Definitely Maybe

This guy's voice is the worst

Not as good as the last one

Nicht mein Stil.... zu einfach

Definitely not. Derivative. Lumpen. Po-faced. A lot of what was wrong with music in the 1990s.

Refused to listen. Yes, it *was* a 4 star album. But those days are long, long behind me now. Move on.

meh, didn’t feel anything maybe because it’s outdated maybe because i put it against ok computer maybe because i have a prejudice

Muddy, poor instrumental mix combined with being tonely flat for the most part. I see how this was with the Brits response to the grunge era but is a pretty forgettable sounding alt rock album. Where is the emotion? Even the slower acoustic stuff just feels fake and bland.

Not bad

Some might say best Rock and Roll album of the 90s? Nope. All rock and zero roll. This album sounds like it was written and preformed by a couple of arrogant high-schoolers. Unimaginative scaley guitar solos/licks, whiney yell-singing, muddy flat mixing, mediocre lyrics, derivatave drumming, and the most basic base possible - with no rhythm interplay. The fact that many Brit’s consider this album incredible, is horrifying, and it says some very telling things about the state of pop culture in Britain. It’s depressing. I listened to the first Beatles album AND Blur (their immediate competition) album as a comparison, and wow, the first couple of bars of each, blow this lame-dick album out of the water. The one song I thought started with a little creativity (cigarettes and alcohol) is an obvious rip-off of that T-Rex song everyone knows. In all honesty, it’s hard to find anything I like about this album. I can only think of couple: Sometimes their melodies are decent, and some of their bridges are well-crafted, I like the way their voices crack when they push a vocal. I’m sensing the end of this critique, and I’m getting joyful because I know when I press send, I’ll never have to listen to them with attention ever ever again.

Brilliant

Oasis’s debut is a cracker of an album and unfortunately the rest of their discography would never reach the heights of this masterpiece. Great listen from start to finish.

Hyvää brittirockia, tykkäsin. Live Forever, Supersonic ja Slide Away oikeasti hyviä kappaleita. Ei varmaan kehtaa ihan 5 tähteä antaa, mutta 4,5 ainaskin

Better than I was expecting

4/5 I enjoyed the sound but it was kind of too long and repetitive.

Probably a 3 star effort in reality. Some dreadful lyrics. Gets a 4 for sentimental reasons, with its energy and impact at the time. The lyrics are mostly terrible though!

Classic tracks just a shame I find it duller than dishwater

Pretty good

Pretty not bad album.

Test

3.6/5 Best track: Married With Children

It's no Morning Glory

Está bueno la verdad, Vico dijo que sonaba a melancolía. Lindo himno Married with children

4/5

It's really odd, but I've just realized I've only listened to 1 Oasis album. I'm not sure why that is, because I really liked the one I listened to (the one with all the hits) This slaps. I was about 3 months old when this came out, but I think I would have been better off if I'd started with this album rather than Morning Glory.

can’t crank it as loud as i’d like cause the mix is harsh. it’s also somehow muddy at the same time. truly awful. catchy as fucking songs but they do tend to overstay their welcome. the songs are very simple but simple songs get boring after three minutes. usually i absolutely fucking hate most british people but these lads are absolute 90’s icons. one of the few britpop artists i actually won’t shit on. this album isn’t perfect but it fucking rules.

This isn't my favorite offering from Oasis but it seems like it's a foundational album for the band. You can hear a more raw version of what their sound would become on the follow up "What's The Story Morning Glory?". Some strong songs on the album but again, it really seemed as though they were finding their sound on this one with a couple misses in the mix. Standout Tracks: Rock 'n' Roll Star, Live Forever, Supersonic, Cigarettes & Alcohol

Je pense qu'il y a une raison qu'Oasis est le band de britpop le plus populaire, mais ça reste un son tellement safe et peu original. C'est super bien produit, mais j'ai toujours l'impression c'est un peu la même chose. 6/10

Hooky but not landing as well as I hoped lacking a little bite and dragged on a little. An album where I liked the deeper cuts a bit more than the singles. Definitely concocted by a couple of bell heads. (Don't google that) Maybe fairly decent in places. 6/10

すばらしい。

listened to original (44m) and then deluxe (3h 24m). 3.7/5

The songs sound pretty similar, but it's a good first album

Definitely maybe not needed on this list (2.5/5)

Fav song: live forever

Are these guys insane for thinking they're better than the Beatles? Absolutely. But this is a solid album, and about as good as Britpop gets, I'd wager.

Oasis is great 90s Brit pop. I know it's popular to hate them, but they're just too good. 4 stars.

1st track : too loud, too much guitars, original ending (3/10) 2nd track : more psychedelic (5/10) 3rd track : a Hit! (7/10) 4th track : to much guitars, boring, repetitive (2/10) 5th track : how to play guitar like a rock'n'roll star ? boorriinngg (1/10) 6th track : more pop, much more better (7/10) 7th track : pretty dark, heavy but to long (4/10) 8th track : the singing is great, but the guitaaaars are to boring (4/10) 9th track : dancing and happy, good vibes with the organ (6/10) 10th track : out of interest. boring, too long, can't bare the guitars... (1/10) 11th track : very good song, soft and pop, guitare voice, simple and effective (7/10) TOTAL : 4,27

3/5. I really enjoyed the first few songs, but I found the album to be too repetitive thereafter.

Solid all the way through - some of it starts to sound the same but it’s a really good sound so that’s fine. Great guitars and riffs throughout

Noice

7/10 - Good rock album - Alternative in parts but decent acoustic jams

favourite oasis album ever

Pretty good! Very oasis,

Oasis is the best band since the Beatles! I listened to this one in the car from Austin to Boerne on low-volume while my child slept. While I couldn't turn it up to review the mix or listen as intense as I could have.. I will say the band is very much the same as the album Morning Glory, which is the one I'm more familiar with. I suppose this was the British counter to Kurt Cobain since its 1994. A response to grunge. Best Track: Supersonic

Not much to say other than a certified classic. Deluxe edition especially with all remastered / live and alt versions. Could listen to on repeat. 4.5/5.

You aren’t the Beatles.

A defining album. Pity they split up.

I remember when everyone was saying that Oasis was going to be the next Beatles. Not a chance. But although not Beatles-worthy, this album isn’t bad. It also isn’t as good as their next one.

I definitely liked the album, maybe

This was a great rock album. Lots of fun to listen to even if the vocals are kind of annoying.

4.0

Guitars rock! 🤘

I was a bit dismissive of Oasis at their peak, possible teen prejudice against the mainstream. Since then I have really appreciated some of their work. The opening of this album is full of the dross that turned me off as a kid, droning jangly treble soaked guitar and monotonous lyrics that I'm mostly disinterested in. I guess the magic happened on their second release. Blur FTW!

This album is Year 11 for me. I listened to it over and over and over. Just a fantastic statement out of the gates for the lads. Supersonic, Live Forever, Rock 'n' Roll Star, Cigarettes and Alcohol, Slide Away... hell, even Digsy's Dinner and Married With Children are incredible. Makes you want to snarl fuck off into a microphone with your hands behind your back.

I wondered if I actually loved this album and Oasis, or if I'd just heard every track so many times I'd developed Stockholm syndrome and convinced myself I enjoyed it. Fortunately, I'm convinced it's the former, and this is an excellent album.

Great feeling - put me back in time - yet timeless!

catchy

One of my favourite debut albums

3.7

Not the most dynamic band. Most songs sound exactly the same. Still some good nostalgia from this record though.

Sehr kantig und voller Energie - klingt bereits ikonisch

Great guitar sounds. The outro to Supersonic is outrageously delicious. Alot of these songs beg to be heard live. Lots of overdrive and reverb.

Definitely not.

Eh I really don't think this is great

i love that i got to listen to two british bands in a row, it made me nostalgic, it made me happy and i think oasis have a right to be seen as iconic, love most of the album and i’m glad i listened to it.

bleh.

Such a good debut album, really enjoyed this one.

Known before: Band/some songs Standouts: Live Forever; 5.5/10

Known Before: band, album Standouts: Live Forever, Supersonic, Married With Children 7.5

Known before: Band Standouts: 3. Live Forever 3.5

Known before: Band + some songs Standouts: 03. Live Forever Rating: 6.0

Known Before: Band/Some songs Standouts: 3. Live Forever 6. Supersonic 6.0

Awesome album so far. Classic rock vibes but also modern. 4/5

Oasis is pretty cool. Calming but still enjoyable music. Another album that comes together very well but at the expense of a lot of the songs being very similar.

I love the lead singers voice and the way he extends some of his words. I really like this album I just wish more of the songs sounded a little different. Fo

Solid 4 star album. Top 3 songs: Married with children, Digsy’s diner, Columbia

Album has a whole lot of a psychadelic Beatles vibes. Sort of a lack of diversity in the sound but can tell how influential it was for bands like the vines, fratellis, Arctics, we are scientists etc. Cool sound that was existing at the same time as grunge in US.

Definitely not (to my taste).

Nostalgic, makes me feel 17 again

Not my favorite oasis album, a little too whiny for me but supersonic is a classic

🎸

I was a bit surprised how much I enjoyed this. I remember the Oasis hype around the time this came out and it really was something to behold. Yes, it's derivative, but many good things are. I can hear sounds of the Stone Roses, the Beatles, even the Rolling Stones here and there. I prefer this album to the next one, it's rawer, the songs haven't been as over-played, and there's not a single clanger. I can put aside the pretty awful personalities involved and take this at face value, in which case it's a 4-star album for me, not quite perfection, but about as close to it as any brit-pop album I've ever heard.

I remember this coming out. Suddenly, the whole world was my oyster. I could do anything I wanted despite being a council estate kid with no money. It didn’t matter once I’d heard those opening riffs of Rock n Roll Star and Liam snarling at the world. Get yourself some good shoes, a nice jacket and a smart haircut and you can do anything! A perfect album. Swaggering, visceral rock n roll. Not a bad tune on the album. Mad fer it!

While I understand the mass appeal of the whole second British Invasion, and I would say some fun is to be had I. This album, I just got bored with it a few tracks in. It’s not a particularly cohesive album. More of just a jumbled collection of “oh yeah rock n roll” songs. The opener is almost a cringy eye roller, and even the catchier songs are more or less forgettable. Anyway hereswonderwall

Definitely Maybe my favourite Oasis record and definitely no-maybes-about-it one of England’s most enduring exports.

Probably biased, but my favourite Oasis album. Raw rock sounds and distortion in Rock n Roll star Supersonic Columbia etc. Not too complex but everything works great, Live Forever + Slide Away + Married with children make the album more well-rounded.

It’s ok, a little repetitive.

Feels like I'm in the 90's. Good music for road trips. The overall rating of the album is 8/10.

The Oasis boys hit hard on their first album and it's a good listen if you like guitar rock. It has aged well since it was released in the early 90's. Not a timeless album but a strong one.

Okay 5/10

Rock N’ Roll Star - 8.5/10 Shakermaker - 8/10 Live Forever - 9/10 Up in The Sky - 8.5/10 Columbia - 8/10 Supersonic - 8.5/10 Bring it On Down - 8.5/10 Cigarettes & Alcohol - 8/10 Digest’s Dinner - 8.5/10 Slide Away - 8.5/10 Married with Children - 8/10 TOTAL - 84/110

First Oasis album for me. It was a much harder rock album than I was expecting (other than the last track). I liked it a lot. Take one star off for the wahhhhhh vocals. Favorite track: Rock and Roll Star

Amazing - first Oasis album I’ve listened to. Light rock, easy listening

Why is everything so long. And so loud?

Fun

pretty great. rocked more than i thought it would. may need another listen to be sure i liked it that much.

Amazing

beetje gay

I'm feeling supersonic, give me gin and tonic. Leuke teksten, beetje gay stem zoals Louis zei maar dat vind ik wel iets hebben. Gelaagd debuutalbum.

Definitely not Oasis, but was surprised to see this was their debut album. I definitely thought it was later work.

Great sounds, love Liam's voice, but it has that familiar Oasis sameness.

Grey and dreary. Not for me.

I didn’t want to like this. But I did. I liked it a lot. Fml

#19. I'm glad we were getting Alice in Chains and Nirvana in the 90s while the Brits were stuck with Oasis and Suede and such. Because you could listen to grunge and 90s alternative on repeat until forever. And while this is fine or whatever, no one wants to listen to Oasis on repeat. This is grocery store music at its most inoffensive peak. 3/5: acceptable Song added to playlist: Live Forever I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Oasis - Definitely Maybe 1. We are rocking out in the 90s for sure. This is fine. The ending is great, but the verses and chorus were quite mid imo. Saved by the last min but overall mid 3. Why does this remind me of that Coke song in the first verse? Anyway great guitar tone and the riff is nice. I’ve never cared for the vocals in Oasis. I find them too nasally and kinda annoying. But the music here is fine. 4. Baahhhhhhh the vocals are just not it. Again the music is fine. But I’m waiting for this to be over which is never a good sign. (From here on out if a song ain’t hitting by two min in I’m skipping to the next track. 5. This track has some teeth. First one I’d say I actually like. 6. Another good start here. Honestly I’d rather listen to Brian Jonestown Massacre, black angels, etc. This is a good track tho. Good harmony and the riff rides. 7. Yawn 8. Drums are at least banging but other wise skippable 9. I’m not finishing this shit. First DNF!

Definitely one of my favorite albums. Nostalgia hits hard with these one. Vividly remember them playing live in Caracas USB 2009, I went to the concert with my brother. Liam is the most amazing front man i have seen perform. I feel a big 'positive' rage when i listen to songs like "supersonic", while songs like "Slide Away" make me feel more melancholic. This is one of those albums I will listen to my whole life.

I really expected to hate this. Found the first two songs a bit bland and hard to listen to, but LIve forever felt good and I was in for the ride after that. Still not great and holds no real nostalgia for me. I don't think I'll ever think, \"Man, this calls for Oasis!\" but this was fine and not terrible. 2/5

Product of its time - nostalgic

If a few of these song didnt get OVERPLAYED so much this could retain a 5 star - couple off assholes, but they make good rock music

Maybe a definite pass? Luke warm fan and their best stuff is on later albums.

Timeless classic

Guitars sound like pudding, production is just splash splash splash turn it up to 11, the borrows from T Rex, George Harrison and the New Seekers - its a muddy, derivative album but there's something in this rock and roll swagger and attitude that captures the imagination and you can see the appeal of this Don't Give A Toss attitude from the Gallaghers - no art school graduates here. Definitely (maybe?) feels this captures a particular time, atmosphere and mood and perhaps with time, the shine has dulled the impact the album once had - and arguably, their second album was their finest.

About as subtle as being hit in the face by a shovel, and half the songs are ripoffs of other songs (Cigarettes & Alcohol is even in the same key as Get It On), but it's undeniably fun.

Test

not the biggest fan of this one. there were some nice ones, but mostly not my vibe.

Not bad, I can see how it's on the list but it's not going to be one of my favorite. It's got a very unique sound and the energy is undeniably great. I think "positive grunge" is just has some innate dissonance baked into it.

I didn't think I wanted to hear droning guitar and adult men sob; after listening to this I know for a fact that I do not.

Definitely Maybe not their best effort. Average at best. 2.5/5

Since I only really know oasis through what's the story morning glory, I really appreciated getting another album of theirs. This is definitely safer and more straightforward than morning glory since it's pretty much rock all the way through without any champagne supernova type songs. Fortunately, it never got boring for me and each song was super fun even if there wasn't a ton of variety. Liam's voice sounds like he's at a live show and is belting everything out despite being in a recording booth and the overall vibes are reminiscent of the beatles (except for the goofy writing). I especially liked supersonic and married with children and every song would go crazy at a party. Also, I always find it fascinating that this is what became huge after Nirvana broke up because it both makes sense to me since it's like second wave Beatles-ish britpop but is so different from grunge that it's a little surprising.

that was fun!

Good but not that good

Pas mal mais un petit peu trop homogène, toutes les tounes finissent par se ressembler

But what about morning glory ?

Nothing special -all songs sound alike. Has that 90s feel... nothing stands out

Not quite as good as What’s the Story, but some good tracks. The mix feels over compressed, sometimes bordering on shoegaze with its “Wall of sound”.

This is fucking horrible why is this so critically acclaimed

"I owe you an apology. I wasn't really familiar with your game." Wonderwall is the only Oasis tune I could name coming into this album but I enjoyed this cover to cover. Perhaps the first album so far that didn't have any songs that I wanted to skip. I'm not sure if there are any true "bangers" for me on this one which will keep this out of 5 star territory for me, but perhaps that changes for me on subsequent relistens. Song going on my "1001 Songs" Playlist: Married with Children Songs Going On My "1001 Albums Savelist" Playlist: Rock 'n' Roll Star, Shakermaker, Live Forever, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Slide Away, Married with Children

Was served this on the day that Lia, announced the 30th anniversary tour of it. A defining album and moment in Britpop and whilst Oasis became an overblown caricature of themselves you can’t deny the cultural impact of this album

6.5/10 Energetic, dense, predictable Highlights: - Rock n Roll Star - Supersonic

Will listen to the hits again.

one of those albums where you start to sing with it and end with the last song. absolute classic, one of my favs.

Please no more britpop, I can only take so much. Morning Glory is really all I need as far as Oasis goes, and even that I could take or leave.

I usually like sneering, hirsute rockers, but some of these lyrics are unforgivably bad. I liked them as a teenager but in hindsight not so much.

Will still defend this as a good album. Northern brashness and defiance after years of Thatcher and the Tories. It'll never sound as good as it did then, and obviously it's heavily derivative, but for a while it made it sound new and full of scornful energy.

Overrated band, overrated album.

oh man this band is going to be bigger than the beatles!

Great album ! 4 stars.

This is supposed to be one of their best? Boring, repetitive and uninspired.

Boring

Good

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Rock’n’ roll star, Live forever

Such a simple, easy album. It's reminiscent and inspiring at times. I won't Lauren often but it's good every 10 years or so.

Iconic album, loved it as per usual

Nah

Oh look, it’s everyone’s favourite whiny pop rock singalong group! It really is nothing special, Coldplay with attitude

legal, já imprime o som característico da banda

I just dont like Oasis. Their music is as bland as british cuisine

Some of the songs by Oasis hit different, but I keep finding myself just wishing I was listening to the Beatles instead.

bloody thing is arse

I just can’t get over Liam’s vocals

Such a piece of very specific sonic time.

I mean it's a classic! Grew up listening to this!

Not my cup of tea, but pretty cool for 94. Arctic monkeys sounds like this

Personal rating: 8,7

Mucho mejor de lo que me gustaría admitir.

You have to grudgingly hand it to them, this is an education from the University of Banger. Shame one of them is a Tory and they're both City fans.

listened to again pretty good debut album

Pretty good rock album, definitely sounds like oasis which is not my favorite in general

Boring

One of the best

Blumig-dröger Rock

excellent

If What's The Story was much better than I remembered, Definitely Maybe was much worse. Some good heavy riffs but the lyrics are terrible. I wouldn't be bothered about revisiting.

As revolutionary as this album sounded back when it was released, it sounds just as revolutionary today. With a lot of today's rock music overproduced and over-overdubbed, "Definitely Maybe" is still an outlier as a band that truly believes they are the greatest band in the world. This is a time portal back to the 90's when Blur and Oasis would fight over who could get the highest charting single. I heard "Morning Glory" before I heard this album, and though I still prefer it to "Definitely Maybe," you can feel Oasis had an even better album in them. This album is like a shot of adrenaline.

Just okay.

Enjoyable. Well made. Not really my genre of choice, but it sounds good and I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy listening to it.

Na

That's a nice surprise.

Hated them, loved them, largely indifferent to them now. This is their best record. Heard this through other people's speakers far too many times now, but skipping through the opening of each track I count only Digby's Diner as filler, which no doubt someone would retort that it is the mystical key to their magical cabinet. …yet after a track and a half I felt too bored to continue.

Now here's one I can't be cynical about. Just fantastic, balls-to-the-wall exuberance captured as lightning in a bottle. I was on tour with them the week this came out (N Ireland), having never really heard much before. Was blown away how great and *loud* they were at the soundcheck; first up "Cigarettes And Alcohol" which, initially, I thought (genuinely) was a cover of "Get It On". Next: "Slide Away", instantly and forever my favorite Oasis song, as if Verve and The Stone Roses headbutted to make something even better. And they were *hilarious* together, for that brief period before they completely hated each other. Incredible moment in time; this album is excellent, more than good enough to ignore all the rest of their history.

Absolute banger

Why do I keep getting generated mid generic albums can I get a good one again?

Off the back of starting this project I happened to have downloaded Morning Glory recently and listened to it a few times during a very long drive over the summer. Probably the first time I'd listened to the band since the 90s with one thing and another. And it's full of absolute bangers and made me remember how damned good Oasis were. This isn't quite as good maybe - but it's close and repeated listening over couple of days has led me to appreciate it a bit more I think. The loudness is impressive and the style just iconic - I always preferred Oasis to the other Brit pop bands, although I'm just a little too old to have really been captured by all of that stuff. Really enjoyable with some really strong tracks and nothing that really lets it down. Yeah, I'll listen to this again.

I definitely don’t remember this album being this good, but I love it. I’ve had it on repeat all day. Not a weak track on it. I was kind of surprised to see this album on this list, but I get it now.

If I had to pick a side in the Blur vs Oasis rivalry I would probably pick Blur...but if you pit the first two Oasis albums against the first two Blur albums it's not even a contest, Oasis all the way.

fantastic of course

Not my cup of tea. Lyrics are cliche and so are most of the songs. I get why people like it, but I don’t sadly. It had its moments though, wasn’t down right terrible but it was kinda bad to me.

Oasis are a brit pop/rock band, started by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. This is their debut album. Their second album, "What's the Story, Morning Glory" would propel them to worldwide fame. The stories about Noel and Liam's infighting are both legendary, and hilarious. For example, when in recording sessions for their second album, Liam takes a break and heads down to the pub for a few drinks. He comes back a few hours later drunk, and brings a bunch of random drunk people with him into the studio. Noel is furious, and starts berating Liam and beating his guitars. Liam grabs a cricket bat and hits Noel over the head with it! It is amazing that these two were ever able to make music, let alone the fantastic stuff found on this, and their other albums!! This album is fantastic. I didn't know what to expect, given I only knew their newer stuff, and was unfamiliar with anything off of this record. Overall, this album is amazing. Not a dud on it at all. A nice light rock feel to it. I usually tend to hate brit pop, but this is brit pop with a pulse. It has a more rockin' feel to it. Will 100% listen again!! Favourite songs: Up In The Sky, Rock 'n' Roll Star, Bring it on Down, Supersonic, Live Forever, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Slide Away Least favourite songs: Married with Children 5/5

Some good rock here. Nothing fancy but not terribly exciting or engaging either.

I never got into Oasis because they're whiny assholes and were a bit before my time. Big influencers and an album that should be in the project, but it just doesn't really go anywhere. It was... fine. None of the big Oasis hits I know of, but still well put together musically. There's a lot more complexity to it than it leads on, but the whole album feels like it was made to be nonchalant in the epitomic British way. Can't believe some people are willing to vote for this as the best album of all time

Absolute class. The album that started it all in the UK

Wicked album. Not as hit heavy as .. Morning Glory, but a brilliant listen anyway.

Some good songs but it’s hard work

Team Blur for the music, Oasis for the swagger - and sometimes a bit of swagger is what you need

Overall just some good rock. I'm enjoying it but not really noticing specifics. It doesn't grab my attention but it totally doesn't need to. 4/5 stars.

A classic. It rocks, it rolls, not much else to say. I think if I was a teenager in 1994's England this would easily be among my favorite albums of all time, but I'm just a different demographic. I never noticed how Liam Gallagher says MAYBEEYYYY in Live Forever the same way as he says it in Wonderwall.

Yeah, it's just really god damn good. Favorite track: Cigarettes & Alcohol

You can see what people love and hate about Oasis here. A couple decent tracks, but the vocals are nasally and grating and the songs are overblown and melodramatic. Ultimately this was a tiresome listen.

Sometimes you’ll see quotes from Liam or Noel about what a rock star should be and sound like and think, “these guys are ridiculous.” Then you play this again and remember that these guys know what they are talking about.

Great debut but slightly empty sounding

Too extreme on the ears in my opinion, just not really my music taste

1st listen -- Rock N Roll Star very generic, Shakermaker more to my taste but a bit repetitive, Live Forever easy listening, cool, Up In The Sky originally sounding very American, Columbia a bit different, cool, Supersonic alright, like the chorus, Bring It On Down cool guitar, Cigarettes & Alcohol too American, Digsy's Dinner more English, upbeat, cool, love the sound and piano is interesting, Slide Away sounds a bit like Dire Straits at the beginning but not sure, love the vibe, Married With Children sounds like a bit of Cobain (Lithium etc)

Easy listen.

I've never listened to anything by them beyond their radio hits, and surprisingly I didn't hate this.

Fuck manchester

You can tell these two brothers really love each other and get along great by how good the music is!

Heard one or two songs you've heard em all, but yknow not bad Oasis is Oasis

Meh. British pop rock. Didn't stand out to me.

Great debut album. Live forever and supersonic are the best songs on the album, Just a solid album all round.

Album #: 242 first impressions: were oasis pioneers of cursive singing? ("sun-she-ine," etc.) after listening through: I was folding laundry while listening to this and covered my speaker w/ a towel for a moment -- it was much easier to listen to and almost enjoyable like this. post-reading reviews/wiki: i guess everyone recognizes this is mid in at least one way but i'm not sure why that translates into them loving it? i guess you had to be there. recommended for: someone looking for the british answer to US grunge pop of the 90s? lovers of distortion and affected vocal stylings.

I fucking love Oasis and I fucking love this album, one of the best debuts of all time by a long shot.

Easy to see why Oasis became had such a strong breakthrough with this album. Many simple yet well crafted songs for an audience that want something new to listen to but nothing too bold and daring. Personal preference but the album is far less interesting than a lot of the work that came before from numerous other bands on Creation Records

Good alternative rock muddied by Liam Gallagher's annoying as hell voice. I'm not saying I don't like any bands with subpar vocals but the overall compositions don't stand out enough for me to totally look past it

Oasis not quite at the top of their game. You can see hints of what's coming with their sophomore release, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Best cuts: Rock 'n' Roll Star, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Side Away Worst cut: Shakermaker

Although it was good, this was a tad too long and a tad too generic. At some point my attention was lost. This entire spectrum of '90s rock is easily my favorite realm of music, but there are plenty of records that are better than this debut. I know that more of Oasis' hits are in the latter albums, so let's see if those records meet the hype. They should, because Noel and Liam talk too much smack for guys who make middling music with the ocassional banger. Standout tracks are Live Forever & Supersonic.

4/5 - very good album overall, classic oasis

I've been kidnapped and taken back to the 90s!

Definitely gar nicht.

never really cared for oasis and until today was only familiar with their hits. always thought people tend to overrate them. but, i listened to the full album and gave them a fair chance. now after listening to the album in full, i realize why i never cared for them. the band sounds great, but the vocals… too whiny, too nasally, and gratuitously bri ish. a different singer and i would probably really be into this album, but as is? meh…

Yeah. It's an Oasis album. I've never really been a big fan, but I get why people like it.

It’s no What’s the Story but it has its moments.

This was always going to be a 5. I’ve listened to it hundreds of times.

5/10 du oasis ben plate

Any songs known?: Yes - 6 - Rock 'n' Roll Star - Live Forever - Supersonic - Cigarettes & Alcohol - Shakermaker - Up in the Sky Favourites?: - Rock 'n' Roll Star - Live Forever - Supersonic - Up in the Sky Least Favourites: - Columbia Thoughts?: Not my favourite Oasis album but still has some bangers on there Album art: 5/5 - very famous album cover!! Overall score: 4/5

This was an interesting one for me and hard to rate. Got stronger towards the end of the album. I love Noel's songwriting and guitar... But hate Liam's voice tbh which pulls it down. However, Live Forever is an AMAZING song and some great tracks towards the end as well bring it up.

Enjoyable enough until you realise its all the same song (with one or two exceptions) and gets very boring.

Some awesome songs on here so it was a good listen all the way through

fine but a bit one note innit?

Bleh.

I actually liked it! The accent that annoys me on Wonderwall added a lot to this album. Very solid rock album.

Honestly I couldn’t really get behind his voice. I love the rock aspect, it’s been a long time since I have had that, but his voice is just so monotone and hard to ignore. Replace him and very good.

These guys may have been total idiots (sorry: wankers) but they wrote damn great pop songs. The usual Oasis critiques apply: Liam's voice can irritate after a while and the mix/production is a dense sloppy pile of shit. The fact that this is still catchy-enough to rise above that is a testament to how good a debut it is. Extra points for beating a lot of the crappy and miserable contemporaneous low-fi/grunge that was happening at the time. Sum: Songs are good-to-great; not quite on par with their next album, but the mix isn't as bad as that one either so it almost evens out. Great fun - bring back the early 90s. 7/10 4 stars.

Kinda disappointed tbh.Not as good as the second album thoigh it still has some bangers.The sound is extremely noisy and sometimes the drums are way too loud in the mix.Also it just steals the riff from “get it on” on “cigarettes and alcohol” like just directly,which I wouldn’t mind if the song was better than get it on but it’s not.Albums is till pretty good though,just not great.

Hate the singers voice. Album is all right though.

Definitely Not Really

Not the best Oasis album but there's some decent tracks.

Banger. I’m here for all of it

It's good but doesn't leave me dying to go back for another listen. Oasis' vocalists have always kind of annoyed me

They're good but this album is nowhere near as good as What's the Story

avg

unfortunately this is another example of a Band I really like and they have an album I love front to back .. but this wasn't the album. So the whole time I'm thinking to myself, it's ok I guess but man I'd love to hear those other songs. This album was meh for me.

Urgh. Been about 25 years since I last wanted to hear this, I reckon. Stop saying they're like the Beatles. It's only Rain. Oasis pushed it later with Whatever. The rest is Status Quo. And the odd stolen T-Rex riff. Ironically, Cigarettes and Alcohol is probably the most Quo. So I was a fan for these first two albums, went to see them at Maine Road, then got very sick of them very quickly. I caught myself singing along to Live Forever and Rock and roll star so I guess they're still embedded. Shaker Maker is shite. Supersonic is obviously iconic for them. Most of the album tracks are absolute trash. I always did prefer the second album, I wonder if that has aged poorly as well. Oh god, Colombia is so so bad. I never liked this one, Oasis fans saying it's a belter is mystifying. What is that chorus, and then the song finishes but they just carry on for two minutes without doing anything. Slide Away does the same but at least it's a little bit better of a song. It's a high 2 at the absolute tops I reckon.

Solid 3/4 Kind’ve lulls at the end but still solid rock overall. Would listen again when in the mood for heavy-safe.

7.5/10 Perfect day stands out the most Mostly good songs

If I had to pick a British pop rock darling's debut record that shamelessly steals from the Beatles, I would much rather have listened to Flyte's The Loved Ones. That being said it's certainly not a bad album by any stretch, it just doesn't resonate much with me. When a song started I'd be like "oh that's new" but by the time it ended I couldn't remember how differed at all from what I'd previously heard. The songs have pretty accessible hooks though, and there's a great energy/momentum to the whole thing, thinking especially of the track sequencing (more cohesive than WTSMG), muddy guitar tones and overall production. Just like with Death Cab for Cutie, with a different, less nasal vocalist I think I'd probably like Oasis a lot more. In fact know that's true cuz Jet's Get Born a decade later is arguably derivative of Definitely Maybe in places and I don't have the same qualms. Here I have trouble understanding what Liam's saying half the time cuz he can't resist turning every vowel into a diphthong - over the roar of the guitars it's a total wash. I do think it's worthwhile in general to have the debut albums of wildly successful bands on the list, even if their creative peak is still to come. Here for example it was cool to learn how self assured they were about their sound, right from the jump. Would be a 3.5 if I could, as its better than average, but no true standouts for me.

Liked this better than what’s the story, although it’s similar enough to not really be necessary on this list. Supersonic and Married with Children were the faves.

On their debut album Oasis was reaching for the stars and was able to hold it together. Yes, it is derivative, but it is also filled with exceptional music. While not necessarily a reaction to grunge, its harkening back to great British rock bands was welcome. The heavy guitars and tunefulness is as great today as when this was released. Now if the brothers could only get along.

More great power pop rock and roll from this band. Yes, there are some lifts directly from the Beatles. So what? Noel Gallagher is a sharp, witty and sometimes acerbic songwriter. My favorite songs on this are Rock and Roll Star, Supersonic and Live Forever. They deserve to be the kings of Britpop!

Another debut album with an iconic and powerful mission statement as track 1. This is nowhere near as good as their next record, but it is still rock solid and gives a good hint of where they'd go. The Beatles influence on the melodies are clear here too.

I know it's Oasis but I've never been a fan of Liams angry attitude to life and singing. I really liked the last track which was alot slower

BL: this was one of the first albums I ever bought on vinyl when I was younger (I wanted to be a hipster so bad), and I remember listening to this once or twice, I think as I’ve aged my respect for their impact of the game has risen but my like for their music has dropped, so I’ll see where I stand with this AL: this held up better than I expected it to. While I do feel like a lot of the tracks are just OK, there are no songs which I find particularly bad apart from the opener which suffers from being about 2 minutes too long. There are some songs which I didn’t appreciate before which i can now being a bit more mature (“Columbia” and “Married with Children” specifically). All in all surprisingly impressed with this album FT: “live forever”, “Columbia”, “Digsy’s Diner”, “Married with Children” 4/5

2.5 maybe

i will always maintain they have the exact same appeal as AC/DC, songs with great tone that are really fun to chant in a stadium, not much more. this shit just isn't moving idk, maybe i just think the gallaghers are wankers

A classic Britpop album. Morning Glory has all the hits but this has Live Forever

Oasis was formative or me, but I prefer "Morning Glory" to this album.

Stellar album, Live Forever, Supersonic & Slide Away were highlights, just an easy listen and repeatable

Im not a big Oasis fan. I like some of their songs, but in general, I didnt think that they are crazy good. Maybe I just didnt give them much attention before. This album changes things a bit. Maybe it just make more sense to listen to their songs with the whole album. It sounds very warm(?) like listening to an old school radio - in a good way. I enjoyed it. 4/5

They’re kinda cheesy, but boy do I have a soft spot for this era. 3.5/5

War ein gutes Album, dass ich noch nicht kannte

This was actually better then I thought. I never liked them because of their hits but this has changed my mind!

I tried to listen to this with an open mind, as I’ve been a long time detractor of those cheeky manc chaps, however I hate this and everything Oasis have touched. I’m either not as open minded as I’d like to think, or I was right all along. The latter, I hope. The only positive things I can say about them is that they undeniably captured the spirit of a nation - fueled by that rarest of British feelings ‘hope’ and New Labour. They were also a bit better than the other pop bands of the time, that time being when the charts were filled with Spice Girls, Westlife, Boyzone etc. However this reminds me of the last mouthful of dregs in a warm pint of shite lager. I can only think of shite lager, football, and lads lads lads when hearing Oasis. I hate their legacy. I fucking hate Oasis. It baffles me that people think theres an argument comparing Oasis to Blur. Blur / Albarn projects are so far ahead of anything Oasis have done that its not a competiton. It’s Man City vs The Dog and Parrot. Fuck off.

Oasis are great and the bangers on here are top notch, rock and roll star possibly being their best song. Noel Gallagher is a top notch songwriter which means the 'lad rock' thing is just their style on top of this, as opposed to most of their copycats where being geezers is their entire thing. I think Morning Glory is a lot better than this mind, a lot of the album tracks sounded like variations of the singles and nothing really stood out. I would probably be a huge oasis fan if their lyrics weren't so awful, some of the worst of any major band. Generally speaking the less Liam is involved the better.

It's alright isn't it really. Oasis passed me by a bit, I was a little too young, but I can imagine if I was listening I'd be hyped for where they would go next. Supersonic is pretty good, and I'd say the closest to the hit parade of (What's the Story) Morning Glory.

I don't particularly like Oasis although my teenage self was known to belt out Wonderwall in the clubs. I listened to this a couple of times to see if I was missing something but I thought it was just okay. Fairly non offensive but boring Brit Pop. Highlights: Live Forever Supersonic Cigarettes & Alcohol

What a debut album. Yes, the lyrics are largely simple or nonsense, but they are so catchy and anthemic it doesn't matter. Their music makes you want to sing with your mates I already love Oasis and this album so it's kinda hard to be subjective.... But, after hearing so many Beatles albums on this list, I appreciate more how similar sounding oasis are and how much they borrowed from the Beatles I regret not seeing oasis live, closest I got was Noels high flying birds. They played loads of Oasis songs so was pretty close and it was great. Strangely got a picture of George best on the cover. Rodney Marsh too though. So many good tracks here but my favourites are: Slide away Cigarettes and alcohol Supersonic Live forever (the best track) Rock n roll star Easy 5 stars

I really enjoyed this! it's good to hear somewhat older music giving perspective to my favourite artists' inspiration.

Meh

This was a lot of fun, but I don’t think it’s aged particularly well. This band’s lyrics are pretty silly and it’s just not that interesting to me anymore. Of course, my opinion is probably tinted by getting too many Britpop bands from this list, already.

I remember the first time I heard "Live Forever"... Actually, I don't. In my head, it was the same day as the OJ Simpson chase. But, unless the single was on rotation on MTV a good six weeks before its release, that can't be right. (Yup, I checked). Anyway. I wish I could hear it again for the first time. I really do.

It was great but it overstayed its welcome

Love it all. Slide Away in particular has always been a fave

Oasis has one good album and this isn’t it. Personally, I’ve just always preferred Drive Shaft so maybe biased.

I liked it, even not knowing why. Sometimes it is hard to explain stuff...

One of the albums that formed my world

Although I'm pretty much ideal age to be a fan, this is my first time listening. I hated Oasis in their pomp in the 90s (I was always a contrarian) but the swagger to this album is undeniable. The lyrics are largely nonsense, the music hilariously derivative but some of these tracks make you feel like a god

Not maybe, that’s definitely Oasis

Another good album from Oasis. Just more great songs, though not as good as (What’s the Story) Morning Glory. ‘Live Forever’ is probably my favorite song of theirs, though. Fun fact: this makes Oasis the first artist with multiple albums I’ve got all albums from. (Doesn’t really make much sense as a sentence).

meh

It's not a surprise that Oasis was so popular, as this debut album is well written, performed, and produced. The Gallagher's had a good sense for quality in all aspects of album production, and it shows here.

Some parts I loved but the whole album was too forward driving and repetitive

oasis' definitely maybe, while containing a cute album name, didn't do much for me. liam gallagher, who i am sure is talented, had a droning voice at times, and i checked out. i did try. i did like the lyrics! the other gallagher brother, noel, came to my rescue. all in all, uninteresting--and i guess it was some sort of super influential game changer?

I mean, it's all fairly elementary. Nothing too groundbreaking, except that 90s rock is just GOOD. And I don't know what it is about Oasis, but damn, I just love their particular brand of 90s rock, combined with that quintessential Britrock drawl. And seeing as this is their first studio album, it's my opinion that they had things soooo right, even from the beginning. This album is fun, easy to listen to, and has just the right amount of 90s alternative distortion. I can't help but love it. This is a 4.5 that is getting bumped up because when this last song finishes, I'm going to start the album over.

Sin duda el mejor álbum de Oasis. Ideas frescas, rock puro y mucho ego. La mezcla de sonidos y actitud de los hermanos Gallagher tomó lo necesario del “Manchester”, y subió el volumen de sus amplificadores para fabricar el único álbum que importa del ganador de la guerra del “Britpop”.

If you ignore the fact that the Gallagher brothers are a pair of numbskulls it's a bloody good album.

When they said I should feed my head, that to me is just a day in bed.

Yea the overall vibe of this one was good

I love Oasis, and I know that some of the reasons I love them is why others may dislike them and I think that's fair. I think Liam's voice especially in the early years is absolutely brilliant and unique. I think Noel's songwriting ability is top top tier. You can argue that most of the songs lyrics make no sense, but I think it's a talent to make people feel so much emotion with the songs even though they make no sense. The album just slaps from start to finish. Doesn't get much better than this

"trousers" Great album from a songwriter perspective but Liam's voice is very jarring and puts a taint on them.

I definitely (maybe) did not like this.

C- Rock ‘n’ Roll Star - 2, I don’t like the Oasis sound. At all. This is the epitome of an Oasis song. Ugh. Shakermaker - 2 Live Forever - 2 Up in the Sky - 2 Columbia - 2 Supersonic - 2 Bring It on Down - 2 Cigarettes and Alcohol - 2 Digsy’s Dinner - 2 Slide Away - 2 Married With Children - 2 This thing was a pure 2. Walking the tightrope with shit on one side and pretty good on the other, this was as mediocre as they come. I think I'm too depressed and angry a person to like Oasis.

Todella hieno debyytti! 5/5

Törkeän kova eikä tunnu kuluvan. Live Forever ikisuosikkeja. Lopussa pari biisiä liikaa, mutta menkööt cd-intoilun piikkiin.

Oasis on aina ollu mulle ihan ok, mut ei sen enempää. 3/5

Surprised this one was easy to enjoy for me. Assumed it'd be a bit annoying, too brit poppy. But it was just easy going 90s British rock. But not so overly over the top British to be annoying. Felt like if the Who maybe if they were a 90s band. So that's good

Well hooray, a decent album after a run of dross. Maybe not even their best but enjoyable nonetheless! It’s got to be 4* but that could be high due to listener’s relief !!

Possibly not as good as I'd remembered but still some absolute bangers and a good summer album.

A perfect synthesis of brit rock of all ages from the Beatles and Stones to T-Rex to Jesus & Mary Chain. Just like Nirvana pulled off with Nevermind, this album summarizes an entire lineage of rock music with just the right pop songwriting approach to make it their own and break the mainstream. Noel's derivative lead guitar work is excused because of his songwriting. -1 star because the wall of guitars does wear you out a bit and while all songs are great I don't think they're all instant classics.

Classic/10

Beaucoup de chansons qui ont mal vieilli. Des fillers sans importance. Quelques classiques, mais rien pour se jeter par la fenêtre.

What a "nothing" album. I think this album pissed me off at first, but then it just kept going and started not caring more than anything. The singer's voice is obnoxious, but it's often so drowned out in the mix that it's hard to, once again, care. Why is this album so long? Why is this artist so popular? Why do people think this and the Beatles are nearly equals?! Jesus, what a mess. At least it didn't have Wonderwall.

pretty good overall with some great singles. a+ instrumentals. not a shocker that this is one of the things that propelled guitarpop back into UK charts

An instant celebration when I saw this album pop up: every single song slapped, maybe bc I've listened to it before but that is besides the point. I enjoyed the riffs and each and every song was better than the last. I love a little bit of Oasis and what they have to offer, definitely a new classic for me and it was amazing.

Good to finally hear this album after hearing the name so many times over the years, thought I would know a song on it but alas I didn't, which Is a bit of a disappointment in that regard but the songs were overall good, might have to come back to it after some time to see if it changes my opinion.

Kinda longwinded but I do like it. Not as quintessential as what's the story morning glory but in some ways better; songwriting is sharp and whole thing sounds together. best tracks: rock n roll star, supersonic, married with children.

3.5

No question about it. This album IS Oasis.

Just a pretty sweet alt rock album. Reminds me a lot of the other stuff on creation at the time, just poppier.

not as good as morning glory, still good. live forever, columbia, supersonic, married with children

Album 28 of 1001 Oasis - Definitely Maybe Favorite Track : Slide Away Rating : 4 / 5 Very good album. This came out on the same day I started working for the company I still work for, back in 1994. I was juggling being a single parent and trying to get my feet back on the ground in the working world. My time was split between music and sports talk. While I was familiar with a couple of songs, the whole album just slipped by me. Very good debut album. No arguing that. Thought about rating it a 5 but thought I would only be doing that because of the overall reputation of the album rather than my initial opinion. After more listens, I could change my mind. This deserves more time.

Still magnificent, albeit recorded in mud.

Highlights: "Slide Away" What else comes to mind for the jangly 60s-retro alt rock sound? Cranberries' "Everybody Else"? 1993. REM's "Automatic"? 1992. Gin Blossoms' "New Miserable Experience"? 1992. Live's "Throwing Copper"? April 1994, four months earlier. Jane's Addiction's "Ritual"? 1990. B-52s' "Cosmic Thing"? 1989. It gets hard to tell what Oasis was supposed to have influenced. And then you hear this album, and it's hard to tell if they've *made* anything. Not every band has to invent a sound, but Oasis doesn't epitomize it either, and they don't even contribute something to it. Its virtue is that the performance and production is not bad most of the time. Categorically a two-star album. Do you wish you had totally inane Beatles lyrics and tired Stones chords but without a single memorable hook or an ounce of originality? Join the club, apparently. But if you're making a point of rating pop albums across history and you give this five stars, stop this listening series and leave this website.