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For all the band’s outlandish bragging, Oasis has never shown as much nerve in its sound, preferring to polish the rough edges and refine aggressions rather than seek new territory. This neo-conservatism worked in the past when it uncovered a magical melody, and the newfound band democracy of 2005’s Don’t Believe The Truth pointed toward a potential second act. Each member contributes songs here as well, Noel Gallagher’s “The Shock Of The Lightning” and “Falling Down” coming closest to the classic Oasis sound. However, left with half-baked blues (Noel’s “[Get Off Your] High Horse Lady,” bassist Andy Bell’s “The Nature of Reality”), droning, unimaginative psychedelia (guitarist Gem Archer’s “To Be Where There’s Life,” Liam Gallagher’s “Soldier On”) and an overall sound that’s been compressed and flatlined into one continuous buzz, this sounds like a tired band that had already gone through the motions before it even started.
Listen to tracks from Dig Out Your Soul on Oasis' MySpace page.
For all the band’s outlandish bragging, Oasis has never shown as much nerve in its sound, preferring to polish the rough edges and refine aggressions rather than seek new territory. This neo-conservatism worked in the past when it uncovered a magical melody, and the newfound band democracy of 2005’s Don’t Believe The Truth pointed toward a potential second act. Each member contributes songs here as well, Noel Gallagher’s “The Shock Of The Lightning” and “Falling Down” coming closest to the classic Oasis sound. However, left with half-baked blues (Noel’s “[Get Off Your] High Horse Lady,” bassist Andy Bell’s “The Nature of Reality”), droning, unimaginative psychedelia (guitarist Gem Archer’s “To Be Where There’s Life,” Liam Gallagher’s “Soldier On”) and an overall sound that’s been compressed and flatlined into one continuous buzz, this sounds like a tired band that had already gone through the motions before it even started.
Listen to tracks from Dig Out Your Soul on Oasis' MySpace page.
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obviously you haven't listened to oasis very long. new sound. different styles. love it. best since morning glory? maybe.
Very boring album - where's the great songwriting gone? This is DREADFUL!
Not sure why such a bad review. This is the best Oasis album since Morning Glory for sure. This album sounds like they were listening to the Beatles a lot when writing these songs. I can listen to the entire album and never be bored with a single song.
37/100? That's a tad rough. While I do agree that it's a step backward after "Don't Believe The Truth" and it also does not meet my expectations I'd give it at least a 70. They're one of my favorite bands since the mid-90's but this album's probably 5th or 6th for me out of their 7 albums.
They did branch out again and experiment with new sounds but that effort was hampered by participating again in the Loudness War. While it doesn't digitally clip like Metallica's latest it offers extremely little dynamic range, resulting in a droning, tiring listen by the midway point of the album.