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Post by mystoryisgory on Oct 4, 2015 1:19:31 GMT -5
Two songs which are remarkably similar, in their riffs, solos, Noel vocals, fact that they almost made their parent albums, and the fact that they were released as track 2 of the last single from their parent albums! And both are quite divisive among Oasis fans!! So which of these two b-sides do you prefer? Personally, I prefer The Fame. Its bombastic display of arrogance with a touch of melancholy will always trump the euphoric Step Out in my book, though both songs are extremely underrated among Oasis fans. But what do you think? P.S. for whatever reason I've never minded that Step Out's chorus was stolen from Stevie Wonder, even though that is probably the most blatant instance of plagiarism in the Oasis canon.  |
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Post by Jessica on Oct 4, 2015 1:34:15 GMT -5
The Fame.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Oct 4, 2015 3:59:02 GMT -5
I've only listened about 3 times to The Fame and can't remember what it goes like so I imagine I didn't really like it. Step Out is just a copy of Uptight so I'm not too keen on that one either.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2015 6:25:48 GMT -5
I like them both but Step Out wins it by a nose.
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on Oct 4, 2015 8:07:05 GMT -5
Both pretty naff, but Step Out edges it.
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Post by The Crimson Rambler on Oct 4, 2015 8:21:36 GMT -5
Step Out by an absolute landslide. The Fame couldn't be any more throw away if it tried and is easily amongst one of Noel's worst ever songs. A real awful effort.
Step Out however is great and would have easily found a place on The Masterplan had I chosen it. There's a reason why it was a fraction away from landing on (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
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Post by The-Ghost-Dancer on Oct 4, 2015 11:22:51 GMT -5
i like them both but if i had to choose a favourite it would be the fame
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Post by Binary Sunset on Oct 4, 2015 12:50:15 GMT -5
The euphoria of the chorus of The Fame puts it over the top for me. Otherwise not the best songs and very similar
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Post by World71R on Oct 4, 2015 13:43:17 GMT -5
Step Out.
I especially love the FTM version that brings out what is great about this song, and that is the fact that it's an absolute onslaught of excitement and happiness in the verses, then blooms into a really cool chorus that is filled with euphoria and wonder.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2015 4:01:22 GMT -5
Step Out by an absolute landslide. The Fame couldn't be any more throw away if it tried and is easily amongst one of Noel's worst ever songs. A real awful effort. Step Out however is great and would have easily found a place on The Masterplan had I chosen it. There's a reason why it was a fraction away from landing on (What's The Story) Morning Glory? This. What was the exactly reason why it isn't on Morning Glory? And what song replaced it? |
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Post by tomlivesforever on Oct 5, 2015 5:37:04 GMT -5
Step Out by an absolute landslide. The Fame couldn't be any more throw away if it tried and is easily amongst one of Noel's worst ever songs. A real awful effort. Step Out however is great and would have easily found a place on The Masterplan had I chosen it. There's a reason why it was a fraction away from landing on (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Yeah all of this. Step Out is miles better. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2015 6:04:39 GMT -5
Step Out by an absolute landslide. The Fame couldn't be any more throw away if it tried and is easily amongst one of Noel's worst ever songs. A real awful effort. Step Out however is great and would have easily found a place on The Masterplan had I chosen it. There's a reason why it was a fraction away from landing on (What's The Story) Morning Glory? This. What was the exactly reason why it isn't on Morning Glory? And what song replaced it? When they put the promo cassette out, Stevie Wonder's camp demanded cowriting credits due to the song's similarity to 'Uptight (Everything's Alright)'. Therefore to avoid losing money, they removed it from the album and put it as the b-side to Don't Look Back In Anger instead, where it would sell fewer copies and Oasis would therefore have to pay fewer royalties. As far as I'm aware, nothing replaced it on the album. Maybe Bonehead's Bank Holiday was used to fill the extra song on the vinyl version or maybe that was already going to be used. |
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Post by Cast on Oct 5, 2015 13:29:45 GMT -5
Step Out by an absolute landslide. The Fame couldn't be any more throw away if it tried and is easily amongst one of Noel's worst ever songs. A real awful effort. Step Out however is great and would have easily found a place on The Masterplan had I chosen it. There's a reason why it was a fraction away from landing on (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Yeah spot on. Step Out is a pretty good little pop song, but it might have been redundant to put it on WTSMG considering Roll With It is on there. Both are pretty nonsensical pop-rock tunes that aren't quite great, but their good pop songs that have some absolutely great moments. Definitely owes a lot to Wonder's hit, but its a pretty solid tune. One that they probably should have played live more. The Fame is pretty eh. Its a portrait of the huge ego of the band during BHN. When I'm drunk its pretty fun and its got an attitude to it, but its just not that great of a song. Its got the bland dad rock melody of HC's material but its combined with the worst cocaine fueled characteristics of BHN. |
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Post by Sternumman on Oct 7, 2015 0:10:23 GMT -5
It's not even close. Step Out by a mile. Shouldve been on WTSMG. Best Noel non acoustic bside.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Oct 13, 2015 21:31:13 GMT -5
The Fame, for all its cocaine fueled pride.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Oct 13, 2015 21:34:41 GMT -5
I've only listened about 3 times to The Fame and can't remember what it goes like so I imagine I didn't really like it. Step Out is just a copy of Uptight so I'm not too keen on that one either. It goes like this: "I'm on cocaine, I'm on cocaine, I fucking love coke, I'm on cocaine..." Seriously. |
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Post by mystoryisgory on Oct 13, 2015 23:11:39 GMT -5
I've only listened about 3 times to The Fame and can't remember what it goes like so I imagine I didn't really like it. Step Out is just a copy of Uptight so I'm not too keen on that one either. It goes like this: "I'm on cocaine, I'm on cocaine, I fucking love coke, I'm on cocaine..." Seriously. And may I laugh at your despair while you're sniffing your cocaine!! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2015 7:48:32 GMT -5
Step Out.
The Fame is a poor man's "I Hope, I Think, I Know.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Oct 14, 2015 11:22:15 GMT -5
Step Out is the better song, although I hate the "Think you're gonna cry" lyric. It's cringe. But other than that, top song.
Still went with The Fame as it gets, just like Magic Pie, wayyyyy too much hate on here.
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Post by tomlivesforever on Oct 15, 2015 10:25:30 GMT -5
I went and had a listen to them both. First time I had listened to The Fame in about 10 years and it could be another 10 before I listen to it again, its dire. The gulf between it and Step Out is massive.
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Post by matt on Oct 15, 2015 15:58:29 GMT -5
I can't remember what The Fame tune sounds like. All I remember was I didn't like it much.
Maybe I'm being a bit harsh, but I thought that aside from Going Nowhere, the b-sides of Be Here Now was the alarm signal suggesting the decline in Noel's songwriting.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Oct 17, 2015 10:24:51 GMT -5
I can't remember what The Fame tune sounds like. All I remember was I didn't like it much. Maybe I'm being a bit harsh, but I thought that aside from Going Nowhere, the b-sides of Be Here Now was the alarm signal suggesting the decline in Noel's songwriting. Exactly the same here. I did go back and listened to it when I said that recently though, but I already forgot what it sounds like again. |
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Post by beentherenow on Oct 21, 2015 10:12:01 GMT -5
The Fame by a mile
Step Out is too much of a rip-off even by Noel's standards
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Post by BloodyColdAssasin on Nov 30, 2016 20:09:41 GMT -5
The Fame is so underrated! That chorus is MEGA. It should of been on BHN. I don't get that hate on it. The lyrics aren't bad. It's just Noel's take on fame. Lol. Love the sound and the guitars. Sounds huge. The last chorus could go on forever to me.
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Post by oasisserbia on Nov 30, 2016 21:44:45 GMT -5
I can't remember what The Fame tune sounds like. All I remember was I didn't like it much. Maybe I'm being a bit harsh, but I thought that aside from Going Nowhere, the b-sides of Be Here Now was the alarm signal suggesting the decline in Noel's songwriting. And he wrote Going Nowhere in 1990 or something like that. |
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