tough to even see what they are going for on some songs. There are some positives like a few exceptional tracks but they really are diamonds in the rough. They demonstrate that they could still create amazing things but external factors are stopping them from doing it. Overall, this is a pretty poor record and is quite a mess in my opinion. (Edited)

This is my least favorite from them, some of these tracks should have been thrown out like Fade In-Out or the reprise of All Around the World (this track felt completely unnecessary) and some are better off cut down. But there are some good tracks like Stand By Me and Don't Go Away (In fact the former is one of my most favorite Oasis tracks) but other than that, I don't like this one very much.

The most overhyped album in the history of music. It falls down under the weight of it's own hubris. It's ridiculously obvious that by now the Gallagher brothers believed in their own 'importance', and reckoned they could get away with it again and again. It's also obvious Noel had by now recorded all his best songs that he had stockpiled and now had to start again from scratch. The results are awful. There's nothing brilliant here, and some songs such as, all around the world, are terrible, spinal tap meets the rutles. The rest is equally terrible and forgettable. This is the kind of music that happens when success goes to the head.

Best album for me - But it did coincide with my first year at uni. so....

I honestly think Noel is embarrased by tryinhg to say something from the heart. The big bollox is all ironic and about the rock and roll bands image. Liam ranks it his fav. I rank it it as my fav ever. Timing as well as it being my fav Oasis album. Music does take you back to certain tikes - and that is also why i think . Noel slates it today - He wasntin a good place. great song writer (so what if he knicked chord progressions - everyonedoes that understands musical theory) but not the best lyriscit. The masterplan is a close second- the first two however mean fck all less than This one does - i can almost feel the moment he was in through Liam (that made it better as he loves it)

although noel does a mean acoustic version of 'stand by me' and 'dont go away'(my fav ever song.

What winds me up about this album is that noel dismissed it and changed oasis(tje masterplan was allready written) and they became not even half the band they were - if he rated it (fck the drugs- we all take em, as do most rock stars, decent producers, decent artists, and he never ever looked like he was excessive). If you have not experienced life - how the fck can you sing about it!!

best album, most underated album ever. We actually got some of noels soul out of it - (and with the masterplan) - you wont get anything from his first two - as good as they were written and constructed.

From Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/23/2017 00:06 | #194789 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

bump to an 8, as I have had a listen and enjoyed for old times sake. bought it the day of release with a cert to prove it, before work as hmv opened early for the occasion. isn't that something. the year of ok computer, reprazent, ladies n gents we are in space, urban hymns etc. overblown, over produced, tracks seem to go on about a minute too long, they swallowed the hype,did a shitload of coke etc. BUT there is merit. for a start most of the vocal is good and liam sounds great on dirty shirt and don't go away especially. since this came out along with the singles, ive always thought it would be a good idea to make a version of this with b sides replacing the worst tracks. so with Spotify its easier to do so for me this is a better record: know what I mean, my big mouth, the fame, stand by me, hope I think, dirty shirt, I got the fever, sister lover, don't go away, stay young, going nowhere. id give that version 85 even with the flaws.