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I hadn’t heard any of this before and I really enjoyed it. It’s like I’m living in a 90’s coming of age film. Edit: 100-album calibration - changing from a 4 to a 5 since I keep going back to this!
Good rock album. Liam's voice does gets a bit annoying after some time. Also the lyrics are so weird. Why does he prononce "Sunshine" and every words that bends ends with "tion" so weirdly.
Este álbum deja claro de principio a fin, el camino que Oasis tomaría en el futuro, en cuanto a sus melodias, sus letras, su mensaje, gran álbum debut
Such a top album to vibe a good rock
At first I thought that my headphones are broken as there was this utter cacophony of sounds coming out, but then I heard some singing as well. Turns out it's just this album. It sounds all out of whack, how do people enjoy this?
I wasn’t impressed in 1994, I’m not impressed in 2026.
I generally like 90s music, and this album fits that vibe for me. The singer's voice lends a dreamy sound to garage rock inspired/heavyish music. I did feel that sometimes the music overpowered the vocals, though, but I liked how heavy it was. I did love the music, especially the songs in the second half ("Supersonic", "Slide Away", "Married With Children").
Liam’s peak voice. Noel’s peak songwriting. Slide away still gives me chills every time I hear it.
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it's a great album worth listening!!!
10/10
higher 3 for sure
unfortunately i kinda rock w oasis
Amazing album; "Live Forever" is one of my favorite Oasis songs
It’s been awhile. They were definitely channeling the Beatles. And I had forgotten how much this album rocks!
A great album that leads the way in a strong time for working-class British rock in the mid ‘90s. This is an album with a noisy energy, sound, and ambition, showcased best of all on Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, Live Forever, and Supersonic. Stick around until the end though, as my favourite songs probably are the final two, Slide Away and Married with Children. We don’t really see the variety that Oasis are (sometimes) capable of later on in their careers on this album, but I’ll let its force of sound keep it hanging onto a 5.
A good album, on balance I probably prefer What's the Story (Morning Glory) but there's plenty to enjoy here. 'Supersonic', 'Up In the Sky' and 'Married with Children' are my personal favourites.
Probably my favourite Oasis album. It has so many absolutely brilliant bangers, from ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’ through to ‘Slide Away’, with ‘Live Forever’, ‘Up in the Sky’, ‘Supersonic’, ‘Bring It On Down’ and ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’ the pick of the rest, but really ‘Shakermaker’ is the closest it gets to a dud track. It has an almost punky aspect to it at times, and hints of psychedelia at others. You can tell this is a band who are hungry for success and really believe they’ll get it too. The energy, attitude and sense of conviction and self-belief are truly immense.
Bien
Not my cup of tea but i can see the appeal
Wow. I was surprised by this. For all the Oasis haters, and me really only knowing Champaign Supernova, I was like they aren't worth my time checking out. But I'll tell you what, u thought this album was pretty decent! Good guitar tracks, nice bass, unique singing, mediocre at best drums. But it was a good listen.
Not very in depth but I liked it. Good alblum wouldn't binge listen to more than one alblum though
Downright awesome!!!
Biblical.
Chill vibes
Not bad.
Très bon, 1 morceau générique boring mais le reste top
Oh please no. I’ve listened to this album a few times to understand it’s an appeal but I just don’t get it. Those fuzzy grinding guitars are on about half of these 90s alternative albums. I don’t like to rate an album based on the singers voice but his voice is so unappealing, it’s a bit too precious and he ends many of his words with the letter “a” . For example he sings “staya”instead of stay. It almost sounds like pop grunge without any melody.
Very medium
Nice
(7/7) smooth and cheerful
Decent album, not my favorite genre but enjoyed the listen
Nice work boys, catchy all around.
come on city
I should learn to play some of these songs for parties.
If you care not for substance or originality but prefer anthemic yet sterile pablum, have I got the band for you!
Have this on CD from back in high school. Notable for me in past 1994 lists. Have revisited Morning Glory more than this one in recent years. Rock n Roll Star is a strong start. I remember why this hit hard in the early 2000s when so much of my music taste was shaped by the 90s. Shakermaker is great! I forgot about this track. Gonna start a playlist of tracks that stick out from this listening journey. Live Forever brings back fun Rock Band memories. Each song here really is rollicking and infectious. What a strong debut record! At the same time, not something I would revisit top to bottom unless in a very specific context. Feels much more like something to play in the background for a 90s vibe than something to really spend time with and engage with deeply. Once you're halfway through the record, it feels a little repetitive. Cigarettes & Alcohol more annoying than I remember. Married With Children still great!
Better than I expected. Not a huge oasis fan, but I had never listened to an entire album of theirs before. Listening to Shakermaker felt like unlocking a core memory. It must have played on the radio when I was growing up as it conjured up memories of long road trips with the family. The album helps explain the hype of Oasis to me, as I think having only heard the hits I didn't really get it. Favorite Track: Shakermaker
I had a good time listening to this.
Live Forever // SuperSonic // Bring It On Down // Slide Away // 3.5/5
Easily a 5/5. I love the exaggerated vocals and overall message of the album. Liam has such a distinct voice. Feels very 90s
Great! I don't know that there are individual songs that stand out as much as some of the hits from Morning Glory but I think I liked listening to this album straight through more than I do Morning Glory.
wouldn't willingly listen to oasis but wasnt awful not my thing really 3/10
Enjoyed this one!
Oodles of potential and I'm not able to explain why morning glory is better but it just is. It was middling around a 3 but it finished really strong so it gets da bump.
I had nearly forgotten about this album because Oasis started to exist for me on their second album, as I imagine the case is for a lot of non-brits. I can say that their sound barely evolved from this, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. They captured a particular indie sound and vocal styling from the very beginning and I feel that barely deviating from that was ultimately a good thing for their career. I actually think their cover of the Stones "Cigarettes and Alcohol" might be better than the original, but I hate the Rolling Stones so maybe that's not as high praise as it sounds. Other than that, Supersonic might be my favorite. The lyrics in all of this are mostly irrelevant and there's no heartbreaking or hard partying stuff in any of this. It's not just far enough away from sounding bland that it has staying power. I dunno, I wasn't super impressed but I've never been super impressed by Oasis.
I always forget how much I love the sound of Oasis until those loud-ass guitars hit me and I'm transported back to high school. Take a shot every time Liam says "SHYIIIIIIIIIIIINE" for liver failure I don't think I will end up giving this album a 10, but there are certainly moments when I'm thinking about it "Huh, these guys should cover 'I Am The Walrus'" - a real thought I just had lmao
c’est un peu 10 fois de suite la même chanson mais c’est une super chanson
Pas mon album préféré d'Oasis mais pochette culte + Slide Away (Écoutez la version Sawmills Outtake!!)
L'archétype de la poprock anglaise ? S'écoute sans y penser, sans s'y arrêter.
- I think this is one of those things where if you didn't listen to it when it came out, you can't really understand the album because future bands incorporated so much of what made it fresh when it was released. - It's not innovative, weird or foundational enough to stand out 32 years after release so it's just kind of ok to a first time listener - halfway through the album I lowered the volume - Cigs & Alcohol is pretty good
es surf en una cabaña de ua playa sin olas
Oasis 1. I don’t like it. It reminds me of something an indie band would play in a movie. Not a fan. What I’m saying is it sounds like stock music. 2. I don’t care for it. Bad repetition. I actually do like the lyrics of the verses though. 3. I like this song. It reminds me of wonderwall but I don’t really like how they both have the screaming but maybe. I really like the lyrics and the singing in this song though. Definitely a banger. Wonderwall is by the same people btw. I like the way he says foreverrrrr. 4. I don’t like the lyrics where he asks how does it feel when you’re inside me then talks about feeling you inside me. Idk weird song it makes me uncomfy. 5. I liked it. It’s wee woo wee woo. It’s good I like the rhythm. I like the ending in correspondence to the first verse. 6. I like the rhymes its pretty good but the instrumental is not that interesting 7. Meh it was not really that good. I didnt like it. 8. Booooo meh too much repetition not good 9. Weird song about suduction with lasagna. Bu has 10. I really like this song it’s pretty fire. I like the beat and rhythm a lot. 11. I like this song. it’s chill.
Un rock muy agradable
didn't listen to it
A band that unabashedly wears their Beatles influence on their sleeve, this is a particularly well done record, although I prefer the album they released after this one, with Liam’s more mature vocals. He sounds a lot younger on this one.
My hatred for Oasis centered on the attitude of the Gallagher brothers. It took one listen of Definitely Maybe for me to realize I hate their music too. Phil Spector had his wall of sound; Oasis has a wall of noise punctuated by the brothers’ incessant whine. Any interesting musical moments come courtesy of the Beatles. I always thought the failure of Britpop in the U.S. was due to the “Britishness” of the music and lyrics, but no, it’s just annoying noise.
(V) One of my favorite albums of all time. Bought it heading home from a Wave game with Steph and Pam and Price.
Her va det ingenting som ikke hørtes ut som æ hadde tenkt at det kom til å høres ut.
Peak early Oasis: jangly, cocky, and just repetitive enough to fade into the background while you conquer a spreadsheet. Shakermaker is pure “1994 vibes starter pack”—Bill Clinton on TV, a cold Zima in hand, and Friends playing somewhere you’re not fully watching. Not their most iconic, but effortlessly nails that Definitely Maybe swagger before the egos fully detonated.
Hey, so it was my first time listening to Oasis, and I will listen to more for sure. The album was so nice, I didn't skip any song, but my favourite was definitely "Live Forever"
I read the reviews before I listened, so my expectations may have been too high. I thought it was ok. Not really sure if I would listen to it again.
Discazo.
creaming my pants
most of those songs same the sound as each other but the ones that are good are really catchy. really god awful voice though, not sure i'll ever get over that part. Fav tracks: Supersonic, Married With Children
Buenisimo
Just an ok album.
Would have been a ten for me in 2005 but not really my vibe.
Not as good as Morning Glory in my opinion, but a damn good album all the same
Not much of a rock guy, but nice voices
I honestly don’t know how I feel about this. It’s mildly nostalgic for me, The brothers, as humans, irritate me, and their musical talent isn’t all there, but I can’t bring myself to hate it too much.
rock on british boys
Rock solid project here. Im not in the "they are the new beatles" camp. That was going around back in the day. At least thats what I understand. But are they a great band? Hell yes they are. Not a single miss here. Every single song is good. I got 3 songs that really stand out and everything else is great too. Just im not super into thier whole vibe. Its good but its not my style really. Not searching it out. No wonderwall so if thats a good or bad thing its the facts. Sup3r good record that maybe gets a 5 but personally I dont think it gets there. Great to amazing. Somewhere in there. Just jot perfect
calm and chill
fuckin poethic
7/10
Nos vemos en los lugares donde suene el britpop 💋
ok, no escucho mucho este tipo de música pero me re gusto este almbum. muy buenas letras, conecte con los chabones y la música
Snoozefest of beige music that could have been made in the 60s. I'd tap my foot to this while stuck in a waiting room, given I forgot my headphones.
Defiantly maybe not a bad album. Possibly a mediocre one?
muy heavy, me gustaron un par, banco oasis
Pretty solid straight forward rock. Could easily throw this on in the background and almost anyone could enjoy it, which is great, but it doesn't lead to many songs that super memorable. There are standouts for sure like Slide Away, Live Forever, and Supersonic, but overall it switch things up enough to really sink its teeth in. Vocals fit the music well, but aren't much of a standout. 3/5
boring ;)
Saved? ✅ Would listen again? ✅ Would recommend to anyone? 🤔 Would buy on Vinyl? ✅
60
Never bought into the hype around Oasis. Ordinary sing-along pop rock made for that stadium feel. It's good at that but not my bag at all.
I don’t understand the take that this is better or even anywhere near as good as What’s the Story Morning Glory.
I never jumped on the Oasis train ... and this album has not changed my mind. It's fine, but I'd rather listen to The Verve.
I hate how much I liked this.
Went in an oasis hater, left an oasis indifferenter 2.5/5
was their whole thing the word "maybe" ??? really nice nostalgic stuff. not exactly my scene but it was enjoyable. some of it would be super nice if I was like high in the back of a convertible on the highway in the middle of the summer. yeah?
I am teetering between a 2 and a 3, the sounds just aren't doing it for me. I hate saying "it all sounds the same" as a critique since the true critique is "it all sounds the same and I don't care what it sounds like." I could listen to Mac Demarco all day and all his songs sound the same. I'll take Wonderwall and some of their other hits, but I don't think I need an entire Oasis album.
i have chosen this time to reveal that this is my *first* time listening to this album, even after knowing how beloved it is by brandon. i sorta get the hype, but it also feels like an album that Tom from (500) Days of Summer would be pretentious about other people not liking. i'm not sure what gives me that vibe. i like, but don't love, this album.
This album sounds like if The Beatles were inspired by the people they inspired when they made Help! (in the best way)
Lots of jams on here.
Ever since I was young, this has been my favorite Oasis album. Every song is a rocker. "Slide Away" was and still is my favorite Oasis song. I listen to them a lot less now, but the volume dial gets rotated very quickly whenever any of these songs start playing.
Oh no, an album I already listen to three times a week!! Depending on the day, Definitely Maybe has a claim to being my favorite album. It mostly depends on how much I dislike “Shakermaker” that day. It’s certainly my favorite of its era. The thing about Oasis is most of the criticisms of them that can be made are very valid and yet, to me, they are features rather than bugs. I’m going to get the big criticisms out of the way. 1). Noel Gallagher writes lyrics with the grace of a 6th grade poetry assignment. As a person who quite literally does not give two fucks about 90% of lyrics, I am unfazed. The vocal melodies are universally delightful. 2). They are a “Beatles rip-off.” This one is technically true but also ignores that Oasis ripped off plenty of other bands too, because: 2a). By the standards of most people, Noel Gallagher plagiarizes, like, a LOT, pretty openly. But I just can’t be bothered by that? I’m not bothered when rappers sample, I’m not bothered when filmmakers borrow shots or lines of dialogue. The White Stripes have that one song that’s nothing but quotes from Citizen Kane and I don’t really see that as a problem or feel like Orson Wells is entitled to a writing credit there. I think Joe Satriani is a prick for suing Coldplay over Viva La Vida. I think Don Henley is a prick in general but his actions toward Frank Ocean are inexcusable. There’s a bit of a difference between literally passing off stolen work as an original composition, and lifting elements and inspiration from what came before you and creating something transformative. The latter is called being an artist. And, look, it turned around on Noely G when Green Day took Wonderwall’s chord progression and called it “Boulevard of Broken Dreams.” 3). The Gallagher brothers are stupid egotistical assholes with god complexes. And I love them for it. In a world where music did not work out, they’d be the two greatest insult comics who ever lived. I own a whole coffee table books of the insults they've levied at pretty much everyone and everything. Really buying into Oasis requires buying into the Gallaghers and their constant hot/coldness toward each other. The mainstream depiction is that they just can’t get along but it’s a bit more complicated than that. Liam is peak little brother who acts out because he just wants big brother’s approval, while Noel is incapable of showing affection toward anyone. In the Supersonic doc, their tour manager describes it as “Noel has a lot of buttons and Liam has a lot of fingers.” Then there’s the whole jealousy aspect of it. Liam wishes he could be the songwriter that Noel is. Noel wishes he could have Liam’s voice and his presence. 15 years of okay solo efforts have demonstrably proven that they need each other to reach their full potential. The chorus to “Acquiesce” says as much. 3a). The Gallaghers essentially anointed themselves the custodians of rock music and then they massively dropped the ball by doing too much cocaine and making 9 minute songs with 74 guitar tracks. The human element of Oasis is basically a Greek tragedy, THE HUBRIS. It’s so hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that this band was not engineered in a lab in Manchester to appeal to me specifically because Oasis was like this missing link between classic rock and punk. They're like if The Beatles got run through a Brita filter made out of The Sex Pistols (also, there's a framed picture of Burt Bacharach on the cover of the album, Noel Gallagher was speaking to me before I was born <3<3<3). In the timeline where I got into them at age 14 instead of age 29, I’d probably have taken guitar a bit more seriously when I was learning and likely also would have based my whole personality around loving Manchester City. You know that thing where musicians will say "I saw Kiss when I was 12 years old and knew I wanted to be a rock star." I saw Oasis when I was 30 and knew I wanted to be a rock star. I tried and failed with YHF to go track by track but I can do it with this one fairly easily. I'll even throw in a final ranking at the end. “Rock n Roll Star” is such a fitting album 1 track 1 in a "hey this is what this band is" sense. “I live a boring life now but I’m going to be a rock star.” I’ve seen it said that The Sopranos is a show about the first generation of mobsters who came of age after The Godfather. Oasis is like that with rock music. They did not know what a world before rock stars looked like and crafted their entire identity around the associated tropes without the slightest shred of irony. They had a conception of what a rock star looked like and said “okay we’re that.” Some kids grow up wanting to go to North Carolina because Michael Jordan went there and some kids grow up wanting to trash hotel rooms because that's what Keith Moon did. There's zero irony to any of this and the level of earnestness is almost endearing. It probably seemed hokey and arrogant singing that song to crowds of 82 people or whatever, but then Oasis basically managed to skip the whole "grinding" portion of being a band, getting signed on a fluke and putting out the then-fastest-selling debut album in UK history. Then they became arguably the biggest band of the 90s (lack of popularity in the US being the single blemish on their prime run). The outro on this song goes on for entirely too long but Oasis songs being too long is basically a signature. Also, idk if any of you watch Lost but they just straight up took the instrumentation from this song and called it “You All Everybody” because Charlie’s whole backstory is just “hey you guys remember Oasis?” "Shakermaker," as noted, is by far my least favorite song on Definitely Maybe and single-handedly prevents it from being my default favorite album ever made. Post-2000 elements added in a lot more psychedelic elements but they never really seemed to get fully competent in that milieu. "Shakermaker" could have fit in on those later albums and might have even been a standout track if it was a single in 2004. Instead, it was a single in 1994 and just feels out of place. It's also one of the more blatantly plagiarized songs Noel ever put to wax, aping, of all things, the "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" Coca-Cola commercial. Maybe that's why people always call the Gallagher's "coke enthusiasts??" The first Oasis song I ever heard was “Live Forever” on a mix CD I stole from my sister (it’s okay, she’s a bad person!) when I was, maybe, like 11. At the time I had no conception of what the tracks on this mix CD were and it was literal years later before I knew what this song was or who performed it, but I always really liked it. Then, one day in the spring of 2024, I was on a run and “Live Forever” came on my shuffle. I am famously terrible at remembering to breathe while running, which I try to rectify by singing along with music. Not like, out loud. I’m not running around my neighborhood screaming. I promise. But just kinda under my breath to myself. Something about the adrenaline and endorphins from running, combined with repeating the words “gonna live forever” out loud basically caused me to experience a form of ego death and achieve enlightenment for a fleeting moment. I am a fundamentally different person since that run. It was also the song Noel played to his bandmates that made them realize that this whole music thing might go somewhere. Even absent that, "Live Forever" is such a great song and illustrates what made early Oasis stand out so much: the songs are all so optimistic when compared to what else was out there at the time. "I remember Nirvana had a tune called 'I Hate Myself and Want to Die' and I was like 'Well, I'm not fucking having that.' As much as I fucking like him and all that shit, I'm not having that... Kids don't need to be hearing that nonsense." As funny as I find the concept of Noel Gallagher trying to be a role model to the youths, the dates don't really work for that story to be true. Also, interestingly, he himself claims that he ripped off "Live Forever" from "Shine a Light" by the Rolling Stones but I don't personally hear it. Let me know if you do. "Up in the Sky" is probably the song I feel least strongly about one way or the other. I think it's catchy but the lyrics do feel especially phoned in. Rhyming sky, fly, and high and then tree, me, and be just feels like the tank is on E. But, again, I tend to remember the tune way more than the words to most songs, so I'm not especially bothered. "Columbia" is like "Shakermaker" in the sense that it really stands out as not fitting with the vibe of the album but is unlike "Shakermaker" in the sense that it rules. I think it's maybe the only time that Oasis ever really showed influence from Madchester dance groups like the Happy Mondays or the Stone Roses (I constantly see the Roses cited as a major Oasis influence and while that is unquestionably true in terms of aesthetic with the bucket hats and the parkas and the fact that Liam Gallagher has spent the last 30 years doing Ian Brown cosplay, their music sounds nothing alike). "Columbia" has this air of menace to it where it's really danceable but also sounds like it should be the walkout song for a very British UFC fighter. It got left off the Live '25 set list and that seems to be the one knock people have against those shows. It was the first song played at Knebworth in 1996, in front of 250,000 drunk British people while Liam and Noel look like a kung fu John Lennon and Eric Forman, respectively. Go look at the video from that show and tell me I'm wrong, you can't. "Supersonic" was Oasis's debut single and was allegedly written by Noel Gallagher in half an hour while the rest of the band ate takeout Chinese food during a break in the recording session for "Bring It On Down," which was the originally intended single. Liam Gallagher's voice on this song is a blunt instrument. I always kinda describe his singing style as "man with a grudge against vowels" and that's really prominently on display here, where he mangles every vowel into every vowel. The chorus is an incredible screamalong in a crowd and the guitar line makes me want to run through a wall. I straight up think of Oasis as one of the elite hook/chorus bands in history. This is another one of those send me a zebra emoji things, except this time lets do a giraffe to mix things up. As referenced above, "Bring It On Down" was intended to be the debut single and, as much as I love it, it is far from a single. It's got that same menacing quality as "Columbia" but turned up a bit more aggressively. Not so much UFC walkout as "swarmed by biker gang." Bonus points for the clip where an audience member jumps on stage during this song and a brawl breaks out. "Cigarettes & Alcohol" starts by just full on stealing the riff to "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" (which they would do again on "Some Might Say" a year later) before Liam starts singing about "imagina-sheeawn" "ac-sheuuun" "sooonsheeeeeeyine" (there's a YouTube compilation of every time Liam sings the word "shine" as sheeeeyine in an Oasis song and it's magical). The subject matter here is the darker inverse of "Rock n Roll Star" where our narrator has stopped dreaming about being a rockstar and moved on to drugs because there's nothing else better to do. Again, there's no irony or element of self pity. It's just "life's not great so might as well have fun." Is it worth the aggravation to find yourself a job when there's nothing worth working for? Watching a live crowd do a poznan during this song is magic. "Digsy's Dinner" is basically a throwaway song that exists for the purpose of answering the question "how funny would it be if Liam sang the word 'lasagna'?" and the answer is actually very. But, yet again, "these could be the best days of our lives" is such a fun thing to yell and such a nice sentiment. It's just a nice happy little song and there's a place in the world for that because we then move into "Slide Away" is one of the most truly perfect love songs in existence. The simplicity of the lyrics is in its favor and the way it builds in the outro with "take me there" repeated to the point that it will shatter vocal cords. While non-fans think of "Wonderwall" as THE Oasis song, "Slide Away" is near universally considered their best song amongst bigger fans, which is why it was the first chosen live single post comeback. AND, you can watch the 2009 iTunes Festival performance that basically turns into an onstage breakup and is shot like the climax of a movie. "Married With Children" is one of the only Liam vocals where he isn't audibly straining his voice. Taken together, these last 3 songs are this loose relationship trilogy. "Digsy's Dinner" is like a crush. "Slide Away" is the early relationship. "Now that you're mine..." "Married With Children" is the disillusion at the end of the road, capturing the frustration with all the little irritants building to the surface. It's a great closer for this album. The one element that early Oasis unquestionably cribbed from The Beatles came in the form of release schedules. Like clockwork, new singles were released every 2-4 months and every one of those singles were backed with b-sides good enough to have been on the album. Some of Oasis's best songs are the b-sides from these early albums. I could talk about those at length to but I have already comfortably cleared my longest review. So, I'll just give my endorsement to: "Take Me Away," "I Will Believe," "D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?". "Listen Up" (which is basically just "Supersonic" with more major cords but also the best Liam vocal performance ever), and "Fade Away." This is the only Oasis album that does not have a lead vocal from Noel at any point except, interestingly, the vinyl release that features "Sad Song" wedged in between "Columbia" and "Supersonic." I recommend that song too because it really demonstrates the range of this band. Oasis did not reinvent the wheel on this album and no one would dare call them innovative but the way that they managed to refine rock music into this simplistic package and take over the world is awe-inspiring. With few exceptions, they're held to a shocking level of reverence by other rock musicians. The book Britpop!: Cool Britannia And The Spectacular Demise Of English Rock described Oasis's sound as "so devoid of finesse and complexity that it came out sounding pretty much unstoppable" and I love them for it. I'm glad we got Definitely Maybe before (What's the Story) Morning Glory 1). Because I like this one more; and 2). Because it lets me rant about how Wonderwall is not representative of their output and the fact that Americans view them as an acoustic pop band and not one of the best rock bands of all time has done damage to my psyche. ANYWAY, as promised, power ranking, from best to worst: 1. Slide Away 2. Live Forever 3. Cigarettes & Alcohol 4. Columbia 5. Bring It On Down 6. Supersonic 7. Rock n Roll Star 8. Columbia 9. Married With Children 10. Up In The Sky 11. Shakermaker
This album sounds so full and satisfying! There's something about the big, distorted, rhythm guitar strums that just wash over you so nicely. Towering walls of Britpop goodness. Not every song is unforgettable, but I could listen to the run of Up In The Sky -> Columbia -> Supersonic endlessly. I think Supersonic is my favorite of Oasis's songs. Such a good spring/summer driving album.
vocals are a bit annoying but i like the instrumentals
Actually kinda awesome
Why do people like this band so much? The 90s were truly the nadir of music. Flaccid groups like OASIS were allowed to proliferate despite being LOUSY
In the Brit Pop wars, I was firmly in the Blur camp. I still am. Damon Albarn had more character than Noel Gallagher in my view. I'd like to pretend that I'm too cool for Oasis. But honestly, they made some great music. At one point I dismissed it as imitation Beatles but that's not really fair. They did really capture the sound of a moment. Not just limited to Brit Pop either, this really feels like the 90s. Even Albarn had to confess that Oasis won the war when they reunited and had a wave of nostalgic obsession. They really did stand the test of time in the end. Still not my favorite band but they're damn good.
Solid album! I love Supersonic
if you like Britpop you like this I guess I like Britpop
++: Rock 'n' Roll Star, Shakermaker, Columbia, Bring It On Down, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Married with Children +: Up in the Sky, Supersonic, Digsy's Dinner +-: Slide Away -: Live Forever 7,7/10
Heard it many times. Lived through it. I like their second album more.
I think Morning Glory is the superior album, but this rocks.
Me encantó pero un poco repetitivo, tienen un estilo muy marcado y muchos bangers que nunca habia escuchado porque no suelo darle mucha bola a oasis asi que me sorprendio
Good freshman outing?
Great record. Songwriting is just good
Ok
Look, I don’t care for Oasis but I will say the first two albums are worthy of being on this list. Definitely Maybe was a moment in time. It felt kinda original without sounding original. This has all the singles you know well. It’s a little light outside of the hits but it was cool to listen to this for the first time in decades. The sound of a band with that world at their feet. Best: Columbia Worst: Married With Children
This album is more like the Britpop sound that Oasis started than anything else they ever did. Live Forever was the hit. I honestly don't remember this album being big and I loved (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Cigarettes and Alcohol is on the Gallagher family crest. I like this album better than Pulp and Supergrass, but you can definitely feel more of a similarity on this album than later Oasis. Digsy's Dinner is the inspiration for one hit wonder Jimmie's Chicken Shack's Do Right. I am always a sucker for piano in rock music. There is too much of Liam repeating "slide away", he rivaling Paper Doll from PM Dawn. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is a much tighter album. Good, not great.
Meh
I'm gonna be honest, I only listened to a couple songs. Oasis is very popular in Japan, and I already resented them for that, and listening to a bit of this just confirmed for me that their music is very mediocre. When it comes to music, a lot of people in Asia seem to care more about appearances than substance (their pop idol culture is egregious); I just imagine them being like "wow look at these cool white guys with long hair playing cool music," while their brains are turned off. It's not the worst music I've ever heard, but .... yeah
I'm torn between a 2 and a 3, but I think I have to give this one a 2 (I'd probably be willing to do 2.5, lol). A lot of the songs seemed to sound kind of the same - and not all that interesting? Wasn't particularly a fan of Oasis when they first came on the scene, and I guess that's still the case. It's not terrible, just, like I said, (to me) not very interesting.
the scourge of mediocre English bands returns! this is a putrid way for humanity to justify deforestation and unprecedented biodiversity loss on this planet its like if the Beatles were bad and not good
The debut album from the band that officially gave Britain its swagger back. Noel and Liam's constant fighting always threatened to derail them, but that volatile tension was just as much a part of their appeal as the actual music. And what music it is—a brilliant mix of their influences, especially the Beatles, forged into a massive sound that was entirely their own. Oasis knew exactly who they were and what they were about to become; I mean, the opening track is literally 'Rock 'n' Roll Star'! It's almost hard to believe they'd only get better from here.
I enjoyed this album well enough, but not a whole lot jumped out to me as being particularly spectacular. I reckon it'd be a good road trip listen.
Is it the greatest debut album of all time? Not for me to say.
90s goodness
Solid. It’s oasis, they’re a bit boring, but overall really solid what they do.
cool
Just seems kind of ordinary and uninteresting. It's not difficult to listen to particularly (though I do find the snark difficult at times), I just kind of can't be bothered with it. One of the other records sounded like uninteresting acoustic pop, this one sounded like uninteresting late blues rock a bit more
Another mediocre and boring album by one of the worst bands in history. It sucks. Definitely, Without maybe.
3.86
When this album came out, I was 28 years old. I’m actually only familiar with the track ‘Live Forever’, but I actually quite like the rest of the album... :-)
Discazo
0/11 bekannt 6/10 Beste Songs: shakermaker, supersonic, cigarettes & alcohol
So milquetoast
Good
Not my favorite Oasis album, but definitely showed me something different.
It is a classic and for all I think they are muppets it is a great album.
I’ve seen interviews with one of the Gallagher brothers, I can’t recall which one and I’m not sure that it matters that much, where he seems deeply uncurious and uninterested about music. Listening to this album, that makes sense. There are a lot of watered down Beatles and Rolling Stones influences here all reworked through a contemporary filter, but nothing so much that it adds anything to it. The songs go on twice as long as they need to, and everything sounds samey. Above all else, this is boring. A friend recently made the argument that Oasis is the worst band in the world, and listening to this album (and some of the other inclusions on this list) I don’t agree, but I don’t think it’s a crazy thing to think either.
Nice hits, supersonic and Live forever
Pretty good Stand-outs - Live Forever - Slide Away
Derivative and a bit basic for sure, but captured and shaped a zeitgeist in 90s Britain, and still holds up well for me in terms of melodic rock songwriting and its ‘as-live’ energy.
I get it and I don't
nicfe
I can't believe I'm becoming an Oasis fan.
Un vrai vent frais, une guitare électrique qui casse des murs et une voix qui contraste assez pour être mémorable Des énormes classiques comme Supersonic dont je ne me lasse jamais L’album est cohérent dans sa globalité mais je n’ai pas accroché sur toutes les musiques
I’ve genuinely never been more excited for an album on this website. I ADORE Oasis and this album. Literally staples in my life. Fav song is ‘Supersonic’.
I enjoyed this debut rock/britpop album from Oasis! I like Oasis but I do feel as if they are a tad bit overrated. Maybe this is a case where they got better as time went on and they produced more albums and got more popular. They do have some great songs but they just feel very forgettable and meh to me at times. I liked this album but there are other rock albums that I would listen to before this in the future.
Definitely maybe over-rated band. I know people love ‘em, that’s fine. Liam’s sneering whiny voice does zero for me.
Oasis has great albums. This is one of them.
Was kinda bored.
Hemm ja.
one of the best bands ever for a reason
“The greatest rock ‘n roll band ever”…nah! Original….nah!..especially if you know The Real People. But those first 2 albums - wow!
A wall of sound coming at me with no relief.
It's ok at times, even good, but equally annoying at others. I'll never understand the obsession.
Je commençais cette écoute totalement biaisé en ayant tellement aimé Morning Glory. J'ai adoré cette écoute, mais c'est pas autant banger après banger que l'autre album. Il faut cependant leur donner que c'est un méchant bon premier album. J'aurais dû mettre 5 à l'autre. Je leur donne un 3 vu que c'est pas meilleur que Morning Glory,
It’s just not my kind of music. There were a few songs that weren’t as bad as some, and I only say that because again, just not my kind of music.
Pretty good, rock vibes, more British than I usually listen to but I like it
One of the biggest debuts of the 90's, and one of My favorite records, it shaped the sound of the 90's and personally I love it. A bit raw, it was flawless
It’s all downhill from here.
Catching up on reviews: Le doy 3/5 a Definitely Maybe. Not that many songs caught my attention comparado con Morning Glory. Sounded repetitive at times. Si me gustaron mucho Up In The Sky, que tiene mucha energía y es como un modern take on that classic UK rock sound, y Married with Children.
I never really was a big Oasis fan and understood the 90s Britpop era. And yet, I found this album pretty good. Something about the way they sing and the guitars sound really does hook me. I’m not sure I’ll go out of my way to listen to Oasis, but it is a good listen.
9/10 Britrock superlativo. Un disco que definitivamente tiene que estar en la discoteca!
Strong start for them with this album ! Always happy to have this played, full of hits
Never been a big Oasis fan but it kicks off with some good energy and was enjoying it for the first three tracks. A few too many songs that blend into each other after that.
Classic ninenty rock
More of a singles band than an album band to me, but they certainly had some monsters that sound designed for 100,000 seat arenas. Live Forever is one such monster. The first song Rock N Roll Star takes on a new dimension after Liam made this bit o brilliance: https://youtu.be/N66OWMQqsxA?si=TGdffOM6OhOiLwhx
I'm not sure I've ever heard anything from this album besides their megahit "Live Forever" (that played for what felt like years on the radio) and the slightly less mega single "Supersonic", but it's hard to deny that every single one of the tracks on this album could only have been done by Oasis. It's gotten a bit tedious in the course of this collection to see so many references to Oasis as the supernova Britpop benchmark that countless bands tried and failed to chase, and there's a certain degree of "you had to be there" to explain why this band, and this album in particular, lit up the charts and the hearts of apparently music-starved Brits in the mid-90s. But despite the unfortunate wall of compression that makes it a bit hard to listen to in one go, as a debut album it's probably one of the most impressive ones in this collection. The Gallagher brothers and their henchman deliver on every single track and sound much more experienced than they were. I don't really understand why exactly they became lightning in a bottle for the UK, but it feels like a contemporary reviewer's description of the Oasis effect (quoted in the Wikipedia article for this album) probably explains it all: "it's like opening your bedroom curtains one morning and discovering that some f—er's built the Taj Mahal in your back garden and then filled it with your favourite flavour of Angel Delight." (Keith Cameron in NME) I think if that sentence and all the references makes sense to you, then you likely also ranked this album five stars and consider one of, if not *the* best albums of all time. (NME readers in 2006 ranked this #1 of all time, followed by "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"....) I feel a bit badly for only giving it three stars, but I know we'll be getting their sophomore effort, so I'm OK with slighting them a bit here (and hoping for better production quality on "(What's the Story) Morning Glory").
I'm not an Oasis fan but this is an impressive debut--their sound is fresh and confident and their music and lyrics are strong. I particularly admire the consistently sneering tone in the lead singer's voice.
Likte dette! Ligger nok akkurat mellom 3 og 4. Runner ned på grunn av at dette er bandet som har laget Wonderwall og at Liam Gallagher er et rasshøl.
3-4 et sted, det er kult og givende. Behagelig. litt lite motstand tidvis, kanskje
Boring
It was fine. A few good songs, nothing I’d really save but nothing that had me slamming the skip button like these brothers would slam each other.
Oasis famously compared themselves to the Beatles. In a sense they were right; they are the Beatles of musical mediocrity. Live Forever feels so long it Definitely Maybe makes Germany’s 600 year performance of 4’33 seem short.
It sounds exactly like everything from the early 2000s.....10 years early. Feels kind of washed out and bland today, but is still sneaky good when you really sit and pay attention to it.
Never a more appropriately named album for a band.
Strong 3
Love this album
obviously biased as everything is but i love this album. hearing some of its songs at wembley was a highlight of my life
This is a good album I just feel like I’ve heard them all so much over the past 12 months. Some classics some are just winey.
I've always liked this record, and it does have some bangers. I feel a bit jaded by it today, which might be a result of circumstance and general overexposure. I think it's probably still the best Oasis record.
Solid album, held up by the familiar singles.
Oasis is so good. I love how raw this album felt. This was very enjoyable. The way it is mixed is so different from some of their other albums in such a great way. This album also does great even though there aren't any MAJOR hits here. It is just raw and high energy. Actual rating...4.5 Liked Songs: "Rock 'n' Roll Star" , "Shakermaker" , "Live Forever" , "Up In The Sky" , "Supersonic" , "Bring It On Down" , "Cigarettes & Alcohol" , "Digsy's Diner" , "Slide Away"
It’s the Wonderwall band! In all seriousness they were (are?) a great band, of which this is my second album of theirs i am listening too fully. Compared to Morning glory it doesnt have those massive hits of Champagne supernova or wonderwall, but it still has great (and maybe better musically) songs like Live forever and Cigarettes and Alcohol. Overall greatly enjoyed it but a little less than Morning Glory. 8/10
I don't get the allure of Oasis. It sounds like Beatle era pop with grunge guitar.
Nothing special. Listenable rock. It occurs to me that someone could write speculative fiction about a world in which the brothers Gallagher had murdered each other before becoming famous, but then the only change in this world is that Oasis would not exist. Everything else would be the same, and no one would be aware of a giant void in their life.
I've been sleeping on Oasis. Few here that I knew, the sound is just so fresh even today. Bet these guys rocked hard live. Really really enjoyed, 4.5/5
Oueisissii. Siinähän se taas meni. Brittipoppii.
Mukava levy tämäkin. Vähän rouheampi ja hiomattomampi kun pykälää uudempi levy, mutta hyvin upposi
I'd first been introduced to Oasis through their second album and greatly enjoyed it, so I had some good expectations for this one too that were generally met. The songs here are generally just as good, but the production is simply awful; every instrument and voice is muffled by the others, to the point that is sounds like Liam is shouting more than singing just to be heard. This thing might as well have been released in mono...what a hackjob! It took me a whole week of listening, but I finally was able to cut through the muck and conclude that it's a fundamentally good record despite it all. I particularly enjoyed "Supersonic' and 'Bring It On Down'.
it's oasis, its classic, its fine
Hot take: Oasis are better than the Beatles. Such a dope blend of classic rock with other more modern elements.
Overrated
Love the sound, but only a couple songs stand out.
10/10 no hay mucho más para decir de los hermanitos más grandes del mundo. Toda una vida acompañándome
Great voice, competent playing, just nothing interesting behind it.
Classic garage band feeling. Favourite track: Married with Children
Never been a huge oasis fan. But this album surprised me. Live forever had to be my favorite song, but to be honest none of the rest of the songs were as good as that. Bring it on down had a cool guitar part. But maybe it’s the British lyrics and how full the band is of themselves. I can say this was not a Beatles album.
good songs. had s cool vibe, i could see myself listening on the beach or smth. not my fave tho.
I liked maybe the last two songs on this album. All the others just made me mad. They were loud which I didn't like.
I thought it was great! My notes mostly consisted of praise and a little resentment for the Brits. Might even be deserving of a 5 but it's a little too british for me. I think he sounds like Sid Vicious. most of the music was very engaging and fun and rock n roll in a good way. Loves it!
Great music, songs are quite similar
Best Oasis album for me 5 stars
Their first album Definately Maybe has great moments like Supersonic, Cigarettes and Alcohol, and Married With Children. My challenge with this album is that I know their next albums will see Oasis sharpening their writing and developing these ideas int better songwriting. For those who heard the album on first release it probably made a bigger impact.
Oasis write a good rock song - whether you dig it or not, I think it’s hard to deny it. Sometimes fun, sometimes rockin, sometimes reflective, but it doesn’t consistently grip me (though a few songs do). I can see how it’d sound fresh coming out of grunge, but now it sounds like pretty standard British pop rock music. Nothing wrong with it, even pleasant at times, but little to indicate it will become a DubsToasted standard.
good, very good mixing and mastering, ok songs nothing wow, they have better, love the 90s
i’d love to love oasis more they just have like one baseline sound most of the time
This one really grated on me but some of that probably has to do with how overplayed and meme'd Oasis is by 2026. I was listening to this while driving and so many times the lyrics had me shaking my head. Also I think one of these songs either rips off or attempts to interpolate T.Rex but it also just pissed me off more because I could have just been listening to T.Rex.
ya escuchado
I NEED TO BE MYSEEEEEEELF I CAN’T BE NO ONE EEEEEEELSE I’M FEELING SUPERSONIC GIVE ME GIN AND TONIC YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL BUT HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT IT??? I DON’T KNOW HOW ONE FEELS SUPERSONIC BUT I’M FEELING IT
Absolute Britpop
Noel Gallagher: “Definitely Maybe was the last great punk album”. Steile These Noel
Pretty generic 90s easy-listening soft rock with several songs that go on much too long. But it does invoke a sense of nostalgia even though I did not grow up listening to this album. Its encapsulates the comforting feeling of 90s music which I miss.
3½☆
Just a banger of an album.
I really don't know titles of Oasis songs. Knew a ton of songs on here, but would have never remembered their titles. Really good, but made me realize how similar Oasis songs all sound.
Massive. Fair enough. Take me the fuck back. Musically a bit basic and samey, but brings all the right vibes.
Me gustó mucho, se nota la influencia de los beatles en el sonido, me gustaron todas las canciones y por eso le doy 5 estrellas, ya que no es un género que escuche seguido y aún asi me atrapo
I love this one
el primer álbum q escucho d oasis, me gustaron mucho supersonic, columbia y rock'n'roll star. esta bueno pero tampoco se me hace tan increíble como leí q pusieron otros, capaz xq no soy un viejo q solo escucha britpop
Buena recomendación. Oasis es de las bandas más conocidas, aún así, no me he dado el tiempo de escuchar su discografía. Puedo decir con certeza que me ha fascinado el album. Muy agradable auditivamente, con un gran concepto. Genuinamente lo volvería a escuchar.
Blur for ever
I'm a big Oasis head, so I was excited for this. On the current listen, this fell flat for me. Still had a great time, but fewer of the songs really popped like I expected them to. 3.5 stars, rounding down.
Very cool music
This is currently the only album I've listened to of theirs, but I'm looking forward to listening to the rest of their discography. I've always thought they tried to be too much like The Beatles, but who wouldn't want to be like them. Anyway, they've got their own distinct sound, which is pretty solid to me. Great start to their career.
Classic! What a brilliant sound, and so evocative of the time. Rock and Roll Star is a ballsy start to a debut and so many of the other tracks are classics. Only criticism is that some of the songs should have had a minute or so cut in my opinion (Slide Away). Still a 5, though.
Oh dear, am I a fan of Oasis now?
Como amo a los Gallagher, siempre serán unos nye, el mejor disco de oeisis
No se basen en sus opiniones personales sobre los Gallagher. Un disco que cuenta con Live Forever, Rock n Roll Star, Supersonic, Bring it on Down y Slide Away (y me puedo seguir) es un win automático. Es rock y es divertido.
Manchester nos dio bandas legendarias y luego nos dio a Oasis para recordarnos que debemos ser agradecidos por los otros grupos.
4/5
Lowkey vibing with this album. Whole album feels like the intro of a 2000’s teen coming of age movie. Possibly the best opening and closing tracks of all time. Fav song: married with children 3.4/5
Absolut ett topp album Gillade live forever, Supersonic, Columbia, slide away och married with children mest
Much better than WTSMG imo. Much more raw and real.
Kind of boring. Oasis had a big resurgence last summer so I was kind of excited to see what it’s all about but was underwhelmed.
not as good as I remember it, maybe a 2.5 but I'll give it a 2
It doesn't get more iconic and nostalgic. When energy meets timing
10/10 first album I ever listened to back in 2023.
A 5. No wonder it was so successful.
7.8
Meh 2.5/5
I like it. If it came on the radio, I wouldn’t change it. If I’m in the mood for “I own at least one flannel and miss the 90s,” I’d throw it on intentionally.
8.8/10 amazingly energetic, great guitar hooks, and overall my favorite album from oasis so far 10/10 songs: Bring it on Down and Cigarettes and Alcohol
Not my favourite of theirs, but quality rock
Maybe I’d like it better if I was a Brit. But it’s just generic to me.
Accusations that Oasis were simply a Beatles rip-off have always baffled me. Of course they are clearly inspired - the 60s simple chords, cynical and satirical songs like Digsys Dinner. Is this so much worse than Led Zep and Rolling Stones vis Blues and Rockabilly? In this album they created their own sound, emblematic of the 90s and different from other inspirations like Inspiral Carpets and Stone Roses. This track listing is very strong; I think it contains the bulk of their best work- the strongest being Columbia, Live Forever and Slide Away. RnR star is a great choice to begin the album with. Overall a very enjoyable listen throughout. Unfortunately the album is much simpler and unidimensional than I remembered, perhaps why it is so palatable throughout. Oasis are renowned for having poor drummers - this is very clear in the album, through hidden through heavy guitar distortion and production. Cant help but wonder how good the album could have been with more talented musicians.
Although the performative lad culture nostalgia in the afterlife of the Brit-Pop era makes me physically cringe, there is a lot to like about this album. The production is loud and maximalist, guitars are stacked and distortion is ramped to the point the instrumental textures blur together, although this can be jarring at times, it suits the album perfectly and as a debut album, leaves a clear impression of what Oasis are about. The vocals are not particularly special and at times can feel a bit satirical, however I feel like this works well in the context of the album. Lyrically this album conveys the usual Brit-Pop themes of working class life, however it was refreshing to hear an earnest optimistic view in definitely maybe. You can hear the influence from 60s rock in the guitar with easy progressions and memorable riffs but overall quite uncomplicated, making it perfect for singing along to which is probably why this album has held up so well over time.
This is better than I was expecting. Nothing revolutionary but solid album with a handful of bangers.
a new experience from the old
I hadn't heard this one before--I'm confident I'll be listening to it again!
Not for me, I like other Oasis albums more
definitely maybe pretty good
So 90's. Dig it
not really my thing :/ i like pasis but no song really stuck out to me 🫤
lit
For some reason I hated this album when I first heard it, but it's honestly just as good as "What's The Story". Favorite track: Married With Children
Im on the fence with this. I don't love Oasis but it's a very good album. It's a 3.5 for me but I'll rate a 4.
Not my favourite Oasis album, but it features their distinctive muffled wall of sound and whining vocals. Best track on the album is "Live Forever". Surely, the guitar on "Cigarettes & Alcohol" has been copied from "Get It On" by T. Rex?
SLIDE AWAYYYYYYY
Claustrophobic guitar parts and corny vocal deliveries. Oasis have created a world only they could create with this one.
Nasal whine from the Smiths cover band, with a strong whiff of the Rolling Stones. Except it's very listenable. Supersonic / cigarettes and alcohol
Although if push came to shove I would say I was more of a Blur fan in the nineties, this album is superb. One of the best Brit Pop era efforts, one of the best debut albums by any band and possibly one of the best ever opening tracks.
Never was originally that fond of Oasis, but they have grown on me over the years. Really enjoyed this album, very tuneful.
This was hard going. More plodding and groove-less than I remember. Not a good sign when the second track of a debut album plagiarises track one (and a coke ad).
eh
A banger of a debut album. Few bands appear to be on top of their game on their first release, but Oasis made more than a record, they made a statement. You know the songs. You loved the songs back in the day. You still love them now. A five-star album if ever there was one.
Another band that I struggle to identify from the maisma of 1990s bands. Let's see if a dedicated listen helps me distinguish the reason they were big.
l am inceput pe prelungirea ghencea cu speakerul la ureche; like the good times imi place, cred ca e ceea ce cautam, dar nu stiu daca o sa retin mult din el
This is how you do a debut album. The unique sound of Oasis is already there. And married with Children is incredibly beautiful
Some standout tracks like married with children and live forever obviously but a few misses like shakermaker that jus drags on too much, along with liams voice being irritating and sounding the same in every song he sings and Noel’s guitar solos being boring and slow I think 3 stars is about right
Kocham white girl music
basic, derivative .a few good memories. live forever is still pretty great, and the b-sdies were always better than the album. 2.5
9.5/10
Been listening to this since it came out. I know all the lyrics. Banger of an album
Definitely wankers
Solid! ★★★★
Great album, but not their best. Mostly made me want to go listen to What’s the Story Morning Glory.
Definitely their best album?
It's the picture of Rodney Marsh in the fireplace which firmly plants this in the 5 star category. A great debut album which I associate with the onset of parenthood. It sounds as good today.
Not quite as good as I remember but still full of bangers. It’s definitely, not a maybe.
The first and best Oasis album, where Noel Gallagher established himself as the world's pre-eminent musical babel fish. Who cares how derivative it is. Or how much is straightforward plagiarism. It does what a rock n roll record should. And then some. 5*
Really torn but I think 4 is about right. It’s an 8/10 album. I’ll save top marks for its successor.
Just don't really get Oasis. It's OK, but nothing special.
Shiiiiine
Oasis were pretty big for a while in the 90s. So I get why this album is on the list. Not convinced it's particularly influential, particularly beyond the UK. And while there are some really good songs here, there also stuff that sounds pretty dated. A good album, but in another 10 or 20 years I suspect they'll wind up being a band most people haven't heard of and who hasn't really left lasting mark on the bands that came after them
My first encounter with this band and Britpop in general, and now I feel embarrassed for thinking newer bands like The Arctic Monkeys somehow originated this type of rock music with regional English accents (to be clear, Oasis has a heavier sound than that band). The sneering vocals matches well with the intensity of the driving guitars and percussion. The lyrics I can make out don't seem particularly meaningful or effective at storytelling but that can be forgiven for music you can rock out to. This is definitely an album I'll return to.
I can not for the life of me understand how this band is a) misconceived by some as a one hit wonder and b) how 'Wonderwall' is this band's biggest hit when bangers like the ones on this album exist. This was another incredibly solid album by Oasis with catchy tunes accompanied by phenomenal musicianship and great vocals. Almost every song was exciting and held my attention, and I was sort of disappointed when the album concluded.
This was fine and I probably need to listen to it more. Nothing stood out a lot and there were a lot of rock albums this week.
Certainly heard some Beatles influence in some of the vocals (eg Digsy’s Diner). Thoroughly enjoyable listen.
oasis is just a little bit boring
Wonderwall
Hit hit hit
Album #56 Oasis: Definitely Maybe This album is probably the closest to getting a 5-star, that isn’t quite a five-star. I am a pretty unashamed massive Oasis fan, even before they reunited, and it became cool to like them again. I love pretty much all Britpop to be honest, but if you were to ask me, Oasis or Blur, Oasis would win without hesitation (though Pulp sweep both). I have always just gravitated more towards Oasis since they just seem like working-class lads who wanted to make rock and roll anthems like their heroes. Their influences are all over Definitely Maybe, perhaps the most famous example being the riff from Cigarettes and Alcohol being borrowed directly from T.Rex. Oasis represented the revival of 60s and 70s rock and roll, which had sort of been lost in the 80s in the UK, replaced with movements that I am also quite fond of, like New Wave, Synthpop, Post-Punk, Jangle Pop, Dreampop, etc. Oasis is hardly the hardest rocking band of all time; they are much more similar to The Beatles than to Led Zeppelin, their songs are often more pop-structured and discuss themes of love, glamour, and even food. For the longest time, Definitely Maybe has been my go-to Oasis album, mostly due to the fact that one of my favourite songs of all time, Live Forever, is the centrepiece. Though in recent times I have come to the realization that What’s The Story might just be fractionally more consistent. But both albums to me exist directly on the periphery of what constitutes a perfect album to me. I could nitpick certain flaws, but at the end of the day, my only criterion is how an album makes me feel, and man, does Oasis make me feel. I think the reason I have opted for a 9.5 here isn’t due to me not liking any track in particular (I’m like the only guy who loves Digsy’s Dinner), but more so because I rate my 10s comparatively. Hounds of Love is an album which I gave a ten, but I probably have more connection to Defintely Maybe, but Hounds of Love is an incredibly unique album which can’t be compared to any other, whereas with Definitely maybe, I prefer another Oasis album and at least two Pulp albums within the Britpop genre, so it’s hard to say it’s a 10. Either way, though, Oasis are magical, and overrated by people desperate to seem like they have intelligent taste, who force themselves to ignore their primal urge to get up and scream “I JUST WANT TO FLY” with the rest of us. Best Songs: Live Forever, Slide Away, Supersonic Worst Song: Bring it on Down Score out of 10: 9.5
When I wrote the review for What’s the Story (I gave it a 5), I mentioned I didn’t know any other Oasis material, so I was glad to see this pop up. This isn’t anywhere near as strong in my opinion, but it’s a decent building block as a debut album. I’m glad I listened to it so I know I can just stick to my one album by them and be happy.
This is the second album by Oasis that we’ve reviewed on this project and I’m in the same state of mind regarding the band as I was previously. They put out good solid rock music complete with strong beats, in-tune vocals that complement the songs well, and are above average in instrumentality. I just don’t get the cult following. Live Forever was the gem of this album and the other songs slide comfortably into second place. Not a bad listen (although I prefer Morning Glory over this album), it’s just table stakes for what I would expect an album on this list to be.
What I don’t understand about Oasis is how the derivative riffs, whining pointless lyrics and monstrous self-importance could have fooled anyone into thinking they were anything other than average at best. Yes, they wrote a few good 90s songs, but so did 3 Doors Down or The Cranberries, and nobody’s anointing them as the second coming. This album is boring, repetitive and forgettable.
Time has softened my view of bands I've disliked in the past. I've even turned the corner on some and have come to enjoy their music. Oasis is not one of those bands, in fact I dislike them even more today. This album is worse than the other Oasis album. Lame generic brit pop rock.
I really like this Album my favorites were Listen Up, It's Good To Be Free, and Supersonic (of course).
Love the heavy clingy guitar and drums. The lyrics and singing don’t do it for me
Типічний рок, класика в цьому жанрі але навлґряд повернусь до цього альбому
Previously unknown. I get it, but I started losing interest by the end.
Back in the day I thought some of the tunes were reasonably catchy, but overall I never understood the hype around Oasis. It was just noise to me mainly. And I still don’t. I prefer this to What’s the Story… but that’s not saying much. It’s not improved with age and that’s probably because, in the end, the music just isn’t that great. I guess it stands as a moment in time for some people due to it being everywhere for a while, but I don’t think it stands up to scrutiny without that. See - still don’t get it! 2 - and that’s being generous.
Listening to this album is like discovering a whole new world. its good but I personally wouldn't listen to it everyday just not my cup of tea but I am interested in discovering many new other artists.