Reviews (page 7 of 14)
Excellent. 4
What better way to celebrate the Oasis tour than to re-listen to an album. Some bands should live forever.
Having avoided listening to their songs for quite a while (Manc swagger not being my thing) I actually really enjoyed rediscovering what a good album this is and particularly for a debut. Seven out of ten but I'll be generous as I do love a touch of psychedelia and a great outro. I'm still Team Blur in the scheme of things, though.
This is one of those albums that if you was there at the time of release it means far more than if you are listening to it for the first time now I'm old enough to have been there and the nostalgia and memories that listening to this for the first time in years invokes means this is a great album. I completely understand why it would not have that effect on other people Albums from the 60s and 70s can have the same reaction from me. While not being perfect this album hits all the right notes for me and is a pleasant reminder of the power of music on the mind
I have to split the fifth star evenly between the Rolling Stones and the Beatles, in that order, without whom none of this is possible. It's good company, and the reverence is articulate and brilliantly executed.
Excellent rock and roll from around the last time rock and any cultural hold. Not quite perfect enough to get a 5, but a very easy 4.
I really hate that there are not any 0.5 stars on this site, but right now, its fine because this is a 4/5, their best material. Hit after Hit. They are awful human beings, but a great album
Say what you want about the Gallaghers, those early Oasis albums are infectious.
“Rock ‘n’ Roll Star” might be the ballsiest opening track of the last 30 years. It certainly turned out to be prophetic. The swagger, the playfulnesses, the cocksure embrace of stardom well before it’s warranted, all cool conspire to create one of the truly memorable debut records in recent memory. Plus, the brothers Gallagher enter our orbit to put another spin on the ageless archetype of the Rock duo who constantly repel and attract one another. No matter what awful things they would say in future press releases about each other, surely they know they’ve created the best work possible together and the sooner they give the people what they want in some kind of reunion, only then will their superstar legacy will be etched in stone. One criticism too often thrown their way is to dismiss them as too-eager Beatles revivalists, especially songwriting mastermind Noel Gallagher. It’s not that they aren’t revivalists, it’s more that they wear their uniforms so comfortably and their influences so happily on their sleeves. And since they pull it off with confidence and catchy tunes, like the instant classic “Live Forever,” then no wonder people hate on Oasis for that. Nothing worse than a talented braggart who actually pulls shit off—it’s incredibly annoying and pretty amazing to watch happen in real time. Their next record would be their Apollo 11 mission, one that would produce a god-tier modern acoustic classic. But “Definitely Maybe” turned out to be way more definitive than the album title suggests. You did it, boys. You pulled off the heist but quickly made your business legit. And technically, you lasted longer than your idols, The Beatles, so take comfort in that and in the music, even when you can’t take comfort in each other.
Very nice Britpop. There are other albums from Oasis I like more.
very cool shoegaze esk alternative rock vibes, super cool melodies too!
'Slide Away' might be their best song, I could listen to that wall of guitars on repeat forever. That shoegaze-y wall makes the whole thing sound great even if the songs are somewhat basic, but I guess that was their whole appeal, simple stuff but it's damn catchy. Shoutout to the chorus of 'Supersonic' too, the guitar bends in that make me bite my lip a little.
just a beaut
4-
Nice old times & soft music
The fact that none of Oasis’s popular song on this album made this much more enjoyable! I loved the more classic rock sound. The song felt more real. I was very surprised how much I enjoyed it
Ich checks, aber Liams Stimme geht mir nach dem Album echt auf die Nerven
Supersonic was the only standout song. Otherwise most of the songs were good but nothing over the top impressive. 7/10
Good collection of songs, but they all feel samey. I would say Oasis gets repetitive with their releases at times.
great album. Some songs are clearly above the others but upon listen, I find new songs that I enjoy.
Excellent album. From the first song to the last. I had forgot how much I enjoy this type of music.
First full album listen of Oasis, on their debut album. Excellent Britpop sound that just checks all my boxes (though I'll have to concede sometimes Liam's voice comes off nasal and sometimes grating). I love Noel's guitar work. All very good songs, but Up in the Sky, Supersonic, and Cigarettes and Alcohol are my favorites.
not something i loved but there were a few ok songs. i downloaded 5,6,9,10 and 11 (: not bad music at all just not my jam
Good one
What you get when you mix, Brit pop, Americana, good vibes and ultra singable choruses is “Definitely Maybe”, one of the greatest road trip albums of all time. Honestly, this is such a great debut album. It made me realize how essential Oasis is when looking at music of the 90s. It’s pretty apparent where they drew their inspiration from in their sound, but in the years after their high point, you could start hearing the influence they brought to the scene from The Killers to now Greta Van Fleet. From start to finish, this album is just very good. I wouldn’t be unhappy listening to any of these songs again. The instrumentals certainly aren’t reinventing the wheel, but they don’t need to. It’s catchy and undemanding to listen to. The only qualm I can find is that Liam Gallagher’s voice could get old after a while, but it doesn’t get obnoxious for me here. 8.5/10 Best Track: Supersonic
Grew up listening to What's the Story (Morning Glory) on cassette and I liked how this album had less of a poppy acoustic feel and more rock like the Kinks ig? So British. I love it lol
A local classic, Digsy's dinner is a bit shit
Rock n Roll Star!
fave track: up in the sky final thoughts: they ate like let's be real crazy that this is a DEBUT
9/10 (im getting annoyed that half stars aren’t a thing on here, get me back in musicboard) definitely my one of my favourite listens since the start of this challenge, i enjoyed the majority of songs on here! there was a very abrasive style of shoegaze used on here, and it definitely aligns with the lyricism especially on tracks like “rock n roll star” - such an amazing opener by the way, it’s been stuck in my head for the past few hours - and “live forever”. i also love the whiny vocal performance on here, adds so much personality! it’s a near flawless debut, my only complaint is that two songs didn’t click with me, but that’s honestly due to personal preference. also i didn’t like how the vocals were drowned out at times by the instrumental, will never like that stylistic choice. however i will be exploring oasis after this haha
Currently listening, but so far so good!
One of the better albums before. Did not know Oasis had actually good songs. Only the voice is sometimes too "noel" lig. Wieso schreibe ich eigentlich auf english?
Nice.
Always discounted them because of the news/drama story. But that was wrong of me. That was a very solid album. I will continue to listen to this.
Bright, bouncing British pop rock done surprisingly well. I was not a fan of Oasis outside of a couple of their hits and expected a sloggish listen, but caught myself really zoning to a lot of the tunes, which are well produced and straightforward in their construction and execution. I will listen again for sure.
Rock n' Roll Star - 7.4 - energetic, pumped-up rock - a bit repetitive Shakermaker - 8.2 - great vocals and guitar Live Forever - 8.6 - awesome solo, great lyrics; want a bit more variety Up In The Sky - 5.9 - repetitive guitar with boring lyrics; vocals are amazing Columbia - 9.5 - incredible Supersonic - 8.9 - love the guitar and chorus especially. not a big clap guy Bring It On Down - 8.1 - great guitar and lyrics, chorus is meh Cigarettes & Alcohol - 7.6 - vocals are weird, but guitar sounds great Digsy's Diner - 5.3 - too upbeat, too british, and too much lasagna Slide Away - 8.3 - great guitar and verses, corny chorus Married With Children - 9.0 - love the acoustics and vocals
Rock 'N' Roll Star Live Forever Supersonic Cigarettes & Alcohol Slide Away
Meh
I love this record. Definitely there is a heavy amount of nostalgia in there for me but I think it is also objectively a great record and also an interesting time capsule. Cigarettes And Alcohol is probably my favourite track on here but every track is good.
Refused to listen. Yes, it *was* a 4 star album. But those days are long, long behind me now. Move on.
Brilliant
Hyvää brittirockia, tykkäsin. Live Forever, Supersonic ja Slide Away oikeasti hyviä kappaleita. Ei varmaan kehtaa ihan 5 tähteä antaa, mutta 4,5 ainaskin
Better than I was expecting
4/5 I enjoyed the sound but it was kind of too long and repetitive.
Probably a 3 star effort in reality. Some dreadful lyrics. Gets a 4 for sentimental reasons, with its energy and impact at the time. The lyrics are mostly terrible though!
Pretty good
Test
3.6/5 Best track: Married With Children
4/5
It's really odd, but I've just realized I've only listened to 1 Oasis album. I'm not sure why that is, because I really liked the one I listened to (the one with all the hits) This slaps. I was about 3 months old when this came out, but I think I would have been better off if I'd started with this album rather than Morning Glory.
can’t crank it as loud as i’d like cause the mix is harsh. it’s also somehow muddy at the same time. truly awful. catchy as fucking songs but they do tend to overstay their welcome. the songs are very simple but simple songs get boring after three minutes. usually i absolutely fucking hate most british people but these lads are absolute 90’s icons. one of the few britpop artists i actually won’t shit on. this album isn’t perfect but it fucking rules.
listened to original (44m) and then deluxe (3h 24m). 3.7/5
Are these guys insane for thinking they're better than the Beatles? Absolutely. But this is a solid album, and about as good as Britpop gets, I'd wager.
Oasis is great 90s Brit pop. I know it's popular to hate them, but they're just too good. 4 stars.
Solid all the way through - some of it starts to sound the same but it’s a really good sound so that’s fine. Great guitars and riffs throughout
A defining album. Pity they split up.
This was a great rock album. Lots of fun to listen to even if the vocals are kind of annoying.
4.0
Great feeling - put me back in time - yet timeless!
Sehr kantig und voller Energie - klingt bereits ikonisch
Great guitar sounds. The outro to Supersonic is outrageously delicious. Alot of these songs beg to be heard live. Lots of overdrive and reverb.
i love that i got to listen to two british bands in a row, it made me nostalgic, it made me happy and i think oasis have a right to be seen as iconic, love most of the album and i’m glad i listened to it.
Such a good debut album, really enjoyed this one.
Known Before: band, album Standouts: Live Forever, Supersonic, Married With Children 7.5
Awesome album so far. Classic rock vibes but also modern. 4/5
Oasis is pretty cool. Calming but still enjoyable music. Another album that comes together very well but at the expense of a lot of the songs being very similar.
I love the lead singers voice and the way he extends some of his words. I really like this album I just wish more of the songs sounded a little different. Fo
Solid 4 star album. Top 3 songs: Married with children, Digsy’s diner, Columbia
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I was a bit surprised how much I enjoyed this. I remember the Oasis hype around the time this came out and it really was something to behold. Yes, it's derivative, but many good things are. I can hear sounds of the Stone Roses, the Beatles, even the Rolling Stones here and there. I prefer this album to the next one, it's rawer, the songs haven't been as over-played, and there's not a single clanger. I can put aside the pretty awful personalities involved and take this at face value, in which case it's a 4-star album for me, not quite perfection, but about as close to it as any brit-pop album I've ever heard.
Definitely Maybe my favourite Oasis record and definitely no-maybes-about-it one of England’s most enduring exports.
Feels like I'm in the 90's. Good music for road trips. The overall rating of the album is 8/10.
The Oasis boys hit hard on their first album and it's a good listen if you like guitar rock. It has aged well since it was released in the early 90's. Not a timeless album but a strong one.
First Oasis album for me. It was a much harder rock album than I was expecting (other than the last track). I liked it a lot. Take one star off for the wahhhhhh vocals. Favorite track: Rock and Roll Star
Fun
pretty great. rocked more than i thought it would. may need another listen to be sure i liked it that much.
Definitely not Oasis, but was surprised to see this was their debut album. I definitely thought it was later work.
Great sounds, love Liam's voice, but it has that familiar Oasis sameness.
If a few of these song didnt get OVERPLAYED so much this could retain a 5 star - couple off assholes, but they make good rock music
Test
Since I only really know oasis through what's the story morning glory, I really appreciated getting another album of theirs. This is definitely safer and more straightforward than morning glory since it's pretty much rock all the way through without any champagne supernova type songs. Fortunately, it never got boring for me and each song was super fun even if there wasn't a ton of variety. Liam's voice sounds like he's at a live show and is belting everything out despite being in a recording booth and the overall vibes are reminiscent of the beatles (except for the goofy writing). I especially liked supersonic and married with children and every song would go crazy at a party. Also, I always find it fascinating that this is what became huge after Nirvana broke up because it both makes sense to me since it's like second wave Beatles-ish britpop but is so different from grunge that it's a little surprising.
that was fun!
"I owe you an apology. I wasn't really familiar with your game." Wonderwall is the only Oasis tune I could name coming into this album but I enjoyed this cover to cover. Perhaps the first album so far that didn't have any songs that I wanted to skip. I'm not sure if there are any true "bangers" for me on this one which will keep this out of 5 star territory for me, but perhaps that changes for me on subsequent relistens. Song going on my "1001 Songs" Playlist: Married with Children Songs Going On My "1001 Albums Savelist" Playlist: Rock 'n' Roll Star, Shakermaker, Live Forever, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Slide Away, Married with Children
Will listen to the hits again.
Great album ! 4 stars.
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Rock’n’ roll star, Live forever
legal, já imprime o som característico da banda
Mucho mejor de lo que me gustaría admitir.
You have to grudgingly hand it to them, this is an education from the University of Banger. Shame one of them is a Tory and they're both City fans.
listened to again pretty good debut album
Enjoyable. Well made. Not really my genre of choice, but it sounds good and I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy listening to it.
Na
That's a nice surprise.
Absolute banger
I definitely don’t remember this album being this good, but I love it. I’ve had it on repeat all day. Not a weak track on it. I was kind of surprised to see this album on this list, but I get it now.
Wicked album. Not as hit heavy as .. Morning Glory, but a brilliant listen anyway.
Team Blur for the music, Oasis for the swagger - and sometimes a bit of swagger is what you need
Overall just some good rock. I'm enjoying it but not really noticing specifics. It doesn't grab my attention but it totally doesn't need to. 4/5 stars.
Yeah, it's just really god damn good. Favorite track: Cigarettes & Alcohol
Great debut but slightly empty sounding
Easy listen.
You can tell these two brothers really love each other and get along great by how good the music is!
Great debut album. Live forever and supersonic are the best songs on the album, Just a solid album all round.
4/5 - very good album overall, classic oasis
I've been kidnapped and taken back to the 90s!
Any songs known?: Yes - 6 - Rock 'n' Roll Star - Live Forever - Supersonic - Cigarettes & Alcohol - Shakermaker - Up in the Sky Favourites?: - Rock 'n' Roll Star - Live Forever - Supersonic - Up in the Sky Least Favourites: - Columbia Thoughts?: Not my favourite Oasis album but still has some bangers on there Album art: 5/5 - very famous album cover!! Overall score: 4/5
This was an interesting one for me and hard to rate. Got stronger towards the end of the album. I love Noel's songwriting and guitar... But hate Liam's voice tbh which pulls it down. However, Live Forever is an AMAZING song and some great tracks towards the end as well bring it up.
I actually liked it! The accent that annoys me on Wonderwall added a lot to this album. Very solid rock album.
These guys may have been total idiots (sorry: wankers) but they wrote damn great pop songs. The usual Oasis critiques apply: Liam's voice can irritate after a while and the mix/production is a dense sloppy pile of shit. The fact that this is still catchy-enough to rise above that is a testament to how good a debut it is. Extra points for beating a lot of the crappy and miserable contemporaneous low-fi/grunge that was happening at the time. Sum: Songs are good-to-great; not quite on par with their next album, but the mix isn't as bad as that one either so it almost evens out. Great fun - bring back the early 90s. 7/10 4 stars.
Kinda disappointed tbh.Not as good as the second album thoigh it still has some bangers.The sound is extremely noisy and sometimes the drums are way too loud in the mix.Also it just steals the riff from “get it on” on “cigarettes and alcohol” like just directly,which I wouldn’t mind if the song was better than get it on but it’s not.Albums is till pretty good though,just not great.
Solid 3/4 Kind’ve lulls at the end but still solid rock overall. Would listen again when in the mood for heavy-safe.
7.5/10 Perfect day stands out the most Mostly good songs
Liked this better than what’s the story, although it’s similar enough to not really be necessary on this list. Supersonic and Married with Children were the faves.
More great power pop rock and roll from this band. Yes, there are some lifts directly from the Beatles. So what? Noel Gallagher is a sharp, witty and sometimes acerbic songwriter. My favorite songs on this are Rock and Roll Star, Supersonic and Live Forever. They deserve to be the kings of Britpop!
Another debut album with an iconic and powerful mission statement as track 1. This is nowhere near as good as their next record, but it is still rock solid and gives a good hint of where they'd go. The Beatles influence on the melodies are clear here too.
BL: this was one of the first albums I ever bought on vinyl when I was younger (I wanted to be a hipster so bad), and I remember listening to this once or twice, I think as I’ve aged my respect for their impact of the game has risen but my like for their music has dropped, so I’ll see where I stand with this AL: this held up better than I expected it to. While I do feel like a lot of the tracks are just OK, there are no songs which I find particularly bad apart from the opener which suffers from being about 2 minutes too long. There are some songs which I didn’t appreciate before which i can now being a bit more mature (“Columbia” and “Married with Children” specifically). All in all surprisingly impressed with this album FT: “live forever”, “Columbia”, “Digsy’s Diner”, “Married with Children” 4/5
Im not a big Oasis fan. I like some of their songs, but in general, I didnt think that they are crazy good. Maybe I just didnt give them much attention before. This album changes things a bit. Maybe it just make more sense to listen to their songs with the whole album. It sounds very warm(?) like listening to an old school radio - in a good way. I enjoyed it. 4/5
War ein gutes Album, dass ich noch nicht kannte
This was actually better then I thought. I never liked them because of their hits but this has changed my mind!
Oasis are great and the bangers on here are top notch, rock and roll star possibly being their best song. Noel Gallagher is a top notch songwriter which means the 'lad rock' thing is just their style on top of this, as opposed to most of their copycats where being geezers is their entire thing. I think Morning Glory is a lot better than this mind, a lot of the album tracks sounded like variations of the singles and nothing really stood out. I would probably be a huge oasis fan if their lyrics weren't so awful, some of the worst of any major band. Generally speaking the less Liam is involved the better.
It's alright isn't it really. Oasis passed me by a bit, I was a little too young, but I can imagine if I was listening I'd be hyped for where they would go next. Supersonic is pretty good, and I'd say the closest to the hit parade of (What's the Story) Morning Glory.
I really enjoyed this! it's good to hear somewhat older music giving perspective to my favourite artists' inspiration.
I remember the first time I heard "Live Forever"... Actually, I don't. In my head, it was the same day as the OJ Simpson chase. But, unless the single was on rotation on MTV a good six weeks before its release, that can't be right. (Yup, I checked). Anyway. I wish I could hear it again for the first time. I really do.
It was great but it overstayed its welcome
I liked it, even not knowing why. Sometimes it is hard to explain stuff...
Although I'm pretty much ideal age to be a fan, this is my first time listening. I hated Oasis in their pomp in the 90s (I was always a contrarian) but the swagger to this album is undeniable. The lyrics are largely nonsense, the music hilariously derivative but some of these tracks make you feel like a god
Another good album from Oasis. Just more great songs, though not as good as (What’s the Story) Morning Glory. ‘Live Forever’ is probably my favorite song of theirs, though. Fun fact: this makes Oasis the first artist with multiple albums I’ve got all albums from. (Doesn’t really make much sense as a sentence).
It's not a surprise that Oasis was so popular, as this debut album is well written, performed, and produced. The Gallagher's had a good sense for quality in all aspects of album production, and it shows here.
Some parts I loved but the whole album was too forward driving and repetitive
Sin duda el mejor álbum de Oasis. Ideas frescas, rock puro y mucho ego. La mezcla de sonidos y actitud de los hermanos Gallagher tomó lo necesario del “Manchester”, y subió el volumen de sus amplificadores para fabricar el único álbum que importa del ganador de la guerra del “Britpop”.
If you ignore the fact that the Gallagher brothers are a pair of numbskulls it's a bloody good album.
Yea the overall vibe of this one was good
"trousers" Great album from a songwriter perspective but Liam's voice is very jarring and puts a taint on them.
Surprised this one was easy to enjoy for me. Assumed it'd be a bit annoying, too brit poppy. But it was just easy going 90s British rock. But not so overly over the top British to be annoying. Felt like if the Who maybe if they were a 90s band. So that's good
Well hooray, a decent album after a run of dross. Maybe not even their best but enjoyable nonetheless! It’s got to be 4* but that could be high due to listener’s relief !!
Possibly not as good as I'd remembered but still some absolute bangers and a good summer album.
A perfect synthesis of brit rock of all ages from the Beatles and Stones to T-Rex to Jesus & Mary Chain. Just like Nirvana pulled off with Nevermind, this album summarizes an entire lineage of rock music with just the right pop songwriting approach to make it their own and break the mainstream. Noel's derivative lead guitar work is excused because of his songwriting. -1 star because the wall of guitars does wear you out a bit and while all songs are great I don't think they're all instant classics.
Just a pretty sweet alt rock album. Reminds me a lot of the other stuff on creation at the time, just poppier.
not as good as morning glory, still good. live forever, columbia, supersonic, married with children
Still magnificent, albeit recorded in mud.
A classic in British alt rock music. The first album by oasis is nothing short of outstanding and a way to put a band on the map. Probably their second best album behind morning glory. This one has some solid catchy songs. It’s a shame the brothers couldn’t get along because they made great music together. Overall this is a relisten and super enjoyable for anyone that was young in the 90s and 00s. 8.3/10
Not going to pretend like I didn't enjoy this just so I can be as pretentious as everyone else. This was a solid album with nice layered guitars and vocals. Cover also goes stupid. 3.5/5
It's amazing how quickly they had their own sound (with the obvious beatles influence) You can hear where they're going, but they're not quite there yet. A few too many filler tracks brings the score down from perfect, but always worth a listen. Best songs: Live forever, rock 'n' roll star, cigarettes and alcohol.
Very good
3.5
Strong 4, kept reminding me of DMAS in a way
I have such a complicated relationship with oasis. At the time, I sneered at them as much as they sneered at everybody else. I was into blur. Or better yet pulp. Are they simplistic, radio friendly, and steal? Guilty on all counts. Dude straight up lifts a melody from a coke commercial. I guess those issues just don’t bother me as much as they did. Now when I listen I feel a heart felt nostalgia from an experience I never had. “Live forever” soars. They reached greater heights. But for me this album feels the most real.
Classic init
B-sides are better, they should've included them and removed some of the duller tracks.
Genre: Punk Rock Review: Pretty good. Reminded me of some of the older English bands like The Sex Pistols, Clash etc. Certainly some influences there. I'd like to listen to more of them. Heard good things, and listened to some good tracks here too. Rating: 7/10
Never listened to Oasis before - I get it now.
Cool. 4 stars
On first listen I thought this is not as good as their follow-up. And after multiple listens, I still believe that's true. But there's definitely a bunch of rocking songs - most of them really. I think Rock n Roll Star, Up in the Sky, Bring it on Down, or Slide Away might have been even better choices as singles than Shakermaker or Supersonic. Live Forever was a good choice as a single - good lyrics and composition from Noel but a bit of those flawed Liam vocals. That might be the biggest place where this album leaves something to be desired - I can picture my buddy from Southampton doing his best Liam impression and singing the words sheeeeine or actsheeeeeion (it's just shine and action, alright?). His vocals got better over time but flaws really on display here. Still, for the rocking it's solid. And no doubt they ushered in a new era of rock.
I just came into this album really only knowing Oasis’ singles and was not expecting to be too thrilled by it. I have to admit that it’s a pretty solid album though. Liam’s voice can get a little irritating sometimes, but the songwriting is good and I do like the guitar sound on here. “Columbia” was a particular standout for me with its driving rhythm, especially towards the end of the song. “Bring it on Down” was another one that I really enjoyed. I’m starting to think that the non-single tracks off the album are better than the singles. It’s a 3.5 album but should I round up? Definitely maybe.
Irresistable tunes for the most part, performed with that typical cheekiness.
So cool! Picking up a 60’s/early 70’s mods vibe, but then adding 80’s indierock, making it unique at the time. Still love it today!
Very positively impressed! I like this album!
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? is a far superior album
I like the sound of the entire album, but really like 3 of the songs in particular. I probably wouldn't skip any of them if they were to come on the radio, though. Very good, influential album! :)
Highlights: Rock'n'Roll Star, Live Forever, Columbia, Slide Away
Highlights: Up In The Sky, Married With Children
5 ⭐️ for effortless cool and a plenitude of hooks, minus 1 ⭐️ for everything sounding kind of the same
Nice
Am I including this historical album filled with iconic cuts in my own list, as flawed as said album is sometimes? *Shall* I include it, in spite of a guitar wall of sound that didn't age that well, and a couple of annoying fillers in its tracklisitiing? Definitely Maybe. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: less than 700, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: approximately a half so far Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter (including this one, most probably) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter
It was nice familiarizing myself with Oasis' music as I always wanted to get into them but never got around to it. I thought the album was pretty good and recognized maybe one of their songs from elsewhere. Nice listen. 8/10.
I think cramming multiple days of homework into one may have resulted in less love for this album than I could have had. I listened back-to-back with some other 90s rock, and although I liked this album more than that one, as it had a lighter feel, I was ready to move on to something else.
This one and the (even better) Morning Glory album are their claim to glory, afterwards, Oh Well... Like their f-you-attitude, the way Liam spits out the words when singing, the raw sound, very much inspired by the classic Brittish guitar sound. This one 4 stars and the Morning Glory will get 5 if it will be included in the 1001 albums.
Great
those britpop boys knew what they were doing. blur is and always will be better, but rock and roll star is a fucking classic
Pretty good, the production quality on some songs is a bit questionable 🤔
I’m starting to think this list is very partial to UK-based artists. Anyways, this is the Wanker Brothers’ debut record. Right off the bat, the production is garbage. Very muddy wall of sound style guitars. Can get fatiguing to listen to. But luckily the songs are pretty good so it kinda makes up for that. They are probably the most polarizing band of all time but you can’t deny this is just a massive debut record that immediately boosted their popularity. Using meth before going onstage certainly helps.
Good but morning glory is better
Oasis are a fun band. They clearly pride themselves on delivering premium rock: loud guitars, big energy, plenty of attitude. But at the core of their songs there’s always a seed of a catchy melody. Good pop songwriting and singalong choruses are just as important to them as blaring feedback and guitar solos. They clearly worship The Beatles; aside from an explicit reference to “Yellow Submarine” on “Supersonic,” there are little moments here and there that remind me of other Beatles songs. Also Liam Gallagher kinda sounds like John Lennon sometimes. Ok so here’s my funny line about Oasis: You know how you get a Coke bottle sometimes and it says ‘Made from 40% recycled plastics’? Oasis makes music from 40% recycled rock songs. Listen to the beginning of “Cigarettes and Alcohol” — they totally rip off the opening riff of T. Rex’s “Bang a Gong.” A bunch of times throughout this album I thought, ‘Ooh that reminds me of something,’ but for some reason I give them a free pass when they copy other artists. It feels playful when they do it. They drop in a melody or chord progression from another song but then change it up and do something different with it. It triggers a memory in my brain, makes me smile and that nostalgic feeling for classic rock transfers onto their music. Oasis are rock star pros. They know what they’re doing. (Btw, I love how he sounds drunk on “Cigarettes and Alcohol” - that’s a fun touch.)
Oasis is amazing. I've never followed them so deeply to know them beyond their singles but this list has been great at making me do these deeper dives. And to be honest I don't even think it's so much of a deep dive to check out huge records by huge bands. Just somethin ya gotta do. I love the in-the-pocket laid back drum groove on "Columbia". Really tight and really fun hearing the vocals and drums BOTH feel like they are dragging the song- but they are doing it together and are juuuust aligned enough that the song keeps slithering along. This one apparently has been in a back-and-forth with people when they ponder which Oasis album is the best one. I try not to let outside opinions interject into my thoughts too much on this project but I just read an article that claims that this album has more 9/10 to 10/10 tracks on it- that it's more consistently strong than "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?". I gotta say though- "Wonderwall", "Don't Look Back in Anger", and "Champagne Supernova" all being on ONE record and that record not being the BEST record for a band is wildly impressive. I'm also trying to not let bands other releases change my ratings too much here but to me this isn't as good as "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?". It's a really solid album but maybe not a 5/5 for me. I think it's like a 4.4 and just short of being high enough to round-up. I love this album cover too. I think the 1990s is my favorite era for album covers. They tend to not stick SO tightly to a visual style/aesthetic (like the 70s, 80s albums did), but to me felt more guided by the content inside of the image and what's going on in the scene. Maybe the 90s were more the start of this idea rather than a decade that is unique in this; because now that I consider it I don't think the 2000s or 2010s really were so glued to the visual decade-vibe like the 70s and 80s were. I might not be wording that to well but I think it would be a great discussion to have!
classic max-out-the-levels Oasis
18 ans encore
One of the pillars of BritPop
Todo un disco de rock con buenas canciones, estilo inconfundible y predominio de estilo de pop-rock inglés
Is Oasis overrated? some might think so, but I still love them. Something about just making fun and enjoyable music that still speaks to your teenager self makes this a great album.
this was great! really liked a few songs on here
I really liked this album. Oasis can rock pretty hard. Fav song was Live Forever.
I have/had (not sure which) this on CD but don't think I ever really listened much. This was generally pretty good, I enjoyed it.
****
Yeah, solid 90s rock. That last track tho
Still diggin the 90's Beatles
Very good, not 5 stars. Blends together after a while
Maybe I need to explore britrock a little more huh
Rock N Roll Star sounds like an ode to Kurt Cobain and The Beatles almost, with the loud guitars of the early 90s but the fun pop sound of the mid 60s. Shakermaker is loosely based on a 12 bar blues and a catchy riff. The vocals on this track are fine. The song doesn’t seem to resolve very musically, or at least upon first listen to my ears. Live Forever’s composition sounds very Pop Radio oriented, especially the chorus. This song is fine, perfectly fun. Up In The Sky has lyrics that are dripping in Generation X angst. “I heard that the shine’s gone out of your life, well that’s just too bad, welcome to my world!” Noel Gallagher was likely listening to the American Grunge records that were globally popular. Supersonic is so simple yet so catchy; it makes sense why this was one of the leading singles for this record. Bring It On Down is short, sweet, and to the point. How this wasn’t one of the leading singles for Definitely Maybe blows my mind. I can’t really comment on anything else, it’s all similar in Pop fashion. Overall, this record is a very fun listen. I can hear Noel Gallagher’s angst all over this record, and it hasn’t ever been more fun. These guys definitely like Shoegaze, Sex Pistols, The Beatles, and Achtung Baby era U2. Liam Gallagher is a moron. 3.75/5
This album started off slow for me. After the 3rd song it really became a winner. Other than wonder wall I've never bothered to give this band a listen. That changed today. These guys can really groove, the something is good as well as musicianship.
More energetic than I expected. Fun guitar-driven pop-rock
blur better
Standouts were Columbia and Slide Away. Lead singers voice is very nostalgic for early 2000s
Some bands take years and several albums to find their voice, Oasis come out of the gate, glass the waiter, steal someone's pint and leave. Its got to be up there in the best debuts. Oasis get a bad rep for being overly simplistic rock and roll for football hooligans. And I get that viewpoint, I do, but those people should lighten up, its great songwriting done well and with attitude and the wall of guitars sound is timeless. I absolutely adore the opening bars of "Live Forever", its a classic musical moment and for that reason id probably point to it as my standout song. I'm only not giving this 5 stars by its unfortunate virtue of not being "(What's the story) Morning Glory?". Its not Definitely Maybe's fault of course but sometimes you get overshadowed by your more successful sibling.
4 A welcome surprise. There’s a lot I could say about Oasis, but I’d like to save most of it for (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? - And if it didn't make the list, then I guess those thoughts go unpublished. For now, I’ll say high school wouldn’t have been the same without the band. Anyway, regarding this particular album, while not their best (I would put it under both the aforementioned and Masterplan personally), this is still a classic 90s alternative rock record and among Britpop best. Rock n Roll Star is a great opener, and I’ve loved it from the second I first heard it in the form as You All Everybody by Drive Shaft on Lost (it’s the same song and you can’t convince me otherwise). Supersonic, Live Forever, and Cigarettes & Alcohol are of course certified classics, but there were even a few songs here and there like Shakermaker, Up in the Sky, and Bring It On Down that I had forgotten about and enjoyed more than I remember. Not every song is a banger, but they’re all at least pretty good. Far from the first time I’ve heard this one, and while I don’t think it’ll ever be the Oasis album I return to most, it’s definitely one I’ll re-visit from time to time again.
Pretty good! Added about half the songs to my Spotify
Velade mellan en trea eller fyra men när sista låten Married with children dök upp så blev valet enkelt.
Toujours bon du Oasis! Un peu moins de chansons connues, mais toutes de qualité!
Excellent in an unassuming way, which is not what I have been primed to expect from Oasis. This is an album that, at first blush, I can say has a moderate amount of filler that still deserves to be there. That's not an impression I'm used to having, but the sequencing of Definitely Maybe does the job. The seamless runtime has me getting some of the Oasis hype without bringing to mind any particular song highlights. Simply a solid rendition of British musical past, present, and niche.
not sure I'd ever listened to this entire album before and think I preferred to whats the story
No es un 5 estrellas pero son 4 muy altas. Sobretodo por las 4 canciones con las que empieza el album: «Rock 'N' Roll Star», «Shakermaker», «Live Forever» y «Up In The Sky». A esas les sumas «Supersonic» y «Married With Children» y ya tienes un disco que merece la pena oir más de una vez en tu vida.
OH LOVE OASIS. Many people hate them and call them generic (including my dad) but idc. Not their best album though. Fav tracks: live forever, slide away, supersonic
Got a couple classics really good over-all album for me
Definitely Maybe wasn’t the first Britpop album, but Oasis’s debut is arguably what made the genre into a phenomenon. Rough around the edges, but has a delightful sneer.
Cool album. At first I thought it was kinda trash but there were a a few bangers nd i was like oh shit nvm. Slide Away, Columbia, Supersonic are the standouts. Probably would like it more with concurrent listens, but rn I'm feeling a 7.5/10.
There weren't any songs that Really grabbed me but I did enjoy their sound overall and I thought it was very consistent for the whole album. This would be a good record to put on while you're making, like, a moderately complicated dinner.
favourite song: cigarettes and alcohol least favourite song: columbia
Great album, what’s the story morning glory is the shining album, but good tracks on this one as well.
It's not the best Oasis album but it sets up everything that makes "Morning Glory" the best. It's all here, they just hadn't quite figured out how to dial the Oasisness up to 11 yet. It's still a damn good album.
Great opening song and generally great album
Excellent record
Even though I don't think I've ever heard this album, I've heard this sound. I got some serious nostalgia from when I was a teenager. Felt good man. I did not expect to like this album as much as I did.
very good album, surprised me a lot. I was convinced i wouldn't like this but i was very surprised. Songs like supersonic or rock and roll super tar were my favourite
9/12/2022
1994. Live Forever, Rock 'n' Roll Star, Supersonic
GOOD.
Oasis have an annoying trait of making a solid 3 minute song last for about 5 minutes despite clearly running out of ideas That being said, this album has some of their strongest songs - opener Rock n Roll Star is the major exception to the above rule, Live Forever is a great time, Supersonic is silly but fun, and Married With Children is a lovely little closer. It really drags in places though, and Shakermaker is downright awful
Britpop de Oasis. Está bien. Un 4.
Great album
el nuevo sonido del rock britanico llegaba y para quedarse a influenciar a varios. Antes de llegar su gran obra a mi gusto (whats the story morning glory) la banda llega con su debut para romper taquillas y abrir la puerta al britpop. fav songs: rock n roll star live forever (himno) supersonic ✰ bring it on down cigarettes and alcohol slide away married with children ✰ 4.3 / 4.5
A solid fun album, Live Forever is an absolute classic and one of my favourite songs. However, there are some tracks on here which aren’t as good, dragging it down from a 5.
Great example of what 90’s British Grunge was then. Cigarettes and Alcohol was my favorite
Classic, worn out tape memories.
Bueno, aunque no es el mejor de ossis
Leonard e crazzy
Great album. Production could be better I think the tracks could hit more. Live Forever is a fantastic track same with Rock n Roll Star.
More rock-y than I thought Oasis was I liked it a lot, hadn't heard any of these songs. Just the most popular by Oasis Would be 4.5 stars
Oasis tried really hard to be the Beatles of the mid-nineties. I'd argue that they succeeded in many ways. The music is clearly rooted in the Beatles, they blew up fast and ended quickly, they were dysfunctional in all the most interesting ways. Liam and Noel. John and Paul. Which one was the real talent? Who needed who more? Anyway, this band was like the soundtrack of most of my high school career. Love it. "Morning Glory" is better, but this is a solid album. Married with Children is the perfect song to end on.
Cracking debut! Favourite track > 'Supersonic'
oasis is trying to do a beatles-stones crossover thing and they end up being worse than both, but this album is still very listenable. very much of its time, but it’s of its time because it inspired a lot of other people. not my favorite but solid overall
Always been more of a WTSMG fan, but I can see how the rawer guitars and mad-fer-it attitude of the debut would be some people’s preference, especially if they were aged ~12-25 when it came out. Plus, it’s got Live Forever, Supersonic and Slide Away on it, which are worth most of my 4.5 star rating on their own.
yeaaaaaaaaaaaah BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
A fantastic album, full of excellent albeit very familiar material. The standard is high throughout, with only one to two tracks dipping a little.
Oasis su valjda jedini bend zbog kojeg pomislim da tekstovi fakat nisu bitni, ali mi je zato zauvijek super liamovo naglašavanje. Sanšaijajn
I like Oasis much more than I thought I did.
Oasis is one of those band I hadn't bothered to listen to beyond a couple of their best known songs and I've probably heard more about their personal squabbles and gossipy news stories than their actual music. This is my first full listen to this album, Oasis's debut, Definitely Maybe. It definitely makes an impression, as the music is catchy and rocks out pretty good and it definitely has it's moments. I don't know if the band deserves all the hype they received when it was first released, but the music stands up as above average and I must admit I enjoyed it. The band might be overrated, but on this album, they "put their money where their mouth is", an excellent record.
Essential 90s culture and a seminal BritPop album. Do I think the lyrics make sense? Nah. Are they catchy? Yeah.
I like What’s The Story better but this one is sick
From the first to the last minute you're covered in this wall of guitar sound that could either pick you up or annoy the hell out of you. I'm in the former camp and consider this debut of Oasis as their best album. The strong songwriting of Noel and the fact that Liam actually did show up to the studio these years to sing the songs (which he does a lot better than his brother) makes this a raw rock 'n' roll album. Some songs are indeed a bit better than others, but songs like Supersonic, Slide Away and Live Forever are standing strong. And I don't care that Cigarettes and Alcohol is a complete T.Rex ripoff. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Personal Enjoyment: 4/5 1001-Worthy: 5/5
hmm, yes. Pretty decent
Rock
I do love Oasis but there were some slight duds in here that keep this from being a top album for me
Ay pussio
90's Brit pop classic. Some good music, nothing revolutionary but a fun listen. I use to think What's the Story Morning glory was there best but I think I like this more.
When Definitely Maybe first came out they led off in North America with Supersonic , which wasn’t my bag, though it has since grown on me. If they’d led off with Live Forever, like they did in the UK, I’d have probably been on board sooner. I find this album a mixed bag, but it’s one of my favourite recorded acoustic guitar tones. Slide Away always strikes me as a missed opportunity, because it really told us which way they were heading, but they used it as a b-side.
I hate that I love this album. But it's an annoyingly good album, it can't be denied!
A really good Brit pop record, not great but pretty well crafted. Morning Glory is better, but this has all the elements: hooks, sing a long choruses, interesting if not classic guitar play.
Only recognise a couple songs off here, but a proper solid album.
I'd got so used to Oasis being a plodding, dull band for plodding, dull, Brexity arseholes that I'd forgotten the first album is actually pretty good. I think their biggest mistake was losing the drummer - this is a more energetic, driving album than anything that followed. Live Forever and Supersonic are canon. Cigarettes and Alcohol and Shakermaker are okay, but overrated. The lyrics are crap, the music is fun. They've punched above their weight since 1995, but this was better than I was expecting.
Lite för långt o lite för same same
Rock ‘n’ Roll star and Live Forever were best for me, but could be because they were earlier on album. By the end of it I’ve felt like I’ve had too much of the driving guitars. I think I liked it more twenty years ago. Very reminiscent of the 90s, iconic. Musically an important album historically, but hasn’t aged as well as it could have IMHO.
A classic! Not always original but with a lot of attitude and some great songs.
Partly nostalgia, but also this is still full of big tunes and singalong choruses.
Po pire
Still classic
Show, musica pra rolê show
Bão também
cantei supersonic a plenos pulmões #sddsmtv
Slide Away is the standout here. They have many really good songs, but I fall off a bit the more they resort to cliched rock wall of sound with a Sex Pistols whine and sneer. It’s fine, but their melodies with supersonic and slide away are where they shine.
Pretty good!
Used to love this album. Brings back memories to re listen after years.
I always enjoyed Oasis, but I don't think this is their best album. It's very good though, and glad that I listened to it again.
Favorites: Bring It On Down, Cigarettes & Alcohol, Slide Away
Wow, maybe Britpop is good.
Incredibly solid album and one that I've gone back to over the years time and again. Sure it will never be Blur for me, but it's damn good.
Still a great album of my youth, I had it in my head I preferred this album due to it being a bit rawer, but listening now not as good as def maybe.
Classic!
Kocht deze CD tegelijkertijd met the Blue album van Weezer en raakte dus wat ondergesneeuwd! Jaren later viel het kwartje wel. Erger me dood aan die arrogantie, maar het is wel een te gek plaatje. Jezelf de beste band sinds The Beatles noemen gaat alleen echt VEEL te ver.
Niet hun beste plaat. Dat is wat mij betreft de opvolger. Maar nog steeds een goede tweede en wat een band, ondanks het gerollebol van de broers
More fun than I expected. Still, the nasally drone started to wear on me.
Cool album. The music is a bit on the loud side for my taste - lots of diff sounds. But overall I like it!
A certified staple of 90s britpop for sure. While I find this sound can get a bit repetitive for over 50 minutes, it's still a sound I enjoy. Favorites: Live Forever, Bring It On Down, Slide Away
1994 - Alt Rock / Brit rock
Giving Oasis the edge here in the Brit pop battle because Rock and Roll Star will always make me think of You All Everybody
These boys are more than just Wonderwall. Not much, but they are.
Pretty good. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
One of those bands that I dislike but will always scream along to. I find their singles better than the album cuts - possibly nostalgia coming into play. This album isn’t as stacked as Morning Glory but it’s hard to deny Live Forever which is such a positive song. Fave tracks: “Live Forever” “Cigarettes & Alcohol” “Rock & Roll Star”
I enjoyed it
A very good album, this is maybe the third time I've listened to it and it was the most impressive. I always was of the opinion that Blur was the superior band but this album now makes it a closer race. The album rocks and has great songs. A fine album 4 atars
Classic 90s pub Rock, from my youth
Clearly a very influential album, some classic tracks, but it's a bit too samey for me to enjoy the full run length.
Definitely definitely.....one or 2 not do good...but supersonic live forever slideaway etc
Classic album of the Britpop era. Vacillating on how many stars to give it. Although iconic, there were better bands and albums of that era imo. Saw them at Knebworth 1996, although The Prodigy blew them off the stage.
Definitely maybe a 4
A very fine debut album. Songs are good, though not quite of the caliber of morning glory. I am annoyed of their "influences" coming dangerously close to blatant rip off. Keeps it from a full blown 4 so I'm giving 3.75 🌟
Good listen. Favorite tracks are Bring it on Down and Columbia.
I could be without the first record, the two other was good.
I mean... it's good. I like better What's the story... There's a lot of similar things. I think that emotions linked to music have a lot to do with the age when we listen to it for the first time. I was a fan when I was 11 and I listened to Wonderwall for the first time. It still affects me, that song made me create a world in my head... Life is not a song, kid... Well, maybe...
Friday 17th September Listened in the car on the way to Anna Smith's wedding in Norfolk. The drawl, the bombast, it's pure rock and roll.
7/10, might bump up to an 8 on a relisten because I didn't focus during a lot of the middle section.
Like it or not I know all these songs very well. Has a good stomp Can't deny that it's a great record They do what they do very well Unashamedly what it is Simple Not a bad song on here
I enjoyed listening to this record. It was cool to see where they started and the subtle sound differences between this and their following record.
Imagino que para aquellos a quienes nos gusta el estilo de Oasis este es un gran disco, pero entiendo cómo podría parecerle monótono y hasta quizá aburrido a alguien que no. Aunque tiene canciones clásicas como Shakermaker, Live Forever y Supersonic, reconozco que escuchar el álbum completo puede ser pesado por el efecto constante de las guitarras, que está presente en todas menos la última canción (que por cierto, me gusta justo por eso). Es frecuente que se asocie a Oasis con The Beatles, creo que la influencia se nota más en "Up in the Sky" y "Cigarrettes & Alcohol", por el estilo musical y la selección de instrumentos. También el uso de la pandereta en algunas canciones abona a realizar dicha comparación.
Pure loud 90s rock, so good
Oasis is heavy enough but not too heavy. Goldilocks R&R if you will. They are sufficiently well known that most everyone will know their popular songs. I like these guys but never sat and listened through this album before. The band is tight and the guitars kick. Side 3 is my favourite starting off with the hit and then followed by Bring it on Down and Ciggs & Alch which are two really good ass kicking rock and roll songs.
Tapa llena de detalles. Album hermoso
Tering goed album, heerlijke hits als live forever en bring it on down
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Missed the boat when these guys were at their peak as I was much more interested in the big beat electronic stuff coming out of Britain. Also Wonderwall never really did it for me so I never ever really gave them a shot. Listening now I can understand the hype and had I been 10 years older I would've been an Oasis tragic I've got no doubt. Great album. Give it a few more years and listens and I have no doubts it'll be 5 stars by then.
Nice easy listening. Wonderwall gives you a bad idea of what this band can do.
Good 90's rock. Wonderwall? Never head of 'em.