CAT BARF. Oh and by the way, who is Oasis?

[Bouncy Ball]

Yes, I could google it, but I'd rather be told by the Lounge, since there seem to be so many people talking about Oasis. I gather it's a musical group. That's all I know. I always see threads referencing it and have NO idea why the hell it is so controversial. Have I heard the music of this Oasis?

Oh and my cat just yakked. So gross.

[Dookus]

1. sure

it saw you mention Oasis. It gives my cats the heaves, too.

[Bouncy Ball]

4. She was in the other room already barfing when I started typing

maybe she's a psychic cat.

Ok so who is this Oasis?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. They're like the Rutles only they take themselves seriously

[peekaloo]

12. Funny!

Wonder which one wants to be two hairdressers?

[Lavender Brown]

3. Oh boy.

:D

[Bouncy Ball]

6. Was it something I said?

[Lavender Brown]

9. LOL - sorry I didn't know if you were serious or not

and I worried that this was going to start off a new batch of unibrow posts. :D

[GOPisEvil]

5. They are a musical ensemble from the UK.

They once pretentiously claimed that they would be bigger than The Beatles. They're fronted by two obnoxious brothers who get into fights with one another.

Having said all that, some of their stuff is actually pretty good. Although it's overshadowed by the boorishess of the two brothers.

[Bouncy Ball]

7. Ah, ok thanks!

Cheers, GOPisEvil!

Now I'll have to see if I can find a CD of theirs on Amazon so I can listen to a couple of tracks, see if I recognize their stuff.

[Atlas Mugged]

13. It's not their fights with each other...

...that are so amusing. Well, okay, they're pretty funny. But, it's the stupidity of things like calling out George Harrison (before he died, of course) for a fist fight in public (somewhere like Trafalqar Square or something). In a nutshell, George criticized Oasis and one of the brothers, Norbert or Dagget, can't remember which, actually challenged George to a public fistfight.

[liberalpragmatist]

18. That was Liam

Their stupidest antics are almost always Liam.

[Bouncy Ball]

8. OH!!!!!

I'm listening to a track called "Wonderwall." That's Oasis? I know this song.

:shrug:

No big deal.

[WilliamPitt]

10. Cheesy Beatles rip-off act

*ducking, fleeing*

[Bouncy Ball]

11. Eh.

After listening to a few tracks of theirs just now, I'd have to somewhat agree.......I've heard "Wonderwall" on the radio. They don't do a lot for me.

So now I know I can skip those confusing Oasis/Elvis threads.

[mcscajun]

14. Thanks for asking: I was wondering, too

but I thought it was just a generational 'out of touch' thing.

[Bouncy Ball]

15. I'm 34 and I see people my age talking about them

so I figured it couldn't be that, but I do know I am a bit out of touch with most popular culture right now, so.... :shrug:

Mystery solved!

[mcscajun]

24. Well, I'm 53 and no kids...so even more out of touch with what's "current"

in music and pop culture.

[4_Legs_Good]

16. They're a Beatles Cover band

who write their own "songs"

david

[liberalpragmatist]

17. Huge fan of theirs right here

UK-based group. HUGE in the mid-90s, at which point their popularity in the UK really was as big as the Beatles.

Their first two albums are fantastic. So is their b-sides compilation. However, after that they kind of lost it. Their ego got the better of them and their later stuff is pretty average.

Anyway, they tend to be a love-hate group. Very few people who are familiar about them are neutral about them. That's largely because the two brothers who lead the group, Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher are major-league assholes. Especially Liam. At the height of their 90s popularity they claimed they were better than their idols the Beatles. Liam later called George Harrison a "nipple," when he criticized them. Paul McCartney originally professed himself a fan but about '97 when their following was biggest (and their music having become most derivative) he criticized them. Liam was also banned from Cathy Pacific airlines for allegedly assaulting passengers, smoking, and cursing at the flight attendants.

Noel is easier to take. He's extremely sarcastic and offends a lot of people with his interviews, but he's actually a lot nicer and smarter than his brother who's always getting into fights and is quite stupid.

Because of their obnoxious behavior and their arrogant statements in the mid-90s they pretty much divide opinion pretty fiercely. People either love them, or, because they hate the brothers, they absolutely hate them.

Oh and on DU the Oasis fans are pretty obnoxious too. They like to annoy people. Just ignore them.

All this being said, some of their music is really good, IMO. For all the Beatles talk, what is rock music if unoriginal? Also they have just as much influence from British punk, The Small Faces, glam rock (esp. T. Rex), David Bowie, and the Stone Roses. Their first album Definitely Maybe really doesn't sound much like the Beatles at all and is often in Europe recognized as one of the best albums of the 90s. Their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is more derivative but was a bigger hit and does contain some excellent songs. That's where the Beatles influence really began to show on songs like "Wonderwall," "Don't Look Back in Anger," and "She's Electric," which are quite Beatles-esque in a good way. "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova" were their big US hits.

It's on their third album that the Beatles stuff gets out of hand. That album, Be Here Now, is a mess - it's a pretentious self-parody. The Beatles thing is blown up to laughable heights, especially on the 10-minute "Hey Jude"-ripoff "All Around the World." Their last two albums after that aren't anything too great. A handful of good songs, but on the whole pretty average - Matchbox 20 quality.

It should be said too that the band has disowned the third album - Noel Gallagher says it was "grossly offensive," and says he can't even listen to it anymore, blaming the whole thing on his being on a perpetual cocaine high at the time.

Anyway, if you can put up with obnoxious personalities, their first two albums and their b-sides compilation The Masterplan are worth checking out. And just ignore LoZoccolo and HalfManHalfBiscuit. :eyes:

Check them out if you like any of the following (as I do): The Beatles, the Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Who, David Bowie, T. Rex and assorted glam rock, The Sex Pistols, The Stone Roses, U2. It's basically anthemic rock. If your tastes are more progressive than pass them over.

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

19. Their first album is better than anything the Beatles ever did

That might not be saying much, since the Beatles do not even own their own songs - Michael Jackson does.

Regardless, Definitely Maybe is one of the best albums ever.

[liberalpragmatist]

22. Oh come on - DM is great but The Beatles?

I LOVE the Beatles. As much as I love Oasis don't go ripping on the Beatles!

Seriously though, HalfManHalfBiscuit, what is this bizarre Oasis-Beatles matchup that you and LoZoccolo keep doing? Is it just to get on people's nerves?

[Skittles]

20. barfing is one of my kitty Clancy's favorite pasttime

get a plastic bottle and hold it under water - now tell me - does the sound it makes as it is filling up the EXACT same sound a cat makes as it prepares to barf? Also, I do not think it is coincidental that when they barf they tend to back up the length of a human foot. :o

[jswordy]

21. cats suck. kill it.

[Radical Activist]

23. A second rate Beatles knock-off.

Like most British bands.

[CO Liberal]

25. The Musical Equivalent to Cat Barf

:-)

[terrya]

26. I think it's two guys with unibrows...isn't it?

[progressoid]

27. Hmm, cat barf and Oasis. What an ironic juztapositon.

[Chicago Democrat]

28. Like a really, really drunken, mean and egotistical Beatles band

bad basically