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earthcrossing
I've never been a fan of this particular whiny voice and yet I am really liking this album now that I finally got around to listening
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Jhwstoke93
The run of songs in the middle of this album starting with Columbia and going up to Cigs & Alcohol fucking ROCKS. Pretty much an untouchable debut album. One of the best ever.
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DiffusedOctaves
I understand why people hate the band, but how can any rock fan hate their music. This is absolutely ubiquitous soaring rock that puts you in the best mood.
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katzebus
I mean most of their music is very mediocre. If you grew up exposed to later era dadrock Oasis or even just knew them for their huge hits on WTSMG and the obnoxiousness of the "Britpop" scene you probably wouldn't bother checking out this album or the early b-sides and find out that they started out as bloody good alt rock act.
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njokmo413
First time listening to an Oasis song besides Wonderwall. I'm thoroughly impressed with Noel's guitar work which I hadn't expected since I'd only listened to WW. All in all, this album is alright britpop. Some interesting and catchy stuff but in general almost every song just drags on for too long. In the britpop rankings, I'd put it below any of the classic Pulp albums but definitely one of the better ones.
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katzebus
Always weird to me that people still compare the "Britpop" bands when the big bands sound have very little in common. Oasis were punky, back-to-basics garage rock (and later basically a classic rock tribute act), Suede were glam rock with virtuoso proggy leanings (and then glam pop after Butler left), and Verve were shoegaze/psychedelia (though did sand down the edges with some of that commercial WTSMG gloss later on.) Blur and Pulp were the only two that you'd really say belonged in the same subgenre as both were poppy art-rock in the mid-'90s before becoming more introspective from '97 onwards. If Britpop means anything other than "British alternative rock bands who were popular in the mid '90s" it would be a kitschy, quirky pop songs with wry social commentary like "Common People" and "Parklife". Don't think Oasis ever did anything like that. Maybe "The Importance of Being Idle" would qualify but it's still a lot more "retro" whilst the Blur and Pulp songs are VERY '90s.
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katzebus
And I do love/have loved all 5 of those bands at some point in time but for very different reasons. IMO: Verve peaked in 1993 with "A Storm in Heaven" Suede peaked in 1994 with "Dog Man Star" Oasis peaked in 1995 with the "Some Might Say" single/EP (but let's just say in '94 with Definitely Maybe) Pulp peaked in 1995 with "Different Class" Blur peaked in 1999 with "13" I'd question anyone who could play those five records back-to-back and tell me they belong to the same scene.
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katzebus
For a "classic album" it does have plenty of filler. "Up in the Sky", "Digsy's Dinner" and "Married with Children" are all b-side quality, especially when you consider what they were included instead of. I can kind of understand why though. "Fade Away" is one of their best but they probably didn't want a song with such a similar name to "Slide Away" on the album and maybe didn't like the idea of two punk songs being on the record. As for "Listen Up", it's obviously one of the 10 best Oasis songs of that era but probably too similar to "Supersonic" and "Live Forever". Not sure if "It's Good To Be Free" was written at the time (although I expect it was as it seems almost every decent song they had was written before they were even signed, or at least before they became massive) but that should've been recorded and put on the album if so.
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katzebus
If I were to rejig the album and put the 11 best songs on it, it'd be something like this: Side 1: R n R Star; Shakermaker; Live Forever; Bring it On Down; Listen Up; Slide Away. Side 2: Columbia; Supersonic; Cigarettes and Alcohol; It’s Good To Be Free; Fade Away. Bookending the album with Rock 'n' Roll Star and Fade Away makes it work really well as a concept album (very un-Oasis admittedly), although in that case Up in the Sky would fit the "theme" a lot better than Slide Away.
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theironictea
Really can't get into this album. I really want to like it, but sounds pretty boring to me... I feel guilty.
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theironictea
Really can't get into this album. I really want to like it, but sounds pretty boring to me... I feel guilty.
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nathanshaw1975
I remember going into Our Price in Huddersfield and buying this and The Holy Bible byby the Manics. Two of my favourite albums of all time released on the same day.
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MartianReaper
Definitely Maybe > (What's the Story) Morning Glory? [6] & may I add... Definitely Maybe > all the rest
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