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Have they been here and gone already? As of this writing, Oasis' third album is Stiffsville, U.S.A., at least compared with the sales expectations generated by 1995's triple-platinum "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" and the band's rabid U.K. press coverage. But remember, "Morning Glory" was a slow starter, too, and guitarist Noel Gallagher's best songwriting is based on repetition: elementary riffs and choruses slowly, inexorably digging beneath your skin. He can literally beat a good idea to death; nine and a half minutes of "All Around the... Read More World" is at least five minutes of "Hey Jude"-meets-"Let It Be" too many. And why do pop stars think they need big orchestral arrangements to sound important? Everything you need to know about Oasis and how they can rock your world is in the glam-guitar roar and stop-on-a-dime key change in "It's Getting Better (Man!!)" and in the way singer Liam Gallagher can take his older brother's laziest verse ("Down the long and winding road . . . back home to you," on "My Bi
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