Oasis: Don't Believe The Truth

Rating

Album: Oasis: Don't Believe The Truth
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Turn Up the Sun	More Info...	0:04
2)	Mucky Fingers	More Info...	0:04
3)	Lyla	More Info...	0:05
4)	Love Like a Bomb	More Info...	0:03
5)	The Importance of Being Idle	More Info...	0:03
6)	The Meaning of Soul	More Info...	0:01
7)	Guess God Thinks I'm Abel	More Info...	0:03
8)	Part of the Queue	More Info...	0:03
9)	Keep the Dream Alive	More Info...	0:05
10)	A Bell Will Ring	More Info...	0:03
11)	Let There Be Love	More Info...	0:05

Album: Oasis: Don't Believe The Truth
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Turn Up the Sun	More Info...	0:04
2)	Mucky Fingers	More Info...	0:04
3)	Lyla	More Info...	0:05
4)	Love Like a Bomb	More Info...	0:03
5)	The Importance of Being Idle	More Info...	0:03
6)	The Meaning of Soul	More Info...	0:01
7)	Guess God Thinks I'm Abel	More Info...	0:03
8)	Part of the Queue	More Info...	0:03
9)	Keep the Dream Alive	More Info...	0:05
10)	A Bell Will Ring	More Info...	0:03
11)	Let There Be Love	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

Recording information: Capitol studios, Los Angeles, CA; Metropolis Studios, England; Olympic Studios, London, England; Strangeways Studios, London, England; Wheeler End Studios, England.
Photographer: Lawrence Watson.
Oasis's sixth studio album, DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH, finds the Gallagher brothers back on solid sonic ground. After 2002's HEATHEN CHEMISTRY, the quintessential Britpop band began working with electronica act Death in Vegas, but the pairing proved uneasy, and Oasis opted for a return to its signature sound. Here the group's '60s-inspired sound is exemplified by the record's first single, "Lyla," which sets the tone, as both frontman Liam Gallagher and songwriter/guitarist Noel Gallagher lend vocals to the chiming, surging Beatlesque track. (The band's Beatles fixation hits a new level here with Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey, drumming on a number of songs.) Other highlights of DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH include the stomping opener, "Turn Up the Sun," and the urgent, brooding "Part of the Queue." (Noel's vocal turn on the latter is particularly impressive, and gives his troublemaking younger sibling a run for his money.) Although it's tough to top the one-two punch of Oasis's initial pair of albums, this record proves that the lads can still turn out potent, swaggering, and energetic rock.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (No. 975, p.70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "[This album presents] an increased emphasis on texture--including plenty of subdued psych-rock atmosphere..."

Spin (p.103) - "[T]hey haven't sounded this loose and confident since 1995's MORNING GLORY?....Noel's singing has never been stronger or lovelier." -- Grade: A-

Mojo (Publisher) (p.60) - Ranked #25 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2005" - "[T]hey morphed into sharp psych-poppers..."