Reviews (page 6 of 15)
Think they are a pair of knobs but they do know how to make a great album.
So, so much guitar. Some songs are pretty long at the ends, but I’m all in favor of not cutting something short. Really a “loud” album in a good way. Somewhat optimistic sounding 90s rock, or at least not as depressing as their US peers.
Hahahahah. That Bang A Gong song is hilarious. It’s hard to believe I ever liked this band.
this sure was another Oasis album
Rock 'n' Roll Star - 5/5 Shakermaker - 4/5 Live Forever - 5/5 Up in the Sky - 4/5 Columbia - 5/5 Supersonic - 5/5 Bring It On Down - 5/5 Cigarettes & Alcohol - 3/5 Digsy's Dinner - 5/5 Slide Away - 5/5 Married With Children - 3/5 Average score: 4.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Good britpop album also
O álbum que chega chutando portas e declarando, sem cerimônia, que o rock britânico ainda tinha sangue quente nos anos 90. Oasis mistura arrogância, melodias pegajosas e guitarras encorpadas para criar faixas que soam como hinos instantâneos.
Mid
It's not clever & it's not pretty but it does what it says on the tin. A whole album of effectively the same song. But like, that one song is alright. You can listen to it. I think a lot of Oasis’ clout nowadays is fuelled by nostalgia from football fans 6 / 10 Best track/s Supersonic, Live Forever
feels like a classic indie rock album. pretty decent
Meh
has some gems but an hour of Gallagher's voice is too much
Gear: Focalman Cleardara Artwork: 🛋️🎸🍷 Production (2014 Remaster): 🤨💩🚮 Music: 🔄🌀🗑️ Rating: 🤷🤷♀️(🤷♂️)/5
Best worst album ever. Or maybe the other way around.
Live Forever is one of my favorites and on many of my playlists. That said, I think this is a boring album, mediocre at best. I don't care if I ever hear any other song off it again.
I had to look up "shambolic" to be sure it meant what I thought it did and yes, it describes Oasis perfectly. This album is messy and chaotic, but it has a few good songs (I would appreciate a Gallagher-free cover of Live Forever)-- the rocking songs really rock and the ballads are unlistenable. I guess it demonstrates promise, I'm not sure of what.
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
Starts strong, ends a bit boring. Since they've reunited Oasis have been treated like the second coming of Jesus himself, but that doesn't obscure that their music was oftentimes mediocre. Perhaps it's more that they're a snapshot of a place and time (Britpop and Britain in the 90s) that a lot of people miss and would like to go back to. Nostalgia is an ugly business with a very rosy lens. Still, pretty enjoyable first half.
Uninspired and shallow. The mid 90s Nickleback. Strip away all the Noel “I’m Special” Gallagher drama and it’s his shrill monotonous on-truck vocals that really drag down Oasis. Wonderwall is the definitive Oasis song, but it’s not on this album and it’s not even that good.
Да, у Oasis есть альбом, который прямо супер, и Деймон Албарн завидует, и так далее, как написано в каком-то моем ревью на Blur, но это не этот вот альбом. И я уважаю, конечно, какой-то шугейз инфлуенс здесь, но типа... За всем этим нет Песни. Как на другом их Альбоме. Лучшая песня - Live Forever.
It’s definitely well-written and (relatively) well-played, but a lot of it is boring as fuck and goes on for so long. Some of the filler tracks (Shaker Maker, Columbia) are nearly six minutes long. I fucking hate Oasis.
I'm sorry but this is such a boring album. Every aspect is just meh, and if its "generation defining" then I hate to say your generation might be boring lol. Nothing technically wrong with it but for the ego they have they need to bring better to the table.
Benjamin said they're okay
Definitely not as strong as morning glory but I still really loved everything here. Plenty of smaller hits, songs you’ve heard in movies or tv shows, and great guitar work. Feeling a high four but might push it to 5.
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.
I’m sure it made an impact for some people. I’m not that person.
Insanely messy production nah fuck it this is amazing. wall of sound shit
Easy, easy listening. Nett aber nicht herausragend mit etwas weinerlicher Singstimme. Stört nicht und langweilt auch nicht. Aint no Beatles.
Можу сказати лише АЙ НІІД ТУ БІ МААСЕЕЕЕЕЕЕЛФ
Знов легка п'ятірка. Блискавичний дебют, можливо навіть найкращий альбом оазіс у кар'єрі. Хіт на хіті, кайфовий шумний саунд, Columbia - одна з найбільш улюблених їхніх пісень.
The perfect Oasis record. It benefits from not housing "THE Oasis singles", but it does house an immaculate cut of hit singles and hidden gems.
i liked a couple songs but i didnt really care about the rest
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.
Oasis songs don’t necessarily all sound the same, but they approach each track with the same energy and attitude. So much so that you could certainly be forgiven for thinking you’ve heard some of these tunes before on their bigger hits. It’s a winning formula, sure, but that’s exactly what these songs are: formulaic. In any case, I do appreciate that Oasis ‘sound’ and the confident execution on this album. ✨
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) 🌼❤️
Fifty minutes of draggy, boring music with terrible singing
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.
Não é o mais memorável, mas é Oasis! Resumindo, sempre gostoso demais ouvir o Abel e Caim do rock.
4 very nice
I honestly have no idea what to say about this album. I guess it's.. Fine? While listening I discovered that I had heard many songs before but I would never be able to think of any from the top of my head. This examplifies my feelings about this album quite well probably. Recognisable but not memorable. I'd definitely like this album more if I heard it during my formative years but it doesn't hit that hard for me now
Pretty nice listen, although Oasis also just sounds a bit cheesy somehow it is still entertaining. Really big 90s vibe, feels pretty nostalgic. Favourite song: SuperSonic, least favourite: Rock & Roll Star (not a great start in my opinion). 3.5 stars.
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
Oasis just sucks there’s no other way to say it. All the songs on this album display no artistic talent, musically or lyrically. Just shite all around as they say.
Alright
Definitely not.
Gentle. Not overpowering.
significantly better than I expected
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
SHIIIIIIIIIIIINE!!!
Oasis might not be the best band out there and other Britpop bands were also better (Pulp!). But this is a solid album with some good tunes that capture an era. That's not nothing, eh?
Oh for goodness sake.
Todas las canciones se parecen demasiado. La voz se me hace un poco cansina. Por temas sentimentales subo una estrella.
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
90s british rock. Sounds the same but cool
meh
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10/10
some of these work if they were 2 minutes shorter. not bad tho.
3.5
3.0
The last review was about The Bees and I said that that record had barely any cultural footprint. This one, on the contrary, has significant cultural footprint even if its launch was overshadowed by the death of a famous rock star. It's a perfect debut record by a good band. It has generational hymns, it has singles, it has bangers and back then it sounded unlike anything contemporary, even if it stole from myriad other bands. A perfect time and place coincidence, really. And I'm not even British.
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
I like Oasis but this didn't hit right for me.
Liked this album more than I thought I would. Was never a huge fan, but I felt like this album was a little more straight ahead rock - which I liked
Hell yeah!!!
Really indifferent towards this one, was hoping I'd enjoy it a lot more since I love The Smiths and The Stone Roses. 6/10 Favourite track: Married With Children
TOODAYYYY IS GONNA BE THE DAY
This is an album that builds the framework of so so many people in this country. Like the sheer volume of people who base their tase back to this is a bit of a joke, but it’s so justified. I was a Morning Glory kid, but they’re both on the same pedestal really. I don’t even really think I have the words to describe why the music is so good, why it’s relatable or catchy or what it is that makes us all listen all the time, but there’s such a vast population of people who share that same feeling. Almost one of a kind I think. Anyways, fantastic album, no skips, a great listen.
Oh so we’re doing Beatles meets Stones? Derivative.
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
Bad pulp
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
Definitely not.
H: sometimes these albums just sound like noise. This was one of them. I found myself tuning this album out a lot. No redeeming qualities to be had for this one. 3/10 H fav song: Slide Away Z: whatever star power Oasis managed to generate in their career was not from this album. Loud, repetitive guitar riffs for 2+ minutes. I zoned out for about half of it. 4/10 Z fav song: Married With Children
Okay
The vaunted Oasis at last. Pretty much can’t stand them. The band sounds fine, I don’t mind the rich rock’n’roll sound—that part is a tolerable 3. But the nasally vocals drag it down a star. Thank you, next.
I like the wall of sound, with songs inspired by (or copied from) T. Rex, Stone Roses, the Stones, etc. But I’d much prefer to listen to their influences than originals. Liam has a great voice, and some of the songs are a little catchy (if you ignore Noel’s lyrics), but I don’t really understand how this album made Oasis-mania take hold.
fucking amazing, i love all of this album
They're so amateur, it's perfect. 5/5
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
Ma quindi i fratelli Gallagher sanno fare anche musica oltre ad odiarsi. E non è neanche male.
another oasis album on the list. this right here is their debut. compared to their last album i listen to, this is more straightforward rock compared to their airy orchestral endeavors. i strangely like this album better than what i listened to before. it's a very spacious, super hazy... it feels like you're listening to the beatles or the beach boys at half speed. it's super cool, and i understand what people say now when they hold these guys in high regard.
Solid listen. I feel like I'm writing this a lot, but 3/5 in my scale basically means "happy to listen to the album, but wouldn't explicitly seek it out to play" and that covers a lot of the spectrum.
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.
Very Nostalgic for sure
This album did not really push the envelope or innovate in any way, particularly when compared to other albums coming out around this time period. But I found my self tapping my foot along to the beat throughout the listen. Pretty generic and derivative rock, but very listenable and palatable. There are certainly worse albums out there.
As an Oasis skeptic, this surprised me. Not enough to rave about it but it was a pleasant enough listen.
Album just kinda drones on. I’ve never been a fan of the way their singers voice sounds. Otherwise it’s sorta Brit-pop indie? Not vibing with it
The songs everyone knows are great but there's a decent amount of filler. 6/10
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.
Plain and boring. Good as a background music. fav song: supersonic worst: columbia, digsy’s dinner
banging
I don't think I'd say I really liked it, but I didn't NOT like it. The songs all felt the same.
the Beatles meets Green Day. not bad not great
listened to this album, a lot of fillers, but indeed some bangers
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!).
I'm glad we won the Revolutionary War so I don't have to pretend to like this
So I generally quite like Oasis, I just think this didn't quite get past the level of "pretty good rock album" for me. If I could give it a 3.5 I would, don't think it's quite a 4 though. IMO the only truly great song from their catalog that shows up here is Live Forever (honorable mention for Slide Away and Supersonic). The opener is pretty rip-roaring as well, but the album overall just doesn't hit anywhere close to Morning Glory as a whole for me. Nothing wrong with it at all and probably a generally decent debut all things considered but just placing this one in context for me, it's much less of a standout.
Loved it. Multiple songs new to me went on my favorites list. Rock n Roll Star is a killer opener. I listened to this all day.
Doesn't have the pop hits as their other albums, but really solid.
Champagne and coke turned into music through a Manc filter. Sounds better every time I come back to it (like champagne and coke it's not a good idea to do on repeat, daily). Much more fun to hear on hifi not surrounded by Oasis fans 4.7
Every Oasis album is great but this one is amazing
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?
It's a review from a fan of electronic music. Paused listening to the album on Bring it Down because I was quite overwhelmed with the energy. But decided to finish the album. It's a nice album! The music feels genuine, and I liked the melodies. Some backing vocals impressed me! But I'm not sure that I would listen to the album one more time. Now I can clearly see that Oasis influenced Kasabian, which is the rock band I like (and they are more electronic too). It's a solid 3 for me only because I won't listen to it one more time.
I can imagine each song blasting at 11 volume. They each have a loud as possible vibe. Enjoyed every song on the album. Love this band .
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
Het is oasis. Muziek die de juiste nostalgische snaar raakt, die klinkt zoals je weet dat ze zal klinken. Dit album is dan ook nog minder grijsgedraaid dan what’s the story morning glory. Maar anderzijds is het ook maar gewoon Britse garage rock. Niet echt de grote schok in de muziekgeschiedenis. Meer een must voor de toenmalige hype dan voor het verbluffende album.
Perfection
i liked this less than i thought i would. good album cover
A little more rock heavy than their proceeding album but still very nice. 3.5
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
The one that started it all, a revolution, Britpop launching into the stratosphere. 2025 the year of Oasis remembers the beginning.
Not really my kinda music, the hits on this album are great but the rest is kinda just filler
A bit stale but listenable
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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
An hour long song. Better than the Beatles. Gum chewer. Rose Bowl.
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
I know they're supposed to 'it', but 11 songs on ONE disc and 16 on another? WAY too much at once for me.
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
I wouldn't call myself a fan of Oasis (or the subculture that surrounds them as an entity) by any means, and Liam Gallagher's whining does cut through me somewhat, however I can recognise that this has got some cracking tunes on it. It's the only album of theirs I've ever got on with, as it feels that bit more scrappy (in relative terms) with a stronger emphasis towards shoegaze and that swirling style of riffage, which became lost to some degree on the follow up. It's not something I'd ever actively seek out, but over a few beverages in a beer garden in the summer, you could do a lot worse.
Fine record here. I’ve never really understood the appeal of Oasis, they’re a fairly boring and by the numbers band with only about 3 songs I actually care about. “Live Forever” is excellent but every other track here is fairly normal alt rock/britpop of the 90s. Also the production on Oasis records pisses me off because they’re mixed to be so loud that the music is lost in the noise and that’s not pleasant especially if you weren’t huge into the music to begin with. Plus Noel Gallagher is a dick, they both are but Noel having the audacity to act as if he’s better than Lennon is insane, his music isn’t even on the same continent as Lennon’s let alone better
For the record, I spotted the "I'd Like To Buy The World A Coke" melody on "Shakermaker" before I read that Oasis had to pay Coca-Cola for using it. You will simply have to take my word on this. Then I listened to more of Definitely Maybe and I thought, 'Is that T. Rex or The Clash or [other artist]?' Noel Gallagher must be a fleshy musical computer with a knack for anthemic hooks. The fact that he interpolated from some of my favorite artists--besides Coke--makes the music on Definitely Maybe quite listenable. However, I am in the 'his brother is a nasally, whiny wanker' camp so the vocals wear on me. I give it one and a half yin and one and a half yang.
hmmm... another one of those "i thought this band was supposed to be good" moments, though my advisors have informed me - once again - that they like oasis but this isn't their pick as far as oasis albums go. there were some decent tunes here and there, but it was hard for me to really differentiate between the songs, and this felt like an hour long noisy cymbal-fest above all else. i can absolutely hear the appeal of rocking out to these at a concert, like it feels like these were maybe designed from the get-go to be feel-good venue anthems, but besides that it didn't have that much appeal for me. highlights - rock 'n' roll star, columbia, supersonic
I am definitely biased here because I flew all the way from Vancouver to London to see Oasis at Wembley night 1 of the reunion tour. Singing along to Live Forever with 80,000 people is one of those goosebump moments I will never forget.
Decent album
Yes, I refuse to give the Gallagher brothers 5 stars out of principle. What are you going to do about it?
quite long and havent had the chance to go through everything yet. wasn't bad, but not like their other album with Hello and Roll With It
Definitely marvellous
Important 90's Britrock album. It's just not for me fav. tracks: Live Forever, Columbia, Supersonic, Slide Away
I'll never like the vocals.
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.
If you were a teenager when this came out, it's the best thing you've ever heard. I was more of the Arctic Monkeys generation, but still think Brit indie is all a bit shit.
It’s not horrible, but I didn’t get the hype when I was 14. I still don’t get the hype when I’m 45. A few songs have good, sing-song friendly choruses, but a lot of bands have achieved that. A typical 3/5 rating for me.
kinda whiney
Not impressed with the beginning of the album. Had to wait for Columbia to pique my interest. Supersonic also ok'ish before Bring It On Down brought me down.
Very overplayed but not unenoyable
Generally fairly unbothered about Oasis but I was quite up for it when Rock n Roll Star kicked in. My excitement did tail off halfway through an album of very similar sounding tracks, though there are a few classics. Weirdly ploddier tempos than I remember.
Not my favourite. The songs sound too similar. Mediocre and kinda boring. Some nice instrumentation (guitar solos), but I'm not wowed. Live Forever and Columbia are highlights. Supersonic is the best song.
I said maaaaybeeeee you're gonna be the one that saves meeeeee wait, is that not it?
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:
Pretty mixed feelings on this one. For a debut album it’s super impressive. Tons of hits. But as a whole I just found the album grating. The sound is super homogeneous and not in a positive way unfortunately. I just felt like the sound got so stale so fast. It wasn’t garbage or terrible. I was just massively underwhelmed.
i haven’t listened to this all the way through before but i grew up with oasis and a lot of these songs and they are just so fucking good. insanely impressive for their debut album to be one of their best. icons.
Bon ptit rock n roll
Ca s'écoute bien, mais il manque de all-time bangers comme sur Morning Glory (Champagne Supernova, Wonderwall, Don't Look Back) pour monter sa note. Slide away est un standout, j'en aurais pris d'autres comme celle-là.
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.
'Live Forever' is a pretty good song but not exceptional. Some albums seem to have significance based on the context of the time they were released and not because they are truly great. The album is that. It's a fine debut and not more than that.
No para mí, vuelven a las canciones re largas y tediosas. General se siente aburrido repetitivo y sin ánimo
5+ Stars (15/15)
Apparently the streak of 90s indie-brit-pop continues... Can't say that I care very much about Oasis; we'll see if this converts me. Out of the gate, I'm most taken by the awful, flat production. Sounds as if they fed all of the instruments into a single tiny mic and then just thre vocals over top and called it a day. The end result is the blandest sounding distorted guitar, ineffective percussion (its bad when the tambourine stands out more), and depthless bass. Add in a completely unnecessary breakdown at the end and that's a wrap. For a song called Rock 'n' Roll Star I'd hope for, well, more. I recognize Live Forever from either my sister's car or some movie. Idk, but its a fine enough song that sounds very much of the era. Columbia is a solid enough wall of sound sort of track. Cigarettes & Alcohol sounds a lot like T Rex's Bang a Gong, but less fun. A lot of that album slid by without much notice. Never bad, but never quite grabbing my attention. I did however, actually come to attention on Slide Away -- a sprawling wall of sound kind of track where the lead singer just continues to layer and repeat the title. For some reason it just works. And Married With Children is a solid song to close things out, though I can't shake the feeling that this sounds a hell of a lot like a stripped down version of Backwater by the Meat Puppets. Turns out both were released in the same year, but Meat Puppets had them beat by about 7 months. Not bad, but also pretty forgettable IMO. And I think in large part that is my assessment of brit pop... It has moments of beauty, but largely falls into a pot of one common sound that is highly palatable, but not my favorite. For this, a soft 3.
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.
9/10 record
Sirve y sirvió en su momento, hoy ya son cursis. En fin, así es la vida
Shock - I thought this was going to get a 4 or 5 because I went to high school in the late '90s but this album is whiny trash
Definitely definitely
It's been almost 900 albums since I reviewed What's the Story, an album that I really love. I don't think I really discovered Oasis until I was in college in the mid aughts, and by then, the cat was out of the bag that the Gallagher brothers were assholes. However, between reviewing these two albums of theirs, I read John Harris's Britpop, and I learned that they're not run-of-the-mill assholes, they're mega-assholes. I still enjoy their music, but every time I hear a song of theirs, I just shake my head, and wonder how can anyone believe in God when talented people can also be such massive dicks. But I digress. I think I only know a couple of songs off of this album, and if I do know those songs, I don't know them terribly well. I'm expecting that I'll enjoy this album, but I don't expect it to come close to What's the Story. Alas, it appears my doubts in the existence of God have only deepened, because I really loved listening to yet another album from these twats. The guitar playing on this album was outstanding, and each song really brought something unique to the table in terms of sound, all while comprising a rollicking and cohesive album. The lyrics were great too, and I just enjoyed this album so much from start to finish. As for my prediction that this album wouldn’t come close to What’s the Story? I think this album is just as good, but I enjoyed this album for completely different reasons. Some notes on some individual songs: “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star” was one of the two songs on this album that I wound up knowing, but hearing it as the leadoff track to this album was perfect. The guitar playing was excellent, as was the drumming, and I was completely bought into this album from the moment it started. “Live Forever” was the other song on this album that I knew, and it’s fantastic too. The lyrics were perfect for the pure guitar rock sound of Definitely Maybe, and the drumming on this song was great too. The bass line on “Up In The Sky” was really great, adding some nice depth to the sound. The lead guitar was great too. I really loved it later on in the song when the bass dropped out and then came back. It really emphasized how great that bass playing was. “Columbia” was sneakily one of the best songs on the album, just as good as “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star” and “Live Forever.” The drumming was outstanding, giving this song the perfect punch. The guitar riff and guitar solo towards the end of the song were fantastic, and I really wished this song wouldn’t end. I I loved the energy on “Bring It On Down.” The drumming was fantastic, and I loved the vocal distortion that kicked in at the halfway point. The guitar intro on “Digsy's Diner” was excellent. I loved the way the drum rumbled, resembling an earthquake. The piano playing was perfect too. Definitely Maybe was another excellent entry from Oasis, and easily one of the top tier Britpop albums featured on this list. I’d listen to it again in a heartbeat, but it can’t make me forget that the Gallaghers are complete knobheads.
Most every song has the feeling of an album opener. I don’t know how that feels.
Ok
Incredible debut. This and the next album are classics
No skips
I’ve never listened to an Oasis album. Never liked them. But this was better than I expected.
Pretty ok, nice chord progressions and melodies, all sounds kind of the same though. Decent Brit alt pop.
Nothing groundbreaking, but a decent listen
Excellent debut
I’m excited that I don’t recognize any song titles here. The opening track is good so far. Turns out I know “live forever”. This is pretty good album so far.
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
First listen. I get the hype now.
Not a bad album by any means, but I really don't understand why Oasis is so highly regarded. For me this was a perfectly fine britpop album with some nasally vocals and clean & catchy guitar riffs. Nothing special, but nothing too bad. Top tracks: Supersonic, Cigarette & Alcohol, Married with Children
The first two tracks are horrendous. I literally almost vomited listening to them. Every note was sung flat, and the instrumentals are fine, but boring. Some subsequent tracks are better, most are not. I don't understand how people like this, probably one of my least favorite albums from the generator so far.
Nothing great, but nothing bad here. It kind of blended together honestly. I have never been the biggest Oasis fan, so I'm not surprised I'm indifferent to this album. I'd recommend to any rock lover though.
Lo amo
Upon doing research, I discovered that they're a British rock band. There's a distinct sound when it comes to British rock; a kind of slower, more melodic style compared to American rock. I'm really liking the track "Live Forever" out of all the songs on this album. It's great, but it feels a bit diluted compared to their major hit songs. Since this is their debut album, you can clearly tell it's where they were beginning to develop and mix their unique sound. Hear me out though: there's a similar tune between "Live Forever" and their famous song "Wonderwall." Coincidence? I don't think so.
Not much to say, just a very good album.
Loved this album!
This was fine. Good for a Friday
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'.
Yes.
Consistent and good.
Whoever gives this less than 5 has no taste in music.
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.
First thing I've heard by Oasis, and it's pretty good, does nothing that separates it from other rock stuff but still has some great songs
I want to like this less than I do.
Live Forever is a great single but the rest of the album doesn't hold up.
I tried, but there is no way for me to like this.
Liam and Noel are both their own flavour of Bellend, but as much as it pains me, this is a masterpiece. The closest they ever got to being the Beatles (imo) and an album that changed the course of British music.
I didn't like this album. All the songs felt similar, definitely not my style. I would however like to listen to a different, newer album. Maybe the one that has wonder wall on.
I just don’t get this band. They could be anyone. Solidly produced but just not special or interesting.
I feel very conflicted on this album. I enjoy the sound of the guitars, but I don't love Liam's dragging vocals. It sounds like every other British rock album, which isn't necessarily bad, but doesn't leaving me wanting more. Favorite Song: Live Forever
I mean…it goes without saying.
This is a pretty good first LP. I particularly liked Rock n Roll Star n Supersonic. Too many songs sounding similar or they would earn another star.
One of the best albums of the 90s
Meh. I find Liam and Noel Oasis kind of insufferable, and that really affects how I perceive this album. I like the sound they're going for, and I like some of the songs on this album (Live Forever!!), but I'm just never gonna listen to this again.
Perfect title for this album.
Favorite Track: Live Forever
I’m a fan. It’s interesting how long lasting this sound has been. Thinking of bands like Arctic Monkeys and Gorillaz which still have some similar sounds
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).
Enjoyed this. Didn't realize the one with champagne supernova was their sophomore effort, this is a really solid first album.
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🥰🥰🥰🥰
Liam Gallagher claims ownership of the words “sunshine” and “lasagna”. Noel Gallagher couldn’t have done a better job writing these songs. Shame they’re blue bastards. Perfect.
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.
May have actually heard this one before
Hadn’t heard this before, but actually enjoyed it more than I was expecting. Took a few songs to get into it
A couple of good tracks if you can make your way through the nasal whine. Overall this is good, but not outstanding.
What a debut!
thats such a great album, definitely one of my favs
You can kind of see how they get their stereotype for being well. Bad, the melodies are hazed over. I guess you'd say the chord progressions are very simple and catchy. Of course, and the hooks are all like, you know. 3 words of like just some like narcissistic b*******, or maybe some form of british wit bottom line is these guys just don't do anything.Well, they do everything okay.And that's not good enough, especially when you're trying to be like the next big british pop band
you know, i like songs. not everything has to be more than a song. but i dont like these songs.
Oasis biggest strengths: - Their attitude/ego - Their lyrics Oasis biggest weaknesses: - Their attitude/ego - Their lyrics Live forever is Definitely maybe their best song of all time
Mid
Bun de muzica de fundal.
pretty good
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
Great debut album from a great British band!
One of the greatest albums of the 90’s
Did I just have to be British in the 90s to enjoy Oasis? They're just okay, sometimes have a great song, but mostly I don't really care about the music. And this one doesn't even have Wonderwall so what the hell?
Definitely. ....well..... maybe. Takes me back to my teens.
A timely choice now that the Brothers Gallagher are back together. Anyone wanting to know what the fuss is all about should be starting with where the whole Oasis story started. If this album doesn’t move you, I feel sorry for your soul.
great oasis record
Not bad but not GOAT.
So many great tunes. Such a confident debut.
This is most definitely a rock album. I like rock albums. I'll probably give every Led Zeppelin album I encounter on this journey five stars. This rock album just doesn't seem particularly notable. I'm glad I was in Canada bingeing Collective Soul while Blur and Oasis were fighting for the top of the UK charts in the mid 90s.
Love this sound, like the album but their second one is really the masterpiece
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.
kind of getting sick of these guys
This was pleasant but not groundbreaking
alright
not bad
Solid across the board
Somehow, I ended up in possession of this CD back in high school (I know I didn't buy it, myself), and after a single playthrough, I remember thinking it completely sucked and never touched it again. Fastforward to today and... well... it seems that I had quite discerning tastes as a teenager.
I was definitely maybe somewhat ok with this.
Lots of guitars and lots of good times
Oasis are twats but this album still holds up
Timeless. Perfect.
Dragging
Banda em grande forma nesse álbum. Excelente obra! Roseselsa Quietsea II.
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
I love Oasis.
okay
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
Honestly I wanted to like this album, since I like Wonderwall but it just sounded like noise to me. Not my style of music
Definitely Maybe worth another listen
On the one hand, a document of its time - that time a band that sounded like Slade had been influenced by the Pistols suddenly burst onto programmes like The Word and demanded your attention. It's also a major offender in the Loudness Wars, as Oasis's output was recorded so compressed that it pinned your ears against the wall. But the songs. Oh, the songs. Cigarettes and Alcohol in particular. Cryptic lyrics, rock 'n' roll excess and noize, noize, noize.
Pretty good.
When a first album sounds and feels like it's a band's 10th, you know you're in for something special. While I think Morning Glory is probably the better record, Definitely Maybe took over my entire brain with just about every song. The pure weight of the guitars and blends of instruments and sounds is just legendary, and there isn't much more I can say. Favorites were Live Forever, Supersonic, Cigarettes & Alcohol, and Slide Away
To weight in on the eternal debate: Blur is a far more consistent band, but they never reached the absolute heights that Oasis did here and on Morning Glory. It’s just sounds massive. Doesn’t have as many hits across the pond as it’s follow up, but this is every bit as good.
Really enjoyed this album
I've been familiar with this album. Oasis music is not really mine type but some tracks are pleasant.
Different view of Oasis now I read the lyrics. They played Wembley Arena when I worked at Wembley but I didn’t bother going to see them. Higher rating now than then because of the lyrics and Gaynor bumped into Noel in Waitrose in Beaconsfield when she pitched his trolley and he was nice to her🤓
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
I’m not a fan of Oasis so was pleasantly surprised to enjoy this by the end. Although front loaded by some of the most uninspiring rock music I’ve ever heard, something happens to this record halfway through Columbia and it becomes louder, more earnest and more interesting. Fav track: Slide Away
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.
Check your pretensions at the door. A true 90s masterpiece and one of the best debuts ever, arguably better than the followup. Even the songs they left on the cutting room floor around this era are great.
feels like its one song the whole way through. Bland and boring
Esperaba algo más pete pero definitivamente tienen lo suyo (un popurri de lo de siempre) Nota: 2.6
It's alright. Maybe if they stuck with this type of sound, they wouldn't be the bastard of the Britpop 3: illegitimate usurpers to the rightful throne of Britpop which, in my opinion, belongs to either Blur or Pulp. But back to this: it's Britpop, optimistic compared to across-the-Atlantic grunge, but it has its shades of punk and northern-tinged sardonicism, lending it some hair on its nether regions. And Liam's vocals--a mainstream version of PiL Johnny Lydon--add a layer of gleeful insouciance. But it does lose its charm when half of the tracks are greater than or hover around five minutes in length and they're really not that groundbreaking. They're not the Sex Pistols/PiL, they're not The Clash, fucking a, they're nowhere near Squeeze; they don't reach anywhere close to real post-punk badass abandon, nor are they concise enough to craft a legit pop-rock killer LP. Still, it was enjoyable, and it shows that Oasis did actually have something going, a smidge of potential. Too bad they totally lost it just a few years later. What utter gobshite they devolved into, ugh.
Album correct. Quelques bonnes tounes, mais le reste est assez ordinaire. Un soupçon de Beatles, mais sans le génie.
I didn't like this in 1994 and don't like it now.
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.
Love it, great vibes all around. Great intro to rock for me
Classic
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
It’s good
Solid album
mega-album für einen erstling, auch wenn ich mich erst wieder reinhören musste.
Nein, Oasis mochte ich noch nie.
Oasis without the hits? I came in negative but it won me over 7/10 a lot of those recently
Funny what time can do. When I first heard Live Forever the summer of 1994, Oasis seemed like a bunch of shy, maybe even politely charming sorts. Their album was called *definitely maybe*, hardly the stuff that would launch an entire lad identity. Obviously, the roots were there - Cigarettes & Alcohol, Rock ’n’ Roll Star - but even those could seem wryly aspirational and ironic with the sound itself rooted in the atmosphere of late 80s/early 90s British rock - baggy, shoegaze, various alternative rock iterations, but not glam or metal or anything that would necessarily call attention to being party music. Noel pulled a couple singles together here and padded the album out with a bunch of filler, something that would later become a default. The lesser songs are simply that, some so underbaked they lifted a Coke jingle for the vocal melody. I mean, that’s just embarrassing. Live Forever does just that and despite whatever the Gallaghers eventually became, I’ll always kinda pull for potato and co.
Oasis have one excellent album, and one quite good album, and then they became pretentious twats. I found the third album a bit insipid and then I lost interest. This album however is excellent and was groundbreaking at the time. I dont think anyone who wasn't at a music discovering age in 1994 (I was 19) really realise how insanely impactful the band and this album was. The band literally saved a record company from going bankrupt (primarily due to Kevin Shields and his insane perfection for Loveless). a lot of notable songs and without a doubt a 5 star album.
Good music, but do not enjoy the lead singer's voice.
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.