Been looking back at this so thought I'd share my latest ponderings on it for anyone else who's similarly interested in Noel's progression as a songwriter.
Tried to divide Noel's early songwriting up into different chunks based on what we know, and the feel of each period...
1991: EARLIEST BAND COMPOSITIONS (UNRELEASED)
- Must Be The Music
- I Will Show You
- Colour My Life
- See The Sun
- Snakebite
1992: LEARNING HIS CRAFT
- Alive
- Cloudburst
- Strange Thing
- I Will Believe
---and acoustically:
- D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman
- Take Me Away
EARLY '93: FINDING HIS FEET
- Rock N' Roll Star*
- Columbia*
- Up In The Sky
- Bring It On Down
- Fade Away
- Digsy's Dinner
---and acoustically:
- Married With Children
- Sad Song
LATER '93: THE HITS START TO COME EASILY
- Whatever*
- All Around The World
- Live Forever*
- Shakermaker
- Cigarettes & Alcohol*
- Hello
- (It's Good) To Be Free
- Headshrinker
---and a gentler side:
- Don't Go Away
- Rockin' Chair
- She's Electric
- Going Nowhere
- Half the World Away
EARLY '94: FINAL DM/EARLY WTSMG:
- Supersonic*
- Slide Away*
- Listen Up
- Some Might Say*
- Stand By Me
- Roll With It
- Hey Now!
- Bonehead's Bank Holiday
LATER '94: CONFIDENCE GROWS
- Morning Glory*
- Champagne Supernova*
- Don't Look Back In Anger*
- The Girl In The Dirty Shirt
---and acoustically:
- Talk Tonight*
- It's Better People
EARLY '95: ON TOP OF HIS GAME
- Wonderwall*
- Cast No Shadow
- Acquiesce
- The Masterplan*
- Round Are Way
- Step Out
- The Swamp Song
LATER '95: STARTING FROM SCRATCH FOR ALBUM 3
- Underneath The Sky
- My Big Mouth
- I Hope, I Think, I Know
- It's Getting Better (Man!!)
- Stay Young
- D'You Know What I Mean?
- Fade In-Out
- Be Here Now
- Angel Child
EARLY '96: BEGINNING TO STRUGGLE:
- Magic Pie
- The Fame
- (I Got) The Fever
- My Sister Lover
- Flashbax
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Really feels like 1993-1995 are almost bulletproof. 3 years of pure classics.