ReviewsRanked #79 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s.", 5 stars out of 5 - "While their debut was an up-tempo pop roar, this one showed that they were just as talented with rock ballads...", Ranked #61 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "The heady bravura of the Britpop era still resonates in the album that elevated Oasis to superstar status.", Ranked #8 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums" - "...A wonderful, often beautiful album, which single-handedly spoke for a generation of slobbishly dressed inarticulate men. It was a complete album...", Tied for #7 in the 1996 Critics' Poll., Ranked #5 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime", 7 (out of 10) - "...their second LP...sends them off in an altogether different direction; away from the conscience-free overloaded hedonism towards an understanding of its consequences...", Ranked #10 in the Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll., Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums of the 1990s.", Ranked #3 on Melody Maker's List of 1995's `Albums of the Year.', Included in Q's 50 Best Albums of 1995-"...A Latter-Day Classic...", "...An earnest, relaxed undertaking that is less about making a splash and more about making a point." - Rating: A-, "...the first truly convincing rock'n'roll album of the '90s....You liked the first album? Then you'll love this one....This is the business, the real thing....it's bloody great.", Ranked #2 in Nme's `Top 50 Albums of the Year' for 1995., "...as exciting and chock-full of insta-classics as their wake-up call of a debut....Clever production tricks and chord changes are Noel Gallagher's passions. His lyrics flit between inane and ingenious...but every last one fits snug as a puzzle...", 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...Oasis...borrow shamelessly from...artists like the Rolling Stones, T. Rex, the Kinks, Small Faces and, especially, the Beatles without losing their own snide identity..."
Additional InformationAnniversary edition of Oasis' breakthrough contains most of the LP's excellent B-sides plus unreleased demos and live tracks.