Sunday 8 July 2012

Review of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds- AKA What a Life

Now let me say this straight away, AKA What a Life is a great album. A lot of people have said that it is too reminicent of Oasis and it is Noel Gallagher's comfort zone, if that is the case, who is complaining? Oasis was basically a Noel Gallagher solo album so why worry? And an album in Noel Gallagher's comfort is a fabulous thing. Firstly, many have never realised the sheer quality of Noel's voice, it is great, really good. My favourite song on the album is Let the Lord Shine a Light on Me, by far, it is new territory for the Oasis mastermind and it works perfectly. There are a few Oasis-esque songs, granted, but they sound fresh and new and not outdated. Those songs being If I had a Gun, AKA What a Life and Dream On, incidentally, watch the video for Dream On. A finer music video you will not see. This album is just a masterpiece, I cannot describe fully how good it is, you will just have to listen to it.