If Definitely Maybe was an unintentional concept album about wanting to be a rock & roll star, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is what happens after the dreams come true. Oasis turns in a relatively introspective second record, filled with big, gorgeous ballads instead of ripping rockers…
Selten haben zwei Dinge so gut zueinander gepasst wie Liebe und Musik. Beide sind untrennbar miteinander verbunden. Ein Leben ohne Liebe ist nicht vorstellbar; ein Leben ohne Musik kann nur ein Irrtum sein. Beide lassen uns fühlen, leiden, reißen uns mit und manchmal auch runter, lassen uns schier explodieren vor lauter Begeisterung, enttäuschen uns, euphorisieren uns. Sie bringen uns zum Lachen und zum Weinen. Und bei beiden steht eines im Mittelpunkt: das Gefühl.
Rarely have two things so well fitted together like love and music. Both are inseparable. A life without love is inconceivable; a life without music can only be a mistake. Both make us feel, suffer, tear us with and sometimes down, let's seemingly explode out of sheer enthusiasm, disappoint us, euphoric us. They make us laugh and cry. And in both of takes center stage: the feeling.
СТWild Seed Of Mother EarthТТ is VOODOO HILLТs second offering after the self named debut some four years ago. That record received some excellent reviews what with the scintillating guitar work of respected and busy! Italian guitarist/ producer Dario Mollo and more than ably supported by none other than the СТvoice of RockТТ Glenn Hughes…
Duncan Browne's self-titled second album plays like a direct sequel to his debut long-player, Give Me Take You; he uses the same acoustic guitar and writes in a similar idiom, especially on tracks like "Country Song" and "The Martlet." Indeed, apart from the fact that it's generally better recorded, most of Duncan Browne could easily have slotted into the earlier album; the only exceptions are the more elaborately produced songs, such as "Ragged Rain Life," with its electric guitar sound, the keyboard-embellished "Babe Rainbow," and the bluesier, Dylan-esque "Journey," which was a substantial hit in England. Browne's style elsewhere on the record is unique unto himself, built around hauntingly beautiful melodies, mostly in a folk idiom, with some choice results, including the exquisite "Over the Reef" and "My Old Friends"…
Turntable Kitchen recently commissioned Yumi Zouma to cover a classic record in its entirety for the site’s Sounds Delicious subscription service. After months of deliberation, the Yumis eventually landed on Oasis’ landmark 1995 LP (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, and without giving away too many spoilers, let’s just say they nailed it. We’ve already heard their beautifully blown-out, shoegaze-y cover of “She’s Electric”, and today the group shares their slinky and very Yumi-esque (the highest compliment) dream-pop version of Morning Glory‘s best track, “Champagne Supernova“, the first song they tackled for the project.
This year marks 25 years since Oasis’ two iconic record breaking live concerts at Knebworth Park in Hertfordshire on the 10th and 11th August 1996. The shows were both the pinnacle of the band’s success and a landmark gathering for a generation of young people.