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OASIS "the masterplan" cd,1998.

this is a collection of b-sides and live tracks from backs of singles from their first three albums....
this album,IMO, is the second best Oasis album ever(after 'morning glory'), and reminds us just how great a band these guys really were before the cocaine drenched mess of Be Here Now and Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants dimmed their flame, from which they never fully recovered.
its interesting to see just how many little gems they had tucked away on the backs of singles..most other bands back in the day would have released these songs as fully fledged singles, but such was the quality of Noel Gallagher's writing that he could throw away these tracks.
absloutely nothing bad on here at all, unlike most of their studio albums. a couple of interesting tracks also, including a more than respectful cover of "i am the walrus",
a good little instrumental called "the swamp song" on which Paul Weller plays lead guitar and harmonica...the original title of this one was "the jam",a bit of a play on words as Weller was in The Jam, Weller didnt think that was a good idea,thus the name change.
also three great acoustic numbers here sung by Noel,shows his prowess as an up and coming writer.
fourteen tracks on here, three 'loves', eleven 'likes' gives an overall rating of 2.2. an essential oasis album to own IMO!

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

best track: half the world away
worst track: stay young

selected tracks:

half the world away
Oasis - Half The World Away (Live) - YouTube live
talk tonight
Oasis - Talk Tonight (The White Room with Paul Weller) - YouTube live
the masterplan
Oasis - The Masterplan (Live at Wembley) - YouTube live
aquiesce
Oasis-Acquiesce-live maine road 96 - YouTube live
i am the walrus
Oasis - Jools Holland - 6th Dec 1994 - I Am The Walrus - YouTube live
the swamp song
Oasis - Swamp Song [Maine Road 1996] - YouTube live