Be Here Now

Rock · 1997 · 9 tracks · 1h 11m

Be Here Now

August 21, 1997 · Sony Music Labels Inc.

A dizzying, hyper-saturated monument to excess dominates this third outing, where every arrangement is pushed to its absolute physical limit. The songs are stretched into sprawling, multi-layered epics, buried beneath dozens of overdubbed guitar tracks and a relentless, shimmering haze of distortion.

It is the sound of a band operating with an absolute refusal to edit themselves, turning their massive cultural momentum into a towering, deafening victory lap.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 1h 11m

01

Fade In‐Out

6:52

02

My Big Mouth

5:03

03

Be Here Now

5:13

03

Magic Pie

7:10

04

All Around the World

9:20

05

I Hope, I Think, I Know

4:22

05

It’s Gettin’ Better (Man!!)

7:02

06

All Around the World (reprise)

2:08

06

The Girl in the Dirty Shirt

5:50

Moments Worth Listening For

02My Big MouthThe sheer density of the mix reaches a peak on 'My Big Mouth', which reportedly features dozens of layered rhythm guitar tracks.

04All Around the WorldAn ambitious, nine-minute orchestral arrangement on 'All Around the World' represents the band's most maximalist and longest studio recording to date.

06All Around the World (reprise)The album features a brief, instrumental 'All Around the World (reprise)' that serves as a brass-heavy, psychedelic wind-down to the record.

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