Oasis to be honoured at Brit Awards

G.G. Allin would vomit in Liam's face for breakfast (if he wasn't really REALLY dead).

to album releases in 1994.

outstanding contribution in that: they've made some amazing music; they've played some of the biggest gigs this country's ever seen; they've influenced more bands around today than anyone else (who's still around...).

I don't see how this is even open to debate!...even if you hate them it's not rocket science to see that they've had a massive impact on music over the last decade....whether yous like it or not.

well their contribution to music 'the artform' is evident in the fact that they've influenced more bands around today than any other...i guess that's the ultimate contribution...

Fading soft-rock luddites release best of and need to get the attention of the public... give 'em an award; one of those ones that basically means "golly, you lot haven't broken up yet? well done!"
That'll help remind the punters to splash some cash on a bit of nostalgia.

I remember when the first two albums came out and if you said you didn't really like Oasis loads of people would look down their noses at you... As time passes i feel increasingly vindicated.

are you The_Glory?

fantastic.
They play the same 4 chords over and over.
They write the most predictable melodies known to simian kind.
As far as influence goes, somehow i dont think that a glut of shite indie bands adopting a more arsey attitude and a manc accent for a few years counts as a considerable contribution.
Massively undeserved but then, did i really expect anything else from the Brits?

was able to 'draw a visually accurate portrait' at the age of 14-15. He proved his talents before he began experimenting. Oasis have never proved anything. They have been writing sub-standard plod-rock (admittedly getting lucky on a couple of occasions) since the beginning of their career.

...we are approaching endgame.

creepin' up the backastairs although after about 6 listens it's starting to piss me off slightly. Everything else I've heard by them is abysmal. But yeah, I'm sure there's other bands who like Oasis who I like. It's a bit of an obscure argument though really.

Even if they do deserve it (and I think they do), aren't there loads of other bands who deserve it more?

Having said that, didn't the Spice Girls win in a while back?

the aforementioned Stones and Who...but yes, the Spice Girls won it as did Bob cocking Geldof and Sting.

...they have quite clearly inspired a lot of people to
a) listen to music (they were the first band I got into in a big way, back in the day),
b) play music,
c) and they are heroes to many...especially those that enjoy this kind of award ceremony...which kinda makes me think its fair enough

I have a double-choc muffin from Greggs if you care to join me Mr. Sen3tah. Then we can make out.

It's easy - they're a simple band for people with simple tastes. The audio equivilent of My Family. It is in no way surprising that the organisers of these awards would want to honour such a band.

In ten years we'll be seeing Kasabian up there, and Reckoning's son will be on this board telling our children how "Kasabian have been such an influence to SO many bands - you can deny that FACT!"

although sen3tah was a little too greedy for my liking. Shalln't be sharing with him again, oh no.

i bought different class, beautiful freak and the great escape instead. i win.

that's not a bad combination...again, i think that's called 'drawing on your influences'. Every band does it...even the ones you like. Sorry to be the one to break it you.

any band/singer can be likened to another, no-one's gonna be truly original nowadays...

No doubt Oasis have been influenced by the aforementioned rock bands and thus such influences can be found in their sound/image. This makes them no less original than anyone else, it's just that their influences were massive acts in their own right. Also, I've no doubt it's their refusal to change that winds people up, but why should they? Back in the day they brought something more than originality and musical talent to British music, something on a cultural level and something more than any band has since, so it's only fair they get recognised for this.

I replied to your's earlier. Feel free to offer you thoughts though.

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hes a prick

don't like music. That's a well-established fact.

...that's outstanding as in we're still waiting for it.