Oasis: Be here now Analysis

This album cover breaks the typical conventions of a music album cover and was a groundbreaking in the music industry. Firstly, on an album front cover, it is expectant to find the album name and artists name. The name of the band, Oasis, is positioned at the top to allow the audience to recognise it immediately. However, the name of the album is not there which is unconventional. This can connote that the album name can be told through the images and tell the audience the message "Be here now". This also shows the bands popularity and their success, but also their arrogance.

This album cover also has references to the bands older album "Definitely Maybe". The references are from the globe and television which were evident in the "Definitely Maybe" album cover. This connotes for the band not changing personally but how they have become more popular and have more money as the globe and television are an upgrade. The globe is also on some kind of pedestal which may also suggest that the band have conquered the world, linking to their popularity.

The Rolls Royce in the pool of the luxury scenery also shows their huge amounts of wealth and success. For the band to plunge a Rolls Royce into a pool shows their arrogance and also the Rockstar lifestyle that they are trying to lead. Also, the use of one of the members of the band looking through a telescope into the globe on the pedestal connotes for the band looking down at the Earth and that they have their own world, in showing their success.

There is also the bike at the front of the cover next to Liam Gallagher, where is wearing a notable Mod jacket, linking to the bike. The Mod look was a very fashionable trend that everyone would aspire to try to look like, that Liam Gallagher is showing off the fashion trend he is trying to follow. There is also a a hand - less clock positioned to another member of the band. The clock without the hands connotes for the band being timeless and that their music will still be remembered for many more years to come and that they are always going to be iconic.

In the distance to the right, another member of the band is holding a large gold key. This can connote for the band being highly successful and that due to their success they have lots of open doors and opportunities for them to become even more popular and more recognised.

The different objects in the background link to many different things from their popularity to their background. There is the calendar positioned at the front of the cover as the date on the calendar was the release date for the album which is very important as the album was th fastest selling album in the U.K where to record its sold 8 million copies.

The mise en scene of the album cover is in a typical English estate, which is evident through the vast land and grandeur of the building that is in the foreground that connotes for their success in the music industry. Also the blue sky in the background connotates for freedom and that the band have no limits as a result of their popularity and wealth.