Oasis - Standing on the Shoulder of Giants

With Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, the self-professed "biggest rock & roll band in the world" continue their exploration of great British rock of the late '60s. Paying homage to heroes is one thing, but many of Standing's best moments sound like their icons' low points. This is Oasis, however, and they do pull some stunners out of their hats. "Gas Panic" and "Where Did It All Go Wrong?" demonstrate the command of catchy hooks and epic anthems that powered their classic first two albums, Definitely Maybe and (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Elsewhere, their influences are more obvious. The psychedelic "Who Feels Love?" is George Harrison in full Eastern mystic mode, complete with sitar, tabla, and tape loops. The rocker "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is" has the strut and stomp of vintage Doors and Rolling Stones, but is ultimately let down by weak wordplay. Liam Gallagher's "Little James," a paean to paternal love, also contains some laughable couplets ("You live for your toys, even though they make noise"). Still, Standing is a definite improvement over its 1997 predecessor, Be Here Now. For real proof that Oasis resurrected Britpop in the '90s, newcomers would do well to investigate Definitely Maybe and (What's the Story) Morning Glory?--Rob Burrow Amazon.com

Great album

It is hard to say what my fav Oasis album is, but this one is at worst number 2. Gas panic on here is prob there coolest song!! April 6, 2008

The 3rd best Oasis CD, maybe even 2nd

Wow burried in 293 reviews of Oasis' Standing CD, I'll say this is a GREAT album. Oasis had some awesome stuff, and this is among their top releases. If you have and like Morning Glory, Standing is a must have. I'd say 9 out of 10 songs are classics on here, the only bum in the lot is the stupid Little James (nobody cares about your kid Liam just stick to singing rock and roll). Some tracks are more classic than others, and the standouts are the incredible opener F'n in the Bushes, which leads into the classic-of-classics Let It Out. Gas Panic is possibly one of the coolest, most eerie tracks ever done by a rock band, and Where Did It All Go Wrong/Sunday Morning Call - that 2 track combo (it's kind of one big happy Noel fest really) - is Oasis at their finest. I also really like the Doors tribute Put Your Money Where Yer Mouth Is. Very good groove. Like I said, it's a 9 out of 10. A must for any Oasis fan, this is one of their peaks for sure. January 22, 2008

Dark side of Oasis

This is transition Oasis, after they almost hit the ground with all the negative criticism to Be Here Now and the departure of two of its founding members (and in the bright side, Noel getting clean of drugs). Has been said that the Gallagers recorded this as a very focused album, and in the sound it shows, in a very psychedelic manner. But to me this is Oasis trying to sound like Pink Floyd. Most of the songs are mid-tempo, kinda dark-theme and depressing, and lacking the epic punch of the classic Oasis. That doesn't mean that this album isn't good (when it's good, it's REALLY that way). It just that when you've finished whith it, you'll be like "this is it?"

Liam gets his debut writing tune in "Little James", a song that most fans will be happy without it, but somehow I like it. The mixture between the lullaby sound and the psychedelic one worked really fine. Besides, is the only tune in here thats reminds the old Oasis. And to me, thats fine. November 24, 2007

A Great Overlooked Album

The first two Oasis albums are the best (as anyone will tell you) but "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants" is the album Oasis should have released instead of "Be Here Now". Even after all these years, "Be Here Now" is still a bad album with forgettable songs. I choose to ignore it even exists, as does Oasis by not including ONE song from it on their recently released Greatest Hits collection. "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants" is probably the most overlooked Oasis album to date and many people have missed out on some really great songs. It's one of those albums that has actually gotten better as the years have passed. My personal favorites are, "Where Did It All Go Wrong?" and "Gas Panic!". I highly recommend it even for casual Oasis fans. August 9, 2007

Oasis simply rock

If you truly love Oasis and if you can relate to their music, then there is no good or bad album, only slightly better ones. They haven't been voted the best brit pop group of the past decade for no reason!I am eagerly awaiting Stop the clocks! November 10, 2006

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