Different Gear, Still Speeding
Different Gear, Still Speeding | ||||
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Released | 28 February 2011 | |||
Recorded | June–November 2010 | |||
Studio | RAK, London | |||
Genre | Britpop | |||
Length | 51:34 | |||
Label | Beady Eye | |||
Producer | Beady Eye, Steve Lillywhite | |||
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Singles from Different Gear, Still Speeding | ||||
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Different Gear, Still Speeding is the debut studio album by English rock band Beady Eye, released on 28 February 2011.[1] It debuted at number three in the UK Albums Chart selling 66,817 in the first week. As of August 2012, the album has sold 174,487 copies in the UK.[2] On Different Gear, Still Speeding, all members contributed to the instrumentation, much like the later albums of Oasis.
Reception[]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 65/100[3] |
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Source | Rating |
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BBC Music | favourable[5] |
Clash | 7/10[6] |
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NME | 7/10[8] |
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Yahoo Music | 7/10[11] |
Reviews of the album have been generally mixed-to-favourable. According to review aggregator site Metacritic, the album has an average score of 65%.[3]
Reviewing for Rolling Stone, Stacey Anderson, who gave the album 2.5 out of 5 stars, said "On Different Gear, the band attempts stripped down, Stones-y rock but ends up with 'Be Here Now'-style guitar bluster and Liam's blithely boilerplate lyrics". Drowned in Sound awarded the album 4/10 saying that "By and large it radiates the stolid competence of a band on auto-pilot, with a few flashes of likeable enthusiasm." The Independent on Sunday gave it 2/5 stars. 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?,[12] 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. Mojo also gave the album four stars out of five, citing Gallagher's singing as a highlight.[5] 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.[13][14] The BBC and The Independent both commented that the album bests Oasis' later music, if not lacking innovation from the previous group,[5] while The Sun praised the album's simplicity and variety, citing "Bring the Light" as a surprising highlight, a comment that NME repeated.[8] The album is generally agreed to have surpassed expectations, with Mojo remarking that the album "shaped up better than many imagined," and Q saying that it "decimates all negative preconceptions."
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Gem Archer, Andy Bell, and Liam Gallagher.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Man of Misery" | Liam Gallagher | 2:38 |
15. | "Sons of the Stage" | Gordon King, Tony Ogden | 4:38 |
Japanese Edition[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Sons of the Stage" | Gordon King, Tony Ogden | 4:38 |
15. | "World Outside My Room" | L. Gallagher, G. Archer, A. Bell | 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.[15] Japanese copies included the music video for "The Roller".[16] 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".
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | ""RAK Them Out – Documental"" | |
2. | ""Bring The Light – Video"" | 3:41 |
3. | ""Four Letter Word – Video"" | 4:22 |
4. | ""Sons of the Stage – Video"" | 4:46 |
Personnel[]
Personnel per booklet.[17]
Beady Eye
Additional musicians
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Production
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Chart performance[]
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart | 18 |
Austrian Albums Chart | 14 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) | 14 |
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 20 |
Canadian Albums Chart | 20 |
Croatian Albums Chart[18] | 15 |
Danish Albums Chart | 27 |
Dutch Albums Chart | 7 |
Finnish Albums Chart | 20 |
French Albums Chart | 32 |
German Albums Chart | 15 |
German Independent Chart[19] | 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 |
Scottish Albums Chart | 2 |
South Korean Albums Chart[20] | 12 |
Spanish Albums Chart | 13 |
Swedish Albums Chart | 34 |
Swiss Albums Chart | 7 |
UK Albums Chart | 3 |
US Billboard 200 | 31 |
As of January 2012 UK sales stand at 165,864 copies according to The Guardian.[21]
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[23] | Gold | 191,000[22] |
Release history[]
Region | Date | Label |
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Japan[24] | 23 February 2011 | Sony Music |
Germany | 25 February 2011 | Beady Eye Records |
Republic of Ireland | ||
United Kingdom[25] | ||
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 |
References[]
- ^ "Beady Eye Announces Album Details". Beady Eye. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ McCormick, Neil (9 November 2011). "Liam Gallagher: not a day goes by when I don't think about Oasis". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Reviews for Different Gear, Still Speeding by Beady Eye – Metacritic". Metacritic.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Different Gear, Still Speeding – Beady Eye". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Different Gear, Still Speeding by Beady Eye reviews – Any Decent Music". anydecentmusic.com.
- ^ "Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding". Clash Magazine.
- ^ "The domain www.the-fly.co.uk is registered by NetNames". www.the-fly.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "NME Reviews – Album Review: Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding (Beady Eye Records)". NME.
- ^ "Beady Eye, 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' (Dangerbird)". Spin.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Different Gear, Still Speeding – Metacritic". Metacritic.
- ^ "Yahoo Celebrity UK". Yahoo.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mulholland, Garry. "Liam Gallagher's bunker mentality bears fruit on post-Oasis debut". Uncut. Vol. March 2011. p. 90.
- ^ "Different Gear, Still Speeding (Special Edition CD & DVD)". Play.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Different Gear, Still Speeding (Japan) (Special Edition CD & DVD)". Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Different Gear, Still Speeding (Booklet). Beady Eye. Beady Eye. 2011. BEADYCD2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ^ "O nama" (PDF). Hdu.hr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "GfK Entertainment – Beady Eye glänzen in Independent-Charts". gfk-entertainment.com.
- ^ "2011년 3월 둘째주 앨범차트 종합순위". Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 25 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (16 January 2012). "Indie rock's slow and painful death" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ White, Jack (10 October 2017). "Liam vs Noel: their post-Oasis careers in numbers". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "British album certifications – Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "Beady Eye Announced Release Date, Album Title, Artwork, and Track List of Debut Album!". Sony Music. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Different Gear, Still Speeding by Beady Eye". Itunes.apple.com. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
External links[]
- 2011 debut albums
- Albums recorded at RAK Studios
- Albums produced by Steve Lillywhite
- Beady Eye albums