C'mon You Know
by Liam Gallagher
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. The Observer (UK)
    May 31, 2022
    60
    Gallagher still has a voice that can imbue even the most meaningless lyric with more feeling than it deserves. But the old adage about cooks and broth holds true, because for all the efforts of the crack team surrounding him, the results are largely unremarkable and at times, as in the case of Oh Sweet Children, downright cloying.
  2. Uncut
    May 26, 2022
    60
    There’s a new sense of maturity, even kindness, starting with “More Power”, a song of odd, regretful sentiments, reputedly addressed to Noel and full of family references. ... Songs mostly remain Frankenstein stitch-ups, though: Jeff Lynne’s softly simulated psychon the Threetles’ “Real Love” seems the production template, when not mixed for terrace power, minus tunes. [Jun 2022, p.26]
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  3. musicOMH.com
    May 27, 2022
    40
    C’mon You Know’s problem is that, after the initial bluster of his two preceding albums, it just sounds distinctly pedestrian, complacent and reflective. The addition of wisps of trippy phasing, looped drums and a diversion into dub (eek!) all add up to songs that seem just a bit too contrived and calculated to really feel like he ‘means it man’.

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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 40
  3. Negative: 4 out of 40
  1. Markythompson
    May 30, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. In my opinion, this album felt like a collection of "filler" songs, giving it a general lack of feel and direction.
    Lyrically, this album was quite cliché and, again, lacked any direction or mood.
    Some songs, which musically sounded promising were marred by questionable lyrics (for example, better days).

    The mix sounded confused also, some tracks sounding like they were engineered by completely different people from song to song.

    Everything's electric was a clear winner on the album, however, as we know, wasn't written by the man himself.    … Full Review »
  2. KarnaK
    May 28, 2022
    10
    Mad fer it! Maybe his best. Banger after banger. Not exactly "experimental" but definitely mature and a natural progression for R'Kid.
  3. anykindofmusic
    May 28, 2022
    8
    This LP will divide opinions for sure; it's quite experimental, not what you'd expect from a Gallagher. However I find it mostly works. MoreThis LP will divide opinions for sure; it's quite experimental, not what you'd expect from a Gallagher. However I find it mostly works. More Power immediately makes this new approach clear, then we get some decent upbeat rock like Diamond in the Dark and Everything's Electric, a sturdy affecting ballad in Too Good For Giving Up and convincing spookiness in Moscow Rules. There are Beatles influences as usual, but put to fairly good use on Better Days and Oh Sweet Children. A few dud tracks like Don't Go Halfway and I'm Free where eccentricity compromises the songwriting, but for the most part he pulls off this newly weird direction, in a way he's failed to do before. Somewhat of an unpredictable surprise.… Full Review »
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