anyone here a fan of oasis? I reckon they are a kick ass 90s beatlesque rock band with balls. They were my favourite band of 1997/98 a little before I got into metal. I especially love their albums Definitely Maybe and Whats the Story. Also they definitely put bands like Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, Powderfinger and most of these soft indie rock filth to shame. Also I heard a rumour that Noel Gallager helped Lars Ulrich with his drug problem back in the mid 90s

Never was a fan. I like Coldplay better.


It's been years since I've heard them though. I might feel differently now that my tastes are more open.

I maybe the only one on this board, but I love Oasis, at least their albums from 1994 til 1998/99, IMO they could do no wrong. They were not original or trying to reinvent the wheel but their love of The Beatles and love of the art of creating a good song won me over . It is too bad the Gallagher brothers are such tools but as they say trust the art not the artists.

Excellent band...great vibe...the tension between the brothers is one thing that makes them tick, IMO...

I like them. I'm a big Beatles fan and back in the 90's when they were making some waves, I'd heard that they had a heavy Beatles vibe to their music, so I checked them out, despite my disdain for anything & everything labeled "alternative" at the time.

I have a few of their older discs, but haven't really heard anything since Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000). Over the summer, I kinda re-discoverd them when I was catalogging my collection and need to get back up to speed on their more current releases.

No, No, No, NO - I could never stand this band. Then again, the 90s craze is like a big blur to me.

I absolutely love 'em!! In the begining I really couldn't stand the brother's whole attitude but nowadays I find it kinda endearing you might say. I probably would put Noel at least in my top ten list of favorite songwriters, maybe even in the top five.
The amount of top notch material he wrote during the time span of their first few albums is just staggering.

One of the most interesting things for me was that many of their best songs during this time frame were B-sides. Noel didn't save 'em for subsequent albums he just put 'em out pretty quickly. If you're a big Oasis fan it pretty much makes tracking down both domestic and import singles a must. It also makes the B-side compilation, "The Masterplan" one of their best discs period.

I've also gotta say that the last time I saw 'em live, (which was a few years back), would probably rank in my top ten best concerts I've seen.

I also totally get why many may not care for them for reasons that could be elaborated on but I know I'm glad I gave 'em a chance.

100% agree with MG, 'Standing Over Giants' is not a bad album by any stretch but nowhere near as good as the three that preceded them.

This is a band I just can't stand. I don't like the Beatles and from what I've hard of Oasis over the radio, they are second-rate Beatles.

Fortunately their popularity has declined a lot from several years ago and their music is less pervasive on radio today but back in their hayday, this band was a major "channel changer" on the old car radio.

I like their first two albums

Their music sounds like a bunch of Beatles reject tunes with predictable lyrics and bland vocals. I liked them back when I was 17, but then again in 1997 I thought the Deftones were the heaviest band in the world. Such innocent days, when you're 17 and clueless.

Can't stand them.

I dislike them, but once I heard this guitar line that lasted about 5 seconds while one of the music videos was on, and I thought that one part was amazing, and then I could never find it or the song again, to this day.

I don't like the Beatles. I would actually say they suck quite bad. The music is boring, and just bland. And their influence is WAY overrated - They may have had a huge pop/rock influence, but I will throw up next time I hear another idiot tout, "Oh, without the Beatles, there would be no (insert any Heavy Metal band). Stupid