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THE PERIOD baffled future musicologists will see listed as “Britpop” ended in August 1997, when Oasis released Be Here Now, that bloated, coke-addled album of pomp and hubris.
It has not aged well but I quite like it. If you’re going to make a preposterous rock’n’roll statement of your own magnificence, you might as well do it properly. Hire seven orchestras, get Johnny Depp in on guitar and stick in as many layers of noisy solos as you can possibly get away with.
Noel Gallagher, chief Oasis songwriter and professional raconteur, has released a remixed version of Be Here Now’s opening track and first single D’you know what I mean? on YouTube to promote the forthcoming rerelease of the album.
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