I'll get behind this. I've long thought that "Keep The Dream Alive", "Kill For A Dream" and"The Beat Goes On" were painful cliche rock tunes that went absolutely nowhere. It's the types of songs an Oasis cover band would write.

I think it rocks. After HC and DBTT, i thought oasis had truly lost it. There wasn't a single rocker that stood up to anything on the first three albums, it was all mellow cliche nasal songs that wouldn't have been b sides to anything theyd done previous.

And then along came DOYS, and the first four songs all rocked hard. I was so happy. Bringing back the electric guitars, and pounding drums instead of the ballads, and little indie rock songs we got from HC and DBTT.

Bag It Up - great start, great guitars, love it

The Turning - the anger with which Liam sings the chorus is a much needed burst of energy after 8 years of slow, laidback tunes. Love this.

WFTR - I adore this song. Noels falsetto, the drums, the chorus, all of it.

TSOTL - Brilliant. The 'all in good time' harmony, the pounding drum solo, and the massive thrashing guitars all make this one of my top 20 oasis songs. No joke.

IOT - liams best song, its great. The chorus in particular.

GOYHHL - contrary to many, i like this song. Got a good groove, its a nice chill tune. Good prelude to...

FD - one of the best post-BHN tunes, great lyrics, great vocals, almost psychedelic feel. Excellent song.

TBWTL - If I'm in the mood, this song is great. Can be a good, casual tune, to just listen to and tap your foot, the baseline grooves, and it might drag a little, but its a grower, i like it.

AGN - not really sure why i like it. Much improved TMOS, its got energy, its not the best song, but yeah ill listen to it.

TNOR - To me this sounds like someone trying to write a song with a groove, and deep philosophical lyrics. I dont like the riff, the melody is boring, the lyrics are bad, its not one of liams best vocals. Filler.

SO - alright. Decent closer, but on its own is a bit weak. Just keeps on aswell. But yeah its alright.


The first 5 songs, plus FD, are no joke the best songs noel has written since SOTSOG (plus TIOBI). there are some real rocking tunes.

If you're looking for an average oasis album, look at HC or DBTT.

They are half filler.


This is a small fraction filler.

I'm sorry but I don't hear that "Morning Glory feel" on DOYS at all.

Anyway, I've said this often but DOYS is my third favourite Oasis album. I think it's pretty solid and I like everything on it except TNOR. For once, Sardy actually did a good job producing, bar some minor things like the bassline on TBWTL could have been louder and the choir on The Turning could have been a bit louder but that's taste.

I would give it a 7.8 out of 10. And I rate both MG and DM a 9 out of 10, maybe 9.5. MG would have gotten a 10 if The Swamp Song and Hey Now (or shortened) would have been replaced with either TM or Acquiesce.

This was the first Oasis album I every bought, oddly enough. The first 5 songs are absolutely excellent - some of the best post-2000 tunes. Although I prefer the other version of Waiting For The Rapture, this version fits the album better. The Shock Of The Lightning was a great lead single to have as well.

High Horse Lady generally bores the arse off me, although recently I listened to it on a good pair of headphones and it did have some interesting guitar sounds on it. I like To Be Where's There's Life but ti could do with a guitar of two on it as they did with the live versions. Ain't Got Nothin' and The Nature Of Reality are just pure filler. Soldier on is a decent ending, however I prefer Boy With The Blues.

An album that didn't quite live up to it's explosive opening. 7/10

Liam on game of genius? He would've butchered that, that song needs noels vocals imo, RM would sound great with liam though

This passage always reminded me of the DOYS era.....

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."

Bag It Up through to I'm Outta Time is the best run of songs on an Oasis album since WTSMG in my opinion. GOYHHL, AGN and TNOR are total shit but I love Falling Down, and don't mind Soldier On and TBWTL. Very solid album soured by a few total clangers.

Noel SHOULD have bagged up High Horse, Nature of Reality and Ain't Got Nothing so the world would not have to deal with that trash.

I dont think anyone would be excited to hear a second version of meaning of the soul 3 years later the demo was leaked, unless they reworked the song wich they didnt.

High horse lady kinda fits the album(love the relaxing walking on the beach/river sounds before falling down) and the riff of nature of reality should've been reworked into something else. But as the lyric say 20/20 visionary...

As many people have said the first half of DOYS is incredible, the first four are the best run since Columbia to Cigs and Alc on DM.

In fact I wouldn't change the first 8 they all fit well together (maybe make To Be Where.. A bit more like the live version) but it's the last three which leave a sour taste in the mouth and tarnish the overall experience. Coming in a sequence at the end of the album is woeful

Boy with the blues instead of Aint got Mothing and A Full overblown Liam sung version of Record Machine like we'd been promised to finish the album would have been awesome or maybe even stick an alternative remix version of Falling Down on the end as a part 2 like what Primal Scream did with Swastika Eyes on XTRMTR and you'd have an absolute beast of an album