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.

Buy their first two albums and avoid the rest, including this turgid affair.

i thought oasis already split up!! they should!!

This lot should retire and call it quits. They are just embarrassing themselves now.

Very average

this sucks big time

Listenable tracks are scarce on this album. Songs like "Mucky Fingers" or "Meaning of soul" are a joke. They should've split at least 5 years ago...

The best song on here is "Lyla" and that's tuneless drivel. What's no surprise is that morons the world over still believe the hype !

This is a disappointing return. I was truly psyched that they would think and dream big as they did with "Morning Glory" and "Be Here Now" after their international decline. But they still sound like they're trapped in this formulaic rut. Has Noel Gallagher lost his poetic sense of wonder?

A lot has changed in the world since Oasis won over hearts internationally with "(What's The Story) Morning Glory". They were clearly in their prime then, but saw as their dominance proved all too stoppable and watched their steady decline from "Standing On The Shoulder of Giants" and beyond. It sounded as though Oasis, well, were beginning to plagiarize themselves and became increasingly conventional to their approach. Now, it can be very easy to be apologetic to them and really forgive them after the mediocre efforts of "Heathen Chemistry" and such, but they still seem to be trapped in the woods. "Lyla" is a rather weak lead single that doesn't really make justice of some of the album's three strong numbers: "Guess God Thinks I'm Abel", "The Meaning of Soul" and "Part of the Queue", which, unfortunately, are all sized up together in the middle of the record. But other numbers like "Love Like A Bomb", "The Importance Of Being Idle", "Keep The Dream Alive" and the closing track "Let There Be love" come off as rather unconvincing and fail to both incite or mold the psychedelic spirt of the band. Oasis has every right not to believe the truth, but the truth is, they still are having a bit of difficulty locating where their whim de-railed along the way.… Expand

Among the most overhyped and discouraging releases of this year.

It's definitely not Morning Glory, it's a blind alley that can't even balance on the "Shoulders of Giants"

it's not that it's really bad, it's more that it's not very good. don't believe the other "users" aka music label interns chiming in with their lazy syntax. go buy a copy of "what's the story, morning glory" and you'll be fine. what? you already own it, somewhere? well, you just saved yourself about $16 then! better, wait - if you can - and pick it up in the discount bin in a few weeks.… Expand

A very poor effort indeed. There is a lot of better music out there you should invest your money on.

I really don't understand the good reviews this record gets. It's just plain boring. It's got no drive, no hooks, not one interesting moment. I'm deeply dissapointed.

I was about the biggest oasis fan in the world, always the first in line for the San Francisco/Oakland shows. I also have the distinction of being the first fan to hear the song "Be Here Now" (sneaked into the oakland coliseum 6 hours before they opened the doors) saw oasis do their soundcheck before U2. But lets face it, oasis are getting more and more mediocre with each album. where is all this hype for "truth" coming from? First 2 oasis albums and Masterplan are AMAZING. but is was ALL down hill from there. each album even worse than the one before. Be Here Now: Good Melodies and guitars but the songs dragged and dragged leaving little to be desired. Do you know what I mean however, is probably one of oasis' best songs. as well as fucking in the bushes, "standing only lasted me about 3 months of listening pleasure", Heathen Chemistry provided about a month of enjoyment, and that was mainly from the songs that Liam wrote. Noel was writing sappy songs about Love and girls and whatever. I couldn't believe it, but it seemed to me that Liam would now be responsible for carrying the torch in oasis. But "truth" proved that to be wrong. "truth" lasted me about 5 days. I haven't listened to it since, just not interested. never like "lyla" that much. sounded like "king of leon" or some other boring shit. i always thought that oasis was unfairly dismissed as copying the beatles sound and always defended them against that accusation. Sure, they are obviously influenced by them, but there are also influences of stones, sex pistols, kinks, t-rex, stone roses, etc. but now just about the only new oasis songs that i want to hear more than a couple of times are the ones that are blatantly beatlesque or lennonesque in the case of Liam's songs. whats sad is that oasis are still capable of writing great songs, but basically they are sell outs. how do you go from priding yourself on being working class and then make a point of wearing gucci and prada. i thought gem and andy would add to the greatness that was oasis. but they didnt, they didnt because oasis albums are a collection of individual song writing and not group writing. In the end, oasis lost the drive. Had their drive been rooted in creating great music, their greatness would not have ended. but because their drive was based on being the biggest band in the world and conquering the world, there was nothing to drive towards one that was accomplished. So now they release an album that is pretty mediocre, not one great, let alone classic, song on the album. and it opens to reviews saying, "best album in a decade"..BULL!!!! Its the worst album in a decade. Its just that this album happened to be released at a time in which bands such as interpol, killers, kasabian, hot hot heat, jet, etc are getting airplay.… Expand

awful!!

Rather Shit!

lousy

I don't know about you but this should go down as the worst rock album of all time. I've been messing around with a guitar for nearly 3 years and I could come up with a better songs than these. In fact, if this was the best I could do, I would'nt even bother trying to get a record deal or even writing these songs. Are these guys just joking , or can they actually write melody on the guitar with more than three or two chords - Liam Gallaghar? Thats a pretty shocking comment considering alot of the songs from "heathen Chemistry" were the best since "Morning Glory", however Liams Gems and Andys poor songs made it a patchy album. Oasis were best when Noel wrote all the songs (even his lesser great ones are way better than the other three that are in the band) and played lead guitar. And of course having a good producer helps - unlike Dave Sardy who produces Generic rock albums - Marilyn Manson, System of a down and de railed Bush's career with their own generic disastor that was "Goldenstate" subsequently the band split up and may now be done. "Heathen Chemistry" was self produced by the band (or Noel) so thats why is turned out crap because it ended up sounding like a sad 1960s tibute. Lets not forget its the 2000s now. But the first 4 were great records simply because Owen Morris made them sound nice and loud on their frst three and Spike Stent did the introspective and slower paced but brilliant "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants" Just like Bush, this might as well be the undoing of one of the greatest bands on the planet.… Expand

The entire album is really boring , the only song in the entire album that isn't terrible is the importance of being idle.

oasis is dead.

Absolutely Pathetic. This is how you de-rail a career, and yes I think other people out their could write better songs - and they're probably not being obnoxious, they're just being honest. Maybe you should listen to people who play instruments, and not rich rock stars who's day has come and gone long ago. Altogether, if you haven't heard this album, I'm being dead truthful here - your dead lucky - cause its pathetic. If I could turn back time, I would off happily have had the band call it quits after "Heathen Chemistry", the fact that it took the band so long to write and record this, and scrap so many sessions is just ridiculous and laughable. After all Oasis is about honesty, and I swear to god, their is no honesty in this music anywhere… Expand

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.

Best album in 10 years by Oasis, an amazing collection of classic pop & roll tunes. Gallaghers and Co. at their prime.

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.

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

This is an album which shows oasis never lost it. They have matured and moved on and created a great honest album.

Crap... these Oasis fans must be delusional!!

who?

I just listened to this album... lol....

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.

great album. All the tracks are good.

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

Best Oasis album since WTSMG. Easily the best album I've heard all year. Oasis have returned to form.

A much better effort than the previous 2 albums who try'd to immitate the originals. The songs have been written by diffeernt members of the band giving each song quite differnt sounds and influences, some are still mediocore and seems noels melody writing ability is being lost only penning 5 songs.

Don't Believe The Truth is the best album of 2005.

Very solid album on par with their first two releases

This is not Morning Glory or Definitely Maybe, but is by far the best record since those two! new direction for oasis on this one.

Brilliant.

best album to come out of Europe the last 20 years. Stone-cold masterpiece. I love the return to form. Give it a spin!

Noel's only good song on this one is "Part Of The Queue". The standout tracks on the album are actually Andy's "Keep The Dream Alive" and Gem's "A Bell Will Ring". 10 years is way too long a time to be continually mediocre.

Hard to believe the low score on this album so far. Yea it's not up to par with their first two albums, but not only is this a great improvement on their last two, it's a strong album with really only a few weak tracks. This really doesn't deserve to be in the same category as heathen Chemistry and Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. Hasn't it gotten so that the critics just automatically count Oasis out? I hope not, becuase this album deserves better than a 59.… Expand

Best since What's The Story. A few critics seem to have panned it based on feelings towards the Gallaghers, most of which are a decade in the making. A phenomenal album.

Masterpiece.

great cd. much better than the last one.

How many bands from the '90s are still going and continue to have strong fan support. Oasis have been through the ringer and are still left standing. This album will serve as the foundation for Oasis 2.0. It's only going to get better and evolve further. This album is awesome. It's tight and confident, as well as mature and professional. Oasis is here to stay, whether the critics like it or not. So bow down to the Gallaghers and just enjoy the ride for what they do ... make rock 'n' roll.… Expand

just because...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

A true return to form for Oasis. From beginning to end, a great rock 'n' roll album.

Same boring brit-pop as before. Nothing new to it whatsoever...

I'm not an Oasis fan and have a various musictaste ranging from Arcade Fire to Brian Eno, and I have to say, this album is too good to be true! **** all those narrow minded Oasis-haters, just because it's Oasis they review this album bad but if you take a listen to this you know this is the perfect rock 'n roll album with 11 good tracks on it. As good as Morning Glory, of course not equal to Dafinitely Maybe. Every band member wrote at least one song and Andy's Turn Up The Sun and Keep The Dream Alive are amazing, Liam's songwriting clearly improved if you listen to the classic Love Like A Bomb. And then there's Let There Be Love, Part Of The Queue...can't stop listening to this one. People who gave this a zero didn't listen to this… Expand

Critics and haters miss the point. Oasis are the last of a dying breed. The last of the true British Invasion worshipers. Come on now, would you really rather listien to melodic ballads of Sytem of a Down or the rockin bad boy antics of Dave Mathews? Excuse me while I go pass gas...

Don't Believe DeRogatis

Best Album since Morning Glory

"Playlouder.com" might be the most worthless website of all time! Before they knock a band they should update there website. It looks like it was put together by bunch of retarded chimps on smack. Luke Turner is, no doubt, the most pointless rock scribe on the Internet. I'm sure he's eagerly anticipating the next rockin releases of Rufus Wainwright and Boy George. This is a good record - Not the best - But for a band that has been at it for this long, it works. It's certainly a better record compared to any 90's dinosaur (Pearl Jam anyone). If you see Luke Turner, punch him in the face. Personally, I hope he gets hit by a truck.… Expand

Oasis is finally back... It takes a while to get in love with the songs, but they are definitely good... All of them. My favs are "Part Of the Queue" and "Mucking Fingers".

A fine return to form -- the best oasis album since Be Here Now. At most only one or two weak tracks on the album while sporting a few masterpieces such as Part of the Queue, The Importance of Being Idle, and Guess God Thinks I'm Abel. The best album of 2005 thus far.

What do you expect? An nu-metal band is in the top scoring. You know SOMETHING is wrong.

Great record, definitely the best since Morning Glory, Nice one boys, there is not one skip track on this album, where as on the last few Oasis Albums a few were. Album of the year.

This album is a sound of four talented songwriters making music that they love. There is a stronger chemistry within the band than ever before. Liam's voice sounds great, and Noel turns in some of his best ever vocal performances. It is a joy to listen to, and should be for any open-minded British guitar music enthusiast. While it may not have the standout singles of Morning Glory, in my opinion, the overall quality of Don't Believe the Truth matches that album.… Expand

Damn cool album, I love almost all song!!!

This is not Noel Gallagher, this is Oasis. It is not 10 years past because these guys are grown men now. As a longtime fan, i can see the growth and mellowness of the album. Very non-traditional, but an excellent album none the less. A bold move to reduce all the shite that bogged them down before; go get the album it's the second best album to come out of the UK this year (Coldplay).

Surprisingly good after their two last albums (which were quite dissapointing). I cannot stop listening to it. It grows and grows...

Not up to the standards set by Definitely Maybe or Morning Glory, this is still a good Oasis record with a great song from Gem and your standard kick ass ballad from Noel.

I'm not an Oasis apologist -- Heathen Chemistry was god-awful, and the first single here, "Lyla" does nothing for me -- but this is a very good album. Bashers will disagree, but there it is. The middle of this album -- Love Like a Bomb, The Importance of Being Idle, The Meaning of Soul, Guess God Thinks I'm Abel, Part of the Queue -- is absolutely fantastic. As good a stretch as on any previous Oasis album. Mucky Fingers is irredeemably bad; and the remaining tracks are tight, solid, not spectacular pop songs. Bottom line: if Oasis had never existed and a brand new band came out with this as their debut album, critics would be going universally crazy for it. It's quite good.… Expand

Bad reviews stick in the mind more than excellent reviews in general. However its hard not to give this return to form a big thumbs up. F the begrudgers.

Getting there - best in years but still some fillers.

F*ck reviews!

best of all

it a great album!

It seems to me this album is coming out at a perfect time to make a Star Wars analogy. Oasis' first two albums were brilliant, equilivent in greatness to A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. Be Here Now, while it had it's moments and was generally fun, was overdone, bloated and self-indulgent (similar to the Ewoks). The next two albums resembled the Star Wars prequals - both pretty much sucked but still appealed to their core audience (virgins for Star Wars, Anglophiles for Oasis), who tried to convince anyone and everyone there was inherit merit in the movies and albums on the sheer basis that it was a Star Wars movie or an Oasis album. With Don't Believe the Truth (and Sith), the Star Wars analogy becomes complete, whereby both franchises have redeemed themselves. This is a fine album, but it won't win any awards or end up on any legitimate year-end top tens. Good summer fun though.… Expand

This is a very good album. It is obvious that Oasis decided not to try too hard on this one. Rather than overblowing it as they have done in the past (see Be Here Now), they fire off 11 straight quality, unbloated, rockin tunes... many of them classics. It's good from beginning to end. Oasis have been dogged by critics since Morning Glory. I hope they receive the credit they deserve for this one... it's just good music. Believe the Truth!!… Expand

This is right up there with their first two albums. Andy and Gem breathe new sounds into the album throughout, Noel does his best vocals since "Dont Look Back In Ander," surpassing those with his vocals on "The Importance of Being Idle." A new golden age for Oasis and fans indeed.

fantastic

There's been a lot of talk that this is the third best Oasis album (after DM and WTSMG, of course). I know what they mean; none of the songs on this album approach the headiness of "Live Forever", "Supersonic", "Don't Look Back...", or any of the other standouts from their first two albums, so it's hard for this album to measure up. I do believe that this is the most even Oasis album from start to finish, however. There aren't any obvious thowaways/clunkers and I've found myself wanting to go back and listen to the ENTIRE album over and over. It's hard to name a favorite track or weakest track right now. Overall solid album.… Expand

This album proves that Oasis are back. Without question. Anyone who has listened to it has to admit they have really done it. They've gotten back to their form of '94 and '95, minus the cockiness.

The music they make is still ten times better than the stuff on radio these days.

It took 3 'good' but not great albums for Oasis to finally make what would have been a fitting follow-up to the fantastic (What's The Story) Morning Glory. Don't Believe The Truth is an album that really grows on you, and has little to no filler. I believe it shows Oasis' future will be very promising.

ho-hum.

I think it´s great album...

These guys have sucked since after the first album and they have got more annoying since if you want real music listen to coldplay

Definitely a return to form. Better than last 2 albums and comfortably sits alongside Definitely Mabe and What's the Story. Liam is improving as a writer as well

it's a dark time for the music but this album is great. The best of the year

it is a good cd and it is different.it remembers me to the white cd of the beatles because each different song.

the best album of 2005

A fantastic album. I can't wait to hear the new songs live!

Its a good album. Shouldn't that be good enough? Its not Definately Maybe, its not Morning Glory, but its good. so why bitch about?

With all the s**t albums coming out from all the new bands that the british music industry is producing, its great to hear another quality album from britains best band.

Great Album!!

One of the greatest albums I've heard in years, and definitely the best album of 2005! Nothing but undeniable, quality rok n roll!

This album us v.v.good. Its fresh and surprisingly original. Every song is different. Best album for years.

Just one word to define: PERFECT!!!

Excellent all around; better and better with each suceeding listen.

It sounds preconceived and disoriented.

i appreciate that oasis still go out doing what they do, but i don't feel any lasting feeling after the final track on this album. it's just a fleeting feeling which makes oasis sound less inspiring.

Absolutely awesum, a return to form, loving 'Keep the Dream Alive', this album has more than kept the dream alive, its re-invigorated it

by oasis standards, this is forgettable. they've lost the throne to coldplay and radiohead.

Hummm, perhaps they should have titled this "don't believe the hype". Of all the good stuff glaring out at me from the record store shelves I chose this dud. Oasis are trading on the golden days. Shallow poorly constructed dribble. Best band in the World--Yeah Right!