Blur vs. Oasis - 20 Years Ago Today!

Welsh Megaman · 14-08-2015 04:45PM #1

On this day, 20 years ago! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Blur and Oasis went head-to-head in the UK singles chart with 'Country House' and 'Roll With It'. Hardly the best songs in either band's catalogue!

And in Blur's case, worst...video...ever!

They won, of course - 'Country House' selling 274,000 copies, whilst 'Roll With It' sold 216,000.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpuh1WE-RVw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrARl0dzd-0

Personally, I preferred this song which was at number three...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObNNSYJCWuA

Harry Palmr · 14-08-2015 05:11PM

I was there - it was hell man! No one stood a chance.

Of course while Blue won the battle Oasis won the war.

whiskeyman · 14-08-2015 05:12PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

And in Blur's case, worst...video...ever!

Except for yer wan in the yellow top...

whatawaster81 · 14-08-2015 05:18PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I was there - it was hell man! No one stood a chance.

Of course while Blue won the battle Oasis won the war.

It was great how Blue nipped in and won. Duncan James what a talent!

The Golden Miller · 14-08-2015 05:23PM

Listening to Blurs Parklife really brings back that 90's nostalgic feeling more so than any other record of the time in my opinion. For me, defined the era and sound most bands were going for at the time. Although I was in the Oasis camp at the time. If nothing else, at least that "battle" put proper bands back in the limelight and got rid of the nirvana gunge nonsense and pop ****e bands like east 17

valoren · 14-08-2015 05:25PM

"Oasis or Blur Dougal?"

"Blur"

"WHAAAAAA?!?!"

"Oasis, I mean Oasis!"

Harry Palmr · 14-08-2015 05:33PM

whatawaster81 wrote: »

It was great how Blue nipped in and won. Duncan James what a talent!

Don't mind me - I was cheering for The Divine Comedy anyway!

NachoBusiness · 14-08-2015 05:55PM

I'll have No.5 over both of 'em.

I seen a rainbow yesterday
But too many storms have come and gone
Leavin' a trace of not one God-given ray

Is it because my life is ten shades of gray, I pray all ten fade away
I seldom praise Him for the sunny days
And like His promise is true only my faith can undo
The many chances I blew To bring my life to anew
Clear blue and unconditional skies have dried the tears from my eyes
No more lonely cries..

My only bleedin' hope is for the folk who can't cope
With such an endurin' pain that it keeps 'em in the pourin' rain
Who's to blame for tootin' 'caine into your own vein
What a shame you shoot and aim for someone else's brain
You claim the insane and name this day in time
For fallin' prey to crime

I say the system got you victim to your own mind
Dreams are hopeless aspirations
In hopes of comin' true
Believe in yourself
The rest is up to me and you

Don't go chasing waterfalls..

Peace to my sister Lisa Left-Eye Lopes. One love homie.

MonkeyTennis · 14-08-2015 05:57PM

They were both pretty good.

bodhrandude · 14-08-2015 05:58PM

Roll on Electric Picnic, enough said.

Cienciano · 14-08-2015 06:00PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Of course while Blue won the battle Oasis won the war.

Thats debatable! I'd rather listen to blur than oasis now

MonkeyTennis · 14-08-2015 06:03PM

No he meant Blue!

DEFTLEFTHAND · 14-08-2015 06:17PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I was there - it was hell man! No one stood a chance.

Of course while Blue won the battle Oasis won the war.

The won the album war anyway, What's the Story ending up outselling the Great Escape album by 5,000,000 units worldwide.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 14-08-2015 06:26PM

I was too young to be in a camp, but I was introduced to both by my parents, my Dad had Oasis albums and I remember my Mum having a Blur tape in the car. So I ended up liking both and really got into them in my teens about ten years after both were at their peak.

I vividly remember the hype around the Be Here Now album being released in 97 and my Dad pre booking it in the local music store.

suicide_circus · 14-08-2015 06:29PM

They both had their moments. Oasis with liam on vocals had the raw balls and I would rather have gone to an oasis gig at their hight than a blur gig at their hight. I think Blur had the edge in finesse, musicality and sometimes, lyrically.

"Do you feel like a chain store - practically floored"

Come on, that's good writing.

nokia69 · 14-08-2015 06:33PM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

They won, of course - 'Country House' selling 274,000 copies, whilst 'Roll With It' sold 216,000.

Blur were selling two different versions of country house so in effect most of their fans bought 2 singles instead of one

Earthhorse · 14-08-2015 06:38PM

I voted in the other thread for 1995 as the year that music died and here we have the proof!

AMKC · 14-08-2015 06:49PM

MonkeyTennis wrote: »

They were both pretty good.

They both dreadful. The bands were crap too.

Banjo String · 15-08-2015 12:32AM

Remember at the height of the blur v oasis hype, I was in a restaurant one evening in Manchester, and after enquiring about the evenings specials, I was told oasis soup was the soup of the day.

When I asked the waiter what it came with, he said "you get a roll with it".

Vinculus · 15-08-2015 01:19AM

I saw blur in Mcgonagles before they released their first album and they were heavy. At that time they were more like a punk group and Damian didn't bother his arse with a microphone, he screamed into a loud speaker.

demanufactured · 15-08-2015 01:32AM

whiskeyman wrote: »

Except for yer wan in the yellow top...

And jo guest in the nurses uniform.

TheLastMohican · 15-08-2015 02:09AM

Oasis everytime. Pity they stopped jelling. That Patsy effing Kensit!

Filmer Paradise · 15-08-2015 02:41AM

TheLastMohican wrote: »

Oasis everytime. Pity they stopped jelling. That Patsy effing Kensit!

Was that like Yoko with the Beatles?

Ah fook it anyway. I can't believe that this happened 20 years ago!

Crap. I'm gettin old.

shane9689 · 15-08-2015 02:43AM

Two cr ap bands making cr ap music.

KungPao · 15-08-2015 03:09AM

The Golden Miller wrote: »

Listening to Blurs Parklife really brings back that 90's nostalgic feeling more so than any other record of the time in my opinion. For me, defined the era and sound most bands were going for at the time. Although I was in the Oasis camp at the time. If nothing else, at least that "battle" put proper bands back in the limelight and got rid of the nirvana gunge nonsense and pop ****e bands like east 17

Best band of the nineties...

Anyway, loved Blur and Oasis as a teen/young adult...and still love Blur.

Oasis' music has aged terribly...like, really badly...they got away with the basic chords and childish lyrics at the time as it was Oasismania...they could do wrong...British working class heroes and all that. And it had mass appeal, even the druggy raving types liked it. But it's a chore to listen to most of their stuff now.

Three decent albums...then they fell off a cliff. Even letting Liam write songs...Jesus.

Blur, on the other hand, started off dodgy, then just got better and better... Some gems on the new album, even in 2015.

People used to say "Blur won the battle but Oasis won the war"...not true any more really.

nokia69 · 15-08-2015 03:17AM

KungPao wrote: »

Best band of the nineties...

can you be best band of the 90s with just two albums

15-08-2015 03:20AM

suicide_circus wrote: »

They both had their moments. Oasis with liam on vocals had the raw balls and I would rather have gone to an oasis gig at their hight than a blur gig at their hight. I think Blur had the edge in finesse, musicality and sometimes, lyrically.

"Do you feel like a chain store - practically floored"

Come on, that's good writing.

They'd want to.

Oasis lyrics were often utter utter nonsense. What is a a wonderwall? What's a champagne supernova landsliding in the sky like? Why does anyone need more time because of a blister?

They just threw words at a page.

KungPao · 15-08-2015 03:32AM

Deleted User wrote: »

They'd want to.

Oasis lyrics were often utter utter nonsense. What is a a wonderwall? What's a champagne supernova landsliding in the sky like? Why does anyone need more time because of a blister?

They just threw words at a page.

Ya.

I feel cheated now listening to Oasis stuff. I'm not some twat to wants all songs to like, blow my mind, maaan. But stupid ****e about Alka Seltzer and being on a supersonic train is just terrible.

I like stuff that either tells a story ( a lot of blur stuff) or has interesting lyrics (like Nirvana, Radiohead for example).

15-08-2015 03:49AM

KungPao wrote: »

Ya.

I feel cheated now listening to Oasis stuff. I'm not some twat to wants all songs to like, blow my mind, maaan. But stupid ****e about Alka Seltzer and being on a supersonic train is just terrible.

I like stuff that either tells a story ( a lot of blur stuff) or has interesting lyrics (like Nirvana, Radiohead for example).

To be honest, I don't care about lyrics at all. I could listen to the Aphex Twin or Boards of Canada all day.

But the idea that Oasis wrote great lyrics always struck me as just so obviously false. They really got away with it.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 15-08-2015 05:31AM

KungPao wrote: »

Ya.

I feel cheated now listening to Oasis stuff. I'm not some twat to wants all songs to like, blow my mind, maaan. But stupid ****e about Alka Seltzer and being on a supersonic train is just terrible.

I like stuff that either tells a story ( a lot of blur stuff) or has interesting lyrics (like Nirvana, Radiohead for example).

That was early stuff though, Supersonic was Noely trashing around writing stuff between working with his Dad on the building sites and doing roadie for the Inspiral Carpets. It was the melody and song which mattered not the lyrics. Like the way the Beatles used to laugh at the arsehole Oxbridge 'Arts' professor losers trying to take meaning from their intentional nonsensical lines. The only purpose they served was to rhyme.

Like the Beatles though I thought Noel's lyrics got more insightful as he aged and matured as a songwriter.

RayCon · 15-08-2015 07:19AM

Vinculus wrote: »

I saw blur in Mcgonagles before they released their first album and they were heavy. At that time they were more like a punk group and Damian didn't bother his arse with a microphone, he screamed into a loud speaker.

I was at that ...

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