Every Oasis Album - Ranked From Worst To Best

Reeling from the excesses of the 1990s, increasingly negative reviews of immediate predecessor Be Here Now and the departure of two of the band's founding members (Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs and Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan), Oasis turned down the volume for the low-key and introspective psychedelic rock-inspired Standing on the Shoulder of Giants.

Critical reception was muted, with fans feeling like Oasis were failing to innovate years after their arch-rivals Blur had left the already-stagnant Britpop genre behind with their brilliant self-titled alternative rock 1997 outing.

Determined to continue standing on the shoulder of giants that made them, Oasis doubled-down on their Beatles influences to go full late-stage Lennon, shaking up their own formula: Standing of the Shoulder of Giants presents a noticeable departure in sound from the classic trilogy of Oasis' first three records. Trading a blitzkrieg of rock for tender and melodious mid-tempo moments, Giants might have been the first sign of reversing fortunes for the band, but in retrospect this low-key record can be appreciated for its experimentation and subtly.

'Gas Panic!', 'Where Did It All Go Wrong?' and 'Sunday Morning Call' are amongst Oasis' most heartfelt tracks, proving the band were more than just a one-trick rock pony. Ironically, when the album did attempt the straightforward rock that they built their first few albums on, the result fell flat, with 'Put Your Money Where Yer Mouth Is' and 'I Can See a Liar' being some of the band's most generic and forgettable offerings to date.

Opener 'Fuckin' in the Bushes' tells a different story though, its heavy instrumental loop laid over by sound samples still feeling fresh to this day, while the sparse 'Go Let It Out' gives Liam's vocals space to shineeeeeee.