Oasis

The band's blustery follow-up to What's The Story, Morning Glory? is often derided for its overproduction, but this is a quintessential Oasis record through and through. The guitars are huge, the sound is massive and "D'You Know What I Mean?," "Don't Go Away," and "All Around The World" show the band to be experts at rewriting their own songs.

If the art of rock — and of making great rock records — is essentially a matter of putting the
right notes in the right order over a good beat at top volume, then "D'You Know What I
Mean?," Oasis opening broadside on Be Here Now, is seven minutes of simple, focused
genius. The important stuff is all here: the squealing feedback, chain-saw distortion and
coughing wah-wah of a huge, brutish guitar orchestra; a slow, tough rhythm, sto... More >

"Uncle! Uncle! Let go of my ear! Uncle, for chrissake!" ("Be Here Now," "My Big Mouth") (Grade - **)