Heathen Chemistry - Oasis
  • Band Name: Oasis
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Jul 2, 2002
User Score
7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 85 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 85
  3. Negative: 11 out of 85

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  1. StewartM.
    Jul 17, 2002
    10
    Superb. Best album ever by Oasis. Liam at his best. Deserves all the aclaim it can muster. This is not pop its Oasis at their best. Fantastic lads, keep it up.
  2. JavierK
    Apr 14, 2004
    9
    Ok, Ok, maybe this is not oasis at it's best, but it still is a freakin assome new album. Songbird it's fantastic, it's a song so beautiful and powerful at the same time, one of oasis best! Generally it's a great album, but it just doesn't have the same quality as the previous albums.
  3. AK
    Aug 29, 2004
    10
    Absolutely brilliant... she is love, stop crying your heart out, little by little... If oasis is your style of music or you've ever enjoyed an oasis song, buy this album. (or definitely maybe, morning glory, & be here now)
  4. pm
    Sep 28, 2004
    9
    this is a great album and if you like oasis its definetly the best since morning glory. Im a big fan of oasis and have seen them live many times. Its no Definetly Maybe but then again its impossible to recreate an album as brilliant as that. This album is easily enjoyable ,easy to understand and easy to sing along to, is that not what rock and roll is all about? If you want to listen to calculator music and get depressed i would recommend most radiohead albums.Music is there to be enjoyed and make you feel good and thats what this album does.By the way i do like radiohead and have seen them ilve too , twice but its hardly uplifting music. … Expand
  5. DaveL
    Aug 22, 2002
    10
    So far....album of the year. No matter what they release, critics will always have their pre-conceived opinions about the band. Their best album since "Morning Glory".
  6. RicardoM
    Oct 14, 2003
    9
    Its a thrilling, provocative and superb new album of the mancunians. Songbird would fit perfectly in "Imagine" and Little by Little sound like an early Wings hit (and its a huge compliement).
  7. dannys
    Jul 7, 2003
    10
    Top!!
  8. JonC.
    Aug 21, 2002
    9
    Best work since Morning Glory, and a breath of fresh air in a generally tired music scene in the US.
  9. JimB.
    Jul 7, 2002
    9
    it's their best yet.
  10. TimE
    Jan 19, 2005
    10
    Another solid record. There's a reason that Oasis were considered groundbreaking and this record just proves that they've still managed to live up to all their hype by creating some of the best music in their illustrious career!!!!!!!
  11. seanj
    Jan 29, 2005
    10
    pure brilliance,every song simple as that
  12. andreal
    Mar 20, 2005
    10
    i think this album is fucking awesome! how can anyone rate this below an 8? oasis is comprised of musical geniuses!! i think that they are an amazing band and they are true musicians!
  13. KazzS
    May 18, 2005
    9
    People are far too critical of Oasis. They still produce quality albums like this with some great songs such as Little by Little and Stop Crying Your Heart Out.
  14. RicoR
    Nov 28, 2006
    9
    I'm tired of people giving this album a bad rap, its got some really great songs. I'm biased perhaps because I first saw oasis play live on the heathen Chemistry tour and I was blown away. These songs have a special place in my heart.
  15. evanj
    Dec 16, 2006
    10
    This truly a great Oasis album. From the moment it starts to the end of Better Man you're constantly pulled into the album. The production and flow are amazing. Definately one of the most underrated albums ever.
  16. Sean
    Apr 17, 2007
    10
    Brilliant....Stop comparing everything to Definitely Maybe and look at it as just another album and it comes out brilliant
  17. heyhey
    Jun 15, 2003
    10
    in my opinion all of the albums by oasis are equally amazing
  18. rachelw
    Aug 18, 2003
    9
    It's absolutely unfair how some critics despise Oasis's music after '96. Sure it will never be such an amazing album as M.Glory so comparisons are cruel. Heathen Chemistry is Oasis's best album for a long time because as you listen you see how big they were, and how great they are. Doubtless!
  19. swany
    Jul 23, 2003
    10
    Brilliant
  20. WT
    Jul 11, 2002
    10
    Best album of the year.
  21. mikei
    Jul 17, 2003
    10
    any time someone says something bad about oasis, notice that its never about their music.
  22. miked.
    Sep 5, 2003
    9
    truly a great album, probably one of their best, Oasis is back finally, and anyone who thinks that this album sucks is not an oasis fan and never was. people who dont like this probably enjoy nsync or shakira better(fools). If u like alternative rock, buy this album
  23. HoHe
    Jul 3, 2002
    10
    A modern masterpiece. A brilliant piece of post-modernist proletarian dispy-doodling. A must have. Music to live to; music to die to.
  24. Sab
    Aug 29, 2003
    10
    Songbird and stop crying your heart out are again oasis at their best. They're definitely back(but have they been gone anyway)
  25. AmuntV
    Feb 21, 2003
    10
    best uk band!
  26. JessicaB.
    Jul 12, 2002
    10
    Heathen Chemistry reminds me of the Oasis I fell in love with 6 years ago. The new line up shines through in the music. It's right up there with the first two albums lyrically. I've got that feeling again, the feeling that Oasis really are the best out there.
  27. Joeking
    Sep 10, 2011
    9
    Its not as immediately brilliant as morning glory or definitely maybe, but there are some fantastic songs on here! 'Force of nature' has a great edge to it, while s'top crying your heart out' and 'little by little' are captivating ballads. Pretty much every song is worth listening to again and again, overall the album is far better than it is given credit for

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Metascore
55 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
  1. E! Online
    75
    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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  2. PopMatters
    70
    Heathen Chemistry gets back to what Oasis do well.
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  3. Billboard
    70
    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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