368 of 1001 Albums: Oasis' (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

Due to a shake up on the list everything got moved around, so I'm just starting at the current top, and that lands me in 1995 with Oasis. Their follow up to Definitely Maybe is what landed the band from indie to a worldwide success proving to be a huge leap for British Indie music. Critics weren't as hot about it though. If you're familiar with the 90s though this sounds right up the alley of what tunes you would have been hearing around then.

The Gallagher brothers are sort of known for their spats not only with others, but most notably each other, so when recording this album it's no surprise that the had one when disputing over vocals for the songs, "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger. First and foremost though, Oasis seems passionate about the music they are making, and you can hear that throughout the album.


The band would end up releasing six singles from this album. With probably two of the more popular ones being "Champagne Supernova" and "Wonderwall". "Wonderwall" is definitely one of the highlights of the album though as far as the music arrangement. The band does fuse probably more emotion in their music than what I've heard, and it isn't exactly gloomy either. For a lot of bands, I think Oasis set the bar on what you heard coming out then especially from England.

Another enjoyable song from the album was "Don't Look Back In Anger", which is sort of ironic considering what was happening behind the scenes while recording the album. The fact that while the lyrics might be somber at times the music at not, keeps it from getting too angst ridden. The vocals are good, but depending on your style it will either suit you or not.

It's easy to see why this album had such wide appeal. The sound of the album, and the lyrics suit the vibe the band wanted to get out, and that seems to resonate better with audiences. It has a lot of emotion to it, so it is bound to strike a chord with someone if not many people out there. In it's own right it was a progressive album that took a lot to make.

Rating 7 of 10.