[USED:Cond.AB] Heathenchemistry

'Heathen Chemistry': explosive, yes; experimental, no. Just another, great, Oasis album; the fifth they've recorded in the studio and the best, says Noel Gallagher, since 1994's 'Definitely Maybe' - "I'm 100 per cent that this is the second best record I've ever made. You've got to grant me some honesty; even with 'Be Here Now' when I got doorstepped outside Abbey Road and someone said 'What's it like?', I said 'It's pub rock man'. Producedby 'the band' and mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent (U2, Madonna, Bjork), 'Heathen Chemistry' is the follow-up to 2000's 'Standing on the Shoulder of Giants', and the first to be recorded with the new line-up featuring Gem Archer (ex-Heavy Stereo) and Andy Bell (ex-Ride/Hurricane #1). The album offers up six new Noel Gallagher songs, three by Liam, and one apiece by 'new boys' Bell and Archer. Standout tracks include the Ramones-inspired 'Force Of Nature' ('Smoking all my stash/burning all my cash/bet you knew right away/it's all over town/that the sun's going down/on your easy life'), the acoustic-led 'She Is Love' and the epic anthem-in-waiting 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out'.