FIRst album is AMAZING. Rock n roll to live and die by. 2nd is full of good songs. 3rd is a bit ok. After that they became kinda bland but ive gotta five em 90/100 for their massive list of great songs and cool attitude

Without doubt the most overrated, overhyped band of all time. So derivative. Beatles wannabes.

biblical

haven't heard many songs from this band, but the ones I have listened to, I couldn't get through the entire track without turning it off. Very annoying vocals

Much prefer Joy Division and James.
Some points however for lifting the nineties for a brief time.

Good artist, good brit pop.

Oasis is one of those bands that people love to hate. They came onto the scene when the grunge movement was coming to halt. Oasis started off their career with an amazing debut, one of the best all time. They followed it up with another album considered even better than their debut. They produced some pretty great songs lyrically and musically on those two albums, and the albums as a whole felt complete. After those first two albums, they still made some decent songs, but none of their albums truly compared to the first two. Tension between the Gallagher brothers caused their downfall. They had a lot of potential, but ultimately could not deliver the same consistent level of quality.

Would I say they were the best band of the Manchester-Britpop era? Absolutely.

Would I say they were a Top 10 nineties band? Probably.

Would I say they were the best band since The Beatles? Definitely not, not even close.

It's a shame they couldn't put together any truly amazing albums after their first two.

I think they get all this hate for two reasons:
1. Their personality. Specially Liam's constant disrespect towards other bands throw people off.
2. Their fans. Oasis are one of those rock bands that are "untouchable". If you criticize them you'll instantly have tons of outraged Oasis fans insulting you.

Musically they're pretty good, though they seem a bit "formulaic", always use the same progressions and guitar tone with too little experimentation for my taste.

My last comment on this band from a few years ago was downvoted into hell, as I overzealously proclaimed them "the greatest British band since the Beatles." While I obviously do not feel comfortable making a statement like that anymore, the fact is that many people did feel that way in the 90s. Oasis brought back a very populist everyman attitude to rock and roll that had been missing for quite some time. There was nothing particularly high-concept about them, and they certainly weren't making any grand political statements. Instead, they just released two of the greatest albums of the 90s, filled with working class anthems courtesy of a wonderfully gifted songwriter and a sneering cocksure singer. To call them pretentious is to miss the point. For two short but glorious years, they WERE the best band in the world.

Am I the only one who thinks Let's All Make Believe should be in Oasis top 10 songs?