Post by Simone on May 29, 2022 12:09:49 GMT
my very early impressions:
More Power - excellent song and I love that it's used as an opener instead of a closer - would work just as well at the other end of the album, and I wouldn't be surprised if this became the closer of his live shows. It's such a refreshing way to open a record and overall a great song.
Diamond in the Dark - it's bright and bouncy, it sounds like something you would run into on a hot summer day while watching MTV in 1996. I really really like. The entire album sounds like something Liam could have done in the 90s, actually.
Don't Go Halfway - again, very 90s, almost bordering on second-wave Brit Pop, with an obvious Lennonism in the chorus. Probably one that is destined to grow more on me.
C'mon You Know - I liked it when it was released as a single and I still like it, though I think they could have done a bit more with it.
Too Good for Giving Up - the compulsory ballad, it's nowhere as good as Once, but I guess it will provide a nice uplifting moment live when he decideds to sub Once with this.
It Was Not Meant to Be - a flower power ditty that sounds like Gem wrote it, therefore I fucking hate it.
Everything's Electric - like Don't Go Halfway, this sounds as it's come out at the tail end of Madchester. I like it. This music has fallen so out of style that it's actually refreshing to hear this.
World's in Need - this sounds too much like something he could have submitted to late Oasis (Love Like a Bomb, Songbird, Meaning of Soul, Ain't Got Nothing...) to be enjoyable. Terrible and, most of all, unnecessary.
Moscow Rule - a lesson learnt from The Coral, I think this song develops in a very clever way and the eastern-flavoured gimmick is so slight that it doesn't overstay its welcome. Pretty good.
I'm Free - the reggae break is comical but works wonders. One of the more interesting takes on the album, and in a way it makes me think of these old 1966 garage bands who mixed different styles without taking themselves too seriously. It's a mishmash but there are more ideas in these 3 minutes than in Noel's latest 3 EPs.
Better Day - I like most things about this song.
Oh Sweet Children - it's not bad but it's not great either, and the album finishes on a low note. I would have repeated More Power here. In fact, I wish all 12 songs on this album were More Power.
More Power - excellent song and I love that it's used as an opener instead of a closer - would work just as well at the other end of the album, and I wouldn't be surprised if this became the closer of his live shows. It's such a refreshing way to open a record and overall a great song.
Diamond in the Dark - it's bright and bouncy, it sounds like something you would run into on a hot summer day while watching MTV in 1996. I really really like. The entire album sounds like something Liam could have done in the 90s, actually.
Don't Go Halfway - again, very 90s, almost bordering on second-wave Brit Pop, with an obvious Lennonism in the chorus. Probably one that is destined to grow more on me.
C'mon You Know - I liked it when it was released as a single and I still like it, though I think they could have done a bit more with it.
Too Good for Giving Up - the compulsory ballad, it's nowhere as good as Once, but I guess it will provide a nice uplifting moment live when he decideds to sub Once with this.
It Was Not Meant to Be - a flower power ditty that sounds like Gem wrote it, therefore I fucking hate it.
Everything's Electric - like Don't Go Halfway, this sounds as it's come out at the tail end of Madchester. I like it. This music has fallen so out of style that it's actually refreshing to hear this.
World's in Need - this sounds too much like something he could have submitted to late Oasis (Love Like a Bomb, Songbird, Meaning of Soul, Ain't Got Nothing...) to be enjoyable. Terrible and, most of all, unnecessary.
Moscow Rule - a lesson learnt from The Coral, I think this song develops in a very clever way and the eastern-flavoured gimmick is so slight that it doesn't overstay its welcome. Pretty good.
I'm Free - the reggae break is comical but works wonders. One of the more interesting takes on the album, and in a way it makes me think of these old 1966 garage bands who mixed different styles without taking themselves too seriously. It's a mishmash but there are more ideas in these 3 minutes than in Noel's latest 3 EPs.
Better Day - I like most things about this song.
Oh Sweet Children - it's not bad but it's not great either, and the album finishes on a low note. I would have repeated More Power here. In fact, I wish all 12 songs on this album were More Power.
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