Saturday, June 26, 2010

Falling Down



Usually well-regarded (or notorious, depending on one's viewpoint) for their drolly straightforward, no-frills trad-rock values, Brit-pop institution Oasis opted for a more varied approach around the time of the new millennium, incorporating more eclectic influences into their basic artistic blueprint. Erstwhile band mastermind Noel Gallagher developed a more catholic musical palate, taking in a myriad of hitherto untouched genres like electronica, psychedelia, folk and prog-rock. This newfound aesthetic resulted in a fair bit of experimentalism in Oasis's music, and surprisingly, even won over a sizeable coterie of new fans. A prime example of this experimental methodology is 'Falling Down', taken from 2008's 'Dig Out Your Soul' album, which nicks the all-too-familiar skittering, compressed treated backbeat of the Beatles' legendary 'Tomorrow Never Knows', and uses it as the rhythmic foundation of a neo-psych-rock epic about disillusionment and psychosis. Check out the compelling, narrative-driven video clip, which shows the debauchery-speckled travails of a fictional member of the British Royal Family.

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