Tuesday, October 13, 2020

The beat goes on (Beady Eye) (LP 480)

Beady Eye Different Gear, Still Speeding (CD, Beady Eye Records, 2011) ***


Genre: British pop/rock 

Places I remember: Dubai Mall's Virgin Mega Store

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles
Millionaire (nice mid paced offering without the bombast) 

Gear costume
The Roller (Instant Karma homage - let's be charitable); Beatles and Stones (another homage)

Active compensatory factors: Three thoughts: Liam is a great singer; Beady Eye is not a great band, but it's good enough; that's one crap cover!

We'll get to Liam's far superior solo albums in due course, meanwhile this is rollicking fun for the most part, with some spirited moments (as noted above).

Unfortunately, there are also moments like Bring The Light that shouldn't have been and some uninspired filler.

Where do they all belong? I didn't bother with the second Beady Eye album, so it's onto Noel's High Flying Birds next in this on-going soap opera between the brothers.

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