Unlike other people I knew the first album by Oasis didn't blow me away. There were some great songs on it but I was busy digging Parklife by Blur. Britpop was really getting into its' stride and Oasis seemed like another good band. The album Morning Glory changed that. Wonderwall changed everything. The competition with Blur was fierce and Blurs Great escape seemed to get all the good reviews but Morning Glory just got better with every listen and the Blur album just didn't turn out to be very good at all.
Medium paced as it was this was the song that really went off at the Lizard lounge. just those opening guitar strums and the crowd was up and singing away. It really was an anthem in the literal sense of the word. Anywhere and everywhere it came on people staring singing away. I saw a funeral on TV and all these kids were singing. There was a cover by Mike Flowers Pops which was kinda bossa nova and hell that was a hit too. I even played and danced to that song at my first wedding. Well Big Nose Dave played it. Actually it was quite a groovy time again because music was referring back to the sixties and mod fashion and pop art and swinging London which was alright by me. We released our first album in 10 years "and stuff like that" and I put my Union Jack coat on the cover.
Oasis used to have the best b-sides too. I've got my own compilation these tracks and it's just brilliant.
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