OASIS: The Ultimate Comedown Album 

Roll It Over is arguably the best, most overlooked, rarely talked about Oasis songs. It’s so so good, I can’t believe it never gets discussed when people talk about Oasis “underrated” songs.

Gas Panic really is one of their best tracks. Especially in terms of atmosphere and power.

Been on another Oasis mood lately so this was very welcome. Go Let It Out is one of their best ever songs imo.

That interview with Noel on the balcony in Japan is by far the most interesting he's ever given.

Liam would probably never admit it, but Noel leaving in 2009 was probably the best thing that happened to him. Because Liam no longer had the protection of his big brother. He had to do all the press tours, interviews, award shows, etc by himself. Back then Noel used to do all these and Liam just partied around. And Liam himself admitted that he became much more disciplined during his solo career than he ever was in Oasis. He knows if he does not show up to a gig now, Noel is not there to rescue him.

SotSoG is an album that sounds much better today than it did on release. One of the problems was that every time Oasis released an album post Be Here Now everybody just wanted another Definitely Maybe or What's the story and people just weren't ready for a new sound. Oasis had so many good songs during their second phase but get overlooked because they wasnt as meaningful as the 90s. Noel got older and became a different kind of songwriter and is showing even more in his solo work how versatile he is.

18:33 "I had my rock and roll phase, I'd my drug phase, my women phase...this is a calm phase." It's like describing Oasis's first four albums.

Gas Panic is one of the best tunes they did. Let's All Make Believe should have been on there. Little James is horrendous.

Standing on the Shoulder of Giants feels like a hangover album, a "the morning after" feeling after a huge party that left you completely wasted

I've always had a soft spot for this album. It came out when I was just entering my teens, so I remember the singles being all over the radio and it takes me back to happier times. The formula definitely needed updating after BHN and, at the time, I thought this album had a current sound that slotted in with what else was going on in UK music at the time. It had a drum sound that gave it some of the drum and bass/garage flavour that was exploding in the UK at the time. I still think Go Let It Out is one of their best singles and is often overlooked when discussing their all time classics.

“Things were more Democratic in the studio, but because of that dumb decisions were being made.” Seems to perfectly sum up a lot of things, not just Oasis

SOTSOG is by far the most mature Oasis album. It’s also incredibly experimental in comparison to the previous 3 albums. Absolutely mega album

Best song in that period was a b-side called `Lets all make believe' How did that not make the album?

The Gas Panic performance on Jools Holland was outstanding.

The term "underrated" is so overused with regard to Oasis and their back catalogue. Anything that isn't Wonderwall, DLBIA, Champagne supernova and live forever is always regarded as "underrated". Even their subreddit has posts every single day about how a particular song is "underrated". Its becoming tiresome.

I know, I know but I love Put Yer Money... It's Punk-Mod-fusion

The line ' did you keep the receipts, for the friends that you buy ' is one of the best lines Noel ever wrote. I think ' Giants' is a great album and definitely underrated. It's certainly better than ' Be Here Now ' and ' Heathen Chemistry '. It's one of my favourite Oasis albums. Or is it ' do you keep the receipts ' ?? I'll have to listen to it again........

This was Noel’s strongest songwriting period when it came to poignancy. Even the B-Sides like ‘Let’s all make believe’, ‘One Way Road’ and ‘Cigarettes in Hell’ and as for Roll it over, it has one of the most beautiful, sad and haunting endings ever. Pink Floyd vibes but with that Oasis twist.

This album, IMO, shows Oasis at their best and worst. FITB, Go Let it Out, Gas Panic and Who Feels Love are excellent and amongst their very best. Little James is dire as is Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth is. Regardless, I don't think the album is anywhere near as bad as a lot of people made out at the time.

Replace "Sunday Morning Call" with "Cigarettes in Hell" or "One Way Road" and you've got gold. I also do consider "Let's All Make Believe" as something of a "credits" track to the album. "Little James" is too sincere and vulnerable as a track to really remove it. This album is an Oasis great and I'm tired of people pretending like it isn't.

This album is actually one of my top 5 Oasis albums, involving the Masterplan compilation. There's a lot of very underappreciated gems on here and I am one of the fans who loves Little James, yet it was a light and bubbly sweet one while most of the album was dark and as personally deep for Noel. I do love the album but I don't think Sunday Morning Call is one of my favourites. It would've been a stronger album if Let's All Make Believe could've been added on the original tracklisting. Awesome video James.

Sunday Morning Call is the REAL Turkey on that album imo. Its awful.

That b-side version of Helter Skelter is painful to me. They take one of the most energised Beatles tracks and turn into a one-note dirge with zero spirit. The live version on Familiar To Millions, with the Oasis 2.0 line-up is so much better in every way - though it’s still not as good as the original. But their version of My Generation is chef’s kiss

This album has great production, lyrics, textures and playing parts compared to Be Here Now. The opening, Fuckin In The Bushes, was like something we had never heard Oasis sound like before. Likewise with Gas Panic using Trip Hop beats and layers of spacey effects with the use of flutes and organs etc. Even the weaker songs like Put Your Money, Who Feels Love and Little James.. had great atmosphere. The album also contains some gems like Go Let It Out, Where Did It All Go Wrong and Roll It Over. I just never liked Sunday Morning Call. Having two Noel sung songs in a row was a mistake. Replace Sunday.. with Let's All Make Believe and stick a Liam-sung Full On in there and the album would've been much stronger.

I still maintain this album is better than BHN. It's probably better than Heathen Chemistry also (although I think I personally prefer Heathen Chesmistry). It's just a shame so many of SOTSOG's B-Sides were left of the record, otherwise It could have been held in equal esteem as the first two albums.

This album really grows on you Songs like Go Let it Out and Roll it Over get better every play

I've said for ages that if Noel had told people Sunday Morning Call was about an ecstasy come-down, rather than his ex-wife, a lot more people would like it. Himself included. The words fit perfectly. Noel should have kept Let's All Make Believe (I think he swapped it for Gas Panic or Little James). I really like the album. Makes me think of parties in the 90s and putting that album on at 10 in the morning when the MDMA and coke have worn off, the weed comes out and everyone is just chilling.

For me SOTSOG is massively underrated and my go too Oasis album along with the first two albums. This was when Oasis grew up and started to explore themselves musically and experiment a bit like the Beatles did in their second half of their career.

I love this album & the follow ups...because they're not DM & WTSMG. They grew up and so did we. Appreciate all they gave us 👍

Will never understand the hate for little James! Ones of my favourites from this album, unbelievable instrumental and great vocals, brilliant start for liams songwriting too

Since the album was released, Noel now hates Sunday Morning Call as can be heard on the Times Flies DVD

I wouldn't call party drugs "drug addiction". None of Oasis took opiates, they just did what half the country did every weekend. Like Noel said, it was easy to give up c0ke.

I was 18 when Standing on the Shoulder of Giants came out. I remember hearing it for the first time and feeling like it was the ultimate coda to everything the 90's were. We all rode such a high in that time, and nu metal along with boy bands became the thing in America. Even Green Day had fallen off, and rock music in America had shifted so far away from when Don't Look Back in Anger and Champagne Supernova were dominating MTV. I loved the record, and looking back now, Let's All Make Believe and Roll It Over really tells the story that the innocence and pure energy we all felt between 1991 through 1998 were truly gone. We've never recovered.

I remember my local record store in the states, had a release at midnight. Not sure why? , but I stood in line with a bunch of people and bought the CD . Went to the liquor store bought some beer and went home. I listened to the album over and over... what a great memory! One of my favorite albums

As a Canadian, I find _Standing on the Shoulder of Giants_ to be more significant than people might realize for two reasons: "Go Let It Out" became Oasis's first chart-topping hit here, and "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is" became the opening song of the hit television show _Dragons' Den_ several years after the album's release. While I never hear "Go Let It Out" or Oasis's other Canadian chart-topper "The Hindu Times" on Canadian radio stations anymore, I have to wonder if Oasis would've had the lasting popularity here that they've had without _Giants_ to solidify their legacy.

When I saw saw "Bonehead goes solo" article I started laughing 🤣🤣🤣

Be here now could’ve been the the final piece had they not got the track selection wrong for the album. What on earth is Magic Pie doing in the album when they had Stay Young, The Fever. Even if they done more with The Setting Sun that could’ve been an epic

Love the album. Doesn't get the love it deserves. Not a bad track on it. First 4 albums are perfect

I vividly remember when this album came out. I remember thinking... What has happened? Some tunes were ok. Some others were merely average b sides. But the oasis sound, the full on guitars, the arrogance, the passion was gone. It was quite depressing at the time. The party was over. Now I appreciate some of the songs like gas panic or roll it over more than I did at the time. But still... I will always remember the come down and not meeting any of my expectations. Since then every oasis album was presented as a return to form... But the magic was long gone. Forever. 😢 Some pretty good songs in the rest of the albums, but never again a great great Oasis album. I think if we put together some of their later solo stuff... That would make a really mega oasis album. Maybe is time for another try and a massive tour.

If Carry Us All, Lets All Make Believe, Cigarettes In Hell and One Way Road were on the album instead of some of the controversial ones in the album, this album would be perfect and probably their best

This is a great channel. I don't normally post comments because there is not much to say about Oasis that hasn't already been said but coincidentally I have been thinking about this album for a while now. I revisited it a couple of years ago and have been listening to it regularly since then. I always thought Heathen Chemistry was the strongest post 2000s record they did because it was the one that sounded most like Oasis but I was wrong, its definitely SOTSOG. For me personally PYMWYMI is a bit of stomper and the arrangement on Little James makes it a good track in the context of where it sits on the album. I agree with most that I Can See a Liar is disappointing. However, if you add Lets All Make Believe, Getting Older and the version of Solve My Mystery/Revolution Song (not the over-polished version from years later) from the SOTSOG sessions then you have arguably got the most interesting Oasis album of the lot. It would have been one of the greatest albums ever if they also had the version of Let There Be Love from DBTT, but unfortunately in 2000 it hadn't morphed from the acoustic demo with an earlier version of the lyrics. For anyone interested in the SOTSOG sessions, have a look at the 3cd SOTSOG Demos on youtube. Highly recommended!

The criticism and overall resentment towards Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is and I Can See A Liar absolutely blows my mind. So much so that I had to leave a comment and I've only made about 4 of them in the last 10 years. I don't understand, whats not to like? Liam sounds great on it, the music is fantastic. No one cares about the lyrics so that point is irrelevant. I think your all mental and need to revisit those tracks again. I'm telling you do yourself a favour and crank the both of them - they have aged very well. As a matter of fact the only song I would probably rank above those 2 on this album is Go Let It Out, which is easily one of the best songs in all of the 90's by any band period. This has to be the most underrated Oasis album.

SOTSOG is my 3rd favorite Oasis album (Morning Glory at 1 and Definitely Maybe at 2). I love the sound and the darkness of it. It’s different, and I appreciate it. Gas Panic is the best song they wrote post-first two albums and I will stand firmly behind that opinion.

The most interesting period in Oasis history in my opion!

28:18 I think this followed probably their strongest time as brothers in the band during the Heathen Chemistry sessions, release and tour. I see some of the BTS of that tour and Noel and Liam seem inseparable.

Who feels love is my favorite Oasis song! Super tune very good live as well

Liam at Wembley ranting on stage about Patsy Kensit : ' SHE DIDN'T EVEN LEAVE ME A FOCKIN' TEABAG!

26:25 Yeah its a bit of a shame. Noel wanted to appease everyone and not the greatest choices were made.

I love the song Where Did All Go Wrong? but that wouldn't be a good album title, makes it sound like a disaster when the album isn't.

Could you do documentaries on Heathen Chemistry and Don’t Believe the Truth?

I think the one of the main reasons for leaving "Put yer money...", and "I can see a Liar" on the album was to shake up the vibe a bit, otherwise it would be a completely down-tempo record, not mentioning the idea of including "Let's All Make Believe" in the setlist.

I love the interview where Noel talks about the band Andy was rumored to join… because who the fuck are Gay Dad!?!

Great video James. you've cleared up a question I've had for years.. why did the oasis logo change? I didn't realise there was a 3 album masterplan, but now you've said it - the new logo must have been a visual sign for phase 2

SOTSOG always was, is, and will be my favourite Oasis album.

Good album. Great bands have 50 + great songs including oasis. Up there with the beatles, rem, stp and a few more.

I like SOTSOG , I’m just surprised that one way road and let’s all make believe werent on the album as they are way better than I can see a liar and put yer money where your mouth is

You didn't mention the F"n in the Bushes song in the movie Snatch.

Weller covered One Way Road on his album Studio 150, interestingly

I absolutely don't want to hear Bonehead's solo album, there's probably a good reason why it has been shelved for two decades

Always liked it.. fuckin in the bushes a classic intro… Sunday morning call.. I love little James too.. first 4 albums were really good, dipped abit after that but still did some top tunes

I love how the bass sounds on this album, i almost would liked to see Noel lending the main guitar to Gem and grabbing the bass on live. Because on tracks like Go Let It Out or Who feels love is the bass what drives the song.

I don't know why but on my way to work this morning I was thinking about how you said you think the reason Oasis fatigue kicked in was because there was too long of a break between BHN and SOTSOG. I decided I didn't agree entirely because Green Day were away for years and came back with American Idiot which is one of the greatest punk rock albums of all time. Oasis just needed a better album that SOTSOG. And then you upload this! Weird. Thanks as always!

Yeh it had some good tunes but it also had their 2 worst songs on it ( Put yer money wher yer mouth is and I can see a liar)

This is my fave oasis album. Got some absolute belters on it. I think its an album thats more appreciated by musicians than the general public.

muy buen disco, injustamente infravalorado, piscodelico, para mi la voz de Liam es perfecta para temas psicodelicos, lastima que dejaron inexplicablemente como lado b a esa joya de cancion que es -let s all make believe-. - one way road- muy buen lado b tambien.

Crazy leaving 'lets all make believe' & 'cigarettes in hell' off that album! 'gas panic' might be the best lyrics noel or any oasis member ever wrote.

I do remember in early 2000 when Liam came to TRL promoting this record and said something very weird that many have said was a prediction of 9/11. Worth talking about for another video.

Put your money where your mouth is a great tune!!! Maybe if they produced it more progressively people would like it more maybe. The riff is brilliant, and the vocals get you going. It's almost like a dance track in rock form👌

The problem is that we didn't accept they could make adult songs as good as teenage,football, bar songs.

Llget Little James, Put yet Money and I Can see a Liar as b-sides, replace em on the record with Full On, One Way Road and Let's make Believe. There you go. You got a masterpieces

I found oasis in 1994 and was the first best band that stood up with the best. As an American in the 1990's going to parties I took a lot of shit for being an American fan from the others. There's a lot of good rock music out here me included, you're right the powers that be are blocking our music and message from getting out there. You're very good James and that Tom Meighan is great. Check out my songs, I'm from Boston, Mass.

IMO, SOTSOG is the best Oasis album from 00s period. Love it so much and try to find a vinyl of it.

I honestly think if "Let's All Make Believe" , "One Way Road" and "Full on" or even "Cigarette's in Hell" were on this album instead of "I can see a Liar" this album would be a Classic.

SOTSOG was really underrated because it probably didn't have those "Low Hanging Fruits" hits. But it's full of anecdotes and deep tracks like Roll it over, Good basslines and it's experimental. Probably like a wine that needs its years to be really appreciated

Always thought SOTSOG should have been Noels first solo album..

SOTSOG is their best '00 album. Glad to see you dedicated a video to it. It was the first Oasis album I heard and since there I'm aboard on the Gallaghers boat

I love this album. Some of the songs are incredible. Go Let It Out is a great opener. But to me the crown jewels of this album are Gas Panic!, Where Did It All Go Wrong?, Roll It Over and the bonus track Lets All Make Believe. The vocal performances in those songs are haunting to say the least. I love Where Did It All Go Wrong? and I think Noel should bring it back for his live-sets for the High Flying Birds along with Falling Down.

I think this album is brilliant and very underrated....Probably my 3rd favourite Oasis album behind Definitely Maybe and Whats the story morning glory....Better than Be here now in my opinion.

I do like I Can See A Liar. I would've left "Money" out for "Let's All Make Believe" which could have easily been a single. But I'll jump in defense of Liar any day. There are dumber lyrics in BHN or even classic Oasis tunes. Great video! "Standing" was my go to Oasis album for a while. It holds a special place in my heart.

I’ve said it a few times, brilliant album but just let down by it only being 10 songs and three of those being well below standard for Oasis, and would have been better as bsides. The bsides available from the album’s singles could have been better options on the album. Saying that, if Noel re-wrote some lyrics for both ‘Put Yer Money’ and ‘I Can See A Liar’ and perhaps added some louder drums to the latter and a bass groove to both - they’d be really great. ‘Little James’ was just wishy washy but a lovely melody - would have been best served as a secret track, maybe So, my version of SOTSOG revisited, knowing what could have been used, and with a bit of a re-master, slight re-write of some lyrics and give Liam the lead vocals to many of the songs, something to really kick down the doors of the new Millennium, is this: 1 In The Bushes 2 Go Let It Out 3 Who Feels Love 4 Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is (re-worked) 5 Carry Us All (Liam & Noel both on lead vocals) 6 Gas Panic 7 Let’s All Make Believe 8 Where Did It All Go Wrong? 9 Full On (Liam vocals) 10 Sunday Morning Call (remixed, rockier and dancier with Liam singing verses, Noel staying on chorus) 11 I Can See A Liar (re-worked) 12 Roll It Over And with that, how it sounds in my head, we probably have the album of the year for 2000. Colossus indeed!

Great album. The band actually tried to evolve their sound and try new stuff with electronica and samples. Bar two weaker songs, it's a great album. Shame it didn't translate commercially and shame the band haven't given it a anniversary re-issue with a docu and extra tracks for fans.

Gas panic one of my favourite oasis songs. An absolute masterpiece

Its actually my favorite oasis album

"The charts will look after themselves"

absolute snore fest of an album. terrible lyrics. You live for your toys, even though they make noise? a sea cucumber could come up with that. absolutely should had made 3 albums and gave up. would had been complete legends in my eyes, even though dig out your soul had its moments.

I prefer Giants to Definitely Maybe, it's more my vibe. 3rd best Oasis album for me after BHN and MG.

Fascinating video once again, James. Spent many a Saturday and Sunday morning coming down listening to this album. Good times

I Loved this album GAS PANIC, Little James & So much hits

James has the wrong info (not his fault ) the age paper saying Liam got wine poured on him by bonehead when actually it was the enginner who had wine on him as Noel said he did it at 4am ,it Q interview 2000

Iv got that double poster of Liam & Noel knebworth

This was actually the first Oasis album I thought "I'm going to buy that". The experimentation, working with samples and loops and trying something different is what attracted me to it, and I still think its one of their best. I Can See A Liar that will just rip your face right off!

I'll take sotsog over Be Here Now every day of the week

Great video James! I was lucky enough to see Oasis live quite a few times and I can tell you, the whole vibe changed from the 90s to 2000s. The shift felt deeper than just a change in band members or musical style. At the time, I thought it was because I went from being a starry-eyed kid in the 90s to a young adult in the 00s. Turns out the band was going through a metamorphosis. Interesting stuff. BTW, Let's All Make Believe should have been an album track!

Loch Lomond the forgotten concerts of 96. Maine Road an Knebworth got all the hype.

Great album, couple tweaks and would have been perfect. Cigarettes in hell, let’s all make believe and carry us all would have replaced money and liar and it’s a cracking album

I never git thst from be here now. I heard. Its gettin better man. If theyd disapeared after thet. Wow. Woulda been wild

I don't know why this album is getting a lot of attention in the Oasis fan circle lately, it is very tired and weak sounding, there are just three or four good songs (totally forgettable anyway) the rest is pure rubbish.

12:20 its tiring to be honest. When you go 5 years of no breaks and high energy for 3 albums, it really does take a toll. And it was constant, like there was no off button for them

Meh theres 4 really great songs on here but the rest ranges from mediocre to terrible. The b sides were so good so i dont know why the album ended up as it did with 3 of the best songs from this era (LAMB, Carry us all and full on) ending up as b sides....😊

I was a teen when this came out. I missed the first phase of oasis and this was my first album. I still love it. I do like PYMWYMI but I can agree with the other two songs. The b-sides from this album are brilliant. Is my third favourite oasis record. I love how trippy it sounds.