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[SGR]

I like them too. I saw them in 2008 shortly before they broke up. Nobody knew they were going to at the time so I didn't know how special that concert was when I was there. I'd love to go to a reunion show too, but there's no way the tickets wouldn't be well beyond our household budget. 

Lucky! Dig Out Your Soul was probably their best record since SOTSOG too. Honestly, if I get a chance to see 'em, fuck my household budget, me and my brother are going, as their music means a lot to both of us.

If you had to choose Lexi, what's your favorite Oasis album/song?

[jimmy jazz]

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Leave us alone Liam/Noel. Nobody cares!

[SGR]

Leave us alone Liam/Noel. Nobody cares!

As a matter of fact, if I had to choose between a Dua Lipa concert and an Oasis reunion concert, guess which one I'm choosing?

[Lexi Darling]

Lucky! Dig Out Your Soul was probably their best record since SOTSOG too. Honestly, if I get a chance to see 'em, fuck my household budget, me and my brother are going, as their music means a lot to both of us.

If you had to choose Lexi, what's your favorite Oasis album/song?

For albums I'd say Definitely Maybe is probably my favorite front to back; What's the Story Morning Glory has higher highs but also lower lows. Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is also really underrated IMO.

Favorite song is way tougher. I might just have to hand it to Champagne Supernova for nostalgia's sake, that was the first song of theirs I fell in love with. I'd also shout out Don't Look Back in Anger, Shakermaker, She's Electric, and Who Feels Love to round out a top five.

How about you?

[SGR]

For albums I'd say Definitely Maybe is probably my favorite front to back; What's the Story Morning Glory has higher highs but also lower lows. Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is also really underrated IMO.

Favorite song is way tougher. I might just have to hand it to Champagne Supernova for nostalgia's sake, that was the first song of theirs I fell in love with. I'd also shout out Don't Look Back in Anger, Shakermaker, She's Electric, and Who Feels Love to round out a top five.

How about you?

Honestly, I think Morning Glory is probably my favorite album of theirs. For me, it really has no low points (besides maybe the excerpts of The Swamp Song, which are so brief that they can be forgiven, since they're mostly pointless interludes). I think in retrospect, despite how much I also love Definitely Maybe, I think it has more forgettable tracks. It's funny you mention Shakermaker, as I've never, ever gelled with that track. It's usually a skip from me. Digsy's Dinner is rather banal too.

As for favorite song, as you noted, it's difficult. I might actually choose "Don't Go Away" as my favorite track, with "Champagne Supernova" a very close second. Other honorable mentions would be "Whatever", "Live Forever", "Gas Panic" and "Stay Young".

Something I'd forgotten but just remembered was that contemporarily, Be Here Now got absolutely glowing reviews from critics while Morning Glory got middling/lukewarm reviews. Pretty funny, that.

[Lexi Darling]

Honestly, I think Morning Glory is probably my favorite album of theirs. For me, it really has no low points (besides maybe the excerpts of The Swamp Song, which are so brief that they can be forgiven, since they're mostly pointless interludes). I think in retrospect, despite how much I also love Definitely Maybe, I think it has more forgettable tracks. It's funny you mention Shakermaker, as I've never, ever gelled with that track. It's usually a skip from me. Digsy's Dinner is rather banal too.

As for favorite song, as you noted, it's difficult. I might actually choose "Don't Go Away" as my favorite track, with "Champagne Supernova" a very close second. Other honorable mentions would be "Whatever", "Live Forever", "Gas Panic" and "Stay Young".

Something I'd forgotten but just remembered was that contemporarily, Be Here Now got absolutely glowing reviews from critics while Morning Glory got middling/lukewarm reviews. Pretty funny, that.

I really love the guitar work on Shakermaker, it's like a slow burning grunge blues track and I dig that vibe. But I understand why it wouldn't be a standout to others. I'd also include Live Forever in a top 10 for sure.

Really Oasis's lead guitar work is such a standout element of the band for me, it's not flashy but it's super distinctive and pleasing to my ears.

As for Morning Glory, I'm not big on Wonderwall (though the memes running it into the ground might be to blame for that one), Cast No Shadow, or the title track (and the Swamp Songs as well) but the rest is top notch in my book. I like Definitely Maybe more as a front to back listen and I admire that it has a bit more of a scrappy gritty vibe. Both are stone cold classics in my book though.

[SGR]

I really love the guitar work on Shakermaker, it's like a slow burning grunge blues track and I dig that vibe. But I understand why it wouldn't be a standout to others. I'd also include Live Forever in a top 10 for sure.

Really Oasis's lead guitar work is such a standout element of the band for me, it's not flashy but it's super distinctive and pleasing to my ears.

As for Morning Glory, I'm not big on Wonderwall (though the memes running it into the ground might be to blame for that one), Cast No Shadow, or the title track (and the Swamp Songs as well) but the rest is top notch in my book. I like Definitely Maybe more as a front to back listen and I admire that it has a bit more of a scrappy gritty vibe. Both are stone cold classics in my book though.

I think both Noel and Liam had a great ear for melodies and hooks. The guitar tone is wonderful too of course.

Not a fan of Cast No Shadow!? That's one of my favorites on the entire album. If Wonderwall hadn't been so overplayed, I think we'd all like it more. The sound of Definitely Maybe is definitely more raw and it has less sheen to it than their future records, so I get where you're coming from with that.

Are you much of a fan of Be Here Now? I think it'd be a much better record if it wasn't so bloated and every song wasn't like 8 minutes long lol

[Lexi Darling]

I think both Noel and Liam had a great ear for melodies and hooks. The guitar tone is wonderful too of course.

Not a fan of Cast No Shadow!? That's one of my favorites on the entire album. If Wonderwall hadn't been so overplayed, I think we'd all like it more. The sound of Definitely Maybe is definitely more raw and it has less sheen to it than their future records, so I get where you're coming from with that.

Are you much of a fan of Be Here Now? I think it'd be a much better record if it wasn't so bloated and every song wasn't like 8 minutes long lol

I dunno! Just never really stood out to me I guess.

My opinion on Be Here Now is pretty much the same as yours, solid musical ideas and melodies but those songs don't have enough to them to warrant all of them being so long.

[SGR]

I dunno! Just never really stood out to me I guess.

My opinion on Be Here Now is pretty much the same as yours, solid musical ideas and melodies but those songs don't have enough to them to warrant all of them being so long.

Cast No Shadow never stood out to you!? Shame on you, Lexi! 

And am I crazy, or were Oasis the last popular band that had great b-sides?? Are b-sides still a thing in the digital age or is that just what we call the songs the producers and label thought sucked too much to be on the album proper?

[Marie Monday]

One thing about oasis that confuses me (except for their succes) is the comparison to the Beatles. It seems to be the same as when people compare the strokes to the Velvet Underground: I can see some superficial similarities, but their actual music is quite different

[SGR]

One thing about oasis that confuses me (except for their succes) is the comparison to the Beatles. It seems to be the same as when people compare the strokes to the Velvet Underground: I can see some superficial similarities, but their actual music is quite different

It's true, it's mostly superficial, but there are some obvious similarities. The intro to "Dont Look Back In Anger" basically ripping of "Imagine":

Oasis's use of mellotron on tracks like "Champagne Supernova" bringing to mind the Beatles use of mellotron on "Strawberry Fields Forever". The string sections in certain songs like "All Around the World" being Beatles-esque.

I think more of the comparisons come about due to Noel and Liam's fervent worship of the Beatles, the many Beatles references you can find in their tracks, and Liam's frequent appropriation of their appearance/dress:



Noel and Liam would blather on about how great the Beatles were any chance you gave them - their biggest fantasy was probably to be the Beatles. So it become somewhat of a repeated and trite media comparison without a whole lot of substance to back it up.

I see more similarities between The Fall and Pavement, but even that comparison doesn't really pass muster to me.

[Marie Monday]

Only Slanted and Enchanted sounds a lot like the fall to me. Once Malkmus realised he was better at writing nice melodies than sounding like Marky Smith the similarity was pretty much gone. Not that Slanted and Enchanted is a bad album though

[jimmy jazz]

One thing about oasis that confuses me (except for their succes) is the comparison to the Beatles. It seems to be the same as when people compare the strokes to the Velvet Underground: I can see some superficial similarities, but their actual music is quite different

There is quite a lot tbf as well as the Stone Roses (like a hybrid of them)

Let There be Love is an obvious one. There was another on the 90s radio the other week where I thought fucking hell it's not even subtle. Don't ask which song because I can't remember and I don't go out of my way to listen to them.

And now I'm talking about them again 😡

Bye.

[Marie Monday]

Yeah they're obviously aping them, they just never actually sound like them as far as I've heard, mostly because they can't write a great melody to save their lives

[Psy-Fi]

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