Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants - Oasis

What can you say about an album that was supposedly going to be the album that got things back on track but so obviously didn't? What do you say about the album that had to be re worked when half the band left and the other half you couldn't fall out with as he was family. I'd read the reviews, I'd seen the slating from certain quarters and I suppose I too was expecting a bit more well ok a lot more than I got! Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants - Oasis 4th studio album released back in 2000 was perhaps the album that should never have been released. With half the band departing, Noel and Liam squabbling and supposedly it was to be the album that was to ...  Read the complete review

Standing on the shoulder of giants is another pretty good album by oasis and was released in 2000. It was their fourth studio album from the band and it came after the release of two amazing albums and then the third which was still good but didn't quite reach the success of their first two. Therefore people were really looking to see if they could reach the highs of their first two albums again. The second song off the album is called go let it out and was the first single released off the album. The song reached number one shortly after its release, it's a fairly slow song however its really up beat as well and it seems to be more of a celebration song than ...  Read the complete review

Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants is Oasis' fourth studio made album and probably the worst. From the title of the album i was quite excited and thought it would be another top Oasis album, but i was wrong. Definitely Maybe and Whats the story morning glory are very hard acts to follow as they are two of the greatest albums of all time. Be here now wasn't quite up to standard in some respects so Oasis fans were hoping of a return to form with this album, but they are left feeling quite disappointed. The songs and my ratings are as follows: 1 - F***** In The Bushes - This is the point at which you begin to wonder about the album even before you've listened ...  Read the complete review

Prior to the albums release, Oasis fans had to endure the news of band members Bonehead and Guigsy departure. So with Liam and Noel being the only original band members left, confirmed many views that the Gallagher brothers were the band. Anybody else was irrelevant. The album itself looks as if was made deliberately for the American market. The sleeve picture of skyscrapers can only win them favour, and lyrics contained inside mean there is no excuse for not knowing the words this time. You will be forgiven for asking: Where is the band? Where are all the Union Jacks? Where are the Beatles? This confirms that the album is set for the US charts, and any band ...  Read the complete review

I can see why people wouldn't like many of the songs on this album. It's true that basically we HAVE heard these songs before. Basically every song has familiar chord changes or a familiar melody line or both. The order of the songs is also a little bizarre (perhaps intended)- I kind of have my own relative order I like the songs to be heard in. And on rockers like "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is", one could argue the open wound rush of the 'old' Oasis sound is frustratingly absent. However, the songs, though in several cases not quite perfect (an occasionally slighly forced or halfbacked moment) as almost all of the "Be Here Now" ...  Read the complete review