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Oasis: Dig Out Your Soul Review (2008)

Oasis' 7th studio album and their first since 2005's Don't Believe The Truth is titled "Dig Out Your Soul", is due out worldwide on October 6th and in the United States on October 7th. While most Oasis fans were (and are) very satisfied with "Don't Believe The Truth", it certainly wasn't as big a step forward as much as it was a return to form. Dig Out Your Soul is a big step forward.

It's Oasis confidently moving out of their comfort zone into more experimental songwriting, arrangements, and production. And it's because of that new direction that Dig Out Your Soul is a very exciting album and a very good album. It is certainly one of the best of the year and is arguably Oasis' best album to date, if not, it's definitely their most psychedelic.

The album starts off strong with "Bag It Up" & "The Turning" and only gets better from there.

All three of the Noel Gallagher sung tracks are truly excellent and among the best (and most inventive songs) he's written (and sung) yet. "Waiting for the Rapture" is both spacey and dirty at the same time. It's a great mix and the vocals are truly mesmerizing.

"(Get Off Your) High Horse Lady" is another album highlight (one of many.) Noel Gallagher's voice & the rhythm guitar sounds like they were recorded through an old radio or a phone which gives the song a very spooky sound when combined with the the big drums, hand claps, and guitar riffs. It's a really surreal mix of big drums & a sort of country sound that's hard to explain. One thing is for sure, Oasis has never done a song like this before. For those who don't think Oasis is a creative band, listen to this track to be proven wrong.

"Falling Down" is the 3rd Noel sung track and it also sounds unlike anything Oasis has recorded before. It's a drum & bass based track (like so many songs on this album that showcase Oasis "getting into the groove" like never before) but it also features a great catchy vocal line.

Liam Gallagher wrote three songs for the album with "I'm Outta Time" being a true standout track. It's likely to be the favorite track of many who hear this album because it features one of Oasis' best melodies ever and Liam sings it beautifully. The production & arrangement is also perfect as it has an experimental/psychedelic edge but at the same time it sounds entirely "classic." Certainly some will say that it sounds too much like a Lennon tune and definitely Liam wears his influences on his sleeve but regardless of that this is still a great song and I don't hear it "ripping off" any song in particular so I don't think that complaint has any merit.

Bassist Andy Bell & guitarist Gem Archer both contribute one song each as songwriters with excellent results.

Archer's trippy "To Be Where There's Life" is another highlight. Sitar + great groove + stunning bass line = awesome. And once again it doesn't sound quite like anything Oasis has recorded before.

Bell's "The Nature of Reality" has an incredible Led Zeppelin-esque stomp which mixes in perfectly with one of the best guitar riffs I've heard in a long while. When those drums drop, I get chills. A great musical moment.

The album ends in a trance like fashion with Liam Gallagher's "Soldier On."

Regardless of whether you like Oasis already or not, I must highly recommend you give this album a chance. Oasis have long been remarkable for the catchy tunes & riffs they write and now they are just as remarkable for the creative arrangements, songwriting, & production they bring to the table. Dig Out Your Soul, is a modern psychedelic masterpiece.

Top CDs To Listen To Without Tracking Through A Single Track

1. Oasis: (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
2. Pete Yorn: Musicforthemorningafter
3. Green Day: Dookie
4. Foo Fighters: The Colour and The Shape
5: Queensryche: Operation Mindcrime
6. 2Pac: All Eyez On Me
7. Live: Throwing Copper
8. Radiohead: The Bends
9. Stereophonics: Word Gets Around
10. Stone Temple Pilots: Core

The Importance of Music

Growing up, music was always a part of my life. I had older brothers who played in bands from the age of 10 and I always was surrounded by musicians. Out of a town of 5,000 people, I know 4 people who made a living playing music professionally. My oldest brother played music in Nashville for Shenandoa and other bands who toured with The Ranch, Keith Urban's first band in Nashville. Another friend has played for such acts as Deanna Carter, Pam Tillis, John Prine and currently plays for Gary Allen. The third friend played in several Indy bands and toured and partyed with Sweet F.A., one of the '80s Hair Metal bands. The other friend played for 10+ years for Indy-based cover band Mike & Joe. So from an early age, I was surrounded by musicians who helped form my appreciation for music.
During the '80s, I lived for Saturday nights because I was allowed to stay up until 3:00am and watch Headbangers Ball. In the 90's I got to experience the whole Seattle grunge scene during highschool and the new British invasion that consisted of Oasis, Blur, Radiohead, Stereophonics, Travis, Supergrass and The Prodigy. Nowadays I wonder where has the passion for new bands gone? The radio plays nothing but record label garbage and a "New" supergroup has yet to form. Yes, there are successful bands such as Fall Out Boy, Linkin Park and Velvet Revolver (please find a singer soon!), but there isn't that band that you can picture being around for 30+ years like Kiss, Aerosmith or The Rolling Stones.
Another gripe of mine is where are the freakin' videos? MTV and MTV2 play highschool based reality shows and that's it!!! Don't call yourself Music Television when you don't play videos! My video watching has now moved to Friday and Saturday nights watching videos on YouTube because that's the only place to watch videos and learn of new music.
I'm still waiting for that supergroup to emerge, but to be honest, I don't see it happening soon. So I guess I'll continue enjoying my favorite bands from the 80's and 90's, which isn't that bad, but I wish SOMEONE would decide to be original and produce a sound that is trendsetting, not radio friendly.

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My Top 10 CDs Of All Time

1. Oasis: (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
2. Pete Yorn: musicforthemorningafter
3. Foo Fighters: Colour and The Shape
4. Green Day: Dookie
5: Stereophonics: Word Gets Around
6: Stone Temple Pilots: Core
7. Ryan Adams: Rock n Roll
8: Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville
9. Guns N Roses: Appetite For Destruction
10. Alice In Chains: Dirt

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Oasis

Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. The group was formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass) and Tony McCarroll (drums), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher (rhythm guitar and backing vocals). Oasis have sold more than 50 million records worldwide,[1] have had eight UK number-one singles and have collected 15 NME Awards, 5 Brit Awards and 9 Q awards. The Gallagher brothers are the band's leading songwriters and the only continual members. The present lineup is completed by guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell, as well as unofficial drummer Chris Sharrock.
The band initially gained prominence performing on the Manchester club circuit. They were signed to independent record label Creation Records and afterwards released their debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994. The following year, the band recorded (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) with their new drummer Alan White, whilst rivaling with Britpop peers Blur in the charts. The Gallagher brothers were featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling rivalry and wild lifestyles, cultivating reputations both as bad boys and as a band of the people. At the height of their fame, Oasis released their third album, Be Here Now (1997). It became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history, but lost much of its long-term appeal after the initial hype and positive reception tempered. The band suffered a notable decline in popularity in America and lost two long-time members Paul McGuigan and Paul Arthurs between recording and releasing Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) and Heathen Chemistry (2002).
Their sixth album Don't Believe the Truth with Zak Starkey (2005), despite turbulent recording, became their best-selling and best-received album in a decade. The following year, the band released a compilation album entitled Stop the Clocks. In February 2007, Oasis received the BRIT Award for outstanding contribution to music. Dig Out Your Soul, the seventh studio album by the band, is set to be released on 6 October 2008, with the lead single from that album, "The Shock of the Lightning", which was released on 29 September 2008. For the upcoming tour the band enlisted Chris Sharrock.

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Foo Fighters: Live @ Conseco July 23, 2008

It’s been 8 years since the Foo Fighters rocked Indianapolis and they made sure not to let their fans down on their Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace tour last night. From the opening notes of Let It Die to the final scream of Best of You, the Foo Fighters filled The Conseco Fieldhouse with non-stop energy through heart pounding drums and Grohl’s patented screams. Their incredibly loud set list included hits Learn To Fly, Pretender, Breakout, Monkey Wrench and All My Life. Halfway through the show, the band moved to a small stage towards the back of the arena to play a mini 5-song set of acoustic songs that included My Hero, Everlong and Cold Day in the Sun. The mini-set was a nice change of pace and gave fans in the back of the arena a close-up of the band. The highlight of the mini-set came when the crowd began singing My Hero back to Grohl at a deafening level.
After finishing the set with All My Life, the band exited stage right for a few moments before the video monitors showed their set list with songs that weren’t legible, letting fans know they had a few more songs to crank out. The encore included Generator, Best of You and a slowed down version of Big Me. The encore songs failed to produce the same energy and excitement of the first 15 songs, but Grohl fired everyone back up when he announced before Best of You that they were heading back to Virginia to start on their new album. Hopefully we won’t have to wait another 8 years to see Dave and the boys back in Indy.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

Let it Die • Pretender • Times Like These
Cheer Up Boys •Long Road to Ruin • Skin and Bones
Young Man Blues (The Who Cover) • Drum Solo
No Way Back • Breakout • Learn to Fly
Monkey Wrench • All My Life
ACOUSTIC:
Marigold •My Hero •Cold Day In The Sun •But, Honestly •Everlong
ENCORE:
Big Me • Generator • Best of You

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My Top 10 Bands

1. Oasis

2. Pete Yorn

3. Stereophonics

4. Ryan Adams

5. Foo Fighters

6. Stone Temple Pilots

7. Blink 182

8. Liz Phair

9. Prince

10. Kiss

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1. Cinderella

2. Ratt

3. Poison

4. Tesla

5. Dokken

6. Y&T

7. Def Leppard

8. Whitesnake

9. Skid Row

10. Bon Jovi

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