gallagher brothers discography review
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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
8.5/10
one of the most beautiful albums i’ve ever listened to based off of the background alone. what a soulful, mature, emotional reflection on love and nostalgia and loss and yearning to rekindle a relationship.
i can’t properly put into words how i feel about this album, but know it touched me in a way that not many other albums have. but this is the only album i can think of that i resonated more with noel’s perspective rather than my own, and become thoroughly invested in his relationship with his brother, the subject of most of the songs on this album
“while the song remains the same” is one of the most striking songs i’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. everything about this song is completely perfect. the lyrics, the instrumental, GOD the instrumental, everything about this song paints one of the best examples of musical imagery i’ve ever heard; almost as if you’re remembering everything from the past, all the good days you’d spent with another person, the song being so fond, cinematic, melancholy, sad, so many others words i can’t name. and of course, lamenting on the split itself, ”we let love get lost in anger chasing yesterday,” of course with a nod to the beatles, who noel and his brother love, with the ending fading away with a tambourine, liam’s signature instrument. a phenomenal 10/10 experience of a song.
there are some weaker tracks on the album, but overall, a great experience -
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
6.5/10
an album that represents and best and the worst part of noel gallagher’s writing. the sound of this album, like the rest of his discography, does not appeal to me specifically, i think he really leans into that sort of 2010’s boom clap writing too much. if he had another sound, i think it’d really boost his discography, but i can’t complain about his sense of style in music
the music on this album is painfully boring at worst, but most of the songs reach a sort of “okay” spot when ignoring the specific sound of each one. fort knox to be careful what you wish for are relatively pleasant experiences, but don’t really ooze the passion that i associate with noel gallagher’s best works.
the songs do get more tender and meaningful during the end of the album, peaking at “the man who built the moon,” a transcendent cinematic experience that has given me a much better impression of this album than it deserves, it really carries
overall just a sort of boring experience, and not noel’s best work, though some of the songs like black & white sunshine are catchy enough to get stuck in my head often and i can’t say i dislike that experience :)
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