(What's The Story) Morning Glory?

1995年に発売された今作は誰もが1度は聞いたことのある「Don't Look Back in Anger」などを含んだアルバムで、 Oasisで最も知られているアルバムと言っても過言ではない。前作同様ブリットポップを簡潔に表現しており、史上最も売れたアルバムの1つになった。oasisが後世に語り継がれていく伝説のバンドだと決定づけた超大作である。

Q - Ranked #8 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...A wonderful, often beautiful album, which single-handedly spoke for a generation of slobbishly dressed inarticulate men. It was a complete album..." NME - 7 (out of 10) - "...their second LP...sends them off in an altogether different direction; away from the conscience-free overloaded hedonism towards an understanding of its consequences..." Entertainment Weekly - "...An earnest, relaxed undertaking that is less about making a splash and more about making a point." - Rating: A- Q - Ranked #5 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime" Q - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s." Rolling Stone - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...Oasis...borrow shamelessly from...artists like the Rolling Stones, T. Rex, the Kinks, Small Faces and, especially, the Beatles without losing their own snide identity..." Musician - "...as exciting and chock-full of insta-classics as their wake-up call of a debut....Clever production tricks and chord changes are [Noel] Gallagher's passions. His lyrics flit between inane and ingenious...but every last one fits snug as a puzzle..." Rolling Stone - Tied for #7 in the 1996 Critics' Poll. Alternative Press - "...the first truly convincing rock'n'roll album of the '90s....You liked the first album? Then you'll love this one....This is the business, the real thing....it's bloody great." NME - Ranked #2 in NME's `Top 50 Albums Of The Year' for 1995. Rolling Stone - 5 stars out of 5 - "While their debut was an up-tempo pop roar, this one showed that they were just as talented with rock ballads..." Melody Maker - Ranked #3 on Melody Maker's list of 1995's `Albums Of The Year.' Q - Included in Q's 50 Best Albums of 1995 - "...a latter-day classic..." Spin - Ranked #79 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s." Village Voice - Ranked #10 in the Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll. Mojo - Ranked #61 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "The heady bravura of the Britpop era still resonates in the album that elevated Oasis to superstar status." Q (6/00, p.86) - Ranked #8 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...A wonderful, often beautiful album, which single-handedly spoke for a generation of slobbishly dressed inarticulate men. It was a complete album..." Spin (9/99, p.160) - Ranked #79 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s." Q (12/99, p.84) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s." Q (10/01, p.105) - Ranked #5 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime" Rolling Stone (1/25/96, p.41) - Tied for #7 in the 1996 Critics' Poll. Village Voice (2/20/96) - Ranked #10 in the Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll. Q (2/96, p.63) - Included in Q's 50 Best Albums of 1995 - "...a latter-day classic..." Melody Maker (12/23-30/95, pp.66-67) - Ranked #3 on Melody Maker's list of 1995's `Albums Of The Year.' NME (12/23-30/95, pp.22-23) - Ranked #2 in NME's `Top 50 Albums Of The Year' for 1995. Rolling Stone (10/19/95, p.147) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...Oasis...borrow shamelessly from...artists like the Rolling Stones, T. Rex, the Kinks, Small Faces and, especially, the Beatles without losing their own snide identity..." Musician (11/95, pp.85-86) - "...as exciting and chock-full of insta-classics as their wake-up call of a debut....Clever production tricks and chord changes are [Noel] Gallagher's passions. His lyrics flit between inane and ingenious...but every last one fits snug as a puzzle..." NME (9/30/95, p.52) - 7 (out of 10) - "...their second LP...sends them off in an altogether different direction; away from the conscience-free overloaded hedonism towards an understanding of its consequences..." Entertainment Weekly (10/06/95, p.64) - "...An earnest, relaxed undertaking that is less about making a splash and more about making a point." - Rating: A- Alternative Press (12/95, p.92) - "...the first truly convincing rock'n'roll album of the '90s....You liked the first album? Then y

Second album from Manchester's most famous Beatles influenced band and the follow up to their 1994 debut album 'Definitely Maybe'. Responsible for the resurgence of Brit-pop in the mid-nineties alongside Blur and Suede. '(What's The Story) Morning Glory' gave Oasis four top five hit singles, including 'Some Might Say' and 'Don't Look Back In Anger' both of which reached number one.|