Advantages: Some good tracks Disadvantages: Over indulgent production. Some weak tracks.
...a good notch or six. Be Here Now's main problem is not the album it's self but the fact it came after two mega albums and it was assumed it would be mega too. Take "Be Here Now" as an album in it's own right and you know something it's not that bad, It's not mega good, it's B minus if you were to give it a school report mark. It's when you compare it to the proceeding pair that it runs into problems as it's then you know Oasis could have done so ... ...card. It's never going to be a firm favourite and I doubt many Oasis fans if asked to name their personal favourite Oasis album would shout without hesitation "Be Here Now".
"Be Here Now", released in August 1997 was produced by Owen Morris who two years previously had produced "What's the Story Morning Glory". During the period 94 -97 Noel Gallagher had already written two albums and stuffed singles with B sides that could have been singles in ...
The_Nursey 04.06.2005
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Advantages: Some cracking tracks, another example of why Oasis have been so successful Disadvantages: The first signs of slightly poorer tracks
...natural that the third wouldn't be quite as good. That's not saying it was a bad album, because it wasn't, it just didn't compare to the earlier 2. They set the standard so high with the firs two albums that the expectation was extremely high. The more I've listened to the album the more I've appreciated it and I think that's probably more what Noel was going for.
Rather than hook you straight away, Be Here Now is more of a grower. Again it had ... ...why they are considered to be one of the best Indie rock bands in the world. There is a higher tempo to this album than What's the Story and with certain tracks that really works well. One of my favourite tracks on the album is "I Hope, I Think, I Know", which provides the perfect blend of up tempo guitars and a decent backing drumbeat. As with all tracks on the album the vocals merge into the track nicely and that helps to make it a lot more listenable.
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Andy.mack 05.06.2005
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Advantages: 5 Good tracks, still displaying that Oasis verve and sparkle Disadvantages: 7 Not so good ones, tired, complacent and reeking of arrogance
...sounding...a track that deserved to be a single, I think it received an outing in Australia.
'Be Here Now' is another plain irritating track that you might as well be listening to down the Dog and Duck on a Saturday night. Pub rock crap, for the sake of a 50 minute album just look at what could have been jettisoned from this album. That brings us to the execrable 'All Around the World'. This novelty Beatles rip-off is an insult to the fab four, ... ...far too familiar sounding to be of any note.
The album ends unwisely on a reprise of 'All Around the World', which kinds of sums the album up...Bloated. It feels very tired and complacent in places and just far too pompous in others, a mixed bag alright. Too loud by half, no real changes in emphasis or feel. Even the sleeve design is a hackneyed pastiche.
A potentially good 40 minute album, but instead a 72 minute yawn fest. ...
dadmancat 14.04.2001 (15.04.2001)
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Advantages: best song included in the album. Disadvantages: none
This album is my favourite simply because it includes the greatest oasis song they have done so far - don't go away, a truly brilliant song. Other good songs on the album include, magic pie and stand my me. All true Oasis fans will of course know this but i thought i would just let people know one of the many milions of fans favourite songs. This album actually does not include the largest amount of my favourite songs, but is still the best. The ...
supermac 12.10.2000
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Advantages: Simplicity, Vocals Disadvantages: Lyrics, doesn't compete with the first two albums
Now Be Here Now is an album that was hammered by the critics, and since he has been clean from drugs, Noel Gallagher has certainly been critical of this album. I don't blame him, because he's the songwriter of Britain's most important guitar band and you've got to have high standards, but overall, Be Here Now is definetley listenable and has a few high points. If this was made by another, lesser known band i'm sure it would have been critically acclaimed. ... ...they were writing and recording Be Here Now. It results in an album that was certainly over hyped, especially by the Gallaghers. An example of everything seeming better than it actually is when you're under the influence. Some of the tracks lack direction. It's obvious that some of them are too long, and some just lack anything exciting. But remember this is Oasis were talking about and they hadn't put a foot wrong before rteleasing this album. Some ...
Doobster 06.11.2001
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Advantages: A couple of classic tracks Disadvantages: Every song over-produced and most substandard self-parodies
In the middle of the 1990s Oasis brought us two of the most outstanding albums in the history of popular music. Then they released 'Be Here Now'. Few bands have fallen from grace quite so quickly in terms of quality. This album was recorded with almost exactly the4 same line-up and back room staff employed in the making of the excellent '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?)'. It is longer, with more guitars, more stings, more production, but zit really ... ...due to over-production by Owen Morris or just because they're bad songs in the first place.
Oasis themselves now know the reasons why this album is so s**t. People heaping praise on them, the exotic lifestyle, not to mention the drugs. It was the ultimate Rock 'n' Roll excess that led to this LP. The government should play young drug addicts this album to show just how harmful drugs can be. Now, let's run through the songs. The opener 'D'You Know ...
kfingleton 14.12.2000
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Advantages: It's Oasis! great music lives up to their standard Disadvantages: none i don't think
...kind!
I would say that Be Here Now is the bands best album so far, with great songs such as " Stand By Me", "Magic Pie" and "D'ya Know what I mean?"
After going to the Oasis concert in the Summer at Bolton, I realised how good the band were and how fantasic there music is.
Be Here Now is a great album and has sold millions of copies worldwide.
There most recent album "Standing on the shoulders of giants" I would say isn't as good as their previous ...
JoeDaunt 22.02.2001
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Advantages: Three top 10 singles Disadvantages: Poor planning, too long
...song ends beautifully. (5/5)
Be Here Now – Title of the album with the least lyrically and a cheap nasty sounding melody, this is undoubtedly the worst track of the album. (1/5)
All Around The World – As a single I was surprised to see this hit the top spot. After all, out of all these tracks, this is definitely the one which has suffered the most from poor planning. The track is over 9 minutes long and it feels as though Oasis has ... ...a lot with this. (3/5)
It’s Getting Better (Man!!) – Another track to fall victim. Maybe if they thought about changing the bridge to ‘maybe the songs that we sing are long’ it would have felt more at home. Otherwise this isn’t too bad, with the guitars nicely ripping away at those instrumentals. (4/5)
All Around The World (Reprise) – An unexciting, pointless instrumental which really shows that Oasis were planning ...
tsuyoshi 13.08.2001
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Advantages: Lots of really great music Disadvantages: some songs drag on a little
...minutes is along time to be listening to it. Later oasis albums also have a lot of credit, songs such as "masterplan", "some might say", "cast no shadow" "wonderwall" or "rock and roll star" are all very good but in my opinion the best oasis songs are on this first album. I belive that this album could go down in history as the best oasis ablum and therefore one of the best albums of all time. Though many people may now concider this album out dated ...
camuk84 29.08.2001 (02.09.2001)
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Advantages: Still got some of the Oasis charm Disadvantages: Not as good as one had hoped
This CD by Oasis is unlike the ones they've done in the past. 'Be Here Now' is the result of Noel Gallagher's different writing techniques and therefore doesn't hit the spot the same way as 'Definately Maybe' and 'WTSMG' did. Oasis have received mixed opinions on this album and although my opinions seem a little negative, it is still a brilliant album with songs like 'Dya Know What I Mean?', 'Fade In Out' and 'Its Getting Better (Man!!)'. I would ...
zxon 27.07.2000
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...critics n what seemed to be a backlash more dependent on knocking oasis of their pedestals rather that criticising the music itself. this is a fine album and has some good scarf waving tunes. it is definitely in the shadow of the two albums that go before but equally it has some fine brush strokes of originality. "Don't go away" can make any grown man cry and track 4 is a great oasis stadium filler. the criticism which has surrounded this album has ...
lewiscrofts 17.07.2000
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Advantages: one or two good tracks Disadvantages: the rest
It was always going to be difficult for Oasis to follow Definitely Maybe and Whats The Story with another storming album, and so it proved. A car in a pool and a clock without a face on a bizarre front cover give the impression of a rather bizarre album, and that's basically what Be Here Now is.
The major fault was choosing the wrong tracks to release as singles, "D'You Know What I Mean?" is a good album track but when released on it's own did the ...
cobbler 06.08.2000
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Advantages: it's not a copy of their idles...lennon and co!! Disadvantages: don't go and buy it now becuase it's even more expensive than when it first came out
...Bon Jovi single. Be Here Now lacked bite with its too-polished production and adequate Noel tunes lacking the immediacy of the previous albums. Even Liam's vocal idiosyncrasies seem blanded out. Only on the number one single.... D'You Know What I Mean? did a powerhouse song combine
with an overwhelming wall of sound production. A band killing time before, hopefully, moving on to greater things. ...
juliebushnell 20.07.2000
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Advantages: Good number of good songs Disadvantages: some songs are too long
This is not the best Oasis album of all, but it is still darn good. It contains the number 1 single, d'you know what I mean, and the brilliant, but long, All around the world.
It is 12 twelve tracks long. My only critisism of the album is that some of the songs are very long indeed. All around the world is 9 minutes long and each song averages about 6 or 7 minutes each. Some of the guitar solos from noel gallagher are brilliant though.
The lyrics ... ...or beatles copies they have done like I am the Walrus. All around the world appears twice on this album, once as the single and the second is a happy, tuneful remix of it at the end of the album. My favourite song on the album is "It's gettin better man!" which is a classic Oasis style song with a superb music background provided from Noel Gallagher.
As usual, the whole album is written by Noel and most of it is sung by Liam. Noel gets the occasional ...
Duffield 26.10.2001
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Advantages: good songs Disadvantages: songs too long
Be here now can be summed up with two words, 'too' and 'long'. Perhaps it was Noel Gallagher, who wanted this album to be the be all and end all of rock albums, and oasis' masterpiece, because this whole thing reeks of his own poor production techniques. up to Be here now, oasis' albums had been getting longer and longer, starting with the quite long definitely maybe, which debuted Noel's iritating habit of repeating a riff ad infinitum at the end ... ...forget it's on, only to be woken up again by the doorbell and realise that those dreary guitars are still plugging away in the same time signature that he writes all his songs.), and you just turn off.
'Stand by me could be one of the best things Noel has written, but who knows? It's all too long. with 'Fade in-out' Noel trys something a bit more new, but it ends up the same, and is clearly too long as well. the ultimate pisstake is 'all around ...
eachtime20 21.01.2001 (24.01.2001)
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In retrospect, it's hard to see how Oasis could have possibly equalled the hype ... more
surrounding the release of this, their third album. Arriving as their popularity was at its peak, it's a confusing, faintly self-indulgent collection. The first single, the...
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In retrospect, it's hard to see how Oasis could have possibly equalled the hype ... more
surrounding the release of this, their third album. Arriving as their popularity was at its peak, it's a confusing, faintly self-indulgent collection. The first single, the...
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In retrospect, it's hard to see how Oasis could have possibly equalled the hype ... more
surrounding the release of this, their third album. Arriving as their popularity was at its peak, it's a confusing, faintly self-indulgent collection. The first single, the...
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