Heathen Chemistry

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The scene from Oasis: Supersonic captures it perfectly: There’s no way Noel had written that song, right? He was just an underclass kid- normal people can’t write songs like that. But that’s probably why it transcends all the other songs of its time- it came from a young dreamer with a guitar, and nothing else. Gem Archer’s first entry with the band. While it’s better than the other one, there’s not a lot to write home about here either. The reason I decided to make this list is because I knew, and still know, what each of those songs were and at least a blurb’s worth of info about them. Even the deep cuts from albums casual fans might not have known existed. My musical tastes have expanded, and I no longer listen to Oasis all day every day, but that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten all of the Oasis-related things I could get my hands on. Oasis split in 2009 after Liam and Noel Gallagher’s antagonistic relationship reached breaking point. Noel went on to form Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and the remainder of the band continued as Beady Eye until 2014, when they split. In 2017 Liam Gallagher released his own solo record.

Like most of Oasis’s late-career Hail Mary attempts to emulate the Beatles, this one hasn’t aged well. But any song that combines front-and-center vocal duties between Noel and Liam is playing to their strengths, at least. Liam’s most thoughtful tune on DBTT, it’s nice to see him branch out into structure a little more. It’s not a perfect song by any means, but it’s nice, and it’s Liam’s, and sometimes that’s all you need.

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Hey cool, Liam learned how to write a catchy chorus- and the whole song is actually an enjoyable listen. Maybe he’s taking himself a little too seriously, and the Lennon words at the end of the song are WAY too on the nose, but I’m Outta Time is debatably Liam’s best tune. I’ll sing any song, any time. Unless it’s Digsy’s Dinner.” — Liam Gallagher. Again, SOME song has to be the worst one on Definitely Maybe. Not many would argue it’s not Digsy’s Dinner. But anyone who claims it’s their worst song ever never listened to their later work.

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Oasis – ‘Be Here Now’ (1997)

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