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Post by World71R on Jun 3, 2023 18:50:15 GMT -5
Honestly, I think Noel being apart of Oasis from 2000-09 held his songwriting back. He wrote songs to Liam's voice and the "Oasis rock" and "60s British-influenced" style, then didn't fully dig out of that until Chasing Yesterday -> Who Built the Moon? (no shade on Alone on the Rope, Let the Lord Shine a Light on Me and Soldier Boys and Jesus Freaks, though). I can even tell on Counci Skies his Oasis-style songwriting has some of that David Holmes influence and it really makes the songs feel more fluid and groove in a way we wouldn't have ever gotten with Oasis. Yep. But I’d change that to 2002-2009. I see your point. Only reason I say 2000-2009 is because Noel had written all of the SOTSOG songs and was coming out of that era before it even got started. I mean, he wrote Force of Nature, of all songs, around that time, and did things like the Tour of Brotherly Love that felt like a step toward what we got with the type of songs and style we got in the 2000s. I'm just glad he's out of it now. |
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Post by settingson on Jun 4, 2023 2:35:15 GMT -5
I still have Lock All The Doors as his #1 solo song. Just love the feel of the music and the sentiment of the lyrics.
I'm surprised it doesn't get a little more love in the above lists.
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Post by matt on Jun 4, 2023 6:11:42 GMT -5
Dead In The Water
A Dream Is All I Need To Get By
It's A Beautiful World
Holy Mountain
Everybody's On The Run
Broken Arrow
If Love Is The Law
Man Who Built The Moon
While The Song Remains The Same
Sail On
Too early to put Council Skies tunes in here but there will inevitably be a smattering here and there (I'm Not Giving Up Tonight in pole position).
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Post by jeffrey on Jun 4, 2023 6:21:57 GMT -5
My personal top 10:
Freaky Teeth
TMWBTM
TDOYAM
ITHOTM
EOTR
SOTWB
Riverman
Do The Damage
Come On Outside
The Mexican
Worst/least listened to:
If Love Is The Law
Stop The Clocks
Holy Mountain
Council Skies
Blue Moon Rising
This Is The Place
X-Ray Eyes
It’s A Beautiful World
OTDSWYF
Black & White Sunshine
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Post by shadowplay on Jun 4, 2023 10:24:14 GMT -5
In chronological order
Everybody's On The Run
The Death Of you And Me
Broken Arrow
Riverman
Ballad Of The Mighty I
Holy Mountain
She Taught Me How To Fly
If Love Is The Law
Dead To The World
Think Of A Number
Songs that just miss the cut but would could make it if I was doing this list on another day
If I Had A Gun
Simple Game Of Genius
What A Life
While The Song Remains The Same
You Know We Can't Go Back
The Man Who Built The Moon
Dead In The Water
Sail On
There She Blows
Pure guilty pleasures that I love but would never suggest are top songs
Record Machine
In The Heat Of The Moment
Do The Damage
Lock All The Doors
Come On Outside
Open The Door See What You Find
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Post by Marissa on Jun 4, 2023 23:00:57 GMT -5
here's mine:
1. Riverman
2. If I Had a Gun
3. Dead in the Water
4. If The Song Remains the Same
5. Ballad of the Mighty I
6. You Know We Can't Go Back
7. The Dying of the Light
8. AKA... Broken Arrow
9. Easy Now
10. Lock All the Doors
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Post by mouth on Jun 5, 2023 2:20:01 GMT -5
1. while the song remains the same
2. dead to the world
3. alone on the rope
4. a simple game of genius
5. the death of you and me
6. sail on
7. broken arrow
8. if i had a gun
9. a dream is all i need to get by
10. think of a number
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Post by LightsOffInside on Jun 5, 2023 2:47:56 GMT -5
Yikes, this was harder than I expected, I had to really think about it. I've also decided to be controversial and include newer songs, but these are - right now - my top ten favourites in order:
1. Alone On The Rope
2. She Taught Me How To Fly
3. Dead In The Water
4. While The Song Remains The Same
5. Dead To The World
6. Everybody's On The Run
7. I'm Not Giving Up Tonight
8. You Know We Can't Go Back
9. Simple Game Of Genius
10. A Dream Is All I Need To Get By
NGHFB era - 3 songs
CY - 2 songs
WBTM - 2 songs
EPs - 1 song
CS - 2 songs
Which is interesting, every cycle of music he has done has produced at least 1 of my favourite NG songs, for a fairly even split
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Post by mouth on Jun 5, 2023 5:29:18 GMT -5
the initial list is a complete joke btw.  |
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Post by Nyron Nosworthy on Jun 8, 2023 3:45:22 GMT -5
Good to see While the Song Remains the Same getting a lot of love. I've always loved that song but it just seemed completely forgotten about. He only ever played it live once I think? And I think that might have been for a TV special rather than in front of an audience.
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Post by Mr. Bigglesworth on Jun 16, 2023 4:02:06 GMT -5
1) the right stuff
2) a simple game of genius
3) let the lord shine a light on me
4) riverman
5) dead in the water
6) everybody's on the run
7) if I had a gun
8) shoot a hole into the sun
9) the girl with x ray eyes
10) do the damage
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Post by NicOasis on Jun 16, 2023 5:17:32 GMT -5
Good to see While the Song Remains the Same getting a lot of love. I've always loved that song but it just seemed completely forgotten about. He only ever played it live once I think? And I think that might have been for a TV special rather than in front of an audience. I've always loved it, the album version is amazing with its atmosphere and that solo is so good. Very happy to see it get mentioned. |
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Post by NicOasis on Jun 16, 2023 5:27:38 GMT -5
1) Everybody's On The Run
2) While The Song Remains The Same
3) If I Had A Gun
4) Let The Lord Shine A Light On Me
5) You Know We Can't Go Back
6) Flying On The Ground
7) Dead To The World
8) We're Gonna Get There In The End
9) It's A Beautiful World
10) In The Heat Of The Moment
Could probably change the last few with whatever I'm feeling but I think I like this for me. Noels consistency over the years is great as a fan to always have a new song to make me feel understood in ways I didn't know was possible.
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Post by brotherpsychosis on Sept 22, 2023 11:52:54 GMT -5
There are SO many fantastic Noel solo songs and any ranking I give them would change with my mood, so I don't think I can go that far, but I will say that DITW is one of the most gorgeous ballads ever recorded.
Many of the others I would rank highly are already on this list (including AKA, What a Life, You Know We can't Go Back, Everybody's on the Run, If I Had a Gun, Ballad of the Mighty I, Lock All the Doors and more).
I haven't read every post carefully, but a few that don't get the praise I think they deserve (or my guilty pleasure songs, if you prefer -- and thanks to those of you who may have given these a mention). They MAY or MAY NOT make my top 10 on any given minute of the day, but here they are:
- She Taught Me How to Fly ("You lost you're mind and your makeup; they say you lost your money, too..." Brilliant).
- If Love is the Law (the rollicking organ and the lyrics of star crossed lovers really make it sing).
- The Man Who Built the Moon ("He arrived on a knackered horse" and "You and I, the spider and the fly, will meet where the shadows fall" along with that wonderful, foreboding E minor key really give this one a dark and mysterious vibe).
But since a few minutes have passed since I started writing this, I have thought of more... no... kidding. That's all for now. Thanks!
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