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OASIS
1994 - Definitely Maybe.
1997 - Be Here Now.
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August 29, 1994 - 2024: 30 years of: Definitely Maybe.

Finally ...another British invasion.

It's been awhile since England shook rocknroll. During this blurred post-grunge era, traditions were left at the door, yet some blokes dared to bring back real rocknroll. Sharp, serious and suave, OASIS rapidly became the pulse of this new mid 90s generation: Brit-Pop !

Kicking the door off it's hinges, these gents are heading to the top as true "Rock 'N' Roll Star". Loud and obnoxious, rough attitude oozes through every pore, on both "Shakermaker" and the overdriven "Up In The Sky".

Masterful mesmerizing melodies are presented on "Columbia", all wrapped in a fine rock-package. Still cracking skulls, "Supersonic" is another slick cut, while the extra crunch of "Bring It On Down" could be an actual riot-starter.

They ruled the 60s, 70s, 80s and now the mid 90s. It's fucking good to hear electric-guitars, properly handled by Englishmen, again.

Head-chief duo Manchester brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher writes magic and made sure all eyes and ears headed back towards Great-Britain. And unlike the competition, their working men roots and subtle DIY-flair, is the grit others in the game greatly lacked. RIAA-certified Platinum and BPI-certified 8x Platinum, this contemporary rock-revolution was now the hottest ticket under the sun.

OASIS would level-up the game and propose another show-stopper, initiating the Battle Of Britpop: 1995's (What's The Story) Morning Glory ? CD.

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Rock 'N' Roll Star = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aatEBIZHNU
Supersonic = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJKpUH2kJQg
Live Forever = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDe1DqxwJoc
Cigarettes & Alcohol = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaeLKhRnkhQ
Shakermaker = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FpNw3286y8
Definitely Maybe = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3su23NmBmo&list=PLiN-7mukU_REi8ejQdiEqZ0bbZWZlpMWD
Interview in 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2UXmnxrdN4
Live at the Whisky A-Go-Go in 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf9EnM6C7m0
Documentary in 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2oNRM8lhps
some guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE171AkGmng&list=PL58K6R376aI41jy-na_gcblaevi98vB-1

August 21, 1997 - 2022: 25 years of: Be Here Now.

The Kings of the Third British Invasion.

First there was THE BEATLES, then there was DURAN DURAN and in the mid 90s ...came OASIS. After 1995's Platinum powerhouse (What's The Story) Morning Glory ? CD, the stakes for their third record was at an all-time high. The UK street-date release was even forwarded to prevent inbound US imports.

The opening 7:43sec single-cut mammoth "D'You Know What I Mean ?" is a blunt rock monument. The bottom-end guitars, the orchestration, the flanging-effects, the morse-code and Liam's mesmerizing gnarly vocals are at peak performance, 1997's best rock song, bar-none. The impressive video was shot at London's Beckton Gasworks, yes the very same location scenes from Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket was shot a decade earlier.

The house is brought down to the ground with loud melodies, as the title-track "Be Here Now" stomps with pride. Trashing away with the indie-rock vibed "My Big Mouth" and "I Hope, I Think, I Know", while the melodic slide-guitared "The Girl In The Dirty Shirt" is sure to please the FM-masses. Elite-rock is found on the ethereal "Magic Pie" and the epic "Fading In-Out", while all of the elements goes into overdrive on the closing-track "All Around The World (reprise)", a cut that could've been featured on Sgt. Pepper.

This is an unmistakably British record by a mature British rock-band. Sitting on top of the mid 90s rock food-chain, OASIS had the hairdo, the sound, the signature and matching egos to fill arenas worldwide with high-quality alt-rock. Cool Britannia rules.

OASIS are the Kings of Brit-Pop, bar-none !

Somewhat of a disappointment, the BPI-certified 6x Platinum and RIAA-certified Platinum Be Here Now CD crowns the short-lived Britpop movement. The mega monster would return in a very different rock-landscape with 2000's Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants CD.

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D'You Know What I Mean ? = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjwRIjrC4io
D'You Know What I Mean ? (2016 mix) = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyJU2136ym4
Stand By Me = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maTP315XZCQ
Be Here Now = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1EPIV4E6go&list=OLAK5uy_nqhqz8GP2n5DJB-jpMnl-ydnDQwx0Y5BY
Interview in 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AovcpI-RQoQ
Live in Manchester in 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvaiWzG3AzI
Documentary in 1997
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNGpPb8OhcI
Noel revisiting the album in 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp3ITb8uIfc
some guys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loEvMswVOSg