| Oasis Be Here Now
3.3 great
| Ranking: #99 for 1997 | |
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4.0 excellent | RunnerUp | February 25th 07 | This is the sound of a band who is at the top of the world and is going to do whatever they want. A lot of people think the pomp and excess ruin the album, but I think it gives it character. In reality its a very unique album. Detractors also say that they arent branching out at all, simply playing guitar anthems turned up to 11, but theyve expanded thier range of effects and styles from the walls of sound on D'You Know What I Mean to the slide guitar in Fade In-Out. So this album may not be for anyone, but those who enjoy the energy and sheer confidence that oozes out of this album will love it.
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4.0 excellent | Gibleson | December 6th 20 | I feel like this album is unfairly maligned. It's definitely not the quality of the first two records, but still really great in its own right.
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5.0 classic | sugarcubes | May 3rd 16 | People always give the same reasons as to why this album is terrible. "The songs are too long!" "There's too many guitars!" "They're too fucked up on cocaine to actually make any sensible decisions!"............ That's EXACTLY why I love this album.
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1.5 very poor | StonedManatee | December 25th 23 | Almost fucking AIDS to my ears with how overproduced this album sounds.
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3.0 good | MS2k | March 14th 15 | Long and deliberate and heavy-handed, this hour-long tribute to self-indulgence is best enjoyed on long car rides or lazy afternoons or those damned persistent depressions when its duration isn't a factor. It is bloated and overdubbed to hell, but beneath the many, many layers of guitar noise you'll find some decent tunes, only a couple of which sag at times, and an uplifting spirit. And who can argue against some decent tunes and an uplifting sprit?!
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0.0 | MaggieG | September 9th 14 | Be Here Now is the album where Oasis supposedly went off the rails and where the Gallaghers' egos got the better of them. Even Noel Gallagher retrospectively disowned the album and has regretted it entirely. Be Here Now is a very flawed album but it's not the disaster that fans make it out to be and is still better than much of their later work. The problem with it is that the songs feel really bloated and over-long. The shortest track on this album is 5 minutes and the longest is nearly 10 minutes. It never really takes a break. However, many of the songs when listened to by themselves are great listens especially 'D'Ya Know What I Mean?' and 'All Around the World' and the songs even many of the long ones are more enjoyable than 90% of the tracks on Heathen Chemistry. Not the band's best but still worth a listen.
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4.0 excellent | clairvoyant | April 18th 07 | What is often hailed as the biggest letdown of the 1990s is actually a pretty good album. Oasis's Be Here Now released in 1997 is another album with typical Oasis sound but with longer tracks and sometimes a more epic feel. While yes, some songs are quite weak and show the pretentiousness of the band at the time such as Magic Pie and The Girl In The Dirty Shirt, but there are some standout songs. The lead single D'You Know What I Mean? draws from the feel of Champagne Supernova and adds to it to create a stellar Oasis song. My Big Mouth and Stand By Me are the two best tracks on the album and also two of the best songs ever by Oasis. Definitely worth checking out if one enjoyed Definitely Maybe and (Whats The Story) Morning Glory?
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1.5 very poor | doofy | January 8th 24 |
3.5 great | klesa | July 16th 23 |
3.5 great | Zalr | March 15th 23 |
5.0 classic | pabcel | January 19th 23 |
1.5 very poor | Timmy | January 18th 23 |
4.0 excellent | olmedou | September 8th 22 |
4.5 superb | Kf1975 | March 23rd 22 |
3.5 great | Zakusz | August 23rd 21 |
3.0 good | neri31 | August 3rd 21 |
2.5 average | Source | June 13th 21 |
2.5 average | Wj2006 | January 24th 21 |
3.5 great | Gian304 | November 15th 20 |
2.0 poor | remi | October 29th 20 |
2.5 average | Skiiddz | September 27th 20 |
2.0 poor | ian b | September 19th 20 |
2.0 poor | eureka | August 5th 20 |
3.5 great | Trey STAFF | July 3rd 20 |
3.5 great | Sowing STAFF | June 16th 20 |
4.0 excellent | dhuet | March 19th 20 |
5.0 classic | degina | February 28th 20 |
4.0 excellent | fifek | February 11th 20 |
2.0 poor | vil1 | September 12th 19 |
3.0 good | JNow | August 6th 19 |
4.0 excellent | Josh | March 28th 19 |
4.0 excellent | ROR1986 | March 16th 19 |
4.0 excellent | Log S. | January 28th 19 |
4.0 excellent | Askala | September 25th 18 |
4.0 excellent | V12 | August 20th 18 |
3.0 good | FelkFg | August 6th 18 |
4.0 excellent | Viot | July 16th 18 |
4.0 excellent | Fabio | July 12th 18 |
4.0 excellent | bSmith | April 30th 18 |
3.0 good | Sam C. | April 20th 18 |
3.5 great | aew100 | April 19th 18 |
2.5 average | ABond | April 10th 18 |
2.5 average | Rdv | December 3rd 17 |
4.0 excellent | townseru | November 11th 17 |
1.5 very poor | BigT | November 6th 17 |
2.5 average | solrage | October 3rd 17 |
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2.5 average | ArtBox | August 18th 17 |
3.0 good | wg98 | May 11th 17 |
4.0 excellent | bungy | April 24th 17 |
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2.5 average | Rory32 | February 1st 17 |
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3.5 great | NateMa | November 2nd 16 |
4.0 excellent | Ggg777 | October 27th 16 |
4.5 superb | Brandon | October 22nd 16 |
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2.5 average | Maag | October 16th 16 |
3.0 good | fanta | October 5th 16 |
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2.5 average | ekdahl | May 15th 16 |
2.5 average | loeb | April 25th 16 |
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2.0 poor | Froot | July 30th 15 |
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2.5 average | Rakkie | May 19th 15 |
3.5 great | amkunz | April 4th 15 |
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4.0 excellent | venest | December 14th 14 |
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4.0 excellent | mikep87 | October 2nd 14 |
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4.0 excellent | joaoSA | May 24th 14 |
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4.0 excellent | Roman | April 23rd 14 |
2.0 poor | virpi | February 21st 14 |
1.5 very poor | Sithese | February 17th 14 |
4.0 excellent | Pulyx | February 14th 14 |
4.0 excellent | Sebe | February 2nd 14 |
2.5 average | Crawl | January 6th 14 |
2.0 poor | Tom93M | December 22nd 13 |
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3.5 great | msm008 | December 8th 13 |
2.0 poor | aa2508 | November 14th 13 |
4.5 superb | nico67 | November 14th 13 |
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1.5 very poor | CamCar | August 17th 13 |
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4.0 excellent | Guuh | May 27th 13 |
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3.5 great | Gib | May 23rd 13 |
4.0 excellent | Lebren | April 7th 13 |
2.5 average | APJ90 | April 2nd 13 |
4.5 superb | bol90 | March 24th 13 |
4.0 excellent | fg89 | March 5th 13 |
3.5 great | dogteal | February 23rd 13 |
5.0 classic | Jk1996 | February 19th 13 |
2.5 average | pmellis | February 7th 13 |
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3.5 great | Akmol | November 25th 12 |
4.0 excellent | CA94 | September 28th 12 |
4.5 superb | Koda90 | September 14th 12 |
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1.5 very poor | Hankpym | February 25th 12 |
4.0 excellent | hadashi | February 6th 12 |
4.0 excellent | Shergar | December 30th 11 |
2.0 poor | fog CONTRIBUTOR | December 29th 11 |
2.5 average | Coast | December 23rd 11 |
2.5 average | Djjakul | December 11th 11 |
4.0 excellent | F177 | November 3rd 11 |
3.5 great | cb123 | October 28th 11 |
4.5 superb | WTSMG | October 23rd 11 |
4.0 excellent | Bossie | September 11th 11 |
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2.5 average | Gogo | August 28th 11 |
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4.0 excellent | Nero87 | July 22nd 11 |
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3.0 good | Pete7 | March 24th 11 |
3.5 great | JViney EMERITUS | February 9th 11 |
4.0 excellent | Koda | December 19th 10 |
4.0 excellent | thib2703 | December 12th 10 |
3.0 good | goss19 | December 7th 10 |
2.5 average | nick77 | November 29th 10 |
4.0 excellent | assman44 | November 10th 10 |
1.5 very poor | Zoop | November 8th 10 |
4.5 superb | kknakus | October 22nd 10 |
4.0 excellent | Tehan | October 19th 10 |
2.5 average | Aids | October 11th 10 |
3.5 great | Tolo | September 23rd 10 |
5.0 classic | Texture | September 12th 10 |
3.0 good | nemo21 | September 1st 10 |
3.5 great | des | August 10th 10 |
4.0 excellent | nbden | June 30th 10 |
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3.5 great | Yay | March 7th 10 |
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2.5 average | KILL | November 27th 09 |
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4.0 excellent | nisco66 | January 30th 08 |
3.5 great | Riaalin | December 14th 07 |
4.0 excellent | ncherf | November 30th 07 |
4.0 excellent | ejg729 | November 26th 07 |
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