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Universal acclaim- based on 180 Ratings

  • Summary: The British rock band releases its seventh album, produced by Dave Sardy.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 27
  2. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. What's striking about Dig Out Your Soul is how its relentless onslaught of sound proves as enduring as the tunes.
  2. More than anything else, there’s a feeling that Dig Out Your Soul might actually be their best album in over a decade. In other words, not quite the fabled, oft-promised “Best one since fookin’ "Definitely Maybe!"" but certainly the best one since fookin’ "...Morning Glory."
  3. If there are moments when the feted snap and snarl of yore amounts to little more than ramming generic blues licks down the audience's throat, they're tempered with moments of discovery like the lysergic 'To Be Where There's Life' and 'Falling Down' which displays an uncharacteristic lightness of touch.
  4. An overall sound that’s been compressed and flatlined into one continuous buzz, this sounds like a tired band that had already gone through the motions before it even started.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 81
  2. Negative: 6 out of 81
  1. John,Jr.H.
    10
    I don't know what's going in the mind a perfect human beings like the critics. The point is fans love it. Majority is pleased with this album. They also did negative reviews on past Oasis albums but it sold tens of million copies worldwide. In your face critics! Ultimately, the fans are the one who will decide what bands will stay longer in the industry. Expand
  2. DaveN
    8
    Great first half, first 5 tracks are amazing. High Horse Lady is good, though a bit to repititive in my opinion. Falling Down is perhaps the best song on the album. The latter songs are of lesser quality. To be Where There's Life is still quite good, but Ain't Got Notin' is awful, as is The Nature of Reality. Soldier On is a decent ending, but lacks the brilliance of a song like Champagne Supernova. Overall a pretty good album, but could have been better. Collapse
  3. 7
    After years of some good singles but very average albums I was really happy with 2005's Don't Believe the Truth from Oasis. Really enjoyed it and it's still my 3rd favourite Oasis record. They really recaptured some of their magic on that. Because of this, I had a big expectations for the follow up Dig Out Your Soul and unfortunately it doesn't quite live up to them. There are some great tacks on here but too much of it is either mid tempo or else just bland and the qulaity levels just go through the floor on the last 4 tracks. Noel's 6 tracks carry the record. Liam's contributions are his weakest since Little James on Standing on the Shoulder..... Even the single he penned, I'm Outta Time is hugely overrated. The Nature of Reality and To Be Where There's Live, thrown in by Andy Bell and Gem Archer, are boring. NG should have put the foot down and been stricter with what went on the record, especially when you hear some of the stuff he had lying around for years that made it onto his solo record. This had the potential to be a 9 out 10 record but the sharing out of the song writing responsibility's cost it in the end. Expand
  4. markp
    4
    Yawn, pure British mediocrity. They never were particularly good, just middle of the road rock for the masses, boring.

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