Just as every dot and comma of the X-Factor is being played out on the music sites on the internet with every conflict, judge disagreement and hairstyle getting talked about in minute detail, so is the ongoing battle of Gallagher vs Gallagher following the split of Oasis an incredible two-years ago.
Now, amongst the legal battles of whether backstage fights really happened and stories of Noel partying with Gazza and a parrot – no, I’m not making this up - we get onto the actual music. Having already heard Liam’s attempt as part of the band ‘Beady Eye’ with a variety of singles that have not really hit into the mainstream, we now have Noels’ attempt with his lead single ‘The Death of You and Me’. Liam may have certainly had the head-start with his band, and certainly the biggest live impact, but it’s the High Flying Birds that are getting the radio play and, in my opinion, seemingly the better start with the music.
Out of the songs done by Oasis, it’s always been Noel’s tracks such as ‘Little By Little’ and culminating in what I think is their best composition ‘The Importance of Being Idle’ that have grabbed my attention, and this song is very much in the style of that song, with distinctive vocals from Noel, music that’s just as important as what the lyrics say and what they sound like, and a brass solo.
But the lyrics may also be about his relationship with his brother. After all, practically all singers release a debut song about their split from bands… think Robbie’s ‘Freedom’, the late Stephen Gately’s ‘New Beginnings’ and many others, so it’s interesting to look into any of the hidden contexts in the lyrics.
A cracking track from Noel that takes the template of ‘The Importance of Being Idle’ and gives it a polish for 2011. If you’ve enjoyed Oasis songs in the past then this isn’t a million miles away from them but an impressive debut solo hit from the singer-songwriter.
Saturday 27 August 2011
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - The Death Of You And Me (Single Review)
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