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Post by henrod89 on Aug 12, 2008 13:50:15 GMT -5
I've gotten most of my friends into Oasis. They love them. They have been asking me about what's going on with the new album and everything. I think if Oasis were given a real chance in the states, they'd succeed. I don't think they'd take over the country like Coldplay or U2 did not too long ago. But I think they'd get pretty popular.
Also, a few months ago I was at this bar near my university and Don't Go Away came on the jukebox and nearly every guy in the bar held their drinks in the air and started singing it. The place was packed. It was seriously the coolest moment I've had at a bar. I would never think that an Oasis song would do that down here, especially Don't Go Away . . .
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Post by ugottahavefun on Aug 12, 2008 13:50:48 GMT -5
my freinds call the ogaysis ugottahavefun would call them that too  Would I? Just one song, and you know there's a strong chance (if you looked at the link). Anyway it wasn't my theory, it was oddly enough my mate who's a huge Who fan. I started with Pete's a paedo and he came back with his stuff on Noel. I found it more funny than disturbing and it doesn't effect my listening to his work L.4.E , we were going fine there and then you come along with a stupid cheeky post to stir me into action. Why?  |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Aug 12, 2008 14:10:10 GMT -5
ugottahavefun would call them that too L.4.E , we were going fine there and then you come along with a stupid cheeky post to stir me into action. Why? You like it when another man stirs you into action, dont you? |
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Post by ugottahavefun on Aug 12, 2008 14:17:29 GMT -5
L.4.E , we were going fine there and then you come along with a stupid cheeky post to stir me into action. Why? You like it when another man stirs you into action, dont you? Are we playing gay chicken or something... |
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Post by thebarmyarmy on Aug 12, 2008 14:21:28 GMT -5
During my first week of college this past year, I was walking down the hall and I heard "She's Electric" blasting from one of the computer's. I introduced myself and the kid (who is now one of my best friends), said he loves What's the Story Morning Glory. I was pretty surprised. Most of my friends aren't really into them, but enjoy their hits. However, they like them enough that they want to go to Boston with me if they come hear for a gig. That's mostly because we watched the There and Then DVD and they were pretty blown away. I always warn them bout Liam though.
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Post by caats19 on Aug 12, 2008 14:29:14 GMT -5
i've gotten all my friends to love oasis.
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Post by vespa on Aug 12, 2008 14:54:20 GMT -5
people forget oasis were huge in the states for a time.not even the top albums of today sell over 4 million copies like morning glory did,an its probably sold more if they did a recount,the fact is the media do not want to recognise this an never do,they held alot of number ones on the modern rock chart an wonderwall was in the charts for ages as was morning glory.they are still a big band in the states as ticket sales show.there albums just havent been promoted at all an that does prove costly in sales.with there new deals tho that will change an especially with warner bros takin over duties in the us.there albums have been selling on fanbase knowledge alone,you try that with a coldplay album.but what they are getting also which is crucial is the respect back,that will prove crucial with this release.a top 10 or even there first number 1 could be on the way
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Post by jdsilva67 on Aug 12, 2008 15:35:59 GMT -5
I think a lot of younger people are just starting to get into Oasis now. I went the Boston gig last tour, which was sold out. 21,000 people were there, and I think only about 3,000 even knew the chorus to DLBIA. There were lots of teenagers who weren't singing along and seemed to be at their first Oasis show. That said, everybody also seemed to be pretty blown away by the end of the show. People who like good music are always going to react positively to Oasis simply because Noel's songs are just flat out good. The only issue is the relative lack of exposure they get over here.
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Post by thegodfather on Aug 12, 2008 15:39:17 GMT -5
I'm actually somewhat incredulous when I hear people say shit like "everyone who I've played Oasis for loves them." Perhaps they're in a much easier region of the country to play music to open-minded people, but I'm definitely in the camp of people who are almost hated because of how much we love Oasis; it is very hard where I live (Nashville aka Music City...as in "country music") to turn people onto Oasis, mainly because people here are a combination of a) snobby and b) willfully ignorant.
I generally only know two types of music listeners around here: a) people who only like stupid shit like country music and/or rap/whatever happens to be popular and pumped out by the major labels, and b) avant-garde a$$holes, the kind who read sites like PitchforkMedia.com religiously, who claim Guided By Voices is the greatest band ever, only listen to obscure indie bands like Wilco, Bright Eyes or whatever is critically popular, and snub their collective nose at any bands that have been fortunate enough to have major label success.
Unfortunately, around my parts, the general results of the Oasis poll I have been giving for years are that Oasis is "washed up", according to the limited perceptions of music listeners around Nashville. To be fair, Oasis only played their first live show here in March 2006 (where I was finally able to meet Liam, Andy and Gem), but nevertheless people always give me negative and patronizing reactions when I mention Oasis: "They're still together?", "They suck, they're always fighting all the time" (meaning they haven't paid attention to or thought of Oasis in a decade), or maybe an, at best, "Oh yeah, I used to love a couple of their songs," to which I roll my eyes and say, "Don't worry about it," when they try to think of the couple songs they're obviously thinking of.
Heck, most people who heard FITB on Snatch here who love said movie and most people who heard AATW on AT&T's commercial don't even realize it's Oasis until you tell them!
That said, while I've faced mostly failure in trying to convert people to Oasis over the years (Group A just wants you to change the radio to 'country' or 'rap' and Group B will make fun of you and insist they put in one of their CDs if you mention the band you're playing is Oasis), there have been a few remarkable conversions which I'm very proud of. Usually if I do convert someone, they are blown away and Oasis becomes their favorite band, most likely because they've never heard anything like Oasis before because of the kind of music market we're exposed to down here.
All of the aforementioned reasons are why I claim American Oasis fans (especially in parts of the country like mine) are more dedicated and 'true' Oasis fans than ones in Britain; simply put, there are no 'bandwagon' Oasis fans around here, because if you're really into Oasis, people look at you funny like you need a lobotomy. My roommate my sophomore year thought I had great musical taste...except that I somehow loved Oasis. He would just roll his eyes, shake his head, and say, "We'll have to snap you out of that sooner or later."
That said, Oasis is probably the only band I can say that I have serious, long-lasting friendships because of friends I made because they also liked Oasis. I have a few here in Nashville and have travelled across the South to hang out with a few of my fellow Gallagherites. There is not a single person I know who is mad about Oasis who I'm not good friends with.
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Post by castnoshadow123 on Aug 12, 2008 15:47:36 GMT -5
I think a lot of younger people are just starting to get into Oasis now. I went the Boston gig last tour, which was sold out. 21,000 people were there, and I think only about 3,000 even knew the chorus to DLBIA. There were lots of teenagers who weren't singing along and seemed to be at their first Oasis show. That said, everybody also seemed to be pretty blown away by the end of the show. People who like good music are always going to react positively to Oasis simply because Noel's songs are just flat out good. The only issue is the relative lack of exposure they get over here. Great gig, I was four rows away!!!!! |
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Post by cookie001 on Aug 12, 2008 17:58:12 GMT -5
Well it's really hard for me to get any of my friends to get really into Oasis.
1- No one my age really knows about Oasis. We all only 3-4 when DM came out. The most that anyone knows is Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova (and that's cause there were covers of these songs on The OC)
2- Most of my friends listen to the crap being churned out by corporate America- rap, Jonas Brothers, Miley, "rock" band of the week, etc.
3- Oasis get no radio airplay down here. Every now and then, I'll hear Champagne Supernova but that's only once in a blue moon.
On a happier note though, because of Rock Band, I always play at least 2 Oasis songs. When I do, most of my friends don't mind and actually enjoy themselves. One of them even went and downloaded DLBIA, CS, and Wonderwall off of iTunes.
Otherwise, pretty much no body cares about Oasis but they respect them.
So yeah...I'm just a lonely little Oasis fan. I have no one to share excitement over DOYS with...except people on this forum of course.
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Post by helmet959 on Aug 13, 2008 9:42:42 GMT -5
First off, don't diss Wilco. They are not indie shite. Jeff Tweedy from Wilco and Jay Farrar of Son Volt helped bring back a missing genre of music to a younger generation (their generation) with their band Uncle Tupelo by mixing hardcore country with rocking guitars. And that form would be called alt-country, roots based Americana music. You can't F with that. Uncle Tupelo is also one of my favorite bands of all time. ok short rant over.  I'm 25. I got into Oasis in the u.s. because of my older sister. She bought DM in 1994 and I'd steal it from her. My friends all remember the britpop days in America, as we were in middle school then. Now 10 years on, my friends like to give me crap about my oasis obsession. I do hear the "ogaysis" nickname sometimes as a joke. Most of my close friends have similar taste in music so it's not hard to get them to listen to oasis. Even with them, I sneak in a song theyve never heard before here and there and its usually really well recieved. I put LAMB on a mix for my drummer as the only oasis song and he was like, "who is that? amazing song". And then we'll be jamming I'll bust out Supersonic and he just eats it up. They all love playing oasis songs they don't know, and then I tell them who it is. Haha. But by now all my close buddies know whole oasis catalogue because of me. My friend John, who's the best musician in my band, respects Noels songwriting abilities. Then I took him to see them at Merriweather in 05 and he was blown away. So he bought DBTT on the spot. I guess my friends that are music lovers respect my taste enough to let me show them Oasis stuff that they've never heard before. And the end result is almost always positive. I also have friends that are the clubber types. Mainstreamers that just don't care about music unless it's top 40. And with them, I don't even bother. |
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Post by Noel Westerberg on Aug 13, 2008 10:25:25 GMT -5
First off, don't diss Wilco. They are not indie shite. Jeff Tweedy from Wilco and Jay Farrar of Son Volt helped bring back a missing genre of music to a younger generation (their generation) with their band Uncle Tupelo by mixing hardcore country with rocking guitars. And that form would be called alt-country, roots based Americana music. You can't F with that. Uncle Tupelo is also one of my favorite bands of all time. ok short rant over. True. Wilco is America's best band. A.M., Being There, Summertime (Classic), Yankee Hotel. those are untouchable pop records. Fookin' crazy if you don't think Wilco is one of the greats.... |
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Post by start at the end on Aug 13, 2008 10:30:12 GMT -5
most of my friends either like them or love them...the other 10% are fucked cuz I just pound it down their ears anyway.
The majority have been quite open to them because they respect my taste in music in the first place, honestly.
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Post by jakobwoods on Aug 13, 2008 20:19:38 GMT -5
I would say the following for most Americans:
Everyone loves WTSMG in the States. I've tried to play DM for people, but they usually get bored and want to listen to WTSMG. BHN sank the band here in the States and no one has paid attention since.
It's a shame cause Rolling Stone just gave the Jonas Brothers' new album 4 stars. When was the last time Oasis had a four star review in that magazine? Music is just complete crap here.
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Post by kegan010 on Aug 13, 2008 20:31:04 GMT -5
my friends claim wonderwall is oasis's only good track... and some even like DLBIA ever since rock band came out. but im working on them!! lol
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Post by jasonbourne on Aug 13, 2008 20:36:35 GMT -5
Ygo to their website and you can hear every single album they ever put out Nice. The new album is pretty good. Has a nice mellow sound to it. |
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Post by GasPanic on Aug 13, 2008 20:47:33 GMT -5
Not many of my friends like Oasis, and quite a few people I know refuse to listen to Oasis just because I listen to them.
I have a few friends who like Oasis a lot, but most of them hate it. One of them thinks that Oasis is a band like Pearl Jam or Nirvana, so he refuses to listen to them. Most of them just hate the music I like, and think its shit compared to their Pop-punk and Rap.
So really, my friends all have closed minded tastes in music. They're all dumb.
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Post by jtran10 on Aug 13, 2008 21:52:09 GMT -5
A couple years ago I had an epihpahny. "Wonderwall is a great song, and I remember back in the day everyone bought WTSMG on CD. It must be good." So I got it, listened, loved it, got more, listened and loved it. Now I'm here.
Most of my friends are big skiers and listen (myself included) to the typical rock that is in ski movies. A lot of Oasis songs fit right in with this genre for me, so I try to play an Oasis track or two every time we go to the mountain. The one that seems to get the most positive feedback of the songs people don't know is D'you know what I mean, probably because of the hard groove.
I've been building up the new album with friends that are into rock and they're all planning on listening to it with me when it's released. The new album seems like it's going to appeal to people I know a lot.
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