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Post by anthmcc on May 10, 2013 13:51:58 GMT -5
I sometimes wonder whether it's a positive or negative thing that early reviews of Beady Eye material is influenced by the fact that they are Oasis minus Noel. It seems like their work is constantly compared to Oasis. Hard to avoid I suppose but they are in effect a new band and not every great band starts with a Definitely Maybe and follows it up with a Morning Glory, most bands build towards their best work. Alot of people don't seem to want to give Beady Eye that opportunity. I think it's a good thing that creatively they're wandering off in different directions. That said I wonder if Beady Eye were comprised of complete unknowns would their work be viewed more or less favourably. They may not get the same publicity, but then again nobody would be comparing Beady Eye against Oasis. Does it help or hinder them do you think?
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Post by gdforever on May 10, 2013 15:58:25 GMT -5
Well the reviews for BE haven't really started yet so it's kind of hard to judge.
Generally I thought that they were treated quite kindly in reviews for DGSS. There was low expectations so when the album was decent the general consensus was that it was better than people expected. I thought a 4 star review for BDI sounded a lot more favorable than a 4 star review for Noel actually. Anything less than great from Noel is viewed as "not as good as his best" but a 4 star review for DGSS was "better than expected" from those 3. They get way more attention and bigger write-ups than the sames albums if they were released by a new band. There are some draw backs to being Oasis-minus-Noel sure but I don't think they are as big as people make them out to be. More benefit than drawback IMO. Most bands would have to strive really hard for covers and features in the NME and Q etc. BDI get them handed to them on a silver platter off the Oasis connection.
As far as people not giving them time to build towards their best work. People usually expect that kind of stuff with new bands because they are young guys with developing talents. BDI are a "new band" technically but they are all supposed to be matured talented who have 20 years experience in the business who have been working together for a decade. Of course everyone isn't relying on a massive development. Presumably they should have had the capability to nail it the first time. Not to say that they won't get better.
Thinking about how they would be treated if they were different people is a bit of a "What if the moon were made of cheese?" question. Impossible to know. If they were just starting put they may not even get signed.
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Post by olesiadudnik on May 10, 2013 16:01:56 GMT -5
Well the reviews for BE haven't really started yet so it's kind of hard to judge. Generally I thought that they were treated quite kindly in reviews for DGSS. There was low expectations so when the album was decent the general consensus was that it was better than people expected. I thought a 4 star review for BDI sounded a lot more favorable than a 4 star review for Noel actually. Anything less than great from Noel is viewed as "not as good as his best" but a 4 star review for DGSS was "better than expected" from those 2. They get way more attention and bigger write-ups than the sames albums if they were released by a new band. There are some draw backs to being Oasis-minus-Noel sure but I don't think they are as big as people make them out to be. More benefit than drawback IMO. Most bands would have to strive really hard for covers and features in the NME and Q etc. BDI get them handed to them on a silver platter off the Oasis connection. As far as people not giving them time to build towards their best work. People usually expect that kind of stuff with new bands because they are young guys with developing talents. BDI are a "new band" technically but they are all supposed to be matured talented who have 20 years experience in the business who have been working together for a decade. Of course everyone isn't relying on a massive development. Presumably they should have had the capability to nail it the first time. Not to say that they won't get better. Thinking about how they would be treated if they were different people is a bit of a "What if the moon were made of cheese?" question. Impossible to know. If they were just starting put they may not even get signed. LOL |
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