Different Gear, Still Speeding | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 28 February 2011 | |||
Recorded | June–November 2010 | |||
Studio | RAK, London | |||
Genre | Britpop | |||
Length | 51:34 | |||
Label | Beady Eye | |||
Producer | Beady Eye, Steve Lillywhite | |||
Beady Eye chronology | ||||
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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.
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 65/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
BBC Music | favourable [5] |
Clash | 7/10 [6] |
The Fly | [7] |
NME | 7/10 [8] |
Q | [5] |
Spin | [9] |
Uncut | [10] |
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."
As of January 2012 UK sales stand at 165,864 copies according to The Guardian. [15]
All tracks are written by Gem Archer, Andy Bell, and Liam Gallagher
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
14. | "Man of Misery" | Liam Gallagher | 2:38 |
15. | "Sons of the Stage" | Liam Gallagher | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
14. | "Sons of the Stage" | Liam Gallagher | 4:38 |
15. | "World Outside My Room" | L. Gallagher | 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.
[16] Japanese copies included the music video for "The Roller".
[17] 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 |
---|---|---|
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 per booklet. [18]
Beady Eye
Additional musicians
|
Production
|
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom ( BPI) [48] | Gold | 191,000 [47] |
Region | Date | Label |
---|---|---|
Japan [49] | 23 February 2011 | Sony Music |
Germany | 25 February 2011 | Beady Eye Records |
Republic of Ireland | ||
United Kingdom [50] | ||
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 |
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Different Gear, Still Speeding | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 28 February 2011 | |||
Recorded | June–November 2010 | |||
Studio | RAK, London | |||
Genre | Britpop | |||
Length | 51:34 | |||
Label | Beady Eye | |||
Producer | Beady Eye, Steve Lillywhite | |||
Beady Eye chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Different Gear, Still Speeding | ||||
|
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.
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 65/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
BBC Music | favourable [5] |
Clash | 7/10 [6] |
The Fly | [7] |
NME | 7/10 [8] |
Q | [5] |
Spin | [9] |
Uncut | [10] |
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."
As of January 2012 UK sales stand at 165,864 copies according to The Guardian. [15]
All tracks are written by Gem Archer, Andy Bell, and Liam Gallagher
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
14. | "Man of Misery" | Liam Gallagher | 2:38 |
15. | "Sons of the Stage" | Liam Gallagher | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
14. | "Sons of the Stage" | Liam Gallagher | 4:38 |
15. | "World Outside My Room" | L. Gallagher | 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.
[16] Japanese copies included the music video for "The Roller".
[17] 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 |
---|---|---|
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 per booklet. [18]
Beady Eye
Additional musicians
|
Production
|
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom ( BPI) [48] | Gold | 191,000 [47] |
Region | Date | Label |
---|---|---|
Japan [49] | 23 February 2011 | Sony Music |
Germany | 25 February 2011 | Beady Eye Records |
Republic of Ireland | ||
United Kingdom [50] | ||
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 |
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