Now that the hangover is subsiding and events can be viewed in the cold light of day, I can look back at the Oasis gig last night at Sunderland with something like objectivity. And I'm happy to report that rumours of the Gallagher boys' demise as a serious force have been greatly exaggerated! I'm sure there couldn't have been many of the 50,000 or so who streamed out of The Stadium of Light in the steady drizzle who were in any way disappointed. Thankfully the rain stayed away for most of the day, allowing our company and several thousand others to descend on the watering holes of Sunderland. The local pubs could rarely, if ever had so profitable a ...  Read the complete review

Once upon a time, Oasis were arguably Britain's, possibly even the World's biggest and best band. Most people remember the chart battle between Blur and Oasis as they fought out for the number one spot with their singles "Country House" and "Roll With It", with the face of Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker popping up every now and again just to add a third party to this war; although generally Jarvis and Blur's Damon Albarn were allied against the Gallagher twins, Noel and Liam. Eventually, Blur's "Country House" was superior in that battle and perhaps even then signalled the end of Oasis. In 1995? Yes, I know, ...  Read the complete review

Oasis have been dying on their feet for a long time, but seem determined to spin it out as long as possible. How much of this is their fault, or how much of it is down to their PR men trying to extract the maximum publicity for the story, we probably won't know until one of them writes his memoirs in 30 years time. But it's the old law of diminishing returns - the endless exclusives, and 'Will they split or won't they' banners on the tabloids have long ceased to provoke anything more than a reaction of 'So what, and who cares?' Perhaps the group had the misfortune to walk head and shoulders above everything else in the music scene, ...  Read the complete review

Then yes, their days are numbered. They COULD have been great, but ever since the average Be Here Now, and the woefull Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants, along with the constant band re-shapes and ego clashes, then we can forget about Oasis ever releasing a good record again. They were a tight, gifted, musical force, but now they're as messy as a playground scrap. Definately Maybe was an excellent LP, it was near bursting with creativity and instant classics, which instead of continuing the tradition, and they could have, the Oasis seemed to be just happy with stealing guitar riffs and appeasing the fans. Shame really, as they could have been great.  Read the complete review

Oasis are finished. Oasis are rubbish. They're too old. There have been plenty of claims regarding the ongoing Oasis saga but are these justified. Are Oasis really past their best? To be very blunt I would say that Oasis' apparent downfall is a mixture of both their own selves and also the record-buying public and general music scene. We all know very well that the Gallagher brothers aren't the most sensible of lads - perhaps that's part of the appeal - and so they do have an extremely annoying tendency to hit the self-destruct button now and again - I won't remind you of the specifics because I'm quite sure that you can name a handful. ...  Read the complete review