Album Review

Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still SpeedingBeady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding

The long awaited debut Beady Eye album ‘Different Gear, Still Speeding’ has finally been released and I hear many people crying out asking if it is any good and even more people asking if it sounds like a carbon copy of Oasis due to Liam’s trademark vocals, well first of all I will admit that the album is pretty decent and secondly it sounds like a big mix of Oasis crossed with The Beatles which is pretty much what Liam Gallagher has been obsessed with since he was a little nipper.

The album opens with ‘Four Letter Word’ which is one hell of a massive introduction track, the instrumental work throughout the track is fantastic and something that most Oasis and Liam Gallagher fans would not be expecting but at the same time will be instantly pleased with, the guitar solos by Andy Bell are breathtaking and like normal Liam’s vocals are on top form and make way for a near perfect introduction.

‘Millionaire’ is a nice acoustic number which sounds like a cross of The stone Roses mixed with John Lennon, Liam’s vocals sound smooth throughout and the acoustic guitar helps turn the track into a nice listenable number.

‘The Roller’ is the lead single from the album and when I first heard it I loved it but started to question in my head if it was an old Oasis song that I had never heard or if it was a Beady Eye track and with the power of Shazam on my Iphone I found out it was Beady Eye, the song is fantastic and a proper sing-a-long radio friendly number, the only downside of the track is the fact that it is Oasis without Noel Gallagher and in my this is something that should never of happened and I also understand that the song was created many years ago during the ‘Heathen Chemistry’ sessions.

There may well be a fair few songs on the album that sounds very much like Oasis but at the same time there are also a lot of experimental tracks such as ‘Beatles And Stones’ the song sounds like a mad psychedelic stoner rock song and the additional keyboard piece really adds to the dynamics of the music throughout the track, vocally the song is a big sing-a-long number.

‘Wind Up Dream’ is another experimental track which oozes in blues style and is about as far away from Oasis as Liam, Gem, Andy and Chris are going to get, the solo vocal work is fantastic and really does kick off the whole stoner rock vibe once again.

One of the standout tracks on the album apart from ‘The Roller’ is the fantastic ‘Bring The Light’ the song flows at such a fast pace and Liam Gallagher proves what a fantastic frontman he can be with the way that his vocals just flow at a smooth pace and just listening to the song you can imagine his swagger on stage whilst blasting out the infectious lyrics, pure greatness in my opinion.

I could carry on writing about each and every track on the album but I am not going to do that however I will say that the album is a big mix of Oasis crossed with The Beatles whilst also kicking out a 50’s meets 60’s stoner rock vibe, I will also say that ‘The Roller’ could be the worse starting point for anyone who wants to see what Beady Eye is all about as the song sounds far too much like Oasis and was created far too many years ago whilst the over tracks on the album do not share that full on Oasis vibe that we were all expecting.

Considering that Beady Eye is basically Oasis minus the key song writer they have done extremely well, the album is very accessible and well worth purchasing but in all honesty I just wish Liam Gallagher would get his head from out of his arse and reform Oasis instead of pissing about with second rate bands and albums.

4/5

Review by Trigger

 Band Members

Liam Gallagher
Gem Archer
Andy Bell
Chris Sharrock
 Track Listing
1. Four Letter Word
2. Millionaire
3. The Roller
4. Beatles And Stones
5. Wind Up Dream
6. Bring The Light
7. For Anyone
8. Kill For A Dream
9. Standing On The Edge Of The Noise
10. Wigwam
11. Three Ring Circus
12. The Beat Goes On
13. The Morning Son
 Band Related Links
Beady Eye Myspace
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?