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| Voodoo Scrounge |
Hi Guys
As promised here is the mini review of the Oasis gig I went to on saturday.
It was a lovely day in Milton Keynes and the sun was shining on a packed National Bowl crammed full to a capacity of 60,000.
The Zutons were the last minute replacement for the ever cracked up Pete Doherty and his Babyshambles outfit. They were fantastic, they really got the crowd going.
Oasis took to the stage at around 8.30
They slowly but surely moped onto the stage like they didnt give a fuck and you could tell that they didnt. They had thet real cocky "Fuck you" look on their faces and they burst in to the first number.
Turn up the sun
Liam then complained about his mic not being correct. But just as he was doing that Noel started the riff to the next track
Lyla
After that track they boys stopped and took in the crowds adulation for a few seconds and then proceeded to reel off the clasics
Bring it On Down
Morning Glory
Cigarettes and Alcohol
Liam then left the stage and we were left with Noel who played the forthcoming single
The Importance of being Idle
Liam then took back to the stage and the band reeled off another few classics
Wonderwall
Little by Little (Noel only. I think Liam went to change his hat)
Songbird
They then played
A Bell will ring
The next three songs were
Live Forever
Champagne Supernova
Rock n Roll Star
They said goodnight and left the stage
ENCORE
Guess God Thinks Im Abel
Meaning of Soul
Dont Look Back in Anger
My Generation
All in all it was a pretty solid gig. But it was by no means any more than just solid. The band were very tight. Almost too tight. Too well rehearsed. There was no feedback on the guitars and no raw rock n roll grit.
The sound at the bowl is very poor anyway. Nobody could hear what Noel was singing and the bass was almost none existant.
Another thing which annoyed me was the fact that there was NO sound at all in between songs. Nothing not a squeak. This completely ruined any atmosphere created by the song played before. I had never been to a gig where the atmosphere was killed so quickly.
To summarise
Oasis are a good solid band who know what their audience want to hear. They played the classics and hit us with a good mix of old and new stuff. Liam was at his best. Noel was too quite and the rest of the band were nearly non existant.
Would I go and see then again?
Not for another ten years
Would I recomend somebody to go?
Yes - Just about
Should you buy the new album?
Yes it is nearly back to their best work
Best thing to come out of the Gig
I have discovered the Zutons! Fantastic |
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| Jumacfly |
thanks for the review...I got the same opinion about oasis
try the Zutons cd, it s great!
I love this band too  |
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| Voodoo Scrounge |
The sax player is hot too |
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| Jumacfly |
quote:
Voodoo Scrounge wrote:
The sax player is hot too
oh yes she is!!! |
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| Dan |
I used to really like Oasis but I've seen them 3 times and each time its just been sorta "ho-hum." |
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| Soldatti |
The last CD is great, the best since Morning Glory. |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
Thanks foe the review Voodoo Scrounge!
They showed most of the City Of Manchester gig last Saturday night on Channel 4. Your review pretty much sums up the footage I saw.
It was a good, solid performance, but nothing spectacular. Everything seemed very much rehearsed and to me, many of the songs from Don't Believe The Truth sounded almost identical to the studio versions. I really do think that Liam has lost it a little in the vocal department too. While it's undoubtedly still the one and only Liam, the spark of old is missing and his voice is fairly hoarse these days.
I think it's time for him to ditch the Benson And Hedges.
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