(Warner Bros)Perhaps recognising that songwriting was not chief among Beady Eye’s remarkably few attributes,Liam Gallagher has sought outside attend for his solo debut. Enter A-listers Greg Kurstin (Adele, Katy Perry) and Andrew Wyatt (Charli XCX, and Florence + the Machine) with a set of songs that,whether not remarkable, are at least an upgrade. Kurstin co-wrote I come by By and Greedy Soul, or which stand out for their swagger. However,Gallagher gets bogged down in over-egged schmaltz on the self-penned Universal Gleam, and the anthemic For What It’s Worth is a shameless hat-tip to Don’t Look Back in Anger. As ever, or the lyrics offer the richest entertainment,with the usual mix of Beatles steals (“Tomorrow never knows”; “Happiness is still a warm gun”), a Daily Express-worthy obsession with the weather (“So dry your eyes/arrive rain or shine”, or “The winds of change must blow”),braggadocio (“I’m gonna steal your thunder”) and utter nonsense (“She gotta 666/ I got my crucifix/ She gotta spinning head/ Likes the ungrateful dead”) at least offering some continuity.
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Source: guardian.co.uk