Product Description

'Definitely Maybe' is the debut album by Mancunian 60's revivalists Oasis. With nods to artists such as The Beatles andT-Rex, Oasis have taken the traditional English songwritingblueprint and brought it up to date with a distinctive sound that is all their own. Includes the singles 'Shakermaker','Live Forever' and 'Supersonic'.

Track Listing

1. Rock 'n' Roll Star
2. Shakermaker
3. Live Forever
4. Up In The Sky
5. Columbia
6. Supersonic
7. Bring It On Down
8. Cigarettes And Alcohol
9. Digsy's Dinner
10. Slide Away
11. Married With Children

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10116 in Music
• Released on: 1994-08-29
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
So this is where it all began. This is where Noel Gallagher first realised his vision of a band that matched the swagger of the Stone Roses to the harmonic thrill of the Beatles. It is difficult to resist this album, despite the obvious flaws. (It plods. The production is too heavy-handed. "Shakermaker" borrows its melody from a soft drink commercial.) There is such a passion, such self-belief in these tracks, such a refusal to be overwhelmed by the odds. "Cigarettes And Alcohol" virtually defined a generation. "Supersonic" still sends a pure adrenaline rush through the listener, despite the cack-handed lyrics. "Live Forever", meanwhile, is simply fantastic--still Oasis's finest moment. Singles aside, there are so many other gems to discover; from the classy "Up In The Sky" to the acoustic ballad "Married With Children" to the chirpy "Digsy's Diner". On this classic album--and its even finer follow-up (What's The Story) Morning Glory--Oasis still had a real naiveté to their sound, one that they subsequently lost. --Everett True

Customer Reviews

One great track...
One great track (Live forever) and a lot of average material. Although they would do better with Morning Glory they were never as good as the totally overlooked Diesel Park West (Check out the truly seminal "Shakespeare, Alabama").

this brings back memories when i was a kid!!
love this album the beatles would be proud of them surely? we all know that they have sampled countless songs includeing artists who are brittish not surpriseing we are the best lol!! artists includeing trex,david bowie,the seekers and obviously the beatles who they are influienced by who cares if they sample songs there still fab and good pop/rock band shame theres too many now which all sound the same thank god for amy winehouse and will young!! buy this fab its still a good album and has nostalgia for me and morning glory!!

One of those debuts...
Some debut albums are so good that the bands who make them can never quite better them-either they never make another like The La's or they spend years failing to produce a follow up like The Stone Roses. Definitely Maybe is one. Oasis have produced great music ever since of course-albeit sometimes inconsistently-but never on the sustained level shown here. One of the greatest albums ever made,by anyone,ever.