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曲目リスト
ディスク: 1
1 | D'You Know What I Mean? (Remastered) |
2 | My Big Mouth (Remastered) |
3 | Magic Pie (Remastered) |
4 | Stand By Me (Remastered) |
5 | I Hope, I Think, I Know (Remastered) |
6 | The Girl In The Dirty Shirt (Remastered) |
7 | Fade In |
8 | Don't Go Away (Remastered) |
9 | Be Here Now (Remastered) |
10 | All Around The World (Remastered) |
11 | It's Gettin' Better (Man!!) (Remastered) |
12 | All Around The World (Reprise) (Remastered) |
ディスク: 2
1 | Stay Young (Remastered) |
2 | The Fame (Remastered) |
3 | Flashbax (Remastered) |
4 | (I Got) The Fever (Remastered) |
5 | My Sister Lover (Remastered) |
6 | Going Nowhere (Remastered) |
7 | Stand By Me (Live At Bonehead's Outtake) |
8 | Untitled (Demo) |
9 | Help! (Live In LA) |
10 | Setting Sun (Live Radio Broadcast) |
11 | If We Shadows (Demo) |
12 | Don't Go Away (Demo) |
13 | My Big Mouth (Live At Knebworth Park) |
14 | D'You Know What I Mean? (NG's 2016 Rethink) |
ディスク: 3
1 | D'You Know What I Mean? (Mustique Demo) |
2 | My Big Mouth (Mustique Demo) |
3 | My Sister Lover (Mustique Demo) |
4 | Stand By Me (Mustique Demo) |
5 | I Hope, I Think, I Know (Mustique Demo) |
6 | The Girl In The Dirty Shirt (Mustique Demo) |
7 | Don't Go Away (Mustique Demo) |
8 | Trip Inside (Be Here Now) (Mustique Demo) |
9 | Fade In |
10 | Stay Young (Mustique Demo) |
11 | Angel Child (Mustique Demo) |
12 | The Fame (Mustique Demo) |
13 | All Around The World (Mustique Demo) |
14 | It's Gettin' Better (Man!!) (Mustique Demo) |
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- 製品サイズ : 14.1 x 13 x 1.4 cm; 168.11 g
- メーカー : Big Brother
- EAN : 5051961085006
- オリジナル盤発売日 : 2016
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- 原産国 : マカオ
- ディスク枚数 : 3
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上位レビュー、対象国: 日本
レビューのフィルタリング中に問題が発生しました。後でもう一度試してください。
2020年6月21日に日本でレビュー済み
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このアルバムの評価が低いということがオアシスがいかに凄いバンドかっていうことを証明している。名曲だらけ。ただのロックンロールなんだけどね。
2020年5月24日に日本でレビュー済み
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昔から欲しかったものです
2017年7月21日に日本でレビュー済み
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オアシスの3rdアルバムのリマスター盤。リアム曰く、ドラッグに酩酊してまともなミックスをしていないアルバムとのことですが、リマスターの効果で聴きやすくなっています。ドラムの重心というかボトムが加わって、バンドサウンドに芯がある感じになりました。依然として音はダンゴのままでギターの音量はデカいという印象ですが、このアルバムの特徴でもあるのでイメージを損ねない控えめなリマスターといえます。周知のとおり、このアルバムは長い曲が多くて聴いててダレる側面があったのですが、このリマスターでずっと聴いてられるアルバムになりました。
これをもってオアシスのリマスタープロジェクトはひとまず終了とのことですが、4th以降の微調整なリマスター、ブラッシュアップも密かに期待したいところです。また、編集盤ながら名作アルバムであるマスタープランですが、1st~3rdの2016年リマスターデラックスエディションを購入すれば何とか曲は揃います。ボーナストラック無しの2016年スタンダードバージョンのCDを買ってしまうと、マスタープランのリマスターが聴けない現状となっているので注意が必要です。個人的には、1st~2ndはデラックスエディション、3rdはスタンダード+デジタルミュージックで"Stay Young"と”Going Nowhere”をダウンロードしました。
これをもってオアシスのリマスタープロジェクトはひとまず終了とのことですが、4th以降の微調整なリマスター、ブラッシュアップも密かに期待したいところです。また、編集盤ながら名作アルバムであるマスタープランですが、1st~3rdの2016年リマスターデラックスエディションを購入すれば何とか曲は揃います。ボーナストラック無しの2016年スタンダードバージョンのCDを買ってしまうと、マスタープランのリマスターが聴けない現状となっているので注意が必要です。個人的には、1st~2ndはデラックスエディション、3rdはスタンダード+デジタルミュージックで"Stay Young"と”Going Nowhere”をダウンロードしました。
2017年12月30日に日本でレビュー済み
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無になりたい時は特に聞く。そんな時に英語の歌詞が飛び込んでくる。
実は勉強になっていたりする。
実は勉強になっていたりする。
2010年11月25日に日本でレビュー済み
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このアルバムでオアシスは終わったって言う人がいてるらしいですが、このアルバムは聞けば聞くほどよりオアシスが好きになるアルバムです。
特にStand by me やAll around the worldは最高です
特にStand by me やAll around the worldは最高です
2014年3月15日に日本でレビュー済み
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☆5つは,佳曲がたくさん入っているからです。
Do you know what I mean?やStand by meなど、ノエルギャラがーによる豊かなメロディーラインがたくさん入った曲がほとんどです。一曲の中に、良いメロディーが、曲が終わるまで入っているという印象も受けました。曲に情緒や雰囲気が有り、何度聞いても楽しめます。サンプリングを多用し、複雑ながらも、若者たちが聞いて、「カッコいい」、「エッジが効いている」という印象を受ける曲や、オーケストラとバンドサウンドが一体となった曲や、ノリのいい曲、一緒に大合唱できる曲など、多彩な構成で全編が占められています。
サードは、エレキギターで作ったとのノエル談ですが、セカンドほどメロウではないものの、十分に楽しめます。
’97年は、評判はあまり良くなかったという評価も出ていたようですが、2014年に聞きなおしてみると、良いアルバムという印象を受けます。
Do you know what I mean?やStand by meなど、ノエルギャラがーによる豊かなメロディーラインがたくさん入った曲がほとんどです。一曲の中に、良いメロディーが、曲が終わるまで入っているという印象も受けました。曲に情緒や雰囲気が有り、何度聞いても楽しめます。サンプリングを多用し、複雑ながらも、若者たちが聞いて、「カッコいい」、「エッジが効いている」という印象を受ける曲や、オーケストラとバンドサウンドが一体となった曲や、ノリのいい曲、一緒に大合唱できる曲など、多彩な構成で全編が占められています。
サードは、エレキギターで作ったとのノエル談ですが、セカンドほどメロウではないものの、十分に楽しめます。
’97年は、評判はあまり良くなかったという評価も出ていたようですが、2014年に聞きなおしてみると、良いアルバムという印象を受けます。
2013年7月9日に日本でレビュー済み
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ベスト盤には1曲も入っていないですが、アルバムの完成度としてはoasisで一番じゃないでしょうか?
2014年4月2日に日本でレビュー済み
そんなに悪いかな?
不評と言われていたので聴くのをしばらく躊躇っていましたが、実際に手にとって聞いてみると…全然悪くないじゃん!というのが率直な感想です。
個人的に1stよりも好きです。
ノエルもこのアルバム良く思っていないんでしたっけ。
世間一般的にもファンの間でも評価があまり良くないのが理解できないくらい個人的に非常に気に入っているアルバムです。
やや散漫な印象を受けますが、前2作が一般的に名盤と言われていて、実際完成度も素晴らしすぎるのでアルバム単体として素直に評価しづらいというのもあります。
Oasis史上最も重厚なサウンドメイキングが施されたアルバムではないかと思います。
個人的にこれ以降のアルバムが勢いを感じられず、退屈気味です(事実上のラストアルバムであるDig Out Your Soulはかつてのバンドの荒々しさを取り戻してはいたが、バンド内の不和がサウンドに表れているように感じた)。
話が逸れてしまいましたが、
1曲目のD'You Know What I Mean?からけだるいスローなナンバーで幕を開けますが、大陸的なスケール感がありそれまでと違う何かを感じます。
この曲を1曲目に持ってきたのは非常に良いと思います。
Oasisの中でもかなりラウドなギターを聴かせてくれるMy Big Mouth、ノエルの歌うエモーショナルながらどこか幻想的な世界観を展開するMagic Pie、荒々しくも爽快、壮大なサウンドで大草原をイメージさせるStand by Me、爽快なギターポップI Hope, I Think, I Knowなどとくに前半に非常にクオリティの高い曲が並んでいます。
特に後半のAll Around the Worldは非常にスケール感のある、9分にも及ぶ大作で必聴です。終盤はThe BeatlesのHey Judeを彷彿とさせます。
歴代のアルバムの中でも非常にキャッチーで聴きやすいアルバムではないかと思っています。
前作の焼き直し感は感じませんし、これはまた違った形のOasisだと思います。
サウンド的には「重い」という表現が個人的にしっくりきますが、心地の良い重さというか聴いていて気持ちのいいサウンドです。
おそらく評価を下げてしまうのは、曲そのものが長すぎるという点でしょうか。
それが1曲目からですからね。
賛否が分かれるのも悪くないのかな。
ただ、酷評するほどのものでもないし「駄作」の一言で片づけるのは非常にもったいない気がする。
不評と言われていたので聴くのをしばらく躊躇っていましたが、実際に手にとって聞いてみると…全然悪くないじゃん!というのが率直な感想です。
個人的に1stよりも好きです。
ノエルもこのアルバム良く思っていないんでしたっけ。
世間一般的にもファンの間でも評価があまり良くないのが理解できないくらい個人的に非常に気に入っているアルバムです。
やや散漫な印象を受けますが、前2作が一般的に名盤と言われていて、実際完成度も素晴らしすぎるのでアルバム単体として素直に評価しづらいというのもあります。
Oasis史上最も重厚なサウンドメイキングが施されたアルバムではないかと思います。
個人的にこれ以降のアルバムが勢いを感じられず、退屈気味です(事実上のラストアルバムであるDig Out Your Soulはかつてのバンドの荒々しさを取り戻してはいたが、バンド内の不和がサウンドに表れているように感じた)。
話が逸れてしまいましたが、
1曲目のD'You Know What I Mean?からけだるいスローなナンバーで幕を開けますが、大陸的なスケール感がありそれまでと違う何かを感じます。
この曲を1曲目に持ってきたのは非常に良いと思います。
Oasisの中でもかなりラウドなギターを聴かせてくれるMy Big Mouth、ノエルの歌うエモーショナルながらどこか幻想的な世界観を展開するMagic Pie、荒々しくも爽快、壮大なサウンドで大草原をイメージさせるStand by Me、爽快なギターポップI Hope, I Think, I Knowなどとくに前半に非常にクオリティの高い曲が並んでいます。
特に後半のAll Around the Worldは非常にスケール感のある、9分にも及ぶ大作で必聴です。終盤はThe BeatlesのHey Judeを彷彿とさせます。
歴代のアルバムの中でも非常にキャッチーで聴きやすいアルバムではないかと思っています。
前作の焼き直し感は感じませんし、これはまた違った形のOasisだと思います。
サウンド的には「重い」という表現が個人的にしっくりきますが、心地の良い重さというか聴いていて気持ちのいいサウンドです。
おそらく評価を下げてしまうのは、曲そのものが長すぎるという点でしょうか。
それが1曲目からですからね。
賛否が分かれるのも悪くないのかな。
ただ、酷評するほどのものでもないし「駄作」の一言で片づけるのは非常にもったいない気がする。
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KCC
5つ星のうち5.0
Great Album
2023年8月6日にカナダでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Arrived as described, shipped fast... this is a great album, additional B sides and demos are nice also, cant go wrong if you are a fan... critisims the run times are long, fair enough, but i dont care, I just hit repeat before the long instrumentals and solos near the end of some of the songs

Stewart Mills
5つ星のうち5.0
Oasis last Great Album
2021年5月22日にオーストラリアでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Great Album; shame they ever broke up. End of a Dynasty

Karen D.
5つ星のうち5.0
BE HERE NOW!...NOW GETTING RECOGNITION IT ALWAYS DESERVED!!!
2013年6月5日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
BE HERE NOW seems to have garnered the most opposing views out of Oasis' great lexicon of music. The end result is really that we all have Oasis to thank for keeping rock 'n roll "Still Alive and Well" as Johnny Winter sang so long ago & Neil Young's lyrics of "Hey, Hey, My, My" (Rock 'n Roll Will Never Die; which Noel happened to do a great job with at Wembley Stadium in 2000) through the extremely "lean" years of the 90's. Give 'em credit!! On both sides of the Atlantic the 90's could have seen the death of real rock. This seems like a good point to interject my viewpoint regarding the "so-called" Oasis "Phenomenon". Yes, they were a great rock band...but "phenomenon"? Let's be real! It was the 90's: We're not talking 60's or 70's. There was no competition! But, while some others also kept the dream alive, nobody else in the 90's had the catalog & talent that Oasis did. I don't think any other bands toured as much as Oasis seems to have done either. Oasis might've gotten a huge break early on in their career, that they didn't have to "put in some hard time" like so many other bands, but that didn't mean these guys just sat back & only indulged in the usual rock 'n roll excesses. They, too succumbed but they worked their behinds off, too! So, they partied hard & maybe worked even harder.
BE HERE NOW is the Gallagher brothers at their most super-overinflated opinions of themselves! So what? In retrospect, they were young & shot out of a cannon with the overwhelming popularity of "Definitely, Maybe" and "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?". As a result, it makes a sort of sense that BE HERE NOW would have such egotistical lyrics following that enormous instant success. Oasis wouldn't have gotten those ego's without the help of all their fans & the media. So, cut 'em some slack...It still comes down to the music & Oasis' BE HERE NOW is fantastic, too!!! (It just may take a few more 'listens' to arrive at that conclusion than the first two did.)
As far as all the fuss about Johnny Depp's slide guitar...he's alright. But, if you really want to know what slide is "all about", listen to Bonnie Raitt. She is to slide guitar what Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher & Johnny Marr are to guitar.
By the 90's, the reality of just how much of a melting pot America is really came into play in music...hip hop was mainstream in the 80's; rap in the 90's, the "Lilith Fair" female singer-songwriters, r & b diva's in the 90's, the "boy" bands (of which there were both in the UK and US), grunge (I admit to liking and owning Garbage, The Offspring & Social Distortion, but I don't consider them to truly be grunge & Soc. D started in the '80's). And, I think only true grunge fans would consider grunge to be real rock 'n roll music. Also, by then 'metal' had started to have its' own sub-divisions! Depeche Mode kept music going but I don't know that I'd classify it as "rock". (Aside: I only got "into" Depeche Mode recently. "Soothe My Soul" off their new Delta Machine (all great!) got me hooked!) The Smithereens (a local NJ band, who hit, but not as big as Bon Jovi) and Lenny Kravitz did their parts, too, to keep rock going. But, my personal opinion is that none of the bands mentioned posed any real rock 'n roll competition for Oasis and for possibly even greater creativity if there had been any.
Back to BE HERE NOW. No...It's not another "MORNING GLORY" or "DEFINITELY, MAYBE", but it DOES have GREAT tunes with one of the best voices in rock & roll history. I may not like that Liam said that Americans didn't "get" Oasis. I have to admit he may have been right (at the time). I, myself, got into Oasis "bass ackwards" as my dear old Dad would've said. By "getting into" Beady Eye first & then backtracking. Of course, I was AWARE of Oasis in the 90's...I wasn't dead!; but, I agree that I don't think they got the radio airplay they should've gotten & deserved in the States; because we were wrapped up in so many other musical genre's at that time. And, believe me, rockers really didn't know where to turn. I myself did a lot of listening to The Black Crowes and The Smithereens, and got into blues...Kenny Wayne Shepard, Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Susan Tedeschi and Indigenous. Also, a phase of non-"lilith fair" female singer- songwriters (Sheryl Crow, Joan Osborne & Lucinda Williams and the lesser known but so talented Tift Merritt, Toni Price, Annie McCue, and Thea Gilmore). But, then, I've never "gone with the pack" when it comes to music. I always try to seek out new.
In the early 2000's, I found myself backtracking to one of my favorite decades: the 80's & becoming immersed in INXS. So, I also had to get past how Noel Gallagher insulted Michael Hutchence at the 1996 Brit Awards. But, they're soooooo good, I had to!! And, now I've already built an Oasis collection in just about 7 months that far surpasses my INXS one, in CD's & DVD's. For anyone starting to become an Oasis fan....there's PLENTY to choose from to start. There seem to be 2 "camps" of a fanbase...the early years with Bonehead and the later years with Gem & Andy. I'm more familiar with the later years & Gem & Andy only because I've watched "Familiar to Millions" Wembley Stadium concert DVD dozens of times & listened to that CD dozens of times already, too. (Aside to anyone starting: you MUST have at least one live CD & DVD...Oasis is DEFINITELY a band to hear live. There's a whole "underground" of "off-label" releases, too. It's tricky; best to, hopefully, find someone who is helpful & will kind of "mentor" you in the finer points. I didn't set out with some 'diabolical' scheme to find a mentor; I was just very fortunate that I made purchases from very friendly & knowledgeable UK people who seemed happy to share information with me, to keep me from getting "burned"). It must've been SO fabulous to've been "THERE AND THEN" (another great DVD, which some reviewers prefer over "FAMILIAR TO MILLIONS"; again, the 2 different fanbases of early years vs. later years). I'm lovin' ALL the years!!!
BE HERE NOW may take several listens before you realize just how great this particular Oasis CD really is. I knew more than half the songs on it & liked them a lot; but as I come to play it more & more, I'm loving all of the songs more & more. I've surprised myself that one of my favorites on BE HERE NOW is "Don't Go Away"; a ballad (of all things!) I think that's why I maybe didn't 'get' Oasis in the 90's...for me, they were a little mellow for how I liked my rock. And, I realize, too, they sometimes use "string" instruments (like violins; woodwinds...instruments I never before associated with rock 'n roll). I had always liked big, head bangin' hard rock (AC/DC and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts had been favorites of mine for many years; so you have a reference point). I didn't "go for" CD's, or albums, that had a little of this, a little of that. But, the flip side of that coin is there's something for everyone! I've always had an open mind with music, though; which I'm so glad for; that I've found my way back to Oasis, even though they are no longer together. (But, I'm eagerly awaiting the release of Beady Eye's 2nd, BE & they are 3/4's of Oasis; however, I would be THRILLED if Oasis does reunite. Gem's a decent backup vocalist, but I do miss how Liam & Noel's voices harmonized & complemented each others' so well, even if the brothers' themselves didn't! I LOVE their version of "My Generation" better than the Who original!)
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" from HEATHEN CHEMISTRY is still my favorite Oasis ballad, but now "Don't Go Away" is giving it a run for it's money, I've got to say! I'm repeating myself, with this review, but again, all the songs ARE GREAT!; there are no "fillers". "Don't Go Away" is just SO exceptional. I'm always surprised at how fab Liam does ballads; that he's made me a lover of ballads (which I never went for!) when he does such a great job on the rockin' numbers. Other particular favs. here are definitely the opener "D'You Know What I Mean?", "My Big Mouth", "Stand By Me" and "It's Gettin' Better (Man!!) I guess back in the 90's probably the song I remember Oasis for most was "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" and, I'm sure, that's because, for me, that was & always will be Oasis' most ROCKING tune. I do wish they, or, maybe, now Beady Eye, would've done at least a few more like Shakermaker, which was their most "blues-y" sounding track & they CAN do it all & DO IT WELL (a very early quote of Liam's); & SO TRUE....I would LOVE to hear more "blues" from them; but I don't think that'll happen, and that's just fine, too.
BE HERE NOW...another winner of "NICE ONE" award! And, a big THANK YOU for keeping rock going for those of us who've practically been weaned on it & for those who were tots & teens in the 90's, the generation who right now may be finding their way to you & the generations to come!!!!!!!! CHEERS LIAM, NOEL, BONEHEAD, ANDY, GEM, CHRIS, The 'Shroud' (keyboards) & everyone else who ever lent "backing" vocals, guitar, percussion, etc...
BE HERE NOW is the Gallagher brothers at their most super-overinflated opinions of themselves! So what? In retrospect, they were young & shot out of a cannon with the overwhelming popularity of "Definitely, Maybe" and "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?". As a result, it makes a sort of sense that BE HERE NOW would have such egotistical lyrics following that enormous instant success. Oasis wouldn't have gotten those ego's without the help of all their fans & the media. So, cut 'em some slack...It still comes down to the music & Oasis' BE HERE NOW is fantastic, too!!! (It just may take a few more 'listens' to arrive at that conclusion than the first two did.)
As far as all the fuss about Johnny Depp's slide guitar...he's alright. But, if you really want to know what slide is "all about", listen to Bonnie Raitt. She is to slide guitar what Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher & Johnny Marr are to guitar.
By the 90's, the reality of just how much of a melting pot America is really came into play in music...hip hop was mainstream in the 80's; rap in the 90's, the "Lilith Fair" female singer-songwriters, r & b diva's in the 90's, the "boy" bands (of which there were both in the UK and US), grunge (I admit to liking and owning Garbage, The Offspring & Social Distortion, but I don't consider them to truly be grunge & Soc. D started in the '80's). And, I think only true grunge fans would consider grunge to be real rock 'n roll music. Also, by then 'metal' had started to have its' own sub-divisions! Depeche Mode kept music going but I don't know that I'd classify it as "rock". (Aside: I only got "into" Depeche Mode recently. "Soothe My Soul" off their new Delta Machine (all great!) got me hooked!) The Smithereens (a local NJ band, who hit, but not as big as Bon Jovi) and Lenny Kravitz did their parts, too, to keep rock going. But, my personal opinion is that none of the bands mentioned posed any real rock 'n roll competition for Oasis and for possibly even greater creativity if there had been any.
Back to BE HERE NOW. No...It's not another "MORNING GLORY" or "DEFINITELY, MAYBE", but it DOES have GREAT tunes with one of the best voices in rock & roll history. I may not like that Liam said that Americans didn't "get" Oasis. I have to admit he may have been right (at the time). I, myself, got into Oasis "bass ackwards" as my dear old Dad would've said. By "getting into" Beady Eye first & then backtracking. Of course, I was AWARE of Oasis in the 90's...I wasn't dead!; but, I agree that I don't think they got the radio airplay they should've gotten & deserved in the States; because we were wrapped up in so many other musical genre's at that time. And, believe me, rockers really didn't know where to turn. I myself did a lot of listening to The Black Crowes and The Smithereens, and got into blues...Kenny Wayne Shepard, Robert Cray, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Susan Tedeschi and Indigenous. Also, a phase of non-"lilith fair" female singer- songwriters (Sheryl Crow, Joan Osborne & Lucinda Williams and the lesser known but so talented Tift Merritt, Toni Price, Annie McCue, and Thea Gilmore). But, then, I've never "gone with the pack" when it comes to music. I always try to seek out new.
In the early 2000's, I found myself backtracking to one of my favorite decades: the 80's & becoming immersed in INXS. So, I also had to get past how Noel Gallagher insulted Michael Hutchence at the 1996 Brit Awards. But, they're soooooo good, I had to!! And, now I've already built an Oasis collection in just about 7 months that far surpasses my INXS one, in CD's & DVD's. For anyone starting to become an Oasis fan....there's PLENTY to choose from to start. There seem to be 2 "camps" of a fanbase...the early years with Bonehead and the later years with Gem & Andy. I'm more familiar with the later years & Gem & Andy only because I've watched "Familiar to Millions" Wembley Stadium concert DVD dozens of times & listened to that CD dozens of times already, too. (Aside to anyone starting: you MUST have at least one live CD & DVD...Oasis is DEFINITELY a band to hear live. There's a whole "underground" of "off-label" releases, too. It's tricky; best to, hopefully, find someone who is helpful & will kind of "mentor" you in the finer points. I didn't set out with some 'diabolical' scheme to find a mentor; I was just very fortunate that I made purchases from very friendly & knowledgeable UK people who seemed happy to share information with me, to keep me from getting "burned"). It must've been SO fabulous to've been "THERE AND THEN" (another great DVD, which some reviewers prefer over "FAMILIAR TO MILLIONS"; again, the 2 different fanbases of early years vs. later years). I'm lovin' ALL the years!!!
BE HERE NOW may take several listens before you realize just how great this particular Oasis CD really is. I knew more than half the songs on it & liked them a lot; but as I come to play it more & more, I'm loving all of the songs more & more. I've surprised myself that one of my favorites on BE HERE NOW is "Don't Go Away"; a ballad (of all things!) I think that's why I maybe didn't 'get' Oasis in the 90's...for me, they were a little mellow for how I liked my rock. And, I realize, too, they sometimes use "string" instruments (like violins; woodwinds...instruments I never before associated with rock 'n roll). I had always liked big, head bangin' hard rock (AC/DC and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts had been favorites of mine for many years; so you have a reference point). I didn't "go for" CD's, or albums, that had a little of this, a little of that. But, the flip side of that coin is there's something for everyone! I've always had an open mind with music, though; which I'm so glad for; that I've found my way back to Oasis, even though they are no longer together. (But, I'm eagerly awaiting the release of Beady Eye's 2nd, BE & they are 3/4's of Oasis; however, I would be THRILLED if Oasis does reunite. Gem's a decent backup vocalist, but I do miss how Liam & Noel's voices harmonized & complemented each others' so well, even if the brothers' themselves didn't! I LOVE their version of "My Generation" better than the Who original!)
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" from HEATHEN CHEMISTRY is still my favorite Oasis ballad, but now "Don't Go Away" is giving it a run for it's money, I've got to say! I'm repeating myself, with this review, but again, all the songs ARE GREAT!; there are no "fillers". "Don't Go Away" is just SO exceptional. I'm always surprised at how fab Liam does ballads; that he's made me a lover of ballads (which I never went for!) when he does such a great job on the rockin' numbers. Other particular favs. here are definitely the opener "D'You Know What I Mean?", "My Big Mouth", "Stand By Me" and "It's Gettin' Better (Man!!) I guess back in the 90's probably the song I remember Oasis for most was "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" and, I'm sure, that's because, for me, that was & always will be Oasis' most ROCKING tune. I do wish they, or, maybe, now Beady Eye, would've done at least a few more like Shakermaker, which was their most "blues-y" sounding track & they CAN do it all & DO IT WELL (a very early quote of Liam's); & SO TRUE....I would LOVE to hear more "blues" from them; but I don't think that'll happen, and that's just fine, too.
BE HERE NOW...another winner of "NICE ONE" award! And, a big THANK YOU for keeping rock going for those of us who've practically been weaned on it & for those who were tots & teens in the 90's, the generation who right now may be finding their way to you & the generations to come!!!!!!!! CHEERS LIAM, NOEL, BONEHEAD, ANDY, GEM, CHRIS, The 'Shroud' (keyboards) & everyone else who ever lent "backing" vocals, guitar, percussion, etc...