(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Paar echt goede nummers, ook wel wat filler

A bastard child of the Loudness Wars, incredibly compressed and blown out sound across the board. Thankfully Oasis still have good enough musicianship to shine through; ultimately though, Noel Gallagher was not Paul McCartney (much as he might wish he were) and the arrangements on here just come across as wanting to sound deeper than they are, and also so busy as to muddy the ear. Nothing offends (other than the gain level) and "Champagne Supernova" remains a perennial airwave favorite. It's just kinda boring, y'know?

British rock. I know this album well and like it. Oasis has a big, guitar-driven sound supporting quality tenor vocals. Their songs are not complex or groundbreaking but they are catchy and well-produced. Wonderwall is the big hit here, followed by Champagne Supernova -- Don't Look Back In Anger and the title track are also quality tunes. In their heyday people compared them to the Beatles but the only dimension that even remotely holds up is in records sold.

Very evocative of a 1970s childhood, with musical borrowings from eg Gary Glitter, the theme tune of Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads and educational kid’s show You and Me. The last one I can’t stop mansplaining whenever She’s Electric comes on the radio. No Way Sis’s parody ‘I’d Like to Teach The World To Sing’ really nails what Oasis are about.

I don't really like Oasis...

To bad their family dysfunction broke up a great band.

It's a pretty pivotal album for the time. Wonderwall has been played to death. It's a pretty decent sounding album altogether though and a fun listen.

Not having the nostalgia factor, Oasis exists for me rather than leaving much of an impact. I do think this is good and I like the ambition with a chunk of songs having some nice hooks. What pulls me away are the vocals and they tend to lean on their influences which hurt originality. By the last quarter of the album I'm honestly ready for it to be over.

I don’t look back angrily at this

4.5

3.5 the big three hits are great songs but the the only other songs that grabbed me were she’s electric and morning glory

Where were you while we were getting high? Rounding this 3.5 up to 4 stars, since these guys care about the whereabouts of their friends not getting high. A Timeline of the Beef Between Oasis' Noel + Liam Gallagher https://loudwire.com/timeline-beef-between-oasis-noel-gallagher-liam-gallagher/

I expected to be annoyed by this album but was pleasantly surprised. Noel’s songwriting was exceptional.

WHATS THE STORY MORNING GLORY!!!

Sounds like something that plays in the background of a romance movie taking place in the 80s. Specifically a scene where the girl chats with the boy in front of a carousel at night.

I don't know if I ever actually listened to this all the way through -- even though I knew most of the songs thanks to HS. Champagne Supernova is still my favorite but also like Don't Look Back in Anger and Cast No Shadow has a lovely 90's nostalgic vibe. 3.5 stars

I love this album. I have the whole thing memorized. I was really into Oasis for a bit. It happens.

My local band…during the defining time of my life…. Classic - A side flow then interlud then b side flow! The melodies/riffs for the songs are what makes them… i mean … some might say bridge!

A wide-open sound that is very appealing. I had not listened to the whole album before. The hits are clearly hits, Don't Look Back In Anger is the better song but Champagne Supernova is just a good feeling tune musically. Wonderwall is still overplayed in my mind. I liked Cast No Shadow maybe the best of all the tracks.

This today and ‘Different Class’ yesterday! On a roll (with it). This was the first album to ‘get me into popular music’. From when I was about 10 to 14, I rarely switched on music. I had no specific taste in music but did not really enjoy the sound of ‘hits’ either. I loved (and still love) classical music, but I didn’t listen to pop. Until I developed a crush! His favourite song was ‘Wonderwall’. So I went home and I listened to this album. On repeat. For the whole summer. And then I moved on to ‘Definitely Maybe’. And then I kept moving… Thus, this album has a very special place in my heart. I don’t enjoy it nearly as much as I used to, but I’m glad it exists and still put it on from time to time. I don’t like their (ironic in my case) homophobia (none present on the album, but it has shone through in some interview comments). Blur is still my favourite band. I also refuse to stream ‘Hello’ because Gary Glitter still receives a lot of profit from it. Excellent song though! 10/10.

Excellent choice, by far one of the best ones. Been loving oasis since so long . Oasis my religion

Perfect sunny road trip album! Rich with nostalgia, this album has a consistent, comforting sound. Some songs are standout, sing along, masterpieces and some fade into the background but it's very listenable and enjoyable the whole way through. Champagne Supernova is a rare example of a song that is overplayed but still takes my breath away when I hear it.

Such a dreadful record. I hold Oasis (partially) responsible for Brexit. Everyone knows this isn't very good music, but y'know... What the fuck? She's my wonderwall. I tried to listen but it really is too awful. I listened to their first album instead, which is 10 times better! Definitely. (Maybe...)

Wonderwall und Don't Look Back in Anger - klare 90iger Mukke, die immer und immer wieder überall zu hören war. Macht die Stücke vertrauert aber nicht unbedingt besser. Also für mich ok - aber eben auch nur ok.

bosh. no misses.

Think Oasis were just overplayed back in the day for me that I just ended up pretty much hating them... but honestly felt good just hearing them again for the first time in a long time and getting some of the feelings in general back from then good ol' days!

A classic British rock album with songs that have been part of my life for a long time.

Catchy, well made, lots to like. But yet I don't quite like it. I can't get past the nasal tone. I will admit that it did get me doing little bops here and there which is a sign of musical success. Also it turns out I know way more Oasis than I thought I did.

Quelle est l'histoire

imagine le truc a 30 ans

First album where I felt like I knew multiple songs going in. The three classics really hit. I feel like the rest is a bit sup par. Don’t look back in anger hits special cause of the rock band days just nailing the vocals. Hard to give it a 3 with the nostalgia so a 4 it is

First album where I know all the words to at least one song. This was a great album to listen to on the commute. This album is so british it made me want tea. I had forgotten about champagne supernova. Overall a solid album but the 4 stars is mainly for nostalgia. Its such a stereotype but Wonderwall was the first song i learned to play guitar and sign at the same time so thats also a fond memory.

Nothing special, nothing catchy, but not actively bad either

great classic - everybody should know this one...

Pretty good album with a couple great songs. Interesting audio references to other bands like the Beatles.

I never understood why "Wonderwall" was the big hit from this album - there are 2 or 3 better

Some just okay but some classics also.

Ok

It's hard say it's a great album, but it's good. Or rather, maybe it more nostalgia than makes it good.

Must have listened to this 1000 times growing up

Classic

Iconic Album, classic

Good album, liked it

Way more of these songs are about drugs than I realised in 1995.

Fun album, thoroughly enjoyed listening to it.

Classic album.

This is THE Osasis record. I enjoyed this one more than I thought. Bonus points for wonderwall!

Already listened, biblical album.

Another great album and band from the 90’s!

Ah ok I get it, its the Beatles but 90's. Listen I'm sure this was sick at the time but I really think the value on these guys is just scarcity value. I'm bailing out at the end of disc 1. There's 4 discs and I'm just not gonna dig for gold on this one. From what I'm reading they pioneered whatever genre this is (alt rock?) but its like, "I understand what the kids are doing and I support it but I will not be putting my mattress on the floor any time soon."

The hit songs are the only ones with any sense of dynamics. Every other song just picks a tone and sticks with it for the whole 3 minutes. Pretty generic rock

Consistently overrated, Noel Gallagher thinks far too much of himself. Much of the album is rooted in simplicity, but is lauded for its' complexity. Don't Look Back In Anger is the only song I get any real enjoyment out of from the album, the rest has either been overplayed to ruin or just doesn't stand out. The album does get a lot of points for its' major contributions to Britpop and the densely loud indie sound that I personally love. By no means a bad album, but I wouldn't listen to it otherwise

Solid 4 stars out of 5

I always stand by the notion that Oasis’s debut album was their greatest offering but after listening to this for the first time in more than 20 years although I still stand by my earlier principles I cannot deny that this is an absolute cracker of an album.

Odd experience but I found listening to this as uncomfortable as I find it to listen to rap albums. Part of my dislike of this band is the reputation their name has earned as a sugar pop band, but then the actual listening is painful because it is so simplistic and pretty. Hard for me to even give them 2 stars for effort, but oh well, they make somebody happy.

4.5

Großartig

6/10 Not my favorite band, and in hindsight the singles are the only thing I like on this album. I don't hate it. 2-21-2024

I don't think I'd ever listened to the b-sides. Really enjoyed them but maybe it's just because the a-sides have been beaten to death on the radio. I didnt love the Quiet Riot cover, nostaligic album though

Very solid album. Good vibes. Fav song Hello and Roll with It

Ah the best album by the greatest of the Mancunian Simian bands. This is very much an album of my time, it was everywhere. I was not a huge Oasis fan, the stolen riffs, the dumbo lyrics, the "production", that top-flight gob-shitery. Enough to put anyone off, also they were a band that non music fans would go crazy about. I haven't listened to this old pup for 20 years... Except. As I did, between snorking at the brain dead words, and rolling my eyes at the dog shit sound quality I found myself singing along happily to every word of nearly all the tunes. And it reminded me of friends and good weather and pubs when they were pubs not family restaurants, and feeling good to be in a Britain that seemed to be on the up and a world that was getting less frightening. That's nostalgia folks. I'm not usually susceptible, so I was surprised when this braying donkey of a band sent me straight back to my twenties. I never could, and still can't stand 'Roll with it' and 'Don't look back in anger' and 'Wonderwall' is overrated and will never recover from being so overplayed everywhere for ever. 'Hey Now' and 'Cast no shadow' are no-apology great songs, well done Noel. Liam could still really sing here too, 'She's Electric' is still a bundle of homespun fun, and 'Champagne Supernova' and the like are the overblown goodness you want. Trades description-worrying original drummer has been jettisoned for Alan White by this album and he makes a world of difference also. Even better Noel gets his just desserts eventually for ceaseless riff pilfering by nicking one from Gary Glitter. You win some you lose some my mono-browed amigos. And though this was a far more complete and (if not polished) well-burnished affair than the debut, it was all downhill from here.

The Oasis phenomenon is one of those things that I think you have to have lived through to totally understand. I was born the year after Be Here Now imploded the band’s critical acclaim proper, but growing up in the UK, the after-burn of their success has been possibly more interesting than their actually successful period. I genuinely don’t think I’ve been to a pub or a karaoke night where the place hasn’t burst into Don’t Look Back In Anger at some point. I’ve genuinely never been at a gig, or passed a busker where I’ve never thought it was hilarious to request Wonderwall at an inopportune moment. I’ve never played a gig where some annoying idiot hasn’t requested Wonderwall at an inopportune moment. You still hear Roll With It, She’s Electric, and Champagne Supernova played on the radio all the time. And in addition to that, both the Gallagher’s projects get a certain amount of radioplay and hype. So, is the album that spawned all of this hype worth it? Yes? Musically, What’s The Story? is quite contradictory, being both a rather bare-bones Rock n Roll effort, and a lush, orchestrated, 60’s tinged Britpop album. And lyrically… well, let’s just say that Noel Gallagher is not the most oblique songwriter. It’s all expressed in such a way that the lyrics seem expressionistic and poetic, but if you try and nail down an exact meaning, it all falls apart for the utter bollocks it is. But, in a way I can defend that. It’s the equivalent to talking to a friend in the pub after a few pints. Everything you end up saying sounds profound, metaphorical. But to the sober eavesdropper, it’s nonsense, loosely connected by a vague theme. If anything, I wonder if this songwriting quirk is the reason why Oasis were seen as having won the Britpop war for popularity, if not the specific battle? Damon Albarn is by far a more precise, intelligent, and funny lyricist. As are Jarvis Cocker and Brett Anderson for what it’s worth. But, Albarn’s intelligence is always on full display. He can never turn it off. And the public… well, the public like Silly Love Songs, which is what Oasis did best. Blur were too smart and refined, Pulp too class-conscious and sexual, Suede too dark and bisexual. That left Oasis as the voice of the supposed everyman. The better-off working class who didn’t feel repressed in the relative stability of the 90’s. The underclass had their voices. For the moderates, Oasis was more than enough. These drunken laddish ramblings spoke to large swathes of Brits. But perhaps I’m being unfair. The Gallaghers were genuinely working class kids made good, achieving their position through hard work. And the music is good, I enjoy it and I am much more a part of Blur’s world than Oasis’. But I enjoy it mostly from afar, for it’s influence that is intrinsically interwoven throughout the fabric of British society. And I think that from afar is the best way to view Oasis, get too close and the shine does seem duller than people remember. Also, I cannot say the name of this album without singing the Balamory theme tune to myself

This is such a well crafted album. The songs are great and the album itself is really well done

Good listening music but not my favorite

Musically formulaic, lyrically nonsense (it’s as though Noel found a random word generator), and subjected repeatedly to Liam’s nasal aggression (one of life’s tawdry people). Music for the hard of thinking. Are there negative stars?

Not as terrible as I was anticipating based on knowing Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova. Still didn't enjoy it though.

Some crunching guitar rock. Another album I never intentionally listened to straight through before now.

I don't dislike this, and I'm not likely to seek it out. It feels factory cranked out, though I have no basis for this assessment. If you're looking for deeper incite, I leave you disappointed.

lukewarm pop; oasis are a one hit wonder Significant 41/130 Liked 20/130 Added 5/130 NNN

Like a train coming, very good. Enjoyed the whole album

First album I have ever bought. Still good after almost 30 years.

Bangers wel

This is so god awful. The only reason people could listen to this is because they didnt know there was something better. I couldn't even finish the album

Fou album. Que des classiques.

One of my all time favourite albums, not a single bad song on this one

Maybe the peak of Britpop. Biggest album with the most crossover appeal. Still holds up to this day. Banger after banger.

Definitely Oasis‘s best. A laid back Album with some iconic songs that transport me back to summer camp bonfire sing alongs (in a good way).

A classic! Takes me back to, like, middle school.

Not my favorite

Do you guys know wonderwall? An album with several classics on it, and rightfully so. I like the sound of the album overall, and there's not really a bad cut on it as far as I'm concerned. Champagne Supernova is a banger ending track. 9/10 Favorite Songs: Wonderwall, Don't Look Back In Anger, Cast No Shadow, Champagne Supernova No least favorites

brilliant

Pleadant

Are they the second coming of The Kinks? Brothers who don't like each other but if they could set that aside - good music comes out. Or is it the hatred that fueled the music?

Loved it very much! Silly guys!

Really solid alternative/indie. Standouts: champagne supernova, don’t look back in anger, wonderwall 4.2*

Oasis has some great songs, as well as some less interesting ones. Liam’s voice rides the line between grating and pleasant, but it’s always expressive

I've never been an Oasis fan. They aren't terrible I guess, but they are kinda derivative and sentimental. It feels like they wrote songs for marketability and broad appeal, which IMO, isn't good art. That coupled with the fact that the Gallagher brothers are insufferable, and even 30 years later I pass for more interesting music.

I liked their other songs about as much as the hits. Solid songwriting.

Wonderwall is great, the rest is okay

An album absolutely full of bangers. The 90's UK music scene had me in neither camp Blur nor Oasis, but looking back now, as my taste and my waist have softened somewhat, I appreciate the songwriting and exuberance of this recording. Not everyone loves this band, but everyone has at some point sung these songs, badly, at the top of their voice, getting all the words wrong, with their arms round their mates shoulders, telling everyone - I fffing love you man. It's science.

I can't forgive humanity for making Wonderwall more famous than Champagne Supernova.

Very good album. I used to think Wonderwall was the best track, but to me it’s Don’t Look Back in Anger then Champagne Supernova. Easy 4 stars.

Wow, don't know how many times i heard Wonderwall when i was in uni in the uk. Can forget those days.

The bset album by the best band in the world. №1.

The all-killer-no-filler britpop album. I think maybe I have a special nostalgic place for it in my heart since my older sisters were way into it when it came out.

Anyway, here's Wonderwall.

Eh, not bad. Champagne Supernova kills

classic album love it solid 4/5 just not really my style that much anymore

This album still slaps, even all these years later. Timeless. Sorry not sorry, but Oasis crushed Blur in the Brit Pop competition.

Brit-pop with familiar chord progressions; mildly nasal singer

Anyway, here’s Wonderwall…

Discazo. No sé cómo no lo tenía entre mis favoritos...

Phenomenal album. Banger after banger. Takes me back...

With this album, Oasis created, not one, but several rock anthems. "Wonderwall", "Don't Look Back in Anger", and "Champagne Supernova" are just incredibly well known commercial successes. Although the writing and musicality are not legendary, these songs have been adopted by the public. The simplicity of the choruses have huge appeal to the masses and have led to these songs' longevity.

Pretty solid, classic 90s britpop.

Popular but CRAP

Tired of pretending like I don't love this album. 5/5

Will it be a 4 or 5 is the question? I *know* it’s a good album, but I haven’t listened in a long time. Nostalgically, it’s a 5. But in reality is it a 4 with a couple all-time bangers? Because Wonderwall is fucking *gooood*, man. It is potentially the anthem of my generation - and I say that as a certified hip-hop head. Wonderwall is nearly perfect. Don't Look Back in Anger. My god, what a song. Morning Glory is the underrated banger of the album. Then, when you think you're winding down, they hit you with Champagne Supernova! What an album! It's probably a 4.5, to be honest, but man, it's an excellent CD that has sparked a long convo with a buddy about the best 90s music for a certain subset of our generation. The dopamine hit from the nostalgia is worth another half star, easy.

This album is far far greater than the sum of its parts. I really appreciate the thought that went into song order - upbeat for a few then a nice chill one. Really bears listening straight through. I actually think their slow to mid-tempo songs are better than their fast/loud ones. There is a wall of sound tendency that gets a bit tiresome but just when I feel like I need a break, they deliver. Just a great album overall, even when you set aside the absolute classics. Yes, buy it on vinyl. Solid 4.5

excellent. loses a star because they are Man City fans 4/5

The first few songs had me thinking that this was going to be a good listen. But the truth is that the entire album was vanilla: the same four chords, same arrangement, same production/mix, the same four notes sung over and over. I don't know why these guys got any hype at all. Even "Wonderwall" is a sugar cookie of a song.

I've heard the hits on the album so much Ibdon't really want to listen to them again. And, nothing else on this album stuck out enough for me to want to listen to it again, either. 3/5

"Daddy, what did you do in the Britpop Wars?" It was an epic time when this album came out. I had just started working as junior graphic designer at Smash Hits Magazine Australia, and hanging out in indie clubs being called a sellout. Never gave a toss really as music is music and this album was a belter! On a diet of cheap gin, cheaper champagne and stolen cigarettes, this and Great Escape were my soundtrack that southern hemisphere spring. A massive highlight was getting an advance cassette of Morning Glory and having a listening party at a friend's house, a dozen of us crammed in his tiny front room dissecting the album I got sick of it in the end and went a Long time not listening to Oasis. Still a belter of an album

couldn't really get thru the whole album.

I'm going to say that I like this album. I am really only remembering about three songs, but I remember this album flowing together well. I still like it. It's more guitar-heavy than I recall. I enjoy the slower songs more than the more rock ones. But it still sounds great.

Pretty good music for such a shite taste in football clubs.

Good album. 4/5

Top Album

Don't know much besides Wonderwall, but I found myself enjoying this album. First song starts off strong with great lyrics and a thumping anthemic background. Second song is good, again good messaging. Wonderwall is obviously Wonderwall, overplayed, but a good song. Don't Look Back in Anger definitely gives a Beatlesesque vibe. Its a chill rock, with a decent amout of rock, distortion, and guitar work. Hey Now almost reminds me of a Doo-Wop song structure, feels old school. As I listen to this I can really hear the impact this this album had to inform things like The Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, etc. Swamp Song V1 is a quick ZZ Top-like intermission. Couple songs in the end are find, good but not great. Champagne Supernova is a song I didn't know I knew. Great ender. Overall a really solid album front to back, I could definitely revisit this. 4/5 Favorite Songs: Hello, Don't Look Back in Anger, Champagne Supernova Least Favorites:

Il britpop è un po' basic, ma ogni tanto ci sta. 7+/10

Anyway, here's Wonderwall!

Very enjoyable. Lots of good melodies and Beatlisms

I was familiar with several of the songs. Although the lead singer has a whiny voice. It is better than a 3 not really a 4. I will round down.

Noel basically wrote one song and they recorded it 12 different ways but its a banger so its alright

I used to think I disliked Oasis because of their style, turns out I just hate Wonderwall, great album 8/10

What’s the story morning glory is an awesome 90’s throwback of what Oasis could have achieved, fest work consistent right and awesome songs, it is a shame that the brothers ended they way they did

Hard not to give it 5 stars. So many classic songs and I'm not really a huge Oasis fan

a few familiar songs, liked their sound

Its okay

Champagne supernova slaaaaps

I liked

Love this album! It reminds me of having my discman and headphones in the 1990s.

I have a small brain and so I'm a sucker for big songs, and so here I am bringing shame on my family (specifically my older brother). This is how I found out Liam is short for William but I'm not going let that affect my rating. Liam's voice loses it a star, nostalgia gives it a star.

Nicht schlecht. Fühle es nicht ganz.

Sick. love oasis had definitely maybe earlier favorite tracks: She's Electric, Hello, Don't Look Back in Anger

When this album was released, the little five year old version of me was obsessed with it and new all the words to every track. Unfortunately, that is when my coolness peaked and it’s all been downhill from there. Needless to say, I’m very familiar with this album. Songs I already knew: all of them Favourites: Champagne Supernova, She’s Electric Much like Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, it’s hard to imagine a time before Wonderwall existed as it seems to have just always been there. Although a lot of amateur guitar players (myself included) have butchered the song, this along with every other track here is just so catchy, and so undeniably the sound of Oasis. Not sure I need to say this, but I really do love this album.

eh. not a big fan of the Gallaghers as people, not the biggest fan of their music either – it sounds derivative and boring a lot of the time, but you cannot deny they produced a few generation-shaping bangers and had a great influence on the music scene. would give it 3.5 stars but sadly that's not possible so I'm gonna round it down for the crime of producing a strong contender for the most annoying song of the last decades

All time classic, brought me back to my teenage years !

It’s surprising how many songs you know here. New age Beatles 4/5

I’m from Manchester I’ve listened to this before! 5 starts for my beloved - always great belting out these songs in a nightclub (especially 42s) xxxx Love the music

Wonderwall gets a lot of memes and some actual hate for being overplayed, but I will die on the hill that it only got so big because it's genuinely an all-time great song. The rest of this album is pretty close to that level, honestly. I found a few really good new songs besides the three hits I already knew. Highlights: Roll With It, Some Might Say, Morning Glory

Listening to this album confirmed my opinion of Oasis: It's good, but a little goes a long way.

Muy be muy be, wondewall y tal si si

Classic Oasis. Good stuff with several big hits!

first no questions asked 5 star album. something to compare others too. great across the board. an all-timer.

Ashley likes it

Fuck the Gallaghers, all my homies hate the Gallaghers (the music is mostly good)

hated oasis then. hate them now. whiny bitches.

It’s good a good album at times, and too many songs sound like the worst imitation of a whiny John Lennon.

OK

fauxdiohead

I forgot about this band. I little too grungy for me at this time in my life but it was nice to revisit it.

Classic, solid album.

Luscious production

A true no-skips album with some of the most memorable songs of its era on it. I'm one of those who prefer it to Definitely Maybe by some distance and even the so-called filler songs are tunes I enjoy. Big big sound, epic highs, it's quality.

Really struggle with rating this - it's one of the first albums I listened to loads, so I'm kind of numb to it now? I much prefer Noel's voice to Liam's, I tend to prefer the more thoughtful, slower Oasis songs - the B-Side album that came at the same time of this has way more of those on it and it's really good. But there's 3 absolutely iconic, era-defining songs on here. So 4/5 I guess.

I had a baby in 1994, and so I missed out on a lot of music in the mid to late nineties. I recently watched the Oasis documentary and enjoyed it, so to have this as the first album recommended by the generator seems like a good sign. I enjoyed this album. It has a mix of songs I’ve heard, and songs I’ve never heard before. I like the fuzzy rock and roll guitars, and the “sound” of Oasis. Great recommendation, thanks! Since it’s the first album I’m listening to, I’m going to rate it a 3, leaving ratings room for other outstanding albums to come.

This is a super nostalgic album for me, as I'm sure it is with a lot of people. Takes me back to middle school as soon as it starts. I mean Wonderwall, as much of a sort of pop culture joke as it is now, is a fantastic song. I feel like if there was a mix of 20th century music sent into space for posterity, Wonderwall would be one of the first songs added to the list. Champagne Supernova, Don't Look Back In Anger, and Morning Glory are wonderful as well. And I always liked Roll With It. Is this a 5 star album? I don't know. It depends on your mood I guess. On most days I don't think it would be for me and honestly there are a couple songs I'd probably skip if they came up randomly.

The singing Gallagher's voice gets really grating after awhile. There are 5 great Beatles ripoff songs on here and the rest are OK Wings ripoff songs.

never did care for these guys

-love how full the instrumentals are, lots of little instruments, like bells, symbols, and even the vibraslap are used to make tracks feel complete -lyrics are kinda mid, nothing to write home about but certainly not terrible. they just seem to lack the punch that the instrumentals deliver -love the melodies, certainly akin to the Beatles -Gallagher's voice is fine, fits with the tracks for the most part, but his vocals aren't exciting as the background vocals which are mixed and layered well -they love repeating lyrics, especially in track outros, and while i do think its effective in making the songs trancey it can become annoying when listening to the album as a whole. the repetition starts to lose its impact -like the Swamp Song Interludes, i think they fit well on the album -fav tracks: Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova, Don't Look Back In Anger -least fav track: Some Might Say

Upbeat & always puts me in a good mood!

10/10. One of my favourite albums of all time, every song in the playlist. Personal favourites: Cast No Shadow Champagne Supernova Don't Look Back In Anger Some Might Say She's Electric

2024, I am not feeling this at all. Saw them live as support to REM in Sloane were ok, better if you are drunk.

Hab das Album nicht ganz angehört, weil mir diese Art von Musik nicht gefällt.

Never explored Oasis beyond their few major US radio hits, but this was a solid album. Little monotonous maybe but I could see leaving it on in the background of a party or whatever.

I didn't care for it - there are very similar-sounding bands from that time who I enjoy more

The closest they ever got to the Beatles and it's fantastic!

Wonderwall is such a cliche and also awesome.

Album Nr. 20 Schwacher Anfang, steigert sich jedoch. Dennoch reicht es für meinen Geschmack nur für das Mittelfeld.

Yeah, this is a prefect LP. Hands down, defines a generation in music

Brit pop isn’t a genre I can say I know anything about. My knowledge is very limited, and I know very few groups who led the huge push the genre got in the 90’s. But I’ve heard of Oasis. And I know just how big this band really was in their heyday. But I didn’t set my expectations at anything too high, simply because I didn’t know what to expect. The first thing I noticed was how much heavier it is. This album is loud. Like really loud. I don’t know if that’s a characteristic of the genre, or just the way they produced this, but it sounds a little muddy sometimes. But I can’t deny that Noel and Liam are extraordinary song writers. They know how to make an absolutely killer hook and chorus, and wrote some seriously infectious melodies on this record specifically. And the musicianship is definitely there. I just felt like certain songs were lacking in the same juice that made the highlights so good. Of course I have to talk about the big song. First off, I am very aware of the reputation Wonderwall has garnered for itself. Is it probably one of the most overplayed 90’s rock songs of all time? Yeah. But as someone whose exposure to popular music when I was younger was mostly through radio and songs my parents played, I didn’t hear this song ever. It is new to me. Which means I can enjoy falling in love with this like people back then did. Its reputation doesn’t change the fact that it is an amazing song, and is worthy of being as big as it is. Rating: 6/10

Kinda sounded the same. Very bland. Wonder wall is a bop though.

There’s a reason this made the list. Half the songs are still overplayed today!

decent.

Great album

Lil’ Willie G is quite the wet-fart and his half-yelled, wholly whined teen angst vocals are insufferable. They bring to mind Otto from A Fish Called Wanda. It’s like the line, “You pompous, stuck-up, snot-nosed, English, giant, twerp, scumbag, fuck-face, dickhead, asshole,” was written about him, his mediocre band, and this repetitive album. Oh yeah, the mono-brow brothers were going to be the "new Beatles," the only thing missing was talent.

I loved this albumn!! Rich tones, delightful melodies and great lyrics. I’d forgotten that I’d heard them in the past and was Most Grateful to reconnect with their music!!

I had heard two of the songs that had some airplay time in the past and really liked them. I had heard the name oasis but didn’t connect them to those songs or to anything else. I absolutely loved this album and have added it to my listening tracks. I want to listen again to read the lyrics.

I used to listen to this album as loud as I could, several times a day. It was _my album_ for so long, and I know almost every note inside and out. And I'm still not tired of it. This is Oasis at their peak.

Excellent album. Highlights: Don't Look Back in Anger, Roll on, Wonderwall

One of the best albums of all time. Uni life in music form.

The typical Oasis sound and vocals. I like the track Champagne Supernova best because it is more varied.

the other songs are better than wonderwall! and wonderwall is so great! very impressed

obviously as I have got older twangy guitars have gotten harder to listen to continuously, but still enjoyed the big hits.

Decent songs. Enjoyable but not great. Good for its time. Doesn’t sound too dated but just doesn’t seem to last forever. like hearing the songs, but won't seek out this album to listen to.

Great album. Surprised that most of these songs aren't as overplayed as the obvious. Very strong music all throughout, perfect length. Loved it. A genre not easily replicated nowadays. Morning glory in particular and champagne supernova were favourites. Don't look back in anger and wonder wall are renowned for a reason.

Id give it a 7. Not a HUGE fun of oasis but it has a few good songs. Kind of remind me of a British weezer. They all just kind of blend together after a while. Favourite songs are probably don’t look back in anger , cum on the noize, wonderwall and she’s electric.

Carried by a few songs

Oh yes babyyy dit is echt een topper! Veel leuke nummers, echt klassiekers Niet 5 sterren though want het heeft niet echt die wow factor maar het is wel gewoon leuk en goed dus 4 :) Would buy

wnderwal

Started off engaged, but about halfway through the album, it seemed like all the tracks sounded essentially similar. I would definitely give other albums a chance having never listened to Oasis before.

Love this album!

Fine

It's okay, but not my thing

The big singles are some of the all time classic British sing alongs. The album filler tracks didn’t quite grab me as much although I did enjoy the opener “hello” very much. Good album and I understand the hype, even if it’s not for me.

Kan ikke sige så meget. Et af mine yndlings albums

Some well-known bangers on here. A few misses, but mostly hits. Good vibe

an instant classic. Love almost every songs

Fine I guess

very crunchy guitar. i'm so sick of wonderwall though. i like the swamp song and she's electric, and morning glory is pretty good. today i learned that red wine supernova by chappelle roan is referencing champagne supernova

dnl not my style

This whole album is so good it hurts, my favorite songs are: Wonderwall (obviously), Don't Look Back in Anger and She's Electric.

Some classic hits mixed in with more so so lyrics/riffs

El segundo disco de Oasis es una digna continuación de su espectacular debut. Con canciones tan legendarias como "Wonderwall" o "Don't look back in anger", el disco amplía la ambición de Definitely Maybe, sin sobrepasar los límites o sonar arrogante (aún). El último disco realmente bueno de Oasis, anticipando una lamentable y abismante caída en calidad.

The answer to the question "What if The Beatles were a 90s band?" Honestly I love this album, jokes about Wonderwall and all.

It's as amazing as I remember it.

Wonderful album, classic - 4/5

I really liked this album when it came out. Or rather, I really loved the two main songs from this album when it came out. And I remember all the hype about Oasis being the next coming of the Beatles. Now I just find this album - and those songs - whiney. Not terrible, just not remarkable.

I almost can't believe how much we lapped this up at the time. Lumpen lyrics, lumpen music 😬 Still has some last remnants of the Definitely Maybe energy - but let's be honest, it's not really a top 50 record of the year, let alone a multi million selling powerhouse 🤷🏻‍♂️ I mean, there still are a handful of decent moments but in retrospect the Quoasis jibes were fully justified.

90s music isn’t typically my jam, but this was an excellent album!

Great

A couple good tracks but i wasnt wowed

This album is pretty overrated but champagne supernove and don't look back in anger are great.

pretty good. nostalgia, mid 90s hits. 3.5.

Pretty good met een paar bangers

it's oasis. very decently good alt rock. wonderwall and champagne supernova are really good though.

Hat mich in den 90ern kalt gelassen bis genervt, ist heute nicht anders. Mainstream, der wohl seine Relevanz hat(te) - aber: Not for me.

I don’t know man, it ranges from mediocre to irritating. But it has a distinct mood.

The album is about as good as Brit Pop gets (or got). I found myself wanting to skip through only a couple of tracks, but found gems like "She's Electric" and "Morning Glory" and those songs kept me going.

Childhood classic.

incrível sempre

Sublime. This album is just Britpop perfection, there isn't a single song on the whole album that I could think of a single way to improve. Its got great guitar, some more chill songs, some rockier songs, fantastic lyricism, and almost every song is a guaranteed floor filler. What's not to like?! 5/5

Heard of this and know many of the songs (Wonderwall, Don’t look back in Anger). Will be a good listen and end up my library. 4/5.

4.5

Manc bastards

Most overrated band ever. Can't stand it.

With Oasis it's always difficult to find the balance between "I can't listen to these songs anymore" and "There's a good reason why these songs have been played so often. 3.5/5

Great album, chock full of classic Oasis songs. The consecutive trio of Roll with it, Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger is really hard to beat. A couple of the other tracks aren't quite up to that standard, otherwise it would have got 5*

Blah blah blah

This album was, amongst others, the soundtrack to my teens. Certain songs are hugely nostalgic, others make me want to scratch my eyes out, mostly due to Liam's nasally warble. I'm going to stick to listening to the Oasis tracks on an individual basis.

This is Oasis' finest (and, in my opinion, only great) album. It all seemed to come together here. Their sound had developed to its peak and the songs are really good, without being as raw as on the preceding 'Definitely Maybe', which is mainly pub rock and roll. This is Oasis at the (brief) top of their game. They've been dining out on it ever since. Wonderful vocals from Liam, who has such an excellent voice, possibly forgotten amidst the noise of his notoriety as a confrontational celebrity. Some of these songs are quite ballady/poppy and perhaps not ones I'd listen to again and again, and She's Electric is a weak link that sounds like a Poor Man's Blur, but ...Some Might Say and Morning Glory are two of the best rock songs of the '90s, if not ever. Very solid and very worth listening to - maybe with some skips here and there.

The most britpop of britpop. A genre I dislike. I didn't mind this album and I like the song wonderwall. Otherwise eh.. at least it isn't that bloated.

Best Songs: Most of them Listen Again: Already owned

4 stars. Wonderwall album

Elsker dette albumet.

Wonderwall has given Oasis a bad reputation. I'm admittedly not a big fan of the aforementioned song; maybe due to overplaying, but I find it pretty annoying. Wow! What a hot take! The rest of the album is smooth sailing. Chill, poppy songs that are easy and accessible. Not breaking any new ground, but completely inoffensive.

Great album without a doubt! Oasis isn’t necessarily my thing, but I can’t deny that this album is super good.

אחלה של אלבום כבד יותר ממה שחשבתי שיהיה...

i just wanna start this by saying i’m so so sad i didn’t give the clash more, they actually deserved 5 or 4 stars :( anyways, i feel like i’ll like this album too, and i’m just happy to have some good british bands to listen to in a row. i enjoyed it quite a bit and glad i listened to it. champagne supernova is one of my favourite songs of all time.

One of the defining albums of the 90's and the soundtrack of my coming of age.

Fell asleep twice. A bit basic. But still enjoyed. Best tracks: Don't Look Back In Anger, Hello, Champagne Supernova, and Morning Glory.

its good i guess idk

Some filler but the great tracks are very great.

It's ok. Doesn't really trip my trigger but decent to listen to in the background.

If the story of Oasis ended with (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, there probably wouldn't have been too many diminishing returns and overly gross heightened expectations surrounding what came afterwards and the on-going comically boiling pot of animosity that characterizes the relationship with the Brothers Gallagher wouldn't have surfaced. But, then again, that would have been pretty boring. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? sees Oasis approach the kind of rarefied heights that they often peered at and would never reach again, no matter how hard they tried. It was only right that Britain, and certain parts of the world, went mad for it during the mid to late 90s; for the often impressionistic, optimistic lyricism of Noel Gallagher and the earnest John Lydon-esque snarl of younger brother Liam Gallagher propped up the boastful attitude that suffused pride in not only themselves but of their country as well (whether that was the intention or not). The thirteen songs compiled here represents the other half of an ideal greatest hits collection, with room for novelties, short instrumental interludes and some of the greatest songs of the era. Regardless of how one feels about the band as a whole or its primary members as people, it cannot be denied that (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is a biblical achievement in 90s British rock. Anyway, here's Wonderwall....

41/100 Based on this scale: 1 star - 0 to 19 2 stars - 20 to 39 3 stars - 40 to 59 4 stars - 60 to 79 5 stars - 80 to 100 Meh. Three okay songs. Sounds like a tribute to the Beatles.

Classic feel good rock

I just don't really get it, can see how some tracks are considered anthemic but I just found myself underwhelmed

some songs didn’t hit hard but the majority did, brilliant albums and a staple of britpop. Also took my back to my early teen years. Fire

Oh thats why theyre compared to the beatles

This is the first album in this challenge (33 albums in) that I actually own a physical copy of!! I lived in the uk at the height of this album’s battle with blur and listening to it again after so long was very nostalgic. I saw them live at Shane festival and Liam Gallagher was a bit of a knob. A nice slice of time!

For some biazzro reason in the mid-late 90s I decided that ‘my’ Britpop band was Blur and so therefore Oasis (The Verve, Pulp etc) sucked and I refused to listen to them 😂. Thank you to 1001 for giving the chance to revisit my prejudices. I didn’t hate this, some tracks were quite ok, some meh. The brothers are still obnoxious wankers, so that brings it down a star Fave track: Roll with it

Fav song: don't look back in anger

Great album, still sounds current despite it's age

Great album with some classic songs

Liked it a lot. Was impressed with the guitar in it.

3/5

Holds up. Rough and sweet in even doses. Dredges some nostalgia for sure.

They need to get back together already

I said maybeeeeeeeee

3.5 I couldn’t get the Gallagher whining out of my head.

Not a huge fan of oasis, it was just ok

Venga, un 5 porque hay que tener este vinilo, es un clásico del indie, aunque soy más de Blur.

I am a bitter soul and hate Oasis purely for Wonderwall, unfortunately.

Despite the meme’s around it, wonderwall is a great song and so is this album, which I have never listened to in full before now. The album contains no weak points, several all-time classics that I knew and enjoyed without being a particular fan of Oasis or the genre, and knows how to wrap it up before wearing out its welcome.

Siste sangen i albumet er rå

Good stuff. Never owned this album. Doesn't hold nostalgia for me. But a solid album all the way through

It's not anything I'd choose to listen to, and it's pretty bloated, but it's a pretty solid listen. The vocals are occasionally grating, but you can't help be swept up in a fair few of the tracks. Fav track: Champagne Supernova

The hits stick in the craw, there's no denying it. They're well written and theres great key vocal lines. Vocals grated more than usual this listen, the nasal affected American twang really doesn't do it for me. Some of the album cuts really don't resonate too. A worthy addition, but never a favourite. Fave track: Champagne Supernova

Yeah sorry I am a hater. Really sick of hearing a lot of these songs. I find these tracks so similar and safe and derivative that it really doesn't excite me all that much. It has its moments, but this doesn't meet the hype. Anyway, here's Wonderwall. Two and a half. Fave track: Champagne Supernova

For the Cool Britannia give me the spice girls. That’s too harsh. There’s no question Noel Gallagher can write songs. Sure he’d be lost without the Beatles but the songs are good. Even pushing to great. Is there a more blatant example of ‘you really had to see these guys live’ than the strangled croak of Liam? Maybe Anthony Kiedis of the red hot chili peppers Anyway this is a good artefact of an era that came and went. 3.5

I never liked this brain dead crap, the lyrics and vocals and trashy acoustics. Reminds me of a British greasy spoon on a Sunday morning. Sweaty headache territory. The modern Beetles. Give them different drugs, a lot more anger, lager, conflict and renown, and mix Seattle grunge into it, and you the the hope of the new leisurewear generation. rounding up?

I’ve never regarded myself as an Oasis fan, but I think the greatness of this album is undeniable. I don’t know if I’d ever played the cd all the way through before, but I knew all of those songs (except for the two so-called Swamp tracks) because it dominated the airwaves so much. From the opening Hello (featuring a tribute to Gary Glitter 3 years before he got done for child porn), the hit tunes just keep coming. The only track I was always worried by was Champagne Supernova, featuring Paul Weller, which I thought was bloated (& I just didn’t like the title - a bit of a wank). Faves? Definitely the title track & I get to hear it every Friday morning in footy season, introducing Matthew Johns’s exceedingly irreverent & politically incorrect Morning Glory radio show ; Roll With It; Hey Now; She’s Electric (but I really fancy her mother - a bunch of lads indeed) and all the rest, really. Nearly 30 years on & it stands up well. I’d be here all day naming the influences, but there’s something very 60’s about a lot if these melodies. Love it.

I worked at Scratches Records, a grungy little record store in Newtown, Sydney, from about 1990-93. We used to stock the NME, although issues were about 3 months old by the time they reached us, and I used to read it obsessively. Britpop had started by the time the store shut its doors for good in 1993, but Oasis didn't go really huge until this album in 1995. I'd stopped my close following of British musical trends, but I was aware of this record, and I didn't really like it. I mean, I like rock and roll, and I like Beatlesque pop, and I like a good tune and a bit of attitude. So, why didn't I dig Oasis? At the time, I really felt like they were the emperor's new music. They seemed just like a bunch of really average guys doing nothing special, but with a massive confidence that what they were doing was world-shaking, and they didn't have to do anything to prove it. I actively hated they way they appeared in videos and live performance footage. They just stood there, stone-faced, absent-minded strumming, while that prat at the front stood there motionless and sang in his fairly flat affect. (What was it with Britpop and that flat affect? They all did it!) I felt like they were contemptuous of their audience and they just could not be bothered putting on a performance. I have since read Noel Gallagher talking about how he hated making videos, and I think he would agree that all of their videos are awful. And the songs really weren't that great. I mean, the tunes were often catchy, but the lyrics are really more than nonsense and doggerel (although far less pretentious than their Southern English contemporaries, thank god). The obvious lifts from songs of the past are numerous and not particularly artful. And I hated Liam's singing. He sings the notes, but I have the constant sense that he doesn't actually understand a single word of what he is singing. here's an exercise for the reader; compare a performance of Liam singing Wonderwall with one of Noel singing it. The words are not deep and don't make a lot of sense, but Noel can actually imbue some sense of emotion. But Liam is just a blank cipher. All the hype didn't help. The British music press didn't initially rate the album much, but did an unsubtle about face when it was clear that the record was selling boatloads and they could sell a bunch of papers if they jumped on the bandwagon. So, how to account for the massive success of this kind of mediocre record by a mediocre band? Well, it's got to be the songs. They are derivative and artless, but I think that is their appeal. They are comfortingly familiar, with cracking tunes that sound great when you sing along in a stadium. And you can project whatever meaning you want onto them. The lyrics and Liam's blank demeanor are a Rorschach test where the listener can project whatever is meaningful to them. But I don't for a moment believe that there is any real or intentional depth or art to what they are doing. I've never owned a copy of this record, but I pretty much know every song. As I said with the Eagles, ubiquity is not the same thing as virtue or quality. But these songs are catchy as hell, and they must mean a lot to lots of people. Were Oasis the next Beatles? Absolutely not. They made a couple of good rock albums, but they pissed away the chance to be really great on cocaine, booze, and ego. I certainly don't buy that they were ever a decent live band. If he reads this review, I am sure that Noel would offer to fight me. Liam would probably just thump me without warning. Over-rated. Three stars.

I always thought Oasis was a one-hit-wonder, maybe as a side effect of the sheer popularity of Wonderwall, but there's a lot on this album that is just as good, if not better. There's some definite misses, and it hasn't aged particularly well aside from feeling like a bit of a nostalgia pill for the 90s, but overall I enjoyed this album much more than I anticipated. Oasis plays with harmonies a lot, and the slower, less hard songs all have a bit of an earworm tendency. If it were possible here, I'd probably give this one a 4.5. Highlight: Don't Look Back In Anger Lowlight: Hello Surprise Hit: Some Might Say

So, it’s hard to negate the feelings of relistening to an iconically popular album. But, within the context of listening to so many albums each and every day, this is a goddamn masterpiece. Through and through. Several classics supported by should-be-classics.

this one gets a lot of hype and to be honest, i agree with the hype. just a well made album overall, great melodies, a fun somewhat aggressive take on the britpop sound. i'd never listened to this one in full but knew a lot of the songs and i can say i will definitely come back to this one in the future.

Not to be rude, but this just isn't very good. I've never thought Oasis had any real talent, and listening to this album, it confirms my opinion. I'm giving it two stars because it's commercial i.e. clearly some people like it, and it's not horrible, it's just not at all good.

A classic!!

Possibly the worst accent to listen to

Perfect album. Favourite album. GOAT. 10/10

Good album but totally overblown tbh. The only song that feels special for me is Champagne Supernova, but the rest is fine. (3.5/5)

It's decent. That Wonderwall song could be a hit. It has a catchy chorus.

So anyway, here's "Wonderwall". Perhaps because I am young enough to have missed this being ubiquitous for a period of time in it's heyday, it wasn't hard to come at it with a fresh look. Was not let down. It's mainstream rock that appeals to the masses without feeling too watered down. Standout is the closer, "Champagne Supernova" but start to finish it starts fast and doesn't slow down. No clunkers.

BANGER

Favorite Track Don’t Look Back in Anger Wonderwall Champagne Supernova

Loved it!

- Oasis auf dem Höhepunkt ihres Schaffens! (...wobei das Nachfolgealbum Be Here Now meiner Meinung nach vollkommen zu unrecht als Absturz bzw. künstlerischen Miserfolg angesehen wird...) - Das Album liest sich fast wie ein Best-Of Album. Neben den Welthits Wonderwall, Don't Look Back in Anger reihen sich Champange Supernova, She's Electric, Roll with it, Some Might Say oder Morning Glory in die Liste der Erfolge ein. - Unfassbar stringentes Album, musikalisch und klanglich -> nicht viele Alben klingen so "wie aus einem Guss". - Noels Gespür für Songwriting und Liams einzigartige Stimme sind eine unschlagbare Kombi. Nicht umsonst wünscht sich die halbe Industrie (u.a. Dave Grohl, Metallica, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, Pete Townshead, sogar BLUR) seit Jahren ein Comback der Beiden als Oasis... - Eine schöne Balance zwischen Melancholie und Drive! - Bin mit dem Album groß geworden (Erscheinungsjahr 1995) - Für mich persönlich eines der ganz großen Alben in der Geschichte der Poppulärmusik. Rating: 5/5

- Bin noch nie ein großer Oasis-Fan gewesen und neben den legendären Ohrwürmern sind mir vor allem Some Might Say (hatte ich auch irgendwann schon mal gehört) und champagne supernova aufgefallen. - Die haben einfach komplett ihren eigenen Sound und die Texte sind teilweise suuuuper gut geschrieben. - Ich komm leider aber nicht an dem objektiven Gefühl vorbei, dass sich dieses ganze Album anhört wie das Intro zu einer 90er-2000er Jahre Sitcom - Die haben leider soo sehr ihren eigenen Stil, dass, wenn man an diesem Stil keinen besonderen Gefallen findet, es einem schwer fällt verschiedene Nuancen des Albums auszumachen, so wirkt es objektiv auf mich ( außer die Hits) etwas eintönig 3,5/5

- Mit den ersten beiden Songs startet das Album okay für mich - wonach direkt die Banger „Wonderwall“ und „Don’t Look Back in Anger“ - für mich all time classics / favorites - richtig Bock auf mehr machen - ausgerechnet einen der „weniger“ gehörten Songs „Hey Now“ feiere ich extrem - Tolles Album, um es auch einfach am Stück zu hören - 4,5/5

i knew this one was a classic but had only listen to a couple songs on it before from the radio so glad this introduced me to the whole thing. very alternative rock which is the type i like lol. i really enjoyed it though it’s got a chill vibe that i like. 7/10

Pretty solid. You know, Oasis. Wonder wall. Bane of all people with guitar playing friends.

Instant classic, incredible album, have already listened to before, but never tires. Staple of Britpop, unbeaten? Maybe only by Blur… 5/5.

Superb album, the essence of being young in the 90s.

Bootiful

you can't deny it's a classic

I felt like the third brother

liked hello liked the other ones too very very catchy hooks very Beatles guilty pleasure album classic songs for a reason