let-me-listening-emilia
i’m trying to assess this album in a vacuum and not compare it to blur because i think that’s the only fair way to approach it. you’re welcome, liam. (noel gets nothing from me.)
WELLLLL it’s a good record! is it the best in the world? is it the best of 1995? is it particularly groundbreaking in terms of the musical arrangements, lyrical content, overall structure? NO!!!! is ‘champagne supernova’ one of the greatest songs of all time? YES!!!!
the best oasis songs have a wonderful anthemic quality to them, which is what i imagine is the driving force of their appeal. to me, this does not indicate great art. but not every pop rock album has to be great art.
i think they take a very classical, 1950s/60s-era approach to rock n roll: simple, infectious, great to sing along to, nothing you have to think too hard about.
ok i’m putting my blur fan hat back on. it’s frankly ludicrous that they’re compared to blur because blur so obviously blows them out of the water when it comes to artistry, creative innovation, emotional depth, etc. i can see why people might personally prefer oasis, but they are not OBJECTIVELY better by any metric.
however, i will concede that this is a better album than *the great escape*. but only barely. and ‘roll with it’ is equally as stupid as ‘country house’. [ariana grande voice] it’s equality.
fav tracks: champagne supernova; hey now!; cast no shadow; wonderwall
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lauras-1001-album-journey
That was very fun! I noticed the Beatles' influence on their sound much more than in the past, which I enjoyed hearing because I like how the Beatles sound although I can't imagine putting on a whole album of this instead of just listening to the Beatles in that case.
I can imagine this being great in a large stadium. I don't think it's anything much deeper than that. It's a bit odd at times to hear such simple and often stupid-sounding, fake-deep lyrics ("All your dreams are made when you're chained to the mirror and the razor blade") paired with this kind of music. But I know that Oasis kind of didn't really care about creating poignant lyrics so they're just meant as a vehicle for the songs' earworminess.
On that note, they are great at writing a catchy hook. Actually letting "Wonderwall" play all the way through, rather than rolling my eyes that I have to hear that overplayed song again, made me hear it for what it is: a fun and catchy pop song with actually kind of strange and interesting chord choices at times and an infectious bass line.
I didn't really come across any songs that I didn't already like ("Don't Look Back In Anger", "Champagne Supernova", "She's Electric"), except for "Cast No Shadow" (which kind of just sounded like a blur song to me), and "Morning Glory" (the epitome of what I've described this album to be -- probably great on a large scale live but with stupid lyrics). There were also many times that I felt I'd enjoy it more if I liked the vocals more but I can cope.
Fav tracks: Don't Look Back In Anger, Champagne Supernova, She's Electric, Cast No Shadow
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