Reviews (page 5 of 14)
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!
good, very good mixing and mastering, ok songs nothing wow, they have better, love the 90s
3½☆
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.
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.
So now I'm an Oasis fan? Was surprised that I ended up liking this album so much. Lots of killer tracks. This is nearly a five but I don't want to inflate the Gallagher brothers' egos to a bigger size than they already are.
Como amo a los Gallagher, siempre serán unos nye, el mejor disco de oeisis
4/5
Absolut ett topp album Gillade live forever, Supersonic, Columbia, slide away och married with children mest
7.8
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
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.
a new experience from the old
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.
SLIDE AWAYYYYYYY
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.
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
Solid! ★★★★
Great album, but not their best. Mostly made me want to go listen to What’s the Story Morning Glory.
Really torn but I think 4 is about right. It’s an 8/10 album. I’ll save top marks for its successor.
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.
Wonderwall
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
I really like this Album my favorites were Listen Up, It's Good To Be Free, and Supersonic (of course).
idk what bro is talking about in most of the songs on this and the guitars are muddy. good shit tho especially married with children. 3.5/5
Solid classic. Would / should listen to again.
One of the three best oasis albums.
Oasis will now be stuck in my head for 5 business days
Huh. Turns out, I like Oasis much more than I thought I did.
Varmasti ehkä paras Oasiksen levy
A solid album that is quintessentially Oasis, and yet, none of these songs are ones that I've heard before. The album is well made and serves as great British rock album for the early 90s. Favorites are "Rock 'n' Roll Star", "Shakermaker", "Supersonic", and "Slide Away"
Not my favorite Oasis album but still really good. Some of my favorite songs on here and these guys were just on another level at the time.
Listens: 3 Standout tracks: Live Forever Two Oasis albums less than 20 albums apart. I guess that's fine. Sort of surprised to see two albums on the List though. This was a totally fine entry. I have listened before, but probably not since the mid 2000s when I was in my music-collecting phase. Had to have every album in the discography.
Good
I knew I had to listen to Oasis EVENTUALLY, and I was pleasantly surprised! There were great depth and lyrical meaning in this album. It sounded a little repetitive, but that could just be me.
-finally an album that I actually enjoyed (almost) every song -listened to it on the drive to school, my dad vibed with it heavy too
Pleasantly surprised
Oasis were one of the main soundtracks to my youth but I've barely listen to them for the past twenty or so years. Their debut has a degree of energy that overrides how derivative their music is. An energy that quickly started to disappear as they started to believe their own hype. As a result, I found myself enjoying Definitely Maybe more than I thought I would. It's certainly the peak of Oasis.
Very good brit pop, succinct
Good album
The first seconds already got me so interested! The last music also hits different, but in the other way. If you listened, you know what I mean.
Hell fuckin yea brother Best Song: Slide Away Rating: 8.5/10 Stars: 4
Rock'n'Roll Star - 4/5 Shakermaker - 3.5/5 Live Forever - 4/5 Up In The Sky - 3.5/5 Columbia - 4.5/5 Supersonic - 4/5 Bring It On Down - 4.5/5 Cigarettes & Alcohol - 4/5 Digsy's Dinner - 5/5 Slide Away - 4/5 Married With Children - 3.5/5
Only really discovered this after their second album (yeah, my bad). Not as consistently fabulous as that, but many bangers still...
so nostalgic, but i didn’t realise how some of the lyrics are a little bit cliche
Bit surprised to see 'What's the Story?' scoring higher. This is better, and came before they got too irksome
I prefer this to What's the Story. Good record!
4.5 egentligen
This was the album that introduced me to Oasis. A solid album from start to finish. In my opinion it is equal best with the follow up before their egos got the better of them. 4 star. Best track - cigarettes and alcohol.
I don’t WANT to like Oasis… the guys are jerks and Blur is really a better band. But I have to admit this is a fun album
It's definitely maybe for sure.
I feel like their second album gets more of the glory (hehe Morning Glory). I had never listened to this album before. But it sounds like they are having fun and it's got a charm and energy of a band seemingly before all the fame and drama. I enjoy it. Standout songs: Shakermaker, Live Forever, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Slide Away
Solid, good, great and awesome. Great moments, some okay moments, but overall really good and fun.
Oasis sind eine britische Band aus Manchester. Definitely Maybe wurde 1993 und 1994 in mehreren Studios aufgenommen, darunter die Monnow Valley Studios in Wales, die Sawmills Studios in Cornwall sowie Maison Rouge in London. Die wechselnden Aufnahmeorte und Produzenten führten zu einem dichten, teils rauen Sound, der stark auf Gitarren und direkte Songstrukturen setzt. Musikalisch ist das Album klar im Britpop verortet, greift aber ebenso auf klassischen Rock der 1970er Jahre zurück. Stücke wie „Rock ’n’ Roll Star“, „Supersonic“ und „Live Forever“ wurden schnell zu zentralen Songs im Katalog der Band und prägten ihr öffentliches Image. Die Texte bewegen sich zwischen Selbstbehauptung, Alltagsbeobachtung und jugendlichem Größenanspruch, ohne dabei besonders vielschichtig sein zu wollen. Insgesamt wirkt Definitely Maybe geschlossen und zielgerichtet, mit einer Energie, die den späteren Stil von Oasis klar vorzeichnet. Als Debütalbum ist es überzeugend und markiert einen wichtigen Startpunkt, ohne bereits alle Facetten der Band auszuschöpfen.
8/10
this record is just good fun. straight forward, no nonsense rock n roll. oasis had rock music down to a science, and churned out a remarkable amount of hit songs in a relatively short time. this record launched the band straight into the stratosphere, and well, the rest is history; sold out stadiums, heaps of drama, and millions of adoring, almost ravenous fans. say what you want about the gallaghers, but they were destined to be rock stars, and this record proves it.
Oh it's that one debut album by those Britpop fellas. I don't think I'm made it very clear (I have made it very clear) but I am British, and as such I've heard a number of these songs since I more or less gained consciousness. Honestly this sounds like I'm building up to complain but no I actually quite like some of this. There is a decent chunk of style on this album that certainly does a lot for many, the guitars are pretty rough and energy on most of the album is very upbeat, but I genuinely think those are the most uninteresting bits of this album. But alongside that style there is substance in songs like Live Forever and Married With Children. Maybe a little long, songs like Digby's Dinner do nothing at all for me but it's not like the Gallagher brothers to ever approach the idea of "less is more". I think this is a good album, a very solid debut but it certainly doesn't light the fire in my heart, and it's certainly weaker than the following album but that album is "What's the Story (Morning Glory)?" in fairness. As britpop goes this is like high B maybe low A tier but it's certainly not Oasis at their best and it doesn't quite hold a flame to Pulp... but that's just me. Best songs: Live Forever Worst songs: N/A Rank compared to everything else so far: 25/46 (below Fear of a Black Planet, above Green)
This is an album a have a lot of experience with, both voluntary and involuntary through my Dad playing it in the 90s on his shiny new HiFi system or on the car stereo ("What's the Story" getting a similar amount of love on both systems). It does have a place in my heart, regardless of my relationship with my Dad as it stands today, but I will try to be as objective as humanly possible here. I've always believed that the opening track of an album is meant to set the tone and vibe for the rest of the album and "Rock'n'Roll Star" pulls it off immensely. People complain about "Muddy guitars" and "Liam's nasal voice", but this is what Oasis came to be loved for by millions of people. "Live forever", though repetitive, has a pretty uplifting set of lyrics backed by an emotional melody. Though appealing to youth, it has more impact listening to it now as an adult. As the album progressed, and other familiar songs cropped up like "Supersonic" and "Cigarettes and Alcohol" (which both have iconic riffs ansd relatable lyrics, even if the latter knicked it from T-Rex) I realised that this album (and perhaps Oasis at large) are hugely hit and miss. I enjoyed "Columbia", but there was nothing memorable about it. The same can be said "Up in the Sky" and "Bring it on Down". It's either a bullseye or a blunder with each song, regardless of whether I ultimately liked it. About the only track that wowed me outside of the most popular tracks was "Slide Away", with a really catchy and emotional melody with lyrics to match. This is a new track to add to the playlist. This was another one I did enjoy, but putting my memories of it aside, it's undeniable the hit and miss nature, as previously stated, of this album. For a debut, it's pretty good going, considering that it paved the way for What's the Story, which is arguably there best album of the lot.
This is a 4.4 rounded down to a 4. Great album but not the best of oasis so i can’t really give it a 5. But if i had adult money i would pay the 300 something pounds to go see them. This rating was definitely a battle between do i actually love this song or is it just really nostalgic
This is a good album. Agreeable rock with creative rhythms, crazy this is the first Oasis album. Consistently high quality, with a couple real bangers in there. I've always liked Oasis to some extent, but even by that standard this album was better than expected.
Definitely
We'll have lasaaaaaagnaaaaaa 3,5 reten maar dat kan niet
love this one
Nice to hear an album of well regarded music from Oasis that isn't Wonderwall. The vocals grew somewhat irritating by the end, but the music overall was easily held aloft by the intricate and interesting guitar work, as well as the generally upbeat vibes of the songs.
Honestly I never have really listened to a lot of classic rock music so this was a new sound to me and was not bad at all. I understand why classic rock is such an appreciated genre because of how nice it sounds and I could see how it’s influenced a lot to music now. Will definitely add some some to the list.
Peak Oasis
funny
I like English rock and this is no exception!
I love this album here’s my earlier review: I definitely liked this album better than what´s the story morning glory mainly because there´s no wonderwall. Cigarettes and alcohol is a standout and the guitar sounds very similar to bang a gong by T. Rex which is one of my all time favorite albums and songs. Supersonic is peak as well.
i really liked this album, i was surprised that i’d only heard one song before (that i could remember) (supersonic). i think i had assumed that what’s the story was their debut album.
And after aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall, you're my wonderwaaaaaaall.
I really do love this album, it's just not perfect and I feel like that's my criteria for a 5. It's a classic and I'll probably always come back to this one 🕺🕺
Some bangers and a great album overall - but it does all blend together by the end
7.8/10 super great album loved everything, favourite probably married with children, however majority sounded the same to me ( I still loved them)
Favourite tracks: supersonic, married with children, and cigarettes & alcohol
Man I think I hated Oasis in my youth because the singing sounded whiny lol. I guess they finally broke me.
I like this whole album which is rare. Hardly any unlikeable songs. Great rocky sing alongside when in an upbeat mood. 4.3/5
For not having understood the hype behind Oasis for the longest time, I am glad to say this album really worked for me. I love how the instrumentals are massive and encompassing, with little space to breathe. This matches Liams aggressive and assertive vocals, which deliver on each track. Highlights were Rock n Roll Star, Up In the Sky, Columbia, SuperSonic, Bring It On Down, Cigarettes and Alcohol and Slide Away.
One of my favorite 90s records. So fun top to bottom. Standout tracks for me are 1) live forever 2) cigarettes and alcohol 3) supersonic. Record has a special spot in my music zeitgeist as I was listening to it a lot when my son was born.
Ah they’re so good but…
A banger of a Brit pop album. I know the hits very well from a playlist. Listening to the whole thing through was interesting.
Still remains a pretty vital debut. Whilst there's nothing particularly original going on, it's done with humour and heart to make it feel great.
Great debut
Favorite songs: Rock 'n' Roll Star, Live Forever, Supersonic, Bring it on Down
Great songs, but i mean like its not like pink floyd level. not massively my stuff either but i mean, still i do enjoy it.
When I met my future wife in college she was wearing an Oasis t-shirt. The rest is history.
had some good songs.
Full of bangers
Aye I still hate Oasis but this was very good
I really like Oasis’s music, and this was a good showcase for it. Definitely recommend.
* fave song - live forever * the marias did a cover of live forever and this is my first time actually listening to the original and its SO GOOD, I instantly knew this was going to be my favorite track on the album. columbia and supersonic were up there for me as well. married with children felt like a great closer to this album.
Had some good stuff. Even though I don’t listen to rock as much, I thoroughly enjoyed Live Forever and Digsy’s Dinner
Great rock anthems, with all the hallmarks of great rock anthems - great and prominent guitar hooks, catchy choruses, and memorable lyrics. There are really no bad songs on this album, and this is not just due to the songwriting, with the raw and muddled mixing sound combined with that iconic guitar tone breathing life into every song. Apart from the classics "Live Forever", "Supersonic" and "Rock 'n' Roll Star", lesser known songs "Up in the Sky" and "Columbia" are also great.
classic 1st album
I'm completely bias because I'm over familiar with the music, I'm a product of the 90s, I was at their reunion gig and I've seen Liam and Noel separately in their solo careers. Hands down one of the best debuts of all time. Basic musicianship but some of the most iconic songs of the 90s are here. 4/5.
Some absolute bangers, but non hits feel a bit samey. Surely a classic album for influence on 90s culture, but not one I want to listen to front to back often
Maybe… Had I been a bit younger when this came out, my score might be higher. It’s good, not great. Big rock sound, heavy dub. Vocals are unique, but not a fan of the whine. Lyrically good, but composition is average. Just my opinion, but that’s all that counts, right? 2 stars for each bratty brother.
Pleasantly surprised
Not filled with guts bit very very solid album
This album is solid throughout, definitely one of the top oasis albums. Not a single track is a miss
Oasis m'agrada molt, aquest no es dels meus discs preferits. Aixi i tot es un album que podria tornar a escoltar. Destac la canço: Live Forever i també Slide Away. M'ha agradat també Married with children.
I never really listened to Oasis in the 90s, but this album sounds very nostalgic to me. I think it's just the 90s in general, where to me mid-90s rock was very open and large sounding. It's hard to explain, maybe it's something with the chord sequences. There's just something about mid-90s rock that I just connect with. Anyway, I like it. I feel like debut albums are usually just fine, but I think this is a pretty good debut.
MY LOVER OASIS IS BACK Don't love it as much as Morning Glory but still good Saved to playlist: Lived Forever, Up In The Sky, and Digsy's Diner, Slides Away, Married With Children Married With Children best song on here. I thought they rest of the album was just pretty good but fucking majestic finisher. I wanna give a standing ovation just cause they ended the album with this song 8/10
Fun album. Reminds me of highschool lol
Columbia, Slide Away, Up in the Sky all great
Very fun listen, captures the vibe perfectly
Liam Gallaghers vocals don't do it for me, but the songwriting is quite special.
Came into this with quite low expecations after having 'Whats The Story (Morning Glory)' as our first Oasis album on this list, which is a fantastic album. But I was quite wrong. There are a serious of real bangers on this record, like 'Rock 'n' Roll Star', 'Live Forever', and 'Supersonic'. I really liked 'Slide Away' as well, but realized the chorus sounds like a worse version of 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out', after which I changed my mind a bit. The tracks between the hits are not that impressive, but not unbearable by any means. Overall this feels like a 4 star album for me, and I was pleasantly surprised that it delivered like it did. I understand now why Oasis was so hyped back in the days.
Coming of a rant about 90s rock music I was not looking forward to this but Oasis warmed me up to them throughout the record. Their sound is super-catchy and while I don’t know too many tracks from this record I still enjoyed it. Favourite song was of course “Live Forever”. Solid 4 star. I get it.
Almost American flare and grit but distinctly northern English in its attitude.catchy and fun
6,82
Bon petit album de rock tout ça.
Great record. Memorable simple lyrics, basic instrumentation and strong voice perfected through much production delivering a record that can always be sung along to.
Think they are a pair of knobs but they do know how to make a great album.
Good britpop album also
feels like a classic indie rock album. pretty decent
Best worst album ever. Or maybe the other way around.
The banger-to-stinker ratio here is very clean. The good songs are very good. I'm still a blur loyal though
Good Debut Album
Benjamin said they're okay
Not as strong as the next record. Still there's some great songs on here like Supersonic and Live Forever or Up In The Sky (is this riff - taxman?). They really had some long songs didn't they and those lyrics are even simpler on this record than the next one. Conflicted because these are good songs, but by a band that was clearly not at their peak just yet. I think that means a 4.
Solid album. A lot of good tracks. Enjoyed the vocals, the music and the overall energy.
Insanely messy production nah fuck it this is amazing. wall of sound shit
This feels like the record to launch 10 million tracksuits
A classic for sure. Yes it lacks originality but they also have carved their own gritty sound that will live on for generations, this album playing a large part of it. Not perfect, but a great listen.
Great debut
Another group I didn't pay enough attention to when they started out. This is a wonderful rock'n'roll album.
Quintessential sounds of 90s indie Britain, liams voice was probably the best it ever sounded before all the drugs and vocal problems. So many good songs it’s hard to skip anything from this album :> 4/5 I did grow up with britpop parents so my opinion is biased as heck (which is why I’m not giving it a 5) digsys dinner was probably my favourite, reminds me of the days I’d sing this song with an old school friend that passed away too young (rip daisy) 🌼❤️
This is my third album of British guitar music in a row (after Coldplay and Elvis Costello). While this is the dumbest of the three, its also the best. Its pure rock, swagger, and indulgence. There are some classic tracks and some nice deep cuts. A lot to admire, even if its admittedly quite dumb.
4 very nice
It's interesting to listen to this album after reviewing Nirvana's Nevermind just a few days ago. Perhaps the two biggest alt rock bands of the 90s, with two different sounds, capturing two different zeitgeists. Nirvana was more cynical and disillusioned; Oasis is more optimistic and sentimental. Nirvana comes from punk; Oasis comes from psychedelia. I don't see Oasis as a response to grunge, but just a complement to it, and the seminal sound captured by 90s Britpop. I hadn't listened to an Oasis album in full prior to reviewing this. As a whole the album is an unrelenting wall of sound that wore out my ears, like every inch of space needs to be filled on almost every track. The intricate layered guitars coagulate into a monstrous entity, sometimes like the glam guitars of the 70s ("Cigarettes and Alcohol" is T.Rex, hello) and sometimes like the massive tower of shoegaze. I am not always the biggest fan of Liam Gallagher's vocal inflections. They are iconic but also cheesy after decades of satirical impersonations and bad connotations with 3-chord guitar bros obsessed with "Wonderwall". His vocals often take me out of the song when there is so much to take in. "Is it myyy imaa-gi-nay-shee-un/ Or have I finally found/ Something worth living for?" So it took a second listen to extract more love for this album. You need to just immerse yourself in the noise, go along for the ride, accept the rock star lifestyle without worrying too much.
FOOKIN BIBLICAL MAN
All the Oasis knockoffs on this list made me wonder if Oasis was all that good in the first place. This made me remember how good they are. They aren’t great musicians, the singing is grating, and the guitar sound is very muddy, but the songwriting, as derivative as it can be, is exceptional. 4/5
All I know about Oasis is Wonderwall, the fact the two brothers absolutely HATE one another, and that it’s the band for coke enthusiasts in England. Didn’t know a single song on the album but honestly it’s really good, very strong debut album
meh
4.0 51:56 (11 tracks, 1994 debut) Better than I expected. I've always considered them Beatles want-to-bes but the album was good. Production/sound wasn't great is my main complaint.
Its just fun rock that goes wild sometimes. Oasis are pretty good and this guy's voice puts a nice smile on my face. highlights: live forever, slide away 8/10
Hell yeah!!!
TOODAYYYY IS GONNA BE THE DAY
I wasn’t a part of the Oasis hive, probably turned off by all the drama. I was a bit surprised this album is actually so straight-forward. Just a standard rocker that doesn’t really do anything new, but has a few great tracks I liked a lot? Maybe it was worth all that drama! (PS- no it wasn’t worth all that drama)
Always found it curious that Oasis lyrics are rather bland, but their press zingers are creatively scathing and/or hilarious. “Wayne Rooney looks like a fucking balloon with Weetabix crushed on top” “Would Jesus Christ have been a pervert if he had a crisp packet on his head?” “He's rude, arrogant, intimidating and lazy. He's the angriest man you'll ever meet. He's like a man with a fork in a world of soup” Noel on Liam
Some bangers, especially if I’m in the right mood
Feels very dated and plodding at times. Not listened to it as a whole for ages. Probably won't ever again. Contains the best Oasis song - slide away
Okay
Best Oasis album
classic!
Ya know what, I've always poopood this band. Partly because the songs I'd heard were pants, but also because Liam G was rude to me when I met him in a Spanish supermarket. At any rate, this debut album is pretty good! Shits all over Wonderwal et al. Good craíc
I feel like this is an album that doesn’t do anything crazy or out of the box but just absolutely slaps with what it does do which is basically Brit pop based on rock n’ roll rather than punk or new wave like other Brit Pop releases of the time. It’s catchy, loud, energetic and performed really well with a great overall sound to the album. I think I prefer Liam’s voice to Damon Albarn in Blur which also makes this more enjoyable than the Blur ones i’ve gotten but maybe not so much with the variety of the songs (felt the need to compare this with Blur). However, that again doesn’t really matter so much here as most of these songs are great and the riffs are awesome especially with the amount of distortion they use, it’s just a very full sounding album as a result matched with the energy of the drums. Favourites: Rock N’ Roll Star, Up in the sky, Columbia, Bring It on Down, Digsy’s dinner and Slide Away. Overall, 8/10.
3.5 really
The only thing I knew about Oasis was their song Wonderwall, which I can not stand. But this album was fun. I will probably play it again.
I like this, I've heard it before. Not quite as catchy as their next album (with Wonderwall) but has a lot of the same energy and same distorted sound.
banging
Kind of surprised me how little I thought these guys sound like the Beatles anymore and how much they now sound to me like, well, Oasis. On the many stellar (and now overfamiliar) cuts this album offers, radio-readiness and brand reliability still seem to win out over inspiration, and the fashionably cynical, derivative, or non-sequiturish lyrical sentiments generally ring hollow. While I do enjoy a lot of these songs, digging into the full record is about as rewarding as eating a whole tin of Christmas butter cookies (and I am not here admitting I have done this!).
Doesn't have the pop hits as their other albums, but really solid.
Three barely competent musicians, one mercurial singer, an inspired guitarist and some of the worst audio production ever. Anjali Dutt is right; every song is compressed down to an inch of dynamic range, rendering it basically unlistenable. An interesting experiment would be a Taylor Swift style complete rebuild of every part of the album from scratch. Could this actually sound good?
Very interesting, obviously heard most of these before, and this and the second album are really the only good Oasis albums, but this is actually really great. Its always interesting to hear how more distorted and washed out most of these are, to the point where they sort of become a big shoegaze (obviously only guitar wise). Vocals are great, and I think Liam Gallagher's voice is at its absolute peak here, as it sounds a lot more pleasant than even some songs on the album the next year. I feel like some of the vocal and guitar parts are literally just stolen from Beatles and Rolling Stones songs, but I guess that's fine. I think my favourite Oasis song ever is on here, the Digsy's dinner one, which is absolutely amazing, everything sits together so perfectly, just so sad its so short. Favourite songs: rock 'n' roll star, live forever, up in the sky, Columbia, bring it on down, Digsy's Dinner, married with children. Probably on par with the other album. Overall around 8/10
Not a Oasis fan boy but I liked this better than I thought I would. Couldn't get it turned up loud enough. Love the opening track
A bit stale but listenable
Very solid debut album that is eclipsed by its follow-up, however, the Oasis sound is established right out of the gate with classic tracks like 'Supersonic', 'Up in the Sky' and 'Rock'n'roll Star' on offer. For many this album and Britpop generally represent a period of optimism for those growing up in 90s Britain. As a kid at the time I remember the feeling well and DM played a big part in that. Top Track = Cigarettes & Alcohol
So one of the problems with the 1001 albums list is that there is way too much Britpop. Outside of the obvious UK bias on this list, I’ve become inclined to agree. Because now I realize, all the other Britpop albums are trying to be Oasis. Outside of losing a little steam in the second half, this is definitely one of the more vibrant and energetic albums of the 90’s. A great counterpoint to the influx of grunge that was dominating the airwaves, especially over in the States. A hell of a debut that introduced us the Gallaghers… for better or worse. Favorite track: Rock n’ Roll Star Other hits: Shakermaker, Up in the Sky, Supersonic, Columbia, Slide Away, Live Forever
Cool
there are some huge bangers on this one. I like the guy’s voice. Maybe morning glory is better? This is also a mid 4 album for sure
cool energetic rock album Nice 90s feel better than what's the story probably Slide Away is the best song Married with Children kinda didn't fit, but it was sort of a nice closer like an 8/10
3.5
11 songs, 51 minutes Definitely maybe a really great album Everything somehow sounds the same but also different Such distinct vocals and supersonic bangs
Decent album
Yes, I refuse to give the Gallagher brothers 5 stars out of principle. What are you going to do about it?
Definitely marvellous
I liked it a lot it had a rock vibe and reminded me of my friend that likes oasis
I like Oasis plenty, but was always more drawn to the more obnoxious, flamboyant Britpop bands like Blur and Pulp and Suede -- while I'm always gonna be more of a sucker for those kind of pompous, arty bands, this is just an undeniably good record. Confident and unpretentious. But there's definitely a couple of songs here like Up In The Sky and Digsy's Diner that feel a bit samey and I could do without.
Great Songs: Live Forever, Cigarettes & Alcohol Good Songs: Rock 'n' Roll Star, Shakemaker, Up in the Sky, Supersonic, Bring It on Down, Slide Away, Married With Children Mid Songs: Columbia, Digsy's Dinner Bad Songs:
Slide Away is a masterpiece. Some other great songs as well but not as great as What's The Story. Overall a good record, close to 5.
Never been much into Oasis, even with their recent reunion. Idk if it's a generic sound or if their sound permeated into other group's sounds. This one doesn't feel like a strong 4, but it definitely feels higher than a 3 which means I am giving this one a B-.
Was hoping that this album maybe did more for me than the last one did, but still kind of in the same boat with Oasis of being underwhelmed. Not saying it is bad at all and I am happy to listen whenever they come up. Just sounds like above average alternative rock to me. This was definitely better than a 3 so it'll get a low 4
Oasis has some solid hits but could never get fully into them. Live Forever is a jam, and I've always really loved Married With Children in it's simplicity. The rest is good but not great, but I still feel like a 3 is too low but a 4 is too high. Going with a 4 but it's an extremely low 4. Just better than a lot of the recent 3's we've had.
Incredible debut. This and the next album are classics
No skips
Nothing groundbreaking, but a decent listen
Excellent debut
This was neat. I don't know much Oasis outside of their big hits, so it was interesting to get a familiar sound on entirely new songs to me. This album is certainly a little harder than their more mainstream songs, and they're all composed really well. Cigarettes and Alcohol is completely ripping off Bang a Gong? But not sure if that is intentional as an homage. Decent album, would be a 3.5 if I had the ability but I guess I'll give it a 4
Not much to say, just a very good album.
Very grungy wholesome listening experience.
I didn't know Oasis could rock like that. They're actually a pretty good rock 'n' roll band. I'm gonna be honest, I haven't listened to all that much Oasis ever in my life besides the two big songs. My friend, Joey, would love this band. I like the lyrics in 'Columbia' and 'Married with Children' and I rocked out hard to 'Cigarettes and Alcohol'.
I really wish more of their shit sounded like this production-wise. The guitars are just so lively and full of texture. The album has this a bit noisy, almost shoegaze-y (especially on Colombia) sound to it but it's still super sharp and full of great melodies. The songs are actually mostly quite sad and hedonistic from what I've paid attention. Creates a funny contrast with the life affirming ballads at tge core of these songs. Good stuff, too bad their later shit is either kinda bland or profuced like shit
Truly a good listen. I liked a lot of the songs and the last one really nailed it for me. It sounded like early 2000s movies.
I want to like this less than I do.
One of the best albums of the 90s
Wears its influences on a sleeve so large it can be seen from space. And no, it's not just The Beatles, it's 70s glam like Slade & T-Rex, Manc contemporaries like the Stone Roses and Inspiral Carpets, and even the Coca-Cola Company. Derivative at the time, and overdone ever since, but still a seminal album that hits you over the head with its 3-guitar arrangements and the distinctive snarl of Liam just before his voice was ravaged by Cigarettes & Alcohol (and other substances).
I have listened much more to "Whats the Story (Morning Glory)" and had never listened to this all the way through. It's a really good album with nary a dud in the bunch. Just enjoyable arena rock that doesn't try to do too much. These guys had it and they had a confidence, even arrogance, about themselves, a swagger, that was (and I guess still is) undeniable.
Wouldn't consider myself an Oasis fan past Morning Glory, the Gallaghers' arrogance, greed, and self seriousness repels me and I think they ran out of ideas quick. But this is a great debut record, some call it muddy but I love how washed out the production sounds. Wasn't as familiar with this one and theres some really cool deep cuts, liked Bring It On Down and Digsy's Diner especially. And Live Forever deserves a place on any best of Britpop compilation
Un discazo y un himno intergeneracional🥰🥰🥰🥰
Feels simultaneously like young 5 lads making music they really love for themselves and a rowdy seasoned super group. A classic. I don’t love Oasis but you can’t argue with this really. No skips. 3.5 feels just right for me but I can’t give it a 3.
Hadn’t heard this before, but actually enjoyed it more than I was expecting. Took a few songs to get into it
thats such a great album, definitely one of my favs
Few bands manage to release more than one masterpiece to defy the test of time, especially when one of those is the debut album. Oasis marked the mid 90s with their first two albums, representing, along with their rivals Blur, the britpop movement The debut was sudden, the movement was mostly local to Manchester and aimed the british press of the time, and caught interest due to some ear-catching singles, like Supersonic, Live Forever, Slide Away and Whatever, mixing modern indie laid-back ramshackle sound production and emotive quasi-nihilistic lyricism with catchy melodies and powerful riffs, akin to earlier movements that sprouted out of the UK in the past, like post-punk, glam rock and the main idol of admiration of the Gallagher brothers: the 60s beat era, especially (but not limited to) a tribute to the Beatles (except with more drunk and grumpy members with sum terrible infights) The "britpop" (or Kool Britannia) movement was controversial at the time due to critics and old-guard rock-n'-roll'ers accusing them of being unoriginal, "plagiarizing" classic acts and appropriating their aesthetic (as if Bowie or the Who's sound was anything close to shoegaze or grunge). As always, the rock n' roll god forbid taking inspirations and reinterpretating formulas (as if rock itself isn't a reinterpretation of 40s blues) I still think Morning Glory is the superior 5/5 out of the two gems, but given enough time, I wouldn't be surprised if Definetely Maybe grow on me. It'll *definetely maybe* rise to a 5/5 rate someday
Definitely. ....well..... maybe. Takes me back to my teens.
So many great tunes. Such a confident debut.
Long album, but good to listen to
I actually thought this was pretty solid. Wasn't too familiar with the songs on this album but enjoyed it.
This was pleasant but not groundbreaking
Very dense a really noisy record. As if The Beatles took even more drugs or something. Obviously not as great as The Beatles, but the melodies are written in a very beatlesque way. This album really kicked off the whole Britpop movement, even if it wasn't the first album of the genre. I like it, I don't love it, I hardly ever return to it, but always enjoy it a lot when I do. Key tracks: Rock 'n' Roll Star Shakemaker Live Forever Supersonic Cigarettes & Alcohol
Much better than their first album. The sound is so full and such solid rock. Kind of like a British Boston, in the sense that, like Boston, they are constantly filling each second with more and more sound, creating a symphony in every minute. Solid. 4.5/5
Pretty good.
I've been familiar with this album. Oasis music is not really mine type but some tracks are pleasant.
okay so i see what the british were on about now
Definitely Maybe a good album
Very solid album, lots of good songs. Easy one to put on and listen to
Rediscovered an appreciation for Oasis with this one. One of those albums that is reliable start to finish. Even the overplayed hits…
Album 2/1001 Brilliantly captures the mood of life in mid 90s Britain - positive and hopeful about life in spite of its hardships. “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.’ … We had fuck-all, and I still thought that getting up in the morning was the greatest fuckin’ thing ever...Everything’s gonna be fine. Stay optimistic. If there’s dark clouds coming, they’ll leave again. They always do. The world is round... No matter how big a pile of shite you’ve gotten yourself into... you will get over it. It will go away just like the weather.” ~Noel Gallagher Favourite lyrics: LIVE FOREVER: "Maybe I just wanna fly Wanna live, I don't wanna die Maybe I just wanna breathe Maybe I just don't believe Maybe you're the same as me We see things they'll never see You and I are gonna live forever." SUPERSONIC: "I need to be myself I can't be no one else I'm feeling supersonic, give me gin and tonic You can have it all, but how much do you want it? You make me laugh Give me your autograph Can I ride with you in your BMW? You can sail with me in my yellow submarine" " ...I know a girl called Elsa, she's into Alka-Seltzer She sniffs it through a cane on a supersonic train And she makes me laugh I got her autograph She done it with a doctor on a helicopter She's sniffin' in a tissue, sellin' the Big Issue" Also a big fan of Liam's pronunciation/intonation on C&A - especially of "Sunsheeeeiiinnne" Iconic. Favourite song: Supersonic 🚄 Honourable Mention: Live Forever (perhaps THE anthem of the 90s) ♾️ Cigarettes & Alcohol🚬🍺 Slide Away 👋 Rock 'n' Roll Star😎🤘
Pretty good, innit? Not as iconic as What’s the Story Morning Glory, but still good. Beatles influence is palpable.
Fairly obvious why this album was such a hit in the UK. Raw and raucous but tempered by memorable riffs and melodic hooks. While they are far from my favorite Brit-pop band from the 90s (hello Radiohead and Pulp) I have to admit how good this album is.
Nice enough debut from one of the geat Britpop bands. Just like Blur, they show their influences, possible to the point of being a bit too derivative.
I didn’t get into Oasis till much later in life. It started with watching interviews with the boys which are hilarious. Not my favorite Oasis record but iconic nonetheless
Solid album
Oasis without the hits? I came in negative but it won me over 7/10 a lot of those recently
Had a lot of fun listening to this. My first oasis listen and it didn’t disappoint. Some tracks are a bit samey but there’s enough to like here that you leave the whole album on anyway. Will be listening again.
I actually really like this one, especially the closing track made me wanna listen to morning glory again
Still prefer blur
Although I found it slightly repetitive (arguably it's just their sound) - it was a complete album
4,4
If I put aside my feelings about the band and their fans, it's really good. Doesn't feel that ground breaking when you listen to it now but hearing it for the first time will have been sick. Isn't special enough for 5 stars but it's a great album.
Classic
Best oasis album period.
3 or 4. Liked it all fine enough but it didn't super jump out at me. But maybe it doesn't need to.
Solid seven out of 10 album. Nothing was particularly interesting, but it was pretty good. I’d only ever heard Wonderwall, so it was good to hear more oasis.
Best brit-pop album thus far. Just sounds good, can’t rly describe it idk
Early 90’s indie/alt rock. Theres a bit of a punk sensibility mixed in here too with the vocal delivery at times and the call backs to classic 60’s rock. Notables songs include Rock N Roll Star, Live Forever, Up in the Sky, Columbia, Supersonic, Cigarettes and Alcohol, Slide Away, Married With Children.
Britpop an sich ja nicht so meine Musik, aber hier und dort aufgrund der Songs schön in die Vergangenheit zurück geworfen worden :D
Great from front to back. Although I think they really perfected their sound on their next release. This is great in it's own regard though.
Als kind, want dat was ik toen dit uitkwam, vond ik het altijd maar aanstellers. Wat ik er van meekreeg dan. Ik denk dat dat ten tijde van dit album nog niet zo heel veel was. Ik moet dus ook toegeven dat ik van dit album geen enkele titel herken. Ik kon dit toen nog niet zelf opzoeken en later in m'n leven had ik eigenlijk weinig interesse hierin. Ik moet toegeven dat de enorme hoeveelheid galm in combinatie met veel langgerekte lettergrepen me flink wat batterij kosten, maar desondanks vind ik het anno nu wel toffe muziek. Met name "Supersonic" vind ik lekker. Deze krijgt dan ook 4 sterren. Ik hou de 5e ster op zak voor het andere album, want die vind ik toch leuker.
This is between a 3 and a four. I’m tired and am rounding up to four.
Better than Coldplay
Yup
Another that’s a classic for a reason. A proper album where you listen to every song rather than a couple of singles and some filler.
An absolute classic album. I’d forgotten how much Oasis just *arrived*, fully formed. So close to being my first 5 star album… but the back half of the album isn’t quite as good as the first (still don’t like Columbia, it’s about 3 hours too long).
Better than Wonderwall, and that's all that matters. I haven't listened to (What's The Story) Morning Glory? yet, and I imagine it's as good as this – but thank the gods, at least this record doesn't force me to listen to Wonderwall again. Instead, it forces me to listen to various chunks of muddy nonsensical goodness with an aggressively basic classic-rock sound. Really pours one out to all the 70s music nerds who became depressed after the rise of punk, Britpop, grunge, disco, and whatever the heck was going on with synths in the 80s. Up In The Sky, Bring It On Down, Cigarettes & Alcohol, and of course Rock 'n' Roll Star are all essentially semi-alt renditions of a sound dating all the way back to the late 60s. We hear elements of CCR, the Doors, the Who, the Eagles, and everyone in between. And the Beatles (can't forget them). Plus Liam Gallagher's silly nasally little voice. Even though attitude and political messaging has its place in music, particularly that of the early/mid 90s, I have a soft spot for artists that toss all that aside in favour of a happy, carefree sound with (judging by the reviews) relatively empty lyricism. You can tell this from the song titles alone, and the simple yet bombastic sound (I-VIIb-IV progressions, slightly distorted guitars, good drumming, the whole shabang) only serves to bolster this view. As another reviewer wrote (and I agree with): "A vastly different facet of Britpop that cared less about post-punk/new wave reminiscing and more about pummeling, piledriving good old fashioned rock and roll, Oasis were ready to pick up a new baton for those who were more inclined to having a good time and forgetting your ills." 4/5 Key tracks: Rock 'n' Roll Star, Live Forever, Supersonic
Never really got into the Britpop thing (aside from Pulp and Elastica) but never really hated any of the bands. This is solid rock and roll music. But nothing special? Maybe it doesn’t need to be .
I kind of love this album and kind of love Oasis. But not really. Ya know?
It was alright, not the best but still good
Muy bueno
I really love this album, sure it's not mixed well. But, damn it, it's just a fun album. Everyone needs a good basic rock and roll album to put on now and again.
It’s a shame that Liam and Noel died in a murder-suicide in 2002, though it’s hotly debated whether any suicide took place: both left manically-scrawled notes that read “I’m going to kill the bastard before he kills me”. Forensic scientists were unable to determine who died first, but the sheer quantity of mayhem - guitar strings wrapped round necks, eyes gouged out with picks, mic stands shoved up arses, etc. - suggests something extremely heartfelt took place.
Never heard them before but I went on to listen to their next 3 albums they are just that good
Classic
VERY apt album. Saw them perform it the day after and it went off.
Britpop... Genren som modsvaret til grunge i USA i halvfemserne. Det er sgu fedt ngl, kan virkelig godt lide det. Det er deres debutalbum og de blev superstjerne natten over nærmest og det lyder jo bare fedt. Tror det er det guitardrevne og at det lyder lidt indie-agtigt som gør det godt for mit vedkommende. Måske også at det lyder som noget fra 60'erne eller 70'erne. Det var angiveligt med til at genoplive troen på britisk rock så det er meget storartet.
me lo escuché en el bus lol 3,75
This is the craziest album. I get why folks hate it. I get why folks love it. I look at the track listing and think that this is a bit rubbish. I listen to the album and think this is awesome. I'll go four stars.
3.7
Pretty good but not their best. The album is fun to listen to, it has some nice melodies, great energy and catchy hooks, but otherwise it is kinda shallow musically and lyrically. Fav tracks: "Slide Away", "Cigarettes & Alcohol", "Rock 'n' Roll Star", "Live Forever". Your music's shite/5
I was never an Oasis guy when they first came out. I was a metalhead, so these guys were wusses. But I enjoyed this album. Definitely Maybe was Oasis’s debut album, so I had only heard one or two songs before my listen. But after listening to it twice, this will make it into my saved albums list. What struck me was, they reminded me of two bands I love, the Sex Pistols & the underrated hair/blues metal band, Junkyard. The similarities are all have a unique singer and the band plays simple rock ‘n’ roll, though Oasis has more bells and whistles. The standouts for me were Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, Up in the Sky, Digsy’s Diner and my fave was Cigarettes & Alcohol. Maybe I liked C&A because I’m a big Marc Bolan fan and the riff is straight Bolan.
I can also see why it was a popular album 7/10 for me Notable songs: Live Forever, Columbia, Slide Away, and Married with Children. I got really sick of how long the songs were. 5-6 minutes on average
Having mostly known Oasis from Wonderwall (which I have never liked), I was pleasantly surprised. It was good, if not something that personally thrills me.
Great opener. Great close. Some songs in the middle don't do very much but I enjoy the overall sound.
Fav: Married With Children Least Fav: Up In The Sky I was always Team Blur, but I can admit that Oasis had a strong start before they faded out. Many of the songs here are very nostalgic and I appreciate them, but Oasis’ album bloat problem has always existed. None of these songs needed to be 5 minutes
Awesome record for sure. Crazy that it came at their recent reunion. I think this is is my favorite overall record by them. A great example of 90's alternative brit rock.
Oasis foi um grupo monumental. Todo mundo sabe disso. Eu particularmente adoro britpop e tenho um fascínio imenso por esta banda. Esse álbum junto do seu sucessor, Morning Glory, são sem dúvida alguns dos discos mais fantásticos da década de 1990. Eu escrevi em uma outra resenha minha opinião a respeito do debate de Oasis x Blur. Só pra relembrar, eu havia escrito que Oasis tem as melhores canções e os melhores singles, mas Blur possui os melhores álbuns. E não existe lugar melhor para evidenciar este meu ponto do que aqui, no disco de estréia deles. Muitas faixas daqui são absolutamente sensacionais. Supersonic é minha favorita não só da banda mas de todo movimento britpop, mas além dela, temos Slide Away, Live Forever, Married With Children, Cigarettes & Alcohol… Várias pedradas. O fator que mais me pega nessas canções é o quanto elas grudam na cabeça, o quão memoráveis elas realmente são, e o quanto, ao ouvi-las, temos a impulsão quase sobrenatural de berrar suas letras em coro. Por isso considero as pessoas que conseguiram ir ao show de reunião deles bem sortudo, deve ser uma experiência inigualável cantar o refrão de Slide Away ou de Supersonic junto de milhares de pessoas. Dito isso, não consigo dar uma nota perfeita para este álbum. Retornando ao meu velho mantra britpopiano, Oasis têm as melhores canções e Blur têm os melhores álbuns. Sempre gosto de dizer que Supersonic sozinha é melhor que qualquer canção do Blur, mas Modern Life is Rubbish é melhor do que todos os discos do Oasis juntos. A experiência de ouvir um disco do Oasis de capa a capa é, muitas vezes, frustrante. Algumas de suas canções acabam por se estender por muito tempo, com demasiadas repetições. E mesmo que eu adore as vozes de Noel e Liam, não há como negar que eles possuem um tom monótono, algo que funciona incrivelmente bem quando se ouve suas canções em isolamento, mas que no decorrer de 52 minutos seguidos, pode acabar ficando desagradavel. E para além dos vocais, a instrumentalização da banda possui aquela estética “muddy”, lamacenta, que é obviamente intencional mas que no decorrer de um álbum completo, fica perto de esgotar nossa paciência. Definitely Maybe sofre um pouco com filler, algumas canções aqui são inconsequentes, este álbum poderia ter sido encurtado lá pra casa dos 40-45 minutos e teria sido vastamente mais agradável de ouvi-lo. Felizmente, seu sucessor Morning Glory não sofre tanto com este problema e acredito que ele seja superior por isso. 4/5
Solid track after track
Good stuff. Oasis hit at the right time in my life, and I can go back to that well because the quality endures. The raw sound on this one stands out, and I still enjoy a spin 30+ years later.
great brit pop, easy to listen to
MORE oasis?? Actually it kinda slaps
Solid album. A little annoyed with the lead's singing voice, but I could push past it with this project.
Nice timely blast from the past.
It’s another album that works better out of its context.
This makes me so nostalgic even though I was 6 months old when this album was released; it makes me crave for simpler times and non demonic music. Innocence has been lost since 2001. "I hate the books you read and all your friends. Your music's shite, it keeps me up all night. Goodbye, I'm going home." 4.5/5
I can see the hype, it was a good album!
Gallagher has one vocal flourish in his toolbox, but boy does he get some mileage out of it
Still a great catchy album, but they are not a great band
Though not as coherent as ‘What’s the Story Morning Glory’ Oasis’ debut is energetic and full of memorable songs, but mostly Live Forever. This band came on the scene knowing exactly who they were. Their sound is developed (by The Rolling Stones and The Beatles) and their delivery is spot on. 4⭐️
Yeah. Cool. Quite.
There were some brilliant tunes here, like "Cigarettes & Alcohol" and "Rock 'n' Roll Star," but a couple of songs were disappointing.
Um ótimo disco, mas não o melhor do oasis
Muzikale kunsten van de heren zijn niet hoog, de teksten slaan nergens op, productie is muddy as hell, Noël is een arrogante klootzaak, Liam is ronduit debiel.
Eye opening album as id only ever heard the one oasis song, you know the one, very enjoyable album overall pleasantly surprised. 8/10 Fav's : columbia, supersonic, bring it down Least fav: rock n roll star
A really solid album. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Great debut
I’m shocked. This actually rocked. Easy 4 stars. Really really liked this. So British. Great melodies. I may listen to these guys often.
The sum of all parts are great. I like the next two albums better, but that comes down to taste. I'd give this album 4.5 stars if i could
Classic from the King of the Mancs
Long time no hear. The 90s where did they go. The darling Gallagher bros, tabloid press darlings, and crew. Britpop and lad culture. If nostalgia has a championship in music they are right up there at the top of the league at the moment. For that reason wanted to put this back on and say well that was shit wasn’t it. But to be fair it’s not, yes still think Liams delivery is the weakest part, especially when he does that trademark drawing out of words, but that biggest cock in the room, I wanna be Lennon was his shtick. It’s good British rock n roll with it’s influences firmly front and centre, which is fine, to carry on the sport analogy, it isn’t playing in the same league but it’s the same sport. Good rock album, far from the best but still good. 4 Star
This is my era of rock/alternative music. Never heard Oasis's first album before; it's really solid. Good tracks on here that sound quintessentially like Oasis. I really liked Supersonic, Columbia, and Slide Away.
Listened Before? Y This was in my collection back in the day. I prefer this to their second record overall since they were more grungy and kept it more upbeat. That being said, Oasis is no longer on my radar. It's a well-made record but they're just not my style anymore. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Live Forever
This brought Brit Pop to the States it meshed well with the grunge/alternative scene taking pop music by storm. The fact that they were rockers of the old ilk didn’t hurt.
Cool album, good songs and set the tone for what was to come. Who knew 4 scallies from Manchester (with a fetish for the Beatles) would go on to influence so many bands?!? Still like What’s the story more, but this is still top drawer
John’s vocals are sooo good here and George and Paul harmonizing is just iconic. The drummer.
Good example of britpop, very overplayed
3.75
I really enjoyed this album, it’s been decades since I heard it last but it’s still an outstanding record.
Better than I thought. Pretty basic songs but enough energy to keep it interesting.
yup
Oasis = good.