Remember when they used to post links to hotties in this forum?
I miss those days, The Danica thread was nice, but not enough.
As for the porn star, meh, not really into petri dishes.

Am I the only one who gets Oasis confused with Radiohead?

and yet subby thinks this is important enough to submit.

How in the hell is this ass still relevant?

But is he desperate to sell me a Sledge-O-Matic??

I never got the whole Oasis-thing. I know we were supposed to fall for them because they were HUGE in the UK, and they were supposed to be the second coming of the Beatles, The Animals, and The Rolling Stones all rolled into one. But "Wonder Wall" was so repetitive and whiny that I never had any interest in going any deeper into their music.

Can any of you Farkers out there tell me if "Wonder Wall" was representative of their work, or were the people in charge of their American launch just idiots?

Trance750: Meh, they were a 2-hit wonder, anyway.

what was the second hit?

/not gonna google it
//really don't care if I never find out
///continue farking as before

Really I'm Black: and yet subby thinks this is important enough to submit.

I'm just here for watermelon smashing comments

/they're funnier than Gallagher himself

first three Oasis albums (that Noel wrote entirely himself) were great. the others were okay, but not really as good overall. Noel's solo work so far though, pretty freakin' sweet

Trance750: Meh, they were a 2-hit wonder, anyway.

7 top 10 singles in the US. 3 Platinum albums in the US. Even their last album hit #5 in the US. Even more popular in the UK.

You don't have to be a fan to realize they were pretty damn successful for a fairly long time.

Moonvale: first three Oasis albums (that Noel wrote entirely himself) were great. the others were okay, but not really as good overall. Noel's solo work so far though, pretty freakin' sweet

I'd also toss in the B side compilation, The Masterplan. Acquiesce and Talk Tonight are great tracks.

Man, the fortnightly Oasis-bashing headlines here NEVER get old

He did a great interview on Q last week (new window). He basically said, "I wrote the songs, I'm not Jimi Farkin Hendrix, hire another guitarist and reform the band. I'll sit at home play with my kids drink beer and collect the royalty cheques while you tour the world."

Good interview, I actually have a bit of respect for the guy.

CLB/ DRTA

I got over it.

whither_apophis: Trance750: Meh, they were a 2-hit wonder, anyway.

what was the second hit?

I'm guessing Champagne Supernova.

DeaH: I never got the whole Oasis-thing. I know we were supposed to fall for them because they were HUGE in the UK, and they were supposed to be the second coming of the Beatles, The Animals, and The Rolling Stones all rolled into one. But "Wonder Wall" was so repetitive and whiny that I never had any interest in going any deeper into their music.

Can any of you Farkers out there tell me if "Wonder Wall" was representative of their work, or were the people in charge of their American launch just idiots?

I find it difficult to compare any group with the Beatles, the Animals, or the Stones. They were all different but respected in their own right. This Oasis thing was garbage from the beginning.

Yes, I'm older
//most music has sucked since the early 80's
///

DeaH: Can any of you Farkers out there tell me if "Wonder Wall" was representative of their work

No, it was a ballad that became a hit, loud guitars were more their thing. It'd be like judging Zeppelin solely on Going to California.

or were the people in charge of their American launch just idiots?

Partly. Oasis made the classic mistake that British bands have been making since the 60's: because they were huge in the UK, they thought that they could just show up here and the hits and sold out stadiums would be theirs for the taking. It never seems to occur to them that the UK (and Northern Ireland) would fit snugly in to California, that the rest of the country is huge in comparison. They do things like refusing to tour anywhere but New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco or, in the Gallagher's case, come across as arrogant assholes--we like our rock stars to at least pretend to be humble and "of the people".

Robbie Williams was a classic example: able to sell out football stadiums in the UK and in Europe, he found out that he'd be starting at the club/small theater level here. He did one tour and said "Fark that, I'm not spending 9 months a year in America playing shiatholes, I can make more in one day playing Wembley". Or the awful Manic Street Preachers, a stadium act in the UK that took a month to sell out 2 shows at a 200 capacity club here in Los Angeles (the Troubadour).

A champagne supanover
A champagne supanover in the skyyyyy

Henry Holland: Robbie Williams was a classic example: able to sell out football stadiums in the UK and in Europe, he found out that he'd be starting at the club/small theater level here. He did one tour and said "Fark that, I'm not spending 9 months a year in America playing shiatholes, I can make more in one day playing Wembley". Or the awful Manic Street Preachers, a stadium act in the UK that took a month to sell out 2 shows at a 200 capacity club here in Los Angeles (the Troubadour).

I don't know that I'd categorize the Manics as "awful", but you're spot on in other regards. And I can't say I totally blame the artists. If you've paid your dues in the UK and become a huge success, do you really want to start at the bottom again?

Moonvale: first three Oasis albums (that Noel wrote entirely himself) were great. the others were okay, but not really as good overall. Noel's solo work so far though, pretty freakin' sweet


Liked the first album, but didn't really look at the lyrics.

Then I looked at the lyrics and then listened to the songs again. It made absolutely no sense. It was rhyming dictionary lyrics on overkill. And after that I couldn't stand their shiat.

Yes, other bands write banal lyrics but I just thought Oasis took it to another level.

Henry Holland: DeaH: Can any of you Farkers out there tell me if "Wonder Wall" was representative of their work

No, it was a ballad that became a hit, loud guitars were more their thing. It'd be like judging Zeppelin solely on Going to California.

or were the people in charge of their American launch just idiots?

Partly. Oasis made the classic mistake that British bands have been making since the 60's: because they were huge in the UK, they thought that they could just show up here and the hits and sold out stadiums would be theirs for the taking. It never seems to occur to them that the UK (and Northern Ireland) would fit snugly in to California, that the rest of the country is huge in comparison. They do things like refusing to tour anywhere but New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco or, in the Gallagher's case, come across as arrogant assholes--we like our rock stars to at least pretend to be humble and "of the people".

Robbie Williams was a classic example: able to sell out football stadiums in the UK and in Europe, he found out that he'd be starting at the club/small theater level here. He did one tour and said "Fark that, I'm not spending 9 months a year in America playing shiatholes, I can make more in one day playing Wembley". Or the awful Manic Street Preachers, a stadium act in the UK that took a month to sell out 2 shows at a 200 capacity club here in Los Angeles (the Troubadour).


The Manics 'awful'? When did that happen?

Apart from that, yeah. Oasis had the hype going when they first came to the US. But the behaviour they (the too-far-apart- eyes one with the monobrow, basically) was a bit too much for the potential US fans. Letting out a slow dribbling (spitting) live on stage for a televised show? Er, not too fan friendly.

Pyynk : I don't know that I'd categorize the Manics as "awful"

Well, it was a tough choice between "awful" and "shiatty" and "totally farking horrible"!

I've heard the Richey-era albums and the music is OK but it's

a) the lyrics, which I find to hilariously bad, like somebody who read too many French poets decided that mixing that and Marxist sloganeering was a good idea. Plus, from a songwriting point of view, they make for really terrible vocal lines, too many damn words to the fit music

b) their pathetic political posturing. I mean, John Lennon nailed it back in 1968

And if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow

And I can't say I totally blame the artists. If you've paid your dues in the UK and become a huge success, do you really want to start at the bottom again?

Sure, that's why I brought up Robbie Williams, he tried it and bailed after one US tour. It's more the ones that come here with all their talk of "breaking America" and then whine about how big it is and why do they have to spend 10 hours on a bus between tour stops and how they had to leave their light show at home because they're playing places that are too small for it. It's the sense of entitlement that I find funny.

I like Oasis, suck it haters!

Henry Holland: Sure, that's why I brought up Robbie Williams, he tried it and bailed after one US tour. It's more the ones that come here with all their talk of "breaking America" and then whine about how big it is and why do they have to spend 10 hours on a bus between tour stops and how they had to leave their light show at home because they're playing places that are too small for it. It's the sense of entitlement that I find funny.

I think the other thing is that Britpop just didn't translate to the US. It had a parochial sound that was more Kinks than Beatles, more about Britain than something universal.

The only time I have even the most fleeting thought about Oasis is when I see a FARK headline about them. It's like hearing about a possible reunion of Tears for Fears or Modern English. Who cares?

"Re-form", or "reform"?

The Gallaghers have always had some problems gauging their popularity...

In their eyes? ROLLING STONES MAN! WE ARE LEGENDS OF ROCK!!!!
To the rest of the world? Better than average alternative 90s rock - its quality radio filler!!

Oasis
jus sayin'