It’s been Oasis’ summer. A barnstorming return to live performances, universal acclaim, even a revival of Britpop fashion. And seeing the brother reunite at Wemlbey was one of my 2025 highlights – and honestly, it might even rank as the best gig I’ve ever attended. The band’s focus on the early years in those concertsContinue reading “The 30 best Oasis songs…definitely maybe”
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Mad for it! The triumphant return of Oasis
As Oasis mania sweeps Britain like it’s 1995 and the opening gig of a reunion tour we thought would never happen gets wall to wall five star reviews, it must be a tough time to be one of the peculiar obsessives who take every opportunity to diss the most successful band of the 1990s. FlashContinue reading “Mad for it! The triumphant return of Oasis”
Don’t look back in anger: Oasis were fabulous
Historically, Oasis are underrated. I can hear the music snobs and try-hards laugh aloud at that. I accept many of the criticisms of the Oasis as a band: they were derivative, increasingly samey and over-hyped. But that doesn’t mean they weren’t brilliant. There was a period around 1995/6 when it seemed there was a consensus:Continue reading “Don’t look back in anger: Oasis were fabulous”
When did ageing rockers become cool?
It was once a trope of rock n roll that ageing pop stars should have called it a day long before they started to go grey, lose their voice and run out of ideas. Pop music, after all, pretty much invented the generation gap in the latter half of the 20th century. From outrage atElvis’sContinue reading “When did ageing rockers become cool?”
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