Standing On The Shoulder Of Giant

I have developed into a massive Oasis fan over the years. How this album is their lowest selling album to date I don't completely understand though much of this is due in my opinion to the Be Here Now backlash and in the US many casual fans just moved on from Oasis. Also if I recall a major music publication put this on their "worst of the year" list which doesn't usually help with album sales. Also Noel has not spoken very positvely about the album slating most of the tracks save FITB, GLIO and Gas Panic, possibly due to the lower sales and also maybe because he was dealing with a lot of issues at the time. I'm really not sure but I know for a fact that Oasis have not performed any of the album tracks save FITB(if that counts) live since 2002-03. Also Noel has not performed any of the tracks solo/flying birds live so he isn't/hasn't exactly promoted the album which can not help sales. Even Be Here Now which Noel has been openly critical about has recieved more live play in the past six/seven years with Don't Go Away(Noel Solo) and the reworked version of My Big Mouth that the band played in it's final 08-09 tour. I've wondered if Noel likes Giants even less than BHN. Back to the album, this is one of my favorites right behind Be Here Now and Morning Glory and right up there with Def. Maybe and The Masterplan. What do I love about this album? I love the psychadelic elements and the lyrical content which is heavier than most Oasis releases. Also most of the songs are great though I will not say all of them. I don't really care for PYMWYMI or Little James but like or love all the other tracks. The opening instrumental is pretty good though not one of my favorites. Go Let it Out was def. my favorite tune at first and I still rank it highly. Who Feels Love was a grower for me. I basically tolerated it at first but it has now become one of my favorite tracks. I love the vibe, production and the possitive lyrical content. Gas Panic has to be my favorite tune on the album now. I think this was Noel's version of Cold Turkey and his dealing with cocaine and to benzodiazepines that he had been using to get through the cocaine withdrawl. I love the opening, the guitar solo and the lyrics. IMO it is one of LIam's better studio efforts. The next two songs feature Noel as lead VOX. Initially Sunday Morning Call appealed to me more but with repeated listenings I have come to appreciate WDIAGW much more. Next up is I Can See A Liar which is generally frowned upon by both casual and die hard fans. However I like the tune and the energy shift that it brings to this album though many disagree completely with this sentiment. No the lyrics aren't great but neither are many of their more popular songs which arguably don't have great lyrics either so I think that is a mute point. Roll it Over closes out the album perfectly though I don't rank it as highly as many Oasis diehards do. My only complaints about the album and they are minor is that it is a fairly short album probably at least partially attributed to BHN backlash and that the weakest tracks are in the middle of the album. I would recommend this to anyone especially to those who may have "heard" this was a bad album, to those concerned about it not selling well for Oasis standards and to those who listen to Noel speak about the album in negative terms.

It's nice to see that many who own this album appreciate it. Oasis as a band were in quite a state while recording this album; Bonehead and Guigsy left, Creation Records was no more, and they had a new producer, along with Noel. Despite all this, this record rocks. Much different approach and sound, a bit 'dirty', more psychedelic. I originally purchased it before I even heard 1 song, and loved it right away. Sadly, Oasis lost their edge after this one, starting with Heathen Chemistry. This was their last gem to us...

This is a pretty good Oasis record. Gas Panic is a great tume

excelente calidad, muy buen disco

Solid Oasis album - the other reviewers have details as to the substance covered. This review is to correct Amazon's description of the item. The track listing describes two disks, including a two-track bonus disk with the song "Let's All Make Believe," which was criminally omitted from the album. Since I was extremely interested in getting my hands on that tune, I gave Amazon a Sunday Morning Call to verify that the listing was correct. I was assured, quite politely and enthusiastically that it was (Who Feels Love?)! I got the album a few days later, took it out of the packaging, Rolled It Over, and discovered that there was only ONE disk, inducing Gas Panic! But I was assumed before purchase that "Let's All Make Believe" would be included! Where Did It All Go Wrong? I called back Amazon and complained that despite the assurances I received and the product track listing, there was only one disc for this item. To Amazons credit, it Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is and gave me a refund. The rep I spoke with said that Amazon would promptly update the track listing, but to date it has not been done. I Can See a Liar! So, if you are looking to buy this item with the hopes that "Let's All Make Believe" will be included, go buy the "Go Let It Out" single instead, where it is a b-side.

Well, if you've made it out to these parts of cyberspace, itprobably means you have at least *some* taste in music. Boy/Girlgroups are no where near here (and thank god!). Yeah, Be Here Now was a let down. It was not *bad*, but for a band coming off What's The Story . . ., it was a big let down. After buying BE Here Now, I was mad at myself for buying it without listening to it first. I was mad because I thought that with Oasis having so much talent, anything they made would be great. I thought they were the new heirs to the thrown of rock 'n roll. Be Here Now proved that they were indeed human if nothing else. However their new album, Standing On The Shoulder of Giants, puts them back in the King's chair with the other supergroups out there (radiohead, blur and U2). There are *NO* BAD SONGS on this album. There are NO BORING SONGS on this album. The sound of the songs are DIFFERENT from the other albums without being non-Oasis sounding (Liam's even trying new ways to sing with his vocals [with success I might add!]). The only thing bad about this album is that there are only ten songs with one being an instrumental. (The instrumental, xxxing in the bushes, only has the cussing as sort of low ambient noise in the song--don't worry.) What you get in this album are songs with long lasting appeal and a great "so far" single in Go Let It Out and "should be" singles in Gas Panic and Sunday Morning Call. I came in with sort of low expectations after the Be Here Now album and was pleasantly surprised by their new album. You should definitely buy this album. It is a diamond in the roughage of today's horrible commercial shams.

Maravilloso disco! Llego en el tiempo indicado con excelente empaque y protección!

Fantastic album

Super

Sinceramente no soy un gran fan de la banda, pero siempre me pareció su disco más interesante, arriesgado y menos comercial, y por el precio decidí comprarlo. Fue un acierto y suena genial.

Bueno, dejando a un lado la crítica del disco que es OBVIAMENTE algo que ya sabes y si te atreviste a comprarlo es porque ya lo has escuchado antes, el articulo llego nuevo,en muy buen estado y en antes de lo esperado como es una buena costumbre de amazon. vinyl de 180 gramos.

Très bonne qualité de vinyle !