Theres' a downside to having a cashpoint in your village now. Especially next to a Tesco. "Ahh Arctic Monkeys on the front of Q" was among the first of my thoughts as i entered the new Tesco Express. "3.90?!" was the next thought as i turned out 57p i had hiding in the depths of my new coat. I like the new coat. Its got a furry hood. Which is pretty cool. I feel like a mid nineties Gallagher if i put my hands in my pockets and swagger a touch. So i had to go and withdraw money to then go back into the store to buy the mag. Tesco 1 - 0 Sam.
Along with that, being the cool kid i am, i bought some sort of cinnamon bun as well. I used the self service as its generally more exciting than being faced by a middle aged bloke with dodgy hair. Shock horror as the afore said cinnamon bun was not on the selection menu, the only other option was to choose a muffin, which was about 20p cheaper. Tesco 1 - 1 Sam. This won't be the end, Tesco.
Ive had a bit of an Oasis week, listening to Definitely Maybe and Morning Glory in one day on friday i decided to tackle the almighty beast that is Be Here Now. All in all its a fantastic record. A highly underrated one (how could anything follow the previous two albums). Some of Noel's best songwriting is on show here, with a 'rocky' theme supported by generally good melodies and catchy choruses ('I hope, I think, I know'). There is one major problem with this album though. Due to their heads exanding at such a big rate (the popularity of the previous two albums) they decided not to use a producer. This was a bad idea. All of the songs are over 4 minutes, with some hitting the 9 minute mark. Now, a producer would have sat them down and said, "look lads, this is a bit daft". And as we do get fed up with hearing "all around the world....", the songs could have done with a little cropping. Saying that, i get as bored as the next vaguely-interested-in-music person with 2 minute pop songs, and, although they are slightly repetative due to the length, the songs are of good enough quality to carry it along.
All in all an album which had all the quality, the potential, but less delivery.
Top Tracks
1: Stand By Me
2: My Big Mouth
3: Magic Pie
4: I Hope, I Think, I Know
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be here now was also the height of the cocaine era for them. :) great record but not their best. :) x
ReplyDeletejust in reply to your comment about fire and the thud:
ReplyDeletetotally agree with what you said ('fire and the thud's meaning is definitely magnified after you realise its about Alexa') but then i read this interview with alex in the times, and now i'm not sure if it is: 'No,Turner wants to clarify, “personal” Humbug song The Fire and the Thud is not about Chung moving to New York (“if it’s true you are going to run away, tell me where, I’ll meet you there”). Is it about her generally? “Well, like I say, it’s very personal . . .”' hmmmm. still really love the song though. it took a while to, like, 'grow' on me though...
also, i sent you an email asking about something you tweeted? -if you're ignoring it because it's kind of weird and stalkerish then fair enough. haha. have a good weekend :)