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Post by The Invisible Sun on Jun 4, 2013 14:53:08 GMT -5
Tough pick between Next Exit and Evil Eye. Chose Next Exit for now, could change.
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Post by Mr. Bigglesworth on Jun 4, 2013 15:05:08 GMT -5
i go with "The world's not set in stone" cause i truly love the trippy outro with the unexpected guitar solo sound. although songwriting wise "off at the next exit" smashes the others!
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Post by The Invisible Sun on Jun 4, 2013 15:44:42 GMT -5
I think I like the live version better. They did something funky with his vocals in my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2013 15:54:46 GMT -5
Worlds not set in stone is ok would of been better on DGSS and I preferred the vocals live, little to smooth lol liked the edginess of the live version. (bonus) off at the next exit is one of liams best vocals on the album, as good as start anew (album worthy) back after the break is another strong vocal with an excellent melody (album worthy) girls in uniform is ok, catchy melody, weakest of the bonus tracks in my opinion however not bad by any means. (bonus) evil eye yet another truly great vocal, should of been on the album (my favorite) (album worthy)
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Post by alwaysnow on Jun 4, 2013 16:35:30 GMT -5
As of right now, Off At The Next Exit. It's such a beautiful song. Anyways, kudos to the guys for releasing so much quality music. The bonus tracks are really great, on par with the album. We got so many great tunes from this era.
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Post by dean87bwfc on Jun 4, 2013 16:38:55 GMT -5
I've only heard evil eye fully and that is 'truly amazing' as Noel would say
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Post by The Invisible Sun on Jun 4, 2013 16:40:55 GMT -5
As of right now, Off At The Next Exit. It's such a beautiful song. Anyways, kudos to the guys for releasing so much quality music. The bonus tracks are really great, on par with the album. We got so many great tunes from this era. 2013, very good year.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Jun 4, 2013 19:59:33 GMT -5
Off at the Next Exit -- Incredible song.
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Post by eva on Jun 4, 2013 20:13:54 GMT -5
Earlier I voted for Evil Eye but just I changed it for Off at the Next Exit. Great song. Love it.
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Post by xo0oo0ox on Jun 4, 2013 20:15:47 GMT -5
Off At The Next Exit is the best vocal Liam's done in a *long* time. The song's good too--nice and mellow. It would fit nicely into the middle of Atom Heart Mother.
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Post by mkoasis on Jun 4, 2013 21:54:28 GMT -5
Girls in Uniform, definitely.
Evil Eye is alright, but it took me a few listens to enjoy it. Not what we all expected, thats for sure. World Not Set in Stone is ok, its like the lovechild of Wigwam and Love Like a Bomb. Which sounds like a good thing but I think its too 'derivative' (for the lack of a better word) of those two songs.
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Post by Bruno on Jun 4, 2013 22:33:49 GMT -5
Off At The Next Exit, the lyrics combined with the melody and Liam's vocals make it an excellent song. Though it wasn't the easiest choice, they're all so fucking good!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2013 23:17:47 GMT -5
Off At The Next Exit, no contest whatsoever.
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Post by seanppp on Jun 5, 2013 0:05:04 GMT -5
Not having any of them, to be honest.
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Post by gallagherbrother on Jun 5, 2013 0:05:52 GMT -5
Off At The Next Exit
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Post by nadiascrat on Jun 5, 2013 1:13:41 GMT -5
Off At The Next Exit because Liam's voice is moving.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2013 6:32:04 GMT -5
Some thoughts on the b-sides:
World Not Set In Stone--
I'm not a fan of the live version. The melody is flat and doesn't go anywhere, I also found it grating. However, the recording is great. Some really nice instrumentation which never sounds like pale imitation. The little piano solo, with the strings in the background, sounds like classic Oasis. It also sounds like Between the Buttons era Stones. From the 3.00 point it becomes fantastic. It sounds like a Revolver track. Not in a cliched way, but it actually sounds like it could be on Revolver. What the fuck?
Back After the Break--
Liam's actually SINGING instead of delivering his usual bag of tricks. And he sounds fucking fantastic. One of his best vocals for *years*. The melody is fantastic, it flows beautifully and isn't boring. The lyrics don't rely on cliches. It actually seems to be about something. The music is excellent, great bassline, nice lap steel, and the arpeggio electric guitar is gorgeous. Again, really nice Beatlesy guitar lines. Gorgeous tune. Why the hell wasn't Oasis doing this?
Off at the Next Exit--
Again, Liam sings great. Again, it sounds like he means it. The melody is interesting and original, not contrived. Sitek uses a bunch of Nigel Godrich tricks on this one but they sound great. The bassline goes for a nice walk. Not quite as good as Back After the Break, but very nice.
Girls in Uniform--
Brilliant. Sounds like the Beatles, as the Beatles *actually* sounded, not as in relying on cliched musical staples. It could have been on Revolver or Rubber Soul. The silliness of the lyric "girls in uniform?" is something the Beatles could have written at the time. It reminds me of "The Word" or "And Your Bird Can Sing", tracks like that. Very McCartney. More Beatlesy than anything Oasis did since the classic era. At the point where I thought "Is this track done yet?" it goes into the nice mongcore section.
Evil Eye--
Initially sounds like Follow Me from McCartney's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (again, the Godrich influence on Sitek). Great vocal, Lennony without trying too hard. He sounds like Liam Gallagher just being fucking cool, not *trying* to be cool. Like he used to! The melody is fantastic! That change at 0.54 "Sometimes your head is gone" when the bass kicks in is that old Oasis magic. Even the "Marvin, what's going on" daft lyric is great. The shift in to "you can call on me" (a nod to Hey Bulldog, but in a playful rather than uninspired way) and the backing instrumentation is gorgeous. The way the bassline subtly rises to the surface for a few notes. The guitar solo is lovely, again it sounds like classic Oasis. Loads of nice little turns, not just playing the same few bars over and over.
Summary
These tracks are great. They take the best of Oasis' Beatles fixation and make them fresh and original. Not like dull photocopies. Apart from Set in Stone, these are some of the best tracks with a Gallagher name on them post SOTSOG. It sounds like the Oasis I love, not the boring post-1999 Oasis. Liam's vocals are excellent, he's actually SINGING instead of doing a bad Liam Gallagher impersonation. He's dumped his tired "you-ah-hoo" and "me-ah-heee" vocal tics. The music and instrumentation is excellent and I like how Sitek has cribbed little flourishes from Nigel Godrich (Radiohead's producer). The tracks are playful and fun, but genuine. I find it difficult to believe that the same band who made the utterly crap DGSS and the genuinely *shit* Oasis tracks over the years made this fantastic music. These tracks clearly show that when they try, they're very talented.
Had they taken more care with their track selection, "Be" could have gone from being a "solid" album to a "very good" album.
In my opinion (as an Oasis fan since 1995), Beady Eye should drop the tired "rock n roll" hardman bullshit. It's tired and no-one's buying it. Drop the mod shit too. Liam should actually try to sound like he's got a brain in his head during interviews. They should abandon their hopes of becoming an arena band, ditch the lager lout following, and become a mongcore band aimed at a smaller more discerning audience. With tracks like these they're certain to build a cult following. I hope they continue in this direction.
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Post by RocketMan on Jun 5, 2013 6:36:46 GMT -5
evil eye! TUNE
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2013 6:40:47 GMT -5
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Post by bardes on Jun 5, 2013 9:41:47 GMT -5
Evil Eye and Off At The Next Exit..
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Post by Lundblad on Jun 5, 2013 17:38:49 GMT -5
Dreaming Of Some Space
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Post by SunshineLullaby on Jun 6, 2013 7:47:19 GMT -5
Back After The Break and it's not even close. Best song Beady Eye's done to date. Can't possibly fathom how this didn't make the album.
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Post by thomas09 on Jun 6, 2013 7:52:03 GMT -5
Off at the next exit. It's just so different to anything Liam's ever sang before. Definitely a better song than some of what made the album but I think it serves better as a bonus track
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2013 7:55:31 GMT -5
Evil Eye is so good it's ridiculous!
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Post by thebeatgoeson on Jun 9, 2013 16:42:38 GMT -5
I chose Back After the Break, but for me it's tied with Girls in Uniform.
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