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  • Audio CD (17 Oct 2011)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sour Mash/EMI
  • ASIN: B005DHC6R0
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (136 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 16 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or view the MP3 Album.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Everybody's On The Run 5:30£0.89
Listen  2. Dream On [Explicit] 4:29£0.89
Listen  3. If I Had A Gun... 4:09£0.89
Listen  4. The Death Of You And Me 3:29£0.89
Listen  5. (I Wanna Live In A Dream In My) Record Machine 4:23£0.89
Listen  6. AKA... What A Life! 4:24£0.89
Listen  7. Soldier Boys And Jesus Freaks 3:22£0.89
Listen  8. AKA... Broken Arrow 3:35£0.89
Listen  9. (Stranded On) The Wrong Beach 4:02£0.89
Listen10. Stop The Clocks 5:04£0.89


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BBC Review

Songwriters who listen to too many records can struggle to come up with fresh ideas for their own. They're too cowed by their own taste, too aware of pantheons and precedence, and too easily influenced by old and dusty sonic blueprints.

It's hard to say whether this is a greater problem for the artist or the listener. Certainly it would be easy to provide a list of reference points for Noel Gallagher's pugnacious solo debut, some of which come from his old band - two songs reference Wonderwall. But that's missing the point.

Which is: Noel's got his confidence back. After years of watered-down Oasis albums, where anyone with a band membership and a silk scarf could throw an authentically scuffed tune into the pot, this is not a tentative recovery, nor does it bluster and huff. It rests on a bed of quiet authority, that sense of calm over turmoil, which comes from Noel's mournfully bullish voice. Or to put it another way, this is the sound of a man who no longer has to give a stuff what the rest of the band thinks.

You can divide the songs into three categories: one, the jazzy shufflers - Dream On, The Death of You and Me, Soldier Boys and Jesus Freaks. Two, the Oasis throwbacks - If I Had a Gun, AKA… Broken Arrow, (Stranded On) The Wrong Beach. And three, the big rock anthems - Everybody's on the Run, (I Wanna Live in a Dream in My) Record Machine, Stop the Clocks. The exception is AKA… What a Life, which takes Noel out of his traditional comfort zone and into a disco, albeit a very lean and spartan sort of disco. It suits him well, and he knows it.

Jazzy interludes aside, there's nothing particularly new here, and certainly nothing that will change anyone's mind about the music of Noel Gallagher: he's listened to a lot of records and he knows what he likes. But, finally freed of the burden of his old band, their hot streak and their lead singer, he can concentrate on making enjoyable records for other people to enjoy

--Fraser McAlpine

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds is the eponymous release from the solo project of the former Oasis legend, and the first after his acrimonious split from the aforementioned band. Working in both London and Los Angeles between 2010 and 2011, with frequent collaborator Dave Sardy serving as co-producer, Gallagher utilized the talents of now bandmates Jeremy Stacey (drums), Lenny Castro (percussion) and Mike Rowe (keyboards) for the album.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 17 Dec 2011
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Buy it. Good chilling out music. Noel at his best. It's one that you will listen to often. Will become a classic
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality, 17 Oct 2011
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This is a very high quality album, every track is a killer and there is no filler. The whole album plays together as one great experience that is greater than the sum of it's parts. Noel's best album since what's the story, glad he's ditched the baggage. Nice one Noel, about time! I knew you really had a masterplan.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, 31 Dec 2011
My girlfriend bought me this for christmas. Oh my god I must say it is one of the best albums I've heard in ages. This reminds me of Oasis back in the early days (circa What's the story Morning Glory). A must for any decent music collection!!! ;-)
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