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It's totally reasonable to assume that each member of a band writes his or her own parts: the guitarist writes the guitar parts, the bassist writes bass lines, and the vocalist writes the lyrics. However, there are some rare cases where someone in the band other than the vocalist writes the lyrics. Here are six examples of bands whose vocalists don't write their own lyrics. -
Pulp and 'Common People' top BBC Radio list of 'Best Britpop Songs'
A BBC Radio listener poll demonstrated that the most popular Britpop track didn't come from one of the two bands Americans have become overly familiar with (Oasis or Blur), but rather Pulp. The group's "Common People" came out on top. -
6 Bands That Would Be Better With Different Lyricists: Best Coast, Oasis, and more
Just because you can write excellent music doesn’t mean you can write excellent lyrics to go along with it. Johnny Marr knew this when he collaborated with Morrissey, and Elton John knew this when he teamed up with Bernie Taupin. Here are six bands that should consider hiring new lyricists. -
6 Pairs of Rival Artists That Would Make Great Music Together: Robert Smith & Morrissey, The Flaming Lips & Arcade Fire and more
When Blur’s Damon Albarn revealed that he and Oasis’s Noel Gallagher had been talking about possibly recording together, we here at Music Times didn’t quite believe it was true. The two are notorious rivals, so working with one another seems like the last thing either one of them would want to do. This got me thinking about other artists who would never collaborate, but would probably make great work together if they did. -
Seven Awesome Artists Who Are Ruined by Their Fans: Bob Marley, Oasis, and more
We all know at least one person who is so incredibly irritating that you refuse to listen to anything they say. If there's this one band they keep suggesting to you, you simply refuse to look into them, out of fear that you'll actually enjoy them and become irritating, too. Here are seven artists whose fans make me embarrassed to be a fan. -
Liam Gallagher points out that remastering Oasis's 'Definitely Maybe' is stupid
Everything is being rereleased in a supposedly better remastered form nowadays. A prominent musician has finally come forward to express their displeasure with their work being reworked for a new release. Liam Gallagher took to Twitter to discourage Oasis fans from buying the forthcoming rerelease of the band's classic Definitely Maybe. -
Oasis to reissue first three studio albums, a cassette of original 1993 demos and a 12-inch of 'Supersonic' for 20th anniversary
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Oasis's debut. To celebrate the milestone, the band plans to reissue their first three studio albums: 1994's Definitely Maybe, 1995's (What's The Story?) Morning Glory? and 1997's Be Here Now, according to Pitchfork. -
Pharrell dreams of collaborating with Oasis, wants to reunite the Gallagher brothers
Pharrell Williams wants the Gallagher brothers to reunite for a collaboration. He told the BBC that collaborating with Oasis would be one of his dream projects."Who wouldn't want to work with the Gallaghers? Yeah, both of them," Pharrell told them. The brothers have been estranged since Noel left the group in 2009 and Liam continued to work with Oasis bandmates in Beady Eye and Noel has vowed never to reunite with the group. -
Watch Noel Gallagher slam Oasis music videos, and music video production in general
Buzzfeed, the site responsible for digging up viral video gold, has uncovered a video of various clips where Gallagher slams his own music videos. -
Oasis catalogue available on Spotify, Deezer, other streaming services
Notice anything different when you turned on Spotify today? Of course you didn't. Nonetheless, a momentous breakthrough came for listeners, especially listeners of the British variety: Rockers Oasis finally made its catalogue available for the service. Fans can now check out classics such as Definitely Maybe and [What's The Story] Morning Glory. -
Oasis is never getting back together, not even for the 20th anniversary of 'Definitely Maybe'
Rolling Stone chatted with former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher about the 20th anniversary of their debut album Definitely Maybe coming up this summer. But don't get too excited. He guarantees he won't be a part of any sort of reunion. Ever. -
David Bowie and Oasis Responsible for The Most Commonly Misinterpreted Lyrics in U.K. and Researchers Want To Know Why
The Wellcome Trust, a U.K.-based charitable group specializing in advancing human and animal health, has given a £60,000 grant to an Irish choral group to help with a study on misunderstood song lyrics. The misunderstandings, referred to as a "mondegreen" in homage to an oft-misunderstood Scottish ballad, could serve to help researchers understand how the hearing-impaired perceive music. Those in the audience will listen to The Clerks choral ensemble and use an electric handset to note what lines they can understand and those they cannot. Analyzing what words are most confusing for the listeners can reflect on the nature of language and the nature of song vocals as well.
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