Masterplan - Oasis

If any other band decided to release an album of B sides then the sceptics in all of us would think it was just another way to extract money from the fans and record buying public. When you think B sides you tend to think tired lack lustre tracks or infernal instrumentals shoved on to fill space. B sides for me just weren't worth the hassle and as for an album full of them well please what agent dreamt that one up to buy a new Merc eh? Noel Gallagher rightly or wrongly if you look at things stuffed early Oasis singles with B sides that could give the A side a fair run for it's money at times or should have been on an album. Yes the cynics might think The Masterplan ...  Read the complete review

As the reputation of Oasis grew and the expectation increased, they did something that not many bands choose to do. They released an album of B-sides recorded during the process of making the first 3 albums. The result was viewed by many sections of the media as a way for the bad to make a bit of extra money and rip the fans off. That maybe but the end result was far from disappointing and it turned out to be an excellent idea. Of course a few of the tracks had been heard before, but it was a chance for people who don’t normally buy singles. There are a couple of tracks on here that were quite common place before the albums release. With The Royle Families ...  Read the complete review

MASTERPLAN is the title of indie rock, Manchester band Oasis' album. Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher provide the vocals with the album consisting of 14 tracks. The opening song ACQUIESCE is a good way to start with the guitar sounding great instantly and the vocals bringing energy to the song. UNDERNEATH THE SKY is a slower track which oozes a smoothness within the band's music that you rarely hear. TALK TONIGHT has a fantastic chorus that is built up to and when the backing music emerges sounds wonderful. GOING NOWHERE features some cracking lyrics that tell a great story which although negative are sung with great ...  Read the complete review

The Masterplan is and Oasis album that contains 14 of some of their B-Side tracks. Now, on a B-Side album you'd expect average songs and you'd expect to see a reason as to why these songs never made it onto an album or as a single. But oh no, not Oasis 12 out of these 14 songs are all in my opinion single standards. Liam and Noel could have made an absolute fortune by releasing some of these songs as singles and I have no idea why they didn't. The majority of these B-Sides are better than a lot of their other album and single songs. The songs and my ratings are listed below: 1 - Acquiesce - There is no better way in which Oasis could have started this album. ...  Read the complete review

So have been reviewing Oasis albums recently, and didn't want to leave this little gem out. The masterplan came out back in 1998 but most of the songs are older than that. This is basically a collection of B-sides and demos. You might assume that this makes it a poor album, but remember, when Oasis set out they were something special. And that early period is where most of these tracks were taken from. So is it second rate rubbish or is it gold dust? Well here's what I make of the tracks: 1. Acquiesce - This is a wonderful start to the album. Fast, powerful great beat and good lyrically. This is Oasis when they were good. They did actually release ...  Read the complete review