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Different Gear, Still Speeding 
Studio album by Beady Eye Released 28 February 2011 Recorded Autumn 2010 at RAK Studios, London Genre Rock Length 51:34 Label Beady Eye Records Producer Steve Lillywhite Singles from Different Gear, Still Speeding Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[3]BBC Music favourable[4] Q [4]NME 7/10[5] Spin 
[6]Clash 7/10[7] Uncut [8]The Fly [9]Yahoo Music 7/10[10] Different Gear, Still Speeding is the debut album by the English rock band Beady Eye, released on 28 February 2011.[11] It debuted at #3 in the UK albums chart selling 66,817 in the first week, and had sold approximately 157,000 copies in the UK as of November 2011.[12] On the album all members contributed to the instrumentation, much like the latter days of Oasis.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Gallagher/Archer/Bell except where noted.
No. Title Length 1. "Four Letter Word" 4:17 2. "Millionaire" 3:19 3. "The Roller" 3:34 4. "Beatles and Stones" 2:56 5. "Wind Up Dream" 3:27 6. "Bring the Light" 3:39 7. "For Anyone" 2:15 8. "Kill for a Dream" 4:39 9. "Standing on the Edge of the Noise" 2:52 10. "Wigwam" 6:39 11. "Three Ring Circus" 3:09 12. "The Beat Goes On" 4:45 13. "The Morning Son" 6:03 iTunes bonus tracks No. Title Length 14. "Man of Misery" 2:38 15. "Sons of the Stage" (Gordon King, Tony Ogden) 4:46 Japanese CD bonus tracks[13] No. Title Length 14. "Sons of the Stage" (King, Ogden) 4:46 15. "World Outside My Room" 4:20 - Special Edition
There is a special edition of the album, which includes a DVD with music videos for "Bring the Light", "Four Letter Word" and "Sons of the Stage", as well as a documentary entitled RAK Them Out.[14] Japanese copies will include the music video for "The Roller".[13] A Japan-only "Limited Tour Edition" includes a bonus DVD featuring highlights from the concert in Paris on 13 March 2011, containing twelve songs in 52 minutes, and music videos including "The Beat Goes On".
Reception
Reviews of the album have been mostly positive. According to review compiler Metacritic, the album holds a 65.[15]
Simon Goddard, reviewing for Q, gave the album four-out-of-five stars and described it as "the strongest record Liam's made" since (What's the Story) Morning Glory?,[16] while Garry Mulholland, in his three-star review for Uncut, denied that the album "remotely matches" Definitely Maybe, but felt the album was a step in the right direction from Oasis. Mojo also gave the album four stars, citing Gallagher's singing as a highlight.[4] The Fly, however, remarked that the album was "dull", and a disappointment, while Scotland on Sunday added that Noel Gallagher is missed as a songwriting partner.[17][18] The BBC and The Independent both commented that the album bests Oasis' later music, if not lacking innovation from the previous group,[4] while The Sun praised the album's simplicity and variety, citing "Bring the Light" as a surprising highlight, a comment that NME repeated.[5] The album is generally agreed to have surpassed expectations: Mojo remarking that the album "shaped up better than many imagined," and Q saying that it "decimates all negative preconceptions."
Personnel
- Beady Eye
- Liam Gallagher – vocals, tambourine
- Gem Archer – guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Andy Bell – guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Chris Sharrock – drums
- Additional personnel
- Nonvula Walinga – backing vocals on tracks 6 and 8
- Victoria Akintola – backing vocals on tracks 6 and 8
- Steve Lillywhite – production
- Jonathan Shakhovskoy – engineering, mixing
- Rich Cooper – mixing assistance
- Helen Atkinson – recording assistance
- John Davis – mastering
- Lawrence Watson – photography
- Paul Heywood – photography
- Steve Gullick – photography
Release schedule
Region Date Label Japan[19] 23 February 2011 Sony Music Germany 25 February 2011 Beady Eye Records Republic of Ireland United Kingdom[20] Italy 28 February 2011 Spain United States/Canada 1 March 2011 Dangerbird Records Australia 11 March 2011 Liberation Music Argentina 18 March 2011 Sony Music Brazil Croatia 21 March 2011 Sony Music / Menart Chart performance
Chart (2011) Peak
positionAustralian Albums Chart 18 Austrian Albums Chart 14 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 14 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 20 Canadian Albums Chart 20 Croatian Albums Chart [21] 15 Danish Albums Chart 27 Dutch Albums Chart 7 Finnish Albums Chart 20 French Albums Chart 32 German Albums Chart 15 German Independent Chart [22] 5 Irish Albums Chart 3 Italian Albums Chart 10 Japanese Albums Chart 5 Mexican Albums Chart 45 New Zealand Albums Chart 35 Norwegian Albums Chart 30 Spanish Albums Chart 13 Swedish Albums Chart 34 Swiss Albums Chart 7 UK Albums Chart 3 US Billboard 200 31 References
- ^ http://www.beadyeyemusic.com/news.php?id=237
- ^ http://www.beadyeyemusic.com/news.php?id=265
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Different Gear, Still Speeding – Beady Eye". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/different-gear-still-speeding-r2135546/review. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d Reviews of Different Gear, Still Speeding by Beady Eye, collected by Any Decent Music
- ^ a b Beady Eye – Album Review: Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding (Beady Eye Records)
- ^ Beady Eye, 'Different Gear, Still Speeding'
- ^ Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding | Clash Music Latest Album Review
- ^ Critic Reviews for Different Gear, Still Speeding at Metacritic
- ^ Album Review: Beady Eye / ‘Different Gear, Still Speeding’ (Beady Eye Records) – 2011 THE-FLY.CO.UK
- ^ Beady Eye – 'Different Gear, Still Speeding'
- ^ "Beady Eye Announces Album Details". Beady Eye. 6 December 2010. http://www.beadyeyemusic.com/news.php?id=187. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Liam Gallagher: not a day goes by when I don’t think about Oasis". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/8879795/Liam-Gallagher-not-a-day-goes-by-when-I-dont-think-about-Oasis.html. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Different Gear, Still Speeding (Japan) (Special Edition CD & DVD)". http://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&ima=0722&cd=SICP000003048. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "Different Gear, Still Speeding (Special Edition CD & DVD)". Play.com. http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/17854466/Different-Gear-Still-Speeding/Product.html. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ Different Gear, Still Speeding Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic
- ^ Goddard, Simon (25 January 2011), Liam Gallagher strikes first blow as post-Oasis years begin..., March 2011, Q, pp. 102–103
- ^ Album review: Beady Eye, Different Gear, Still Speeding – Scotsman.com Living
- ^ Mulholland, Garry, Liam Gallagher's bunker mentality bears fruit on post-Oasis debut, March 2011, Uncut, p. 90
- ^ "Beady Eye Announced Release Date, Album Title, Artwork, and Track List of Debut Album!". Sony Music. 6 December 2010. http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/SR/beadyeye/. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/different-gear-still-speeding/id416323867
- ^ http://www.hdu.hr/htm1/toplista/STRANA%20TOP%20LISTA.pdf
- ^ Beady Eye glänzen in Independent-Charts
Beady Eye Studio albums Different Gear, Still SpeedingSingles "Bring The Light" • "Four Letter Word" • "The Roller" • "Across the Universe" • "Millionaire" • "The Beat Goes On"Related articles Categories:- 2011 albums
- Albums recorded at RAK Studios
- Albums produced by Steve Lillywhite
- Debut albums
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