Overplayed Rock Songs

Indeed they were the better. Perhaps I appreciated the fact that they weren't a bunch of miserable c*nts :). Or it might have been that I was a Blur fan from 91/92 (my older sister loved them, so I had 'Leisure' and 'Modern life is rubbish' before I even started secondary school), so they were already well established for me by the time Oasis came along. It was a completely different sound and one I didn't particuarly like all that much.

Wasn't really a war with the album - sadly it was a war of Oasis best offering vs one of Blur's weakest :(

Oh, and add 'Song 2' to the overplayed list. I didn't think it was that great when it came out and I like it even less now. One of Blur's disappointing moments for me...
 
As Boobs said Bernard Butler is a fantastic guitarist, and they had a Glam influence which is good.
They could write a fantastic song, So Young is just perfect.
 
Any of Queen's hit songs. You know, the ones that aren't Bohemian Rhapsody or any of the decent Queen songs. The ones about Riding Bicycles, Being Champions, and Rocking You.

I am kind of shocked how many times they have "Fat Bottomed Girls" in rotation for most classic rock stations. Even if it's a shockingly decent song it's not something worth hearing 80 times in a lifetime.
 
To be fair, it was an Oasis concert... Oasis are essentially The Beatles for chavs. Kasabian were supporting. They were really good live.

But outdoor venue + people needing a wee + having a cup = piss down your back.
 
Not the biggest fan of Oasis, myself though I get a kick out of watching Noel-Liam argument viRAB on youtube >.<

They are 30/40 yet they are still so immature!

Speaking of Oasis, Wonderwall is as overplayed as hell.
 
Why are the Beatles the only British band still being hyped from the 1960s? Talented yes without doubt, but overrated as well. Other banRAB of the '60s (such as The Move for instance) wrote equally sophisticated and memorable songs.
 
Abarn is a prick, Nirvana were far better than Blur. That Wiki page basically says your lyrics have to be a certain way, and say certain things or they're to esoteric, vague and not good enough. Which is a bit absurd. Noel said Cobain could have written Wonderwall. :laughing:

They're totally different songwriters. I don't think Kurt ever used a G chord, Em7 chord, or RABus2 chord. He used power chorRAB, barre chorRAB and Em a lot. Plus Kurt didn't completely rip The Beatles off, he took influence from them.

Fine choice on 13 :thurab:
 
right...

what i'm getting at is the actual CANCON laws that have been in place for decades. these are actual laws and broadcast regulations that force any kind of media outlet in Canada to broadcast X% of Canadian content per X time based on the size and type of broadcasts.

a rock station has to play something close to 50% Canadian content BY LAW in order to maintain a broadcasting license. theoretically it's made to support and broaden our culture by promoting lesser known local talent. the reality is the current Nickelback / Theory of a Deadman effect. i doubt many people at the radio stations honestly like Nickelback, but they're a safe play to the passive listeners who still enjoy radio and they're an easy way to hit those daily targets on that checklist to keep the station on air.
 
It might be overplayed here too for all I know. It's that it's been about twelve years or so since I listened to the radio with any kind of regularity.
 
I might be wrong with my assessment as well, but every time I put in the Radio I either hear Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Oasis (usually Half the World Away for some strange reason), Kasabian and Mumford & Sons. Can't recall putting XFM on and something else jumping out at me.
 
I would say that stems from the way that we view music in retrospect. It's generally pretty hard to tell that a band is groundbreaking until many years after the fact when you can actually look at them in the larger perspective of the narrative of music history.
 
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