Different Gear, Still Speeding

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Different Gear, Still Speeding
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Studio album by
Beady Eye
Released28 February 2011
RecordedJune–November 2010 (June–November 2010)
Studio RAK, London
Genre Britpop
Length51:34
Label Beady Eye
Producer
Beady Eye chronology
Different Gear, Still Speeding
(2011)		 BE
(2013)
Singles from Different Gear, Still Speeding
  1. "Bring the Light"
    Released: 22 November 2010
  2. "Four Letter Word"
    Released: 17 January 2011
  3. "The Roller"
    Released: 21 February 2011
  4. "Millionaire"
    Released: 2 May 2011
  5. "The Beat Goes On"
    Released: 11 July 2011

Different Gear, Still Speeding is the debut studio album by English rock band Beady Eye, released on 28 February 2011. [1] It debuted at number three in the UK Albums Chart selling 66,817 in the first week. As of August 2012, the album has sold 174,487 copies in the UK. [2] On Different Gear, Still Speeding, all members contributed to the instrumentation, much like the later albums of Oasis.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 65/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
BBC Music favourable [5]
Clash 7/10 [6]
The Fly Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME 7/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Yahoo Music 7/10 [11]

Reviews of the album have been generally mixed-to-favourable. According to review aggregator site Metacritic, the album has an average score of 65%. [3]

Reviewing for Rolling Stone , Stacey Anderson, who gave the album 2.5 out of 5 stars, said "On Different Gear, the band attempts stripped down, Stones-y rock but ends up with 'Be Here Now'-style guitar bluster and Liam's blithely boilerplate lyrics". Drowned in Sound awarded the album 4/10 saying that "By and large it radiates the stolid competence of a band on auto-pilot, with a few flashes of likeable enthusiasm." The Independent on Sunday gave it 2/5 stars. Simon Goddard, reviewing for Q , gave the album four-out-of-five stars and described it as "the strongest record Liam's made" since (What's the Story) Morning Glory? , [12] while Garry Mulholland, in his three-star review for Uncut , denied that the album "remotely matches" Definitely Maybe , but felt the album was a step in the right direction. Mojo also gave the album four stars out of five, citing Gallagher's singing as a highlight. [5] The Fly , however, remarked that the album was "dull", and a disappointment, while Scotland on Sunday added that Noel Gallagher is missed as a songwriting partner. [13] [14] The BBC and The Independent both commented that the album bests Oasis' later music, if not lacking innovation from the previous group, [5] while The Sun praised the album's simplicity and variety, citing "Bring the Light" as a surprising highlight, a comment that NME repeated. [8] The album is generally agreed to have surpassed expectations, with Mojo remarking that the album "shaped up better than many imagined," and Q saying that it "decimates all negative preconceptions."

As of January 2012 UK sales stand at 165,864 copies according to The Guardian . [15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gem Archer, Andy Bell, and Liam Gallagher

No.TitleLength
1."Four Letter Word"4:17
2."Millionaire"3:19
3."The Roller"3:34
4."Beatles and Stones"2:56
5."Wind Up Dream"3:27
6."Bring the Light"3:39
7."For Anyone"2:15
8."Kill for a Dream"4:39
9."Standing on the Edge of the Noise"2:52
10."Wigwam"6:39
11."Three Ring Circus"3:09
12."The Beat Goes On"4:45
13."The Morning Son"6:03

iTunes Bonus Tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Man of Misery"Liam Gallagher2:38
15."Sons of the Stage"Gordon King, Tony Ogden4:38

Japanese Edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Sons of the Stage"Gordon King, Tony Ogden4:38
15."World Outside My Room"L. Gallagher, G. Archer, A. Bell4:20

Special edition
There is a special edition of the album, which includes a DVD with music videos for "Bring the Light", "Four Letter Word" and "Sons of the Stage" (a cover of a song by Oasis favourites World of Twist), as well as a documentary entitled RAK Them Out. [16] Japanese copies included the music video for "The Roller". [17] A Japan-only "Limited Tour Edition" includes a bonus DVD featuring highlights from the concert in Paris on 13 March 2011, containing twelve songs in 52 minutes, and music videos including "The Beat Goes On".

No.TitleLength
1.""RAK Them Out – Documental"" 
2.""Bring The Light – Video""3:41
3.""Four Letter Word – Video""4:22
4.""Sons of the Stage – Video""4:46

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. [18]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [47] Gold191,000 [48]

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Japan [49] 23 February 2011 Sony Music
Germany25 February 2011 Beady Eye Records
Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom [50]
Italy28 February 2011
Spain
United States/Canada1 March 2011 Dangerbird Records
Australia11 March 2011 Liberation Music
Argentina18 March 2011Sony Music
Brazil
Croatia21 March 2011Sony Music / Menart

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