{"id":3208,"date":"2015-03-31T12:17:35","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T16:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=3208"},"modified":"2015-04-10T09:51:27","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T13:51:27","slug":"noel-gallaghers-high-flying-birdschasing-yesterday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/noel-gallaghers-high-flying-birdschasing-yesterday\/","title":{"rendered":"Noel Gallagher\u2019s High Flying Birds <br>Chasing Yesterday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/noel_gallaghers_high_flying_birds-chasing_yesterday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3209\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/noel_gallaghers_high_flying_birds-chasing_yesterday.jpg\" alt=\"Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Chasing Yesterday\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/noel_gallaghers_high_flying_birds-chasing_yesterday.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/noel_gallaghers_high_flying_birds-chasing_yesterday-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Oasis had probably one of the strangest break-ups in music history. When the band called it quits in 2009, Liam Gallagher and most of the band decided to stay together as Beady Eye, while big brother Noel essentially went solo and formed Noel Gallagher\u2019s High Flying Birds. Both projects dropped their debut albums in 2011, and Beady Eye released their follow-up in 2013 before calling it quits last year. So it may be Noel who has the last laugh, as the High Flying Birds are still alive and kicking and have just released their second album, <i>Chasing Yesterday<\/i> (Sour Mash Records).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a testament to just how massive Oasis once was that people still care about the Gallaghers. But while Noel is widely considered one of the best songwriters of the Britpop era, he\u2019s also no stranger to clumsy, cliched, and ham-fisted lyrics. That\u2019s kind of par for the course for Oasis fans. Those still carrying the flag for the band will probably find about half of <i>Chasing Yesterday<\/i> to be fairly pleasant album cuts, while the rest is filler. It\u2019s not because the music is lacking. In fact, the band is on top of its game and the occasional interjection of saxophone gives the songs an extra push. But while Gallagher has always worn his influences proudly and loudly on his sleeve, here he cribs so freely it\u2019s almost shocking. (Perhaps the title <i>Chasing Yesterday<\/i> is a cheeky reference to this?) There\u2019s the part that\u2019s uncomfortably close to \u201cStairway to Heaven\u201d in \u201cThe Girl with the X-Ray Eyes,\u201d and the moment that invokes David Essex\u2019s \u201cRock On\u201d on \u201cLock All the Doors.\u201d The influences are so spot on one has to wonder if there will be checks that need to be cut.<\/p>\n<p>The occasions on the album where Noel stretches out sonically and tries different stuff are where the album is most rewarding. While a whole album in the style of funky album closer \u201cBallad Of Mighty I\u201d might not work, it feels like the type of personal game changer you\u2019d hope the pursuit of a solo career would produce. Overall, the album is a mixed bag of songs that are satisfactory and an unsatisfying portion of the kind that leaves you wanting more. Essentially, the album is like the title suggests, going towards the future with one foot in the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oasis had probably one of the strangest break-ups in music history. 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