Terzo album della band di Manchester, terzo grande successo che non si ripeterà. Nell'Agosto del 1997 il gruppo dei ribelli e carismatici ragazzi mancuniani pubblicano il loro nuovo lavoro dopo il mondiale successo "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?"del '95. Ci troviamo davanti un disco piacevole e ascoltabile, con più di una bella canzone stile Oasis ma anche un qualcosa di nuovo, sperimentale. Uno stile inconfondibile, accordi, suoni, musicalità, voci (sia Liam Gallagher che il fratello Noel) espresso ai massimi livelli, testi che fondono la capacità che ha Noel di scrivere autentiche gemme senza un complesso linguaggio e "pillole" di altissima musica che rendono "Be Here Now" un insuperabile lp da avere e custodire gelosamente.
Il disco si apre con "D'You Know What I Mean?", brano duro, psichedelico, chiassoso e uno dei più riusciti nel prodotto. "My Big Mouth"e "Magic Pie" sono due canzoni dal timbro vocale, prima di Liam poi di Noel, altissimo, rock songs da brividi, le abilità vocali dei due fratelli non hanno rivali, e in queste due track le qualità sonore sono al massimo. Con "Stand By Me" si ritorna allo stile ineguagliabile degli Oasis, traccia calma e rilassante, la sensualità con cui Liam riproduce la canzone è strepitosa. "Fade In Out" è un brano psichedelico, un rock intenso differenzia questa song dalle altre, anche per la presenza dell'attore americano Jhonny Deep alla "slide guitar". Signori e signore, un lungo applauso per la bellissima "Don't Go Away", dedicata a tutte le madri dei componenti della band, in particolare a quella del chitarrista Bonehead, quest'ultima scomparsa durante la registrazione dell'album. Un Minuto di silenzio per la madre dell'artista...
Ok, dopo il minuto dedicato alla signora, riprendiamo con questa fottuta recensione. Come dicevo, "Don't Go Away" è una specie di seconda "Wonderwall", calma, romantica, il riff della chitarra elettrica accompagna dolcemente e in modo soave la canzone. "Be Here Now", canzone che prende titolo dal nome dell'album, è un testo allegro, felice e molto armonioso. "All Around The World", che inizia con un ritmo calmo e rilassante, accompaganto dalla chitarra acustica, è una delle più riuscite perle di quest'album, che termina con "It's Gettin' Better(Man!!), avente un sound duro ma efficace. Canzoni senza regole predefinite(molte durano oltre i sette minuti)che non sono costruite per vendere il prodotto, ma per goderselo. Indescrivibile la goduria nell'ascoltare un album con cotanta perfezione sia testuale che musicale. Album che riscontrerà ottime vendite, ma che verrà snobbato sia dai critici che dallo stesso Noel Gallagher.
Elenco Brani:
- D'You Know What I Mean? 9
- My Big Mouth 7
- Magic Pie 7
- Stand By Me 9, 5
- The Girl In The Dirty Shirt 8
- Fade In Out 9
- Don't Go Away 10
- Be Here Now 8
- All Around The World 9
- It's Gettin'Better (Man!!) 8
- All Around The World (Reprise) 6, 5
Elenco tracce testi e video
01 D'You Know What I Mean? (07:44)
Step off the train all alone at dawn
Back into the hole where I was born
The sun in the sky never raised an eye to me
The blood on the trax and must be mine
The fool on the hill and I feel fine
Don't look back cos you know what you might see
Look into the wall of my mind's eye
I think I know, but I don't know why
The questions are the answers you might need
Coming in a mess going out in style
I ain't good-looking but I'm someone's child
No-one can give me the air that's mine to breathe
I met my maker
I made him cry
And on my shoulder he asked me why
His people won't fly through the storm
I said "Listen up man, they don't even know you're born"
All my people right here, right now
D'You Know What I Mean?
All my people right here, right now
D'You Know What I Mean?
All my people right here, right now
D'You Know What I Mean?
Yeah, yeah
I don't really care for what you believe
So open up your fist or you won't receive
The thoughts and the words of every man you'll need
Get up off the floor and believe in life
No-one's ever gonna ever ask you twice
Get on the bus and bring it on home to me
03 Magic Pie (07:21)
An extraordinary guy
Can never have an ordinary day
He might live a long goodbye
But that is not for me to say
I dig his friends, I dig his shoes
He is just a child with nothing to lose
but his mind, his mind
They are sleeping while they dream
But then they want to be adored
They who don't say what they mean
Will live and die by their own sword
I dig their friends, I dig their shoes
They are like a child with nothing to lose
In their minds, yeah their minds
But I'll have my way
In my own time
I'll have my say
My star will shine
Cos you see me I've got my Magic Pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
I've been and now I've gone
There are but a thousand days but heading for a thousand years
Many minds to educate the people who have disappeared
D'you dig my friends? D'you dig my shoes?
I am like a child with nothing to lose but my mind
Yeah my mind
We'll have our way
In our own time
We'll have our say
Cos my star's gonna shine
Cos you see me I've got my Magic Pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
I've been and now I've gone
You see me I've got my Magic Pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
Yeah, passer by
Think of me I've got my Magic Pie
Think of me, yeah that was me I was that passer by
I've been and now I've gone
04 Stand by Me (05:58)
Made a meal and threw it up on Sunday I`ve -
Got a lot of things to learn
Said I would and I believe in one day -
Before my heart starts to burn
So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new... don't you know
The cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
Times are hard when things have got no meaning
I've found a key upon the floor
Maybe you and I will not believe in the things we find
Behind the door
So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new... don't you know
That cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows, yeah, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
If you're leaving will you take me with you
I'm tired of talking on my phone
There is one thing I could never give you
My heart will never be your home
So what's the matter with you?
Sing me something new... don't you know
That cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows, yeah, nobody knows the way it's gonna be
The way it's gonna be, yeah
Baby, I can see, yeah... don't you know
That cold and wind and rain don't know
They only seem to come and go away
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows the way it's gonna be
Stand By Me - nobody knows, yeah, God only knows the way it's gonna be
06 The Girl in the Dirty Shirt (05:49)
If I may be so bold could I just say something
Come and make me my day
The clouds around your soul don't gather there for nothing
But I can chase them all away
Why d'you need a reason for to feel happy
Or be shining for the rest of the world
Give me just a smile and would you make it snappy
Get your shit together girl
You got a feeling lost inside
It just won't let you go
Your life is sneaking up behind
It just won't let you go
No it just won't let you go
What I'm trying to say ...
Is would you maybe, come dancing me
Cos to me it doesn't matter if your hopes and dreams are shattered
When you say something you make me believe
In the girl who wears a dirty shirt
She knows exactly what she's worth
Knows exactly what she's worth to me!
That I can see, I can see
If you ever find yourself inside a bubble
You've gotta make your own way home
You can call me anytime you're seeing double
Now you know you're not alone
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Altre recensioni
Di Sallu
Questo è un gran disco: carico di energia, rock allo stato puro.
Io credo che Be Here Now sia un album sottovalutato, e di ciò ne sono convinto.
Di TONI E FURMINI
Finalmente Gli Oasis tornano gli Oasis, la traccia 4 è Stand by me canzone profonda e semplice che colpisce subito le persone.
Sicuramente questo è uno dei peggiori cd degli Oasis, alla vigilia della sua uscita c'era grande attesa attorno a lui e lui ha deluso i fan.
Di PowerTranslator
Liam e Noel Gallagher sono due figli di zoccola con dei moci vileda al posto delle sopracciglia.
Un disco da buttare, una nenia sfrancica gonadi che dura undici tracce e il finale di 'All Around The World' come traccia nascosta.
Di Lito
Tutti i lavori degli Oasis hanno qualcosa da dire.
Sembra proprio un cd da mettere in macchina, mentre si sta guidando verso chissà dove e chissà con quali pensieri per la testa.
Di ibelluca91
Gli Oasis sembrano la copia di loro stessi e sembrano non potersi rialzare più dal baratro in cui sono caduti.
"All around the world" è il capolavoro dell’album, con un ritmo incalzante e un finale quasi degno di "Champagne Supernova".
