The Oasis Thread

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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,521
     The only reason they are compared to The Beatles is because of they are from England, they had overnight rise to popularity in the 90's which was similar to The Beatles in the 60's, and the melodies and song arrangemens are similar.

    Ummm, yea, this.  It's rare that a post can so vehemently go after and oppose the prevailing opinion on something and then at the very end contradict everything they said in the preceding argument and basically agree with the prevailing opinion itself.  Bravo!

    That said, I'm a big Oasis fan, but there's no doubt that a) The Beatles are just light years better than Oasis in every way, from innovation to impact to consistent quality of output to talent to commercial success to individual success outside the band to cultural contributions, etc. etc.  There's just no comparison.  And b) Oasis are CLEARLY derivatives of the Beatles.  There's a reason it's such a common comparison, and no it's not just 'the media', it's right there in the songs.  Just because some in the media point it out doesn't then negate the prevailing cultural opinion of who Oasis are.  That's just dumb logic.

    Again, I really love Oasis, they were almost all I listened to freshman year of college in 1997.  But I knew what they were, and it certainly wasn't some groundbreaking band with a unique sound and approach, that's for sure.  As you said, their melodies, song arrangements and similar rise to fame made them basically the wannabe Beatles of the 90's.  They had some great songs, too bad their talent got stretched a little too thin and they couldn't keep it going.  But who can?

    I was thinking the same thing. I was like "uh, doesn't that mean they are incredibly similar?". LOL
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,521
    knebworth is in theatres? wow. I'd watch it on netflix, but not worth it to me to see a doc of a concert in a movie theatre. 
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    knebworth is in theatres? wow. I'd watch it on netflix, but not worth it to me to see a doc of a concert in a movie theatre. 
    Have you seen Supersonic? 
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    If not, captions on. 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,488
    edited October 2021
    knebworth is in theatres? wow. I'd watch it on netflix, but not worth it to me to see a doc of a concert in a movie theatre. 
    I saw it in the theater. 

    The doc is threading water. A bunch of soundbites of fans saying pretty much the same thing over and over over shots from the crowd or reenacted parts. Some soundbites from Noel. A few from Bonehead. One (1) from Liam, albeit quite funny.

    But cool watching the concert bits on the big screen. And no baseball in it. Take a hint Pearl Jam.
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  • knebworth is in theatres? wow. I'd watch it on netflix, but not worth it to me to see a doc of a concert in a movie theatre. 
    Have you seen Supersonic? 
    You also have this one if you want to complete the trilogy




    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,521
    knebworth is in theatres? wow. I'd watch it on netflix, but not worth it to me to see a doc of a concert in a movie theatre. 
    Have you seen Supersonic? 
    can't recall. 
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,669
    Supersonic was fine, but I hate how it ends at Knebworth. I would like a full history.

  • Supersonic was fine, but I hate how it ends at Knebworth. I would like a full history.

    For me, the story from like... 2000 and forward is the more interesting one. With the band slowly cracking and falling apart trying to still make good music (which they kept doing).
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    Just gonna say it...I've been team Noel for years. I think the past 6-9 months have flipped the script for me.
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  • static111
    static111 Posts: 5,107
    Do Liam and Noel have any good songs with their solo careers? I am completely out of the loop on their post Oasis work.
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Fookin' ell mate! This Kebworth show is on fire!! Damn!!!! 
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,130
    Ordered the vinyl on Amazon and still hasn’t shipped.  
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  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    edited November 2021
    static111 said:
    Do Liam and Noel have any good songs with their solo careers? I am completely out of the loop on their post Oasis work.
    Yep. 
    Noel - Dead in the Water, AKA..What a Life!, If I had a Gun, Riverman, Keep on Reaching..

    Liam - Shockwave, For What It's Worth, Gone, Down by the River, Now that I've Found You..
    Both of his albums are surprisingly solid.

    Honestly, it's all good stuff.
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  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,331
    mcgruff10 said:
    Ordered the vinyl on Amazon and still hasn’t shipped.  
    My local shop was getting me a copy. When I called them Saturday to make sure it came in before I went down to pick it up, they said that they think there was a delay with it. I checked online and the only companies that are selling them that seem to have them are in Europe. All the US retailers that I could find showed presale with a release date in January. 
  • static111
    static111 Posts: 5,107
    My buddy got Knebworth on itunes...amazingGibson said:
    static111 said:
    Do Liam and Noel have any good songs with their solo careers? I am completely out of the loop on their post Oasis work.
    Yep. 
    Noel - Dead in the Water, AKA..What a Life!, If I had a Gun, Riverman, Keep on Reaching..

    Liam - Shockwave, For What It's Worth, Gone, Down by the River, Now that I've Found You..
    Both of his albums are surprisingly solid.

    Honestly, it's all good stuff.
    Thanks i'll check all this out
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,130
    mcgruff10 said:
    Ordered the vinyl on Amazon and still hasn’t shipped.  
    My local shop was getting me a copy. When I called them Saturday to make sure it came in before I went down to pick it up, they said that they think there was a delay with it. I checked online and the only companies that are selling them that seem to have them are in Europe. All the US retailers that I could find showed presale with a release date in January. 
    Good to know, thank you.  
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,669
    Yes. The US pressing and the blu ray are delayed until January. 
  • given2fly23
    given2fly23 Evanston, IL Posts: 6,042
    Yes. The US pressing and the blu ray are delayed until January. 
    My blu-ray from Amazon was delivered on Saturday.

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  • static111 said:
    Do Liam and Noel have any good songs with their solo careers? I am completely out of the loop on their post Oasis work.
    Listen to Noels first solo albums and ”Dead in the water”. A lot of great/amazing stuff on his first solo outings. 

    Liams stuff feels written and produced by committee. Which it is. 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"