- Audio CD (29 Feb 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Clean, Import
- Label: Sony
- ASIN: B00004R960
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | Mini-Disc | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (158 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 767,348 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. XXXXin' In The Bushes |
| 2. Go Let It Out |
| 3. Who Feels Love? |
| 4. Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is |
| 5. Little James |
| 6. Gas Panic! |
| 7. Where Did It All Go Wrong? |
| 8. Sunday Morning Call |
| 9. I Can See A Liar |
| 10. Roll It Over |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
With Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants, Oasis--the self-professed "biggest rock & roll band in the world"--continue exploring their fascination with Great British Bands of the late 1960s. Paying homage to your heroes is one thing, but many of Standing On The Shoulder's best moments sound like their icons' worst. However, this is Oasis, and they do manage to pull some stunners out of their hats: "Gas Panic" and "Where Did It All Go Wrong?" demonstrate the command of catchy hooks and epic anthems that made their first two albums--Definitely Maybe and (What's The Story) Morning Glory?--such classics. Elsewhere, their influences are more obvious. The psychedelic "Who Feels Love?" is a perfect example of George Harrison in full Eastern Mystic mode, complete with sitars, tablas and tape-loops. Outright rocker "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is" has the strut and stomp of vintage Doors or Rolling Stones, but is ultimately let down by its weak songwriting ("Ready or not, come what may/The bets are going down for judgement day"). The most dubious lyrics are saved for the Liam Gallagher-penned "Little James", his paean to paternal love which--perhaps unintentionally--contains some of rock's most laughable couplets ("You live for your toys, even though they make noise"). Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants doesn't represent a major step forward for Oasis, but it is a definite improvement on the band's previous album, Be Here Now. For stronger evidence as to why Oasis is credited with resurrecting Britpop in the late 20th century, newcomers to the band would do well to investigate Definitely Maybe or (What's The Story) Morning Glory?. --Rob Burrow
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Despite the critics to this album, the tracks are extremely catchy once you have heard them a few times. The true oasis fan will appreciate this album, but it probily wont appeal to the commercial audience.Standing on the Shoulder Of Giants
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is quite an enjoyable album although not as good as Masterplan - has some good tracks on them and is still definitely one of my most planned albums I have. If you are a fan or even an occasional fan of Oasis music then get this album.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
When I bought this album, people asked me: "Is it any good?" The answer is "yes" with a "but", or "no" with an "except" depending on my mood. Standing on the shoulders is not Oasis' best album, not by a long chalk, but it at least shows a bit of a change. Don't forget, Oasis have a new line up, and that new line up has yet to record any new stuff. The live shows have shown they still have something in them and the good moments o the album point to some future promise. If the next album isn't a return to form, then I'll eat my hat. Maybe.
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The What Might Of Been Album
This is the closest thing to their experimental album, and the one they had to make.
Without a dout there was something here, Gas Panic, Roll it over, Who feels love all great... Read more
Without a dout there was something here, Gas Panic, Roll it over, Who feels love all great... Read more
Published 13 months ago by jam
What a brilliant album !
I had lost all my original Oasis CDs and I decided a few months ago to buy their albums once more.
At first I disregarded getting Standing on the Shoulder Of Giants. Read more
At first I disregarded getting Standing on the Shoulder Of Giants. Read more
Published 14 months ago by monii
CONTROVERSIAL
Ok I am gonna be a bit controversial here and excuse the pun in the word play but for me this album is head and shoulders above anything Oasis have done. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Lucioperca
A Disappointing 4th Album
Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants is the fourth studio album released by Oasis in 2000; and unfortunately it pales in comparison to their other albums. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Matthew Stoneman
Oasis' Best Album (IMHO)
The great thing about Oasis & Blur is that they both did their best albums AFTER the peak of the fame. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2010 by Magic Lemur
Underated
Is it just me......or do people have no taste in music these days?
Oasis Standing on the Shoulder of Giants and Heathen Chemistry are both great albums..... Read more
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Published on 19 Sep 2009 by J. Healey
Awful
Standing on the Shoulder Of Giants....Boys.......How Could You???.
The 1 Star Is For The Magnificent " F*ckin' In The Bushes" & " Sunday Morning Call". Read more
The 1 Star Is For The Magnificent " F*ckin' In The Bushes" & " Sunday Morning Call". Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2009 by Tommo 18/7 ©
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Despite releasing 2 incredibly successful albums during the britpop hayday, Oasis' 3rd was seen as a overproduced and worthless attempt of a rock classic and it basically ruined... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2009 by T.K
Slightly different, but better than Be Here Now
This is the album that spans the old/new Oasis - Bonehead and Guigsy had departed amd Noel had to re-record their parts, and Andy and Gem were yet to join the band. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2009 by Dobbins
Occasionally great.
The highlights of this album are great. However,I Can See A Liar, Little James And Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is are far from great. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2008 by Ted Maul
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