Everyone seems to be raving about Noel's production efforts here and how he has given a modern shine to the sound, which has added much needed vigour to his songs.

So the question for those who have listened and who have praised - where does Noel take it from here? Surely he CAN'T regress and go back to Sardy? It would seem unfathomable and a suicidal move for Noel.

Quite simply, because Sardy is the worst producer I have ever come across. I find myself cringing at the murky, plodding and old fashioned sound. He's very basic, but he can't even do the basics right. Owen Morris was a basic producer, but his sound was massive and reverb oriented and you could feel the energy seeping from the sound system, it was raw and passionate and great - they might as well have hired him to produce the records after Heathen Chemistry.

Noel and Oasis were at their best when they acknowledged the 1960s rather than be obsessed by it, and Owen Morris helped that feel. Oasis sounded like a band of the times, feeling modern but respecting the past. Sardy missed the point with Oasis, and rather than respectfully acknowledge the 1960s, he decided to let Oasis become consumed by everything about the 1960s. Of course the band members are at fault too for hiring, but even if progressive thinkers like Radiohead or Arcade Fire or U2 hired Sardy, they would sound incredibly derivative.

So if Noel has blossomed and modernised his sound, where does he take it from here, and what would be the logical step in the production seat, or ideally, where would you like him to take his sound and who would produce?

Because, as Noel himself acknowledges on the record, you know we can't go back (cue the groans at the pun).