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Anyway, Heres Wonderwall (and 20 More of the Best Oasis Songs)

25/09/2024

Anyway, Heres Wonderwall (and 20 More of the Best Oasis Songs) The Gallagher brothers reunite for a sold-out UK tour in the latest example of the lucrative business of nostalgia. Plus: A dream set list.

By

Bryan Parys

September 24, 2024

Liam (left) and Noel Gallagher

Image has been modified. Original image courtesy of Shymanet (CC BY-NC 4.0)

First, a disclaimer: I have been a dedicated Oasis fan since I was in eighth grade, when my college-aged sister tossed a CD copy of (What's the Story) Morning Glory? at me and said, Listen to this and tell me if it's any good. (Confession: I never told her it was good so that I could hoard it for myself.) Since then, I can't tell you how many times I've had a recurring dream where the band asks the audience if anyone out there can play the guitar solo to Live Forever, only to see me jumping up and down, begging for the chance.

This all to say, I cannot be objective on this subject, and I can't believe my boss let me write this article. However, I promise the goal here is not to create Oasis stans, but rather to look at why the news of their reunion and tour has made headline news, despite the band not releasing any new music since 2008.

Oasis Was Never a Paradise A big reason the Oasis reunion tour announcement has been so popular is due to the contentious relationship between brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. Their sibling rivalry has been headline fodder since the release of their debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994, and has continued to make news all the way to the present.

When they released Morning Glory in 1995, their popularity grew to a global scale off the megahit singles Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova, and Don't Look Back in Anger, which are still mainstays on radio and streaming (in fact, the hugely popular YouTube music critic Rick Beato recently explained why Champagne Supernova is the best Oasis song). However, the band's first North American tour was beset with fraternal spats, which led Noel to quit the band briefly at one point.

Their fraught tour should've halted their meteoric rise, as it soured many American listeners (believe me-I took constant flak for being a die-hard past the Wonderwall era). Their mythology as a swaggering rock band marked by clickbait-worthy drama kept them in the public eye, however, despite diminishing returns on their later albums, followed by what felt like a definitive breakup in 2009.

The Big Business of NostalgiaA broader explanation for the buzz around the reunion is, quite simply: nostalgia sells. Oasis is by no means the first band to recognize this, and they've been turning down highly lucrative offers to reunite basically since they split.

Berklee professor and musicologist Joe Bennett spoke with a radio program in the United Arab Emirates (Bennetts interview begins 22 minutes into the broadcast) on this topic, and pointed out that reunions on this scale have been happening for decades. He cited as notable examples the Eagles 1994 album and tour cheekily titled Hell Freezes Over and a one-off Led Zeppelin show in 2007, given that both bands had made it very clear years earlier that their breakups were definitive. ABBA kinda-sorta reunited in 2016-34 years after splitting up in 1982-when they announced a new tour . . . featuring hologram avatars rather than the actual band members.

You're very susceptible to the pop music from that formative period [of ages 12-25]. . . . The industry knows this . . . and Oasis are no more immune to those market forces than anybody else.

- Joe Bennett

Bennett explains that legacy tours like this sell so well because for their fans, it's a visceral reminder of the culture that existed as they were discovering their identities between the ages of 12 and 25. You're very susceptible to the pop music from that formative period, Bennett says, pointing out that, in psychological terms, this phenomenon is referred to as the reminiscence bump. He continues, the industry knows this, and can commercially mobilize around it, and Oasis are no more immune to those market forces than anybody else.

As someone who discovered Oasis within that reminiscence bump, it makes sense that I am absolutely ecstatic about this reunion-and the fact that somehow, in 2024, they broke Ticketmaster for their UK performances in a very similar way to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. However, if you ever indulged in the many jokes about Oasis just being Beatles rip-offs, but you're still planning to grab a ticket for this tour: As long as you let me get in that digital queue ahead of you, I won't look back in anger.

Oasis Set List Predictions and Personal PicksBefore we get to my dream set list, here are a few predictions and thoughts about how Oasis might sequence their reunion performances.

What They Will Open With Rock n Roll Star : First song off the first off album, and the line Tonight, I'm a rock n roll star is an overt and obvious mission statement. Musically, it opens with a definitive Noel guitar riff, with the rest of the band building up behind him for drama.

What They Should Open With Columbia: Also off the first album, but no one will expect it, so it'll pack a surprise punch. Also, the trancey four-on-the-floor beat allows the band to draw the crowd in, even for those unfamiliar with the song, all while building to some of Noel's most gripping lead work. Drawing more on the Stone Roses than the Beatles, it's an up-front declaration that the rock band you thought you knew can also groove.

What Will Come Next Acquiesce : What you follow your opening song with on a reunion tour is almost more important than the first song. The first song has a low bar because the moment the lights go down and the band walks out, the audience will already be losing their mind. The second song,
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