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Rating: Let me introduce you to the worst album that the decades-old Mancunian band has ever released. "Heathen Chemistry" is definitely a mediocre product, lacking in imagination and quite boring. With this CD, "The Chief" Noel Gallagher, "dad" of most of the lyrics, introduced this work by comparing it to the first of their career if not better than the latter.
Unfortunately, this album, in 2002, the year of its release, saw few sales and quite a bit of disappointment for lovers of the wild music of the rough English musicians. This new album of theirs was released on June 29, 2002. Musically speaking, this product stands out from the previous one from 2000, "Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants", a psychedelic and innovative album. With HC, they return to the style that previously characterized them, with an enjoyable '70s/'80s rock style.
The record opens with "The Hindu Times", a single much loved but receiving criticism for its too much resemblance to "Word Gets Around", a song by the Stereophonics. Personally, I find it a "silly thing" and a way to try to stop the success of the song: the songs are in entirely different musical areas even though there is some similarity concerning the chorus, but completely irrelevant. A curious fact is Noel Gallagher's "confession," who claimed to have copied the title of the song from a t-shirt he had seen while doing a photo shoot. "Force Of Nature" and "Hung In A Bad Place", are two decidedly boring and extremely simple songs, particularly the latter, written by guitarist Gem Archer. With "Stop Crying Your Heart Out", however, we "calm" our ears, thanks to the melodicity and romanticism of the track. Liam Gallagher's sensual voice makes this song one of the best on the entire album. This track was written by Noel not for a girl, as many thought and still think, but for a friend of his who at that time needed encouragement.
"Songbird" is a short but delightful song, written by Liam Gallagher for his stunning girlfriend Nicole Appleton, ex-All Saints at the time, but who has now rejoined the other girls and is about to release a new album. It's a simple song, based on Liam's great ability to write lyrics, who in that year was elected "Best Song Writer". At position number 6, we listen and enjoy "Little By Little", a legendary song written by Noel, certainly the best single released by Oasis since 2000. In the video (beautiful unbeknownst to me), is the Scottish actor Robert Carlyle, known for his roles in the films "Trainspotting" and "Full Monty". I'll skip over "A Quick Peep" and "(Probably) All In The Mind", failures of this album, and arrive at "She Is Love", a beautiful song written in 10 minutes by Noel Gallagher in a hotel for his wife. Unfortunately, the single will not be released due to the end of the story between the guitarist and his woman.
"Born On A Different Cloud", although considered a masterpiece, is a very ordinary psychedelic song with Liam Gallagher as the author, who did not release it immediately for fear of opening the album with one of his songs. "Better Man" is again written by the rebellious singer and is a kind of anthem about the desire to be a better man. Repetitive and very boring song. The title of the album (as with "The Hindu Times") was taken by Noel from a t-shirt while he was on vacation in Ibiza; but he explained to Lam "We are all linked, right? We therefore have a chemical bond, but at the same time we believe, but we believe in our way, so we are pagans, HEATHEN CHEMISTRY." It seems that Liam responded by shouting "Wow, you're a fucking genius!"
Cheers!
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 The Hindu Times (03:48)
I get up - when I'm down
I can't swim - but my soul won't drown
I do believe - I got flare
I got speed and I walk on air
Cos God gimme soul and all rock'n'roll (babe)
Cos God gimme soul and all rock'n'roll (babe)
And I get so high I just can't feel it
And I get so high I just can't feel it
In and out my brain, runnin' through my veins
you're my sunshine you're my rain
There's a light - that shines on
Shines - on - me - and it keeps me warm
It gimme peace - I must say
I can't sleep - cos the world won't wait
Cos God gimme soul and all rock'n'roll (babe)
Cos God gimme soul and all rock'n'roll (babe)
And I get so high I just can't feel it
And I get so high I just can't feel it
In and out my brain, runnin' through my veins
you're my sunshine you're my rain
And I get so high I just can't feel it
And I get so high I just can't feel it
And I get so high I just can't feel it
And I get so high I just can't feel it
In and out my brain, runnin' through my veins
you're my sunshine you're my rain
02 Force of Nature (04:53)
yeah i feel like a force of nature
could make you sing like a bird released
if what you seek is a wise mans treasure
you know it's buried beneath your feet
you know you look like a faded picture
i see the cracks freezing on your skin
and as the world slowly turns it hits ya
that the thieves of the night are coming to take you in
you're smokin all my stash
but burning all my cash
i bet you knew right away
it's all over town
that the suns going down
on the days of your easy life
i bet you knew right away
you dope you don't know where it's at
it's all over town
that the sun's gone down
and it's high time to pray
yeah i feel like a force of nature
could make you sing like a bird released
if what you seek is a wise mans treasure
you know it's buried beneath your feet
you know you look like a faded picture
i see the cracks frozen on your skin
and as the world slowly turns it hits ya
that the thieves of the night are coming to take you in
you're smokin all my stash
but burning all my cash
i bet ya knew right away
it's all over town
that the suns going down
on the days of your easy life
i bet you knew right away
you dope you don't know where it's at
it's all over if you're beggin me please
then get on your knees
and pray-ay
03 Hung in a Bad Place (03:30)
I can go where I wanna
Be who I wanna be now
I can sleep under water
Never worried what I'm gonna dream now
Yeah the times come and gone
And I know where I'm from
And can be so
It's hasta ma�ana
You're on your own banana skin feet now
Yeah I've been _____ hung in a bad place
Had no _____ sun over my face
Yeah I've been _____ hung in a bad place
For too long
I can say what I wanna
Feel how I wanna feel now
I can squeeze all the hours
I choose to devour with ease now
I can sing to the trees
Tarzan on harmonies for free yeah
You've been blocked and you're stalling
Nature is calling for me (you got me!)
Yeah I've been _____ hung in a bad place
Had no _____ sun over my face
Yeah I've been _____ hung in a bad place
For too long
04 Stop Crying Your Heart Out (05:05)
Hold up
Hold on
Don't be scared
You'll never change what's been and gone
May your smile (may your smile)
Shine on (shine on)
Don't be scared (don't be scared)
Your destiny may keep you warm
Cause all of the stars
Are fading away
Just try not to worry
You'll see them some day
Take what you need
and be on your way
and stop crying your heart out
Get up (get up)
Come on (come on)
Why're you scared? (I'm not scared)
You'll never change what's been and gone
Cause all of the stars
Are fading away
Just try not to worry
You'll see them some day
Take what you need
and be on your way
and stop crying your heart out
Cause all of the stars
Are fading away
Just try not to worry
You'll see them some day
Just take what you need
and be on your way
and stop crying your heart out
We're all of us stars
We're fading away
Just try not to worry
You'll see us some day
Just take what you need
and be on your way
and stop crying your heart out
Stop crying your heart out (x3)
05 Songbird (02:09)
Talking to the songbird yesterday
Flew me to a past not far away
She's a little pirate in my mind
Singing songs of love to pass the time
Gonna write a song so she can see
Give her all the love she gives to me
Talk of better days that have yet to come
'never felt this love from anyone
She's not anyone
She's not anyone
She's not anyone
A man can never dream these kind of things
Especially when she came and spread her wings
Whispered in my ear the things I'd like
Then she flew away into the night
Gonna write a song so she can see
Give her all the love she gives to me
Talk of better days that have yet to come
Never felt this love from anyone
She's not anyone
She's not anyone
She's not anyone
06 Little by Little (04:54)
We the people fight for our existence
We don't claim to be perfect but we're free
We dream our dreams alone with no resistance
Fadin' like the stars we wish to be
Y'know I didn't mean
What I just said
But my god woke up on the wrong side of his bed
And it just don't matter now
'Cause Little by little
We gave you everything you ever dreamed of
Little by little
The wheels of your life they're slowly fallin off
Little by little
You have to give it all in all your life
And all the time I just ask myself why are you really here?
True perfection has to be imperfect
I know that that sounds foolish but it's true
The day has come and now you'll have to accept
The life inside your head we give to you
Y'know I didn't mean
What I just said
But my god woke up on the wrong side of his bed
And it just don't matter now
'Cause Little by little
We gave you everything you ever dreamed of
Little by little
The wheels of your life they're slowly fallin off
Little by little
You have to give it all in all your life
And all the time I just ask myself why are you really here?
Hey!!!
Little by little
We gave you everything you ever dreamed of
Little by little
The wheels of your life they're slowly fallin off
Little by little you have to give it all in all your life
And all the time I just ask myself why you're really here?
Why am I really here?
Why am I really here?
10 Born on a Different Cloud (06:08)
born on a different cloud
from the ones that have burst round town,
it's no suprise to me,
that you're classless, clever, and free
loaded just like a gun
you're the hero that's still unsung
living on borrowed time
you're my sUn and you're gonna shine
talking to myself again
this time i think i'm getting through
it's funny how you think
it's funny how, it's funny how when you do
born on a different cloud
from the ones that have burst round town
it's no suprise to me
that you're classless, clever, and free
lonely soul, busy working overtime
nothing ever gets done, especially when your hands are tied
lonely soul, breaking up your mothers pride
nothing ever gets done, not until your war's won
we're born on a different cloud
your born on a different cloud
we're born on a different cloud
we're born on a different cloud
we're born on a different cloud
we're born on a different cloud
we're born on a different cloud
we're born on a different cloud
born on a different cloud
born on a different cloud
born on a different cloud
da da da da na na na na....
(repeat to fade)
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