Music Oasis or The Stone Roses - Which was better?

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Both bands peaked just a bit before I was born (1996). But as a football fan their songs are pretty much immortalised all around Manchester.

Which band was better in your opinon? Out of the 2 bands, Fools Gold was probably my favourite song.
 

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Has to be a joke thread Oasis never had an original bone in their body whether it was musically or copying Ian Brown.

It's like asking was Status Quo better than the Rolling Stones

Blur vs Roses may be a debate but Roses were just better musically than pretty every band of that Era.

What other band was there where everyone could name the drummer and bassist?

The Gallaghers would probably struggle to name Oasis's
 

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lsd said:
Has to be a joke thread Oasis never had an original bone in their body whether it was musically or copying Ian Brown.

It's like asking was Status Quo better than the Rolling Stones

Blur vs Roses may be a debate but Roses were just better musically than pretty every band of that Era.

What other band was there where everyone could name the drummer and bassist?

The Gallaghers would probably struggle to name Oasis's
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I like to think of them as the Kardashian's of the 90s.
 

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Stone Roses by an infinite amount. Oasis were ok, if a little (a lot) bland.
 

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lsd said:
Has to be a joke thread Oasis never had an original bone in their body whether it was musically or copying Ian Brown.

It's like asking was Status Quo better than the Rolling Stones

Blur vs Roses may be a debate but Roses were just better musically than pretty every band of that Era.

What other band was there where everyone could name the drummer and bassist?

The Gallaghers would probably struggle to name Oasis's
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Happy Mondays or Chumbawamba ?
 

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Stone Roses, easily. Their first album was better than anything Oasis ever did, their second was unfairly maligned and underrated.
 

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Really like them both - well the early Oasis stuff anyway. Wasn't keen on the Roses' second album but the first was magnificent plus the tracks that didn't make it on there like One Love and Sally Cinnamon win it for me.

I didn't take that CD off my cd player for months when I got it - the only other albums I did that for were Nevermind, Disintegration and The Holy Bible.
 

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The Roses, and its not even close. That debut album is miles above anything Oasis released.
 

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Stone Roses takes it because of Wonderwall alone, although even without Wonderwall it's still Stone Roses. Their first album is a masterpiece. Oasis never came close.
 

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Oasis were better overall. The longevity, overall better catalogue etc but the Stone Roses debut album is obviously better than anything Oasis ever managed. It's amazing how many Oasis songs sound almost identical to older songs... coincidental, of course... ;)

The Smiths are vastly superior to either and are comfortably the best band Manchester has ever produced.
 

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Pink Moon said:
Oasis were better overall. The longevity, overall better catalogue etc but the Stone Roses debut album is obviously better than anything Oasis ever managed. It's amazing how many Oasis songs sound almost identical to older songs... coincidental, of course... ;)

The Smiths are vastly superior to either and are comfortably the best band Manchester has ever produced.
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With you on the Smiths but Oasis have an overall better catalogue? I'm unaware of the run of great Oasis records that this back catalogue consists of.

Also: did Oasis last longer anyway?
 

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It's true, Oasis went on for longer, with each album having less and less of what made them great. By Be Here Now they were offensively shite. Just plodding, coke-addled dad rock.

Thankfully The Roses finally called it a day when it became clear that the magic was gone. That moment being that awful 'All for one' thing they did after the reunion gigs.
 

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Roses for the hipsters
Oasis for the common man
Blur for the soft southern ponces
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Honestly, I was in my twenties and had no idea who they were in the 90s. Oasis on the other hand? Blimey, who the feck doesn't sing wonder wall at the top of their lungs when it comes on? If you don't then you're just lying.
 

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Fingeredmouse said:
With you on the Smiths but Oasis have an overall better catalogue? I'm unaware of the run of great Oasis records that this back catalogue consists of.

Also: did Oasis last longer anyway?
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Oasis' catalogue of hits actually spans across multiple albums though. They can release a greatest hits compilation, for example. The Roses would just re-release their debut album. I mean just by virtue of releasing Definitely Maybe, Morning Glory and The Masterplan they top the Roses in terms of overall catalogue, IMO.

I don't have much love for Oasis past Be Here Now but if you accept them for what they were then at least they were still fairly successful well into the 2000's.
 

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Pink Moon said:
Oasis' catalogue of hits actually spans across multiple albums though. They can release a greatest hits compilation, for example. The Roses would just re-release their debut album. I mean just by virtue of releasing Definitely Maybe, Morning Glory and The Masterplan they top the Roses in terms of overall catalogue, IMO.

I don't have much love for Oasis past Be Here Now but if you accept them for what they were then at least they were still fairly successful well into the 2000's.
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You've obviously never heard Turns Into Stone.

Or the many highlights from Second Coming.

The first 90 seconds of 'Elephant Stone' are better than the whole Oasis back catalogue.

 
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