After years of American rock dominance, Oasis was welcomed in the mid-nineties as the band that managed to combine the best elements of English pop. Guitarist wrote melodic songs like , his younger brother sang them with a sneer reminiscent of . In addition, the band was not afraid of elements of glam rock ( ) and hard rock ( ) into their sound, making them the ultimate workers' party. Debut
… record Definitely Maybe (1994) was a glorious wall of muddy guitars, little subtle but oh so efficiently produced. Simplistic songs like Rock 'n Roll Star, Columbia and Cigarettes And Alcohol touched on the essence of rock and roll, a basic quality that ultimately made them far above their main competitor . Yet with a song like Live Forever, Oasis proved that they can also convince with pure pop, something they can see on their most successful album, the largely acoustic successor , would develop further. But on Definitively Maybe, Oasis can still be heard as the ruthless force of nature that so suddenly took over the British island. They wouldn't sound more exciting after that. (MS)more
