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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:05 am Post subject:

great album, but definitely not one of the best but i hate it when noel says that be here now is "shit"

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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:50 am Post subject:

it's their third best d'yer know..., stand by me, all around the world and don't go away are outstanding tunes!

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Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 4:43 pm Post subject:

I will agree that BHN does have some god-awful songs though. The album should have been much shorter. For instance, check out this track listing, which is cut down to the length of a normal Oasis album. Looks like you've got a perfect album right here: D'You Know What I Mean? My Big Mouth Stand By Me I Hope I Think I Know The Girl In the Dirty Shirt Don't Go Away Be Here Now It's Gettin Better All Around the World

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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 5:19 am Post subject:

What really frustrates me about Be Here Now is what it COULD'VE been. I mean, yeah it's really great to be able to say that Oasis have the best b-sides and all... But it's the albums that are important in the end, they are the ones people buy, they are the ones that are reviewed, and they are the ones that the band is known for. How many fucking amazing songs have Noel "wasted" on b-sides ? My point of view is : Be Here Now was probably the most anticipated album in Uk history. Oasis were the biggest band in the country and BHN was supposed to be their landmark album. It would either elevate them to a godlike status (they still are to me though) on an international level or simply bring them down. And, as much as I love this album, it did bring them down. If Noel didn't get so excited to release all those fantastic songs as soon as he could, Be Here Now could've looked like that : 1. D'You Know What I Mean? 2 My Big Mouth 3. Headshrinker 4. Stand By Me 5. I Hope, I Think, I Know 6. Stay Young 7. Half The World Away 8. Don't Go Away 9. Talk Tonight 10. Acquiesce 11. All Around The World 12. The Masterplan And that, my friends, would have been even better than Definitely Maybe or Morning Glory. Imagine how different things could've been in 1997 after that release. The reaction from the public. The reviews. Oasis would have been elevated to U2 status. That said, BHN is still amazing, and I can proudly say that Oasis have the best b-sides in the world. But only big fans of the band knows the b-sides. That's my opinion on Be Here Now. _________________ "If you're not in it to become bigger than The Beatles then it's just a hobby" - Noel Gallagher

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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject:

Be here now actually elevated Oasis into the biggest band in the world just through record sales alone. it sold so many copies so fast it was on an epic scale. look at oasis nowadays, they sell their gig tickets so fast that they easily the biggest band in the world. their last tour sold faster than any other band ever. anticipation was SO high for be here now, whatever they released wasn't going to be good enough. 10 years on, we are realising that it's one of the best albums of all time and pisses all over the best work the beatles/coldplay/rolling stones/u2 could ever come up with. _________________

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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:28 pm Post subject:

As much as I love them, I have to disagree. Nowadays, they're not the biggest band in the world. In the UK, but not in the world. Not the biggest, but without a doubt the best. _________________ "If you're not in it to become bigger than The Beatles then it's just a hobby" - Noel Gallagher

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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:34 pm Post subject:

Seriously, I'm just confused why Noel chose Magic Pie over Stay Young. I know he didn't like the whole "Brit-Pop" vibe of Stay Young, but it's a better tune. _________________ If you're troubled and you can't relax... Close your eyes and think of this... Armenia, city in the sky! Armenia, city in the sky! And I met a girl... She asked me my name... I told her what it was.

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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:10 am Post subject:

U2 has been the biggest band in the world for the past 20 years. _________________

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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:04 pm Post subject:

ticket sales show the popularity of a band. Oasis tickets sell quicker than any other band and thats a fact _________________

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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:11 am Post subject:

Yes but they also generally play smaller venues, which means it takes a lot less time to sell out a show. _________________

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