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Wait, Was That A Commercial For An Oasis Compilation?
By Steven Kuhn: 2006-11-24 00:00:00
If you’re like me, when you hear the word “Oasis,” a few things come to mind all at once: “Wonderwall.” Drug abuse. Getting bullied in junior high. And of course, the big media circus revolving around Liam and Noel Gallagher regularly beating the hell out of one another, like a bunch of drug-crazed ten-year-olds arguing about who is daddy’s favorite. Yes, dear readers, now you too can relive all those great memories with the new Oasis compilation, Stop the Clocks. “But wait a second, Steven,” I can hear you say. “I didn’t know that Oasis had other #1 songs besides ‘Wonderwall!’” Oh yes, reader. They also had “Champagne Supernova," and a bunch of others...in the U.K. Seriously, though, kudos to this band for still attempting to put out records. Their history goes a little something like this: Once upon a time there was a band called Oasis. They began to reach popularity in Britain in the mid-90s as part of a Britpop movement with songs like “Some Might Say.” In 1995, they scored a runaway hit with the album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?. Then they got famous and imploded. They lost a bass player, got him back, put out a couple more albums with declining popularity, lost a guitar player, lost the same bass player again, and lost their record label. After that, they put out another mediocre album, endured more sibling rivalry between Liam and Noel, and ultimately decided to add an experimental flavor to their music...before getting in a brawl with a bunch of kids in a Munich bar, ending in an assault on a police officer and an arrest for the entire band in 2002. Since then, they have put out another, more experimental album, and have toured extensively. This has brought back a little of their popularity, but all in all, it’s been quite a rocky road. So good for you, Oasis. I expect Stop the Clocks will do really well…in the UK. As for the U.S., well, there’s probably enough nostalgic Gen-Xers (like me) willing to shell out and fuel the Gallagher brothers’ drug habits for at least a week or two.
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November 24th, 2006 at 23:50
wow, where do you live the mid west ? this is one of the biggest bands in the world and one that i saw at madison square garden the most famous arena in the world. not to mention if you knew anything it's all about definitely maybe the greatest album of the 90's. even my hipster friends that i go to misshapes concur. it's a shame people take views like this cause bar the smiths this is the band with the greatest bsides ever. this is the band who sold 20 million records with one album. this is the band that changed the face of the uk and plays sell out shows everywhere around the globe in arenas and stadiums. which cant be said about bands like dave matthews band.