a b Marchese, David (October 2008). "Discography: Oasis". Spin. 24 (10): 76. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020 . Retrieved 13 January 2017. In the animated video, the band walk past Johnny Roadhouse Music, a music shop from which the Gallagher brothers regularly bought equipment at the beginning of their career. The Masterplan instantly validates its existence by promoting the band’s most beloved B-side into the momentous album opener it deserved to be. Originally appearing on the stopgap “Some Might Say” single released between Definitely Maybe and Morning Glory, “Acquiesce” is the ultimate Oasis song: a sibling rivalry in musical form, a dramatic title-fight showdown between Liam’s swagger and Noel’s sweetness that sees the brothers trading verses and choruses instead of insults and fisticuffs. After Noel had ceded all lead vocals to Liam on Definitely Maybe, “Acquiesce” was the first real sign that the elder Gallagher wasn’t just the silent tunesmith communicating via his brother’s megaphone wail: He was an equally vital voice within the songs as well.

Cliff Richard eyes a 48th Top 10 record with Cliff with Strings – My Kinda Life (4). Celebrating a career spanning 65 years, the collection features some of Cliff’s biggest hits, reworked with orchestral arrangements by Chris Walden. In other news from the Gallagher brothers, Liam has hinted to a fan that his next album is finished. ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012 . Retrieved 21 August 2013.

This Feeling

Toward the end of Getting High: The Adventures Of Oasis, music writer Paolo Hewitt’s 1997 biography of the band, Hewitt drops this in without much in the way of context: Following its release in 1998, The Masterplan charted at number two in the UK Official Album Chart and sold around 122,000 copies in the first week of its release. Since then, the album has gone on to be triple platinum and has sold over three million copies worldwide. King, Ian (2 November 2018). "Oasis' 'The Masterplan' Turns 20: B-Sides as Best Songs". Stereogum . Retrieved 19 June 2021.

So, what could come above one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history? Only one of the greatest debut albums in history. a b Sandlin, Michael (13 November 2000). "Oasis: The Masterplan Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018 . Retrieved 14 March 2019. a b Diehl, Matt (9 November 1998). "The Masterplan". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017 . Retrieved 21 August 2013. Album – Classifica settimanale WK 45 (dal 03.11.2023 al 09.11.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 11 November 2023. Should it hold on, it’ll become the band’s first chart-topping LP in 13 years; since 2010 hits compilation Time Flies… (1994-2009). MORE: See where every Oasis song and album has charted in the UKDeRogatis, Jim (10 January 1999). "Oasis, 'The Master Plan' (Epic)". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017 . Retrieved 23 August 2017. Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs– rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards (2, 3, 8-11, 14), accordion (11)