Oasis

[CaledonianGonzo]

Influential isn't necessarily an indicator of quality.

[big joe]

Finsbury Park 02' was the best i saw them. Unbelievable atmosphere. A girl near me got hit on the head by a watermelon. Immense day.

[Guest]

good point, I sort of wished that after Whats the Story they would do something more innovative. It seems like Noel wanted to but the bands success prevented it somehow.

[Guest]

good point, I sort of wished that after Whats the Story they would do something more innovative. It seems like Noel wanted to but the bands success prevented it somehow.

[The Nal]

Is that why, now he has the freedom, he's creating such different, 'challenging' material?

Edited November 8, 2013 by The Nal

[big joe]

but you're simply attempting to do what you're accusing the people who don't like them of. You, for some reason think your opinion is more right.

I've had the same thing for years with some of the people I like. Punters trying to convince me I'm somehow mistaken for liking them. Who cares?

[big joe]

Is that why, now he has the freedom, he's creating such different, 'challenging' material?

[FloorFiller]

wasn't Noel supposed to release some weird 'experimental' collaboration album with Amorphous Androgynous not long after his first album but it, for some reason, got shelved?

Noel does what Noel does, which is why his album pretty much sounded like what the Noel songs on an Oasis album would sound like - just a lot of them

[big joe]

Around 96/97 the money started rolling in then and they were off their tits on coke.

Its a strange time for any band. When the cash starts flowing and they become famous. They seem to either embrace it and charge forward and use the popularity as a platform to make more "challenging" music or they become complacent amongst the adulation and start churning out any old half arsed bongwater to keep the A&R guy happy.

Some bands genuinely struggle with it. What to do next. Pink Floyd post Dark Side for example. They didn't know where to go. So their music from that point on became largely about not knowing what to do.

Think Noel says so himself about Be Here Now. "The sound of five people in a studio, on coke, not giving a fuck".

[Zoo Music Girl]

A girl near me got hit on the head by a watermelon. Immense day.

[LondonTom]

Sounds lovely.

[Zoo Music Girl]

I was thinking the same, it always improves a big gig when your hit by a watermelon.

[FloorFiller]

gonna start bringing watermelons to all of the gigs i go to. can't believe i've been watching live music watermelon-less for so long

[big joe]

wasn't Noel supposed to release some weird 'experimental' collaboration album with Amorphous Androgynous not long after his first album but it, for some reason, got shelved?

Noel does what Noel does, which is why his album pretty much sounded like what the Noel songs on an Oasis album would sound like - just a lot of them

[Barefooted_raver]

Hang on, hang on. Unsurprisingly, i disagree. Longevity? In April it will be 20 years since Supersonic was released - Jesus, is that possible? - so a fifth of a century on and they are doing just fine. Obviously, you mean the next generation, but they are already here and were attending the last Oasis tour in droves. Noel has picked up on the crowds getting younger during later Oasis shows and his solo tour.

I can't imagine a time when Rock And Roll Star, Cigarettes And Alcohol, Colombia and the like will sound anything other than thunderously exciting to a 14 year old slapping it on for the first time. They have classics like Don't Look Back In Anger, Wonderwall, The Masterplan, Half The World Away and others that will be getting plenty of airplay for decades to come so they are in no danger of becoming a forgotten band. In 30 years time, who do you think will be the biggest selling British act from the 90s? The only band who has a chance of continuing to sell in numbers comparable to Oasis is Radiohead. There was lots of good stuff, but i have no doubt at all that Oasis will pass the test of time.

[Wooderson]

I saw Oasis in '02, the week after the Finsbury park shows. As dull and uninteresting a live prospect as I've had the displeasure to experience. Absolutely shit. Oasis circa '02 made their '97 incarnative look like the MC5. The hi-jinx in the crowd that evening bear witness to the fact. The crowd were uninterested morons - the Nal chief amongst them. Clown.

[The Nal]

I saw Oasis in '02, the week after the Finsbury park shows. As dull and uninteresting a live prospect as I've had the displeasure to experience. Absolutely shit. Oasis circa '02 made their '97 incarnative look like the MC5. The hi-jinx in the crowd that evening bear witness to the fact. The crowd were uninterested morons - the Nal chief amongst them. Clown.

[Homer]

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[Wooderson]

Oasis '02 was utter bongwater.

[Guest]

Nice. I am with you on this one.

Liam is off his head, and there is no doubt that he probably offends the majority of people he comes across. That having been said, he makes one of the most entertaining front men in Britain music, and is part of the dying breed of real 'rock n roll' stars. The man had his teeth slapped out of his head by mafia (actually estate agents) in Munich....Give me that in the news any day ahead of the mindnumbingly dull reports of One Direction and radio 1 freaks. As for Noel, the man has perfected the art of re-using Beatles chords, but Definitely Maybe is iconic, edgy and an incredible album to be proud of.

Oasis are an inspiration to any kid from any background who wants to start their own band. It is sad to see the decline in 'working class hero' acts, as we are polluted with synth-remixed Keane wannabes...

[big joe]

Anyone fancy recommending a tom Waits album for a beginner? Been listening to the quick previews on iTunes of a few songs. What do you reckon?

[Zoo Music Girl]

Personally I'd say Small Change or Blue Valentine to start with. Oh and the newest one Bad As Me is exceptional. They're the least challenging

There are bigger fans than me here who will I'm sure have other ideas though. Enjoy!

[big joe]

The only song of his i know is, for some reason, What's He Building In There? which i remember thinking was splendidly odd when it popped up on MTV many moons ago.

[Guest]

http://youtu.be/5Ei1FmBBudY

I have to say, not tooooo bad. The band are, dare I say it, pretty good. Liam's a bit sad though... and what happened to the "raaape, moidah" verse?. He seems to struggle to get away from the 2 or 3 notes he starts on

[FloorFiller]

http://youtu.be/5Ei1FmBBudY

I have to say, not tooooo bad. The band are, dare I say it, pretty good. Liam's a bit sad though... and what happened to the "raaape, moidah" verse?. He seems to struggle to get away from the 2 or 3 notes he starts on