Why Me? Why Not isn’t as bad as my initial review said (it’s still not as good as As You Were), but here its songs, particularly “Now That I Found You,” find new, more comfortable lives in the stripped-back setting. Anchored by a stellar group including 3 backup singers and 8 string players, Liam plays three Oasis songs (“Cast No Shadow,” “Sad Song,” and “Stand By Me”) and four Why Me? Why Not cuts: “Now That I’ve Found You,” “Alright Now,” “Once,” and “Meadow.” The Oasis songs here are fantastic with gleaming acoustic guitars, “Cast No Shadow” and “Stand By Me” are better than ever (the latter statement coming from a Be Here Now fan). ![]() Curated by AnalogPlanet contributing editor Malachi Lui, Review Explosion will focus on the previous few months’ new releases as well as archival titles and reissues.)Īlmost 25 years after faking sickness to escape Oasis’ MTV Unplugged performance (only to watch from the venue’s balcony smoking, drinking, and heckling his brother Noel), in support of his second solo venture Why Me? Why Not Liam Gallagher dropped the live-in-studio Acoustic Sessions (as well as his very own MTV Unplugged session, from which a few tracks are sourced). ( Review Explosion is a recurring AnalogPlanet feature covering recent releases for which we either don’t have sufficient time to fully explore, or that are not worthy of it.
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