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Post by mossy on Feb 11, 2015 2:15:24 GMT -5
Q - 4/5 NME - 7/10 Mojo - 4/5 Clash - 7/10 The Times - 4/5 The Guardian - 3/5 Evening Standard - 4/5 Telegraph - 3/5 All Music - 4/5 Drowned In Sound - 7/10 Pitchfork - 5.9/10 Hot Press Ireland - 8/10 Plato Mania - 8/10 Rolling Stone Francais - 4/5 Rolling Stone USA - 3.5/5 Rolling Stone Germany - 4/5 London Financial Times - 4/5 Empty Lighthouse - 4.5/5 Sputnikmusic - 3.8/5 American Songwriter - 4/5 ---------------------------- Average - 7.5/10
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Post by mossy on Feb 11, 2015 2:15:53 GMT -5
As the pro reviews come in I'll collate the scores in the first post above...
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Post by Manualex on Feb 11, 2015 2:26:06 GMT -5
Link to the allmusic review?
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Post by dennizz on Feb 11, 2015 2:27:56 GMT -5
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Feb 11, 2015 2:45:46 GMT -5
Does the one from Plato count? They gave it an 8 out of 10
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Post by mossy on Feb 11, 2015 3:11:54 GMT -5
Does the one from Plato count? They gave it an 8 out of 10 Link me up!
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Post by gdforever on Feb 11, 2015 3:53:42 GMT -5
All music gave HFB1 3/5 by comparison
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Opening with a minor chord strummed on an acoustic guitar somewhere off in the distance, Noel Gallagher's second solo album, Chasing Yesterday, echoes Oasis' second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? -- a conscious move from a rocker who's never minded trading in memories of the past. He may be evoking his Brit-pop heyday -- "Lock All the Doors" surges with the cadences of "Morning Glory" even as it interpolates David Essex's "Rock On" -- but it amounts to no more than a wink because Gallagher knows he's two decades older and perhaps a little wiser as well. Certainly, Chasing Yesterday is the work of a musician very comfortable with his craft. Like the first album from High Flying Birds -- a largely anonymous group of pros who make no attempt to steal the spotlight from their leader -- it moves deliberately, never rushing and rarely rocking, preferring to find pleasure in majesty instead of hedonism. Where 2011's HFB kept things a shade too calm -- its reserve almost seemed like a rebuke to the messy id of Gallagher's brother -- Chasing Yesterday occasionally threatens to actually rock, delivering that signature wall of guitars on the aforementioned "Lock All the Doors," mustering up a bit of old-fashioned, cowbell-driven glam boogie on "The Mexican," and quickening the tempo on "You Know We Can't Go Back," a piece of incandescent pop that plays as a resigned companion to "Step Out." Better still, the self-styled epics -- which include the first single "In the Heat of the Moment" and closing "Ballad of the Mighty I," which features grace notes from a guesting Johnny Marr -- pulsate with quiet color, as does "Riverman," a signature piece of stately late-period Beatles pop that would've been drained to grey on HFB. Here, "Riverman" breathes and sighs, taking a moment to slide into a saxophone-accentuated guitar solo straight out of a pre-punk 1976, and this masterful flair is a testament to the control and focus Gallagher displays on Chasing Yesterday. He's not racing after the past, nor is he afraid to seem floridly fussy: he's reveling in his ascendency to the position of one of rock's wise old men.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Feb 11, 2015 12:56:40 GMT -5
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Post by mossy on Feb 11, 2015 14:35:33 GMT -5
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Post by spaneli on Feb 11, 2015 15:09:47 GMT -5
Good review. Though, I'm always more interested in a bad review than a good one. Good reviews tell can't anyone much except to keep the faith, but bad reviews can be quite revealing. Not that I want bad reviews, but I would like to hear what some consider to be the cracks and perceived weaknesses of the album. I think those details are usually extremely telling of what kind of album you're getting.
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Post by dennizz on Feb 11, 2015 16:28:03 GMT -5
there's a bad review coming from dutch newspaper de volkskrant
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Feb 11, 2015 16:29:01 GMT -5
there's a bad review coming from dutch newspaper de volkskrant Really? Ah shit. When?
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Post by lamboasis on Feb 11, 2015 16:32:19 GMT -5
Good review. Though, I'm always more interested in a bad review than a good one. Good reviews tell can't anyone much except to keep the faith, but bad reviews can be quite revealing. Not that I want bad reviews, but I would like to hear what some consider to be the cracks and perceived weaknesses of the album. I think those details are usually extremely telling of what kind of album you're getting. In the UK he's too important and has too many friends in the press now to have a pretty bad review, Liam is the opposite, for example. I think you'll need to wait some american reviews
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Post by dennizz on Feb 11, 2015 16:36:47 GMT -5
there's a bad review coming from dutch newspaper de volkskrant Really? Ah shit. When? gijsbert kamer thinks its shit, don't know if or when it's being published though
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Feb 11, 2015 16:38:02 GMT -5
gijsbert kamer thinks its shit, don't know if or when it's being published though Have no idea who that is as I don't read de Volkskrant actually oh well, we'll see. It brings things more into perspective I guess
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Post by dennizz on Feb 11, 2015 16:40:57 GMT -5
gijsbert kamer thinks its shit, don't know if or when it's being published though Have no idea who that is as I don't read de Volkskrant actually oh well, we'll see. It brings things more into perspective I guess he's a pretty big music critic, used to be an Oasis fan but he's one of those people who thinks Noel Gallagher lost it after 1995
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Post by durk on Feb 11, 2015 17:05:21 GMT -5
Who kamer gibs a shit
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Post by Im The Apple Of your Eye on Feb 11, 2015 17:22:51 GMT -5
Im sure over here in Canada when we get the record, a good few folk will be getting a smoke and enjoying the tunes
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2015 17:27:11 GMT -5
I'm only really interested in the fans reviews to be honest, well not even that, just their descriptions of the tracks. Music taste varies wildly from person to person, for example I don't really understand all the fuss over The Masterplan (song) if that was first released alongside the other 3 new songs now I'd consider it weaker than BOTMI so if I personally was reviewing the album I wouldn't consider it the standout track like I'm sure most others would.
Heathen Chemistry got good early reviews and I've never been able to get into that album, conversely DOYS had a very muted build up with a lot of average reviews and that's still one of my favourites! I also think BE isn't far off Noel's first album quality which I;m sure most reviewers wouldn't agree with.
Don't worry about reviews too much guys, particularly when it comes to music by someone as divisive and currently culturally irrelivent as a Gallagher brother!
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Post by nahuel89p on Feb 11, 2015 18:05:32 GMT -5
Can anyone copy the oasisnews brasil review translated?
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Post by dennizz on Feb 12, 2015 2:11:48 GMT -5
I'm only really interested in the fans reviews to be honest, well not even that, just their descriptions of the tracks. Music taste varies wildly from person to person, for example I don't really understand all the fuss over The Masterplan (song) if that was first released alongside the other 3 new songs now I'd consider it weaker than BOTMI so if I personally was reviewing the album I wouldn't consider it the standout track like I'm sure most others would. Heathen Chemistry got good early reviews and I've never been able to get into that album, conversely DOYS had a very muted build up with a lot of average reviews and that's still one of my favourites! I also think BE isn't far off Noel's first album quality which I;m sure most reviewers wouldn't agree with. Don't worry about reviews too much guys, particularly when it comes to music by someone as divisive and currently culturally irrelivent as a Gallagher brother! i like reading reviews but when it comes to anything Gallagher related reviews are rarely objective. Fan reviews are funny coz we Oasis/gallagher fans tend to be moaning bastrds. Ooooh great song but the production ruins it...ooooh why is Do The Damage not an the album...
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Post by liamgallagher1992 on Feb 12, 2015 3:14:01 GMT -5
Good review. Though, I'm always more interested in a bad review than a good one. Good reviews tell can't anyone much except to keep the faith, but bad reviews can be quite revealing. Not that I want bad reviews, but I would like to hear what some consider to be the cracks and perceived weaknesses of the album. I think those details are usually extremely telling of what kind of album you're getting. Don't worry it shouldn't be long until we get the pitchfork 4.7 rating
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Post by xo0oo0ox on Feb 12, 2015 4:16:45 GMT -5
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Post by lamboasis on Feb 12, 2015 5:17:14 GMT -5
Looking forward to watching theneedledrop's review. I will laugh hard.
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Post by lamboasis on Feb 12, 2015 5:35:33 GMT -5
That's good? I mean, Vice is pretty important, isn't it? Ho did they receive HFB1? Pretty bad, I guess.
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