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Post by penguin2048 on Nov 27, 2022 16:53:32 GMT -5
Both are pretty stellar, Maine road has some of the best versions of cast no shadow and wonderwall from the first night. Knebworth has great versions of Champagne Supernova, Cast No Shadow and many more. I used to prefer knebworth but after the album release I’m not that into it, something about Liam’s voice doesn’t sit right with me, maybe it sounded better with the lower quality of the older bootlegs. So for me at least Maine road is a better gig, Liam sounds amazing and the band is on point
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Nov 27, 2022 19:14:19 GMT -5
Maine Road.
And paragraphs, Sonny Jim.
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Post by welshylad on Nov 28, 2022 5:58:01 GMT -5
Noel’s guitar tone is utter shite in Maine Road, thats the one thing that puts a downer on it for me. Not powerful enough, too jingly jangly
(Awesome technical term)
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Post by The Chief on Nov 28, 2022 6:31:58 GMT -5
Maine Road for me. Knebworth is historical for how big it was but it wasn't the best. Plus, John Squire fucked Champagne Supernova up with his noodling.
Had they played Columbia at Maine Road, it would have been the perfect gig for that era.
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Post by His Royal Noelness on Nov 28, 2022 11:27:50 GMT -5
Maine Road. It isn’t even a contest.
Slide Away aside I don’t think there’s anything standout about Knebworth the occasion aside.
And as noted above, Squire ruined Champagne Supernova.
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Post by matt on Nov 28, 2022 12:15:19 GMT -5
Knebworth wouldn't rank anywhere near any of the band's best performances. There's loads and loads from the golden era that are superior. Maine Road far and away the better.
It's a shame then that Oasis management seem to think bigness equates greatness for these live releases. Familiar To Millions is utter shite, with a crap setlist, and Knebworth is only an occasion for its size and indication of their popularity, nothing else. Just thinking about all the genuinely great Oasis performances that haven't been released.
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Post by jezza2 on Nov 28, 2022 12:23:41 GMT -5
First night of Maine Road is possibly the best gig they ever did.
Shame, we got stickers instead of an actual release of the gig.
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Post by dampcottage on Nov 28, 2022 12:38:12 GMT -5
Maine road without any doubt, I rewatched all the official live releases before knebworth came out and was struck by how fuckin good don't look back in anger was, maybe it's because of all the 'softer' versions that have been used for the last few years but seeing that, full band, peak of their powers, almost everything I loved about oasis is right there(and then)
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Post by His Royal Noelness on Nov 28, 2022 13:48:12 GMT -5
Knebworth wouldn't rank anywhere near any of the band's best performances. There's loads and loads from the golden era that are superior. Maine Road far and away the better. It's a shame then that Oasis management seem to think bigness equates greatness for these live releases. Familiar To Millions is utter shite, with a crap setlist, and Knebworth is only an occasion for its size and indication of their popularity, nothing else. Just thinking about all the genuinely great Oasis performances that haven't been released. I guess the big ones are easier to sell. They do their own promotions and the casual fans don’t really care. But Maine Road is one of the big ones and we should have proper high quality versions of both nights! |
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Post by tiger40 on Nov 28, 2022 13:58:08 GMT -5
Knebworth definitely. Main Road is good but then so are those Earls Court gigs but I still put Knebworth above those other two.
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Post by carlober on Nov 28, 2022 16:13:15 GMT -5
Maine Road, easily.
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Post by The Chief on Nov 28, 2022 18:52:01 GMT -5
Maine Road. It isn’t even a contest. Slide Away aside I don’t think there’s anything standout about Knebworth the occasion aside. And as noted above, Squire ruined Champagne Supernova. He totally did! Also, add Slide Away to my earlier post. So Maine Road + Columbia + Slide Away and you have an amazing Oasis gig for that era! Knebworth wouldn't rank anywhere near any of the band's best performances. There's loads and loads from the golden era that are superior. Maine Road far and away the better. It's a shame then that Oasis management seem to think bigness equates greatness for these live releases. Familiar To Millions is utter shite, with a crap setlist, and Knebworth is only an occasion for its size and indication of their popularity, nothing else. Just thinking about all the genuinely great Oasis performances that haven't been released. That is so true although Maine Road was released at the time. But pretty much all the 2000 gigs seemed to be shit as far as I can tell from videos online. They had no heart or soul, it wasn't the right era for a live release and it was a dumb decision to make one, especially those nights. |
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Post by penguin2048 on Nov 28, 2022 21:35:59 GMT -5
Noel’s guitar tone is utter shite in Maine Road, thats the one thing that puts a downer on it for me. Not powerful enough, too jingly jangly (Awesome technical term) I don’t if know it’s related to what you’re saying but on the second night I think the guitar on wonderwall sounded pretty rough, way better on the first one |
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Post by welshylad on Jan 16, 2023 4:15:20 GMT -5
Noel’s guitar tone is utter shite in Maine Road, thats the one thing that puts a downer on it for me. Not powerful enough, too jingly jangly (Awesome technical term) I don’t if know it’s related to what you’re saying but on the second night I think the guitar on wonderwall sounded pretty rough, way better on the first one I'm talking about his electric guitar. |
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Post by andymorris on Jan 16, 2023 6:14:14 GMT -5
Maine Road, the gig of a lifetime and i wasn't even there. It's just Maine Road that defined Oasis
The atmosphere seemed pretty unique.
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Post by themanwithnoname on Jan 16, 2023 6:47:23 GMT -5
Maine Road. I was there (first night) and it was incredible.
Given when tickets went on sale it still felt like proper fans rather than people who’d jumped on the bandwagon. The size was perfect and it was obviously on home turf so had all the extra excitement/poignancy of that.
I remember my mate lost his shoe during Acquiesce and went further back but I stayed near the front. Somehow (pre-mobile phones) we managed to find each other on the way out. Then we had to phone my mate at uni in Manchester from a pay phone to ask if we could sleep on his floor.
Oh to be young and carefree again!
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Post by andymorris on Jan 16, 2023 8:01:07 GMT -5
Given when tickets went on sale it still felt like proper fans rather than people who’d jumped on the bandwagon. there was no culture of going to gigs only to "do something" or "show yourself" back then. You went to a gig for the music only and because you loved the band. The process of buying tickets also made it harder. the "Me" moment happened before and after the gig, not during. Good times. |
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Post by starkidd on Jan 16, 2023 20:01:26 GMT -5
They both have their highlights. Maine Road has of course a much better intro with The Swamp Song into Acquiesce. But then you can counter it with Slide Away from Knebworth which is their best ever version of that(day 2). Some Might Say sounds better at Maine Road, but then again Cigarettes and Alcohol sounds more powerful at Knebworth. Cast No Shadow is a hard one. But i think the mix of the Knebworth(1st night) video one(the one we got a few years ago) is a tiny bit better than the Maine Road one(2nd night).
But Maine Road has Cum On Feel The Noize!! cleary it must win with that..
but no
Knebworth has an amazing I Am The Walrus(1st night).
Can't choose
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Post by Sadie on Jan 16, 2023 22:02:20 GMT -5
Live By The Sea is better than both by a mile in terms of how the band actually sounded on the night
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Post by Nyron Nosworthy on Jan 17, 2023 8:15:53 GMT -5
Maine Road and Earls Court piss all over Knebworth from a great height.
Slide Away is epic though
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Post by axos on Jan 17, 2023 8:56:22 GMT -5
Knebworth tends to get shat on a lot cos most people say you only like it cos of the historical factor when in actual fact that isn’t the case. Taking into account that Knebworth added in several more songs that Liam had to get through which were tough anyways (Slide Away, My Big Mouth and It’s Getting Better (Man!!)) I can appreciate those gigs a lot more. Noel also plays really well on the first night in my opinion. Additionally, John Squire joins the band to play along during Champagne Supernova!
On the other hand however, the Maine Road shows have two biblical nights back to back, while with Knebworth I find the first night to be fantastic, the second night just doesn’t have anywhere near the magic of what the first night had (You can tell Liam is drunk and while he sings well, he isn’t on as great form as the first night). But of course, due to how tough some of the songs are and the placements of where they are in the set (as well as having to sing the same hard set across two nights) I still think both nights are better than what many hardcore fans tend to think, and though I still think the case can be made that the Maine Road shows are stronger, it’s a smaller margin for me personally.
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Post by tomlivesforever on Jan 17, 2023 9:09:31 GMT -5
Maine Road by a country mile. Knebworth probably wouldn't make my top 20, maybe more.
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Post by yogurt on Jan 17, 2023 9:22:03 GMT -5
Live By The Sea is better than both by a mile in terms of how the band actually sounded on the night True Some might say that that gig is the best version I think, and Tony drums it much better than Alan did later on, in my opinion |
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Post by The Escapist on Jan 17, 2023 9:29:54 GMT -5
Maine Road.
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Post by garylineker on Jan 17, 2023 10:44:55 GMT -5
I think Wonderwall from Knebworth is better than Maine Road. Apart from that it's easily Maine Road.
Earls Court beats both for me though. Isn't as rushed, and everyone is on form.
I tend to enjoy that 2000-2002 period where Andy and Gem are on board and Liam's still got a great voice. Obviously isn't the original Oasis sound but it gives new life to a lot of songs.
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