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When a group who are still regularly recording and releasing new material puts out a greatest hits collection it can mean one of two things. One, they have stood the test of time. Two, their career is over. In the case of Oasis, who besides the core Gallagher brothers, has had a revolving door of musicians, it could be interpreted either way. Stop The Clocks comes 12 years after Oasis debuted. It includes songs hand-picked by the group from their full-lengths, singles, and b-sides. Considering the legend of Oasis is far larger than there is musical evidence to back it up, as is expected, the bulk of Stop The Clocks is culled from the time of their first two albums: the internationally resounding successes: Definitely Maybe and (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Glaringly (but understandably) omitted are any songs from the dire follow-up Be Here Now while there is only one from each of the subsequent struggling albums, Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants and Heathen Chemistry, and two from the recent, almost return to form, Don't Believe The Truth. To get a proper dose of the visceral, immortal, and inimitable pub rock that gave Oasis their mighty—and at one point well deserved—lofty platform, you might be better served by obtaining the first two albums, and therein gaining 23 excellent tracks to pump your fist and sing along to rather than the meager 10 or so collected from that era on Clocks. For those who would like to go deeper into the Oasis of that time, there is The Masterplan from 1998, which puts together some excellent cuts not necessarily included on albums. As for Clocks, which is being touted as the definitive history of Oasis, it could be an indication that what the group has to offer is contained in history.
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