***Weeman delves out of CCFC thread to examine what else goes on, on SBT***
Just seen this one and wanted to pick up on BBR and CovStus comments.
BBR - The Alanis Morrisette album 'Jagged Little Pill' is a great album. There's a song on the album which I think's great and have YouToobed her doing acoustically - 'You Learn'...great voice. Check her out doing it live. As for the others you've bought - good choices. Particularly Stereophonics and Oasis...the type of music I grew up to as a teen in the 90s.
The Oasis album was mega hyped after the success of the first two albums. With Oasis, it wasn't just about the music, it was about them spearheading a movement at the time - Cool Britannia...they just seemed to fit and their music was apt for those times. The 3rd album, Be Here Now, was recorded when they were at their peak...with that peak came copious amounts of white powder...and they've since said that the album is too long and over-produced for the very reason that they were often under the influence. Personally, I think the songs are good...the last real time Liams voice was ok...until recently.
The Stereophonics have always been in my Top 5 Favourite bands, purely because they're so consistent. Their sound has been consistent since the albums from the 90s (Performance & Cocktails and Word Gets Around) and there's always at least 4 songs on each album which I think are corkers...rarely do I find that with bands/artists I've liked for years. I think their latest is out next week which I'm looking forward to as their last album was probably my least favourite (although C'est La Vie is a track!).
If anyone like me is into their guitar stuff, indie type of music, I must say, Liam Gallaghers new album 'As You Were' has really impressed me. I wasn't overly fussed with his Beady Eye stuff and his voice had taken a turn for the worse (apart from Flick of the Finger...top tune). So I bought his new album hoping for something positive. And I've not been disappointed. Ok, it's been co-written but his voice is the best it's been for years and the tracks are catchy...almost as if they were Oasis tunes. Defo recommend it.
Noels album is out next month...it'll be interesting to see what that's like as the first single from it 'Holy Mountain' is a totally different sound from what he's done before. I hated it when I first heard it but it's grown on me so I await the album with intrigue.
And here doth endeth WeeMans music review...