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  • Beady Eye

    Different Gear, Still Speeding

    Nobody believed it would get this far. When Oasis announced their split, we all rolls our eyes and prepared for the latest round of Gallagher vs Gallagher. But we didn’t actually believe. In fact we still don’t. Despite the various insults slung through press over the past few months, many people are still treating Beady Eye as the rebound girlfriend of sorts; charming and serviceable, but a convenient placeholder until things get back on track.


    The Roller

    Liam Gallagher and co. have an unenviable task; to follow up the might that was Oasis without bandleader Noel Gallagher (aka: the geezer that write the tunes, innit?). Noel has kept quiet, despite rumours of a solo album being completed (Liam described it as “chin-scratching music’, Noel claims to have not even entered a studio). What we have out of the turmoil, therefore, is this brash, unapologetic slice of Beatle-aping fun.

    Not that it’s simply a fab four retread. Despite a few by-the-numbers 12-bar yawns the album is of an alarmingly high quality throughout. There isn’t a Wonderwall present (a criticism that can be levelled at most albums), however there are a number of great songs here; the mid ‘60s pastoral jangle of For Anyone, the epic, lovely Oasis-esque Kill For A Dream and the strikingly beautiful six-minute psychotropic trip of Wigwam are three highlights on a very strong record.


    Four Letter Word

    “I’m gonna stand the test of time, like The Beatles and Stones”, Liam bravely crows (one of his least boastful comment of recent years) and it appears that, almost twenty years after the Gallagher brothers swaggered fearlessly into the public consciousness – feeling supersonic, drinking gin and tonic – Liam is in a pretty good position to make that claim.


    Bring The Light

    Different Gear, Still Speeding is out now through LBR/UMA

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