Apologia di una band dannata.

Penso che "don't believe..." sia un disco bellissimo. Ricorda in parte la spensieratezza di "definitely maybe", insieme a quella grinta e alla loro tradizionale arrogante voglia di ricordare al mondo cosa sia il rock n roll.
Questo si sente in canzoni come lyla in cui la voce di liam graffia come un classico degli stones, e mucky fingers, eccellente tributo ai VU, qui come anche in let there be love, stupenda ballata beatlesiana, si ritrova semplicemente il richiamo a quelle che sono le basi del rock, i modelli a cui necessariamente bisogna rifarsi per fare del buon rock.

Non penso si possa parlare di plagi come tanti di voi dicono perchè le linee melodiche e le progressioni armoniche non combaciano con quelle dei classici che queste canzoni ci ricordano. L' effetto è semplicemente quello di un sound familiare, di un sound che trae le sue origini da dei modelli e che cammina sulle loro orme del tutto degnamente. Che poi non possa piacere è sicuramente accettabile ma credo sia inaccettabile liquidare con insulti e offese sbrigative e piene di luoghi comuni una band che nel bene e nel male ha comunque dato tanto alla musica rock nell'arco di due lustri.

Quello che comunque mi fa sbilanciare nel definire questo come un grande album è l'innovazione di un sound che a tratti non sembra neppure oasis, con canzoni originali come the importance of... una ballata barocca pomposa e menefreghista che emana un'atmosfera degna degli ultimi kinks e part of the queue, un folk molto poco oasis. C'è poi the meaning of soul e guess god... che sono le due facce del contributo apportato da liam, essendo il primo uno sbrigativo rock punk di impatto e l'altro uno spunto di riflessione intrigante, orecchiabile e geniale nella coda. Altra innovazione e' stato il contributo di bell con due belle canzoni. La prima, che apre il cd, e' costruita sul contrasto fra il dolce riff che apre e chiude la traccia e la strofa nel mezzo aggressiva e accattivante, sia nel testo che nella musica. La seconda (keep the dream alive) è invece una canzone solare semplicemente bella con una strofa che dà la carica culminando in un ritornello che ci immerge in un'atmosfera onirica e sognante come quello strano solo, peccato duri troppo. Infine un apporto che sembra meno incisivo è quello di gem che scrive a quattro mani con liam una seconda songbird (love like a bomb) canzone dolce e spensierata, rovinata però dalla voce, stavolta inappropriata, di liam, e che nella parte finale aggiunge al repertorio oasis un brano (a bell will ring) che niente aggiunge qualitativamente all'album, che può piacere solo ai fan piu' stretti.

In conclusione credo che questo album debba essere apprezzato proprio per la sua paradossale fisionomia che per certi versi lo ricollega tanto ai vecchi oasis di supersonic e shakermaker e per altri lo rende un vero punto di svolta con un'inusuale originalità nella vena compositiva di noel e con il tanto atteso contributo nell'opera di songwritin' da parte degli altri membri della band. Spero che il mio punto di vista sia accettato democraticamente, magari non condiviso ma comunque rispettato.Ciao.

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01   Turn Up the Sun (03:59)

I Carry Madness Everywhere I Go
Over The Border And Back To The Snow
So If You See Me And I Look Right Through
You Shouldn’T Take It As A Reflection On You

Come On, Turn Up The Sun
Turn It Up For Everyone
Love One Another, Love One Another

The Boys In The Bubble, They Wanna Be Free
They Got So Blind That They Cannot See
But I’m Not Your Keeper, I Don’T Have A Key
I Got A Piano, I Can't Find The 'c'

Come On, Turn Up The Sun
Turn It Up For Everyone
Love One Another, Love One Another

Come On, Turn Up The Sun
Turn It Up Foe Everyone
Love One Another, Love One Another

02   Mucky Fingers (03:56)

I Know You Think You Deserve
An Explanation On The Meanings Of Life
But What You Think That You Heard
Slipped Away Out The Back Of Your Mind!!

You'll Get Your Mucky Fingers Burned
You Get Your Truth From The Lies You Were Learned
When All Your Plastic Believers
Will Leave Us, They Won't Return (Walk On)

And When You Look In That Mirror
And You're Tying Up Your Buttons And Bows
And As You Face Your Disease
You Can Squeeze Into The Emporer's Clothes

You Found Your God In A Paperback
You Get Your History From The Union Jack
And All Your Brothers And Sisters
Have Gone And They Wont Come Back

I'm Fed Up With Life In This City
All The Phonies Have Blown My Mind
When I'm Gone, You Look Like You'd Miss Me
So Come Along With Me But Don't Ask Why

Cos It's All Mine!!
It's All Mine!!
It's All Mine!!
It's All Mine!!

03   Lyla (05:10)

Callin' All The Stars To Fall
And Catch The Silver Sunlight In Your Hands
Come For Me And Set Me Free
Lift Me Up And Take Me Where I Stand

She Believes In Everything
And Everyone, And You And Yours And Mine
I Waited For A Thousand Years
For You To Come And Blow Me Out My Mind

Hey Lyla, A Star's About To Fall
So What D'you Say Lyla?
The World Around Us Makes Me Feel So Small Lyla
If You Can't Hear Me Call Then I Can't Say Lyla
Heaven Help You Catch Me If I Fall

She's The Queen Of All I've Seen
And Every Song And City Far And Near
Heaven-Hell My Mademoiselle
She Ring The Bell For All The World To Hear

Hey Lyla, A Star's About To Fall
So What D'you Say Lyla?
The World Around Us Makes Me Feel So Small Lyla
If You Can't Hear Me Call Then I Can Say Lyla
Heaven'll Help You Catch Me If I Fall

Hey Lyla, A Star's About To Fall
So What D'you Say Lyla?
The World Around Us Makes Me Feel So Small Lyla
If You Can't Hear Me Call Then I Can Say Lyla
Heaven'll Help You Catch Me When I Fall

Hey Lyla
Hey Lyla

04   Love Like a Bomb (02:52)

05   The Importance of Being Idle (03:39)

I sold my soul for the second time
'Cos the man, he don't pay me
I begged my landlord for some more time
He said "Son, the bills' waiting"
My best friend called me the other night
He said "Man - are you crazy"
My girlfriend told me to get a life
She said "Boy - are you lazy"

But I don't mind
As long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine
I'll be fine
If you give me a minute, a man's got a limit
I can't get a life if my heart's not in it
Hey hey

I don't mind
As long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine
I'll be fine
If you give me a minute, a man's got a limit
I can't get a life if my heart's not in it
Hey hey

I lost my faith in the summer time
'Cos it don't stop raining
The sky all day is as black as night
But I'm not complaining
I begged my doctor for one more line
He said "Son - oh, words fail me"
It ain't no place to be killing time
I guess I'm just lazy

I don't mind
As long as there's a bed beneath the stars that shine
I'll be fine, if you give me a minute, a man's got a limit
I can't get a life if my heart's not in it
Hey hey

06   The Meaning of Soul (01:42)

07   Guess God Thinks I'm Abel (03:24)

I Could Be Your Lover
You Could Be All Mine
We'd Go On Forever
Til The End Of Time

You Could Be My Best Friend
Stay Up All Night Long
You Could Be My Railroad
We'd Go On And On

Lets Get Along, There’S Nothing Here To Do
Lets Go Find A Rainbow
I Could Be Wrong But What Am I To Do?
Guess God Thinks I’M Abel

You Could Be My Enemy
I Guess There's Still Time
I'd Get 'round To Loving You
Is That Such A Crime?

Lets Get Along, There’S Nothing Here To Do
Lets Go Find A Rainbow
I Could Be Wrong But What Am I To Do?
Guess God Thinks I’M Abel

No One Can Break Us
No One Could Take Us
If We Try

No One Can Break Us
No One Could Take Us
If We Try

No One Can Break Us
No One Could Take Us
If We've Tried

Come Along, Let’S Make It Tonight

08   Part of the Queue (03:47)

Suddenly I've Found That I've Lost My Way In This City
The Streets And The Thousands Of Colours All Bleed Into One
I Fall Down, Heaven Wont Help Me; I Call Out, No One Would Hear
All Of A Sudden I've Lost My Out Of The City

Stand Tall, Stand Proud
Every Beginning Is Breaking Its Promise
I’m Having Trouble Just Finding Some Soul In This Town

The Names On The Faces In Places They Mean Nothing To Me
It's All They Can Do To Be Part Of A Queue In This Town
I Fall Down, Heaven Wont Help Me; I Call Out, No One Will Hear
"There'll Be No Tomorrow" They Say, Well I Say "More's The Pity"

Stand Tall, Stand Proud
Every Beginning Has Broken Its Promise
I’m Having Trouble Just Finding My Soul In This Town

Stand Tall, Stand Proud
Every Beginning Has Broken Its Promise
I’m Having Trouble Just Finding My Soul In This Town

Finding My Soul In This Town
But I'll Keep On Trying...
I Keep On Trying

09   Keep the Dream Alive (05:45)

Four Seasons, Seconds Flicker And Flash, I'm Alone
A Lonely Scream Provides The Scene, It's No Home
Every Night I Hear You Scream But You Don't Say What You Mean
This Was My Dream But Now My Dream Has Flown

I'm At The Crossroads Waiting For A Sign
My Life Is Standing Still But I'm Still Alive
Every Night I Think I Know -- In The Morning -- Where Did It Go?
The Answers Disappear When I Open My Eyes

I'm No Stranger To This Place
Where Real Life And Dreams Collide
And Even Though I Fall From Grace
I Will Keep The Dream Alive

Four Seasons, Seconds Flicker And Flash, I'm Alone
A Lonely Scream Provides The Scene, It's No Home
Every Night I Hear You Scream But You Don't Say What You Mean
This Was My Dream But Now My Dream Has Flown

I'm No Stranger To This Place
Where Real Life And Dreams Collide
And Even Though I Fall From Grace
I Will Keep The Dream Alive

I'm No Stranger To This Place
Where Real Life And Dreams Collide
And Even Though I Fall From Grace
I Will Keep The Dream Alive

Nah Nah Nah
Nah Nah Nah

10   A Bell Will Ring (03:07)

A Little Space, A Little Time
See What It Can Do
A Little Faith, A Peace Of Mind
See What Passes Through

The Sun Will Shine On You Again
A Bell Will Ring Inside Your Head
And All Will Be Brand New

Come Alive, Come On In
Here's Something That You Know
The World's As Wide As Your Life Is Thin
So Entertain Your Goals

The Sun Will Shine On You Again
A Bell Will Ring Inside Your Head
And All Will Be Brand New

All Will Be Brand New

I Can Tell You What You Wanna Hear
I’Ve Been There Once Before
You Pulled Me Through My Empty Nights
Sleepless On Your Floor

The Sun Will Shine On You Again
A Bell Will Ring Inside Your Head
And All Will Be Brand New

And All Will Be Brand New
And All Will Be Brand New

11   Let There Be Love (05:36)

12   Can You See It Now? (I Can See It Now!) (04:19)

13   Sittin' Here in Silence (On My Own) (01:59)

Sittin' in silence on my own
Wait 'til everybody's gone
And only I can see
What it means to be
Sittin' here in silence on my own

And only I can see
What it means to be
Sittin' here in silence on my own
Sittin' here in silence on my own

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Altre recensioni

Di  charles

 Il disco suona molto poco Oasis, e molto anni '70, stile Stones-Kinks -(ovviamente) Who.

 Soddisfatti o rimborsati? Certamente soddisfatti, anche se non al 100 %, ma al 70.


Di  francis

 Questo è una PIETRA MILIARE, gente, una PIETRA MILIARE.

 Il miracolo è che gli Oasis erano morti, crocifissi e dopo tre dischi sono risorti.


Di  ste84

 Gli Oasis hanno colto nel segno partorendo un album in cui è racchiusa una sola cosa: il ROCK!

 Don' T Believe The Truth è un album che ci riporta indietro nel tempo, ricorda sonorità degli Who, dei Beatles e metterà a tacere tutte quelle band che stanno riesumando gli anni 70.


Di  George gordon

 Il disco è davvero buono, molto lontano dallo stile anni ’70 della band.

 Don’t Believe... rappresenta anche una speranza per il futuro.


Di  rockanto

 "I fratelli Gallagher sono tornati (!!!!)."

 "'The Importance Of Being Idle' è la dimostrazione che i Gallagher stanno allargando i loro orizzonti."