Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #167457 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-12-22
• Rating: Unrated
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Single, Explicit Lyrics, Import, NTSC

Customer Reviews

Best Oasis single in years!
This is a top notch Oasis single, all the way around. The title track, the single "The Importance of Being Idle," is unlike anything Oasis has done before. I've heard many references to this being "Kinks" like, and I would agree. It's no blatant rip off, and is quite unique. Noel accels vocally, hitting some incredible falsetto here, and the lyrics and music are quite quirky all around. It's a new brand of Oasis, and I personally love it.

The first B side, is Liam's "Pass Me Down the Wine," which is by far and away the greatest song he's written to date, in my opinion. It's got a driving acoustic guitar to guide it along, and his lyrics and vocals here are as good as ever. This song fits in quite well with "The Importance..."

Track 3 is a simple, acoustic song, that can't be overlooked. "The Quiet Ones" would be a great addition to any acoustic performace Oasis does in the future, and I'd love to hear Noel do vocals on this track. Top notch stuff, and any TRUE blue Oasis fan must get this single. it's not to be missed!!!

Pass me down the wine
Oasis have always be known for releasing singles with album quality B sides and this is no exception. Pass me down the wine deserved to be on the album, it is one of the best songs from the 'Don't believe the truth' era. It is also the best song Liam has written to date. He keeps getting better as a songwriter and has surprised a lot of people including myself. I always thought Oasis would fall apart without Noel but now they could easily survive on the songwriting of Liam, as well as Gem who wrote track 3, 'the quiet ones'. Not one of his best but a good little acoustic song which will definitely get played more than once in my stereo. Most bands put out B sides that are rubbish and would never get a second listen, but Oasis have once again delivered 2 more tracks that hold its own place in the Oasis catalogue. To all Oasis fans, I seriously recommend buying this single, even if you are only a fan of the 'Don't believe the truth album', you should buy it anyway.

The Importance of Being Brilliant
"The Importance of Being Idle" is the best song, bar none, on Don't Believe the Truth. It's Noel at his best, lyrically and vocally, with nice falsetto in the verses. "Idle" is a stew of "Wouldn't it Be Nice," "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" and "Alabama Song". I would have bought the entire DBTT disk for this song alone. It is one of the best songs ever written (or performed) by Noel.

"Pass Me Down the Wine" and "The Quiet Ones" are serviceable b-sides but they clearly did not deserve a spot on DBTT. "Pass Me Down the Wine" is a mid-tempo hard-strummed acoustic song with just a guitar feel not unlike "Mean Mr. Mustard." "The Quiet Ones" is...well...quiet; not one of Oasis's better ballads. Diehard Oasis fans will want these bonus tracks but they'll not be blown away by them.