"All Around The World" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.
Shamelessly enamored of The Beatles, Oasis uses BE HERE NOW to serve up another heaping platter of larger-than-life rock and roll garnished with Fab Fourisms. Noel Gallagher's ambitious songwriting and production (which, not coincidentally, was done at Abbey Road) result in an average song length of almost six minutes and the full, gnarly guitar sound that's become Oasis' trademark. "Magic Pie" and "All Around The World" incorporate brassy orchestration reminiscent of "Let It Be," while the former's name seems a less-than-subtle nod to Macca's FLAMING PIE album released a few months prior.
Aside from the band's constant worship at the Beatles shrine, Gallagher occasionally draws from other sources, sharply addressing the uncertainty of fame with the slam-bang rock and roll of "I Hope, I Think, I Know" and the latter-day Stone Roses sound of "Fade In-Out" which prominently features guest Johnny Depp's slide guitar. With their nemesis Blur busy trolling the noisy depths of lo-fi, American indie rock, BE HERE NOW proves to be another jewel in the crown of Brit-pop, which is now perched more firmly than ever on the collective, if occasionally swollen, head of Oasis.
Recorded between November 1996 and April 1997.
Personnel: Liam Gallagher (vocals); Noel Gallagher (guitar, background vocals); Bonehead (guitar); Johnny Depp (slide guitar); Mark Feltham (harmonica); Mike Rowe (keyboards); Alan White (drums, percussion).
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, England (11/1996-04/1997); Air, England (11/1996-04/1997); Master Rock, England (11/1996-04/1997); Orinoco Studio, England (11/1996-04/1997); Orinoco Studios, England (11/1996-04/1997); Ridge Farm, England (11/1996-04/1997).
Photographers: Michael Spencer Jones ; Jill Furmanovsky.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Paul Arthurs; Mark Coyle.
Additional personnel: Johnny Depp (slide guitar); Mark Feltham (harmonica); Mike Rowe (keyboards); Mark Coyle (programming).
Rolling Stone (9/4/97, pp.65-66) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...'60s and '70s rock classicism writ large and loud, all broad strokes and bullish enthusiasm....[Noel Gallagher] fires up sing-along hooks with industrial-strength glam-rock licks..." Entertainment Weekly (9/5/97, pp.72-73) - "...They're still angling for the set-in-Stones title of the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band....a truly massive attack, a thick-as-Guinness crunch of guitars and drums all cranked to 11....each track [is crammed] with keyboards...sound effects, and layer upon layer of Noel's twisting, shimmering guitar overdubs..." - Rating: B Q (1/98, p.114) - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1997." Melody Maker (12/20-27/97, pp.66-67) - Ranked #8 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's "Albums Of The Year." Melody Maker (8/16/97, p.49) - "...At their best Oasis is untouchable. Here they occasionally reach a best which is better than any best you might have previously imagined possible." NME (Magazine) (12/20-27/97, pp.78-79) - Ranked #25 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll. NME (Magazine) (8/16/97, pp.50-51) - "...Mammoth. Probably. But without the large hairy bollocks....each song already resonates with the vast, communal spirit that has propelled them thus far....here are yet another 11 songs the slightly sozzled world will be bursting to sing..."
Oasis' BEST CD... PERIOD. Submitted by Bill (C-ville, VA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
BE HERE NOW Not the Best Oasis album but one of them. "Don't Go Away," "All Around the World," "Stand By Me," and "D'ya Know What I Mean." The only reason I don't give it a 5 is because all of the songs aren't as good, as opposed to "(What's the Story) Morning Glory" and "The Masterplan" where all of the songs are good. Submitted by a reviewer (IN, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Great! Perhaps the best Oasis album ever.
This band is 10 out of 10. Submitted by carlosdz (Xalapa, Veracruz,Mexico) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Good, but not Morning Glory. I like the new sound that Oasis has brought to the table, but there still isn't one song one this album that can hold a candle to "Champagne Supernova" when it comes to drive and rhythem in the music. Eventhough it's not there best, these lads can still rock the heck out! Submitted by payttdogg (Danville, IN, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
I NEED SOME HELP, PLZZZZ Anyone have this amazin album......
Ive got this weird copy, where track 7 is named 'fade in-outa', NOT 'fade in-out, its mentioned this way two times, but its named, 'fade in-out' lower on the page. It only has a folded cover, the front and the back of the inside, no song-words or anything. The disk is also really weird because its gold, not official gold, but in colour, with only oasis, and beneath, be here now written boldly across the top. iTS GOT 'MITSUI GOLD' written around the hole in the CD, and has also got writtten on the CD, 'DIGITAL AUDIO', with 'DDD' below in a box on the left side, and 'COMPACT DISK' on the right side. You can also kinda see through the disk. It is gold on both sides.
CAN SOME ONE PLZZZ TELL ME WHAT CD I ACTUALLY HAVE. IT IS AN OFFICIAL OASIS ALBUM, BE HERE NOW, BUT I DONT KNOW WHY NO ONE HAS THIS AND CALLS ME CRAZY WHEN I TELL THEM.
ANY FEEDBACK WOULD BE APPECIATED
CHEERS GUYS Submitted by pinkmini (plymouth, uk) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Oasis' BEST CD...
BE HERE NOW
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