A very general discussion this. I will begin by saying I was around 10 or so years old when Oasis really began to kick off in England, and history has since cast them as "generation definers". At the time, I was always far more impressed by the versatilty, musicianship and general attitude of other bands of the so-called Britpop movement; namely Supergrass, Pulp, Suede... and I was only ten! Furthermore, I was lucky enough to have parents with great taste in music so I grew up with the Red and Blue albums (Beatles), which, to me, made Oasis fundamentally redundant.

Enough of the biography, I'll get to the point. I will happily admit that Oasis are very good at they do - lumpen, anthemic pub rock with the occasional fantastic chorus. I don't think for a minute that they are a bad band. BUT, I do feel singularly uncomfortable with the attention they get, and the records they sell, in the face of far superior competition. When Oasis are ever mentioned in the same breath as Radiohead, I first laugh and then shudder as I realise that these people are being serious in their comparison.

So, people... do you agree? What is it that I'm not getting? Why are people not talking about In It For The Money or Different Class when they talk about THE great albums of all time. Get involved - have a little rhyme in the sun-shee-iyne!!!!

first of all, let me say that i've never been a big fan of Oasis just because of those prick brothers, Liam and Noel Gallagher; but nonetheless, have respected their work......when they were pertinent, meaning circa mid-90s. What's The Story and Definitely Maybe are two excellent albums and i feel that Wonderwall is arguably the best written (pop) song of the 90s.
But i never understood how they put out albums of lesser quality after that. They became well known more for the Liam and Noel's antics then their music. And I loved hating those two pricks. Incedently, i recently read an interview of Noel that just cracked me up here (I love it when he says: "I'm not like John Lennon, who thought he was the great Almighty. I just think I'm John Lennon.")

with the two aforementioned albums, i could see how someone might try to mention Oasis in the same breath as Radiohead. but anything past those two albums to me is totally irrelevant.

There are other thread discussing Oasis already open and active. Here's a good one.

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