Dig Out Your Soul: Oasis: Amazon.co.uk: Music

Amazon's Oasis Store

Music

Photos

Biography

Oasis formed in 1991 in Manchester. The band released 27 singles and 7 studio albums between 1994 and 2009.

Their number 1 singles include 'Don't Look Back In Anger', 'Go Let It Out', 'The Importance Of Being Idle' and 'The Shock Of The Lightning'. All 27 singles were collected together recently on their release 'Time Flies...1994-2009'. All 7 of their studio albums reached 1.

The band have toured… Read more in Amazon's Oasis Store

›

Visit Amazon's Oasis Store

for 204 albums, photos, discussions, and more.

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

Though Oasis are forever fated to live in the shadow of their initial success, they remain capable of producing exciting and touching music, and Dig out Your Soul continues the upswing in their fortunes sparked by 2005's Don't Believe the Truth. Unashamedly an album of two halves, the first part is heavily loaded with Noel Gallagher's tunes, including the pounding single "The Shock of the Lightning", a taut and pacy rocker nearer to the light touch of the Smiths' "The Queen Is Dead" than their usual Pistols-inspired power plod. The rocking "Bag It Up" shares nothing but a title with Geri Halliwell's already forgotten 2000 hit, while "Waiting for the Rapture" takes Lennon's harrowing "Cold Turkey" as a template, with some success. Liam's crude, sparky "Ain't Got Nothin'" holds up his side and his sprawling ballad (the only such effort here) "I'm Outta Time" adds another anthem to their repertoire. Even Gem Archer's "To Be Where There's Life", a bracing slice of undercooked psychedelia, is naggingly catchy. Only Noel's "(Get off Your) High Horse Lady", a pointless rewrite of Tommy Tucker's mod-era favourite "Hi Heel Sneakers" and Andy Bell's ungainly "The Nature of Reality" are downright inessential. Those missteps aside, it's hard to imagine anyone feeling shortchanged by Dig out Your Soul. --Steve Jelbert

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

(What's this?)

Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)

oasis(30)

liam gallagher(12)

noel gallagher(12)

manchester(7)

rock(6)

classic(5)

britpop(4)

indie(3)

mp3(3)

beatles(2)

Customer Reviews

118 Reviews

5 star:		(33)
4 star:		(33)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(15)
1 star:		(23)

Average Customer Review

3.3 out of 5 stars (118 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not a classic, 5 Oct 2008

By

M. Simmonds (England) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)

This review is from: Dig Out Your Soul (Audio CD)

I see as usual with Oasis reviews, it's either a 5 star or a 1 star rating! I beg to differ. This is a pretty good album, with a bit more experimentation from the band and all four members contributing to the songwriting like the previous two. However, I don't think it's as good all the way through as the 2005 Q album winner, Don't Believe the Truth, which in my opinion has no weak songs and I'd rate as a 4 star. Their first two albums are obviously 5 star. This album does have some really good tracks, particularly Bag it Up, The Turning, The Shock of the Lightning, I'm Outta Time and Falling Down. However, other tracks like To be Where There's Life and The Nature of Reality tracks are pleasant but average and Get of Your High Horse Lady and Ain't Got Nothin' are B-sides really. Definitely an album for the fans, since if you don't like Oasis already, it won't change your mind. I suspect this album will get mixed reviews in the press, due to some of the weaker songs, but it does seem that Oasis have to write one of the best British albums ever each time, in order for their work not to be criticised.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse | Permalink

Comment Comments (2)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still listening...., 23 Oct 2008

By

M. Wake "Fried Gold" (Essex, UK.) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)

This review is from: Dig Out Your Soul (Audio CD)

I've been a fan of Oasis since they first hit with Definately Maybe, and this album is not a million miles away from where they started all those years ago. I think it comes through in the recording that there's more of a "live" feel to this album, highlighted by the inclusion of six of the tracks into their current live set list - probably the most new material they've added from any album since Be Here Now. I don't have the vast musical background of those who like to point figures about who's stolen what either, but I know what I like, and I like this.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse | Permalink

Comment Comment

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Oasis, but still Oasis, 7 Dec 2008

By

Rocking Chair 34 "RockingChair34" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dig Out Your Soul (Audio CD)

First things first. This is not a rival for Definitely Maybe or Morning Glory. It will never define the time we're in now. People will not be singing along to these songs at closing time in ten years time.

That said, this is a very good album, especially Noel's tracks, which show a definite maturity. Definitely Mature could have been the album title. It would have sucked, but it would make for a good description. Bag It Up, The Turning, Waiting for the Rapture, High Horse Lady and Falling Down are all big steps forward for Noel Gallagher the songwriter. They're obviously Oasis due to the brothers' distinctive voices, but not in the sense that you've heard it all before.

Lead single the Shock of the Lightning is Noel at his lazy best. Not his best - for his best gave us Don't Look Back in Anger, Rock 'n' Roll Star and the Masterplan - but his 'lazy' best...i.e. the kind of songwriting mood that results in a Lyla or a Columbia - not many chords, but catchy and instant. And it's a grower too. Listen to it ten times and tell me you don't like it more than the first time.

I hate to jump on the bandwagon of critical review, but the non-Noel written songs just don't make the same impression.

Liam contributes I'm Outta Time (the second single) which will either tug at the heart strings or make you feel sick, depending on your affinity to John Lennon songs. He also gives us Nothing on Me (it'll stick in your head to an extent, but it doesn't stand out) and Soldier On (a bit of a plodder, but again, not bad). Andy and Gem throw the Nature of Reality and To Be Where There's Life into the mix, and althought the latter has a catchy baseline, neither is as good as Turn Up the Sun or A Bell Will Ring from the last album.

Oasis have made a very good album. It would have been even better if Noel had written all the songs. And better still if Liam could actually sing them live.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse | Permalink

Comment Comment

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 118 customer reviews on Amazon.co.uk

Would you like to see more reviews about this item?

› Go to Amazon.com to see all 89 reviews 3.9 out of 5 stars

Were these reviews helpful? Let us know

Most Recent Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Dig out your grave....
This was the final Oasis album, and was evidence that the band should really have stopped a few albums previously...this album is the sound of a band going through the motions... Read more

Published 5 months ago by Martino