NOEL 2 - Noel Gallagher (2001)
IN ANOTHER LIFE…
After the immediate success of his first solo album (Standing On The Shoulders of Giants) in 1999, Noel embarked on his first solo world tour. It was during this tour that Noel wrote the majority of his material for his 2nd album, aptly titled NOEL 2, often referred to as ‘2’. He’s later stated it to be the least productive time of his life, struggling with his relationship with Meg, struggling to adjust to his new life after the tornado of Oasis had ended and being under constant assault from his brother in the media.
The album was originally titled Heathen Chemistry - before a last minute change to the title ‘NOEL 2’. Traces of the original title can be found on the label of the LP version, which reads “We are Heathen Chemists.”
The first single for the album, Little By Little went straight to number 2 in the UK, his highest charting solo single at that point. The follow up, She Is Love, garnered a lot of criticism from Oasis fans and the UK media, however, the song faired considerably better in America. With a big promotional push the song made it to number 29 on the billboard charts, and became Noel’s most successful song in the states, besides Wonderwall. The final single was a double A-Side with “The Hindu Times” and “Stop Crying Your Heart Out”, which reached number 1 in the UK charts, making it Noel’s first solo number 1 single.
Despite the singles and album’s emphatic commercial successes they garnered considerable criticism from the critics, especially in Noel’s home country of England. The album was argued as “forced and trite” by The Observer, and stated it was “finally the end of Gallagher’s time in the sun.” However, the albums fans have always been very passionate and vocal about the merits of ‘2’. More recently a critical reappraisal has found it climbing higher and higher in peoples rankings of Gallagher album’s.
Upon being interviewed by NME Noel stated “It’s the tricky second album; sometimes I listen to it and I think ‘Fuck, that’s the best thing I’ve ever made’, other times I stick it on and I’m asleep by the 20 minute mark.. it depends on the day.”
1. The Hindu Times 0:00
2. Force of Nature 4:55
3. She Is Love 8:16
4. You’ve Got The Heart of A Star 11:38
5. The Cage (Part 1) 16:52
6. Little By Little 19:36
7. Just Getting Older 24:09
8. The Cage (Part 2) 27:26
9. Idler’s Dream 29:10
10. Stop Crying Your Heart Out 32:00
This is a fan remix, I do not own the rights to these songs.
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