CC00006: Oasis
Submitted by lbangs on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 10:24
Tags:
- (What's the Story) Morning Glory (10)
- Definitely Maybe (9.5)
- The Masterplan (7)
- Be Here Now (6)
Author Comments:
This is the sixth in a new series I call Critical Consensus. I am averaging the opinions of several excellent music critics to produce a list of each artist's albums. The albums will each have a rating between 1 and 10. The albums will be listed in a recommended purchasing order, so new fans will have an idea of where the best place to start buying an artist's work is. These are not my opinions, although, since I have chosen the critics used (and I'm using many), my taste will perhaps seep through a bit.
Terribly nerdy, I know, but maybe this will help people only now beginning to dabble into certain artists' bodies of work.
i'd have to say that, even though morning glory was bigger, definately maybe will always be truly the best oasis album ever. the quality and rawness of the tunes are unsurpassed as far as oasis goes.
i'd go:
definately maybe 10
whats the story 9.5
masterplan 8.5
standing on the shoulders 7
heathen chemistry 7
be here now 6.5
I think I agree. I go back and forth at times, as I think both Definitely and Morning Glory are great, fun albums. But then, I also like Masterplan...
After that, the drop off is quite severe. I think I like Be Here Now more than you do, despite the over-wrought production. I think Heathen is my least favorite of the studio albums, but that live album is surely the worst waste the band ever put out.
Thanks for the input. I should probably revisit and update the Critical Consensus series with recent critical trends. Probably.
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs