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(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Oasis
Retail Price (not our price): $17.98
Release Date: 1995-10-03
Manufacturer: Sony
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...

Disc 1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
This big rock candy mountain of an album justifies some if by no means all of the poses and pretentious statements made by Manchester's natural-born rock & roll deities. A dramatic attempt to rekindle the flames of the original British Invasion, Morning Glory rolls 30 years of Britpop tradition into one irresistible (if achingly self-conscious) whole. "Wonderwall" can be read as a Beatles tribute, "Don't Look Back in Anger" feels like a Mott The Hoople anthem and "She's Electric" and "Morning Glory" are chewy pop confections. --Jeff Bateman

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

1) some rip offs, some unmemorable moments... some good moments too   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
Back in the day, Oasis wanted to be the next Beatles by attempting to write catchy, memorable songs. Sometimes it worked, but other times it clearly didn't. They certainly don't "sound" like the Beatles most of the time."Hello"- that chorus is totally ripped off from the chorus of an old Slade song called "Far Far Away". The verse melody is alright, but the lyrics are bad. Not a great way to open a supposed classic album."Roll With It"- annoying verse melody, good chorus. Nothing more needs to be said."Wonderwall"- Not hooky enough to be a Beatles tribute. Yes, mentioning the words "winding" and "roads" reminds us of a certain Beatles song, but that alone doesn't make it a quality tribute song. Nah, they can do better than that."Don't Look Back in Anger"- Is the piano part in the beginning stolen directly from John Lennon's "Imagine"? It certainly sounds like it. Nice attempt to cover that up with some guitar playing over it. Can't fool me, though. I like this song anyway. The vocal melodies are beautiful, but the guitar solo isn't anything special. Because of the somewhat sappy nature of the chorus, it's not a song I feel like playing very often."Some Might Say"- feels like a filler track to me. Average verse melody, uninteresting chorus. I guess some of the guitar work is decent enough. I won't be playing this song anymore. I can't imagine the Beatles ever writing something as uninteresting as this. Repeating that underwhelming chorus over and over at the end was a bad idea too."Cast No Shadow"- maybe another filler track? It's not anything special, that's for sure. A verse melody that passes by harmlessly with absolutely nothing about it to help us remember the melody. This album can't be the bands masterpiece with songs like this filling up time. The way the verse melody is written reminds me of another song that escapes my mind at the moment. She's Electric- bouncy pop song. I like it a lot. I was afraid after hearing the first few seconds that the melody was going to be a Byrds rip-off, but luckily the sound and melody changed direction in a hurry. What we have here is a great taste of melodic songwriting. The song almost has a sad atmosphere to it. The chorus is a bit weak, but the verse melody totally makes up for that.Morning Glory- the guitar playing in the beginning sounds a lot like Led Zeppelin's "Nobody's Fault but Mine". The song transforms into a messy attempt at light grunge with unsatisfactory results. Really bad singing makes it the obvious low point of the album.Champagne Supervova- the intro has a very beautiful mellow sound that I wish would have continued longer. I think this is a pretty good song in the beginning, with some quiet vocals and a nice atmosphere. The song later becomes just another generic rock song with a loud bombastic sound that is totally unnecessary.

2) Class   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
A weirdly oldschool tenderly savagely brilliant compilation. Full of sound and fury, signifying much. Hard fast paced rock laced with the courtliness and poetical humility of a medieval troubador. Punk with roots. And it reaches down like the roots of an ancient cypress, comprehensive, plaintive, eternal. Youth looking back with wonder, restraint, and yes, a little anger. The power of the amplified music is overpowered by the quiet fury, surrender, and sensitivity of this biographical odyssey in sound. Reminds me of the British royalty of old, combined with a hefty dose of the British invasion rockers (good poets borrow, great poets steal!), and a covering of modern punk rock.

3) Sure sends me to an oasis!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Wow oh wow! I don't know if my cd shelves will hold out! lol Oasis sure surprised me when I popped their cd into my player! A smile came to my face and heck if someone hadn't glued it there...I couldn't have wiped it off if I'd tried! lol I can't believe how much Oasis sounds like The Beatles at times. Particularly in Don't Look Back In Anger (the opening piano music and how deep the voice of the lead singer is). However, all of the songs hint at The Beatles' style, not just the one. I'd have to say my favorite tracks on this album are: the catchy opener Hello (they made an excellent choice using it as the first track because it just SINKS into you!), Wonderwall (I heard this on the radio. I love the break in the music! It just makes the song!), and Don't Look Back In Anger (Like I said...it's that great.) Other highlights are Champagne Supernova (It makes you feel 'high'...on good feelings, not drugs, you sillies!), and the untitled track #6 which is more of a guitar solo than anything. You might like this if you like classic rock (like Led Zeppelin or The Beatles...something like that) or if you are into European bands. This is a great one. Give it a listen sometime!

4) What's The Story? The Story Is Amazing!!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? is one of the best albums I think I have ever heard in my life. Oasis is a wonderful brother band with brilliant vocals and brilliant songs that really stick in your head. This album is a definite must have if you like to listen to music that is actually very, very wonderful.

5) Cant go wrong.   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Had this album forever. Never got tired of it. still not tired of it. turned me into the superfan that i am.