Liam Gallagher and his old band with a new name missing a brother is Beady Eye. There is nothing new from the re-named Oasis and that is where the album finds its success. Considering how bland and overtly lame the last couple of Oasis albums were this album does not encompass that era of Liam and companies song writing missteps. The production has much improved with the band sounding near perfect at times with glorious rhythms and enormous hooks. Now is this as good as say the Wings, no it's not. But I'll take it over most of the current crop of rock bands for sure.
The first single has so much in common with John Lennon's stylistic songwriting he should get a credit and some royalties. Beady Eye continue along with some great songs including the rough and tumble "Bring The Light" that has as much Elton John influence as it does Beatles. The album does have some points that come off contrived but their British Invasion styled power pop always seems to save them. I hope that this band can stick together and make a real career out of this because overall the debut is a very strong one and I'd like to hear much more from Beady Eye.
Song Highlights: The Roller, For Anyone, Kill For A Dream, Three Ring Circus, The Beat Goes On & World Outside My Room
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