Heathen Chemistry

Oasis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 2, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000068QY7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (232 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,706 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #64 in Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative > General

Track Listings

1. The Hindu Times

2. Force Of Nature

3. Hung In A Bad Place

4. Stop Crying Your Heart Out

5. Songbird

6. Little By Little

7. A Quick Peep

8. (Probably) All In The Mind

9. She Is Love

10. Born On A Different Cloud

11. Better Man

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than ever, July 22, 2002

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Gsorme "gsorme" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heathen Chemistry (Audio CD)

Took a brief time for the album to grow on me, so I'm glad I didn't immediately write a review because it would've been a less glowing one.

Plenty of rock 'n' roll songs on this album, but it's clear that Oasis is broadening its reach while at the same time maintaining that 'oasis' sound. Songbird (yes, Liam can write decent songs) and She is Love are quite nice and understated. Better Man rocks with an irrestible groove. But without doing a complete rundown I can just say there are plenty of standout tracks here. And the lyrics work well, too.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OASIS HITS THE MARK, July 22, 2002

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Michael W (Greenford, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heathen Chemistry (Audio CD)

Boy, what can you say about this CD? Incredible! Diverse! Exciting! Every offering Oasis puts forth to us on this CD is outstanding. From the opening of 'The Hindu Times' to the closing number, which is a song by Liam, 'Better Man', this whole album takes you on a journey from great rock and roll music to the an instrumental number 'A Quick Peep' and to the slow numbers: the acoustic 'Songbird' (another offering by Liam), 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' and 'She is Love'. New guitarist Gem Archer get's my vote for having penned the best song on the CD, 'Hung in a Bad Place'. With a little help wtih great vocals from Liam, this song really rocks. Liam's third offering is 'Born on a Different Cloud' and is definately influenced by John Lennon. '(Probably) All in the Mind' is another great song, the guitar work by Gem is incredible, very controlled and smooth, as well as the vocals from Liam, they're dead on. 'Little by Litte' is an excellent song sung by Noel and has a Pink Floyd sound to it in the beginning that builds to a rockin ending. The other songs Noel sings are also excellent; 'She is Love', 'Songbird', 'Force of Nature'.

In interviews, Noel has said that he has at least 10 more albums in him. If that is true, the music world had better hold on for a long ride. With 'Heathen Chemistry', Oasis has left us wanting more..........and we will get it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oasis is back, well, sort of..., July 5, 2002

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DKL (Montreal, Quebec) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heathen Chemistry (Audio CD)

I'm sure every loyal Oasis fan was anxiously awaiting this album, their fifth studio album, after the disappointments that were BHN and SOTSOG. Well, the Gallagher brothers are back at it, and they're taking a step in the right direction. Though nowhere near as utterly transfixing as WTS(MG), or energetic like DM, it's still a fine album on its own. However, one can ask himself if Noel hasn't lost the inspiration since 1995. Gone are his raucous, raw rock anthems he used to so regularly write - Roll With It, Acquiesce, and Rock'N'Roll Star come to mind - the elder Gallagher now writes slower, moodier songs, but it's not all for the better.

Heathen Chemistry starts off well with the Hindu Times, a fine rock song, although I don't find it nearly as enganging as openings singles such as DYKWIM or Let It Out. The rest of the album is uneven, Force Of Nature just sounds like uncontrolled, irritating noise, but Stop Crying Your Heart Out is a showstopper, with orchestration that rivals Whatever. Liam actually writes some pretty good songs, Songbird, Born on a Different Cloud, and Better Man are, IMO, the better songs of the album. Little By Little is also a good song, written and sung by Noel. The difference between Liam and Noel's voice is jarring, because Liam sings better, and you can imagine how some songs would be if the turbulent younger brother would've sung them.

All in all, not a bad effort, but as an Oasis fan, I fell as though their thunder is not fully back yet. Sure, they're showing a more mature sound, but we can only hope they find that energy they had in the early 90s.