A 3 issue review of 'Who Built The Moon'. The latest offering from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds album.
My three issues with 'Who Built The Moon' by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
Firstly a disclaimer: Whilst I'm a huge Oasis fan I don't hold onto the somewhat popular belief-come-stereotype that Noel wrote his best work when he was unemployed, unknown and under the radar. I'm not one of 'those' fans that feel Noel's greatest moments are those anthems that set stadiums and smoky social clubs on fire.
I punched the sky when I heard the middle eight in 'Let there be love'. I'd followed that song on bootlegs as 'It's a Crime' for a decade. Hearing Noel chime in with 'come on, baby blue...' actually bought a tear to my eye. I'd been with him on that journey. He'd solved a problem and made a sad song, better.
I'm quite a fan of his experiential stuff too. Mucky Fingers, Heat of The Moment... basically most of Dig out your Soul too.
But this is too much.
Anyway, just to sum up the album.
1. How can a man that gave Yoko so much stick now have his own one?
2. I don't like it because I have to convince myself to like it.
3. Please don't put a 'classic style' song as the last track. It's just a tease.
Noel, I love ya. Kudos for the phase, but please let it just be that.
I wouldn't have said you'd created 'The greatest song ever written' in The Man That Time Forgot' if I didn't truly believe it. It's something Andrew and I have in common.
That and the fact that maybe we're too low-brow to understand this.
Al.
Firstly a disclaimer: Whilst I'm a huge Oasis fan I don't hold onto the somewhat popular belief-come-stereotype that Noel wrote his best work when he was unemployed, unknown and under the radar. I'm not one of 'those' fans that feel Noel's greatest moments are those anthems that set stadiums and smoky social clubs on fire.
I punched the sky when I heard the middle eight in 'Let there be love'. I'd followed that song on bootlegs as 'It's a Crime' for a decade. Hearing Noel chime in with 'come on, baby blue...' actually bought a tear to my eye. I'd been with him on that journey. He'd solved a problem and made a sad song, better.
I'm quite a fan of his experiential stuff too. Mucky Fingers, Heat of The Moment... basically most of Dig out your Soul too.
But this is too much.
Anyway, just to sum up the album.
1. How can a man that gave Yoko so much stick now have his own one?
2. I don't like it because I have to convince myself to like it.
3. Please don't put a 'classic style' song as the last track. It's just a tease.
Noel, I love ya. Kudos for the phase, but please let it just be that.
I wouldn't have said you'd created 'The greatest song ever written' in The Man That Time Forgot' if I didn't truly believe it. It's something Andrew and I have in common.
That and the fact that maybe we're too low-brow to understand this.
Al.
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