Another thing is that it's a constant cycle. Every band is inspried by those preceeding it, and whose fault was it that the Beatles came along before Oasis? You don't here critics slagging off the killers because they like oasis...

well when someone bashes Noel they run the risk of dealing with me !
On the DM DVD their former producer (help me with my word/name retrieval) addresses this. He referenced Kurt Cobain knocking off (ie. the Vasolines, meat Puppets, etc.)
For some reason Noel always took the brunt of it. That is like saying "hey Elvis, you ripped off all those blues tunes from the South !"
Noel has confidence and yeah they have attitude. they admit that they like their music and are proud of it. that is why they get "dinged." and ppl are jealous of their sheer genius and ability to write crowd pleasers !! SIMPLY BRILLIANT !
If you go on the OOF site (Oasis Obsessed Fans) they have great references to a number of bands that praise them and state that they have been inspired, etc.

I was listening to the Jet CD the other week and there was all kinds of knockoffs/similiarities i.e. BTO, etc. But it's all good.
Step out on this forum had a good point on another thread about how all bands listen to music and are therefore influenced. we discussed Colplay and how you can hear Johnny Marr, the Egdge , etc. Of course.. hey, good thread. peace, out