•
Rating:
The return that (almost) everyone was waiting for. These (almost) everyone hoped for an album of superior quality to the last "Heathen Chemistry," quite contradictory, containing gems and at the same time certain level banalities (who remembers "She Is Love"?). After a rather troubled studio work and the recruitment of Zak Starkey (son of Ringo Starr and current member of the Who) behind the drums, the hopes of those (almost) everyone can safely be said to have been repaid in the best way.
The album sounds very little Oasis, and very 70s, Stones-Kinks-(obviously) Who style.
The lead single, "Lyla," has the intro stolen (what a surprise...) from "Street Fighting Man." In essence, it's a highly catchy pop-rock track, as "Roll With It" or "The Hindu Times" had been in the past. Fast-paced rhythm, very simple drum part Doves style with offbeat in the chorus and guitar part without solos (as too often happens to the Manchester band).
In "Turn Up The Sun" there's a great piece, the jewel of the album. Rather hard and engaging sound (unheard of since the days of "Be Here Now") that shows us the band's change. In this change, the change of guard on the drums certainly had its importance. Zak Starkey has a very different technique from Alan White, who was a promoter of a much softer and less technical sound than the new addition. The ending is beautiful, with a slightly slower rhythm than the rather fast-paced track.
"The Meaning Of Soul" lasts less than two minutes and leaves listeners quite unmoved with its fast tempo, perhaps too much so. In "Mucky Fingers" it almost seems like listening to the Kinks, with a wonderful harmonica part in the final part. The instrumental part is extremely simple, with chords repeated throughout the four minutes. In the concluding "Let There Be Love," you hear the usual Oasis, pop as they had been quite in the past (just mention "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" and "Half The World Away"). The vocal alternation between Liam and Noel is very beautiful and delicate, the piece is a remake of a b-side from the "Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants" sessions.
Absolutely uninfluential pieces are "The Meaning Of Soul" and "The Importance Of Being Idle," perhaps the only ones below the value of the album along with "Part Of The Queue".
After the semi-flop of "Heathen Chemistry," an album that shows the Mancunian band in great form. Excellent tracks ("Turn Up The Sun," "A Bell Will Ring," "Mucky Fingers") alternated with rather subdued pieces ("The Meaning Of Soul") make this a very appreciable work. Surely the glories of "Definitely Maybe" and "Morning Glory" are now distant and perhaps unreachable by the five. One thing is certain: here there are tracks much less soft and pop than the previous two works, whose strength will certainly be live execution.
Satisfied or refunded? Certainly satisfied, even if not 100%, but 70%.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Turn Up the Sun (03:59)
I Carry Madness Everywhere I Go
Over The Border And Back To The Snow
So If You See Me And I Look Right Through
You Shouldn’T Take It As A Reflection On You
Come On, Turn Up The Sun
Turn It Up For Everyone
Love One Another, Love One Another
The Boys In The Bubble, They Wanna Be Free
They Got So Blind That They Cannot See
But I’m Not Your Keeper, I Don’T Have A Key
I Got A Piano, I Can't Find The 'c'
Come On, Turn Up The Sun
Turn It Up For Everyone
Love One Another, Love One Another
Come On, Turn Up The Sun
Turn It Up Foe Everyone
Love One Another, Love One Another
02 Mucky Fingers (03:56)
I Know You Think You Deserve
An Explanation On The Meanings Of Life
But What You Think That You Heard
Slipped Away Out The Back Of Your Mind!!
You'll Get Your Mucky Fingers Burned
You Get Your Truth From The Lies You Were Learned
When All Your Plastic Believers
Will Leave Us, They Won't Return (Walk On)
And When You Look In That Mirror
And You're Tying Up Your Buttons And Bows
And As You Face Your Disease
You Can Squeeze Into The Emporer's Clothes
You Found Your God In A Paperback
You Get Your History From The Union Jack
And All Your Brothers And Sisters
Have Gone And They Wont Come Back
I'm Fed Up With Life In This City
All The Phonies Have Blown My Mind
When I'm Gone, You Look Like You'd Miss Me
So Come Along With Me But Don't Ask Why
Cos It's All Mine!!
It's All Mine!!
It's All Mine!!
It's All Mine!!
03 Lyla (05:10)
Callin' All The Stars To Fall
And Catch The Silver Sunlight In Your Hands
Come For Me And Set Me Free
Lift Me Up And Take Me Where I Stand
She Believes In Everything
And Everyone, And You And Yours And Mine
I Waited For A Thousand Years
For You To Come And Blow Me Out My Mind
Hey Lyla, A Star's About To Fall
So What D'you Say Lyla?
The World Around Us Makes Me Feel So Small Lyla
If You Can't Hear Me Call Then I Can't Say Lyla
Heaven Help You Catch Me If I Fall
She's The Queen Of All I've Seen
And Every Song And City Far And Near
Heaven-Hell My Mademoiselle
She Ring The Bell For All The World To Hear
Hey Lyla, A Star's About To Fall
So What D'you Say Lyla?
The World Around Us Makes Me Feel So Small Lyla
If You Can't Hear Me Call Then I Can Say Lyla
Heaven'll Help You Catch Me If I Fall
Hey Lyla, A Star's About To Fall
So What D'you Say Lyla?
The World Around Us Makes Me Feel So Small Lyla
If You Can't Hear Me Call Then I Can Say Lyla
Heaven'll Help You Catch Me When I Fall
Hey Lyla
Hey Lyla
05 The Importance of Being Idle (03:39)
I sold my soul for the second time
'Cos the man, he don't pay me
I begged my landlord for some more time
He said "Son, the bills' waiting"
My best friend called me the other night
He said "Man - are you crazy"
My girlfriend told me to get a life
She said "Boy - are you lazy"
But I don't mind
As long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine
I'll be fine
If you give me a minute, a man's got a limit
I can't get a life if my heart's not in it
Hey hey
I don't mind
As long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine
I'll be fine
If you give me a minute, a man's got a limit
I can't get a life if my heart's not in it
Hey hey
I lost my faith in the summer time
'Cos it don't stop raining
The sky all day is as black as night
But I'm not complaining
I begged my doctor for one more line
He said "Son - oh, words fail me"
It ain't no place to be killing time
I guess I'm just lazy
I don't mind
As long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine
I'll be fine, if you give me a minute, a man's got a limit
I can't get a life if my heart's not in it
Hey hey
07 Guess God Thinks I'm Abel (03:24)
I Could Be Your Lover
You Could Be All Mine
We'd Go On Forever
Til The End Of Time
You Could Be My Best Friend
Stay Up All Night Long
You Could Be My Railroad
We'd Go On And On
Lets Get Along, There’S Nothing Here To Do
Lets Go Find A Rainbow
I Could Be Wrong But What Am I To Do?
Guess God Thinks I’M Abel
You Could Be My Enemy
I Guess There's Still Time
I'd Get 'round To Loving You
Is That Such A Crime?
Lets Get Along, There’S Nothing Here To Do
Lets Go Find A Rainbow
I Could Be Wrong But What Am I To Do?
Guess God Thinks I’M Abel
No One Can Break Us
No One Could Take Us
If We Try
No One Can Break Us
No One Could Take Us
If We Try
No One Can Break Us
No One Could Take Us
If We've Tried
Come Along, Let’S Make It Tonight
08 Part of the Queue (03:47)
Suddenly I've Found That I've Lost My Way In This City
The Streets And The Thousands Of Colours All Bleed Into One
I Fall Down, Heaven Wont Help Me; I Call Out, No One Would Hear
All Of A Sudden I've Lost My Out Of The City
Stand Tall, Stand Proud
Every Beginning Is Breaking Its Promise
I’m Having Trouble Just Finding Some Soul In This Town
The Names On The Faces In Places They Mean Nothing To Me
It's All They Can Do To Be Part Of A Queue In This Town
I Fall Down, Heaven Wont Help Me; I Call Out, No One Will Hear
"There'll Be No Tomorrow" They Say, Well I Say "More's The Pity"
Stand Tall, Stand Proud
Every Beginning Has Broken Its Promise
I’m Having Trouble Just Finding My Soul In This Town
Stand Tall, Stand Proud
Every Beginning Has Broken Its Promise
I’m Having Trouble Just Finding My Soul In This Town
Finding My Soul In This Town
But I'll Keep On Trying...
I Keep On Trying
09 Keep the Dream Alive (05:45)
Four Seasons, Seconds Flicker And Flash, I'm Alone
A Lonely Scream Provides The Scene, It's No Home
Every Night I Hear You Scream But You Don't Say What You Mean
This Was My Dream But Now My Dream Has Flown
I'm At The Crossroads Waiting For A Sign
My Life Is Standing Still But I'm Still Alive
Every Night I Think I Know -- In The Morning -- Where Did It Go?
The Answers Disappear When I Open My Eyes
I'm No Stranger To This Place
Where Real Life And Dreams Collide
And Even Though I Fall From Grace
I Will Keep The Dream Alive
Four Seasons, Seconds Flicker And Flash, I'm Alone
A Lonely Scream Provides The Scene, It's No Home
Every Night I Hear You Scream But You Don't Say What You Mean
This Was My Dream But Now My Dream Has Flown
I'm No Stranger To This Place
Where Real Life And Dreams Collide
And Even Though I Fall From Grace
I Will Keep The Dream Alive
I'm No Stranger To This Place
Where Real Life And Dreams Collide
And Even Though I Fall From Grace
I Will Keep The Dream Alive
Nah Nah Nah
Nah Nah Nah
10 A Bell Will Ring (03:07)
A Little Space, A Little Time
See What It Can Do
A Little Faith, A Peace Of Mind
See What Passes Through
The Sun Will Shine On You Again
A Bell Will Ring Inside Your Head
And All Will Be Brand New
Come Alive, Come On In
Here's Something That You Know
The World's As Wide As Your Life Is Thin
So Entertain Your Goals
The Sun Will Shine On You Again
A Bell Will Ring Inside Your Head
And All Will Be Brand New
All Will Be Brand New
I Can Tell You What You Wanna Hear
I’Ve Been There Once Before
You Pulled Me Through My Empty Nights
Sleepless On Your Floor
The Sun Will Shine On You Again
A Bell Will Ring Inside Your Head
And All Will Be Brand New
And All Will Be Brand New
And All Will Be Brand New
13 Sittin' Here in Silence (On My Own) (01:59)
Sittin' in silence on my own
Wait 'til everybody's gone
And only I can see
What it means to be
Sittin' here in silence on my own
And only I can see
What it means to be
Sittin' here in silence on my own
Sittin' here in silence on my own
Loading comments slowly
Other reviews
By francis
This is a MILESTONE, people, a MILESTONE.
'Turn Up The Sun'... perhaps the best opening track in rock history.
By ste84
Oasis hit the mark by producing an album that contains just one thing: ROCK!
‘Let There Be Love’ ... The alternating voices of the brothers make it all more magical.
By George gordon
"The tracks are more 'stripped down' compared to the good old days, but still always direct and sincere."
"Don't Believe... represents hope for the future with all four band members writing songs."
By Abel
"I think 'don’t believe...' is a beautiful album that recalls the carefree spirit of 'Definitely Maybe' while innovating with original songs."
‘‘It’s unacceptable to dismiss with quick insults a band that has contributed so much to rock music over two decades.’
By rockanto
Don’t Believe The Truth is a great album, probably the best English rock CD released this year.
'The Importance Of Being Idle' is probably the most refined song Oasis have ever made.
