Don't Believe The Truth
by Oasis
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: May 31, 2005
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 346 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 277 out of 346
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 346
  3. Negative: 48 out of 346

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  1. BEZ
    May 31, 2005
    0
    This lot should retire and call it quits. They are just embarrassing themselves now.
  2. BillD
    May 31, 2005
    9
    Better than Morning Glory, after expecting a decade spent on cruise control Oasis have surprised and produced their second best album. The dad rock and the half ass flag waving anthems are gone from this album and replaced with just solid songs that show depth and variation. Highlights would be The Importance Of Being Idle. Let There Be Love, Part Of The Que, Mucky Fingers, Keep The Dream Better than Morning Glory, after expecting a decade spent on cruise control Oasis have surprised and produced their second best album. The dad rock and the half ass flag waving anthems are gone from this album and replaced with just solid songs that show depth and variation. Highlights would be The Importance Of Being Idle. Let There Be Love, Part Of The Que, Mucky Fingers, Keep The Dream Alive and Guess God Think's I'm Abel. Well done Oasis it's good to have you back… Expand
  3. Craig
    May 31, 2005
    10
    great album. All the tracks are good.
  4. CristianP
    May 31, 2005
    8
    yo creo que el album esta bastante bien. no entiendo porque la mayoria de las criticas intentan hacer quedar mal a esta banda... quizas es por envidia a que otras bandas como coldplay por ejemplo sean mediocres.
  5. Ozzie
    May 31, 2005
    1
    I just listened to this album... lol....
  6. georgel
    May 31, 2005
    0
    i thought oasis already split up!! they should!!
  7. jasond
    May 31, 2005
    2
    Buy their first two albums and avoid the rest, including this turgid affair.
  8. jt
    May 31, 2005
    0
    who?
  9. MaryH
    May 31, 2005
    2
    Oasis have continued to go downhill ever since Be Here Now. This latest album is similar to their two previous ones... and not worth buying. Avoid.
  10. jon
    May 31, 2005
    1
    Crap... these Oasis fans must be delusional!!
  11. danb.
    May 31, 2005
    5
    Everyone slags Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, their fourth album, but aside from two horrible tracks, it was a pretty good album. This one people are praising, but it's pretty lame. The lyrics are mostly shite, the melodies are scarce, and there is none of the urgency the band used to have. And Liam's voice sounds like an impersonation of himself or somehting. I do love the Everyone slags Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, their fourth album, but aside from two horrible tracks, it was a pretty good album. This one people are praising, but it's pretty lame. The lyrics are mostly shite, the melodies are scarce, and there is none of the urgency the band used to have. And Liam's voice sounds like an impersonation of himself or somehting. I do love the last track, and the Importrance of Being Idle. I'm sure as few of the other tracks will grow on me. But I hope the boys get it more together for the next go round.… Expand
  12. dantp
    May 26, 2005
    10
    This is an album which shows oasis never lost it. They have matured and moved on and created a great honest album.
  13. CatherineH
    May 26, 2005
    9
    Great songs... Lyla is a classic Oasis lead single... Meaning of Soul is a no frills rocker... The Importence of Being Idle goes places you don't expect- great song. A Bell Will Ring and Let There Be Love are also great. Sadly, a lot of these "reviews" don't focus on the album- standing alone. Which makes a lot of these critics look really dumb. Anyway there's only one Great songs... Lyla is a classic Oasis lead single... Meaning of Soul is a no frills rocker... The Importence of Being Idle goes places you don't expect- great song. A Bell Will Ring and Let There Be Love are also great. Sadly, a lot of these "reviews" don't focus on the album- standing alone. Which makes a lot of these critics look really dumb. Anyway there's only one stinker: Part of the Queue (embarrassing DadRock) but other than that it's worth buying!… Expand
  14. ShanahanG
    May 24, 2005
    10
    Album of the year, it's been worth the wait! Hope it doesn't take another 10 years for them to make an album as good as this though.
  15. erikr
    May 24, 2005
    10
    Best album in 10 years by Oasis, an amazing collection of classic pop & roll tunes. Gallaghers and Co. at their prime.
  16. ArtVandelay
    May 24, 2005
    10
    A fantastic return to form with not a single track I'd skip on there, unlike the last 3 albums. The fact the first single, Lyla, is the worst song on there shows how strong it is. Pick of the tracks? Let There Be Love, Keep The Dream Alive, TIOBI & POTQ are all top class, the rest not far behind. It's good to be back.
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Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 28
  3. Negative: 5 out of 28
  1. The A.V. Club
    70
    Yes, the rumors are true: Oasis has--for the first time in a decade--made an album worth hearing.
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  2. Drawer B
    10
    Mediocre melodies ride atop formulaic songwriting.
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  3. Village Voice
    30
    In the end, it's Oasis's attempts to capture former pinnacles, from trying to re-create the simple sunny-side-up pleasures of "Live Forever" to trying for another album-ending mountain like "Champagne Supernova," that keep their latter-day output so entirely forgettable.
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