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| Definitely Maybe | 
| Artist: Oasis
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (195 reviews)
Sales Rank: 8777
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 66431
UPC: 074646643129
EAN: 0074646643129
ASIN: B000002AS3
Publication Date: 1994
Release Date: August 23, 1994
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| Tracks:
| • | Rock 'N' Roll Star | | • | Shakermaker | | • | Live Forever | | • | Up in the Sky | | • | Columbia | | • | Supersonic | | • | Bring It on Down | | • | Cigarettes and Alcohol | | • | Digsy's Dinner | | • | Slide Away | | • | Married with Children |
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Album Description
Limited Edition Japanese pressing of their debut album, originally released in 1994, comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 11 tracks including 'Live Forever', 'Supersonic' and 'Cigarettes And Alcohol'. Sony. 2006.
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With the swaggering chords of the opening "Rock'N'Roll Star," Oasis announced that big, brash Brit rock was here to stay--at least for a few years. They wore their rock & roll with an angry young sneer, a Mancunian petulance wedded to a vision of cathartic release. Their supersonic two-guitar attack took them "Up in the Sky," where they would "Live Forever" or burn out in a blaze of alcoholic glory. Noel Gallagher's songs weren't subtle--or shy of overt plagiarism--but, spat out in the Lennonesque snarl of little brother Liam, they took on a venomous power that had millions of young Brits taking them at their own arrogant word. In the U.S., meanwhile, the response was more Maybe than Definitely. --Barney Hoskyns
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 Oasis revisited -after almost 14 years still great! November 25, 2008
On the occasion of the release of the band's seventh full length cd I thought that I would pull out all of their cds and re-assess each one. In doing so I must first admit that the combination of a series of disappointing records, childish in-fighting, idiotic public pronouncements and generally boorish and juvenile behaviour have not exactly endeared these lads to me over the last decade and a half. So, let me wipe clean the slate and, as George Michael once suggested, listen without prejudice.
This is most definitely English music. Oasis has always worn its influences on it sleeves - Beatles, most obviously, but also Stones, Kinks, Small Faces. This "Englishness" is a logical reason why certain British artists have been less successful in the US than at home and else ware. Starting with the great Small Faces in the 60's and continuing through Queen in the 70's and 80's to The Arctic Monkeys more recently there has been a long line of Brit bands that have been tremendously successful at home and less so on the southern half of this continent. From the beginning of rock and roll I have always recognized a musical hall or theatrical element in much of the popular music from the UK. I suspect that for many in the potential American audience this is off-putting. To the American ear these artists can sound affected or pretentious and are therefore often described as poseurs. To the British ear, and indeed the Australian and Canadian as well, they are merely continuing a long recognized and much revered tradition. I may be totally out to lunch on this one. However, there has to be a logical reason why, over the course of over forty years, a slew of bands who were immensely popular in the UK struggled to make headway in the US but were able to carry that popularity to, for instance, Canada. The aforementioned Queen, Supertramp and Genesis are other examples. Now I do appreciate that each of these bands had varying degrees of popularity in the US. However, they were each much more successful in Britain AND in Canada. It isn't the accent! We up here in the Great White North sound much more American than we do English - even if we tend to use English spelling!
Maybe starts of with the snarling rocker Rock `n' Roll Star. The record never lets up. Live Forever is one of my favourite anthems from the 90's. Supersonic is another driving, snarling, gem that, like many of the band's best songs, has silly lyrics but is ideal for screaming along with at parties or alone in the car. After its initial and welcome excitement, grunge, like most "new things" in music, became repetitive and lost its way. Straight ahead rockers like Bring it on Down and Cigarettes and Alcohol were therefore a breath of fresh air. Slide Away, the penultimate song, is another anthemic party piece. The album closes with Married With Children - just the kind of innocuous but catchy little ditty in which The Beatles specialized.
Definitely Maybe is a sterling debut album. To me it is cleaner and less cluttered than the later releases (purely subjective observations of course). The variety of the music and the brevity of the recording allow the listener to play the entire thing without any risk of the onset of boredom - something that, regretfully, I cannot say of their post 1995 catalog. The band's second effort is even better. Therefore I'll give this one four and a half stars and save full marks for Morning Glory.
Best Album Ever March 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was 19 when this album came out and this defined my generation. Columbia is the best song ever!!!!!!!
One of the best albums in the 90's August 3, 2007
This is oasis's debut album... and it is their best, all the song's seem to flow together very well.
Rock N Roll star- this is the first track off D.M and it represents everything oasis is... a great rocking opener.
Shakemaker- This was going to be released as oasis's first single.. and it is not hard to find out why.. its a fine example of noel gallagher's nonsensical lyrics with a catchy tune.
Live Forever- this might be a cliche but this is my favorite song on the album, there is just something so magical about it.. to the catchy melody, to one of noel gallaghers best solo's.. played in the key of G.. it sounds very much like a undiscovered beatle's tune.
Up in the sky- this is a very good filler song about rebellion.
Columbia- Another amazing song by oasis, it is a perfect example of shoegazing music, With the most absurd lyrics, catchy chorus and all the instruments unidentifiable from each other.
Supersonic- One of the great rockers in this album, the guitar work in this is amazing, it is hard to believe a song could be this great with lyrics such as "i know a girl called elsa, shes into alka seltzer,she sniff through her cane in her supersonic train".
Bring it on down- another filler track, it fits well into the album (also the filler tracks on the album make it better in a sense).
Cigarettes and alcohol- The riff is the same as t-rexs "get it on" but for some reason you can't help but like this song..
Digsy's dinner- Very laughable, great song with a insider's joke if you care to read more about it.
Slide away- Oasis's first love song... Liam really shines here in his singing ability, You can't help but sing along with the chorus, although noel's acoustic version is very fine if you can find that (note that this is the only oasis album where noel does not sing any of the songs A-sides)
Married with children- Not the way you would expect oasis to end this amazing album, a acoustic only, Minor key song, but the more listens you give it, the better it is, very under-rated.
So all in all this is oasis, you either hate or love them, you either love Liam gallaghers sneering vocals or you don't, you either love the draining production or you can't stand it, you either tolerate oasis's cocky attitudes or you dont... I personally love the album every bit it deserves.
A rock 'n roll masterpiece March 30, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In the history of rock n' roll*, there probably aren't 20 better albums than Definitely Maybe. Oasis, under pressure to throw together enough material for a full album after signing with Creation Records on the strength of a handful of songs, accidentally made one of the best albums ever. It's not hyperbole to say that every song on this album is damned good, if not great.
Oasis has always been accused of being derivative, and there's alot of evidence of that on Definitely Maybe. "Cigarettes and Alcohol" is T-Rex's "Bang A Gong (Get it On)" retooled. The chorus of "Shakermaker" is lifted directly from the Coca-Cola song, "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing." Yet, the album is fresh. Liam Gallagher's vocals are fantastic; he's a one-of-a-kind singer. The guitars are big and loud. Swagger just drips from every song. Whatever their sources of inspiration, the Gallaghers have always put their own stamp on their songs, made their own sounds. Paradoxically derivative and unique, Definitely Maybe was so groundbreaking that bands have been trying for the last decade to capture its sound, its magic. There's a lot of Definitely in both of Jet's albums, for example.
This is a must-have album for any rock fan. Like Revolver, Kick (INXS), Joshua Tree, and Achtung Baby (just a few examples off-the-cuff), Definitely Maybe captured the spirit of the time in which it was released and sent rock in a different direction. What "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" were to the British Invasion, the Definitely Maybe album was to the "Brit Pop" movement.
If you're a rock n' roll fan and this album hasn't found its way into your collection, you've really been missing out. Order it today. If I could give it 10 stars, I would!
*By "rock 'n roll" I mean straigh-forward, guitar-driven music. I don't mean to include soul, R & B, hip-hop, "soft rock" or other styles that sometimes get lumped in the "rock 'n roll" category.
One of the best albums of all time March 8, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you're gonna buy an Oasis record or any for that matter, this is a great one to get. Every song is catchy as hell. Just great pop rock songs. Noel Gallagher is one of the best songwriters ever. Liam's voice is awesome the whole way through, and you'll find you can't get the songs out of your head. Slide Away is the song that grabbed my attention and made me want to purchase this album and become a bigger fan. What you'll find is all their songs are good, and you'll wonder what you've been missing. All their albums are good.
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