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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. Rock 'N' Roll Star |
| 2. Some Might Say |
| 3. Talk Tonight |
| 4. Lyla |
| 5. The Importance of Being Idle |
| 6. Wonderful |
| 7. Slide Away |
| 8. Cigarettes & Alcohol |
| 9. The Master Plan |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Live Forever |
| 2. Acquiesce |
| 3. Supersonic |
| 4. Half the World Away |
| 5. Go Let It Out |
| 6. Songbird |
| 7. Morning Glory |
| 8. Champagne Supernova |
| 9. Don't Look Back at Anger |
Editorial Reviews
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Even the high-and-mighty Gallagher brothers would admit that Oasis hasn't released a crucial album since the one-two punch of its 1994 debut, Definitely Maybe, and its globe-devouring 1995 follow-up, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. But that doesn't mean the hirsute Manchester band has been in short supply of great singles. With just Liam and Noel sticking it out through the whole thing, this generous double album cherry-picks the best riffs, choruses, and sneers from the group's decade-plus career, offering fans a chance to rediscover early pub classics ("Slide Away," "Some Might Say"), latter-day retro-rock gems ("The Importance of Being Idle," "Lyla"), and some surprisingly decent B-sides that could have otherwise easily been obscured by the eyebrows ("The Masterplan"). --Aidin Vaziri
Product Description
Oasis have been at the helm of the world's music scene for over ten years. To mark that achievement, this first-ever Oasis retrospective draws together the years of multiplatinum albums, No. 1 singles, and--unique to Oasis--instantly familiar B-sides into one 18-track double album, entitled Stop the Clocks. Furthermore, this collection has been chosen by the band themselves--selecting the songs they believe encapsulate their remarkable career to date.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For those thinking this is the definite Oasis singles collection, take a look at the songs NOT included (highest U.K. chart position):
Shakermaker #11
Whatever #3
Roll With It #2
D'You Know What I Mean #1
Stand By Me #2
All Around The World #1
Who Feels Love? #4
Sunday Morning Call #4
The Hindu Times #1
Stop Crying Your Heart Out #2
Little By Little #2
She Is Love #2
Let There Be Love #2
Their web site states: "The tracks as chosen by the band themselves - the songs they believe encapsulate their remarkable career to date." For many though, omitting all these tracks (no less than 3 number one hits) is rather excessive. Actually, this track list would make most bands proud of their achievement. Usually when tracks are omitted on such greatest hits compilations, those are one or two songs the band just simply hate (case in point is the recent R.E.M. In Time compilation which skips Shiny Happy People) or more often minor hits or known album tracks. Not one track from Be Here Now is included but over half of the tracks here are from their first two releases, incidentally the albums most people already own.
This is not to say that the songs on this compilation are not superb, they are. On that strength I give this set 4 stars (I am probably generous). There should, however, be a warning sticker on this release stating that this is merely a compilation, nothing more. An alarming case in point is the track Whatever, which has only been available as a single. This begs the question, why is there not a double CD version of this release? Ooops, actually this is a double CD release with simply very few songs on each CD compared to the compilation norm. Maybe this is some kind of retro attempt. In the age of programmable music, I'd rather be able to edit my music down to my personal choices of nine songs as opposed to being limited in that option.
Shakermaker #11
Whatever #3
Roll With It #2
D'You Know What I Mean #1
Stand By Me #2
All Around The World #1
Who Feels Love? #4
Sunday Morning Call #4
The Hindu Times #1
Stop Crying Your Heart Out #2
Little By Little #2
She Is Love #2
Let There Be Love #2
Their web site states: "The tracks as chosen by the band themselves - the songs they believe encapsulate their remarkable career to date." For many though, omitting all these tracks (no less than 3 number one hits) is rather excessive. Actually, this track list would make most bands proud of their achievement. Usually when tracks are omitted on such greatest hits compilations, those are one or two songs the band just simply hate (case in point is the recent R.E.M. In Time compilation which skips Shiny Happy People) or more often minor hits or known album tracks. Not one track from Be Here Now is included but over half of the tracks here are from their first two releases, incidentally the albums most people already own.
This is not to say that the songs on this compilation are not superb, they are. On that strength I give this set 4 stars (I am probably generous). There should, however, be a warning sticker on this release stating that this is merely a compilation, nothing more. An alarming case in point is the track Whatever, which has only been available as a single. This begs the question, why is there not a double CD version of this release? Ooops, actually this is a double CD release with simply very few songs on each CD compared to the compilation norm. Maybe this is some kind of retro attempt. In the age of programmable music, I'd rather be able to edit my music down to my personal choices of nine songs as opposed to being limited in that option.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Music: 5 Stars; Compilation: 2 Stars
Oasis has come at the end of its contract with their label, and when told that a "best of" was going to be issued whether the Gallagher brothers liked it or not, Noel Gallagher took it upon himself to come up with the band first career-spanning compilation. At first it was going to include several new songs (including "Stop the Clocks"), but when all was said and done, we are left with this beautiful mess.
"Stop the Clocks" (2 CDs, 18 tracks, 86 min.) brings a selective sampling of some of Oasis greatest hits and best known tracks, including its US breakthrough hit "Wonderwall", which still sounds as fresh today as when it came out more than a decade ago, but also "Champaign Supernova", "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Acquiesce", originally a B-side but it has become one of Oasis' best known and beloved songs. Nothing wrong with the music as such on this compilation. It's what is NOT on here that is the problem: Noel tries to rewrite history and conveniently ignores the "Be Here Now" album ENTIRELY, hence no "D'You Know What I Mean", "Stand By Me" or "All Around the World", all huge hits; other early-era classics MIA include "Shakermaker", "Whatever" and "Roll With It", and even latter day hits such as "The Hindu Times", "Little By Little" and "She Is Love" are conspicuously absent.
I guess I could have understood Noe's approach if this was a single CD compilation, but it is not. Can someone explain to me why, at a mere 86 min. over 2 CDs, all those hits and classics are not on here? This compilation, however great the music on here, is nothing but a beautiful and incomprehesible mess. Lacking any new songs or any other twist, it is doubtful that this set will attract many fervent Oasis fan.
Oasis has come at the end of its contract with their label, and when told that a "best of" was going to be issued whether the Gallagher brothers liked it or not, Noel Gallagher took it upon himself to come up with the band first career-spanning compilation. At first it was going to include several new songs (including "Stop the Clocks"), but when all was said and done, we are left with this beautiful mess.
"Stop the Clocks" (2 CDs, 18 tracks, 86 min.) brings a selective sampling of some of Oasis greatest hits and best known tracks, including its US breakthrough hit "Wonderwall", which still sounds as fresh today as when it came out more than a decade ago, but also "Champaign Supernova", "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Acquiesce", originally a B-side but it has become one of Oasis' best known and beloved songs. Nothing wrong with the music as such on this compilation. It's what is NOT on here that is the problem: Noel tries to rewrite history and conveniently ignores the "Be Here Now" album ENTIRELY, hence no "D'You Know What I Mean", "Stand By Me" or "All Around the World", all huge hits; other early-era classics MIA include "Shakermaker", "Whatever" and "Roll With It", and even latter day hits such as "The Hindu Times", "Little By Little" and "She Is Love" are conspicuously absent.
I guess I could have understood Noe's approach if this was a single CD compilation, but it is not. Can someone explain to me why, at a mere 86 min. over 2 CDs, all those hits and classics are not on here? This compilation, however great the music on here, is nothing but a beautiful and incomprehesible mess. Lacking any new songs or any other twist, it is doubtful that this set will attract many fervent Oasis fan.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Back in 1994 I was pretty much fed up with grunge, specially the way the music industry had exploited the alternative rock genre, but in late 1994 I saw the video for "Live Forever" by a new band from Manchester, England, Oasis and made an instant impact on me, I tought these guys are going to be huge, and they were. Their debut album "Definitely Maybe" was an instant classic and in less than a year they followed it up with their sophomore album "What's the Story (Morning Glory)" and they were on top. In reality the Brit-Pop Scene had been started a couple years before by Blur and Suede, but Oasis were the biggest band of them all. Now was Oasis destined to be the next great Rock N Roll band and release more great albums? We now know that wasn't the case, they became bloated. The albums they released after, weren't as nearly as good as their first two albums. In 2006, 12 years after and with their contract expired with Sony, it was time to release a retrospective of their hits. This was not Oasis first compilation, in 1998 they released "the Masterplan" a collection of B-sides up to that time. So Noel Gallagher took the task of assembling the greatest anthems this band ever produced, which to me is a no brainer, right? It looks like Noel had a very different idea, he selects 4 B-sides already included in "the Masterplan", ignores "Be Here Now" completely and almost "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants" by including only one song of it. They pressed 2 CDs but only put nine songs on each. I knew all this but the reason I bought this compilation was an improvement in sound, it was minimal. To be honest if you already have the albums, you don't need this, if you are just getting into the band there is no way around it, buy the first two albums, they are classics, as for this compilation the one good thing about it is the price. I see now a box set in the future which should be more comprehensive, but for now this is my ideal song listing:
Disc A: 1.Rock N Roll Star, 2.Live Forever, 3.Supersonic, 4.Cigarrettes and Alcohol, 5.Slide Away, 6.Roll With It, 7.Wonderwall, 8.Morning Glory, 9.Don't Look Back In Anger, 10.Champagne Supernova.
Disc B: 1.D'You Know What I Mean, 2.Stand By Me, 3.Don't Go Away, 4.Go Let It Out, 5.Who Feels Love, 6.The Hindu Times, 7.Stop crying Your heart Out, 8.Layla, 9.The Importance of Being Idle, 10. Stop the Clocks (I heard they recorded a new song, but for some reason didn't include it in this compilation).
Disc A: 1.Rock N Roll Star, 2.Live Forever, 3.Supersonic, 4.Cigarrettes and Alcohol, 5.Slide Away, 6.Roll With It, 7.Wonderwall, 8.Morning Glory, 9.Don't Look Back In Anger, 10.Champagne Supernova.
Disc B: 1.D'You Know What I Mean, 2.Stand By Me, 3.Don't Go Away, 4.Go Let It Out, 5.Who Feels Love, 6.The Hindu Times, 7.Stop crying Your heart Out, 8.Layla, 9.The Importance of Being Idle, 10. Stop the Clocks (I heard they recorded a new song, but for some reason didn't include it in this compilation).
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Near perfection for a 'Best of'
There are many who say that this album is 'too short' and that it should include songs like Stay Young, All Around The World etc. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Magic Lemur
Bummer
I have to agree with the first reviewer. So many songs were left off of this compilation that I actually didn't buy it. Read more
Published on May 2, 2010 by William M. Hamby
BEST ROCK BAND EVER!
All I can say is WOW! I've crunk this cd so many times, especially Morning Glory. I can't seem to get the volume high enough. Read more
Published on June 18, 2009 by Tony W. Regan
Decent disc for those that just want one Oasis album.
I can whine and moan and complain like other reviewers about which songs should have been included but were skipped or that Be Here Now was omitted altogether from this... Read more
Published on January 9, 2009 by Persona non grata
Laziness
Does the band have any input in this. My first complaint is each disc only has nine tracks. Why not fill it up? Read more
Published on October 9, 2008 by PAC MAN
Decent album
This is a good album with many good songs; however, if you really liked the album with Wonderwall, you should just by that album.
Published on August 8, 2008 by R. Woodward
I've Always Loved Oasis
It seems Oasis has kind of past their heightened golden days and that's sad. Releasing this compilation is a good attempt at being popular again and I hope it works. Read more
Published on June 1, 2008 by Maggie Mae
Looking for an Oasis in the musical desert
I am one of those people who've always thought the Gallagher Brothers to be one of rock's over-rated pair of siblings. Read more
Published on March 10, 2008 by Tim Brough
Nothing new, really
I just received the Australian import. Most of the songs are from the first couple years of success, to later ones. Nothing from "Be Here Now" is on this comp. Read more
Published on January 24, 2008 by John Sposato
Part of the Elite Rock N Roll Fraternity
Simply stated, Oasis best music cannot be summed up in only two discs. So much great music is missing. Read more
Published on September 17, 2007 by Eric Carlisle
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