For American audiences, the phenomenal worldwide success of Oasis was a little puzzling. That's because they only had part of the picture -- unless they were hardcore fans, they didn't hear nearly three albums of material released on B-sides and non-LP singles. Critics and fans alike claimed that the best of these B-sides were as strong as the best moments on the albums, and they were right. None of the albums had a song that rocked as hard as "Fade Away" (cleverly built on a stolen melody from Wham!'s "Freedom"), "Headshrinker," or "Acquiesce." There was nothing as charming as the lite psychedelic pastiche "Underneath the Sky" or the Bacharach tribute "Going Nowhere"; there was nothing as affecting as Noel Gallagher's acoustic plea "Talk Tonight" or the minor-key, McCartney-esque "Rockin' Chair," nothing as epic as "The Masterplan." Most bands wouldn't throw songs of this caliber away on B-sides, but Noel Gallagher followed the example of his heroes the Jam and the Smiths, who released singles where the B-sides rivaled the A-sides. This meant many American fans missed these songs, so to remedy this situation, Oasis released the B-sides compilation The Masterplan. Oasis unfortunately chose to opt for a single disc of highlights instead of a complete double-disc set, which means a wealth of great songs -- "Take Me Away," "Whatever," "D'Yer Wanna Be a Spaceman?," "Round Are Way," "It's Better People," "Step Out," a raging cover of "Cum on Feel the Noize" -- are missing. But The Masterplan winds up quite enjoyable anyway. Apart from the sludgy instrumental "The Swamp Song," there isn't a weak track here, and the brilliant moments are essential not only for Oasis fans, but any casual follower of Britpop or post-grunge ock & roll.
The Enemy's Tom Clarke played a secret gig yesterday afternoon (March 21) in Manchester.The singer played a range of covers during his set, and you can watch his version of Oasis' 'Half The World Away' (interspersed with snippets of Inspiral Carpets' 'This Is How It Feels')Playing Manchester's regular Saturday tea party at the TV21 venue, the free gig was a civilised affair with audience member...
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Sometimes songs pop up in the strangest places that remind you to listen to songs you like.I just happened to catch the end of an old CSI: Miami rerun tonight... and they used the Oasis track "The Masterplan" over their final sequence. It caught me completely off guard, but in a good way. I haven't listened to this track in a long time. But now it's been on repeat for awhile and I felt the need...
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Psst, I'm not dead. I'm just busy. and exhausted as hell. and perplexed with everything that's anything these days. I'm listening to Oasis (read: musical safety blanket) daily and i have to admit, refinding music that i haven't heard in years, and might not have even appreciated then. I hate the new Wilco record. They're one of my top five bands of all time and I hate the new record. I declined...
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Sometimes songs pop up in the strangest places that remind you to listen to songs you like.I just happened to catch the end of an old CSI: Miami rerun tonight... and they used the Oasis track "The Masterplan" over their final sequence. It caught me completely off guard, but in a good way. I haven't listened to this track in a long time. But now it's been on repeat for awhile and I felt the need...
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Hope everyone's enjoyed the two weeks of Summer which has just taken place. I think thats all we are going to get folks! Whilst the weather does its own thing....so do we.... We have uploaded 2 new DEMO's on our Myspace.com/CensoredVille. Those who have been curious by our new and exciting corners of the Worlds Widest Web in the World might have already sneaked a little hearing of these! "In Th...
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The Enemy's Tom Clarke played a secret gig yesterday afternoon (March 21) in Manchester.The singer played a range of covers during his set, and you can watch his version of Oasis' 'Half The World Away' (interspersed with snippets of Inspiral Carpets' 'This Is How It Feels')Playing Manchester's regular Saturday tea party at the TV21 venue, the free gig was a civilised affair with audience member...
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| 1 Acquiesce |
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| 2 Underneath the Sky |
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| 3 Talk Tonight |
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| 4 Going Nowhere |
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| 5 Fade Away |
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| 6 The Swamp Song |
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| 7 I Am the Walrus [Live] |
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| 8 Listen Up |
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| 9 Rockin' Chair |
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| 10 Half the World Away |
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| 11 (It's Good) To Be Free |
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| 12 Stay Young |
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| 13 Headshrinker |
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| 14 The Masterplan |
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