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Post by popromancer on Aug 7, 2015 6:49:12 GMT -5
I think this is one of the greatest tunes noel has ever written. I cannot believe he didn't stick it on NGHFB. I think this would be a massive opener (instead of eotr) or on nr 7 (instead of sbajf). Strange that this epic song wasn't even a b-side but only a bonus track forvthe japanese edition.
Also this track seems a little bit underrated here or am i wrong? What are your thoughts, do you think noel had better stick it on the album or maybe released as a 1 off single? Has he ever spoken about this track in interviews?
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Aug 7, 2015 6:55:22 GMT -5
Should've been on the album instead of Record Machine or Stop The Clocks. Not EOTR, which is one of the best songs on the fucking album.
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Post by LightsOffInside on Aug 7, 2015 7:01:18 GMT -5
Incredible song, but EOTR is also incredible so I wouldn't kick it off the album for it, although I do agree with Simple Game being the album opener, would be excellent. Then I'd put EOTR as the closing track, always thought it would make an excellent closer. Although the last 30-odd seconds of STC are also brilliant.
I like record machine tho, love the build up production, especially at the part which kicks in with "can't give me a reason, don't need one to shine"
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Aug 7, 2015 7:06:53 GMT -5
First minute or so (ie before Stacey's shite drumming comes in) is great. The other six minutes do nothing for me. Average tune.
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Aug 7, 2015 7:07:44 GMT -5
Great b-side, which probably should have made the album. Had Oasis not split up and Noel stuck to his concept for LP#8, I wouldn't be surprised if it would have made the final tracklist. Ever since Noel has gone solo the quality of his b-sides have rocketed... Good for us, but for Noel's LPs?
I've always thought that Noel has the consistency to pull off a double LP (despite his dismissal of them)... something which would be a great use for his b-sides and large collection of unreleased tracks. Cut some tracks down a little and length shouldn't really be too much of an issue.
EOTR is clearly this best opener he had at his disposal however... I certainly wouldn't remove that one.
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Post by GerryTheLeper on Aug 7, 2015 7:59:49 GMT -5
First minute or so (ie before Stacey's shite drumming comes in) is great. The other six minutes do nothing for me. Average tune. As far as I know Stacy only produced the album tracks. |
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Post by norkbauer on Aug 7, 2015 8:25:57 GMT -5
First minute or so (ie before Stacey's shite drumming comes in) is great. The other six minutes do nothing for me. Average tune. As far as I know Stacy only produced the album tracks. Jeremy Stacey play drums on it. Paul Stacey, his brother and engineer, play the guitar solo on Stop the Clocks and the bass on A Simple Game of Genius. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Gallagher%27s_High_Flying_Birds_(album)#Personnel |
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Post by glider on Aug 7, 2015 8:41:53 GMT -5
One of his best work since going solo and absolutely should've been the album closer on HFB. Not sure what Noel was thinking.
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Post by Cast on Aug 7, 2015 9:46:46 GMT -5
One of the best solo tunes thus far. Easily in the top ten I'd say. Should have closed the first album. Like the slick textures on it, it is kinda like a bridge between HFB and CY.
The melody in the verse is really dope and you gotta love that Dear Prudence bass riff.
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Post by thomuk2006 on Aug 7, 2015 10:25:55 GMT -5
Totally agree! WHAT A SONG! It was also on the Spotify version of the album and the download version I think too???
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Post by boneheadsbolero on Aug 7, 2015 10:55:02 GMT -5
The Champagne Supernova of his solo career and he just tosses the
thing into the toilet practically. Perhaps he was embarrassed to be
so openly ripping off ELO (10538 Overture) instead of The Beatles
but ELO was ripping off The Beatles so I don't see a problem.
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Post by batfink30 on Aug 7, 2015 11:23:59 GMT -5
Great song but nothing compares to Alone On The Rope. Now that is a stunning song!
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Post by defmaybe00 on Aug 7, 2015 11:47:37 GMT -5
Great song but nothing compares to Alone On The Rope. Now that is a stunning song! AOTR is a fucking tune My favourite HFB song and one of the best he's EVER written imho |
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Post by andymorris on Aug 7, 2015 11:56:07 GMT -5
I like it but my mind seem to wander somewhere else in the middle. Too long and repetitive.
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Post by glider on Aug 7, 2015 13:16:25 GMT -5
Great song but nothing compares to Alone On The Rope. Now that is a stunning song! AOTR is a fucking tune My favourite HFB songs and one of the best he's EVER written imho Another song that could've replaced Record Machine on the album. HFB1 and DGSS still followed that What If trend that haunted every post-WTSMG release. |
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Post by batfink30 on Aug 7, 2015 14:14:32 GMT -5
Great song but nothing compares to Alone On The Rope. Now that is a stunning song! AOTR is a fucking tune My favourite HFB songs and one of the best he's EVER written imho Yeah, my favourite HFB song and Noels best since WTSMG. The wandering guitar solo is a thing of beauty. |
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Post by freddy838 on Aug 7, 2015 15:25:26 GMT -5
It's a great song, I'd love to have heard a full Oasis Liam version of it. How Stop The Clocks finished the first album instead of this is beyond me.
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Post by mouth on Aug 7, 2015 15:29:16 GMT -5
it's better than everything that's on both of his solo efforts (except for while the song remains...). one would think he would have learnt something of the mistakes he made with throwing away b-sides in his early years, but apparently, it only got worse.
he also gave away alone on the rope as a fucking amazon bonus track!!!! that means that so far, two of the three best songs he published under his high flying birds moniker didn't make it on any of his albums. noel, what are you doing, NOEL???
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Post by zatine87 on Aug 7, 2015 17:39:56 GMT -5
Love it. Should've been on the album instead of Stop The Clocks.
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Post by fabulousbakers on Aug 7, 2015 22:51:48 GMT -5
"oh Cecilia / close your eyes and I will be with ya / I'm in the song that's rising over ya" may just be Noel's worst lyrics ever.
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Post by World71R on Aug 7, 2015 23:09:46 GMT -5
"oh Cecilia / close your eyes and I will be with ya / I'm in the song that's rising over ya" may just be Noel's worst lyrics ever. Are you fucking kidding me? Those lyrics are downright beautiful. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2015 23:19:17 GMT -5
If Noel wrote this song circa 1995. It would deemed travesty ........case closed ...juvenile lyrics , and bad singing ...sorry but it is true , nd if this was 95 people hete would be calling this ab a tnrow away tune man ....fact
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Post by MacaRonic on Aug 8, 2015 2:39:00 GMT -5
Perhaps he was embarrassed to be so openly ripping off ELO (10538 Overture) instead of The Beatles. I don't hear the similarities between this and 10538 Overture? Now Paul Weller's "Changing Man" is an Overture rip off, it's pretty much identical to it. |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Aug 8, 2015 2:42:34 GMT -5
"oh Cecilia / close your eyes and I will be with ya / I'm in the song that's rising over ya" may just be Noel's worst lyrics ever. That "oh Cecilia" bit really makes me cringe. |
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Post by Norbert Gallhager on Aug 8, 2015 2:47:19 GMT -5
This and Alone On The Rope are by far my favourite songs from the HFB I era. Both aren't on the album. A Shame.
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