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OASIS |
The
original bad boys of Britpop, Oasis have
continued to dominate the world’s charts
and arenas for over a decade.
"Definitely
Maybe" and "(What’s
The Story) Morning Glory" were the two
defining albums of the mid 1990s and spawned
the planet-straddling
hits
"Supersonic", "Live Forever",
"Don’t Look Back In Anger"
and the anthemic
"Wonderwall"
Having played their biggest gigs before
250,000 people at Knebworth, Oasis released
the UK’s
fastest selling album, the sprawling epic
that is 'Be Here Now".
Despite a number of personnel changes in
the wake of that album’s release, the Gallagher
brothers simply dusted themselves down, re-appeared
with a new a line up and continued their quest
to provide top-drawer rock’n’roll with
the chart-topping
"Standing
On The Shoulder Of Giants" and
"Heathen Chemistry" albums.
More recently, Oasis have returned to action
with the much acclaimed "Don’t Believe The
Truth" album. Hailed as a return to the band’s
earthier roots, Oasis topped the charts
with
the barnstorming singles
"Lyla" and
"The Importance of Being Idle".
After a decade of noise and confusion,
there
just doesn’t seem to be any way of stopping
them!
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PAUL
WELLER |
By
By the time Paul Weller released his
first
solo album in 1992, he’d already long-established
himself as The Modfather and, in fronting
The Jam, led one of the most popular bands
of the punk era. His influence cast a long
shadow over British music, inspiring as
he
did a succession of musicians and bands
ranging from The Smiths through to Oasis.
But it wasn’t always a smooth ride. Having
scored 16 hit singles, Weller disbanded The
Jam at the height of their career and in appropriate
mod fashion, played their farewell gig in
Brighton in 1982. Weller re-appeared a year
later with keyboard player Mick Talbot in
tow, this time fronting the soul-inflected
sounds of The Style Council. As Weller’s
increasing interest in soul led to a fascination
with
jazz, so The Style Council began to alienate
vast swathes of their audience and their
final,
house-inspired album was rejected by their
label.
Weller looked to the late 60s for inspiration
and his first eponymous solo album owed
as
much to psychedelia as it did to his soul
roots. This grittier approach did much
to
win his old audience back and by the end
of the 1990s had released a series of highly
successful albums – including the chart-topping
"Stanley Road" - that
put him firmly back in the spotlight whilst
winning a legions of new admirers in the process.
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