Oasis A to Z

She Is Love

The worst single from the band, though it doesn't really count as there was no video for this track of the "double a-side". Noel in cheery mode, when promoting the album he was quite impressed that the chords "go round and round" whatever that means. Confession: this was played at my wedding. 4/10

3/10. fun fact, Noel never used the word love (an least in an officially released oasis song) until 4 albums in with "who feels love". pretty amazing considering it's the most common theme for lyrics....the opening 2 words of the Beatles recorded career are both 'love'

So many interesting facts on those 2 last comments, I say 6.5/10

she is love - 0 outta 10.

the worst of the worst.

Anybody who doesn't rate Shakermaker has no soul.

She is Love is the least bad of the Dwayne-sung songs on Heathen Chemistry. It's pretty mawkish and should never have been a single, but I don't hate it as much as some folk.

She's Electric

The Digsy's Dinner/Diner of WTSMG, but a far superior song. It's very "britpop" on an album mostly lacking a sense of fun. Bounces along nicely, cute Beatles-aping at the very end - 7/10

fun tune, but compared to stuff that missed the cut it doesn't compare. 6.

shakermaker 7. Good tune but never been one of my fav's
she is love 3
she's electric 7 good fun

Shout It Out Loud

HC era b-side, Noel sung - a bit Pink Floyd. Sounds like the end credits of a film. I've always liked this one, it's certainly stronger than most of the HC album tracks. Love the solo, which makes up for some of the lazy couplets - "d'you think it's all a dream - 'cos that's what it seems". Indeed, Noel. Indeed.

8/10

Good single that one, wasn't it?

siol

good song that, solo reminds me more of Neil young. probably never listen to it again 7

Sittin' Here in Silence (On My Own)

Ripping off Karma Police which is ripping off Sexy Sadie, this is a throwaway b-side led by Noel. Some interesting sounds throughout but very slight lyrically - 5/10

I'm no huge fan of SCYHO, but yeah.

"Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
"Thank You for the Good Times" (Andy Bell)
"Shout It Out Loud"

Solid stuff.



Guess I can hear that - I'm probably only a little more familiar with Pink Floyd than Neil Young, but still not very familiar with either.

Slide Away

What's to say? Even with the lazy lyrics (repetition again), it's still a stellar track in just about every sense. The straightforward lyrics. Atmospheric music. Passionate vocals from Liam (that "Oh" before "Let me be the one" near the end), and a glorious outro with the "Don't know, don't care - all I know is you can take me there".

The repetitive lyrics are redeemed somewhat by the slight change the second time around. Initially, he says "I've tried praying but I don't know what you're saying to me". This is immediately followed by "Now that you're mine" (and the music at this point is gorgeous!) - the turning point in the song; next time he gets to the praying line he DOES know what she's saying to him - "I know just what you're saying to me".

10/10 of course.

Probably my favourite song ever

one of these 'modern' Noel b sides which I've never made it through once and won't bother listening to again (see 'alone on a rope' 'id have you anytime' etc). desperately dull, 3

How can you all like the snoozefest of Shout It Out Loud yet diss the half-different Cigarettes In Hell and One Way Road, for example. Crazy days.

Soldier On

The last track on the last Oasis album - a fitting title. Liam penned effort, it's way longer than it needs to be, a low tempo sludger with a massive echo effect on the vocal, there's mention of a song, a classic rock reference (Shine a light), and seemingly endless repetition of the title. "Who's to say that you were right, and I was wrong - soldier on". 6/10