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Generally favorable reviews- based on 115 Ratings
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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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EricCAug 14, 2007Pick up a guitar, put your fingers anywhere on the strings, and just strum that cord over and over. Than sing whatever the hell you want, or just whine in a singing voice, and you have as much creativity as a band like Oasis.
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FredJul 11, 2002This is a solid album with a great sound.
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StewartM.Jul 17, 2002Superb. 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.
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JimB.Jul 7, 2002it's their best yet.
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wanglFeb 11, 2005no way sis' or bro!
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MikeJ.Aug 19, 2002
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dannysJul 7, 2003Top!!
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TomasCSep 26, 2003Shit... BLUR RULZ
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JennyKJul 23, 2004I know this album isn't as amazing as Definitely Maybe or Morning Glory, but that shouldn't detract from the fact that it's still a very good record. The highlight is "Little By Little," which sounds like a classic anthem that would fit nicely on Morning Glory.
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pmSep 28, 2004
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andrealMar 20, 2005i 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!
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JoshHApr 1, 2005
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JorisApr 7, 2005
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SteveKMar 29, 2006Not bad like some songs solid it led htem to dont believe the truth which is awsomee so good job.
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SeanApr 17, 2007Brilliant....Stop comparing everything to Definitely Maybe and look at it as just another album and it comes out brilliant
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CarineDJul 28, 2002I think this is their best effort yet. Lyrically they have improved and there is much more variety in sound. I personally enjoy it and I stop being a fan when I saw them live with all their arrogance, but this album renewed my faith in them.
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JBAug 12, 2002Go away, please.
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JonC.Aug 21, 2002Best work since Morning Glory, and a breath of fresh air in a generally tired music scene in the US.
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RicardoMOct 14, 2003Its 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).
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JasonDMar 28, 2004About as disappointing as it can get. Noel Gallagher has never penned more below average songs than on Heathen Chemistry. Not to mention all of the stolen bits that plague the songs.
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JoshPMar 30, 2004It's funny how Oasis fans blame bad reviews on "backlash" and cant accept that Heathen Chemistry is a very bland and average record by a band that is getting worse and worse with each album.
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JavierKApr 14, 2004Ok, 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.
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TimEJan 19, 2005Another 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!!!!!!!
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MorvitApr 3, 2005This album was BAD. Oasis has just gone downhill ever since Be Here Now. It's better than SOTOG, but really, SOTOG is like a 2/10. I just heard Lyla, their latest single., and i thought that song sucked as well. I guess Oasis' dead. Maybe i should stop caring for them from now on. Mmm, when's the next album coming out again?
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ChrisGMay 28, 2005Very good album, creep closer to that original greatness. 'Songbird,' 'The Hindu Times,' and 'Force of Nature' are all highlights. Liams two songs at the end of the album are also quite good.
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EthanCJun 18, 2005I think it's a very good album...not their best but good. I admitt Morning Glory was very good and this isnt that good but still good, solid, and very enjoyfull music
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dsdDec 27, 2002awful, just awful
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DaveLAug 22, 2002So 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".
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AKAug 29, 2004Absolutely 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)
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seanjJan 29, 2005pure brilliance,every song simple as that
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GivemeginandtonicMar 22, 2005
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KazzSMay 18, 2005People 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.
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RicoRNov 28, 2006I'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.
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evanjDec 16, 2006This 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.
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davenSep 22, 2006
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Sep 10, 2011Its 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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Mar 8, 2013With Heathen Chemistry Oasis return to their typical sound, after the "experiments" of their previous album.
It is a good album, but very far from their first two. However some songs are wonderful, especially Stop Crying Your Heart Out and Little By Little. I also like Probably All In The Mind and some others. -
Jan 15, 2014This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jul 22, 2014
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Jan 22, 2019
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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.
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Jul 15, 2022Crazy good. It's fine if you're not a fan, but then you should just go listen to something else, and let the real Oasis fans enjoy this great peace of work.
Awards & Rankings
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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 gets back to what Oasis do well.
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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.