Stop The Clocks

The bell rang and the dogs went wild. The mail carrier was at the door with a large package. I scrambled out the back door and met her around front where the package required my signature. The first thing I noticed was that the box had originated in Germany; it was probably a gift for Sydney from my in-laws. Signing I noticed the box was addressed to me. I only got as far as the backyard picnic table before I tore into it.


I remember reading about the controversy surrounding Stop The Clocks in the months preceding its release last November. I don't remember purchasing a copy; but, apparently I did, on December 16, 2006. It arrived today, eight months later, in all its glory, packaged as a boxed set by Big Brother Records on three weighty platters with a forty page booklet of photos, lyrics to all the songs, and an essay by Andrew Smith, and no indication of where it's been.




I think Oasis' contribution to Rock & Roll is often overlooked/underestimated, at least here in the states. They're current claim to fame is Stop The Clocks' role in the celebration of the completion of a week long plumbing project, rife with problems, but finally done right with not so much as a leaky drop coming from my retrofitted H2O connections.



MP3 Oasis - Songbird