Originally Released: 2005 Discs: 1 Label: Epic (USA) Item Number: SNY945822
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Don't Believe the Truth [PA] [Slipcase]
The DualDisc edition of DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH presents a 17-minute feature about the album, track-by-track discussions with the band, and the video for the first single "Lyla."
This is a DualDisc, which contains a CD on one side of the disc and a DVD on the other.
Oasis (Brit Pop): Noel Gallagher (vocals, guitar); Liam Gallagher (vocals); Gem Archer (guitar); Andy Bell (bass guitar).
Additional personnel: Paul Stacey (piano, Mellotron); Martin Duffy (piano); Zak Starkey, Terry Kirkbride (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion).
Recording information: The Village, Los Angeles, California; Strangeways Studios, London, England; Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California; Metropolis Studios, London, England; Olympic Studios, London, England (2005).
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.
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..."
Category: Rock & Pop Release Date: 05/31/05
Originally Released: 2005 Mono / Stereo: Stereo Discs: 1 Availability: Y Studio / Live: Studio Area: USA Is Import: N Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (
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