I can't say there's nothing wrong in that statement. Speaking about the UK, Oasis were much bigger than anything else from 1994 to 1998/2000, including U2. And then, no one picked up their legacy, maybe Muse but still they haven't reached Oasis' infinite levels of relevance and notoriety. He's definitely right. It's just a very badly written piece of shit, but true shit after all.
Sure, Oasis was bigger than U2 from 1995-1998 (even though Oasis opened for U2 during the PopMart tour - that's gotta say something), but U2 was pretty damn big from 1987-1993...REALLY BIG.
Oasis were big in the UK for a very short period of time. U2 have been global stars for decades. Just look at 360, you don't just wake up with that level of global success.
Oasis would never have been as big as U2 worldwide.
U2 aren't exactly trying to be big in the UK exclusively. They didn't need to be brought into the discussion. Coldplay, who are British and a post-Oasis band, yes, fine.
Why is he so proud that in a time when Britain was yearning for music like Oasis, they made it big for a few years. It soon wore off. Aside from Oasis fans, there wasn't much post-2000 that really caught the public. Coldplay I assume are a huge band in the global market, as are U2. I can't remember the other artists mentioned, but it sounds as though he's trying to hold on to something that has long gone.
Reminds me of Liverpool, who always play the 5 times European Champions card in a success debate with Man Utd. Neither club can compare to Real Madrid. It counts for nothing once you step out of the safety of your own achievements in order to compare against someone else who are undoubtedly much bigger.
No-one really could care less. Stand up and say "Oasis could never achieve the kind of success U2 or Coldplay have globally" - no, instead we retreat to that little bubble. We got into a scrap with Blur, gave the UK what they wanted and ultimately became the biggest band within the UK. For a short while.
I get that Oasis were huge when they came around and pretty much had the UK...because that was their appeal. They were Britpop. Also bear in mind this is coming from one article and not isn't probably a true representative of the interview he appeared in.
Plus...this is Noel we're talking about here, c'mon guys.
I just want to add that Blur are bigger if you count side projects by Damon and Graham (yes, I went all Gorillaz on everyone here, lol)
