Oasis

[J?]

I think theyve gotten stale, like at Glatsonberry this year they sucked.

[Is he struggling?]

Oasis's ability to craft a fantastic rock anthem and their sheer swagger have attracted myself and a lot of others to them. But a few things prevent me from becoming a true devotee, namely:

- The plagiarism. Sure, a lot of bands wear their influences on their sleeves - you could even hear that with G n' R, but the Brothers Gallagher's aping of their heroes is sometimes so bare faced that it is embarrasing. We all know about Cigarettes and Alcohol ('Get it on'), Don't look back in Anger (Chorus pinched from 'All the Young Dudes, Piao pinched from 'Imagine') and perhaps in the early days their sheer attitude could carry it off. But there's this one song from the last album 'Born on a Different Cloud' which mimcs the sound of Lennon's solo work almost wholly (right down to the reverb on the vocals). Admittedly, Oasis have always stolen from good sources, but after over a decade together, don't you think its about time they developed an original sound more fully and stopped with the ripping off?

- The Dodgy Lyrics. To me, a lot of Noel's Lyrics seem pretty nonsensical. (This can of course, be fun, like 'Supersonic' or 'She's Electric'), and that bothers me. As does the fact that a lot of his lyrics come across as just lazy(much of the 'Be Here Now' album).

- Their 'Rock n' Roll' Antics. This may sound strange after praising their 'attitude', but a their off stage behaviour and personas makes them come off as spoilt and petulant (especially Liam, the uber-oaf. I base this impression, by the way, from press reports, and not from any personal experience with any of them. I honestly reckon you could have a good,deep chat with Noel, for example). 

I've got the first three albums, and I like them for the reasons I outlined in the first paragraph. But by 'Be Here Now' their spark was beginning to wane - possibly as their heady celebrity lifestyle was beginning to take its toll. (A lot of that album sounds like a messy stream of nonsense from Noel's coke addled mind. For example, the way every song is needlessly over-extended and drowned in layer upon layer of sound effects, orchetra's, backwards looped bits and strange muttering noises). There's been a lot of discussion on this board as to what 'overproduction' is, with regard to 'Chinese Democracy'. 'Be Here Now', IMO, is the eptiome of over-production - i.e. covering the songs with so many effects and noises that the emotional content gets buried.

I'm with Jimmer-Jammer on recent Oasis - their act has gone a little stale now. But they are still capable of the occasional gem, such as 'Gas Panic' or 'Hindu Times'.

[grendood]

Oasis's ability to craft a fantastic rock anthem and their sheer swagger have attracted myself and a lot of others to them. But a few things prevent me from becoming a true devotee, namely:

- The plagiarism. Sure, a lot of bands wear their influences on their sleeves - you could even hear that with G n' R, but the Brothers Gallagher's aping of their heroes is sometimes so bare faced that it is embarrasing. We all know about Cigarettes and Alcohol ('Get it on'), Don't look back in Anger (Chorus pinched from 'All the Young Dudes, Piao pinched from 'Imagine') and perhaps in the early days their sheer attitude could carry it off. But there's this one song from the last album 'Born on a Different Cloud' which mimcs the sound of Lennon's solo work almost wholly (right down to the reverb on the vocals). Admittedly, Oasis have always stolen from good sources, but after over a decade together, don't you think its about time they developed an original sound more fully and stopped with the ripping off?

- The Dodgy Lyrics. To me, a lot of Noel's Lyrics seem pretty nonsensical. (This can of course, be fun, like 'Supersonic' or 'She's Electric'), and that bothers me. As does the fact that a lot of his lyrics come across as just lazy(much of the 'Be Here Now' album).

- Their 'Rock n' Roll' Antics. This may sound strange after praising their 'attitude', but a their off stage behaviour and personas makes them come off as spoilt and petulant (especially Liam, the uber-oaf. I base this impression, by the way, from press reports, and not from any personal experience with any of them. I honestly reckon you could have a good,deep chat with Noel, for example).?

I've got the first three albums, and I like them for the reasons I outlined in the first paragraph. But by 'Be Here Now' their spark was beginning to wane - possibly as their heady celebrity lifestyle was beginning to take its toll. (A lot of that album sounds like a messy stream of nonsense from Noel's coke addled mind. For example, the way every song is needlessly over-extended and drowned in layer upon layer of sound effects, orchetra's, backwards looped bits and strange muttering noises). There's been a lot of discussion on this board as to what 'overproduction' is, with regard to 'Chinese Democracy'. 'Be Here Now', IMO, is the eptiome of over-production - i.e. covering the songs with so many effects and noises that the emotional content gets buried.

I'm with Jimmer-Jammer on recent Oasis - their act has gone a little stale now. But they are still capable of the occasional gem, such as 'Gas Panic' or 'Hindu Times'.

even though i disagree, superb constructive criticism.

[grendood]

Oasis finished recording their new album in village studios in LA!!!,

Nine inch nails also asked GEM from oasis to record for their new album!

[Slashly]

Cool!All Oasis albums rock!!!















Baby Slash//

[MadmanDan]

So we'll have a video soon??

[grendood]

So we'll have a video soon??

Noel Gallagher blagged it in to the Comedy Awards with Ricky. He told us Oasis have finally completed their next album:

"It's finished, should I give a release date? No, I shouldn't, it's some time in May and there will be a single in March."

"The only thing I was worried about was whether in the end we'd know how good it was because we'd recorded it three times and I think it's great."

"We shot the cover today, and I think it's great because I designed it."

[VolcomStone]

oasis fuckin rocks

[Acquiesce]

Ah this news comes out as my favorite Oasis site is down for 72 hours.  Thanks for the news!

[grendood]

Ah this news comes out as my favorite Oasis site is down for 72 hours.? Thanks for the news!

whats your name on the soapbox?

[Acquiesce]

Ah this news comes out as my favorite Oasis site is down for 72 hours.? Thanks for the news!

whats your name on the soapbox?

Darling Nikki. What is your name there?

[grendood]

Ah this news comes out as my favorite Oasis site is down for 72 hours.? Thanks for the news!

whats your name on the soapbox?

Darling Nikki. What is your name there?

it was axl,

but i removed it cuz my whole family starting searching through all my posts and finding some mad shit

[Acquiesce]

Ah this news comes out as my favorite Oasis site is down for 72 hours.? Thanks for the news!

whats your name on the soapbox?

Darling Nikki. What is your name there?

it was axl,

but i removed it cuz my whole family starting searching through all my posts and finding some mad shit

Haha you mean your porn? 

[nesquick]

Noel Gallagher says the new Oasis album is the band's best since their early work.

The as-yet-untitled LP features 12 songs written by Noel, brother Liam, guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell.

Noel said: "The finished album is my favourite one of the last four. Because we're all contributing to the songwriting there's a different feel to it.

"In fact the only songs that sound like Oasis are Andy Bell's funnily enough."

The band are currently approving the artwork for the release, which according to Noel "looks quite bleak and northern", but are yet to decide on the first single to be lifted from the LP.

"There was an obvious first single but I was singing it," Noel explained. "After 12 years of Oasis, Liam thought that might sound a bit odd, people might think he'd left the band. He threw his cans out the pram."

But he told Radio 1: "The most interesting thing will be when you hear Liam's songs. They are very, very good. A song called 'Guess God Thinks I'm Able'. The end 30 seconds will blow you away. It's great."

The album is due out on in Europe on May 16th, followed by a worldwide release a day later.

[Ignatius]

Reading the words official - album - release in the same sentence gave me this awesome never-felt-before feeling....too bad ain't GNR.

Nevertheless, I like Oasis too. Funny how Noel's been saying the same shit prior to any album since "Be here now". I hope is better than their last two efforts though...

[Izzy]

Nevertheless, I like Oasis too. Funny how Noel's been saying the same shit prior to any album since "Be here now". I hope is better than their last two efforts though...

Lol - ur right, every album they clain is their best ever - i suppose they ain't likely to say it doesn't stand up well to their earlier stuff.

Can't wait for this - unlike some Oasis fans i've loved all their albums, some are clearly better than others but all are just great.

[Eazy E]

I think the last album was the first one that had songs written by Liam right?  Anyways, I really liked the last CD, and if his songwriting has been improving, this should be a good CD too.

[nesquick]

wasn't "heathen chemistry"? that's a brillant album. I hope they will make a huge tour for their new album and I heard the start is phenomenal: All their U.K.stadium gigs for next summer are already sold-out. 250.000 tickets were sold within few days in England. I hope they will make an entire European stadium Tour. However, in the US, they are not very popular. America never really got into Oasis whereas in Europe that band is one of the the biggest ever.

[grendood]

cant wait.. Oasis sold 330 thousand tickets in one morning for tours in the uk to promote this album, so obviously it will be great.

The album is like nothing they have ever done before...

[Izzy]

The album is like nothing they have ever done before...

Well as u've heard it i won't dare argue