Beady Eye Album Review From Rockin' On Magazine

Taken from the Japanese music magazine Rokin' On.

This is a rough translation from the album review, the original can be found here.

Four Letter Word

"Four-letter word" has sharp hard edge riffs. Aggression like the Pistols, Sharp like Led Zeppelin, a kick ass tune to match anything done by Oasis, It is a powerful opening track. Lively guitar solo interlude by Gem.

Millionaire

A light psychedelic acoustic number. Like the Beach Boys on acid, or John Lennon when high. Liam vocals and the slide guitar a smooth. A cute little charming song.

The Roller

This is the official first single. Originally written during the Oasis' Heathen Chemistry session. The tone is reminiscent of "All You Need is Love" with shades of "Half the World Away". The chorus melody sounds like something McMartney would write. In the video, Gem plays the piano. The band really loves the tune.

Beatles and Stones

Is just what you would think from the title, and the guitar sound like a rhythm Haneru Who ?vIkkiri. Bti is Mesa's rock and roll, rock Yaritee! The lyrics are about the yearning to rock and roll and it's a little cliche, This song is simpler rock'n roll like "Bring the Light", but they are stimulating. Liam and the boys are searching for the answer of "what is rock'n roll?" and are well on the road.

Wind Up Dream

A Dark bluesy-rock feels a bit like Neil Young. Different from the more uplifting melodies running through the rest of the album. There is an intertwining guitar and vocal solo, that never happened in Oasis .

Bring The Light

A quick, familiar, and memorable Beady Eye tune. Like a Jerry Lee Lewis-style boogie piano, or 70's Stones. It's simple, straightforward rock and roll but obviously, "Not Oasis". This track shows Beady Eye's pride and fighting spirit. They are saying "Let the gear change, it'll still rock and roll," C'mon baby!

For Anyone

Inspirational pop melody reminiscent of "Songbird." It's a gentle tune with some atmosphere. Aspects drawn from the Beatles, in a good way. Pretty impressive. It has 60s pop style rhythm, with fairly cliched love song lyrics.

Kill For A Dream

Like "Champagne Supernova" it's also likely to please the fans, a super ballad masterpiece! The "Na na na" chorus reminds you of "Hey Jude". This song sounds the most "like Oasis" of anything on the album.

Standing On The Edge Of The Noise

Glam rock explosion. Like "Bring the Light" but much harder. Liam's roughest vocals on the album. A combination of "Drive My Car" and "Get Back". So basically like mid-late Beatles.

Wigwam

The strings can hear sound and groove, psychedelic and modern rock. The "Sha La La" chorus makes "All Around the World" sound like a pipe dream. It feels like the climax/finale of the album. Liam sings in falsetto, Liam sounds like he did when he was young.

The Ring Circus

Sounds like John Lennon rock 'n roll with some heavy blues-rock atmosphere. There are points in the chorus where the vocals are somewhat reminiscent of Oasis. Sounds like it would have fit onto Oasis next album, had there been one. Sounds like where Oasis were going?

The Beat Goes On

Like a John Lennon ballad then Liam pauses for a bit then there is a dramatic explosion of sound into something that is reminiscent of a medley of tunes from Abbey Road and For Anyone. A sweet and gentle vocal.

The Morning Son

Starts acoustically and then dramatically expands when the drums come in into an epic tune, worthy of being on the album. There are reverse guitar and strings to boost the sound. May remind some of "Whatever"

Thanks to GDFFORVER with the translation.

Source: http://stopcryingyourheartoutnews.blogspot.com/2011/01/beady-eye-album-review-from-rokin-on.html

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