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Terrace anthem heroes or rock plagiarists: how will history judge Oasis? Well, if a band's Greatest Hits is their dispatch to the ages, Stop The Clocks -- a two CD collection that spans the ins and outs of their career from debut single "Supersonic" to 2005's sixth studio album Don't Believe The Truth - suggests that whether you believe they lost their way in a blizzard of cocaine around the time of 1997's Be Here Now or put their first foot wrong the day Liam first put crayon to paper as lyricist -- at their best they're quite simply at the top of their game. First up, a run-through the early stuff: band manifesto "Rock'n'Roll Star', their first chart-topper "Some Might Say", and its B-side, the acoustic, Noel-sung "Talk Tonight". In such context, later efforts like "Lyla" and "Go Let It Out" lack the obvious hunger of what came before, but they demonstrate exactly why Oasis got as huge as they did: their affinity for the stomping, Slade-derived swagger and runway-width choruses just perfect for filling stadiums and football fields. Fans who shelled out for Oasis' B-sides compilation The Masterplan might feel mugged by the decision to reprise four tracks here, but a genuine Oasis Best Of wouldn’t seriously work without the presence of "Acquiesce". Live forever? These songs just might. --Louis Pattison
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OASIS Stop The Clocks (2006 UK 2-CD album set featuring a retrospective collection which draws together 18 tracks which have been painstakingly chosen by the band from 12 years of multi-platinum albums number one singles and instantly familiar B-sides and album recordings complete with a 32-page deluxe booklet and artwork by the legendary Peter Blake)
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Maybe a few missing but still plenty of good tunes to out do a boybands best of!!,
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This review is from: Stop The Clocks [2CD + DVD] (Audio CD)
I'd heard Noel do a few interviews before this album was released and it brought the choices of some of the tracks into perspective. He explained like many people he got into The Beatles by listening to the Red & Blue 62-66, 67- 70 double albums (me included). Because the record company put the thumbscrews on to release a greatest hits he thought it'd be better to give a broad review of what he considered the bands best songs and what would make up a good concert set list. This is what Stop the clocks really is a double CD of what a great Oasis gig would be like.
It's true that a lot of the songs feature on either Definitely Maybe or Morning Glory but when you listen back to those albums they do stand above the likes of Be Here Now or Standing on the Shoulders of Giants. Songs like Rock N' Roll Star, Slide Away, Morning Glory and Champagne Supernova may not have been single but their always highlights of going to see Oasis live. As for putting some B Sides on there you could put The Masterplan and Acquiesce on any of the albums and think they were the singles from the album. It's true I do miss some of my own personal favourites like D'you know what I mean? and Stop Crying Your Heart Out but there are 18 quality tunes on there which make up for it. How many bands release paint by numbers greatest hits not many do it this way which is part of what makes Oasis the best band of a great era. The bonus DVD is well worth the extra money. The 40 minute interview with Liam and Noel (well mainly Noel) is full of the kind of insight that makes the definitely maybe DVD a great watch. My personal favourite part is Champagne Supernova live at Knebworth with John Squire as it brings together parts of the two greatest Manchester bands of all time. If you've already got all the albums and B sides it may not be the greatest purchase you ever make. But if this is the start of your Oasis collection then this is a great introduction to some of the best songs every created. With classics like Live Forever, Some Might Say, Don't Look Back In Anger, Cigarettes & Alcohol and Wonderwall on the 2 CD's you can't argue with the quality!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy it now!,
By BXMAN2000 (Wiltshire, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stop the Clocks (Audio CD)
This is the first Oasis album I bought and I absoluetly loved it. They have produced an excellent collabiration of their best tracks from previous albums such as What's the Story? (Morning Glory) and Definetly Maybe. They also took the best B-sides Aquisence and The Masterplan and not only release them as singles but they are added to this album. Add the classics such as Wonderwall, Rock 'n' Roll Star and Don't Look Back in Anger, it makes this album essential to own even if you are not an Oasis fan. It truly pays tribute to their great music over the past decade and a half. The only disappointment I have with this album is that Little By Little is not on here. Apart from that. Buy it now!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb stuff,
By Flagga "Flagga" (Salisbury, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stop The Clocks [2CD + DVD] (Audio CD)
It's the mark of a legendary band when people are arguing what's NOT on a greatest hits album. No other band from the last 25 years could comprise a tracklisting as strong as this. There are some surprising omissions; 'Whatever', 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out', 'Stand By Me', 'Let There Be Love', etc. I think the album could've done without 'Talk Tonight', maybe a few from Be Here Now which is, in my opinion, their best album, but I digress. On the whole, this album is a fairly accurate account of their best work - not so much an album for the fans, but for the people who aren't too familiar with Oasis. A lot of younger people won't have heard songs like 'Slide Away' or 'The Masterplan' and this album is for those people. A fantastic collection of songs from a fantastic band - but to be honest, you could pick any 18 songs from Oasis' back catalogue and still make a 5 star album. They're THAT good.
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