Noel Gallagher has opened up on why Oasis‘ ‘Be Here Now’ has attracted retrospective criticism, admitting that he may have overthought the lyrical process behind the record.The band’s third album received praise upon release in August 1997, but modern reviews have been less kind — with some critics describing it as the moment that “killed Britpop”.Speaking in a new documentary to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’, Noel admitted that the success of that album may have adversely affected the third record.“Most people, our record company included, were expecting ‘Definitely, Maybe’ part two,” he said in Return to Rockfield.“And they weren’t expecting ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ and ‘Cast No.
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