Asif
Oasis Roadie
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Post by Asif on Jun 18, 2005 22:09:40 GMT -5
In 2002, I was blessed with the chance to see Oasis for the first time from box in the 200 section of the Molson Ampitheatre. The day was fantastic, with great performances by Sam Roberts, TSTOOL, and Mercury Rev (with a not-so great performance by Sloan). When Oasis took the stage, it was God-like; they were beyond the capacity of any band I had seen before. I have seen U2, I had seen the Stones; I stood on stage with Radiohead in front of 60,000 ppl at Molson Park, and none of those moments compared to that show. The anthems made me pound my fist; Wonderwall broke my heart, and Don't Look Back in Anger, Some Might Say and My Generation put the swagger back in my step.
3 years later, after waiting and waiting, Oasis returned; with an album beyond my hopes, my aspirations for this show were high; and the boys did not disappoint. Liam was a force of nature; his voice pushed beyond the instruments and right into your mind. The band as a unit were crisp and just fucking brilliant.
I must say though, some songs didn't hold up; LLAB I think is not a good enough live track, and TMOS is just not enough to follow Live Forever, nor hold up against songs like Acquiesce or Columbia, which should have been in the set.
However, those examples aside, the new tracks were stellar; TUTS starts the show in brilliance, I can't explain the feeling I got when Liam belted out 'I carry the madness.....', but trust me, it was ace. Lyla was fantastic; the crowd was with it the whole way, and I never heard Liam pull the vocal so well; it was made to be played in front of thousands, not in a club. And A Bell Will Ring is beyond fuckin words man, sheer brilliance.
The rest of the show I can go on forever about, but I'll don't wanna keep going: it was all fucking brilliant, from Morning Glory, to Wonderwall, to My Generation.
Live is where Oasis shines, and they proved it yet again. It's amazing how you wait for something, and it builds up in your mind, and sometimes it just lets you down, no matter how good it is, it just can't live up to the vision you have of what it could, and should be. On friday night, Oasis proved to me that such a dream can still be alive, and that they still have that ability to take you 'there'.
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Post by StepOut on Jun 18, 2005 22:51:27 GMT -5
In 2002, I was blessed with the chance to see Oasis for the first time from box in the 200 section of the Molson Ampitheatre. The day was fantastic, with great performances by Sam Roberts, TSTOOL, and Mercury Rev (with a not-so great performance by Sloan). When Oasis took the stage, it was God-like; they were beyond the capacity of any band I had seen before. I have seen U2, I had seen the Stones; I stood on stage with Radiohead in front of 60,000 ppl at Molson Park, and none of those moments compared to that show. The anthems made me pound my fist; Wonderwall broke my heart, and Don't Look Back in Anger, Some Might Say and My Generation put the swagger back in my step. 3 years later, after waiting and waiting, Oasis returned; with an album beyond my hopes, my aspirations for this show were high; and the boys did not disappoint. Liam was a force of nature; his voice pushed beyond the instruments and right into your mind. The band as a unit were crisp and just fucking brilliant. I must say though, some songs didn't hold up; LLAB I think is not a good enough live track, and TMOS is just not enough to follow Live Forever, nor hold up against songs like Acquiesce or Columbia, which should have been in the set. However, those examples aside, the new tracks were stellar; TUTS starts the show in brilliance, I can't explain the feeling I got when Liam belted out 'I carry the madness.....', but trust me, it was ace. Lyla was fantastic; the crowd was with it the whole way, and I never heard Liam pull the vocal so well; it was made to be played in front of thousands, not in a club. And A Bell Will Ring is beyond fuckin words man, sheer brilliance. The rest of the show I can go on forever about, but I'll don't wanna keep going: it was all fucking brilliant, from Morning Glory, to Wonderwall, to My Generation. Live is where Oasis shines, and they proved it yet again. It's amazing how you wait for something, and it builds up in your mind, and sometimes it just lets you down, no matter how good it is, it just can't live up to the vision you have of what it could, and should be. On friday night, Oasis proved to me that such a dream can still be alive, and that they still have that ability to take you 'there'. I agree with you that The Meaning Of Soul doesn't come off well live. It comes off as a big 2 minute mosh, but not in a good way. I think Acquiesce and Columbia should be added to the setlist and that the band should perform Wonderwall acoustically, since they already have their acoustic guitars out for Songbird. As for My Generation as a set closer, it's good, but I think Oasis should have closed the set with one of their own songs. |
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Post by leib on Jun 19, 2005 6:34:31 GMT -5
Cheers! Great read!!
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Post by lionsden® on Jun 19, 2005 6:41:58 GMT -5
In 2002, I was blessed with the chance to see Oasis for the first time from box in the 200 section of the Molson Ampitheatre. The day was fantastic, with great performances by Sam Roberts, TSTOOL, and Mercury Rev (with a not-so great performance by Sloan). When Oasis took the stage, it was God-like; they were beyond the capacity of any band I had seen before. I have seen U2, I had seen the Stones; I stood on stage with Radiohead in front of 60,000 ppl at Molson Park, and none of those moments compared to that show. The anthems made me pound my fist; Wonderwall broke my heart, and Don't Look Back in Anger, Some Might Say and My Generation put the swagger back in my step. 3 years later, after waiting and waiting, Oasis returned; with an album beyond my hopes, my aspirations for this show were high; and the boys did not disappoint. Liam was a force of nature; his voice pushed beyond the instruments and right into your mind. The band as a unit were crisp and just fucking brilliant. I must say though, some songs didn't hold up; LLAB I think is not a good enough live track, and TMOS is just not enough to follow Live Forever, nor hold up against songs like Acquiesce or Columbia, which should have been in the set. However, those examples aside, the new tracks were stellar; TUTS starts the show in brilliance, I can't explain the feeling I got when Liam belted out 'I carry the madness.....', but trust me, it was ace. Lyla was fantastic; the crowd was with it the whole way, and I never heard Liam pull the vocal so well; it was made to be played in front of thousands, not in a club. And A Bell Will Ring is beyond fuckin words man, sheer brilliance. The rest of the show I can go on forever about, but I'll don't wanna keep going: it was all fucking brilliant, from Morning Glory, to Wonderwall, to My Generation. Live is where Oasis shines, and they proved it yet again. It's amazing how you wait for something, and it builds up in your mind, and sometimes it just lets you down, no matter how good it is, it just can't live up to the vision you have of what it could, and should be. On friday night, Oasis proved to me that such a dream can still be alive, and that they still have that ability to take you 'there'. I agree with you that The Meaning Of Soul doesn't come off well live. It comes off as a big 2 minute mosh, but not in a good way. I think Acquiesce and Columbia should be added to the setlist and that the band should perform Wonderwall acoustically, since they already have their acoustic guitars out for Songbird. As for My Generation as a set closer, it's good, but I think Oasis should have closed the set with one of their own songs. I wish they would close with Street Fighting Man Their cover is ace |
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Post by DixonHill on Jun 19, 2005 9:36:10 GMT -5
what do you want? blood?
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