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Definitely Maybe: How Oasis album 'changed everything' | Definitely Maybe: How Oasis album 'changed everything' |
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On 29 August 1994, Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe to critical acclaim and supersonic success. It would become the UK's fastest-selling debut album and shift more than eight million copies worldwide, making the band the rock and roll stars they wanted to be. | On 29 August 1994, Oasis released their debut album Definitely Maybe to critical acclaim and supersonic success. It would become the UK's fastest-selling debut album and shift more than eight million copies worldwide, making the band the rock and roll stars they wanted to be. |
At 14 years old, it "changed everything" for Anna Southword. | At 14 years old, it "changed everything" for Anna Southword. |
"I remember first hearing them on [BBC Radio 1's] Evening Session... the raw energy, attitude and self-belief that shone through was like nothing I'd heard before. | "I remember first hearing them on [BBC Radio 1's] Evening Session... the raw energy, attitude and self-belief that shone through was like nothing I'd heard before. |
"I couldn't wait to buy it the day it came out. The anticipation was seriously exciting and I vividly remember going to the Virgin [shop] with my dad and whisking it off the shelf." | "I couldn't wait to buy it the day it came out. The anticipation was seriously exciting and I vividly remember going to the Virgin [shop] with my dad and whisking it off the shelf." |
She was living in Shrewsbury at the time, but says the album "took me back to Manchester I had moved away from". | |
"The Gallaghers reminded me of the life I knew my dad had had in Manchester. It defined my teenage years and it has been the soundtrack of my life," says the now 39-year-old. | "The Gallaghers reminded me of the life I knew my dad had had in Manchester. It defined my teenage years and it has been the soundtrack of my life," says the now 39-year-old. |
"It evokes memories of youth and I have loved introducing it to my children - I listen to it today and it feels timeless." | "It evokes memories of youth and I have loved introducing it to my children - I listen to it today and it feels timeless." |
Samantha Shiner was a child when she first heard the album. | Samantha Shiner was a child when she first heard the album. |
"I would have been six, coming up to seven, but I do remember my dad used to take us up the pub all the time and it always being on. | "I would have been six, coming up to seven, but I do remember my dad used to take us up the pub all the time and it always being on. |
"Being six, I didn't appreciate it as much, but I really got into them as a teenager and I always went back to that album. Even now, I've had it in my car for the last six months on repeat." | "Being six, I didn't appreciate it as much, but I really got into them as a teenager and I always went back to that album. Even now, I've had it in my car for the last six months on repeat." |
She says the album's "arrogance and swagger" is as powerful today as it was 25 years ago and still capable of inspiring people. | She says the album's "arrogance and swagger" is as powerful today as it was 25 years ago and still capable of inspiring people. |
"Everybody wants to be Oasis - and Definitely Maybe is the reason why. It was such an important album for British music and it's still inspiring youngsters to pick up a guitar and become a rock and roll star. | "Everybody wants to be Oasis - and Definitely Maybe is the reason why. It was such an important album for British music and it's still inspiring youngsters to pick up a guitar and become a rock and roll star. |
"Me and my friends did a Twitter poll recently, trying to find the best Oasis song - we had 600,000 votes in our final poll, which shows how important they still are. | "Me and my friends did a Twitter poll recently, trying to find the best Oasis song - we had 600,000 votes in our final poll, which shows how important they still are. |
"They're just as relevant as they were 25 years ago and that album... everyone still loves it just as much." | "They're just as relevant as they were 25 years ago and that album... everyone still loves it just as much." |
For Michael George, the album was a rite of passage. | For Michael George, the album was a rite of passage. |
"I was 12 when Definitely Maybe was released. I was beginning to look for my own style in life and I had two paper rounds, so I had a few quid to spend at weekends. | "I was 12 when Definitely Maybe was released. I was beginning to look for my own style in life and I had two paper rounds, so I had a few quid to spend at weekends. |
"We had two record stores in our town back then and me and my friends would go in and take a look at the latest releases on a Saturday. | "We had two record stores in our town back then and me and my friends would go in and take a look at the latest releases on a Saturday. |
"One week, there it was, Definitely Maybe. I had the money, bought it and biked home to give it a listen - and that was it, I was hooked. | "One week, there it was, Definitely Maybe. I had the money, bought it and biked home to give it a listen - and that was it, I was hooked. |
"The easy lyrics made it a great album to sing along to and the band had a swagger and style that was a kind of arrogance which I loved - Adidas trainers became a must and I had my own little Liam strut." | "The easy lyrics made it a great album to sing along to and the band had a swagger and style that was a kind of arrogance which I loved - Adidas trainers became a must and I had my own little Liam strut." |
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He says the album has "stood the test of time" and has been taken to heart by his own children. | He says the album has "stood the test of time" and has been taken to heart by his own children. |
"My 13-year-old daughter is now at the stage of trying to find an identity and a musical taste and she has moved my record player into her room. | "My 13-year-old daughter is now at the stage of trying to find an identity and a musical taste and she has moved my record player into her room. |
"I'll hear the sound of Rock 'n' Roll Star starting up, which instantly reminds me of my first listen of Definitely Maybe and I can't help but sing and dance around with my air guitar and fake drumsticks." | "I'll hear the sound of Rock 'n' Roll Star starting up, which instantly reminds me of my first listen of Definitely Maybe and I can't help but sing and dance around with my air guitar and fake drumsticks." |
'Bunch of scruffs' - Analysis by Dave Haslam, author and DJ | |
It's the soundtrack of that era in many ways. There's great songwriting, a lot of it a kind of dirty realism - straight out of Burnage - but also the kind of optimism and euphoria that acid house had. | |
Live Forever is immense, one of my all-time favourites of all genres, and it's by far the best Oasis album, isn't it? It has some great songs, but also it hangs together so well. | |
Once the digital era arrived, people stopped listening to albums start to finish, which means you miss something of the experience. | |
I mean, starting with Rock 'n' Roll Star, like a statement of intent, and then you get to the start of the third side, and you're on to Supersonic - it's a great journey. | |
I first heard it just before release. I knew most of the songs from seeing them play and around their rehearsal rooms at the Boardwalk. Bunch of scruffs I thought. | |
But the album blew me away. I heard it and thought, "hang on, this bunch of scruffs are very, very special". | |
I was still a bit off-hand when I saw them around town though; that's how things are, you know. Don't feed the kids' egos. | |
Dan Grabham was 15 when the album came out and so worried about not getting a copy on the day of release that he had it reserved for £1 at his local record store. | Dan Grabham was 15 when the album came out and so worried about not getting a copy on the day of release that he had it reserved for £1 at his local record store. |
"Smaller stores would get a quite limited allocation of albums, so I guess they were expecting a lot of demand. | "Smaller stores would get a quite limited allocation of albums, so I guess they were expecting a lot of demand. |
"By the time it came out, a lot of the tracks had already been out - I'd bought Shakermaker as a single on a school trip and several of the songs were well-played on Radio 1. | "By the time it came out, a lot of the tracks had already been out - I'd bought Shakermaker as a single on a school trip and several of the songs were well-played on Radio 1. |
"My mates used to come to my house after school and we listened to a lot of Britpop - bands like Suede, Gene, Blur and Inspiral Carpets - but it was clear early on there was something different about Oasis. | |
"They were so confident and obviously the songs are brilliant. That confidence was empowering and at the time it was just really thrilling to listen to." | "They were so confident and obviously the songs are brilliant. That confidence was empowering and at the time it was just really thrilling to listen to." |
He says that 25 years on, it remains a "special album". | He says that 25 years on, it remains a "special album". |
"Obviously Oasis were massive after. I went to Knebworth, which was a real 'I was there' moment - but Definitely Maybe is different from later stuff, probably because it was recorded when they were nothing. | |
"I think it's still up there with the best debut albums ever and still sounds fresh. | "I think it's still up there with the best debut albums ever and still sounds fresh. |
"There aren't any duff tracks on it." | "There aren't any duff tracks on it." |