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While the electronic flourishes and arrogant bombast that respectively marred the band's last two efforts are thankfully gone, there's nothing on Heathen Chemistry to suggest that the "Wonderwall" commercial glory days of the mid-'90s are coming back.
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Heathen Chemistry gets back to what Oasis do well.
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Oasis can't help but sound like a group battling to free themselves from being last century's thing.
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Essentially, Oasis have tentatively begun to master the art of becoming veterans: writing songs that reflect their circumstances and not a mythical image of what they once were; songs that suggest there's life in the old beast yet.
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Pretty much the same Beatles-esque pub-rock with Middle Eastern punches you'd expect--though with more shared singing and songwriting duties than past outings have had.
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Heathen Chemistry finds the quintet back in cracking mid-'90s form.
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Oasis is back, and in top form.
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BlenderSounds like a band back on track. [#8, p.120]
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Entertainment WeeklyA step up from the previous two tossers. [12 July 2002, p.84]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 82 out of 115
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Mixed: 16 out of 115
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Negative: 17 out of 115
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TonySSep 18, 2005
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Jul 15, 2022
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Jul 11, 2020Boring glory. Wait, no glory at all. The songs in this album are boring and slow. And the music is practically nonexistent.