Noel Gallagher Claims 'Definitely Maybe' The Last Great Punk Album

Oasis was perhaps one of the biggest and most popular rock bands in the '90s up until the 2000s when brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher had a falling out.

Now, Noel, the older Gallagher brother, is claiming that their debut album, "Definitely Maybe," can go down as the last great punk album ever released.

Noel Gallagher Claims 'Definitely Maybe' As The Last Great Punk Album

Speaking to MOJO Magazine on September 2023, Noel Gallagher dropped a huge claim, saying that their debut studio album was a league of its own.

"Definitely Maybe was the last great punk album in many respects," he claimed. "We were a punk band with Beatles melodies. We had no effects, barely any equipment, just loads of attitude, 12 cans of Red Stripe and ambition."

Truthfully, the album was indeed a critical and commercial success in the United Kingdom and it cemented the band's name into international stardom and a force to reckon on the rock genre. Its lead singles "Supersonic," "Shakermaker," and "Live Forever," were hits in the United Kingdom.

It has been certified 8x Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry and Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America - selling 8.5 million copies worldwide.

'Definitely Maybe' vs 'Never Mind The Bollocks'

Gallagher made the comparison of the album to Sex Pistol's only album, "Never Mind The Bollocks." (via MOJO Magazine)

"If you listen to that and 'Never Mind The Bollocks', they're quite similar. That album was about the angst of being a teenager in 1977. Fast forward to 1994 and 'Definitely Maybe' is about the glory of being a teenager," he went on to add.

At the time, the album received near-perfect scores and overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. In fact, it has been deemed the third Greatest British Album ever by the NME, just behind The Stone Roses' self-titled project and The Smiths' "The Queen is Dead" in 2006. Even Rolling Stone ranked the album 217th on its 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

"It's being down the park with a ghetto blaster distilled. It's no coincidence that it's lasted this long. Maybe there have been technically better or bigger records since, but that album is the real f***** deal," Noel added. "There's no b******on it. It's an honest snapshot of working-class lads trying to make it."

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