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Track Listings
| 1. Hello |
| 2. Roll with it |
| 3. Wonderwall |
| 4. Don't look back in anger |
| 5. Hey now |
| 6. 6 |
| 7. Some might say |
| 8. Cast no shadow |
| 9. She's electric |
| 10. Morning glory |
| 11. 11 |
| 12. Champagne supernova |
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Whilst accepting that they’re heavily indebted to the late-period Fabsters, Noel Gallagher and company bring a lusty aggression to their music that Lennon would only really find briefly in the early stages of his solo career, and that Paul McCartney is probably still looking for. Their confidence, some might say arrogance, is stamped over every last inch of the record. Each track is possessed with an unshakeable belief that anything is possible, that everything is reach.
The flagrant swagger of the record is an essential part of its appeal; fans knew they’d be alright in this lot’s company, and droves of them wanted to be in the gang. Sales were astronomical with two singles, “Some Might Say” and “Don’t Look Back In Anger” hitting number one, whilst “Wonderwall” and “Roll With It” fell in just behind that. Though there’s nothing flash about the music or the ambit of its lyrical content, its solid construction provides it with a dependable familiarity.
The album went up against Blur’s The Great Escape in the Brit-pop battles – a hyped-up turf war that sprung from Oasis’ genuine enmity for what they saw as the la-de-da pretension. As much about the post-Thatcher North/South divide as a punch-up between affectation and authenticity, at least with Oasis what you saw was what you got – they did exactly what they said they’d do on the tin. Now over ten years old “Roll With It” still sounds fresh, as does the title track, whilst “Wonderwall” has lost none of its status as an eternal, yearning anthem.
There’s a fine line between self-assurance and over-confidence but given the size of the egos and volatile emotions involved in its making, remarkably Morning Glory gets it right every time. --Sid Smith
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For once, an album I've bought has the perfect mix of various styles of music, squeezed into just twelve tracks. Every track on this album is excellent - it's not one of those albums which has one or two tracks which could have been produced better. Tracks such as "Wonderwall", "Don't look back in anger", and "Champagne Supernova" are simply brilliant - these tracks built foundations for the success of Oasis, which have become one of Britain's most popular bands in recent years.
Track 1: Hello
With the beginning of "Wonderwall" floating at the beginning of this track, the immediate use of crunching guitar solos make this a marvellous start to the album. The lyrics are extremely clever - they tell it like it is!
Track 2: Roll With It
A superb track, which proves variety as well as quality in the album. The straining vocals of Liam Gallagher make this track marvellous, and the occasional guitar solo from Noel Gallagher improves the track further.
Track 3: Wonderwall
This is one of my favourite records of all time. A beginning which blends tinny, acoustic steel-string guitars with Double-bass and drums is genius, the lyrics are very clever, and Liam's vocals are perfect for the track. You should buy the album just plainly for this track.
The album has ten songs on offer (plus a couple of unlisted short tracks, the existence of which is a mystery). Among those songs we have ROLL WITH IT, which is a cracking tune despite losing out to Blur's COUNTRY HOUSE in "The Battle of Britpop" of '95. DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER was the first single to show off Noel Gallagher's high quality singing talents and well as further strengthening his status as a great song writer. SOME MIGHT SAY is a loud brash song which helped the band score their first number one single; and then there's the iconic WONDERWALL. The lyrics don't make sense to me, but the tune is something I have a great deal of pleasure in allowing to play through my head again and again.
A couple of songs drag on for a little too long, such as CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA even though that one has a relatively good sound. But other than that "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" is an album that I thoroughly enjoyed, and I'm more than happy to give it 5-Stars. Like I said it's impossible to say why it's great. You'll just have to listen to it for yourselves.
Very rarely do I say this, but there really isn't a bad track on here. 'Roll With It' is very catchy, 'Wonderwall' is another classic and 'Don't Look Back in Anger' and 'Champagne Supernova' (a mixture of hard-rock with a beautiful melody) are my personal favourites, the latter being the perfect way to finish the album.
Highly recommended!
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