Oasis : Dig out your Soul

Tesco tonight and the first thing in our shopping trolley was this record, the new and highly anticipated release from Oasis. It is literally on its first play while i type this so it may be too early to give an honest opinion but first impressions are pretty good. Lets be straight here, at one point i would have argued with anyone that this band were the best in the world, i was such a fan, it was bordering on a teenage crush, only i was not a teenager! Despite a few dodgy years and some pretty boring releases i pretty much always need to get the new album as soon as it comes out, because i still love these guys. They have something that many artists and bands can only dream of, they are 'rock n roll,' whatever that means and they carry it well, still! So far we have had an obligatory nod to The Beatles and especially John Lennon from Liam in one of his songs but all in all it sounds good. Grab it from iTunes

Anyone heard it yet??

update: after a few listens, yes they have it! Q magazine were kind of critical of half the album and yes Noel's songs are largely the best BUT 2 out of Liam's 3 efforts are great stuff, he has it! This is never going to be as highly acclaimed as their early albums but its a strong effort from the dudes! Rock on

Weekly classic no:9

Many years ago i was completely and unhealthily obsessed with this band! They were causing a huge stir in the early 90's with a string of now classic singles and by the time Be Here Now was due for release in 1997 they were the self proclaimed "best band in the world." This single came out on 7/7/97 and both the track and the video for it had me gobsmacked! The album is alleged to have sold 500,000 copies on the first day of sales, i had it 2 days before it was released, my cd and my vinyl copy! When the dust settled it was then slated as being self indulgent and over produced, however in retrospect despite these criticisms being valid it is deserving of the status as a classic recording with some amazing songs and oh yea, Johnny Depp plays slide guitar on a track!! ha!



Oasis' seventh studio album has been confirmed for a 2008 release. I will be there for my copy with bells on, because they are the "best band in the world"