Oasis

[EamerRed]

23 minutes ago, Madyaker said:

Why do people think a reunion is inevitable?

Because it will happen as soon as they get on again. And let's face it, this disagreement is hardly of Morrissey/Joyce or Squire/Brown proportions.

[bennyhana22]

36 minutes ago, eastynh said:

That GMEX gig was absolutely awful. Plus the beer was shit and stunk of eggs.

When was Old Trafford? That was a good gig. Heaton Park was alright as well and that was right near the end.

Hey, easty!

It was alright because it was a great occasion, and my (former journalist) mate got us properly VIP'd which was pretty cool, since those on the front of the barrier behind the VIP corridor looked like dogs left in hot cars.

However, Liam's vocal was pretty damn ropey. Such a shame. For all their detractors, there was a time when the buzz around them was real and it was very exciting. Knebworth genuinely was an amazing day for us. And, at that time, Liam's pipes were as good as there was in the 'rock' world. Sadly, like Noel's songwriting, it was a very finite resource.

Ben

[FloorFiller]

http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/96894

there was an increase in bets for Oasis to reform in 2017 so betting has been suspended, although considering Liam's currently still calling Noel a tit daily and bigging up his new solo album, i have no idea why

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, bennyhana22 said:

Hey, easty!

It was alright because it was a great occasion, and my (former journalist) mate got us properly VIP'd which was pretty cool, since those on the front of the barrier behind the VIP corridor looked like dogs left in hot cars.

However, Liam's vocal was pretty damn ropey. Such a shame. For all their detractors, there was a time when the buzz around them was real and it was very exciting. Knebworth genuinely was an amazing day for us. And, at that time, Liam's pipes were as good as there was in the 'rock' world. Sadly, like Noel's songwriting, it was a very finite resource.

Ben

I was at HP the night the generator blew and they were a couple of hours late on stage (complete with liam offering everyone a refund). Don't remember him sounding great that day either to be honest. Then again the whole band didn't sound great by that point, a lot of their songs seemed to merge together by that point.

[FuzzyDunlop]

1 hour ago, eastynh said:

That GMEX gig was absolutely awful. Plus the beer was shit and stunk of eggs.

When was Old Trafford? That was a good gig. Heaton Park was alright as well and that was right near the end.

A 14 year old me thought it was great. First gig I went to without my dad.

 Still looks good on youtube. Especially champagne supernova.

[russycarps]

11 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

A 14 year old me thought it was great. First gig I went to without my dad.

 Still looks good on youtube. Especially champagne supernova.

everyone says their 95 glastonbury gig was shit but it was quite possibly the best 90mins of my life at that point. They probably were shit, but when you are young and part of something like that minor details like the musicianship didnt matter a jot. Wonderful times.

 

 

 

 

[cidy]

Betting suspended on reunion from leading bookmaker after a flurry of large bets at 5/4 bit if an over reaction and good publicity for dvd release I reckon

http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/96894

[Hugh Jass]

4 minutes ago, cidy said:

Betting suspended on reunion from leading bookmaker after a flurry of large bets at 5/4 bit if an over reaction and good publicity for dvd release I reckon

http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/96894

Liam will be plugging a solo album and Noel's in the studio working on his next album.

it will inevitably happen (and it will be awful) but can't see it being next year.

[FuzzyDunlop]

31 minutes ago, russycarps said:

everyone says their 95 glastonbury gig was shit but it was quite possibly the best 90mins of my life at that point. They probably were shit, but when you are young and part of something like that minor details like the musicianship didnt matter a jot. Wonderful times.

Well put.

In the documentary Noel says (paraphrasing) "We were not that great as musicians, but we made people excited and made them believe.  More than any band ever has done" - between 92-96 he is probably right.

Edited October 5, 2016 by FuzzyDunlop

[The Nal]

4 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

Well put.

In the documentary Noel says (paraphrasing) "We were not that great as musicians, but we made people excited and made them believe.  More than any band ever has done" - between 92-96 he is probably right.

Believe in what? 

[CaledonianGonzo]

That Morning Glory was an even halfway decent album?

[FloorFiller]

24 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Liam will be plugging a solo album and Noel's in the studio working on his next album.

it will inevitably happen (and it will be awful) but can't see it being next year.

Oasis' next album is a double album in the vein of Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below and will be released next year, confirmed 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Like either of them have the chops to come up with anything an iota inspired as the likes of Hey Ya

[FuzzyDunlop]

13 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Believe in what? 

That you could go from the Dole / a council estate to being massive on your own back.

Definitely Maybe was a cult album which exploded really. 

 

Edited October 5, 2016 by FuzzyDunlop

[fatyeti24]

'Hey Now' is a bit like 'Hey Ya', in the same way Liam gave Beady Eye their name so the CD would be close to those of The Beatles in people's record collections.

Edited October 5, 2016 by fatyeti24

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

Definitely Maybe was a cult album which exploded really. 

 

Albeit a cult album released by Sony.

[russycarps]

16 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Believe in what? 

believe that we were a part of something I guess. Being part of a movement that was with hindsight really just about smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol and taking loads of drugs, But at the time gave you something to dream about. I was a penniless scruff from the north west and oasis were inspirational for people like me.

 

Edited October 5, 2016 by russycarps

[FuzzyDunlop]

1 minute ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Albeit a cult album released by Sony.

I thought (you might know better - Its just my thought) that sony bought a chunk of creation on the back of Oasis? Was it earlier?

[dentalplan]

1 minute ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

You could go from the Dole / a council estate to being massive on your own back. Definitely Maybe was a cult album which exploded really. 

 

That was The Stone Roses. Definitely Maybe sold 86k in its first week.

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

I thought (you might know better - Its just my thought) that sony bought a chunk of creation on the back of Oasis? Was it earlier?

Yeah - it predated Oasis by a couple of years.

[Alan_C]

2 hours ago, addicted2noise said:

I actually think his best singing is on Be Here Now its just a shame most of the songs/production let him down. 

I agree with this. I love the vocals on the first two albums, but he sounds superb on BHN. His voice changed pretty much every year from 1993-2000. If you listen to live stuff from back then, you can tell the difference between the different years. It was brilliant until 1998 when he started to have a few problems. He sounded different but good early on in the SOTSOG tour, but by the time the stadium tour came around, his voice is shagged. From 2000 onwards it has varied between good, okay, poor, shit and tragic.

This was him at his peak for me live though. 

 

[The Nal]

12 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

That you could go from the Dole / a council estate to being massive on your own back.

Agree they did yeah but "more than any band ever has done"? 

Nah. Switch to decaf Noel. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Given some of his rhetoric I sometimes wonder whether Noel actually thinks he was in a different band.

[The Nal]

The brothers endless chatter is the main reason that they're still being talked about so much. See Tyson Fury, Conor McGregor, Donald Trump, Kanye West, Nostradamus, Jesus et al.

Its certainly not for the 5 or 6 decent songs Noel wrote 20 odd years ago. And the bare facts are that when push came to shove they rarely delivered. Saw them a bunch of times and they were always amateurish and shit. 

[Alan_C]

3 hours ago, addicted2noise said:

I actually think his best singing is on Be Here Now its just a shame most of the songs/production let him down. 

You really think Noel done that because of a few Blur gigs in 2009? They were still selling out stadiums around the world when they split up. It was clearly Noel wanting out, but more to do with being desperate to go solo, therefore using the fighting as a reason to leave.