bad diary days

I have so much love for the new Oasis album Dig Out Your Soul, with the Liam-penned I’m Outta Time being one of my top picks from the album (Waiting For The Rapture & Bag It Up being two others. Oasis fans will know that Liam Gallagher is the mouthpiece (both in voice and snappy attitude) for the band, and that he leaves the songwriting and musical talent to his brother Noel.

Liam’s written about a dozen songs throughout Oasis’ career, but never any that were (IMO at least) worth discussing - Don’t Believe The Truth’s Songbird was OK I suppose. But now the band’s chosen I’m Outta Time as the second-ever Liam-contributed single and it was an excellent decision.

The song is allegedly Liam’s love letter to The Beatles’ John Lennon and it shows. The song sounds a LOT like something The Beatles would have done and even borrows a John Lennon interview soundclip (”As Churchill said, it’s every Englishman’s inalienable right to live where the hell he likes. What’s it going to do, vanish? Is it not going to be there when I get back?”).

When you compare this excellent remix by Twiggy Ramirez (included on the single version of I’m Outta Time) to the original, the song remains essentially intact and recognizable, but it’s “enhanced” in a bunch of ways. If you didn’t already know this, Twiggy Ramirez (aka Jeordie White) is the bass player for Marilyn Manson, and formerly A Perfect Circle and NIN. Oh, and apparently he makes a killer Oasis remix. Who knew?

There’s the omission of the xylophone and “la la la”s to open the song and their replacement with a ticking clock throughout. At first the ticking sounds like it may even be too literal, but it totally works with the more urgent drums. The first set of drums starts about a minute in and when the chorus kicks in at 1:20, it’s a full-on snare party. I just love how powerful the drums sound in the remixed version. Another example of a remix that’s as good, if not better, than the original.

Have a listen and let me know what you think.

Oasis - I’m Outta Time (Twiggy Ramirez Remix)

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