Easy Now (Read 21,076 times)

[rollagher]

I think Liam said it all: I'm also happy that he's back doing what he does best again! That's Noel Gallagher 2023, get over it!
And, btw. that's me 2023, Hope you can get over it too:

[vespa]

Noel back to his best , although he never really lost it , but it’s what he does best and think the whole album will be based round soundtrack type atmospheric songs and also think it’ll be his last solo project for awhile so embrace it .
Can see the album being a blinder to be fair if like the first 2 singles, who built the moon was ok singles wise and fort know but the album fillers were exactly that and the remixes were better

[catsnake]

Jan 19, 2023 12:35:21 GMT -5 sheisloved said:

Jan 19, 2023 10:49:45 GMT -5 matt said:

Everything from Who Built The Moon is miles better than both new songs. I just listened to that album today, sonically mindblowing, so much fun and the tunes have it. Man that rattling rhythm of Beautiful World, just ace. It’s the kind of other worldly, atmospheric songs that take your mind somewhere else. It seems like the new album is shaping up to be a massive backwards step from it.

There’ll be no doubt a few keepers on it, but much like Coldplay albums today, the most part will be disposable.

This fascinates me because I absolutely can't stand Who Built the Moon and I would put it as one of the great musical disappointments in our lifetime.

Holy Mountain is actually my #1 worst Noel song of all time followed by What a Life and Pretty Boy.

Holy Mountain makes my ears bleed.

I always felt like who built the moon was different for the sake of being different and to detriment of what Noel is actually good at.

Easy now is a very well crafted song, fantastic melody and a great chord structure (as you’d expect).

[fadeaway]

Ok. I've listened to Easy Now about ten times and I've come to the conclusion that I don't like it and I don't get Noel's Little by Little/The Masterplan comparisons at all.

I'm not well-versed in music terminology at all, so this will be an pretty pathetic attempt to express my thoughts but here goes. The whole song is way too elevated. It builds up extremely quickly, getting to the "high" point by the third line. Continues on the high point throughout the pre-chorus and chorus. Which is followed by an even more elevated guitar solo, and then followed by part of the chorus AGAIN. Goes back to the "low" part in the second verse for a few brief seconds and then goes back up again. After the second chorus it goes up even more via the gospel singers (which were already (over)used throughout the song).

There's like basically no build up, no ups and downs. The whole song drones on a high note, which sounds cheerful, yes, but there's no depth to it, no darkness to balance it out. Whereas for LBL/The Masterplan, the verses were all on a low note, there were a melancholic feel to them, but then the big, uplifting chorus comes along and you feel inspired. To me, Easy Now sounds a lot more like, idk, feel-good Coldplay music than classic Oasis, which to me were always about being optimistic while facing hardship/problems, not just being happy and that's it.

And yes, the plodding drums are cringeworthy as well, as many people in this thread have already pointed out.

I feel like whenever Noel compares a song he's just written to a classic Oasis song, the song does not go well...

[queenblougaredoc]

Jan 20, 2023 0:00:18 GMT -5 fadeaway said:

Ok. I've listened to Easy Now about ten times and I've come to the conclusion that I don't like it and I don't get Noel's Little by Little/The Masterplan comparisons at all.

I'm not well-versed in music terminology at all, so this will be an pretty pathetic attempt to express my thoughts but here goes. The whole song is way too elevated. It builds up extremely quickly, getting to the "high" point by the third line. Continues on the high point throughout the pre-chorus and chorus. Which is followed by an even more elevated guitar solo, and then followed by part of the chorus AGAIN. Goes back to the "low" part in the second verse for a few brief seconds and then goes back up again. After the second chorus it goes up even more via the gospel singers (which were already (over)used throughout the song).

There's like basically no build up, no ups and downs. The whole song drones on a high note, which sounds cheerful, yes, but there's no depth to it, no darkness to balance it out. Whereas for LBL/The Masterplan, the verses were all on a low note, there were a melancholic feel to them, but then the big, uplifting chorus comes along and you feel inspired. To me, Easy Now sounds a lot more like, idk, feel-good Coldplay music than classic Oasis, which to me were always about being optimistic while facing hardship/problems, not just being happy and that's it.

And yes, the plodding drums are cringeworthy as well, as many people in this thread have already pointed out.

I feel like whenever Noel compares a song he's just written to a classic Oasis song, the song does not go well...

I don't know man. Yes Little by Little and The Masterplan combine low and high parts. But I'd say that one of the most constant characteristics of lots of Oasis classics is that even the verses are uplifting. So you get that feeling of going from high to higher throughout the song.

[andymorris]

He compared this to The Masterplan ? Really ? WTF.

[Marissa]

really been digging it. has this vibe of nostalgia but in a new way. kind of where I'm at right now too. looking forward to the record.

[The Chief]

After a few days of listening to it, the song did what the majority of Noel's songs do to me since 1995 which is to creep its way into my head and become a proper earworm. I really like it still. Like I said earlier, I'm still not overwhelmed or underwhelmed, it's a Noel song and I've always been a fan of Noel so, like he said, it ticks all the boxes.

[sheisloved]

Jan 20, 2023 3:00:26 GMT -5 andymorris said:

He compared this to The Masterplan ? Really ? WTF.

He said it's in-between Little by Little and the Masterplan sound wise

[andymorris]

Jan 20, 2023 7:54:06 GMT -5 sheisloved said:

Jan 20, 2023 3:00:26 GMT -5 andymorris said:

He compared this to The Masterplan ? Really ? WTF.

He said it's in-between Little by Little and the Masterplan sound wise

Oh! Poor old man has gone deaf 😂

[LlAM]

Jan 20, 2023 8:13:49 GMT -5 andymorris said:

Jan 20, 2023 7:54:06 GMT -5 sheisloved said:

He said it's in-between Little by Little and the Masterplan sound wise

Oh! Poor old man has gone deaf 😂

So not only will you be producing his next album, you'll also be his marketing manager? How exciting.
Where would you slot Easy Now in soundwise, Mr. Morris?

[andymorris]

Jan 20, 2023 8:24:02 GMT -5 LlAM said:

Jan 20, 2023 8:13:49 GMT -5 andymorris said:

Oh! Poor old man has gone deaf 😂

So not only will you be producing his next album, you'll also be his marketing manager? How exciting.
Where would you slot Easy Now in soundwise, Mr. Morris?

Producing why not ! Marketing no thanx

I would slot it next to wandering star and we’re on our way. Although i just listened again to the last one and it’s the one that sounds best if the three sister songs. Wandering star being the worst sounding.

Easy now has got nothing to do in the same sentence as TMP

Sunday morning call, carry us all sound wise could be an oasis equivalent, though they both sound way way way way. Better.

Or let there be love although this one is stuck between two sonic worlds. Something with very robotic washed up protooled instruments

Hear the demos of those songs and come back to me. Organic sound has vanished in between.

I don’t hate the song by the way just thinking it could have been done better

Funny that SMC was probably one of the most hated oasis song. How things change. Should he release it now it would be compared to let it be !

[sheisloved]

Again I'm absolutely fascinated that people are comparing this to Wandering Star.

It sounds nothing like it. Not even remotely close. Easy Now is astronomically better imo.

[johnnyb]

Jan 20, 2023 3:00:26 GMT -5 andymorris said:

He compared this to The Masterplan ? Really ? WTF.

The arrangement is very similar, there is a guitar solo after the first chorus of The Masterplan, then after the solo of goes back to the bridge / pre chorus (making the listener expect the chorus) but goes back the the verse again - like the “say it loud and sing it proud today ——-> i’m not saying right is wrong”

And the chorus build up and tension release you could argue is similar to LBL, i think that’s where Noel is coming from.

I personally think it’s one of the best songs he has released post Oasis.

Cheers

[Jessica]

Think you guys don't get why he compared it to Little By Little because you always dismiss it as "plodding dad rock" yet it's up there with The Masterplan in terms of the emotion of the lyrics. He's not a music theory guy.

[defmaybe00]

I think he just means it's a ballad that starts with a moodier verse and then gets more anthemic as it goes into the chorus, and it's probably gonna work well in a live setting, just like Little By Little and The Masterplan
It's not that deep

[andymorris]

Jan 20, 2023 10:42:19 GMT -5 Jessica said:

Think you guys don't get why he compared it to Little By Little because you always dismiss it as "plodding dad rock" yet it's up there with The Masterplan in terms of the emotion of the lyrics. He's not a music theory guy.

I always loved little by little it got too much criticism back then. It’s actually a very clever song with verses melody that are not obvious with the big chorus coming up. And lyrics are good too.

[thespiderandthefly]

Liked the tune at first, but song clicked 100% into love for me this morning. Sure, it's Noel-by-numbers, but it's like sex and pizza -- even when average, it still good.

Plus, I can't it out of my head.

[bigmouth22]

Jan 20, 2023 0:00:18 GMT -5 fadeaway said:

Ok. I've listened to Easy Now about ten times and I've come to the conclusion that I don't like it and I don't get Noel's Little by Little/The Masterplan comparisons at all.

I'm not well-versed in music terminology at all, so this will be an pretty pathetic attempt to express my thoughts but here goes. The whole song is way too elevated. It builds up extremely quickly, getting to the "high" point by the third line. Continues on the high point throughout the pre-chorus and chorus. Which is followed by an even more elevated guitar solo, and then followed by part of the chorus AGAIN. Goes back to the "low" part in the second verse for a few brief seconds and then goes back up again. After the second chorus it goes up even more via the gospel singers (which were already (over)used throughout the song).

There's like basically no build up, no ups and downs. The whole song drones on a high note, which sounds cheerful, yes, but there's no depth to it, no darkness to balance it out. Whereas for LBL/The Masterplan, the verses were all on a low note, there were a melancholic feel to them, but then the big, uplifting chorus comes along and you feel inspired. To me, Easy Now sounds a lot more like, idk, feel-good Coldplay music than classic Oasis, which to me were always about being optimistic while facing hardship/problems, not just being happy and that's it.

And yes, the plodding drums are cringeworthy as well, as many people in this thread have already pointed out.

I feel like whenever Noel compares a song he's just written to a classic Oasis song, the song does not go well...

So what your sayin is it starts off high-then keeps goin high.Gets even higher when it shouldve went low.Then goes low when going higher wouldve been the better option.

On the contrary I think youve got a knack for this!

[Mean Mrs. Mustard]

People compare it to Wandering Star and I can't for the life of me remember how that one goes. And then I realised I probably never heard it

[nutsngum]

I find the new single just Noel-lite. It's fine, it'll appeal to a section of the fanbase and general audience. Feel like it could have been written by AI.
The "Heavy is the Head" line feels like he lifted it from Stormzy, of all people!

Anyway, if we're ranking all his singles - on merits of the song, not hit potential:


It's a Beautiful World
Riverman
Everybody's on the Run
The Dying of the Light
AKA... What a Life!
Blue Moon Rising
The Death of You and Me
If Love Is the Law
Ballad of the Mighty I
In the Heat of the Moment
If I Had a Gun...
Easy Now
Holy Mountain
This Is The Place
Pretty Boy
We’re on Our Way Now
Lock All the Doors
She Taught Me How to Fly
Flying On The Ground
Dream On
Black Star Dancing

A lot of mediocrity in there. I much prefer some of his album tracks/b-sides - While The Song Remains the Same, Right Stuff, Man Who Built The Moon, Alone on the Rope....

[bt95]

WBTM is great.

I think this album will be pretty great too.

[braemersimon]

Hey guys…..

Let’s play with the idea, that Noel changed ‘you’ with ‘them, they’ve, them, they’re etc’ in the second section of the song/melody?

Would this approach to a broader audience???

Just saying?

Live4ever

[defmaybe00]

Jan 20, 2023 15:03:39 GMT -5 bt95 said:

WBTM is great.

I think this album will be pretty great too.

Just you and me on the hype train mate

[Let It Bleed]

I like this song more and more…

Score: 7.8

One bite, everybody knows the rules…..

Thanks.