LIAM GALLAGHER
C’mon You Know (Warner)
The rock legend that is Liam Gallagher returns with his third solo album, C’mon You Know, and he’s getting better and better as time goes on. His first two solo albums combined don’t come close to this one, and with lyrics like “In the back of a cab I was spangled as a flag, in America,” on Don’t Go Halfway, early in the running order, you just know this more than likely did occur.
Liam has lived the life one would expect “Liam Gallagher” to have lived, and with his album, we get to follow him on that journey. At this point, the vocalist could put on a concert playing C’mon You Know in full, omit the Oasis back catalogue entirely, and be justified in doing so. Some critics might compare this to the post-Oasis offerings of older sibling Noel, of course – and might just use Liam as the brotherly benchmark. Noel Gallagher needs to up his game…
words CARL MARSH