Basically in England you will find that almost everyone knows the words to the following songs.
1) Supersonic
2) Cigarettes and Alcohol
3) Live Forever
4) Wonderwall
5) Don't Look Back in Anger
6) Champagne Supernova
7) Little By Little
8) Stop Crying Your Heart Out
9) Lyla

Many will also know their other songs, most often Rock'n'Roll Star, Stand By Me, Some Might Say and the Importance of Being Idle. The people I know either think that Oasis are one of the true rock'n'roll bands left or that Oasis are trite rubbish. There is no chav (ned) correlation in the appreciation of the band.

In fact most chavs seem to hate all music that isn't
a) drum'n'bass
b) grime
c) rap or typical American r'n'b
In fact one chav I was talking to referred to Oasis as 'oldskool'.

He's a dick. See his performance of Live Forever with Noel.
Coldplay albums are over-rated, two or three good songs per album and that's it.
Plus he reminds of me of THierr Henry whose a gooner

Parachutes puts me to sleep, i can't sit through it.
I quite like the second one though, and a few off their third...

This has been said a million times before, but where I live, they're thought of as a few-hits wonder that split 10 years ago.

And if you find anybody who calls him/herself an Oasis fan, s/he is a) a poser who only likes Wonderwall, CS, etc. or b) a real fan.

I honestly wasn't aware of how little impact they've made in the US, wow.

Since we all rank Oasis albums, why not do the same for Coldplay:

1.) AROBTTH: 5/5
2.) Parachutes: 4/5
3.) VLV: 3/5
4.) X+Y: 3/5

VLV had potential, but they seriously fucked it up with the style they went with, and some of the lyrics are just dreadful - Chris Martins worst to date.

Here's what drives me crazy about Coldplay - after 2 very dissapointing albums (general consensus as well as my opinion) the media still loves them. Compare that to Oasis how when they had even ONE bad album (BHN) the media pummeled them. Coldplay are the media's darling, that's why they're still a big band, if they had the same image as attitude of Oasis, they would have fallen so fast by now.

And if their 5th album isn't a big improvement over their previous 2, then I think "average" will have to be applied to them - one amazing album doesn't propel you to stand amongst the greats, you need to have more than that.

As for the general perception of Oasis, I would have to say in the US they are indeed known for Wonderwall, CS, etc....but worldwide they still have that same reputation as they did in the mid 90s I reckon (Bar the bad boy image, they have grown up now). But with them gathering more supporters, fans, and favorable reviews with DBTT, everything looks good for Oasis as we expect another mega album and a monumental tour in the coming months.

Oasis' popularity may have dipped between 2000 and 2004 but it's now surging, all thanks to them maturing and the success of DBTT.

The reason Coldplay are bigger than Oasis in America and have been 'at the top' for so long here is because;

--Coldplay is consistently more 'cross-over' (i.e. MOR) and appeals to a larger audience. Oasis is Rock and Roll and/or Alternative (and a very British band at that). Right there, that narrows your audience down and excludes Moms, most women, younger kids etc....There is a reason Wonderwall (and Champaigne Supernova) were their biggest hits; they are 'cross-over'.

-- Chris Martin has made himself more accessible to the press and media; especially since he married Gwyneth Paltrow.

There is a fascination (obsession) with famous stars who get married in the US. The press automatically increases coverage of those movie stars/athletes/artists who tie the knot. Before Chris Martin married Gwynie, his name was unknown to mainstream America (and this was even when AROBTTH came out). When they got married is when he began getting TONS of coverage in the press; which of course led to increased interest in Coldplay, then more Radioplay, etc. So all those teen-girls and housemoms who had no fucking clue of who Coldplay was, now reads about this nice charming chap named CM who just married Gwynie; that move just landed him 33% of his audience.

-Oasis was the EXACT opposite of Coldplay when they were getting big here. Numerous cancelled gigs (and a tour), 'slagging' all other bands off (which is really just Noel's humor going over the collective heads of music buying Americans). This type of image and posturing (which makes bands/artists much more interesting) is not appreciated at all in the American music industry and the public.

Those 3 pretty much sum it up....

Well, here's hoping the new album will turn some heads. We just need some US coverage for once! Then maybe...MAYBE...if we're really lucky....they'll play an Oasis song on AM radio!

Here's what funny though, ask any casual rock fan who claims he doesn't really like Oasis, what their favorite songs are, they will always list: Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova, Don't Look Back in Anger, Stop Crying Your Heart Out, Live Forever....POSSIBLY Cast No Shadow as well

That's 5 or 6 songs the average rock fan likes from Oasis. So that begs the question, how many songs do you need to like to consider to like the band!?

It's down to poor promotion and thus ignorance why Oasis isn't mainstream in the US. The average American doesn't even know about Slide Away for crying out loud! It's shame. Their loss really, though.

he had a relationship with the guy in inspiral carpets

I see the Bell Brothers are alive and well in this thread.