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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's all been said..., 5 Mar 2004
Firstly, it's all been said about Wonderwall: it is one of the greatest songs ever, it is something Oasis will always struggle to top. Some people like it, some don't, but if you haven't heard it for a while, then when you put it on you'll only be reminded of how beautiful it is. And it has also all been said (in the other reviews here, at least) about The Masterplan. On Radio One years ago, it was voted Oasis' best song by fans, I first witnessed it on MTV Unplugged, and couldn't help myself but rewind the video and watch it again and again. I even saved the counter-position of it so I could fastforward straight to it quicker. It is, once again, Oasis at their epic best, and makes this one of the best singles ever. Perhaps if it had been released as a double A-side it would have made Number 1.
Round Are Way (Sic) is a brass-filled stomper, which some people will love for its catchiness and audacity, and some will feel may be a bit simplistic. The Swamp Song is an extended version of those two little instrumentals on (What's The Story) Morning Glory, which is hardly ground breaking.
But it's Wonderwall and The Masterplan that make this single magic.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderwall, 30 Oct 2000
By A Customer
The single "Wonderwall" is a piece of brilliant songwriting by N. Gallagher. It contains an incredible A-side, the best B-side of Oasis "The Masterplan", a nice instrumental "The Swamp Song" with Paul Weller and "Round are way". This is a must for every Oasisfan. Try also the single "Some Might Say".
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Masterplan or Masterpiece?, 27 Jun 2004
The early Oasis singles were as essential, if not more, than the albums themselves.
Initially one is attracted by the cover artwork on those all important first 12 singles. Only Pink Floyd albums seem to have such consistently enticing covers!
Each single features four tracks and is usually long enough to fill one side of an album. What's more the tracks are often more varied than what you get on the albums.
Wonderwall is no exception.
Everbody knows that Oasis were heavily influenced by the Beatles, but how many people know that Wonderwall was the name of George Harrison's 1968 album of experimental electronic sounds? Oh, you did!
Everybody knows the track, plenty of cello, a noise that sounds like sackbutt at the end and Liam's famous elongated 'Maybe's.
Next is 'Round Are Way'. This song introduced us southerners to that awful expression 'minging'. I didn't know what it meant at the time of release so I assumed Liam was still singing about birds of the avine variety. It's a great rousing song, all the same, complete with brass section and 'Got to get you into my life' influenced drum fills.
Next is the swamp song. It's noisy, it has no words and a rather repetitive harmonica line. We heard two snippets of it on 'What's the Story', now we have the whole thing. For this reason I give the CD 4 stars instead of 5. It's OK, but it goes on a bit!
Finally, we have the Masterplan. Great downbeat verse offset by the triumphant chorus where the brass musicians obviously got a second job with the Oasis boys! This is Noel at his most philosophical - 'All we know is that we don't know'.
The band were clearly copying their idols (the Beatles) in tucking away songs of this quality as a B side.
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