Kurstin, Grech, back in the charts
In October 2017, As You Were put Liam Gallagher back in the charts. The swagger was still there. A phrase he used to sign off on Twitter became the title. After Beady Eye, with Oasis still hanging over the songs, the debut solo album on Warner Bros. gave that nasal voice to producers who knew how to set it: Greg Kurstin on “Wall of Glass” and several other songs, Andrew Wyatt on “Chinatown”, Dan Grech-Marguerat on the rest. The Deluxe edition adds further tracks. The centre stays the same: choruses built to be sung in the open.
“Wall of Glass” starts loud, straight away. “Greedy Soul” and “You Better Run” stay fast and aggressive. “For What It’s Worth” slows down. The lyric is more direct, and the chorus stays big. “Chinatown” and “Paper Crown” are the quieter songs around the familiar shout. Gallagher has said that finishing some lyrics left him in tears, and certain that he was back. On the tape, the voice sounds sure of that.
The album stays inside classic rock and Britpop. The collaborators clean the tracks and leave the sneer in the singing. Listeners got the Liam Gallagher they had come for. A few songs move at a medium pace and still use a chorus big enough for a terrace.
Man, it’s good to have him back. This debut solo album gives us the Liam Gallagher we want: impassioned and piloting rock ‘n’ roll high on attitude and skyscraping choruses.
(Apple Music editorial note on As You Were)
Released on 6 October 2017, the record started a solo career that kept the same stance on tour: open vowels, very full choruses, and the Oasis influence left in plain sight. Greg Kurstin and Dan Grech-Marguerat set the frame. Liam still sang in front of the mix. The videos used a glass wall as a prop. The vocal is what the album is built on.
Lina | 7 October 2026
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The cover alone put me off as a kid. Then As You Were ate my whole summer. Might be recency bias but I do not care today. Fight me.
Diego | 7 October 2026
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I like the singles fine. The deep cuts on As You Were are why I stay. Sharing this in the group chat. Expect chaos.
Alex | 7 October 2026
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The cover alone put me off as a kid. Then As You Were ate my whole summer. Also the comments section on old forums was wild about this.
Mateo | 8 October 2026
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Not every track is perfect but the whole of As You Were feels like a place. Also the comments section on old forums was wild about this.
Jacques | 9 October 2026
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Put As You Were on while cooking. Burned the onions. Worth it. Fight me.
Inés | 10 October 2026
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I like the singles fine. The deep cuts on As You Were are why I stay.
Tom Riff | 11 October 2026
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My copy of As You Were is destroyed. Still won’t replace it. Marks are history. Just saying.
Ben | 12 October 2026
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My copy of As You Were is destroyed. Still won’t replace it. Marks are history. Fight me.
Sara | 13 October 2026
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I need headphones for As You Were. Laptop speakers miss half of it. Fight me.
Elena N. | 14 October 2026
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I still play As You Were front to back. Skipping feels rude. Ok bye.
Jules M. | 14 October 2026
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Read this and finally understood why critics flipped for As You Were. Coffee got cold while I finished the article. Acceptable.
Bea | 15 October 2026
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Read this and finally understood why critics flipped for As You Were. Also the comments section on old forums was wild about this.
Sam W. | 15 October 2026
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Studio stories like this make As You Were feel less like a monument, more like work.
Nina Bass | 15 October 2026
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Gateway album for me. Everything after As You Were made more sense.
Harold | 16 October 2026
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I like the singles fine. The deep cuts on As You Were are why I stay. I told my coworker and they shrugged. Their loss.