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Post by Rolo on Sept 14, 2019 6:55:10 GMT -5
I don't really listen to Q and NME reviews as I think they'd give Liam a decent rating regardless of the quality, they want to keep him on side for future front covers etc.
It's the other scores that get me excited, should be a very solid album, if nothing else.
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Post by leron on Sept 15, 2019 2:46:10 GMT -5
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Post by mancraider on Sept 15, 2019 2:48:41 GMT -5
fter the (unexpected) success of his first solo album ( As You Were - 2017), Liam Gallagher gives the cover, inflated to block, with Why Me? Why Not . We always pinch ourselves to try to wake up. No, no, it's not a dream ... Liam Gallagher is headlining European festivals, sells shovels and heals his voice. In 1996, in full Oasismania, he had decided, on a whim, to cancel a US tour sold out. In 2000, he spoiled his brother's dream by arriving totally drunk on the Wembley stage for their second concert in the biggest stadium in London. In short, there was not a month or even a week without Junior skipping the career of the group. And then ... Time goes by and people change a little bit. Forced to launch solo after the end of Oasis and the lack of success of Beady Eye , Liam Gallagherhas the wind in its sails and is doing everything to keep it going. Why Me? Why Not takes things back where As You Were left them. Liam Gallagher remains the same and is still obsessed with the same things: the parkas, Adidas, John Lennon and his brother. Noel, which is mentioned in One of Us , should even allow him to win a hit. While the last single of Noel is as successful as the last Shed Seven . When we tell you we think we're dreaming! Liam Gallagher - One of Us Why Me? Why Not refines the shot compared to its predecessor and hits all the songs. We may forget the last two titles. The rest of the troop is good for the service. Now That I've Found You should wake up all Oasis fans who have been sleeping since 1996 and Meadow should please George Harrison fans . Co-written by Greg Kurstin and Andrew Wyatt, Why Me? Why Not should wreak havoc in the UK and Europe. While all other groups of 90 tour Yorkshire sausage fairs, Liam Gallagherstill a hundred cubits above the others. As in the good old days ... And even if Warner has already released Shockwave and Once , there is still the tube with Be Still and Halo ... Why Me? Why Not by Liam Gallagher will be available on September 20, 2019 from Warner. Liam Gallagher will be performing on February 21, 2020 at the Zenith in Paris. Liam Gallagher - Why Me Why Not Tracklist: Liam Gallagher - Why Me? Why Not. Shockwave One of Us Ounce Now That I've Found You Halo Why Me? Why Not. Be Still Alright Now Meadows The River Gone Yorkshire sausage fairs 😂😂. Love Google translate.
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Post by I Built The Moon on Sept 15, 2019 3:38:08 GMT -5
fter the (unexpected) success of his first solo album ( As You Were - 2017), Liam Gallagher gives the cover, inflated to block, with Why Me? Why Not . We always pinch ourselves to try to wake up. No, no, it's not a dream ... Liam Gallagher is headlining European festivals, sells shovels and heals his voice. In 1996, in full Oasismania, he had decided, on a whim, to cancel a US tour sold out. In 2000, he spoiled his brother's dream by arriving totally drunk on the Wembley stage for their second concert in the biggest stadium in London. In short, there was not a month or even a week without Junior skipping the career of the group. And then ... Time goes by and people change a little bit. Forced to launch solo after the end of Oasis and the lack of success of Beady Eye , Liam Gallagherhas the wind in its sails and is doing everything to keep it going. Why Me? Why Not takes things back where As You Were left them. Liam Gallagher remains the same and is still obsessed with the same things: the parkas, Adidas, John Lennon and his brother. Noel, which is mentioned in One of Us , should even allow him to win a hit. While the last single of Noel is as successful as the last Shed Seven . When we tell you we think we're dreaming! Liam Gallagher - One of Us Why Me? Why Not refines the shot compared to its predecessor and hits all the songs. We may forget the last two titles. The rest of the troop is good for the service. Now That I've Found You should wake up all Oasis fans who have been sleeping since 1996 and Meadow should please George Harrison fans . Co-written by Greg Kurstin and Andrew Wyatt, Why Me? Why Not should wreak havoc in the UK and Europe. While all other groups of 90 tour Yorkshire sausage fairs, Liam Gallagherstill a hundred cubits above the others. As in the good old days ... And even if Warner has already released Shockwave and Once , there is still the tube with Be Still and Halo ... Why Me? Why Not by Liam Gallagher will be available on September 20, 2019 from Warner. Liam Gallagher will be performing on February 21, 2020 at the Zenith in Paris. Liam Gallagher - Why Me Why Not Tracklist: Liam Gallagher - Why Me? Why Not. Shockwave One of Us Ounce Now That I've Found You Halo Why Me? Why Not. Be Still Alright Now Meadows The River Gone Yorkshire sausage fairs 😂😂. Love Google translate. "There is still the tube with Be Still and Halo" 😂😂😂 In a proper translation, they mean that even though there have been some good singles, some crackers remain unreleased, such as those two songs. Finally a review that quotes those two and does so positively!
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Post by joladella on Sept 15, 2019 4:37:12 GMT -5
I won't link, non tabloid link policy, but Daily Mail gives it just 2 stars. They claim it's not original enough, but at least tell us to save our money for watching him live.
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Post by oneofus on Sept 15, 2019 4:42:13 GMT -5
It's not original enough could be the dumbest quote I've ever heard for Liam. He will never turn into Radiohead. I won't link, non tabloid link policy, but Daily Mail gives it just 2 stars. They claim it's not original enough, but at least tell us to save our money for watching him live.
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Post by elephantstone93 on Sept 15, 2019 4:51:05 GMT -5
I won't link, non tabloid link policy, but Daily Mail gives it just 2 stars. They claim it's not original enough, but at least tell us to save our money for watching him live. A quote from it "The River shows how The Beatles might have sounded if they’d been fans of Kasabian." That is incredibly poor writing even for the Daily Mail. It sounds nothing like The Beatles or Kasabian.
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Post by seanrulesrh on Sept 15, 2019 8:28:14 GMT -5
What can you expect from a review to a record that keeps mentioning parkas and adidas? Is there any music review that actually talks about the fucking songs?
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Post by thomaslivesforever on Sept 15, 2019 8:49:53 GMT -5
You do have to be cautious of the reviews that rate it so highly but at the same time the Daily Mail giving it a poor review is a big endorsement for me. Had they rated it I would have been disappointed.
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Post by Derrick on Sept 15, 2019 15:54:10 GMT -5
The guy who wrote that is a big Oasis fan, he used to be on a French Oasis forum in the '00s.
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Post by leron on Sept 16, 2019 8:40:04 GMT -5
The Irish Times
Two years ago, Liam Gallagher’s debut solo album, As You Were, proved that the former Oasis (and, lest we forget, Beady Eye) singer could at least instil some measure of energy into songs that were as cookie-cutter as they come. It is little surprise, then, that the follow-up album doesn’t so much deviate as hammer home not only the sheer force of Gallagher’s encoded rock’n’roll voice as a valuable instrument but also (and here, of course, we are obliged to quote Noël Coward) “how potent cheap music is”.
So, no, there are no FKA Twigs feints here, Blood Orange tricks there or Bon Iver ruses in between. What we have instead is, pretty much, what you would expect, albeit more streamlined and – following the debut’s commercial success, which dragged him out of Beady Eye’s downfall and into a space where he took on his older sibling, Noel, and surpassed him in the charts – more assured, and not too surprisingly, more reflectively middle-aged.
Just because we know what’s to come, however, doesn’t necessarily make the music any less enjoyable. All of the songs here are co-written with Andrew Wyatt, Michael Tighe, Greg Kurstin (all of whom reinforced Gallagher’s debut with a wealth of songwriting expertise) and another American songwriter, Damon McMahon. While cynics may ponder exactly how much of a contribution Gallagher actually makes to his solo work (big brother Noel has dismissively mentioned that Liam’s mates comprise an “army of songwriters”), the results are often so good that such thinking becomes a waste of time.
Liam Gallagher: cynics may ponder exactly how much of a contribution he actually makes to his solo work The album begins as it means to go on: borrowing from the great and not-so as a means to an end. Flagrantly grabbing the guitar intro from U2’s Desire, opening track Shockwave subsequently drifts into a sub-Oasis stomp. It’s a kicker of a tune, and there’s more to come. One of Us refers to the Oasis split in 2009 (the video for this song is much less ambiguous about this), while the acoustic strum of Once is a veritable nostalgia fest in its continuation of the Beatles/Oasis mash-up. Indeed, quite shamelessly, Once doesn’t stop there: it so efficiently conjures up the spirits of at least three John Lennon songs that Apple Corps should start looking for royalties. And yet our friend Noël Coward was right: the phones-aloft chorus of “I remember how you used to shine back then, you went down so easy like a glass of wine, my friend. When the dawn came up you felt so inspired to do it again, but it turned out you only get to do it once” is delivered so reverently in memory of dear, departed friends that its blatant familiarity fails to spoil it.
Other songs such as The River (a lost Oasis classic, if that kind of thing takes your fancy), Meadow (a splendid power-pop merger of Strawberry Fields Forever psychedelia and George Harrison-style guitar solos) and Halo (it’s as if Mott the Hoople never split up, and there’s a T Rex mention for good measure) ensure reference points never stray too far from your mind, but the glint and polish of the tunes are never too far from the surface, either.
Look – you know what to expect, so let’s be having none of your whining. Liam Gallagher, for all his flaws, can hold a tune, and Why Me Why Not is full of them. If you can accept that, without prejudice – and the realisation that there isn’t a crumb of originality here – then you’ll be humming them from now to next summer. Carry on.
3/5
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Post by leron on Sept 16, 2019 8:54:09 GMT -5
(Google translate) Liam Gallagher's "Why Me? Why not." The little brother convinces with a new album. Much has not expected from the little brother Liam after the end of Oasis, the most successful British band of the last two decades. The few songs he had contributed to the oeuvre seemed amateurish. The ear for the big choruses was the big brother Noel. Liam has always emphasized that the feeling of belonging to a gang is more important to him than the music. With Beady Eye he tried after the end of Oasis to maintain the family mood. Vain. All the more amazing was his willingness to respond to the new record company's suggestion to partner with professional songwriters. "I understand myself as a singer," he says today, "as a songwriter, I have much to learn." The choice fell on the American Greg Kurstin, whose production discography from Pink to Beck to Paul McCartney ranges. "As You Were," the first album to be released, made its debut at the top of the British charts, selling better than the rest of the top 10 in the first week. No wonder you kept the recipe. He is good at composing verses, says Liam, "I can not do refrains." Kurstin and his partner Andrew Wyatt jumped into the breach. This time, however, Liam trades on every song as a co-composer. The sound is harder, more subtle there. Fleeting strings and fine choir singing are cleverly strewn, a rickety bar piano brings the mood to the rock number "Halo". "Be Still" shines with a rich riff and great guitar sound. "Gone" is the most beautiful song that Oasis did not write. There are passages where old Oasis songs are reconstructed in a similar way as the band once did with the Beatles. Anyway, Liam Gallagher has been a thoroughly fun, varied album that's fun. nzzas.nzz.ch/kultur/liam-gallagher-gruender-von-oasis-bringt-neues-soloalbum-raus-ld.1508488#swglogin
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Post by modxxii on Sept 16, 2019 8:56:35 GMT -5
"Gone" is the most beautiful song that Oasis did not write. That song is Once! :-)
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Post by Mr. Sifter on Sept 16, 2019 9:20:46 GMT -5
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 16, 2019 9:35:29 GMT -5
I don't really listen to Q and NME reviews as I think they'd give Liam a decent rating regardless of the quality, they want to keep him on side for future front covers etc. It's the other scores that get me excited, should be a very solid album, if nothing else. That’s is always an interesting point. It’s a new trend going on in the music community. Nobody wants to give out poor reviews anymore even if they are deserved. The logic is you don’t want to be wrong about a record, don’t want backlash from a band if they eventually hit big or piss off their label and other potential album reviews. It’s kinds made mass media reviews stale. www.wsj.com/articles/what-happened-to-the-negative-music-review-1502535600
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Post by durk on Sept 16, 2019 10:07:40 GMT -5
"grabs stone-desert atmosphere.." hmmm
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Post by Derrick on Sept 16, 2019 11:55:54 GMT -5
That’s is always an interesting point. It’s a new trend going on in the music community. Nobody wants to give out poor reviews anymore even if they are deserved. The logic is you don’t want to be wrong about a record, don’t want backlash from a band if they eventually hit big or piss off their label and other potential album reviews. It’s kinds made mass media reviews stale. www.wsj.com/articles/what-happened-to-the-negative-music-review-1502535600If you have access to the complete article could you copy & paste it here? I'd like to read it.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 16, 2019 11:57:53 GMT -5
That’s is always an interesting point. It’s a new trend going on in the music community. Nobody wants to give out poor reviews anymore even if they are deserved. The logic is you don’t want to be wrong about a record, don’t want backlash from a band if they eventually hit big or piss off their label and other potential album reviews. It’s kinds made mass media reviews stale. www.wsj.com/articles/what-happened-to-the-negative-music-review-1502535600If you have access to the complete article could you copy & paste it here? I'd like to read it. I don’t but that is a free article. When I click on it I see it all.
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Post by thomaslivesforever on Sept 16, 2019 12:04:09 GMT -5
Take away the incredibly positive and the incredibly negative and look at what’s left.
So far I think the signs are that we are at least in for a pretty decent record. I’ll take that.
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Post by Derrick on Sept 16, 2019 12:16:05 GMT -5
If you have access to the complete article could you copy & paste it here? I'd like to read it. I don’t but that is a free article. When I click on it I see it all.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 16, 2019 12:36:50 GMT -5
I don’t but that is a free article. When I click on it I see it all. Maybe it is country based? I get the article.
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Post by mrose on Sept 16, 2019 19:34:21 GMT -5
5/5- Cryptic Rock
Fresh off the success of a two year tour in support of his debut solo album, As You Were, Liam Gallagher is back with his follow-up Why Me? Why Not due out Friday, September 20th through Warner Bros.
Famously known as the frontman for the mega Alternative Rock band Oasis, Liam has had a lot change for him over the last decade. Sure, he launched the band Beady Eye, but he needed to do some serious soul searching plotting his next move in life as seen in the recently released new film As It Was. That all in mind, Why Me? Why Not. picks up right where 2017’s As You Were left off… but perhaps with a little more edge.
This is evident from the album’s lead single and opener “Shockwave,” which is a monster with loud guitars, pulsating drums and big choruses. A great way to start an album, Liam’s most recent single comes next in the form of “One of Us,” a seemingly obvious nod to big brother Noel Gallagher which in a melancholy way, shows Liam hoping for the feud between the two to end. Moving on, the third single, “Once,” bring you back to your youth where you thought the days would never end and that they would always be around. A touching song that anyone can relate too, it becomes clear after just these few songs that Liam has tapped into some real serious emotion and is really tugging on the heart strings.
The beauty flows on with “Now That I’ve Found You” as Liam opens up even more; singing to his daughter Molly who he hadn’t met until she was in her early twenties. A truly touching father/daughter moment, he segues right into “Halo” with a boogie woogie Rock-n-Roll vibe. A great tribute to his girlfriend Debbie, it features massive hooks, driven piano, and big drums pushing the right groove before a nice fuzzed out guitar solo.
For those curious where the title of this record originated, it came from two separate pieces of artwork drawn by John Lennon. This tidbit of information provided, the song that bares the same name is yet another piece that anyone can relate with. A song about when your told no and you think you can’t do it, but pushing forward with the word ‘Why Me? Why Not’ echoing in your head. An empowering message, beautiful strings accompany the track with motivated lyrics making this a stand out moment.
Although, pretty much all the songs are wonderful including protest cuts such as “The River” which has the most Oasis type feel as you hear Liam telling the youth to stand up and shout if you are going work things out. Arguably the most thunderous moments of the album, it is complete with fuzzy guitars, great lyrics, pounding drums, a great chorus and nice changes that will have you nodding your head until the end.
When it is all said and done after 39 plus minutes of music, Why Me? Why Not. proves to be no step back for Liam. In fact, it further pushes the boundaries of what he is capable of doing. Any Oasis and Liam Gallagher fan will love this album, it has everything you would want and expect. It is loud Rock-n-Roll and in your face, yet very subtle when it needs to be. A taste of everything you would want, it show his growth as a person, father, friend and musician. Just as good if not better than As You Were, Cryptic Rock gives Why Me? Why Not. 5 out of 5 stars.
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Post by Jack on Sept 16, 2019 19:40:24 GMT -5
5/5? Wow.
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Post by Lennon2217 on Sept 16, 2019 19:45:00 GMT -5
The Lennon2217 review is the one folks will remember the most. Part rock n roll, part snuff film.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Sept 17, 2019 8:43:17 GMT -5
I don't really listen to Q and NME reviews as I think they'd give Liam a decent rating regardless of the quality, they want to keep him on side for future front covers etc. It's the other scores that get me excited, should be a very solid album, if nothing else. That’s is always an interesting point. It’s a new trend going on in the music community. Nobody wants to give out poor reviews anymore even if they are deserved. The logic is you don’t want to be wrong about a record, don’t want backlash from a band if they eventually hit big or piss off their label and other potential album reviews. It’s kinds made mass media reviews stale. www.wsj.com/articles/what-happened-to-the-negative-music-review-1502535600Yeah, I've noticed this. I have a subscription for MOJO. I really like them, and I try to read every word of each issue, but nearly everything they review gets four stars out of five. On an unrelated note, it's pretty great how Thom Yorke, representing Radiohead, can still get into that header picture of "today's megastars," some 26 years after their first record, innit?
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