Definitely Maybe
Oasis

On the very day that they released tickets for their reunion as well. Tricky one to handle impartially - there's no denying the cultural impact they had, although whether unleashing hoards of lads and ladettes on the world was a good thing, who can say. In the cold light of day, a lot of this is pretty pedestrian but, and I hate myself for it, there's no denying that Liam's snarl and Noel's riff on the opening track are a powerful force. Didn't we *all* want to be rock and roll stars with unlimited amounts of cigarettes and alcohol. Obviously tainted by the past 20 odd years of Gallagher brother helmetry, but the furore for tickets shows they're still a force.

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