Oasis

Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants

Standing On The Shoulder Of Oasis

Review Score:

(8/10)
It had been 6 years since Oasis ruled the music scene in Britain and the rest of Europe, and it had been 3 years since Oasis confirmed their conquest of America when Be Here Now debuted into the Billboard charts at number 2.

But now it's...a new decade for the boys from Manchester and a new Millennium for the rest of the world, and Oasis put out the most daring album yet.
With two founding members gone, and two new members replacing old glory, Oasis were on the way to a new making. The music still sounds the same except for some.

F**king In The Bushes can easily be looked upon as one of their most exciting musical jams ever. When i first heard it i couldn't believe that it was Oasis. No singing on this one except for some old lady commenting on how wonderful the Isle Of Wight was. This is way better than the Swamp Song from Morning Glory. Go Let It Out! is a new swing for Oasis. Though not as powerful as previous songs like Live Forever and Morning Glory, the song delivers a hand raising anthemic chorus. Who Feels Love can sound mesmerizing if you are in the right mood. It has indian sitar, psychedelic mixes of backward guitar loops, and so forth. The message of the song, however, sounds more like Jim Morrison gibberish. Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is is a not worth the money really. This is an album filler. Sounds better as a b-side. Little James is Liam's first composition. It is genuine. I love this song. It's so innocent, so touching, so delicate, so not Liam!!! Gas Panic is by far the best track on the entire album. It is the first time i hear Oasis do something dark. A very impressing experience. Where Did It All Go Wrong? is Noel delivering one of his best lead vocals to date. Noel's songwriting reaches it's mature peak on this song. Sunday Morning Call, however, takes that maturity a little too far. Not that it's a bad song, but it's not really the best Oasis can come out with either. I Can See A Liar is the least impressing track on the album. Out of place completely. This one would have sounded better as a b-side also. The album comes to a close with the mellow, Champagne Supernova type song Roll It Over which compared to it's predessor album closers doesn't amount to much. But you can't ignore that touching chorus line and Liam's sensatonal voice pondering with every word.

The brilliance of Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants is that it is a band on a transitional stage from one era to another. This was the beginning of a new beginning of Oasis. ...Oasis have become more underground here in America than commercial. But if i want to compare any track on this album with the garbage that America is listening to nowadays, the album is pure gold all the way. That comes to show that the leftover[s]... that Oasis throw behind outweighs any Linkin Park or Smash Mouth or Blink 182 or Kid Rock, that's for sure. That's why i give this album 4 stars.

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