Bands that were better than Oasis in the 90's

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:13 am

How has Nirvana not been mentioned?!
Alice in Chains...

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:21 am

CoolClaret wrote:How has Nirvana not been mentioned?!
Alice in Chains...

I don't think there's a single American band mentioned, not sure why.

Add to the list:

REM (admittedly they were better in the 80's)
Mercury Rev
Black Crowes
Flaming Lips
Dinosaur Jr
Smashing Pumpkins
Pixies

Right_winger · Post by **Right_winger** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:31 am

TheFamilyCat wrote:I don't think there's a single American band mentioned, not sure why.

Add to the list:

REM (admittedly they were better in the 80's)
Mercury Rev
Black Crowes
Flaming Lips
Dinosaur Jr
Smashing Pumpkins
Pixies

See #48

By looking at a lot of the suggestions it seems to stem around the whole Brit-pop culture of the latter part of the 90s

Personally preferred the grunge of the early 90s

LoveCurryPies · Post by **LoveCurryPies** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:43 am

Keane.

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:45 am

LoveCurryPies wrote:Keane.

Is that you Emily?

hampsteadclaret · Post by **hampsteadclaret** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:57 am

44..The FamilyCat..you say..

'Shed Seven? Funniest thing I've ever read on here!'

'You really shouldn't smirk and sneer at someone else's musical tastes and preferences - how come you haven't grasped that listening to music, enjoying music is very much a personal thing?

- rather like looking at art in a gallery, or reading a novel, or watching a film.
It comes down to individual preferences, and we're all different.

What makes you think your musical inclinations are 'better' than someone else's?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VED67gUNXM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:03 am

I know, but thanks for the lecture.

claretabroad · Post by **claretabroad** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:11 am

TheFamilyCat wrote:Super Furry Animals
Radiohead
Teenage Fanclub
Pulp
Primal Scream
Spiritualized
Jesus & Mary Chain
Manic Street Preachers
The Charlatans
James
The Wedding Present
The Verve

I get the feeling this thread is only intended for guitar bands but I'm going to throw Underworld and Orbital in there.

I wasn't really into Radiohead, Pulp, The Manics, The Charlatans, James or The Verve but I'm on board with the rest of them. I'd take Spacemen 3 over Spiritualized though.

Other bands I'd add into the mix:
My Bloody Valentine as Loveless was released in 91.
Mogwai and the whole post rock scene started in the 90's, astonishing live band even if they have yet to produce a perfect album.
The Pixies
Low
The Beta Band
Dinosaur Jr
Kyuss then Queens of The Stone Age
Pavement
Shellac
Sonic Youth
Stereolab

I don't include Oasis in the same breath as any of the above. Beatles cover band at best.

Walton · Post by **Walton** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:28 am

I never got the love for Shed Seven, for me they were real Vauxhall Conference level of indie.

Oasis' first album is still one of my favourites, and I play it often. I love it.

The thing is, I don't really care for anything after that, including What's The Story.

Up there as great 90s albums with Definitely Maybe I still listen to regularly are:

Manics - Holy Bible and Everything Must Go
Gomez - Bring It On
Slowdive - Souvlaki
Ride - Nowhere
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Verve - A Storm in Heaven
Pulp - Different Class
Portishead - Dummy and Portishead
Massive Attack - Mezzanine

And then there's a whole host of American rock stuff.

All in all, I don't think Oasis were the best band of the nineties, but I won't argue about anyone else thinking that.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:42 am

claretabroad wrote:I wasn't really into Radiohead, Pulp, The Manics, The Charlatans, James or The Verve but I'm on board with the rest of them. I'd take Spacemen 3 over Spiritualized though.

Other bands I'd add into the mix:
My Bloody Valentine as Loveless was released in 91.
Mogwai and the whole post rock scene started in the 90's, astonishing live band even if they have yet to produce a perfect album.
The Pixies
Low
The Beta Band
Dinosaur Jr
Kyuss then Queens of The Stone Age
Pavement
Shellac
Sonic Youth
Stereolab

I don't include Oasis in the same breath as any of the above. Beatles cover band at best.

I loved the Beta Band, although would personally class them as 00's rather than 90's, otherwise they'd be on my list. Mogwai passed me by to be honest but I do like their new album and maybe need to dip into their back catalogue.

Gomez are another band I like a lot - they never had the commercial success that was expected after winning the Mercury Prize but they made some good records.

Ptangyangkipperbang · Post by **Ptangyangkipperbang** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:47 am

I loved The Pale Saints didn't seem to get the same publicity as a lot of bands around that time.Also a shout for Giant Steps by the Boo Radleys

Sutton-Claret · Post by **Sutton-Claret** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:41 pm

Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses for me.... haven't stopped playing them i my car since the early 90's. My kids refer to it as 'music from the olden days'..

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 1:03 pm

Bin Ont Turf wrote:'kin shite were Oasis, I just don't get it.

Here's one.............

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXs8zmfqXvg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

They just hit the 'market' at the right time. Plus all the Stone Island brigade look up to Liam as some sort of god for some unknown reason

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 1:09 pm

They won't be most people's cup of tea (or genre) but if you're asking for better bands than Oasis n the 90's:

White Zombie
Suicidal Tendencies
Guns n Roses
Pearl Jam

to name a few. Noel Gallagher is a prick but he has some decent musical ability; however technically the band isn't even in the same league as these or many others for that matter. Even Blur were better!

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 1:13 pm

I went to quite a few Oasis concerts in the 90s back when you could get tickets from Solid sounds and bought everything they brought out.

Even being at Knebworth and looking round at a sea of people I never realised just how big Oasis were. The amount of todays youngsters that are massive Oasis fans speaks volumes.

If they re-formed tomorrow and put 3 shows on at Knebworth (125k) they would sell out in minutes. These type of bands don't come around very often.

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 1:14 pm

I prefer Ocean Colour Scene but liked most of the 90s bands. Got a few gigs to go to before Christmas. Happy Monday’s, From the Jam and Shed Seven plus Cast. Can’t wait!

Sutton-Claret · Post by **Sutton-Claret** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 1:42 pm

Pearcey wrote:I prefer Ocean Colour Scene but liked most of the 90s bands. Got a few gigs to go to before Christmas. Happy Monday’s, From the Jam and Shed Seven plus Cast. Can’t wait!

Where are the Mondays playing?

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:45 pm

As someone said it's all very subjective. I liked Oasis and had a number of their albums but for me they weren't even in my top 50 (I have a wide scope and a lifelong love of music that even exceeds football). Specific bands of the period and sticking to 'guitar' bands who released singles as well as albums I would have to say REM (by a mile at the time) and Kula Shaker (too short lived). Also given that there was supposedly a big rivalry (despite not being even remotely alike) I liked Blur far more than Oasis, more talented and varied by far.

biggles · Post by **biggles** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 3:25 pm

best band in the world = Metallica.

CnBtruntru · Post by **CnBtruntru** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 3:31 pm

The Doves of course that is my personal choice, a lot of the bands mentioned previously were very good in their hay days, including Oasis, but I think we all have our own favourites.

Cheeseontoast · Post by **Cheeseontoast** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:51 pm

Puressence from failsworth. A band that never got the recognition they deserved

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 5:55 pm

Up there with Oasis has to be Massive Attack imo

boatshed bill · Post by **boatshed bill** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:02 pm

Portishead for me, simply brilliant.

boiledclaret · Post by **boiledclaret** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:07 pm

Never thought I'd say this but Liam seems the more likeable one in interviews now. Noel knows how to press a TV audiences buttons and can play to it. Liam on the otherhand just has a humble shrug towards showbiz, which is quite refreshing.

As for the 90's. I was in a club in 1990 and the DJ was playing Some Friendly- Charlatans and Stone Roses. After all the 80's dross we'd had to endure it sounded great.

holdyourfire · Post by **holdyourfire** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:40 pm

RUSH.

Goalposts · Post by **Goalposts** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:03 pm

oasis where for people with no understanding of music history or craft

Cheeseontoast · Post by **Cheeseontoast** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:11 pm

New Fast Automatic Daffodils

Bainsyclaret · Post by **Bainsyclaret** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:19 pm

Pavement

boiledclaret · Post by **boiledclaret** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:34 pm

holdyourfire wrote:RUSH.

Their best albums were in the 80's, I should have wrote 'dross in the mid/late 80's.' Signals is excellent.

Smeghead · Post by **Smeghead** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:50 am

The Wildhearts. Earth Vs The Wildhearts is my favourite album of all time.

CharlieinNewMexico · Post by **CharlieinNewMexico** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 6:26 am

Cheeseontoast wrote:New Fast Automatic Daffodils

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkDhJ_m9XXI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

classic

CharlieinNewMexico · Post by **CharlieinNewMexico** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 6:28 am

I liked really early Boo Radley's but then they faded away for me.

ecc · Post by **ecc** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 12:42 pm

Although putting up with Albarn's Mockney posing and artistic angst is very hard work, "13" is a pretty decent album (IMHO).

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 12:45 pm

Better than Oasis. Too many to mention.

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:11 pm

I feel vindicated more than ever in despising Oasis at the time. Madchester? Crapchester. Manc. scally filth.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 2:18 pm

Oasis aren't Madchester

COBBLE · Post by **COBBLE** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:17 pm

Brighouse and Rastrick. Still out there.

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:19 pm

Mancscallyster Shitties

icu81b4 · Post by **icu81b4** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 6:57 pm

In the 90's I attended a concert where my son was performing at his infant school, the instruments were out of tune, the tempo varied between each of the performers and I think they weren't all playing the same thing.
But it was an improvement on Oasis.

IMHO of course... Each to their own.
UTC

moaninclaret · Post by **moaninclaret** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 7:57 pm

All bands were better than the cocky arrogant gets

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:32 pm

Bewitched.
Eiffel 65.

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:49 pm

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Bewitched.
Eiffel 65.

It's actually B*Witched....you're clearly not the super fan I thought you were! I'm disappointed.

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:34 pm

starting_11 wrote:Blink 182!

Shite! talk about a nasal whine!

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:38 pm

Echobelly and Sleeper

tunes weren't bad either

ClaretEngineer · Post by **ClaretEngineer** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:45 pm

Sutton-Claret wrote:Where are the Mondays playing?

I saw From the Jam in Preston in 2007-08.

Absolutely mega.

Or it could have been Manchester Academy. Not sure now.

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 4:22 pm

ZizkovClaret wrote:Echobelly and Sleeper

tunes weren't bad either

Two of the crowning turds that sat atop that steaming pile of shite called Britpop.

CharlieinNewMexico · Post by **CharlieinNewMexico** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:33 am

Placebo surely. Or maybe I'm just imagining that...