Now Noel Gallagher has come out from his eighteen-month hibernation and a debut solo album is just a few months from release, the spotlight is no longer solely on Beady Eye. Liam has enjoyed sole coverage for the majority of 2011 so far, but now Big Brother is back in town, the competition really begins.
It’s a good move then that new single ‘The Beat Goes On’ was released when it was. When we are all reminded of the talents of Gallagher Senior, it’s a timely reminder of the melodic side of Beady Eye’s debut album ‘Different Gear, Still Speeding’ with one of the highlights from the record. But the real success of the single is the B-side.
‘The Beat Goes On’ is an uplifting, Lennon-style ballad, with a beautiful melody, soaring chorus and plush production. It also contains some of Gallagher’s best lyrics, such as the reassuring ‘It’s not the end of the world, oh no/It’s not even the end of the day’. Add into that the heavenly imagery and the cry of ‘I’m the last of a dying breed’, it’s a great song. Then comes along ‘In The Bubble With a Bullet’.
As it’s the first time we’re hearing anything of this track, we can only assume it’s a new one – and that’s a great thing. Acoustic and wistful, there is a beauty woven into the sentimental tones that is not unlike fellow B-side ‘World Outside My Room’. Touched up by whining electric guitar and a late entry of the harmonica aside cries of ‘we do what we want’, it’s a high-class track.
With Noel back on the scene, early signs are that Liam has no intention of rolling over for his former bandmate. ‘The Beat Goes On’ shows the best of their fine debut effort, but ‘In The Bubble With A Bullet’ shows signs of an improvement from that. Better musically and lyrically, it’s good evidence of a developing Beady Eye – just in time for the competition to really kick off. Like Noel said, let battle commence.
Tasty stuff, and here is 'The Beat Goes On'.
NWR
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