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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Aug 7, 2020 12:24:43 GMT -5
With Oasis, we are blessed to have so many different versions of a lot of Oasis tracks.
Blessed with two different types of singers, we have the album versions, Demos (mostly Noel on vox), alternative Liam sung songs, acoustic variations, remixes, and many epic live renditions.
My question is: Is this concept something more unique to Oasis, and the bigger artists in general?
I’m not nearly as obsessed by any other band (other than Los Campesinos), so I don’t have a sample size to select from.
Regardless, this makes Oasis always fresh to listen to because there’s so many variations, you can’t possibly get bored!
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Post by For Shepherds Walk! on Aug 7, 2020 16:22:36 GMT -5
I agree completely. Having so many different versions of Oasis tracks is definitely a key strength of the band. It's really great to be able to switch between all the different versions they have. The Noel/Liam vocals dynamic has always been very interesting.
Liam's vocal changes were big element of the song variation too. If you compare live performances of Columbia in 1994, 2001, and 2004, they all have their unique elements. While everyone will have their preferences, at least we have that greater choice. In regards to your question, I do think a greater song variation tends to be something you see with bigger artists...But for me, I don't think anyone has been able to equally match that Oasis magic  |
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Post by tiger40 on Aug 8, 2020 12:50:01 GMT -5
I agree too. Columbia is my favourite Oasis song & I absolutely love all three studio versions of it, they're brilliant. Sometimes I prefer the album version & sometimes I prefer one of the other two versions.
Then there's Don't Go Away (not one of my top 10 favourites) but you've got the choice of either Liam's version or Noel's completely different version of the two.
That's just to name two songs as there's so many more to name.
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Post by uboasis on Aug 8, 2020 15:01:04 GMT -5
I think the fact that they have two brothers with distinct styles adds to the intrigue. I love having different versions and some times I think fans of other bands are missing out on having a band like that. However, I also realize that other bands probably have a similar dynamic but we are not aware of it if we don't follow closely.
Non-oasis fans are probably not aware that they have these different versions from different singers.
That said, to me it was part of what made oasis special.
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Aug 8, 2020 16:33:14 GMT -5
I think the fact that they have two brothers with distinct styles adds to the intrigue. I love having different versions and some times I think fans of other bands are missing out on having a band like that. However, I also realize that other bands probably have a similar dynamic but we are not aware of it if we don't follow closely. Non-oasis fans are probably not aware that they have these different versions from different singers. That said, to me it was part of what made oasis special. Being in the US, uncovering B-sides on programs like Kazaa in the early to mid 2000s was special. The uncovering is what was fun - something society is seriously starting to lose with everything an instant away. |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Aug 8, 2020 16:35:33 GMT -5
I think the fact that they have two brothers with distinct styles adds to the intrigue. I love having different versions and some times I think fans of other bands are missing out on having a band like that. However, I also realize that other bands probably have a similar dynamic but we are not aware of it if we don't follow closely. Non-oasis fans are probably not aware that they have these different versions from different singers. That said, to me it was part of what made oasis special. One of my favorite times on this forum is when Record Machine, Stop the Clocks, and Ain’t Got Nothing were leaked - early May 2008 - in spite of franklomax prick teasing again. I stayed up for that, 2am and 3am in the US. Was proper buzzing. |
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