The Masterplan

Release details

Artist Oasis

Title The Masterplan

Release type Album

Date of release 2nd November 1998

Highest chart position Information not found

Record label Creation Records

Catalogue number CRECD 241

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The Masterplan Tracklisting

1. Acquiesce
2. Underneath the Sky
3. Talk Tonight
4. Going Nowhere
5. Fade Away
6. The Swamp Song
7. I Am the Walrus (live)
8. Listen Up
9. Rockin' Chair
10. Half the World Away
11. It's Good to Be Free
12. Stay Young
13. Headshrinker
14. The Masterplan

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Reviews

Amazon Review

It's often the way of rock & roll--the accidental stuff you don't sweat over often turns out to be better than the supposedly generation-defining monolith you rupture your life to expel. So it was with Oasis and their third album, Be Here Now--soaked with sweat, it left Noel and Liam purple-faced with effort and stank like old egg sandwiches in a sock. Meanwhile The Masterplan--b-sides and live tracks--came out a year later and effortlessly reminded everyone why they'd liked the hairy brothers in the first place. "Acquiesce"--don't worry, they admit... Read full review »

Oasis' Best Album

Ironically, this is the band's best album. Had this been released as the 4th studio album, as opposed to all of these songs being B-Sides, it would probably be more talked about than "Definitely Maybe" and "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?". Even the weaker songs, The Swamp Song, Headshrinker and I Am The Walrus, would've made their way into any other Oasis album. Acquiesce and The Ma... Read full review »

One of the best Oasis albums,oddly

The Masterplan is a B-Sides compilation full of great songs.There is an argument,in fact, for saying this is one of the very best Oasis albums. Certainly one of the most consis... Read full review »

Oasis' best ever album, why certainly

Tunes man

this is the best oasis album follwed closely by Definatly maybe.
people jam on 'bout whats the story but really listen to this.

aquiese-10/10 tune. rock n roll at is most fun

underneath the sky-10/10 sing alog song. hit hit hit

talk tonight-9/10 great acoustic track, but maybe a bit too subtle and noel isnt as goo a singer

going nowhere- 9/10 very enjoyable but once again noels a letdown with the vocals

Fade away-10/10 bish bosh bash, this song is well futile

the swamp s... Read full review »

The Masterplan

Well from track 1-14 pure quality music, it just shows you if these are Oasis' b-sides what must there studio albums be like! (Amazing everyone of them)

Well top tracks are Track 1 (cant spell it) , Talk To... Read full review »

Why Oasis Were Better Than Blur

On one level, the Masterplan makes me sad - it is a signal to what Oasis could have been. All the jibes about lacking progression and never doing anything different can be put to bed by the songs on this record; what you find here is Noel Gallagher's superb songwriting at its best. If all the songs here (and the B-sides that didn't make the grade or followed) had been included on albums, Oasis could have topped up all their more recent releases to the quality of their earliest ones.

On all other levels, it makes me delighted - the songs, from rip-roaring should-have-been-a-single Acquiesce, to the epic should-have-been-a-double-A-side-with-Wonderwall-because-it's-just-as-good The Masterplan, the album is a joy to listen to.

The selection of the tracks was always going to be a bit controvertial - it started as a vote on the Oasis web site, but in the end Noel over-ruled a couple of times (and who can blame him when y... Read full review »

Lyrics

You can get the lyrics to the songs on The Masterplan from the Bands Only Oasis lyrics section.