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Rolling Stone podcast, 9/15: How Oasis Conquered the U.S.A.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/oasis-u-s-more-tour-dates-new-album-1235427875/Archive: https://archive.ph/Zxm8b
Back in 1994, Oasis‘ first U.S. tour didn’t go very well. After a legendarily disastrous, crystal-meth-fueled performance at Los Angeles’ Whisky a Go Go, they canceled nine shows. Twenty-one years later, things are a little different: The reunited band just blazed through five sold-out stadium concerts in the States that seemed to have more cultural impact than many other acts’ year-long runs, with grown men weeping, strangers embracing, and U.K. flags waving in New Jersey’s swamplands.
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Andy Greene joins host Brian Hiatt for a discussion of Oasis’ triumphant U.S. stint, and all that preceded it. The chat also touches on the band’s possible future, including inevitable speculation about a new album and more tour dates.
We try to figure out just how Oasis got so big during their years off, pondering the fact that the band’s songs have somehow gained relevance over the last couple of decades. We also look at the collective hunger for live rock, the lack of new stadium-level bands, and the fact that Sixties and Seventies classic rock bands are starting to fade away. Another obvious point: So many legendary Gen X bands have lost key members, but Oasis have managed to stick around.
Along the way, the episode includes relevant selections from Noel and Liam Gallagher‘s previous appearances on Rolling Stone Music Now, in 2023 and 2017, respectively. To hear the whole episode, go here for the podcast provider of your choice, listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or just press play above. Some highlights follow:
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In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Andy Greene joins host Brian Hiatt for a discussion of Oasis’ triumphant U.S. stint, and all that preceded it. The chat also touches on the band’s possible future, including inevitable speculation about a new album and more tour dates.
We try to figure out just how Oasis got so big during their years off, pondering the fact that the band’s songs have somehow gained relevance over the last couple of decades. We also look at the collective hunger for live rock, the lack of new stadium-level bands, and the fact that Sixties and Seventies classic rock bands are starting to fade away. Another obvious point: So many legendary Gen X bands have lost key members, but Oasis have managed to stick around.
Along the way, the episode includes relevant selections from Noel and Liam Gallagher‘s previous appearances on Rolling Stone Music Now, in 2023 and 2017, respectively. To hear the whole episode, go here for the podcast provider of your choice, listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or just press play above. Some highlights follow:
-snip-
About halfway through they discuss the importance of those Oasis songs, which they describe as:
so singable
universal
classic
great, great, great songs
indelible songs, indelible melodies
https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/rolling-stone-music-now-29388/episodes/oasis-conquer-the-usa-265828813
https://link.chtbl.com/iw8-QbwN