Oasis

Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants

Still the best, even on their worst day....

Review Score:

(8/10)
.....and this is NOT their worst day. All right, I'm an Anglophile, I admit it, but the short list of great rock acts in America is the same as the long list: Pearl Jam, Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, and Lenny Kravitz. That's all folks. The media age in this country has devastated the music industry by way of stifling artistic develpoment, and choking off any opportunity for great bands to have their day. In the UK, they just seem much better at tilling the rock and roll soil so that there is a constant flow of great and talented bands: The Stone Roses, Travis, Verve, Radiohead, and yes, Oasis. Most of these bands and more put out a great deal of music in the late 90's. SOTSOG definitely sees Oasis moving into a new phase, by getting rid of the all-too-catchy pub anthems and putting together a great ALBUM, which is their most textured and well-produced to date. "Gas Panic" is maybe the best song Noel Gallagher has written since "Cast No Shadow," and songs like "Where Did it All Go Wrong" and "Sunday Morning Call" add to an often intimate album, and certainly the most personal one the band has released. Cheers to Spike Stent for producing a really visionary sound, and expanding this great and important bands' sonic pallet. I look for the NEXT Oasis album, and the one following that to be fantastic.

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