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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Jan 31, 2009 4:18:33 GMT -5
I agree with all the complaints....there's so many classic tunes that were left off.
But people need to realize that this was an ad-hoc decision. If this was their real Best Of collection from when they retire, then by all means continue complaining.
Noel cared enough to select the tracks that he thought deserved it keeping in mind to limit it to 2 CDs. Remember, this was a Sony project, and Noel only got involved bc he knew he would represent the band better by his choices.
Thus, sure, he cared about the selection, but not enough because the concept of this 'album' was pushed on him.
In 5, 10, fuck hopefully 15 years when Oasis call it a day we'll get a better sense of their greatest hits, and can judge Noel's choice when he's actually giving it proper thought.....
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Post by checkwithmemum on Jan 31, 2009 4:36:11 GMT -5
sould have had more tracks on it. None of the tracks on there don't deserve to be there. Pink Floyd had 26 songs on Echoes (2 of which where over 16 minutes) Oasis should have had more.
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Post by tank13 on Jan 31, 2009 13:06:17 GMT -5
Just wait until "The Essential Oasis" album is released.
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Post by robboweb on Feb 9, 2009 19:09:33 GMT -5
Surely we've all got the albums anyway with all the songs on? It is a measure of the band that they have so many songs to choose from, just compare to other bands these days who bring out a "Best of" album when they have only had a couple of hits
Robin
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Post by Jonny on Feb 13, 2009 13:45:42 GMT -5
Right, it's released. It's done. There's nothing you can do. Live with it. Be happy with it.
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Post by notpaul on May 29, 2009 12:44:04 GMT -5
Actually, Stop The Clocks was great. I mean, of course, there were tons of great songs left off, but I don't expect him to make a compilation with 50 songs. It was his choice, and though I don't doubt he's changed his mind about a few of the decisions he made, I think he did a great job picking the songs. For people who are new to Oasis, Stop The Clocks is fantastic. It has most of the legendary songs on there, so they'll get most of the really top Oasis songs (they'll miss out a few along with some other great songs). Once they get to know stuff a bit they can go check out the real albums.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2009 4:20:30 GMT -5
Just wait until "The Essential Oasis" album is released. disk one DM disk two MG
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Post by His Royal Majesty Revolver on Jun 7, 2009 14:04:15 GMT -5
Remember that STC was meant to promote Oasis circa 2006 or whatever. So it had to promote the most recent album and it also had to include the big chunes from the 90s. There was no onus to represent the middle albums (BHN, SOTSOG, and HC).
But to be frank I am very happy with Noel for including the amount of bsides as there are. Look at the tracklisting.... If you go on Wikipedia are read the article on STC EVERY song buy Slide Away links to another page. So those are all important/memorable/successful songs. Honestly what are you going to take off of it? All I would do is add two more songs to make it an even 20 tracks.
Maybe..... The Hindu Times and All Around The World??
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Post by Nyron Nosworthy on Jun 15, 2009 16:01:43 GMT -5
Actually, Stop The Clocks was great. I mean, of course, there were tons of great songs left off, but I don't expect him to make a compilation with 50 songs. It was his choice, and though I don't doubt he's changed his mind about a few of the decisions he made, I think he did a great job picking the songs. For people who are new to Oasis, Stop The Clocks is fantastic. It has most of the legendary songs on there, so they'll get most of the really top Oasis songs (they'll miss out a few along with some other great songs). Once they get to know stuff a bit they can go check out the real albums. Agreed. I still disagree with one or two of the choices, and overall if I was going to do a proper best of it would be a lot different. But given the circumstances he did well, most of the essential songs are there plus a couple of lesser known ones (Go Let It Out, Talk Tonight, etc). If we were going to do a proper top 18 then there'd be about 8 from Definitely Maybe and 7 from Morning Glory. That wouldn't be a fair reflection though, he had to include the better known from the latter days, i.e. Songbird, Lyla, etc.
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Post by matt on Jun 24, 2009 11:40:56 GMT -5
NEVER slate STC. It's the reason how I became an Oasis fanatic - the day I bought it for £7 was a great day. I listened to it, and I couldn't believe my ears - this was the best thing I'd ever listened to.
I liked a few Oasis songs before, really respected the band, but I never knew they were that good.
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Post by LlAM on Jun 25, 2009 9:00:26 GMT -5
NEVER slate STC. It's the reason how I became an Oasis fanatic - the day I bought it for £7 was a great day. I listened to it, and I couldn't believe my ears - this was the best thing I'd ever listened to. I liked a few Oasis songs before, really respected the band, but I never knew they were that good. And that's exactly what Noel had in mind when he picked the tracks
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Post by lampard on Jun 25, 2009 10:57:13 GMT -5
yeah it flows incredibly well. it's obvious he spent some time on the tracklisting. what song could follow the mellowed out epicness of the masterplan? only the most life-affirming song they've ever released, live forever.
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Post by NYR on Jun 25, 2009 14:57:28 GMT -5
yeah it flows incredibly well. it's obvious he spent some time on the tracklisting. what song could follow the mellowed out epicness of the masterplan? only the most life-affirming song they've ever released, live forever. and that's the problem with many best-of and greatest hits compilations. they sometimes aren't like that. it's all about the flow. other great flowing hits comps that come to mind are the greatest hits albums by tom petty, bob dylan and james taylor.
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Post by His Royal Noelness on Jun 25, 2009 21:18:35 GMT -5
NEVER slate STC. It's the reason how I became an Oasis fanatic - the day I bought it for £7 was a great day. I listened to it, and I couldn't believe my ears - this was the best thing I'd ever listened to. I liked a few Oasis songs before, really respected the band, but I never knew they were that good. And that's exactly what Noel had in mind when he picked the tracks Have to agree. This thing was released a few days after I started listening to the band so it was the perfect starting point.
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Post by (The One And Only)Jesus Christ on Jun 25, 2009 21:19:47 GMT -5
What is a tacklist?
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Post by Protector of reality on Jun 28, 2009 8:57:39 GMT -5
Just wait until "The Essential Oasis" album is released. disk one DM disk two MG And bonus disc, The Masterplan
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Post by Protector of reality on Jun 28, 2009 9:00:48 GMT -5
I have to be honest. Its a massive shame All Around the World isn't on it. As much as I like it, i dont understansd talk tonight's inclusion.
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Post by MacaRonic on Jun 28, 2009 17:20:08 GMT -5
I have to be honest. Its a massive shame All Around the World isn't on it. As much as I like it, i dont understansd talk tonight's inclusion. Why 'All Around the World'? There are plenty better songs than that that were not included.
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Post by matt on Jul 1, 2009 13:55:23 GMT -5
I have to be honest. Its a massive shame All Around the World isn't on it. As much as I like it, i dont understansd talk tonight's inclusion. I agree. AATW is immense, but I read an interview in which Noel said that despite it being one of his favourite songs, it's too long and would disrupt the flow of the album. I disagree that Talk Tonight should not be on there - it's very good, but it's not one of my favourites but it should be on there as it's a indication of the bands more mature work, rather than just stuffing it full if anthems.
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Post by SpiffyGiffy on Jul 3, 2009 9:26:34 GMT -5
I don't really think that STC was aimed at the kind of people that spend time on this forum who already have all the albums and much more.
As proven by "The Supersonic Train", it is an easier way for people who aren't massive Oasis fans to get into them without having to listen to the entire back catalogue straight away.
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Post by korky on Sept 3, 2009 16:04:06 GMT -5
Just wait until "The Essential Oasis" album is released. disk one DM disk two MG Disk Three: The Importance of Being Idle
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Post by LlAM on Sept 14, 2009 13:03:58 GMT -5
In 5, 10, fuck hopefully 15 years when Oasis call it a day..... LOL they didn't even make it ONE year since you posted that
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Post by dannybhoy19 on Sept 18, 2009 16:58:05 GMT -5
Im pretty sure Noel didnt pick Songbird and pretty sure Liam influenced that
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Post by jaimesommers on Sept 20, 2009 6:17:32 GMT -5
Is it allowed to post links to YouTube videos on this forum? Because I recall an interview where Noel, talking about the Stop The Clock tracklist, said that Liam' s only contribution was to check whether his song was included... ;D
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Post by Strangers on Sept 21, 2009 16:06:28 GMT -5
Im pretty sure Noel didnt pick Songbird and pretty sure Liam influenced that Not sure about that. In lock the box interview, Noel said songbird is a great song and doesn't matter who wrote it. Also said that Noel came with the idea of playing it at live shows
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