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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 December 2017

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Oasis' debut hit the unexpecting UK Rock Scene like a ton of bricks, more or less coining the term/genre/whatever 'Britpop/rock,' Oasis were never comfortable with the label and understandably so. For all the clamouring on their much more polished and radio friendly, sophomore effort '...Morning Glory?,' 'Definitely Maybe,' is a rawer, more guitar-driven and unashamedly 'rock' album, despite what the one off 'Wonderwall' fans and journalists of the time will argue.
Liam Gallagher's voice is a brilliant mix of 'The Sex Pistols'' Jonny Rotten's OTT sneer and, well, Liam Gallagher, hos voice is very unique and compliments the music expertly, Noel might have written most of these songs (if not all!?) on his own, but as Liam retorted, commenting on their still ongoing separation : 'He wrote them, I made them,' ..hard to argue really!
To give Noel his due though, the guitar work is masterful, from borderline heavy/hard rock, up tempo, good time on a night out bounce on 'Rock 'n' Roll Star,' slowed down, pseudo-psychedelia 'Shakermaker' all the way to the mellow blues, country tinged closer 'Married with Children,' it's the guitar that is the perfect foil to Liam's throat and arguably, the leading voice..argue away! Kudos to the bassist and drummer who do an excellent job and are perhaps, the most eclipsed and under-appreciated band members ever!
Everyone knows the other 'big tracks,' 'Live Forever,' 'Cigarettes and Alcohol,' and 'Supersonic,' but its' the 'other' under appreciated gems that carry the weight of this album and make it just that - an album - not 5 massive hits and 6 fillers the track listing might suggest to someone who's never heard them before. 'Slide Away' is a long, epic and 'Columbia' is arguably the bands' best ever track. 'Digsy's Diner' might be considered a 'dog's dinner' by many but it's enjoyable enough, despite being the weakest on the album.
Finally, what males this album even more remarkable after 23+ years' is how well its' aged. The music is as fresh as ever, and while some of the 'up in the air' lyrics seem pretty random, a key line form 'Cigarettes and Alchohol;'

'Is it worth the aggrivation? To find yourself a job, when there's nothing worth working for?'

is as poigniant and relatable today to the average blue collar citizen as it ever was in an age of zero hour contracts. There are many more examples no doubt, but this is the one that stands out for me - you will no doubt find our own! After all, no 'Wonderwalls,' instead, Oasis's rawer, harder, better debut album, which has aged VERY well!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2021

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Despite all the hype and success, Oasis only had 2 good albums, each containing only a couple of good songs.
If you abstain from the rose-tinted Lennon-glasses nostalgia and listen to this album objectively from start to finish, you'll notice that it doesn't have an enjoyable flow, and is inconsistent in quality. Most of the tracks are plain filler material.
From a musician's point of view, NG didn't venture further than learning the first few chords from 'Guitar for Beginners'. Then he memorised the pentatonic scale and pretended he knew how to compose a solo while Bonehead hammered out said chords without any nuance or subtlety.
Most millennials would advance way beyond his Epiphone waffle in a matter of a few simple YouTube tutorials.
So it's neither a decent homage to the great talent of the 60s/70s bands that influenced them, nor a showcase of musical talent.
It's just "McDonald's music" that pleased the masses and was financially successful (LG's phrase, and something he wished to avoid); that doesn't mean that it was actually good quality. There's so much more to explore in the universe of music that stimulates the senses and the mind, and this doesn't go beyond very basic novice formulae.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 June 2020

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First time around I had the album on CD, that was back in the 90s when it was first released. There was a massive gap in my vinyl collection without this iconic album. Love the fact that the Vinyl is now a heavier grade, although 2 disks instrad of 1 does mean you have to get up and turn it over quicker! But none of that takes away from what is a grand master of albums.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Had to get it on Vinyl and finally did!
By JP on 8 June 2020

First time around I had the album on CD, that was back in the 90s when it was first released. There was a massive gap in my vinyl collection without this iconic album. Love the fact that the Vinyl is now a heavier grade, although 2 disks instrad of 1 does mean you have to get up and turn it over quicker! But none of that takes away from what is a grand master of albums.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2021

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In my eyes the second best album by Oasis (my fave is Morning Glory) but the one where it all started. Iconic cover, iconic songs and autorip too. Why haven't you bought it yet? My autorip came with the deluxe edition so had 3 cds worth of music instead of just the album and it included Whatever which was fantastic!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2016

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I still love a bit of Oasis and for me this is one of the best albums, it was one I listened to at collage and still brings back such good memories.
I am a bit old fashioned, I like a CD and not an mp3, so it's nice to find Amazon with a good back catalogue of all my favourites. Sadly that old promise of CD's lasting forever never quite worked so I was glad to be able to buy this and not just in mp3 format.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 July 2021

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I know Compact Discs are becoming more obsolete, with streaming services etc, but after misplacing my original copy that I bought as soon as it came out in 1994, I had to get another, and it brought back so many good memories listening to this non stop when I was 14. Oasis were just the best band ever In the 90's and I'm not surprised these later generations of youngsters are caught up in the magic of what were Oasis.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2021

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Thanks very much for my cd. It bought back lots of memories and I love it. I would recommend this cd to anyone. Delivery was great and the staff were friendly and polite.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 October 2014

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Classic album that everyone should own. Bought to replace a cassette.

I'm only reviewing it because Amazon requires a review to dismiss items from my items to review list and it's getting cluttered with things that don't really need to be reviewed but there is no other way to dismiss them. I did ask if they could add a feature to remove irrelevant items but they don't seem to want to go down that route. I've just spent hours reviewing items. :(

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