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Track Listings
| 1. Bag It Up |
| 2. The Turning |
| 3. Waiting For The Rapture |
| 4. The Shock Of The Lightning |
| 5. I'm Outta Time |
| 6. [Get Off Your] High Horse Lady |
| 7. Falling Down |
| 8. To Be Where There's Life |
| 9. Ain't Got Nothin' |
| 10. The Nature Of Reality |
| 11. Soldier On |
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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
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STANDARD EDITION : Swansong 2008 album from the Gallagher brothers and cohorts! Includes "Shock Of The Lightning". Produced by Dave Sardy (Wolfmother).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
11 new tracks from Oasis, the vast majority of which are very good, making it their best album in quite a while.
The good news is that Noel Gallagher seems to have rediscovered his muse, and his 6 songs on the album are among the best Oasis have made. Strangely, his offerings are also the ones that sound least like Oasis- ranging from psychedelic ('Bag it up') to Bluesy ('(get off your) high horse lady)) to a dreamy, out of this world feel ('falling down', my personal favourite from the album). Luckily every sound seems to work and it gels together surprisingly well.
The problem is that all of Noel's songs come in the first 2/3s of the album, leaving the other band members to fill the gaps. Liam offers 3 songs. First is 'I'm outta time', which is a typical Liam-written Lennon style ballad, although it is rather good. His second song 'Ain't got nothin'', is unfortunately quite poor, whilst 'Soldier On' is a solid but unspectacular conclusion to the album.
Finally, there's an offering from both Gem Archer and Andy Bell. 'To be where there's life' is a grower, (and surprisingly doesn't feature any guitars,) whilst 'The Nature of Reality' features terrible lyrics and is the second poor song on the album.
Overall, it's a better album then 'Don't Believe the Truth', but don't expect the string of great songs in the first half of the album to last. Why 'the shock of the lightning' was chosen as the first single is a mystery to me, as is why Oasis appear to have dismissed better songs (such as 'Record Machine' and 'Stop the Clocks'), just to be democratic.
If you like Oasis, you'll love it anyway, and if you're unconvinced you might be in for a nice surprise.
Best tracks: 'Bag it up' and 'Falling down'.
The good news is that Noel Gallagher seems to have rediscovered his muse, and his 6 songs on the album are among the best Oasis have made. Strangely, his offerings are also the ones that sound least like Oasis- ranging from psychedelic ('Bag it up') to Bluesy ('(get off your) high horse lady)) to a dreamy, out of this world feel ('falling down', my personal favourite from the album). Luckily every sound seems to work and it gels together surprisingly well.
The problem is that all of Noel's songs come in the first 2/3s of the album, leaving the other band members to fill the gaps. Liam offers 3 songs. First is 'I'm outta time', which is a typical Liam-written Lennon style ballad, although it is rather good. His second song 'Ain't got nothin'', is unfortunately quite poor, whilst 'Soldier On' is a solid but unspectacular conclusion to the album.
Finally, there's an offering from both Gem Archer and Andy Bell. 'To be where there's life' is a grower, (and surprisingly doesn't feature any guitars,) whilst 'The Nature of Reality' features terrible lyrics and is the second poor song on the album.
Overall, it's a better album then 'Don't Believe the Truth', but don't expect the string of great songs in the first half of the album to last. Why 'the shock of the lightning' was chosen as the first single is a mystery to me, as is why Oasis appear to have dismissed better songs (such as 'Record Machine' and 'Stop the Clocks'), just to be democratic.
If you like Oasis, you'll love it anyway, and if you're unconvinced you might be in for a nice surprise.
Best tracks: 'Bag it up' and 'Falling down'.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Oasis have mellowed in their old age. Liam Now gets up every morning and jog's like a madman....Oh and apparently he can cook salmon brilliantly.
Yes the self proclaimed "salmon king" and his older brother step into the fray once again with Dig out your soul. The first half is actually very good. But after the sixth song it turns into a bland jamming session. Very much like salmon but without any seasoning whatsoever.
Bag it up is a fantastic nuthouse of a song. (aka beetles esque)...again. Yet i raise the point. When film and Tv make so many homage's to classic films in scenes it's aplauded. If Oasis sound a wee bit like the beetles they get savaged for it.
Turning and waiting for the rapture are Ok songs, waiting for the rapture being slightly better full of thumping drums and some fine singing from Noel.
Now Shock of the lightning....I nearly wet myself when i heard this tune. It's like a forgotten song from definatley maybe. I thought to myself here it comes the album i've been waiting for from the manc masters. I was dissapointed when i heard the album as it is a one off. But a majestic one, off being transported back to the mid ninteys for four minutes thanks boys.
High horse lady is Noels shining track a very likeable track. A great grower.
I'm out of time shows Liam can write a tune. A fantastic tune A little light and very balladish. Great effort for an acomplished songwriter.
Then thats it. Really the rest of the album is the band going through the motions.
Saying that, nature of reality is the only saving grace in the rest of the five songs. A stomping tune very nice stuff.
Now then. If the first six songs were acompanied with five other "shock of the lightning" tracks this album would be a masterpiece. However as it is they should have held back another year to finnish it off.
when put alongside the Kings of leon album only by the night this album is decidely average.
5/10
Yes the self proclaimed "salmon king" and his older brother step into the fray once again with Dig out your soul. The first half is actually very good. But after the sixth song it turns into a bland jamming session. Very much like salmon but without any seasoning whatsoever.
Bag it up is a fantastic nuthouse of a song. (aka beetles esque)...again. Yet i raise the point. When film and Tv make so many homage's to classic films in scenes it's aplauded. If Oasis sound a wee bit like the beetles they get savaged for it.
Turning and waiting for the rapture are Ok songs, waiting for the rapture being slightly better full of thumping drums and some fine singing from Noel.
Now Shock of the lightning....I nearly wet myself when i heard this tune. It's like a forgotten song from definatley maybe. I thought to myself here it comes the album i've been waiting for from the manc masters. I was dissapointed when i heard the album as it is a one off. But a majestic one, off being transported back to the mid ninteys for four minutes thanks boys.
High horse lady is Noels shining track a very likeable track. A great grower.
I'm out of time shows Liam can write a tune. A fantastic tune A little light and very balladish. Great effort for an acomplished songwriter.
Then thats it. Really the rest of the album is the band going through the motions.
Saying that, nature of reality is the only saving grace in the rest of the five songs. A stomping tune very nice stuff.
Now then. If the first six songs were acompanied with five other "shock of the lightning" tracks this album would be a masterpiece. However as it is they should have held back another year to finnish it off.
when put alongside the Kings of leon album only by the night this album is decidely average.
5/10
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Scrape It Off Your Soul.
I hate this album, I hate it with a passion. I love Oasis, I love Noel Gallagher's song writing and Liam's voice. Read more
Published 1 month ago by TheRightEarOfNash
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 9 months ago by Martino
The nature of Reality?
Sadly, this album is a complete disaster. Each tune a tub thumping mess, let's be honest here, the guys have reached the end, they are getting older and it sounds as though the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Monk
DISAPPOINTING TO SAY THE LEAST
I am a big fan of Oasis - they have produced some of the iconic tunes of the 90's and early 2000's but this album (at the time of writing their last) lets us down on so many levels... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Lucioperca
crap, they got worse with each album
ive seen all the vids to the singles from this album. which was enough to tell me that there was no need to hear the full album to know it's crap. Read more
Published on 15 April 2010 by Paul Smithson
We didn't think that much of this cd
We both are big fans of Oasis and have been to many concerts. We were excited that there was a new cd out of them. But both of us were dissapointed. Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2010 by C. Spencer
Incredibly Listenable! I Love It!
I'm not going to go on at length, but this is exciting entertaining rock music from start to finish. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2010 by John GG Lancashire
one of the best from 09
I feel that this is the best they have made since andy and gem have been in the band. DOYS reflects what this country lacks.
Published on 1 Jan 2010 by P. H. Roper
Not maybe, definately
I have to say the first time I listened to this album I thought, "this is good, I don't know why so many people have slated it". Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2009 by S. Fox
Half The Album It Should Have Been
In an interview in MOJO around the time this album was released, Noel let slip that he had had to leave out some of his best songs and the more experimental numbers that he had... Read more
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