I don't know if it was intentional or if has been noted in the past, but the cover of "Be Here Now", with it's image of a Rolls Royce dunked in a swimming pool perfectly sums up the record... extravagant and reckless. This is the album that most Americans quit listening to Oasis, which is shame because there are not only some great songs on this record, but also on many albums after it. Noel, may have over done it a bit with the instrumentation on pretty much all the tracks, but what else are you going to do after "What's the Story Morning Glory", that would be a waste of the arrogance that came from it's success. Everybody knows Oasis was at their best at their most arrogant. Noel was so arrogant that he decided to write "Wonderwall" twice and put it at the beginning of "Be Here Now" in the form of my favourite song on the album, "D'You Know What I Mean". The only moment of slight restraint comes on the nearly equally great "Don't Go Away". The only thing I regret about this album is that I think of AT&T every time I hear "All Around The World"
3/5
Favourite Track - D'You Know What I Mean?
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