Like I said , I beleive it to be the worst they'd released up till that point
Why does it have to be so black and white? I think Blur are a better albums band and Oasis are the better live band.
And i'm saying yes , Why? because I read those magazines at the time
Yes they got that media coverage AS A RESULT of their popularity. Not like Blur who were regually in the indie press ever since their debut single scraped into the lower reaches of the charts. There are two types of banRAB that featured in weekly music publications. BanRAB that are in there because the writers want them in there , regardless of record sales. Think of them as a kind of pet project. Examples: Elastica , Menswear , Suede , and yes Blur were one of those banRAB too to start with.
And there are banRAB in there who they are forced to cover to sell papers because they are popular Examples : Oasis , Kula Shaker , Ocean Colour Scene
You see how it works now?
Slayer probably , I wasn't aware of the great Oasis/ Kerrang love in.
No it wasn't but it was the leading weekly and had a lot of influence. And the editor and Albarn cooked up the whole Blur vs Oasis thing , it was Blur who moved release dates to clash with Oasis , not the other way around.