With Gold Mother becoming an unqualified smash in their homeland, the record was later issued Stateside as this self-titled 1991 release. The song that earned them U.K. commercial clout (and a spot on college rock play lists) was the infectious "Sit Down," with its hypnotic, shuffling melody and heart-on-its-sleeve lyrics. With the same effortless craftsmanship of earlier releases (and a newly revamped lineup that had left them a septet), James also contains the dense, droning "Come Home" and the percussive, wry "How Was It for You," both of which also (and deservedly) found favor with listeners. In keeping with prior releases, the lyrics are a mixture of disaffected outsider observations, tempered with optimism, delivered with warmth and earnestness by frontman Tim Booth. With winning melodies and a dose of humor (the take on televangelists "God Only Knows"), James is a record that earned the group new fans and is well-worth checking out for those who might be new to them.

1996 debut album for Brit-pop band compared to the Stone Roses.

1998+2001两届葛莱美[最佳另类摇滚]唯一得主中时如乐周报+MCB TAIWAN+Q+wIRE无数音乐专刊一致推荐20年必备专辑[KID A I号复制人]之跨世纪概念续篇。
2000年10月2日电台司令终于发行了第四张专辑[一号复制人Kid A]全球另类乐迷相隔三年才又有机会见闻电台司令的自溺音乐。不过，当时的他们竟是以一系列十到四十秒的新歌音乐录影带在网路和电视广告中播放，并强调不会有任何单曲或完整音乐录影带；头顶葛莱美[最佳另类摇滚]光环的电台司令只想在网路上与乐迷沟通，却不想接受任何媒体的过度包装，电台司令以其近乎[艺术品]的后摇滚实验乐风起码接证明他们身为[九零年代另类摇滚代言人]的创作实力。美国发行当周便登上Billboard专辑榜冠军宝座，[一号复制人Kid A]更是中外各大音乐专刊一中时如乐周报、MCB、Taiwan、Q、Wire、Spin、Bounce……一致推荐2000年必备的经典专辑！
其实，在制作[一号复制人Kid A]的同时，电台司令便已谱写了23首作品，其中已有10首收录在[一号复制人Kid A]中；时隔半年有余，他们又从其中择选11首作品，发表了第五张专辑[失忆Amnesiac]。虽是同时期的创作，[失忆Amnesiac]却与[一号复制人Kid A]融入大量电气声响、鼓击的摇滚浪格调不同，例如近来已投身电子合成器乐冷酷异境的Jonny Greenwood在Knrves Out一曲中再次以The Smith英伦传统浪漫吉他拨动沉寂已久的动人心弦；专辑首支单曲Pyramid Song则是以幽悒沉郁钢琴伴奏作为旋律主轴。
主唱Thom Yorke在2001年初接受专访时曾如此说道：“如果[一号复制人Kid A]太艰深，上帝就会伸出他的援手。”于是，上帝给了我们[失忆Amnesiac]。

'Time Flies 1994-2009' 收录了Oasis 26首单曲。从94年的supersonic到2009年的falling down。作为英国音乐史上最受欢迎和最具影响力的乐队，Oasis有765周的时间有单曲在UK 单曲榜上，有22首歌打入TOP10，并且保持着UK单曲榜驻榜时间的吉尼斯世界纪录。“这张精选想让人感觉看了一场Oasis经典演唱会，”Noel Gallagher如此形容。他写了这26首大热歌曲中的23首。
Description 'Time Flies 1994-2009' is a collection of all of Oasis' 26 UK singles, from 1994's 'Supersonic' to 2009's 'Falling Down'. One of the most popular and influential groups in Britishhistory, Oasis have spent 765 weeks in the UK charts, and hold the Guinness World Record for the longest UK chart run, with 22 successive top 10 hits. The tracklisting of 'Time Flies' is ordered so as to feel "like a classic Oasis gig", according to singer/guitarist Noel Gallagher, who wrote 23 of the album's 26 tracks.