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Oasis - Definitely Maybe

Definitely Maybe

by Oasis

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Released
8/30/94
Music Genre
Pop

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Description

Oasis: Liam Gallagher (vocals); Noel Gallagher (guitar, background vocals); Paul Arthurs (guitar); Paul McGuigan (bass); Tony McCarroll (drums). Additional personnel: Anthony Griffiths (background vocals). Producers: Oasis, Mark Coyle, Dave Batchelor. Engineers include: Anjali Dutt, Dave Scott, Roy Spong. In 1967, Roger McGuinn laid down the blueprint for rock immortality in The Byrds' "So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star." The process, according to McGuinn, was an arduous one, involving taking "some time," learning "how to play," and generally accepting the prolonged pace at which stardom is achieved. Nearly two decades later, Oasis singer Liam Gallagher turns that road-tested advice onto its proverbial head. "In my mind my dreams are real," he exudes during DEFINITELY MAYBE's opening track. "Tonight, I'm a rock 'n' roll star." This is not a newcomer's brash, hollow hype; it's a statement of arrogant confidence. Much of DEFINITELY MAYBE, written with tons of '60's Brit-pop appreciation by guitarist Noel Gallagher, reflects the band's poses. The songs are about what they like ("Cigarettes & Alcohol"), who they want to be ("Rock 'n' Roll Star," "Live Forever"), and what they want to avoid becoming ("Married With Children"); and they defy turning into typical rock star cliches only through sheer will, as well as simultaneously pretty and edgy guitars. DEFINITELY MAYBE makes it supremely obvious that Oasis have studied the lessons of the English rock aristocracy--drawing on influences as superficially disparate as the Beatles, T. Rex and the Buzzcocks--and have learned them well. Nevertheless, it'll take some time to see whether or not the Gallaghers have rendered Roger McGuinn's blueprint anachronistic; DEFINITELY MAYBE confirms that they do begin with a more complete package than most.

Product Details

Artist
Oasis
Recording Environment
Studio
Label / Studio
CREATION
WOW HD Sales Rank
#251
Media Content Format
Album
Original year of release
1994
Media Format
Audio CD
Year of release
1994
Number of Discs
1
CD 30days Sales Rank
#222
Cast & Crew
Oasis (Music Performer)

Press Reviews

...yet another young, thrusting, white guitar band, a perfect hybrid of the Stone Roses' sun-kissed pop sense and Happy Mondays' thuggish laddishness... Alternative Press (11/94, p.92)

Ranked #55 in Classic Rock's "100 Greatest British Rock Albums" - "A classic British rock album. Classic Rock (04/06, p.52)

Bloody Essential - "...Oasis might last as long as the Smiths or shine as brightly and briefly as Suede... Melody Maker (8/27/94, p.37)

Included in Mojo's "25 Best Albums of 1994" - "...full of fire. [Oasis] didn't just seize the day, they shagged it senseless and then took it out boozing. Mojo (1/95, p.51)

Ranked #1 in NME's list of the `Top 50 Albums Of 1994. NME (12/24/94, p.22)

9 - Excellent Plus - "...Oasis have encapsulated the most triumphant feeling....Yeah, that good... NME (8/27/94, p.35)

Ranked #11 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime Q (10/01, p.92)

4 Stars - Excellent - "...their collective gift: superheated, brazen guitar married to wonderfully daft and striking lyrics delivered with guttersnipe self-possession. A rutting mess of glam, punk, and psychedelia... Q (10/94, p.122)

Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s. Q (12/99, p.82)

Ranked #24 in Q's "100 Greatest British Albums Q (6/00, p.76)

...Heavier on guitar than Suede or Blur, they're the heavier outfit. And with youth's blithe arrogance, they see the world solely in black and white... Rolling Stone (12/29/94-1/12/95, p.190)

Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's. Rolling Stone (5/13/99, p.55)

Tracklisting

Disc 1:

  1. Rock 'N' Roll Star
  2. Shakermaker
  3. Live Forever
  4. Up in the Sky
  5. Columbia
  6. Supersonic
  7. Bring It On Down
  8. Cigarettes and Alcohol
  9. Digsy's Dinner
  10. Slide Away
  11. Married with Children
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