New Oasis - "Falling Down"
I love it when you guys send polite tips on Wednesday nights. "Falling Down" debuted in Chem Bros Remix form earlier in the summer. This stripped mix is the version on the forthcoming Dig Out Your Soul. I'm more familiar with Oasis's publicity feuds than I am with their catalog at this point, but it's fair to say that no one's reinventing the heathen chemistry here. And while this is not the jockin' Noel G. response track we have all been waiting for, it will give you insight into the LP7 album cover (which, along with the song, is waiting for you after the jump).
Dig Out Your Soul is out 10/7 (10/6 in Manchester).
Posted at 7:55 PM by Scott in Album Art
Tags: Oasis
I like it - it sounds like a nice precursor for what's possibly in store. That, and I've always been a fan of Oasis - so yeah, a bit bias.
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nuts. i was hoping this was a scarlett johansson cover
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When you say you're more familiar with their feuds than with the back catalog you sound like a fucking idiot. oasis is so underrated its not even funny.
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Underrated? At what, ripping of the Beatles? Sounds like something a fucking idiot would say.
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Their sound is closer to Sex Pistols and T.Rex than The Beatles.
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Great song. We get the single on friday. Off to a fine start.
Sidebar - the new jayz song is crap.
Mr. Gum - pick up the back catalog. Most is better than 89 percent of the so crap that gets pushed and promted on this and most blogs.
Oasis is so overlooked in the US its freakin pitiful.
But that is ok. We get two MSG gigs in decmeber. More fun to come. Live4ever....
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I'm a huge Oasis fan. When Noel sings his songs Oasis is my top 3, but when Liam sings they fall to fiftieth or so. With that said, I'm really pleased with the new track and it makes me excited for the new album.
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It's funny to hear other people say that. I can't tell one lick of differnce between the two, but I have a friend who says the same thing. Or maybe it's the other way around--loves Liam hates Noel...
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Although it does sound like they are ripping off My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, and Band of Horses with the extra reverb he has put on his voice.
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solid. and wow, surprisingly supportive comments from 'gum readers, for now. nice surprise and how unexpected. and yes, i agree, pick up this and the verve back catalogs. some of the most underrated bands in the US.
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Wow, really really good. Never been a huge fan of what I've heard on the radio, but this would make me buy the album. And they are touring with Ryan Adams... hmmm...
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meh, it's okay. oasis have always been a solid rock band. let's not call them awesome because we realize they don't suck.
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i don't see what's so great about this song. it's mediocre, just like them. There are so many other bands putting out stuff a million times more original then this. The closest I will ever get to listening to Oasis is Cat Power's cover of "WonderWall", which is 100 times better than the original.
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I agreed with everything you said until you got to the Cat Power thing. Sounds like you can't think outside your indie rock bubble for a second and admit that a mainstream band is decent.
Okay, I'm done defending Oasis. I don't even like them that much.
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I liked Definitely Maybe and Morning Glory in high school (me and a friend used to amuse ourselves singing "what's the story, school is boring"), but from Be Here Now on, they've been dreadful. Plus the Gallagher brothers are beyond stupid and way too full of themselves. Basically, horrid individuals with worn-out rhyming dictionaries who don't deserve their fame or your money. Anyone who thinks otherwise at this point is probably vermin of the very same kind.
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can't you give them some buckcherry treatment, stereogum, and just pretend they're not here anymore? elephant in the god damn room?
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pretty mediocre. The production sounds pretty good mind you(although only in low bitrate), I am expecting some of their best or at least most unorthodox production yet. But the song is definitely mediocre.
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I hate oasis.
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Sounds good to me. Hopefully the jay-z feud will just die. It is pretty unnecessary.
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better production than their last few MOR records
liking the sort of dance, shoegaze, more overtly manchester thing they're doin here
not that great a song though
liam's voice too nasal as per usual
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How can anyone say Oasis is underrated? Oasis is currently 21st on the Top Artists list at Last.fm. (And I think Last.fm is really starting to gain some authority on these matters with their 21 million users.) Wikipedia: "Oasis have sold more than 50 million records worldwide,[1] have had eight UK number-one singles and have collected 15 NME Awards, 5 Brit Awards and 9 Q awards."
You call that underrated?
I've always thought Oasis is extremely overrated. Their sound has pretty much nothing original to it, and the infantile remarks and dissing of other artists that the Gallagher brothers keep throwing up has made me lose even the last drops of respect I might've once had for Oasis. (Well, actually I never had any respect for Oasis, so there isn't really much point to this post.) :)
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Great tune, though a bit of a no-brainer for the Chemical Brothers to remix, as the beat resembles "Setting Sun" (which in turn ripped off "Tomorrow Never Knows"), featuring vocals by none other than N. Gallagher himself. Nice to hear him get a rocker instead of the usual mid-tempo fare.
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well that was boring
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Everyone rips off the Beatles.
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Drum beat is very Tomorrow Never Knows
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Ringo's son on drums, who has since been non asked back to drum on their tour. Shame since he was the best drummer they ever had. As long as their replacement stays off the cymbals I think it will work out in the end. Previous Oasis drummers have had little clue that toms and snares exist.
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Nostalgia. Keeping Oasis relevant since 1997.
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scott you are still a cockney cunt but nice job posting this. will have the single for the blog tomorrow.
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I am surprised that nobody has noted how the vocals and song altogether sounds like something from Doves.
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My first thought was that this sounds like a cleaned up Brian Jonestown Massacre song, but Doves is a good proxy too. Noel should sing every song. That said, this isn't that great
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This song is mediocre? Everyone had been praising it to the extent of oblivion that I just had to hear it. When I did, it was quite frankly unbelievable.
Also, everyone rips off the Beatles, it's just that Oasis do it better than everyone else.
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There's nothing wrong with this track. It's better that they are experimenting more than they have in the past and as far as I'm concerned it turned out really really good. Mellotrons, subtle guitars, and it has a good melody (regardless of whether or not it will stand up to their classics from the mid-90's).
Who gives a shit if the drums are like Tomorrow Never Knows? If certain elements like that make the song work, then it makes the song work.
Also, I like indie music a lot, but it's people like all the nay-sayers leaving comments in this thread that make indie music more overrated than mainstream bands.
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hey awesome, the video was removed already. dickhead label execs.
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You can download the track here:
http://thepopscene.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/this-is-not-a-remix-oasis-falling-down-album-version/
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I agree with travis. this song is fantastic. why can't people start listening to ALL kinds of music again rather than live and die by certain bullshit genres? people need to learn to love MUSIC again regardless of how lo-fi or overproduced it can be and this song may be your ticket to doing that.
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Wow. I love it.
It has a nice dark, mellow sound to it. The break is awesome also, the tempo raises but just enough to make it compatible with the rest of the song. These guys know what they're doing.
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You can download the track here:
http://thepopscene.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/this-is-not-a-remix-oasis-falling-down-album-version
previous relevant reply:
hey awesome, the video was removed already. dickhead label execs.
imho - the song is not that bad, but they need to expand creatively as they have in the past, and I think they might start getting the respect they deserve
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As far as I'm concerned, this is the best fucking Oasis song since their heyday. Wow, I'm actually going to BUY an Oasis album. That hasn't happened since, like, 1997.
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we are moving closer 3 am est and the shock of the lightning leaks !
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the shock of the lightning download
http://www.sendspace.com/file/puyfyj
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Thanks, man. I actually like this song too. I even dig the "Magical Mystery Tour" reference.
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Wow... Liam hasn't sounded this good since either Definitely Maybe or What's the Story.
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right, that would be because it's noel on this track's vocals.
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That comment was about the Shock of the Lightning mp3 that was posted above.
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sorry man, my mistake
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No worries.
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Last two best oasis songs are not released in any album:
I Wanna Live In a Dream (On My Record Machine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaj_nHtZKFk
Who Put The Weight Of The World On Your Shoulder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_PZY1KXfbk
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My favorite latest unreleased. Sitting Here in Silence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHrRoZDnIKk&feature=related
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i'm just surprised how peaceful this post has been. the same can not be said for the kings of leon post.
but i'll always be an oasis fan. sure there's some nostalgia involved but i'm not ashamed to admit it.
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hokay
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This is a cool song!
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Here's the Chemical Brothers remix: http://music.download.com/oasis/3600-8691_32-101157209.html
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SItting Here... is a b-side to Let There be Love.
Weight... is on the Goal! soundtrack
so not unreleased.
With that said happy Oasis is playing around with production.
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oasis are the last band of their kind , youd do well to remember that all you emo heads out there ,
they still have the biggest selling album by a british band , it will never be matched again what with mp3's etc etc , respect where it is due please ....
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