jakarta
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Always thought that at their best they were a great Beatles Tribute band and the rest of the time they were an average Slade Tribute band...
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[Music] Happy 25th!
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Always thought that at their best they were a great Beatles Tribute band and the rest of the time they were an average Slade Tribute band...
Yes and no for me. Some of the songwriting is strong, but the playing is pretty poor - the drumming inexcusably so at points. Noel’s songwriting and Liam’s voice pull through a pretty mediocre band IMO.
BBassic
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I remember watching an interview with Noel Gallagher and he stated, quite matter of fact, that Live Forever always feature in those 500 Greatest Songs of All Time lists.
I'd be f**king arrogant too.
Love the album. I'm one of those who loved Be Here Now as well. Though looking back now it's a bit of a shitshow.
I'd be f**king arrogant too.
Love the album. I'm one of those who loved Be Here Now as well. Though looking back now it's a bit of a shitshow.
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I agree with GNLF
I don't object to any one getting older and singing if people like it they will buy it. What I do object to is these little pr!cks slagging everyone off who came before them as "has beens". Ironically they are now the ages of those stars they slatted and continuing to try to make music, so have morphed in to what they despised.
Also the whole "Cool Britannia" and sucking up to Tony Blair was cringe worthy
In general I dislike anyone who slates other people of in order to make themselves look better. If they were as good as their ego led them to believe it would have not been necessary.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Jeez, what does your first paragraph have to do with definitely maybe?
Second paragraph: ditto.
Third paragraph: Again, ditto. But...Biggest selling debut album of all time(up to that point), fifth biggest selling album in British history(two of the albums above it are greatest hits...), the fastest selling album in British history and the biggest gigs in British history up to that point with the highest demand for tickets ever in British history. All that was achieved in the space of three years. So, they were pretty much as good as their ego suggested or at the very least as successful as their ego suggested.
However, this thread wasn't started to talk about their career or their personalities, it was started to highlight that one of the great albums in British history was 25 years old yesterday.
It is a great album. It was a game changer. It did define the era(along with it's younger brother...).
And it will...
happypig
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Decent band, listenable.
Probably make it into my top 40 british bands.
Probably make it into my top 40 british bands.
marcos3263
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I was very excited to buy their first album and me and mates all had it and listened on repeat. Live forever was a choon and we all sang along drunkenly like we owned it and it was about us.
I don't think it has aged well. maybe I havent either!
In fact I cant hit the channel button quick enough now when anything Oasis pops up, perhaps just all over played (although still love Toto Africa and Stranglers Golden Brown which are also played on loop)
I don't think it has aged well. maybe I havent either!
In fact I cant hit the channel button quick enough now when anything Oasis pops up, perhaps just all over played (although still love Toto Africa and Stranglers Golden Brown which are also played on loop)
Definitely Maybe remains one of my favourite LPs and it helped me learn how to spell definitely, although spell-check helps.
Oasis show that you can be a **** and brilliant. Two of my favourite bands, The Small Faces and The Kinks were probably fronted by twats (although I met Ray Davies and he was actually pretty cool). Both brilliant bands. And all of their heads, coincidentally?
Oasis show that you can be a **** and brilliant. Two of my favourite bands, The Small Faces and The Kinks were probably fronted by twats (although I met Ray Davies and he was actually pretty cool). Both brilliant bands. And all of their heads, coincidentally?
More of a Blur man then?
Could not be more wrong I am not a blur fan or a man.
Nothing! I was replying to someone who quoted me.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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ha, fair enough!
GT49er
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The reason is demonstrably clear on this thread. They came from Manchester, not Moulsecoomb (or elsewhere in Sussex) - if they'd been born in the right place they might have been gods on NSC!
Noel can certainly bust a catchy tune but the lyrics Oasis knocked out are around secondary school level with some primary level stuff thrown in too. Not that their fans would care.