Oasis - Married With ChildrenAlbum: Defintitely Maybe [1994]
oasis shot from obscurity to stardom in 1994, becoming one of britain's most popular and critically acclaimed bands of the decade in the process. along with blur, they were responsible for returning british guitar pop to the top of the charts. led by guitarist/songwriter noel gallagher, the manchester quintet adopted the rough, thuggish image of the rolling stones and the who, crossed it with "beatlesque" melodies and hooks, injected distinctly british lyrical themes and song structures like the kinks, and tied it all together with a massive guitar roar, as well as a defiant sneer that drew equally from the sex pistols' rebelliousness and the stone roses' cocksure arrogance. oasis spent a year doing intensive rehearsals, and, after playing a handful of small club gigs, forced the bigwigs at creation records to listen to their demo. impressed, they signed the band and helped them ready their debut album. released a month before the album's arrival, the soaring ballad "live forever" became a major hit in england and helped make "definitely maybe" the fastest-selling debut in british history. the record entered the charts at number one and eventually sold over seven million copies. oasis mania continued throughout 1994, as the group began playing larger theaters and watched each new single outperform the last. ultimately, the album manages to encapsulate much of the best of british rock & roll in the space of 11 songs. blessed with the excellent songwriting of noel, many of the tracks are perfect pop songs, offering a platform for his brother liam's brash, snarling vocals. not only does the band have melodies, but they have the capability to work a groove with more dexterity than most post-punk groups. but what makes definitely maybe so intoxicating is that it immediately resembles a greatest-hits album. from the swirling rush of "supersonic" to the acoustic pop magic of "married with children", each song sounds like an instant classic.
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