Over the course of High School I found many of my music tastes to be everchanging. With that being said, one of the bands that I found that really stuck with me was the British rock band Oasis. This post flows perfectly from my last passion blog post that focused on The Beatles, coincidentally one of the main influential figures behind Oasis. This influence helped to shape one the most infamous music movements in the 90’s-Britpop. Britpop has a very unique sound that really encapsulated what the mood in England was during the nineties, Oasis being a figurehead of that. 

Oasis’s Definelty Maybe is constantly in the debate for best debut album, deservedly so. The rock feeling of the album transports you back in time and radiates nostalgia. While many times only certain songs stand out on an album, all of the tracks on Definitely Maybe made their way onto my playlist. For me, that too can be said about another Oasis album.

Their second album, (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, takes the cake for me. The extremely popular “Wonderwall” is a staple song that everyone knows and can sing along to. My personal favorite from that album is “Champagne Supernova”, a song that quickly became my favorite and topped all of my yearly recaps. From the somber start, to the very chaotic middle, capped with a fading echo, the whole song settles me everytime I listen to it- which is frequently. Honestly put on any song from that album and it is a quintessential Oasis record. 

One of the aspects that really draws you into the band is the lore behind them. Based around two brothers, it is an understatement to say that much drama occurred over the years. If you put all of the bad behind, you are left with a pretty beautiful thing- a band that was the best in the world, and knew it. This attitude was what made them so powerful, especially with the younger generations. 

The backstory behind the brothers is truly one for storytelling. Being raised with an abusive father in a council estate in the working city of Manchester, hard work was instilled from an early age. If you ask anyone who knows about the band, most people would be quick to comment on the shenanigans pulled by the brothers and the sort of stunts they pulled. That aside, the band truly made great music, for a period of time they were truly the greatest band in the world and I wish I had more time to talk about what their music means to me.