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Rating:
A significant change of direction.
This is what comes to mind just after finishing listening to the fourth studio work by Oasis.
For some, this album shows a certain decline of the Mancunian band (now far from the glory days of Wonderwall and company...), for others it is simply an attempt to experiment with new instrumentation and new sounds... Well... I stand on both sides, because while it's true that this is not at all a memorable CD, it's also true that every band has the right to try to evolve and not become too entrenched in a single genre...
The start is exceptional with the instrumental and rocking "Fuckin' In The Bushes" (used as an opening tape in live shows), containing an excerpt from the movie "Isle of Wight 1970".
"Go Let It Out", the first single, is a classic early '90s brit-pop, just like "Where Did It All Go Wrong?".
The only truly rock'n'roll track is "I Can See A Liar," very upbeat, performed live only twice (and that's a shame)... Very simple (but very listenable) "Little James," dedicated by Liam to his son...
"Gas Panic!", "Roll It Over" and "Who Feels Love?" have a very particular sound, very psychedelic...
The only truly out-of-place and, in my opinion, unnecessary track is "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is," which could have easily been replaced by "Let's All Make Believe" (B-side of "Go Let It Out").
"Sunday Morning Call" is the classic Oasis-style ballad and was also released as a single.
In this album, there are three significant copies (or "inspirations," depending on how you see it): the vocal part of "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is" is almost identical to "Roadhouse Blues" by the Doors; the piano intro to "Little James" is similar to that of a certain "Let It Be," and finally, the solo of "Roll It Over" is almost identical to that of "Come Together," with a slightly slowed tempo (in short... there are always references to the Beatles... for better or worse...).
This work was marked by the departure from the group of guitarist Bonehead and bassist Guigsy (replaced by Gem Archer and Andy Bell, musicians of a whole different level)... it's not an album to own at all costs... only for true fans (I give it three stars because I am one of them, but it deserves something less, maybe a 2.5...)
"...Baby the time is right to tell it all like it is..."
Tracklist Lyrics Samples and Videos
01 Fuckin' in the Bushes (03:18)
We put this festival on you bastards, with a lotta love.
We worked one year for you pigs
And you want to break our walls down?
And you wanna destroy us?
Well you go to hell!
Kids are running around naked, fuckin' in the bushes.
Kids are running around naked, fuckin' in the bushes.
Kids are running around naked, fuckin' in the bushes.
Kids are running around naked, fuckin' in the bushes.
I love it!
Ah, ah, ah ah
Ah, ah, ah ah
Kids are running around naked, fuckin' in the bushes.
Kids are running around naked, fuckin' in the bushes.
Kids are running around naked, fuckin' in the bushes.
Kids are running around naked, fuckin' in the bushes.
I love it! Room for everybody here
Yes, sort of welcome!
Yes indeed, I love them!
Fun! Nice! Life! Youths! Beautiful!
I'm all for it
I love it! Room for everybody here
Yes, sort of welcome!
Yes indeed, I love them!
Fun! Nice! Life! Youths! Beautiful!
I'm all for it
02 Go Let It Out (04:38)
Paint no illusion, try to click with whatcha got
Taste every potion cos if yer like yerself a lot
Go let it out, go let it in, go let it out
Life is precocious in a most perculiar way
Sister psychosis don't got a lot to say
She go let it out, she go let it in, she go let it out
She go let it out, she go let it in, she go let it out
Is it any wonder why Princes & Kings
Are clowns that caper in their sawdust rings
And ordinary people that are like you and me
We're the keepers of their destiny
I'm gonna leaving this city, I'm gonna drivin' outta town
And your comin' with me the right time is always now
To go let it out, and go let it in, and go let it out
To go let it out, to go let it in,and go let it out
Is it any wonder why Princes and Kings
Are clowns that caper in their sawdust rings
Cos ordinary people that are like you and me
We're the builders of their destiny
We're the builders of their destiny
We're the builders of their destiny
We're the builders of their destiny
So go let it out - go let it in
Go let it out - don't let it in
Go let it out - go let it in
Go let it out - don't let it in - don't let it in -don't let it in
03 Who Feels Love? (05:44)
Found what I lost inside
My spirit has been purified
Take a thorn from my pride
And hand in hand we'll take a walk outside
Thank you for the sun
The one that shines on everyone
Who feels love
Now there's a million years
Between my fantasy and fears
I feel love
Leaving all that I see
Now all my emotions fill the air I breathe
Now you understand that this is not the Promised Land
They spoke of..
There's nothing more to be
If you could be the remedy who heals love
I thank you for the sun
The one that shines on everyone
Who feels love
Now there's a million years
Between my fantasy and fears
I feel love
I thank you for the sun
The one that shines on everyone
Who feels love
Now there's a million years
Between my fantasy and fears
I feel love
04 Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is (04:27)
Put yer money where yer mouth is
Yer mamma sez that you was real
Put yer money where yer mouth is
Yer mamma sez that you was real
Ready or not, come what may
The bets are going down for judgement day
So put yer money in yer mouth
And your hands right upon the wheel
Put yer money where yer mouth is
Yer pappa sez that you was real
Put yer money where yer mouth is
Yer pappa sez that you was real
Ready or not, and come what may
You betcha going down on judgement day
So put yer money in yer mouth
And yer hands right upon the wheel
06 Gas Panic! (06:08)
What tongueless ghost of sin crept through my curtains?
Sailing on a sea of sweat on a stormy night
I think he don't got a name but I can't be certain
And in me he starts to confide
That my family don't seem so familiar
And my enemies all know my name
And if you hear me tap on your window
Yer better get on yer knees and pray panic is on the way
My pulse pumps out a beat to the ghost dancer
My eyes are dead and my throat's like a black hole
And if there's a god would he give another chancer
An hour to sing for his soul
Cos my family don't seem so familiar
And my enemies all know my name
And when you hear me tap on yer window
Yer better get on yer knees and pray panic is on the way
Cos my family don't seem so familiar
And my enemies all know my name
And when you hear me tap on yer window
Then you get on your knees and you better pray
Cos my family don't seem so familiar
And my enemies all know my name
And when you hear me tap on your window
Yer better get on yer knees and pray panic is on the way
Panic is on the way
Panic is on the way
Panic is on the way
09 I Can See a Liar (03:12)
Baby the time is right to tell it all like it is
And now that I feel god like there's nothing that can't be kissed
The name of a lonely soul is scratched into my brain
He thought he was king creole
Until he found out, until he found out
He sits upon a throne
He lives a sleazy lie
But he's all alone again, again
I can see a liar, sitting by the fire
Trouble in his heart, laughing at the thought
Coming as he goes into overdose
I wonder what he thinks of me?
Baby the time is right to tell it all like it is
And now that I feel god like there's nothing that can't be kissed
He sits upon a throne
He lives a sleazy lie
But he's all alone again, again
I can see a liar, sitting by the fire
Trouble in his heart, laughing at the thought
Coming as he goes into overdose
I wonder what he thinks of me?
Baby you're a liar, sitting by the fire
Trouble in your heart, you're laughing at the thought
Yeah baby you're a liar, sitting by the fire
Trouble in your heart, you're laughing at the thought
Coming as you go into overdose
I wonder what you think of me?
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By ste84
These are no longer the Oasis who destroyed hotel rooms and threw beds in the parking lots!
'Gas Panic!' is the true masterpiece of the CD; psychedelic rock that captivates for all 6.30 minutes of its duration.
By JULIAN HAMPSHIRE
The opener is the pointless 'Fuckin’ In The Bushes,' a guitar riff that drones on for four minutes and highlights the creative void present in this fourth album.
Unfortunately, the times of Definitely Maybe and Morning Glory are over...
By Rock In
Oasis distance themselves (Finally!!) from the genre that characterized them in their previous album.
In my opinion, Oasis reached the peak of their rock... 'Gas Panic' is a masterpiece!
By JohnWinston
It’s hard to find an album that starts better than "Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants."
"Gas Panic!"… probably the best song on the record, damn psychedelic.
By GrantNicholas
The most enigmatic and painful album of their career.
This 'S.O.T.S.O.G.' is the album received the coldest in the decade-long career of the beloved-hated brothers.
