Critiquing Oasis

[butcher]

 

[savoloysam]

I much prefer Status Quo to Oasis. Down Down is a tune!

So good Hawkwind stole the riff. Now that's an endorsement you can take to the bank (don't like anything by Quo myself mind)

 

[seeformiles]

Tattva at least has something in tune with the psychedelic end of the Beatles. I don't know anything else they did, mind!

Tbf I enjoyed them a lot in the 90s - very Acid friendly

 

[stethoscope]

I much prefer Status Quo to Oasis. Down Down is a tune!

All about Matchstick Men

 

[danny la rouge]

All about Matchstick Men

Anyone who doesn’t like anything by Quo is tired of London. Or something.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Anyone who doesn’t like anything by Quo is tired of London. Or something.

They were a bit shit, weren't they.

 

[savoloysam]

I'm just tired of everything, everything I tell you.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I much prefer Status Quo to Oasis. Down Down is a tune!

Noel G's birthday is the same as Francis Rossi's.

 

[danny la rouge]

They were a bit shit, weren't they.

I like a handful of their tunes. Oasis, not so much. I don’t mind the one on The Royale Family, but only in that context, and that’s about it.

 

[belboid]

So good Hawkwind stole the riff. Now that's an endorsement you can take to the bank (don't like anything by Quo myself mind)

with lyrics by a random Hawkfan who got lucky!

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

Well these fellas have got tickets
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I think I saw one of these blokes giving a talk about the Beast of Bexley - a large black cat on the loose in south east London. The guy was an ex copper and very clearly a massive Paul Weller fan from his hair.

 

[Steel Icarus]

While riding the last freedom moped out of nowhere city.

Forgive me, it was the most pretentious stuff I could come up that early this morning

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

During my Smiths years, I didnt even know Morrissey had said that. It wasn't until many years later I knew of that interview and his comments on black music. Just what the fuck?! Shouldn't have been surprised by his far rightward direction

Sadly - the evidence was there if only we looked hard enough. However, I've heard a very good non racist explanation of what Panic is actually about - and it fits. Its a warning about Jimmy Savile. Lots of references to Leeds, jogging round provincial towns, and not feeling safe. And the music Savile played never did say anything about my life.

 

[danny la rouge]

As far back as 1986.

Moz: "Reggae, for example, is to me the most racist music in the entire world. It's an absolute total glorification of black supremacy... There is a line when defense of one's race becomes an attack on another race and, because of black history and oppression, we realise quite clearly that there has to be a very strong defence. But I think it becomes very extreme sometimes."
"But, ultimately, I don't have very cast iron opinions on black music other than black modern music which I detest. I detest Stevie Wonder. I think Diana Ross is awful. I hate all those records in the Top 40 - Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston. I think they're vile in the extreme. In essence this music doesn't say anything whatsoever."

Interviewer: But it does, it does. What it says can't necessarily be verbalised easily. It doesn't seek to change the world like rock music by speaking grand truths about politics, sex and the human condition. It works at a much more subtle level - at the level of the body and the shared abandon of the dancefloor. It won't change the world, but it's been said it may well change the way you walk through the world.

Moz: "I don't think there's any time anymore to be subtle about anything, you have to get straight to the point. Obviously to get on Top Of The Pops these days, one has to be, by law, black. I think something political has occurred among Michael Hurl and his friends and there has been a hefty pushing of all these black artists and all this discofied nonsense into the Top 40. I think, as a result, that very aware younger groups that speak for now are being gagged."

Interviewer: You seem to be saying that you believe that there is some sort of black pop conspiracy being organised to keep white indie groups down.

Moz: "Yes, I really do."

What a fucking dickhead! And the interviewer is dumb as shit too.

JFC! I missed that at the time!

 

[Nanker Phelge]

JFC! I missed that at the time!

He was too thick to realise that his band was emulating bands that were emulating black music. As if 60s guitar pop was created in a vacuum.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

All about Matchstick Men

That's nothing, I liked them before they even formed.

 

[Elpenor]

Well these fellas have got tickets
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These blokes are so Mad For It that they will only purchase a kitchen from MFI

 

[Voley]

I'm glad we've all finally come to the conclusion that Oasis fans are more intelligent than Smiths fans.

I've been saying it for years.

 

[Maggot]

 

[danny la rouge]

I'm glad we've all finally come to the conclusion that Oasis fans are more intelligent than Smiths fans.

I've been saying it for years.

Rick Astley has always been the singer of the Smiths! We’ve always been at war with Eastasia!

 

[UnderOpenSky]

 

[Derek S-H]

I'm glad we've all finally come to the conclusion that Oasis fans are more intelligent than Smiths fans.

I've been saying it for years.

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, in the Oasis back catalogue comes close to "How Soon Is Now" or "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out."

Noel didn't even bother to steal from them as he knew he'd fail miserably.

I have no problem with Oasis fans - why they like their music is evident as it's unchallenging, derivative and you don't have to examine it too closely to enjoy it.

 

[Steel Icarus]

He was too thick to realise that his band was emulating bands that were emulating black music. As if 60s guitar pop was created in a vacuum.

I'm not sure how, Johnny Marr was always cribbing from Motown etc

 

[gosub]

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Drum and bass outfit these days

 

[The39thStep]

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, in the Oasis back catalogue comes close to "How Soon Is Now" or "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out."

Noel didn't even bother to steal from them as he knew he'd fail miserably.

I have no problem with Oasis fans - why they like their music is evident as it's unchallenging, derivative and you don't have to examine it too closely to enjoy it.

My theory is that Oasis make music for people who don't actually like music

 

[Idris2002]

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, in the Oasis back catalogue comes close to "How Soon Is Now" or "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out."

I.e. nothing Oasis did was maudlin self-pitying shite that's actually not healthy for the developing adolescent mind to listen to.

 

[Derek S-H]

I.e. nothing Oasis did was maudlin self-pitying shite that's actually not healthy for the developing adolescent mind to listen to.

Ah, only someone who knows nothing about The Smiths, nor their fans, would describe them as that.

They were the antithesis of Oasis, thank god. But there's room for all types in this world and I very much hope you manage to procure yourself a ticket.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, in the Oasis back catalogue comes close to "How Soon Is Now" or "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out."

Noel didn't even bother to steal from them as he knew he'd fail miserably.

I have no problem with Oasis fans - why they like their music is evident as it's unchallenging, derivative and you don't have to examine it too closely to enjoy it.

A study revealed that Smiths fans tend to be neurotic. There's an obvious correlation but it's hard to prove causation. Which came first, the neuroticism or the Smiths.

 

[BigMoaner]

for anyone feeling nostalgic. they make me laugh. they always seem like they have just woken up. so half arsed

 

[Derek S-H]

A study revealed that Smiths fans tend to be neurotic. There's an obvious correlation but it's hard to prove causation. Which came first, the neuroticism or the Smiths.

Oh, really?

Has there been a similar study of Oasis fans, out of interest?