A bloke I used to work with was from Southampton and actually made Craig David change his number around the time he was really famous, which I think is a great pub story for the ages. Apparently he acquired David’s phone number via a mutual acquaintance and then pestered the Garage ledge at all hours whenever him and his mates were hammered, until he had to change it.

I always preferred East 17 to Oasis. Proper songwriters and performers with a troubled front man. Oasis were just a copycat group all things considered.

They’re absolute gash, of course smalls likes them.

    A once great band fronted by two shit cunts. Anyone who can’t hear that definitely maybe and what’s the story are great albums is tone deaf.

    There was some shite around that time. Suede anyone?

    Ocean Colour Scene are the band Oasis could have been. Or Cast.

      A few decent, if a little formulaic, tunes early doors.

      Played up to fuck on their roots, then fucked off to London - where they’re still probably considered edgy.

      A walking self-parody, good fucking riddance.

      Millsy

      MIght as well throw ‘di Farm’ in whilst you’ve got your rod out

        Wasn’t a fan at all. Thought their song writing was childlike and really over did the arrogance to the point where it was a '‘show’. Liam as a frontman was top drawer though in fairness.

        I just thought that other bands of a similar ilk were far more talented and more interesting, such as Stone Roses, Verve Richrad Ashcroft (post-Verve)

          I’ll give them Definitely Maybe, the rest, apart from a handful of b-sides, is absolute tripe.

          Is this the thread where I tell the story about watching them to Top of Pops with Live Forever and then jump on the Northern Line to The Astoria to see them live in the same clothes. One of the most electric, atmospheric gigs I’ve ever been to. I went on my own as I could only get one single ticket.

            Ed is blatantly more a Blur man surely?

              To be fair, when did record sales denote quality?

              IMO Morning Glory is an absolutely scandalous act of plagiarism, I’m surprised they only had to remove one track.

                hugopal They’re absolute gash, of course smalls likes them.

                Suspect you’re more of a Cabaret Voltaire man aren’t you Hugo?

                Of course you are you absolute clown.

                  Along_the_Wire Ed, you forgot your low hanging fruit tab.

                  Lol, thought I’d snuck it in under the radar!

                    Millsy Ed is blatantly more a Blur man surely?

                    Madness.

                    As in the band not the suggestion that I’m more of a Blur man.

                        The likes of Champagne Supernova, Morning Glory, Some might say, Don’t look back in anger and Wonderwall may be ubquitous and overplayed but are a million miles away from being shit. 99% of bands would have given their right arm to have written just one of them. Songs that will stand the test of time.