I don’t think the irony of Mr Gallagher doing a MTV unplugged show is lost on many of his fans, as he infamously pulled out of Oasis own MTV performance at the last moment. Which I think shows a more professional attitude Liam now has for his craft (whether that’s a good thing..). A good collection of songs, with Liam’s solo tracks fitting in well with the Oasis numbers, my favorites being “Gone” & “Stand by me” (his brother has dismissed the album “Be Here Now” as drug-fueled self-indulgence, I paraphrasing a little bit), but they do all have quite complex arrangements, especially the tracks featuring the orchestra, which I don't think was the original idea of the MTV unplugged series, but I'm not going to tell his nibs. Only criticism is the show only lasts 43 minutes, with “Champagne Supernova" cut down to just three & a half minutes. Which seems a little short, perhaps it's so the concert could fit into hour long time slot for TV. Still a strong live album, with Liam in great form & certainly not going through the motions, it's just a shame there isn't more of it.
By: JimiJac