Does the band have any input in this. My first complaint is each disc only has nine tracks. Why not fill it up? Stop Crying My Heart Out should be on there as well as Do You Know What I Mean? There was at least seven other tracks they could have included. Why release two discs with nine tracks only on them? It makes no sense.
October 9, 2008This is a good album with many good songs; however, if you really liked the album with Wonderwall, you should just by that album.
August 8, 2008It seems Oasis has kind of past their heightened golden days and that's sad. Releasing this compilation is a good attempt at being popular again and I hope it works. This British band has had their fair share of radio hits over the years and that's what Stop The Clock is pretty much about. It has all the best and excellent singles they have released over the years plus superb b-sides. Most of the songs are from their best years of 1994-1995, which was the albums Definitely Maybe and the popular (What's the Story) Morning Glory?.
There are only a few tracks from the albums that followed Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants and Heathen Chemistry. Those two albums weren't as popular so that's when the band faded out of the spotlight and I for one don't understand that. I've always loved Oasis and I hope they do something new and I hope they do it soon.
June 1, 2008 |  | Looking for an Oasis in the musical desert |  |
I am one of those people who've always thought the Gallagher Brothers to be one of rock's over-rated pair of siblings. They made two killer albums, Definitely Maybe and (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, then fell into the trap of believing their own hype. Once you get past the Beatles mimicry of their best single, "Wonderwall," there's precious little here that suggests originality.
Not like that ever stopped a rock band from being great. These two CD's make a case for Oasis being one white-hot singles band, even if they skipped Be Here Now to do it. There's plenty of spot the influences to play here, from "Cigarettes and Alcohol" ripping off T Rex to the Stonesey swagger of Liam's vocals. There are a couple of anthems to be found here, like "Don't Look Back In Anger" and "Go Let It Out." Oasis always did one other thing right; when all else failed, make a glorious big racket even if the song wasn't perfect ("Rock and Roll Star" or "Champagne Supernova").
I hesitate to rate this higher than average, mostly because of the spotty selection. Noel and Liam seem to berate their own work - publicly voicing their distaste for "Be Here Now" for instance - at the cost of leaving gaps in the chronology. For someone looking to dig deeper into what Oasis is supposed to be legendary for, it shorts the band. For a casual listener, this will probably do fine. And frankly, getting those first two CD's will also probably give you all the Oasis you'll ever need.
March 10, 2008Back in 1994 I was pretty much fed up with grunge, specially the way the music industry had exploited the alternative rock genre, but in late 1994 I saw the video for "Live Forever" by a new band from Manchester, England, Oasis and made an instant impact on me, I tought these guys are going to be huge, and they were. Their debut album "Definitely Maybe" was an instant classic and in less than a year they followed it up with their sophomore album "What's the Story (Morning Glory)" and they were on top. In reality the Brit-Pop Scene had been started a couple years before by Blur and Suede, but Oasis were the biggest band of them all. Now was Oasis destined to be the next great Rock N Roll band and release more great albums? We now know that wasn't the case, they became bloated. The albums they released after, weren't as nearly as good as their first two albums. In 2006, 12 years after and with their contract expired with Sony, it was time to release a retrospective of their hits. This was not Oasis first compilation, in 1998 they released "the Masterplan" a collection of B-sides up to that time. So Noel Gallagher took the task of assembling the greatest anthems this band ever produced, which to me is a no brainer, right? It looks like Noel had a very different idea, he selects 4 B-sides already included in "the Masterplan", ignores "Be Here Now" completely and almost "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants" by including only one song of it. They pressed 2 CDs but only put nine songs on each. I knew all this but the reason I bought this compilation was an improvement in sound, it was minimal. To be honest if you already have the albums, you don't need this, if you are just getting into the band there is no way around it, buy the first two albums, they are classics, as for this compilation the one good thing about it is the price. I see now a box set in the future which should be more comprehensive, but for now this is my ideal song listing:
Disc A: 1.Rock N Roll Star, 2.Live Forever, 3.Supersonic, 4.Cigarrettes and Alcohol, 5.Slide Away, 6.Roll With It, 7.Wonderwall, 8.Morning Glory, 9.Don't Look Back In Anger, 10.Champagne Supernova.
Disc B: 1.D'You Know What I Mean, 2.Stand By Me, 3.Don't Go Away, 4.Go Let It Out, 5.Who Feels Love, 6.The Hindu Times, 7.Stop crying Your heart Out, 8.Layla, 9.The Importance of Being Idle, 10. Stop the Clocks (I heard they recorded a new song, but for some reason didn't include it in this compilation).
March 10, 2008More reviews at Amazon.com ...
(27 reviews)
