How Good Was OASIS Actually? (Listening To OASIS For The First Time)

OASIS is back! From the breakup the brothers are back! The Oasis reunion is here. But how good was Oasis actually? Let’s dive into the band and see. Oasis are known for their albums Definitely maybe, what's the story morning glory, be here now and more. Oasis are known for their songs wonderwall, don’t look back in anger, stop crying your heart out and more, champagne supernova, live forever and more. Oasis are Liam and Noel Gallagher.
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[@NeverNormal]

Before you leave a comment saying "Stop crying your eyes out???WTF" Remember Don't look back in anger 😉

[@ellohihi]

Got a laugh out of that one 😅 great video enjoyed your insight! You should check out The Maine or “Social Animals” too

[@NeverNormal]

Really like the maine. I lovvvveeeee loved you a little. You are OK also had some great songs. And can't stop won't stop obviously

[@ellohihi]

@@NeverNormal I just saw your Maine video from 5 years ago! But Loved You a Little was great. I honestly much preferred Lovely Little Lonely and even XoXo over You are OK though. Agreed with your sentiment. I’ll be watching more of your channel in the future! I know I already threw a couple of recommendations out there but if you liked Rocket to the Moon way back then the lead singer Nick Santino has a band called Beach Weather that have been coming out with some great songs recently.

[@JamJam0189]

Oasis's Wonderwall was everywhere in 90's and over-played, got a bit fed up of it, they had different and better and bigger hits in the UK. They made a mistake saying we will be bigger than The Beatles, they didn't manage as much international success as The Beatles or as many No1 hits, they were the biggest Brit Pop band Blur also did some good songs too. They are in my opinion over-rated, two good albums many say, 8 UK No1's, they show off behaviour also put people off.

[@ChorltonandtheWheelies]

That famous Oasis tune "Stop crying your eyes out" 😄 Heart my guy!

[@sshrpe]

What you’ve not mentioned here much is the B-Sides. I was a kid/teen through the early part of Oasis’ history and I collected every one of their singles on CD, since they were practically EPs with three B-sides each that were frequently better than most of the songs on their albums. Tracks like The Masterplan, Round Are Way, Step Out, Half The World Away, and Stay Young were all non-album tracks and are all worth checking out. They did release a compilation of b-sides called The Masterplan, which served the purpose of making the songs a bit more well-known, but it’s a significant part of their catalogue that arguably most of their best songs never actually appeared on their studio albums

[@NeverNormal]

Ohhhh will check those out. Thanks for watching!

[@badideaorgenius]

Exactly early stuff and b-sides, just did a video on this. Some of their last albums they might be gems but just couldn't be bothered.

[@lifeisagame2023]

​@@NeverNormalstart with the masterplan b sides album, but there's even better elsewhere. Should all be on KZbin in some form

[@KingoRichie1990]

The Masterplan album is incredible.

[@Jdw-cb4ym]

Noel has said his only regret was using up all those amazing tunes as b-sides… it’s what made him the king for that period though.

[@joseocciano1939]

Oasis are like that person you think you don't like, then you get to know them and realize they might be the coolest person you ever met and you were wrong about them the whole time lol They are brilliant.

[@jonnywishbone4805]

I don’t think anyone can appreciate just how massive Oasis were from 94-98 in the UK unless you were there- even a lounge parody of ‘Wonderwall’ got to number two in the charts and even a CD of them arguing was a minor hit (Wibbling Rivalry).

[@JamJam0189]

Wonderwall was over-played on the radio in the 90's and that kind of put me off, they had much better songs, and bigger hits (Wonderwall as a No2 hit). Brit-Pop was started by Suede, Oasis had most commercial success, Compared to others the Sex Pistols were more angry, The Beatles much more varied and creative, I don't think they were much like The Beatles, The Beatles styles are varied, more creative and different sounds, Paul's voice is also better than Liam's. Their songs were also inspired by Slade and The Kinks. They had 8 No1's but to me are over-rated, I much prefer The Beatles and The Kinks.

[@tomant9464]

I was able to get tickets for one of the Manchester shows, so stocked man!! Cheers from Denmark

[@NeverNormal]

That's awesome! Enjoy!

[@JamJam0189]

Good luck hope you didn't massively overpay. Oasis's Wonderwall was everywhere in 90's and over-played on the radio, got a bit fed up of it, they had different and better and bigger hits in the UK. They made a mistake saying we will be bigger than The Beatles, they didn't manage as much international success as The Beatles or as many No1 hits, they were the biggest Brit Pop band Blur also did some good songs too. They are in my opinion over-rated, two good albums many say, 8 UK No1's, they showed off their behaviour also put many people off.

[@Poppunknanana]

I was able to get a ticket for one of the Wembley shows somehow, probably the biggest show I’ll ever go too. Flying from the west coast to London, the story so far to oasis pipeline is very much real

[@NeverNormal]

Lol enjoy the show!

[@fredriktoennesen4194]

i was lucky to get tickets for a wembley show as well. Will be flying from Texas to experiance this moment in history

[@davidjofficial1]

Dude, you realise they are about to announce a US tour for August / September next year

[@Poppunknanana]

@@davidjofficial1 Always wanted to go to Wembley stadium for a show, figured this would be the right one, I feel like an oasis show there vs here is very different

[@davidjofficial1]

@@Poppunknanana yeah, I hear you. You'll enjoy it anyway.

[@risboturbide9396]

"Dig Out Your Soul" and "Don't Believe The Truth" are real masterpieces. 🍻

[@spencergadoury]

Love Oasis and hope they come to Canada! Love the Counting Crows shoutout too I’m a huge fan of theirs , they have so many amazing songs , their second album might acc be their best IMO… saw them live they were great

[@JM-in4jn]

They were referred to early on as the Sex Beatles, because they sounded like a fusion of the Sex Pistols and the Beatles. John Lydon even teased Liam to his face, asking him why he stole his voice.

[@JamJam0189]

Sex Pistols were more angry, The Beatles much more varied and creative, I don't think they were much like The Beatles, The Beatles styles are varied, more creative and different sounds, Paul's voice is also better than Liam's. They songs were also inspired by Slade and The Kinks. They had 8 No1's but to me are over-rated, I much prefer The Beatles and The Kinks.

[@diorsse]

@@JamJam0189paul's voice could not be more different from liam's man idk how ur comparing them 😭 they both have amazing voices, they're just very different

[@KingoRichie1990]

*Be Here Now* was the first album I ever bought, in 1997, aged 7. Used my birthday money to buy the cassette 'cause I couldn't afford it on CD. 😆

[@williamhorner6080]

Who buys lp's at 7 lol. I was 7 at the height of punk in 1977, was not listening to music at bloody 7 lol too busy with Star Wars and Action Man.

[@KingoRichie1990]

@@williamhorner6080 Oh, I loved my Action Man too, but they were on the news all the time and getting in trouble, so I thought they were cool as 'eck. Good decision too 'cause I loved that album.

[@mikebradford9433]

B sides 1994-1996. Not just the album ‘The Masterplan’ as it misses a couple of great songs such as Cloudburst.

[@davidemarconi9146]

You don’t mention the last album, Dig Out Your Soul, that is underrated

[@michaeljohn1978]

I like Dig Out Your Soul, but when you listen to a lot of the lyrics it was as if they knew it was going to be their last album. "I'm outta time", "We live a dying dream" and at least a couple of songs mention the rapture

[@jackhughes7637]

It's not a good album

[@davidemarconi9146]

@@jackhughes7637 It is

[@englishkiwi3051]

First 8 songs are great but the last 3 are awful which brings it down to a good 7-7.5/10 rather than the 9 it could've been if they'd swapped those 3 for 3 other songs they had at the time.

[@michaeljohn1978]

@@englishkiwi3051 I like Soldier On. Although they didn't soldier on after that final Oasis album track. So, I'd say there's only 2 bad tracks on the album

[@davejordan3130]

Did you listen to the Masterplan album?

[@matthewrider5906]

Don't Believe the Truth was a great album, & I'll die on that hill too!

[@guksack]

I grew up with Be Here Now being my favourite album of theirs, and Little By Little (Heathen Chemistry) being my favourite song of theirs. Did what you did and re-discovered their other material in recent days, and it was fun to recapture the magic of the first two albums that mostly passed me by as a kid. Oh and the late 90s/early 00s guitar-driven revival is coming soon, I'm sure! The clothes are coming back, surely the music will too, haha

[@propriov]

One of the most impactful and recognizable voices, great melodies. Say everything about the two brothers but they made history, this says it all

[@UltraZombie]

Stop crying my eyes out got me going

[@stevenmcnally108]

Heard it and went straight to the comments

[@englishkiwi3051]

Lyla was a UK number 1 hit FYI.

[@mitchellparr551]

YES! The comparison to The Beatles is exactly that - lazy. It's a sure fire way to tell someone hasn't listened to either band properly.

[@JamJam0189]

Wonderwall was over-played on the radio in the 90's and that kind of put me off, they had much better songs, and bigger hits (Wonderwall as a No2 hit). Brit-Pop was started by Suede, Oasis had most commercial success, Compared to others the Sex Pistols were more angry, The Beatles much more varied and creative, I don't think they were much like The Beatles, The Beatles styles are varied, more creative and different sounds, Paul's voice is also better than Liam's. Their songs were also inspired by Slade and The Kinks. They had 8 No1's but to me are over-rated, I much prefer The Beatles and The Kinks.

[@mark_axe_acting]

Going nowhere is an Oasis song you need to listen too it’s amazing

[@well_i_liked_it]

I liked the bit where he never listened to Oasis.

[@wazreacts]

This is exactly what happened here. Did some lyric searches, scanned through a few articles on their albums etc. I bet he didn't let a song play a minute before fast forwarding to the next... Oasis' best work was their b-sides. Noel, Gem and Terry's 2006 acoustic tour was 2/3 b-sides, and the 1-2K intimate crowds all sang along with gusto. Felt amazing to be amongst my people. No other band could do that. Oasis are the most overrated and underrated band in history. overrated when it comes to some of their most popular WTS(MG) era hits; underrated when it comes to everything else.

[@charliehunter794]

Don’t believe the truth is a great album

[@sparkylfc91]

No, it isn’t

[@paultaylor9498]

​@@sparkylfc91there are great songs on the album It's an okay album but not the best. There last one was better

[@englishkiwi3051]

​@sparkylfc91 yes, it is.

[@matthewrider5906]

Has anyone EVER CONFIRMED whether or not they're actually coming to North America too???

[@MikeBrusca]

As soon as I heard the American accent I knew this wouldn’t be good 😂

[@jcasstudio]

Masterplan is the best one by far, even Noel admitted was a huge mistake to only using for B Side

[@TonyMontanaDS]

The 3rd album was great, but the songs were too long and they themselves admit to it. They were high most of the time. A lot of their "filler" songs as you call them, end up growing on you as well, especially the ones in their later albums.

[@mcfcxx9849]

Be Here Now is slept on

[@mark_axe_acting]

The B sides are amazing well worth listening too

[@matthewstreet1961]

How good? Actually, freaking awesome man.

[@MultiJoe84]

Lyla isn’t a deep cut, it was the lead single from don’t believe the truth album in 2005.

[@davehoward22]

Dont dislike the band at all (seen them 4 times at festivals),but like the stone roses,for two bands that released a couple of albums,(in oasis case,2 decent albums) ive never understood their almost mythical status in the uk...From that era,blur were as good ,and the verve were arguably better than all of them.

[@NeverNormal]

Need to listen to more blur. Thanks for watching!

[@zt_1d45]

​@@NeverNormalplease do a video on blur in the future!

[@johnstewart2981]

I know it’s a joke, but I definitely don’t think Definitely Maybe is a pop punk album, or even a punk album that flirts with classic rock/pop. Listen to Shakermaker and try and tell me that the whole album isn’t heavily inspired by Shoegaze lol

[@NeverNormal]

Now that's a HOT TAKE. I love it!

[@jakecosenza69]

"Don't Believe the Truth" was produced by Dave Sardy, who also produced Jet's first couple albums. The drum sound is super similar on both albums. He also produced Oasis's final album (Dig Out Your Soul).

[@NeverNormal]

No way! Haha thanks for watching!

[@RichardOliver]

I also think the Beatles comparison is very lazy and only used by people who don't really know Oasis.

[@Dreyno]

I never saw the comparison. They used strings which was Beatles-esque but that’s hardly unique.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

When they first got some fame Oasis sounded more like 1970s bands like Slade particularly....they were also being called Quoasis after another 70s Band called Status Quo, but really Slade was the one fkr their heavy rocker sings. I dint think much of them at first, but Then heard Colimbia and Live Forever, and yes they did some great tunes

[@BardOfAndromeda]

They were also likened to 70s glam rockers T Rex

[@jacobigregory]

@@BardOfAndromeda This.

[@Limited-Hangout]

Ironically you must indeed be a poser if you're such a fan of Stop Cryng Your Eyes Out

[@josepablodeleon6073]

I was watching the Oasis documentary last night lol

[@NeverNormal]

My feeds are all oasis lol

[@joeljones8066]

you forgot The Masterplan

[@kathleent.4513]

Did you check out the “Masterplan” release of just Oasis B-sides? It’s unreal so many of those songs are B-sides. Many are songs fans sing all the words to a concerts.

[@paultaylor9498]

8 no1 singles 10 top five singles 10 top ten singles Every album no 1 How many rock bands have done that in 🇬🇧

[@dhekelia133]

Fun trivia.. Eight UK number 1 singles, yet only spent a total of 8 weeks at number one. Every number one only kept the top spot for 1 week.

[@paultaylor9498]

@@dhekelia133 name another rock band to do it And not the obvious. How long were some of their other songs in the charts for

[@paultaylor9498]

@@dhekelia133 fun trivia they are the most successful british band since the 60s in 🇬🇧

[@paultaylor9498]

@@dhekelia133 and queen of course

[@nez9751]

@@dhekelia133there’s 😂 always a party pooper 😂

[@andrewsoos2113]

Actually Noel wrote not for the Beatles, but Birth of an accidental Hipster for The Monkees.

[@lifexinxrewind]

You didn't even get the song titles correct in your description so obviously you don't know what you're talking about. 🤷‍♂️

[@robsol123]

Oasis in the UK & Ireland are bigger than God and The Beatles 👍🎶

[@the_resurrection96]

best fucking band in the world apart from the beatles

[@mysterb7600]

Let's All Make-believe is underrated.

[@clemfandango619]

They're an excellent pub band. Everything has to be the greatest or the worst these days.

[@mariosjpaulo]

the core of the band when they formed were the brothers? lol... noel joined the band later

[@michaeljohn1978]

Cigarettes In Hell was a B-Side to Go Let It Out in the UK, so I'm guessing the American release of the album had it on

[@Barney7535]

I agree that guitar driven/rock songs are not mainstream anymore but there is good bands if you look for them. Do better reseach and editing though. Stop crying your eyes out? Where did it all go? And only Liam sounds gritty. Noel sings totally differently

[@lifeisagame2023]

Not as amazing as tge biggest fans claim, but far far better than most people think they are and they are average in anyway not musically or in terms of story or influence

[@mariosjpaulo]

stop crying your EYES out???? wtf is that song???

[@theessay2530]

It’s stop crying your heart out 🤓

[@gavinbaker7184]

Bro entirely skipped the Master plan album. An album full of B sides that were better than most bands A sides. Songs so good they were played at some of their biggest gigs. Acquiesce, round are way, the master plan, headshrinker, underneath the sky.

[@Radagast-]

I think they were of their time and bands like Blur, Radiohead and Stone Roses have aged better (although people who were listening to them in the 90s will no doubt disagree).

[@Stringer13ell]

Im sure Liam would tell you that you have a shrill and girly voice

[@marksargent2440]

Some bands are pigeon holed in a different era 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s thay where ok some songs where catchy. The music industry has changed a lot I don't listen to anything after the 90s era as its not my era give me the70s 80s any day of the week may be its called getting old

[@JamJam0189]

Wonderwall was over-played on the radio in the 90's and that kind of put me off, they had much better songs, and bigger hits (Wonderwall as a No2 hit). Brit-Pop was started by Suede, Oasis had most commercial success, Compared to others the Sex Pistols were more angry, The Beatles much more varied and creative, I don't think they were much like The Beatles, The Beatles styles are varied, more creative and different sounds, Paul's voice is also better than Liam's. Their songs were also inspired by Slade and The Kinks. They had 8 No1's but to me are over-rated, I much prefer The Beatles and The Kinks.

[@marksargent2440]

@@JamJam0189 years ago I went to see the odd pop star do a show but tickets were no whare as expensive as thay are nowadays. Definitely a different time and era .is it worth doing a come back well that depends on how much your ex wife relived you of if you where well loaded before you got dazzled by there charms suddenly its let's get the band back together and these guys are definitely not the blues brothers

[@wesleywild-s9x]

T rex and slade meets stone roses

[@jamielawrence2515]

Can’t go far wrong with that!

[@JamJam0189]

Yes fairer comparsion than Beatles tribute band. Wonderwall was over-played on the radio in the 90's and that kind of put me off, they had much better songs, and bigger hits (Wonderwall as a No2 hit). Brit-Pop was started by Suede, Oasis had most commercial success, Compared to others the Sex Pistols were more angry, The Beatles much more varied and creative, I don't think they were much like The Beatles, The Beatles styles are varied, more creative and different sounds, Paul's voice is also better than Liam's. Their songs were also inspired by Slade and The Kinks. They had 8 No1's but to me are over-rated, I much prefer The Beatles and The Kinks.

[@joshhunt4146]

Ngl if a cover band played wonderwall as their last song I’d walk out - I live oasis but I really can’t work out what it is about that song that resonates with people

[@andrebitoff3726]

Then they did their job. Time to go home

[@TheMusicalElitist]

Because it's a madulin classic.

[@lylahale5284]

how old were you in 1994 ?...............well let me tell you.back then,i was there,.............. they were SPECIAL !

[@DGenerationMC]

I was -2 years old

[@TheMusicalElitist]

It's a shame you weren't at school, otherwise you would've learnt to type.

[@DGenerationMC]

@@TheMusicalElitist What error have I made here, Rosetta Stone?

[@azounx]

Dissography?

[@NemFX]

Oasis was great when they were first making music, that they could pull out a few good songs from using the same chords over and over was perfect. Then they got into their pretensions phase, Champagne Supernova was good. But then they got into the endless fighting over nonsense. They literally released a fight, and claimed it was a song. That was dumb. Honestly, if they could be forced to stay clean, and just make music, they'd be set.

[@znk0r]

You should check out Noel's recent interview about song writing (Gibson TV 11 days ago). He explains that basically when their first album hit that he had basically already written all the songs for the first two albums without realizing it, with no expectation or pressure. Then he had to start writing songs with intent and expectations and he had no clue how to do that.

[@badideaorgenius]

@@znk0r He knows he had some magic pill in the early days then he lost the bottle and couldn't find a supplier after that.

[@michaelshannon9169]

Never really got the hype. Decent but Jesus, much of it is down to the fact that there were very few good bands at the time.

[@mattinterweb]

Were Oasis, not was.

[@chadshaughnessy4217]

Supersonic. Cloudburst.

[@ThemMightyPies]

What’s the story is a terrible mix. Pretty shite band really.