(What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis

This album was the defining moment for Oasis, and with so many great tracks, its no wonder (wall). Wonderwall is a beautiful song most of us will be aware of, and the next track 'don't look back in anger'; with its sweeping sing-a-long chorus, performs similarly, to dramatic effect. The bands first UK number 1 is also on this album (Some might say), one of my personal favorites from the album as it acts as the counter balance between soft ballads and rocky numbers. An example of one of the great slower songs on the album, although not released, is 'Cast no Shadow'. According to popular myth, the song is dedicated to Verve front-man, Richard Ashcroft. This ...

This is the album that Oasis have failed to live up to with every subsequent album release that they have done since and for me it represents their best work by a long way, it has some great songs on it and a couple of legendary anthems that means it is one that I still listen to every so often and has a reserved place on my i pod. Oasis are fronted by Noel and Liam Gallagher and it is the angry Manchester voice of Liam that dominates the lyrics on this album. He has a strong distinctive voice with a good range and whether it is belting out the fast paced lyrics of Roll with It or lamenting a love that has been lost in the anthem that is Wonderwall he brings ...

After the startling adrenaline rush of the debut Definitely Maybe album, Oasis could look down on much else of the musical landscape with a certain amount of smug satisfaction, safe in the knowledge that if they were never to release another single product they had already marked themselves out a decent page whenever the history of great rock music is eventually written. However, for the Gallagher brothers one page just wouldn't be enough. They had set their sights high and they aspired to be nothing less than the new Beatles, as long lasting and magnificent as the marvellous Merseymen. Except the Beatles had a surprisingly short period in which to make ...