Oasis - Stop the Clocks
some brave and surprising singles left out
| 12 Nov 2006
Album title:
Stop the Clocks
Artist:
Oasis
Label:
Big Brother
That last 'was' is crucial, though, because it betrays the extent to which Oasis (and there can be no fear of cliché in this instance) were a phenomenon – cultural, musical, and personal. This is not nostalgia. One example: the joyous nihilism of Cigarettes & Alcohol should not play directly after the hard-earned romance of Slide Away (in the original, a last 'Definitely' before the final 'Maybe'), as it tries to here. A phenomenon, no matter how thoughtfully the project is attempted, cannot be re-packaged. [RJ Thomson]
Stop the Clocks' is out on November 13.
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