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Posted on 03/06/09 at 05:43:16 pm
I never thought I'd find myself nodding furiously at anything that passed Bonehead's lips – but his comment in The Guardian the other day that Oasis "should have bowed out [after] Knebworth" made a lot of sense.
In terms of sheer scale and spectacle, the band's two Knebworth shows in August 1996 were so colossal as to be unrepeatable. It was a unique historical moment: the biggest band of the decade, at the very pinnacle of their fame and creative powers. Anything that came after was bound to be a disappointment.
And so it has proved. Before Knebworth, Oasis never put a foot wrong. Famously, Noel Gallagher was on such a dazzling run of songwriting form he was able to squander tracks as astonishing as 'The Masterplan' and 'Acquiesce' as B-sides.
And after? 'Be Here Now', years of creative drift, and a lingering sense that the white-hot flame that powered 'Definitely Maybe' and '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' has long since guttered and died. Whereas, if the band had called it quits after Knebworth, it would have been a full-stop on the most dramatic and perfect rock'n'roll fairytale ever.
Sometimes the best thing a band can do is quit while they're ahead. All the most heavily mythologised, revered acts – Pixies, The Clash, The Smiths, The Velvet Underground, Talking Heads – are ones who split up before they had a chance to tarnish their legacy. Just imagine if other, long-running bands had followed this path, instead of slowly and inexorably losing their mojo.
If R.E.M. had quit after 'Automatic For The People', we'd have been spared the depressing, 'Groundhog Day'-style spectacle of Michael Stipe and co desperately trying to remember how to write songs every three years or so. Ditto The Cure with 'Disintegration', or Metallica with 'The Black Album'. And if The Rolling Stones had imploded after 'Goats Head Soup' we might now think of them as an exhilarating, thrusting rock band, rather than an embarrassing nostalgia act for management consultants.
Which other bands should have found an opportune moment to call it quits?
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Creeping Jesus [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 18:22
"Before Knebworth, Oasis never put a foot wrong" - so I guess you weren't at Glastonbury 95 then. They were utter shite that night (and admitted as much themselves).
Steven [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 18:29
Not sure the clash fit in with the quitting while you're ahead group - 'Cut The Crap' anyone?
[Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 18:31
eurgh, I would rather Oasis had quit before they started and spared us the terrible sound of Liam 'singing' shamelessly dull music, and the image of predictable NME journalists salivating over their every movement as though they were actually anything better than a pub band.
Ed [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 18:32
The Clash didnt quite quit while they were ahead...... what about Cut the Crap, half of Combat Rock and practically the whole of Sandinista. Great band though they were, they seem to have been mythologised when the one band of that period that did split at their peak The Jam surely should be the ones that are held in that esteem.
2Face in the crowd [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 18:36
I'm sorry, did you just call the Stones 'an embarrasing nostalgia act for management consultants'. You wanker. Who gives a fuck about 'tarnishing a legacy'? A lot more people would prefer to be able to see the Clash or the VU on stage today than not. So self-righteous.
[Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 18:40
I would have agreed with the Oasis slagging but i really liked thier last two albums. Also there would be no Little by Little which is a great song.
Keyser Soze [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 18:52
The Strokes should have quit after Is This It. Instead of tarnishing their legacy with so so albums
Keith c [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 18:58
Purely for artistic reasons i think Razorlight should have quit after their 1st headline slot at the bedford dog and duck. They couldn't do anything right after that and even before that seemed slightly dodgy...
Me [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 19:01
Probably a fair point, but i like the fact they kept going, otherwise they be just another "britpop" band. At the moment they're like the only big band from that period to have kept going and they're still going strong. The last two albums were brilliant and you cant deny songs like little by little. Gives them an indestructable feel.
C [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 19:34
Its Bullocks about REM. Some of their best work came after Automatic. There live concerts also keep getting better. MIchael Stipe is still the great song writter he once was!
Andy35 [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 20:04
What about Motley Crue? They should have called it a day after Dr. Feelgood...
Jammy_Dodger [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 20:06
As a Clash fan, I have to point out that 'Cut the Crap' was released whilst the band's classic lineup was disintegrating. "The only band that matters" didn't exactly end on a high note, unfortunatley.
pinkerton [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 20:25
weezer
RedThom [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 20:27
As good as The Clash were, they didn't exactly split without "tarnishing their legacy". Combat Rock was far from the band's peak, and at least half of Sandanista was ropey.
Have REM been in a depressing cycle of learning how to write songs? New Adventures In Hi FI was one of their best, and last year's Accelerate was one of the year's best (according to, eh, NME).
Nicole - FL [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 20:47
I agree with everything you said. I was a big Oasis fan but now I feel like they have become such a joke it makes you forget how awesome they were. I feel Radiohead is going down that same path. KidA was, in my opinion, their most innovative effort but after that it seems more of the same. In Rainbows gave me some hope but even then it was nothing as memorable as "Karma Police" or anything off The Bends.
Jamie [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 20:56
The clash definetly managed to tarnish their record. Should have quit after London Calling.
adam [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 21:55
erm, you comment on rem quitting after automatic for the people makes no sense, we'd have been denied their most amazing album since their irs days... new adventures in hi fi!! and lets be honest is be here now really that bad, i don't think so, everything else has been pretty average though!
jay [Visitor] //June 3 2009 at 23:39
queen - never really liked them but its fucking embarressing all this cosmics shit
HelloJackToad [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 08:10
I wish Radiohead has fooked off after The Bends. At least I would've been spared so many condescending conversations with joyless knobheads that think liking OK Cockputer makes them an intellectual.
dumba dumba [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 09:15
green day should have just not bothered in the first place
jake [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 09:43
pink floyd after the wall.
Stevie [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 10:10
Coldplay should have split after rush of blood to head. the last 2 were attroshish
Richard [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 10:25
The NME, when have they done anything culturally relevant since 2001?
Jock [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 10:26
I feel sorry for the man who believes it possible for The Rolling Stones to tarnish their legacy.The biggest rock band of all time,bar none,will always be remembered as an exciting,challenging bunch of musicians who played a huge part in changing the shape of popular music forever.Still making records and touring has,if anything,helped to preserve this legacy by enshrining them in the minds of younger people.
Clive in Dubai [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 10:26
Then again what about the great bands that did quit whilst ahead and no-one cared... My Bloody Valentine, The La's etc.
tim [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 10:40
metallica should have quit 20 years ago...even if aint a metallica fan i find some of there early album quite good.but their latest 4-5 albums has ben shit
David Moynihan [Member] //June 4 2009 at 11:00
smashing pumpkins should stopped after Gish and Siamese Dream. seriously.
Jacques Prevert [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 11:02
How about the Stone Roses
or The Stooges, or the Manic street Preachers?
Bernard [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 11:03
I think Suede should have stopped after Coming Up.
Fantastic Comment Maker [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 11:23
Look Lewis how about all those bands that quit too early, The Pixies, Talking Heads, The Smiths, or even Velvet Underground anyone?
Shyte Sprinkler [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 11:24
Good Point- and while were reflecting perhaps we should have intervened after the Rhineland too.
James [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 11:33
its bollocks, i dont understand how people say oasis should have split up all that time ago when they are about to kick off their biggest stadium tour to date later on today!? and still selling out!!
Finn [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 11:58
The Chemical Brothers, definitely.
Seany [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 12:10
One word, U2
He_Man [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 12:34
Oasis should split up forever , totally overated trop . The combination of crappy guitar chords and dreary singing just makes everybody want to die.
SIR RUFFLEY [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 12:34
Although the list for anyone would of been different down to taste, have to admit to some overcooking it . I suppose what else do they know ? Oasis still write the odd great song, The Who, Pistols, Stones,Floyd , Neil Young ,Springsteen etc still circuit. What is funny though is that the new stuff over 10 years has seemed so watery that it allows these old boys to return and do this as well as some floggin a dead horse
Marc McLaren [Member] //June 4 2009 at 12:53
What's with the anti-Clash-post-London-Calling sentiments? Sandinista! is one of the most underappreciated albums ever. People who don't get it are clearly just lacking in patience (and taste). Give it another go; it may not all be perfect, but there are 10-15 classics on there, which is more than you'll find on most albums. Or maybe you'd prefer to take the easy option and stick with a Best Of...
Smithy [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 13:01
Weezer after pinkerton
victor [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 13:47
kings of leon after 'Because Of The Times' one cant help to think that we are destined to hear tunes that sound like almost B-sides from 'Because Of The Times' sessions for the rest of their career.
Sunsheeeeite! [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 14:14
I think integrity is what you are referring to here. Bands can continue, and have a legacy, but they will ultimately be remembered for going on too long, and losing any integrity they once had. Perfectly outlined by Oasis, Rolling Stones, REM etc. etc.
Oasis are no longer relevant, and are supposedly doing it for the "love of the music", but Noel has recently come out and said that their last album wasn't up to scratch because Liam was too busy getting married. That's not love of music, its pressure from Record Companies, and the desire to earn a shed load off a massive tour.
I fear Muse are going in this direction.
KP [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 14:27
Luke Lewis...you're an idiot. Maybe you should have quit writing before completing grade school. Oasis doesn't care about what hack critics think anyway. For some perspective...would anyone just quit their job after finding success and if they enjoy what they're doing? Musicians rarely find success so I commend them for continuing. Its not like they had anything better to do afterwards. What...start another band & toil in obscurity? Lots of great songs after DM & MG albums.
rkid_foster [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 14:55
This is the kind of article that only bullshit critics can gain any sense of enjoyment from, at the end of the day, over a quarter of a million people are going to Manchester this weekend alone to see Oasis - who's right is it to deny the enjoyment they've given to millions around the world from they albums over the last 7/8 years. Some of the best gigs of my life have been oasis post Morning Glory...Balls to bowing out early. Let it live while its alive. Oasis. Greatness. Rock'n'Roll. Life. Music. I Love It, I'm all for it!
Ben [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 15:29
My mate is going to see Oasis 7 times in the next year so he obviously doesn't think they are paast it. I think he's lost it personally but there we go, each to their own and all that. I don't think Oasis have realeased anything half way decent in years but people still buy their records and go to their gigs do why should they stop? You don't have to listen if you don't want to
Dave Molyneux [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 15:45
The Stones should have called it a day after Exile on Main Street. Everything else that followed is a shocking embarressment in my opinion
Paul [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 16:14
Be Here Now is their best album... So clearly Bonehead is full of shit
Mark [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 16:19
Coldplay. Manic Street Preachers. Starsailor. Definitely Starsailor. Richard Ashcroft. The Stones are a must see live act. They invented what every decent rock band aspires to. No one is cooler than Keef. No one.
Mark [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 16:19
Coldplay. Manic Street Preachers. Starsailor. Definitely Starsailor. Richard Ashcroft. The Stones are a must see live act. They invented what every decent rock band aspires to. No one is cooler than Keef. No one.
A.nge.lo (Bra.zi.l) [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 16:20
And what about... Finsbury Park 3 night gigs. Those were f**** amazing! Cround singing Wonderwall in the end without the band . Off the hook! These all wouldn´t E.X.I.S.T
murray [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 16:21
all of you shut up about oasis its getting boring . kings of leon have realy went down the shitter right about when you called them the kings of inde (was news to me) and they started making moree commercial songs and dressed like top man models
Mark [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 16:23
Coldplay. Manic Street Preachers. Starsailor. Definitely Starsailor. Richard Ashcroft. The Stones are a must see live act. They invented what every rock back aspires to. No one is cooler than Keef. No one.
George-O [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 17:18
Guns N' Roses
I don't think Radiohead should quit cos there's still a large chance they'll make good music.
Manuel [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 18:20
The Libertines they split on their top, and everything they have made since 2004 is not as good as UpTheBracket or the Libertines... libertines forever!!!
Mikey [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 18:26
This article made me laugh ... and put Dig Out Your Soul on really loud. Oasis will live forever. Luke Lewis will not.
One for colin never will [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 19:13
If Oasis had quit after Knebworth, I would never have gotten to see them live!
Constant Supply [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 19:22
Pumpkins after Mellon Collie, Bloc Party after Silent Alarm (i would of went mad if they did, but they should of) and Oasis should of quit after Be Here Now, the story behind it's too good, aye!
darren mellor [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 19:40
Luke lewis wot a prick
Deary Me... [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 21:02
Oasis? Too much good stuff after Knebworth, even if quality slid. Bonehead was the luckiest man in music!
Franz Ferdinand perhaps should have quit before "Tonight" - or just never released it. Kaiser Chiefs before their third album, as with Razorlight. U2's recent singles/album have been crap, so them too. ROBBIE WILLIAMS! Maybe even The Killers? (Day and Age sucked).
Tana [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 22:27
This is some utterly pointless shit. No band should ever quit unless they feel like their "chemistry" has broken, or things just dont seem to work anymore. I mean, if oasis quit after knebworth we would all be wondering what would have been if the supposedly greatest band at the moment existed today. At least they got a chance, created tons of hits and are loved worldwide today. I cant even imagine what would be of me if Radiohead quit after The Bends. Im glad they and many other bands are still here!
Gordon [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 22:49
Bloody hell, the NME has become predictable and boring. You have been saying the same thing about Oasis for ten years.
The fact is, even when you are slating Oasis, you still need them to make people read your blogs and buy your magazine.
And who was voted best band by your readers this year?
James [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 22:54
The argument here is nonsensical.
So whenever a band makes a great first album they should retire straight afterwards in order to save their reputation.
Pea [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 23:06
What the fucks everyones problem, quit while they were ahead? and leave us with what?oasis are still an important band and the fact that they have continued touring and making albums long after many others have fallen by the wayside is tesetemant to the band and everything that they are, this is what willcement their legacy as one of the most important bands of our time. if you were in oasis would you have quit?no you fackin wouldnt, and why would you, oasis are a peoples band who operate as any of us would. yeh perhaps there post knebworth stuff wasnt as good as their pre but why quit?surely now if they had, the discussion would be why?and should they reform and all that bollocks.who are you or me or any one here to say when a band should quit. get over yerselves
TimCereja [Visitor] //June 4 2009 at 23:58
Sorry Oasis fans, but Blur were fantastic during the mid '90s. They definitely should have quit after Blur instead of releasing two terrible albums. Coffee & TV is their one good song since 1997 ...
levy [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 00:06
oh shut off nme
kate [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 01:00
U2 what have they done thats any way relevant in the last 10 yrs at least should have left it at the joshua tree. they released some decent stuff after that but its kinda over shadowed by their ego.
whats with the kings of leon bashing. obtn isnt their best but Lucyfur off the new album sounds promising. and the beacuse of the times b-sides were better than some of the a-sides. third house.
Dicky [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 03:11
Oasis fans will always buy the tickets and albums , isnt that all that matters ?
Lucas [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 08:09
'Down In Albion' is much better than 'The Libertines'!!!!
Will [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 08:54
The England football team. Not much joy since 1966.
jay [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 10:30
Oasis are still the best band in the world so why should they quit?? what to make way for stupid little indie shit heads like The Cocks i meen Kooks,,
Joel [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 10:59
Tell the 100s of thousands of fans going to see Oasis on there stadium tour that they are past it. Dig out your soul is half an amazing album and DBTT is awesome. Just because they cant produce stuff as good as DM and WTSMOG doesnt mean they should have quit after writing them. They are still writing stuff better than anyone else atm.
mitchell [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 11:26
sorry if people still love Oasis and still want to hear their new songs and go to their gigs why should they quit? I can understand the argument that they wouldve quit at the top, but whats the point? They havent been awful since 1996 and have written many great tunes since, the new album being quality. I think the main reason people keep banging on for Oasis to quit is because they take up air time due their popularity and limit the amount of time we have to hear about Kings of leon and other shit bands.
joe b [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 11:29
Does anyone else think this is the case of the pot calling the kettle black?
Why didn't NME quit a long time ago? It's just a shoddy joke of what it used to be. It's full of talentless "writers" & "photographers".
TheWolf [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 11:32
Bands that split up, implode or are forced to quit at their peak always leave us wondering what might have been which adds to their legacy. The Smiths, Joy Division, Nirvana, Libertines, Talking Heads, Pixies, The Beatles, The La's- Their careers are all pretty much perfect because they never had a chance to get rubbish. I sometimes just pretend bands split up at their peak though. So, in my mind, the Manics never did anything after Everything Must Go, The Stones quit after Goat's Head Soup, and Oasis fucked off after Knebworth. That way I'm not embarrassed to admit I like them because it's pretty hard to like a band that were responsible for Little James.
Luke Lewis [Member] //June 5 2009 at 11:34
@joe b - Yes, all those so-called "photographers", who are they kidding, eh?
Chris [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 11:46
Bonehead is so jealous....he might try and say all this stuff but he is the one trying to get new bands together all the time playing tiny venues. Of course OASIS shouldn't knock it on the head, they should go as long as they want to. I think they have more great albums in them I honestly do. Definitely Maybe was a moment that can't be repeated so why bother. There is no point in trying to write ROCK N' ROLL STAR part 2,3,4, they already have the original in their set, perfect..on to the next album. Looking forward to the next album (especially after the change of pace of the last) Liam especially is coming into his own as a songwriter and has produced some of if not the strongest tracks of the last 2 albums... Bonehead can waddle back to the job centre with his book of memories...give guigs a knock on the way....GEM and ANDY are 10 times the musicians and look 10 times better as well... OASIS now are the strongest line up....."goo goo g'joob"
[Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 11:50
Smashing Pumpkins should have quit about 17 years ago. All except baldy seem to realise that the ship has sailed.
JanieJones [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 12:02
Here's the point- every time Oasis play live, it's the songs from 94-95 that people want to hear. Ironically, the recenet re-introduction of I Am The Walrus and Slide Away makes their current set even more like the one from 95 than ever. They may not be exactly tarnishing their legacy by continuing but they're certainly not doing anything to ADD to it. The last 14 years have just been a re-hash.... In 20 years time people aren't going to be watching this year's concerts on YouTube when they could be watching Knebworth, Maine Road and the one off the Live By the Sea DVD.
surrender [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 12:13
??? what a snobish article... far from the people's soul in UK...far from the ordinary people lifestyle... oasis is part of musical UK history, look at the million people going to see them this summer, who could deny such a praise from the people ?
it's true be here ow, standing on the shoulder of giants and heathen chemistry were half decent albums, but since 2005 they've got it back, and Dig out your soul, is an amazing album, with classic tunes.
stop prasing a band and shot it down the after tomorrow, too easy from a journalist point of view...
reading your lines mister lewis, then all bands should have split up...before getting famous...what a bullshit
Liam [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 12:25
I think the NME should of quit while they were ahead - the publication is a joke when compared to what it used to stand for. It is as irrelevant as they claim Oasis to be. Moderate that.
[Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 12:41
whats the point in this pathetic debate? seriously, have the nme got nothing better to write about? millions of people enjoy oasis newest music and going to see them live, cant you just leave it at that? if you dont like their music, don't go to see them. theres really nothing more to it!
[Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 12:47
Nirvana these days are a joke who's live shows are rubbish they should have quit afer In Utero
[Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 12:56
I disagree with the REM comment. New Adventures in HIFi is a lot of peoples favorate REM album. Even Reveal is not as bad on the ears as it ages. Up is lyrically brilliant. Accelerate cellent rock album and well held together. Around the Sun... errr.. well, ok. I do wish Radiohead would call it day. excellent musicians going to waste.
Tony Edge [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 13:05
The Ramones should have stopped after Road to Ruin. Utter brilliance up to that point...
Yellowjacket [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 13:19
I want to experience the entire book of OASIS, not just the first two chapters! I think that the millions of fans that have seen Oasis live since Knebworth would have been cheated out of the opportunity. We also have many more albums that are filled with stunning songs as a result of Oasis still going strong after ten years! Bonehead never saw the big picture, he just saw his bank statement.........
will [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 13:25
maybe they could have split after nebworth and they havnt been the same since but they are stil better than any band around despite not being able to replicate there first 2 albums. A bad oasis album is still not a bad album
[Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 13:27
I think The Cure might not reinvent themselves but cannot die also. That is one band that should never stop.
Jillian [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 13:42
I just wanted to say I hated Oasis playing Knebworth because of all the louts that got into them around that time that only owned Morning Glory - now it pains me when people say oh you like Oasis you must be a chav! I have loved Oasis since 94!
Knebworth was crap but I don't think they should have quit cause I still love going to see them
Lucas [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 14:10
R.E.M. should have quit after the departure of Bill Berry (the drummer). In that case, New Adventures in Hi-Fi had been his last album.
Johny Rock [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 14:20
There seems to be a lot of people talking rubbish here. The support is clearly still there so why should they call it a day?? And for the record i thought Be Here Now was a really good album!!
Steve [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 14:24
All I can say is that I am thankful Oasis is still around making great records!
So to answer this stupid question, no they not have stopped after Knebworth!
And why does anyone care about what Bonehead has to say in an interview. Gem Archer and Andy Bell rule. The lineup that exist today is far better!
Chris [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 15:09
Oasis' legacy would have been mythical had they quit after Knebworth but so what? While I don't 'love' their post Morning Glory albums as much as the first two, I still like them. I'm happy I got to hear songs like "D'You Know What I Mean?" (my FAV Oasis song), "Don't Go Away", "Go Let it Out", "Gas Panic", "Let's All Make Believe", "Stop Crying Your Heart Out", "Songbird", "Lyla", "The Importance of Being Idle", "Shock of the Lightning", "I'm Outta Time" and "Falling Down". To me these songs are up to par even if the albums aren't. Liam's voice sounds like sandpaper now but I'm glad I get to hear a few top quality songs every few years that are still better than the other Jonas Brothers crap everybody is subjected to.
marc [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 15:19
Why would u quit ! Music needs failure in order of success.
Brendan [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 15:43
Forget about it, Be Here Now and Standing...are their two best albums!
Brian [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 16:16
The gig itself was quality you just can't fault the lads. The set list was awesome and liam was on fire. Having said that the wristband situation was a joke. Only the first twenty thousand could get anywhere near the stage so why sell 80,000 tickets.
Also the shuttle bus back into manchester after was a joke, 3 busses where waiting outside the gates after the gig, THREE FUCKING BUSES FOR 80,00 FANS. was queing up for ages.
The whole 40 minute break to get the power back on didnt really bother me and it didn't seem to cause much of a problem but the stadium gigs will be better, wembley here we come !!
leonidas [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 16:41
the fact that I m coming from greece to wembley just to see oasis, sums it pretty much, I woulndnt do that for noone else. Oasis top choice for our generation
gaspa [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 16:47
pretty much all of the existing bands should had quit after the first record.
charlie [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 17:09
oasis were amzing last night i dont think the crowd were as bad as the press are making it sound and after "the shock of the lighning" everyone completely forgot about the 40 minute wait loved every second of it
idlewildest [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 17:32
wat isnt being taken into account is the chance to return to form. look at R.E.M, Accelerate is the best thing they have done in almost 15 years n is on a par if not better than a lot of the IRS (1980's) stuff
Jimmy [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 17:38
Bloody hell I cant believe people are countering this argument by highlighting Oasis's last 2 albums. Your easily pleased aren't you? No wonder so many naff dreary albums sell so well these days, people will listen to any old bonk.
Senior Sarcastic [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 17:41
Everyone should just stop writing music then and be done with it, so all the miserable gits can just be miserable all the time.
All music means something to someone.
Phil [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 18:00
This is a joke of a discussion. You either think yes or no. It makes naff all difference. Oasis, Oasis, Oasis!!!!
whatever [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 18:08
it would have left an amazing legend. But REM, don't be silly they've had lots of good songs since 'Automatic'. The most recent was one of REM's worst. Don't know why NME gave it a good review.
[Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 18:13
REM's 'Aluminum' was a track released after 'Automatic' which was worth carrying on for alone, plus lots of others.
[Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 18:18
REM have been superior to their pre 'Automatic' material except for 'Out of Time', and 'Green'.
[Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 18:19
'Little By Little' is poor.
[Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 18:31
maybe this decade of guitar bands should quit , just because they are such watered down characterless phoney copycats.
[Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 18:33
what?
Think Tank has many great songs, it's the best headphones album of the decade.
Brendan [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 18:41
Please bring Bonehead and company back. The last two Oasis albums are full of static.
[Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 18:50
Just listening to: REM 'Monster', if you put it on you'll realise how good this post 'Automatic' album is compared to the countless mediocre, little brat, guitar, image-first (even though that is contemptibe), bands of this decade.
The Rick [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 19:30
It was said that people wonder about bands that break up early and what might have been- for the Libertines? more and more garbage.
The Edwards [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 23:42
They started going downhill when Tony Carroll got kicked out. I honestly thought his simple relentless drum-style really marked them out. Afterwards, too standard. No-one ever makes this point?
golden daze [Visitor] //June 5 2009 at 23:54
no stone roses = no oasis & ian brown was right about oasis putting music back 20 yrs ,burnage beetless
Beau [Visitor] //June 6 2009 at 00:50
Look at it this way. Oasis at a gig still play a great show, with most of the setlist coming from the first two albums so dont you think they relise that there getting worse and worse? Another thing, Oasis will play for around 6 hours this weekend and do you know what? They will have made 12 million. I dont know about you, but if i was making 2 million an hour i would be stopping either, even if most people hated my guts.
Beau [Visitor] //June 6 2009 at 00:56
Oh yeah another thing, if bands should quit if they make a real good album in fear of there next album not being so good, well then a TON of bands should have spilt. Arctic Monkeys for one, WPSIATWIN was an amazing album, FWN not as good. But still good. I love Arctic Monkeys, one of my favorite bands, i would be gutted if they split up.
Bands like The Libertines and Milburn split up too soon? Or maybe at the right moment? We will never know... Or maybe we will *fingers crossed for 2010*
Luke [Visitor] //June 6 2009 at 01:05
Well I'd prefer to listen to the newer Oasis stuff over any of this indie shit NME raves on about these days. i.e, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, The Kooks...
TimCereja [Visitor] //June 6 2009 at 06:04
How about Michael Jackson? We all know when he should have quit. Could have easily stayed a legend instead of becoming the joke he is now ...
[Visitor] //June 6 2009 at 07:04
shut up rick libertines are awesome and so much better than babyshambles and dirty pretty things
Greg [Visitor] //June 6 2009 at 10:46
Things go up and down in life, even this will change... Oasis are great for riding these waves and still turning inspirational tunes, it is a pity you guys are so negative. I guess you aren't creative types, just critical types.
adam [Visitor] //June 6 2009 at 12:57
oasis are the best band in the world, be here now is a amazing album people wouldnt slate it if noel didnt. he slates it because it was to long and was when they were on lots of drugs. heathan chemistry is pritty week however standing on the shoulders has noel best lyrics in probably, dont believe the truth is a amazing album , and doys is even better. i dont see why they should of quit they are the last resistance to MC shit taking over! and people sayin oasis r no better than a pub band? lol who the fuck r u to speek then lol ? who r u nobody oasis live forever!
Jordan [Visitor] //June 6 2009 at 13:00
I'm sorry but am I the ONLY person who prefers Oasis from 2002 onwards? Heathen Chemistry, DBTT and Dig out your soul are MUCH, MUCH better then Morning Glory. Ok, Definitely Maybe is the best album by any band in any country ever and cannot be topped. But if these critics would actually LISTEN to the new stuff they'd realise that Oasis have been putting out their best music recently. Live Forever
Crink [Visitor] //June 7 2009 at 12:21
Yes
Bex [Visitor] //June 7 2009 at 13:26
Until last night I would have said that Oasis are still going strong, but seeing them at Heaton Park last night makes me think they should have quit. Terrible is the only word for the so called performance!!!
tom [Visitor] //June 7 2009 at 14:01
how many people actauly went to last nights gig? all of those who did will know what a great night it was. Its worth oasis carrying on just for the brilliant live shows they put on every few years that way i wont have to bore my daughter with storys of how good the live gigs were coz she can go and see them for herself. if you dont like dont listen.but theres million people goin to see them this summer and nobody has made them go.
uncommon [Visitor] //June 7 2009 at 17:16
I'm going to quit reading this right now because I feel I'm at my peak.
GUIGZ [Visitor] //June 7 2009 at 19:53
They should have called it a day when Bonehead and Guigs quit. That's when they lost their charm. I used to LOVE Oasis. All they are now are haircuts, scarfs, shadesand crap songs.
Mike Smith [Visitor] //June 7 2009 at 20:58
I was at the gig on 6th June (yesterday) and they were awesome, how can you say they should have quit when this is a bank that over the last 15 years have produced some of the best rock music ever, they sell out at gigs with 70,000 people 3 night running, ok Liam's voice may have gone slightly, but fags, booze and the drugs? Who's wouldn't, there legends! Complete music gods, and will rock every venue they play at until they drop
JB [Visitor] //June 8 2009 at 01:44
The Who after Keith Moon died, for sure!
alice [Visitor] //June 8 2009 at 11:36
none of them---it aint over yet---we'll never know
[Visitor] //June 8 2009 at 13:34
last couple of oasis albums have been great. Liams voice is a bit dodgy live yeh , and i wish he could still hold notes like in the 90's , but no better than a pub band?? calm down ! could you do better?
totally agree with Mike Smith. They are rock and roll stars. if you dont like it then go write on a blog about how amazingly boring radiohead are.
Jack [Visitor] //June 8 2009 at 15:57
well i went to the gig on sunday and was stood at the front.. and liams voice was fucking ace competable with knebworth
Ally [Visitor] //June 8 2009 at 22:27
God !! Don't even talk of oasis qutting..... bands around now lack attitude. Bad diss on the Stones
Lu [Visitor] //June 9 2009 at 12:06
No one should quit just because they're at the height of their fame.
Pete [Visitor] //June 9 2009 at 13:08
You're an idiot.
Sunday at Heaton park was absolutely one of the greatest gigs it has been my privellege to witness.
Oasis put to shame The enemy and Kasabian - supposedly two of todays best (they're crap). Oasis's worst work is still superior to ALMOST every other band that's out there today. Bar the odd exception of course. I include Kasabian and the enemy in this who, let's be honest are both awful parodys of real rock n roll bands; included into the same category are the pigeon detectives, the ting tings, fall out boy, my chemical romance, any other dodgy indie fashion band, the killers, jack johnson........ the list goes on.
Whatever happened to good bands that people can relate to?
James [Visitor] //June 9 2009 at 13:59
i dont agree with this. at all
its not like they're doing it for the fame and fortune, well it could be. but its about having fun and stuff. y'know what i mean?
you dont just go ' OH RIGHT, WE'VE PLAYED A MASSIVE GIG! FANCY QUITTIN THERE? '
queenjack [Visitor] //June 9 2009 at 21:21
if the cure called it quits after disintergration, there'd be a hole in my heart where half of my love for them is.
im on the fence about bands quitting. i mean, its just as well to try and make a new album, isnt it? if it sucks, it sucks- try again later. its not the end of the world if the newest album doesn't top every pre-existing one.
Dooley [Visitor] //June 10 2009 at 03:43
I think U2 should've quit after The Joshua Tree. I'm sure most won't agree with me.
John from London [Visitor] //June 11 2009 at 11:35
Oasis will be around for many years to come as they are a band with a huge following so why quit?
Anna [Visitor] //June 11 2009 at 15:46
I think the Libertines should have quit after the first album. The second album was just...sad.
[Visitor] //June 14 2009 at 19:51
if a band quit and come back everyones like 'yeyyyyyyyy' but if they carry on going everyone hates them what's this about?
SAD cunts [Visitor] //June 16 2009 at 21:22
the lot of you!
Rich [Visitor] //June 18 2009 at 02:37
Black Sabbath should have called it quits after Sabotage...the last two Ozzy albums are rubbish and who cares about Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillian, Ray Gillan, Glen Hughes etc etc. And id say the same about AC/DC.. the Bon Scott era is brilliant...and all the Brian Johnson albums are rubbish..YES that includes Back in Black...
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