Album of the day (#1613): Definitely Maybe by Oasis - Music

newbands1

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Sort of like Weezer,their first two are great even the b-sides and whatnot.

List here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitely...14_reissue

meruizh

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Those two first albums and the B-sides "the Masterplan" are great. They became a huge band and the simply released average stuff. We can see a similar story with Coldplay. I wonder who's the Oasis-Coldplay band from the 10's
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dmercado

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meruizh wrote:

Those two first albums and the B-sides "the Masterplan" are great. They became a huge band and the simply released average stuff. We can see a similar story with Coldplay. I wonder who's the Oasis-Coldplay band from the 10's

You're not asking the right question. Coldplay was not Oasis, and neither Coldplay nor Oasis will happen again. If you're looking for British critic and mainstream sweethearts, I would look into Arctic Monkeys, but that brand is becoming more rare.
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Norman Bates

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Probably not.

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Norman Bates wrote:

Probably not.

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Skinny wrote:

I don't think I'd mind Oasis half as much as I do if I hadn't been taught that they saved rock, or that they were the last bastion of real music.

Coming back to this. Back in '93 I was living in England and of course the whole britpop concept was all over the airwaves, but I had - and still have - the impression what was the matter was not so much about "saving rock" or making "real music" but more about making all these bands up as a proper (I was going to say, improperly, "purely") British response when the two previous years had been full of grunge. What would you reckon? I always thought it was very much a Pride-of-the-Nation sort of thing.

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Norman Bates wrote:

Coming back to this. Back in '93 I was living in England and of course the whole britpop concept was all over the airwaves, but I had - and still have - the impression what was the matter was not so much about "saving rock" or making "real music" but more about making all these bands up as a proper (I was going to say, improperly, "purely") British response when the two previous years had been full of grunge. What would you reckon? I always thought it was very much a Pride-of-the-Nation sort of thing.

Oh yeah, I'm sure that at the time they weren't heralded as the saviours of anything, but their story had been written into history by the time I was old enough to take notice, and Oasis were apparently The Beatles and the Sex Pistols rolled into one, the first "proper" rock band since The Clash. Until The Libertines. I don't hate any of those bands, but the narrative is tiring.
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decemberhotel

Great album! But what an overated band.

Puncture Repair

I didn't exist when this album dropped so I can't comment on the whole britpop movement, but context aside I really enjoy this album, the guitars sound huge and the melodies are strong. It's just no-fuss rock and roll, even if the Gallaghers are nobs about it.

I never understood why this is often overshadowed by Morning Glory. That album only has ten songs if you don't count the pointless 'Untitled' tracks, and of those ten songs half of them really suck. Definitely Maybe has eleven songs that as far as I'm concerned are all solid tunes.

sp4cetiger

Puncture Repair wrote:

I never understood why this is often overshadowed by Morning Glory. That album only has ten songs if you don't count the pointless 'Untitled' tracks, and of those ten songs half of them really suck. Definitely Maybe has eleven songs that as far as I'm concerned are all solid tunes.

I could go on for pages about this but here's the short version. To me, Definitely Maybe is about embracing being young and stupid. (What's the Story) Morning Glory is the awakening, the first steps into adulthood. I'm still young and stupid, but I'm starting to realize it. It's about whether difficult problems need more than the feigned apathy and machismo that I've used as a crutch throughout adolescence. IMO, the key to the album is "Hey Now".

And obviously I don't think half of the songs on it "really suck."