By the way, Iz rite should be the next single;
Perfect summer and festival tune !

To anyone interested in this, I'm currently working on my initial BE review. It will be in depth, 2 listens through and I'm writing about each song as it plays, so I get that in the moment feel for it.

All objective of course.

just downloaded the good quality leak, will listen to it later. so far only heard FOTF, SBOTA, IR, and SL. can't wait to hear the rest loving it so far

Also a positive is Black Sabbath's album leaked more than 10 days ago, so hopefully the fact BE only leaked last night (in good quality) won't have as much of an impact as people thought.

Well I've listened to the album 2 times through now, 1 to 11.

I've got the 320 rip, which is probably close to what the

deluxe quality will sound like when I get it on the 10th.

Anyways... Here is my initial review, which all bias aside,

I'll be objective. I'm sure all this will change over the

next several weeks. This is my "BE Reaction".


Flick of the Finger

4/10, It works as an opener to the album, it might sound good

live, but it's just kinda bland to me. I'm talking in context

that I do like this tune alright and all, but it isn't that

good. Like I said, works well as a intro/opener to this album

though. So it has a place.


Soul Love

5.5/10, Good little tune, not too impressive. It's polite and

is steady and pushes through. Not a skipper song at all, I

can listen to this one through, I like it quite well. Screams

delicate.


Face the Crowd

5/10, Clearly a DGSS leftover track. Sounds very similar to

the solid debut released in 2011. Not a bad tune, just

straightforward, in your face, but something we've heard

before. Less interesting than Soul Love, but slightly better

than FOTF. Just very much basic rock track for me.


Second Bite of the Apple (First Single)

6.5/10, A lot of people are on this song, I mean, it's

different you know? It definitely is something we've never

heard from Oasis/Noel/Beady Eye before. The biggest thing for

this track for me, is that it's fresh. I do very much

appreciate them pushing this as the first single. It's

different. Nothing else out there on radio like this. I'm not

sure how accurate this is but it's only peaked at 112 in the

UK. Very sad. It's a good tune for sure. Fresh is the word

for this. Is this a good first single? Probably not as far as

success is going to go, the world today isn't ready for a

track like this. I must say the lyrics are somewhat overdone

and too linear.


Soon Come Tomorrow

7/10, Our first real "single" song on the album. SBOTA, like

I said, is a good tune, just too different for today's

market, but BE liked it as a single, so I respect that. This

song, SCT, is much better as a single to me. Slow paced,

catchy lyrics, wanes for the past and future. I like the solo

towards the end. Very well done, sounds like something from

SOTSOG or something.


Iz Rite

6/10, Definitely a 60s era feel to it or something. Similair

to the first album, but different enough to be good. It's got

a summer feel to it for sure. I hate the moronic spelling "Iz

Rite"? Are we stupid? For what it is, it's a pleasing song,

very solid.


I'm Just Saying

7.5/10, Oasis' lost track lol. Very good, sounds like a

hidden track Liam found deep deep in the vaults in a demo

form from WTSMG sessions or something. Regardless, it's

great. Catchy, lyrics are good, Liam's voice sounds amazing

on this one. This is a potential single track. Reminds me

much of "Hello" or "Roll With It".


Don't Brother Me

7/10, This song got a little bit of hype as it's obviously

about Noel. It's not a bad tune, drags on for too long

though. I do appreciate the epic part of that though. While

he takes a couple shots at Noel (part about gun and #1 and

the sun), he does extend an olive branch, and seems like he

misses his brother and Oasis. A sad song, but one of the

better songs lyrically at least. "Take my hand, be a man".


Shine A Light

7/10, Good track, has some neat effects in there. Sounds like

trance or something lol. I like the lyrics a lot. It it a

calming song for me. I like the change of pace mid way

through, where it slows down a bit. One of Liam's best

vocals. The drums are fantastic. Drives the song.


Ballroom Figured

9/10, Elegant, simple, charming, and overall amazing. Liam's

best vocal since Be Here Now. The vocals are just lock down,

the guitar, while being simple and easy is amazing, but

that's the whole thing, it is supposed to be this clean and

simple. The lyrics are very touching, very well sung. Sure it

may come off plain, and boring to some of you, but if you

look at this song for what it is, you'll see hopefully.

Easily Beady Eye's best acoustic style song they've done,

Liam's best vocal, and possibly the best written song. They

should release this as the last single from the album. It

would be a great last single, do a black and white video with

it, and use flashes and blurrs to show Liam in a room with

Gem. Would be classic. Better than any song on DGSS, or as

good as Morning Son at least.


Start Anew

8.5/10, Everyone is really on this song. From what I've read,

it's well loved. I agree. It's as good as Ballroom Fig., but

it gets a lower rating from me just because it isn't as well

written, it's more interesting because of the strings in

there, and it's a great song. Love the drums. This song

sounds like something from Heathen Chemistry era. And that's

a good thing. Also, it seems it drags just a tad, but I like

long songs. Most won't like that I don't think. While it

drams a little towards the end, it still in a weird way

leaves you wanting more. Maybe that is because it's the album

closer. I don't know. Regardless, this is a single for sure.

It has to be right?




BE, 7.5/10

It's better than the debut from Beady, for sure. It ISN'T as

good as Noel's debut for those that care.

It is a true rock record, chilled mostly, yet different.

This is a different kind of record. For 11 tracks, I'm happy

with this. I can't wait to hear the other 4 from the deluxe.

Hope you liked my review.

Hell of a lot better than the *fucking awful* Different Gear.


Great -- FOTF (the quote bit is pointless though and gets skipped every time), Soul Love, Ballroom Figured, I'm Just Saying

Decent -- Second Bite, Shine a Light (filler), Don't Brother Me (the 3 minute outro is pointless) Start Anew, Soon Come Tomorrow

Crap -- Face the Crowd (this album's Meaning of Soul/Ain't Got Nothin'), Iz Rite


I'm Just Saying is really fun, it recalls the vintage Noel Gallagher 94-97 guitar sound. Ballroom Figured has a significantly better melody than the other acousticy tracks (Start Anew, Don't Brother Me, Soon Come Tomorrow), it's reminiscent of Heart of a Star.

Let's stop calling it 'experimental' now btw, there's nothing vaguely experimental about it.

7/10

Just need Liam to tone down his wankerishness and it's all good.

Not as good as "breathe out, breathe in and breathe out again". Jeezus, they couldn't have taken another pass at that!?


"Ah done wrote me a singy song."

How many times has noel wrote in/out though to be fair and even in up in the sky, breathing out before you're breathin in so there's no real argument

**doesn't make it a good lyric by the way hah

Average at best. Couple of cracking songs like Start Anew and FOTF some cringeworthy like DBM. The album will fade into oblivion in a few months. Have to say though, cracking production. Overall 5/10.

Start anew just starting in high quality, that's a tune

Black Sabbath's album hasn't leaked yet.