OASIS 1995 What's The Story Morning Glory

'' Rhythm and Blues had a baby and somebody named it Rock n Roll ''

- Little Richard-

(What’s the Story) Morning Glory? is the second album by the English rock band Oasis. Released on 2 October 1995 in the UK, the album was Oasis’ most enduring commercial success, charting at number one in the UK (staying there for 10 weeks) and number four in the U.S… The album sold 347 000 copies in its first week in the UK and has so far sold over 18 million copies worldwide. It is the third biggest-selling album in UK chart history (with 4.3 million copies sold there), behind Queen’s Greatest Hits and The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band respectively. Daily Mirror reported the day after release that central London HMV stores were selling copies of the album at a rate of two per minute. At the end of the first week of sales, the album had sold a record-breaking 347,000 copies, making it (at the time) the second-fastest-selling album in British history, behindMichael Jackson's Bad. After initially entering the UK charts at number one, it hovered around the top three for the rest of the year before initiating a six-week stay at the top in mid January, followed by a further three weeks at number one in March. In total, the album didn't leave the top three for an astonishing seven months.  The album has gone 4x platinum in the United States. 

Album singles “Some Might Say”, “Roll with It”, ” Wonderwall”, and “Don’t Look Back in Anger” were hits in the UK, with “Some Might Say” and “Don’t Look Back In Anger” both reaching the number one spot in the UK singles chart. “Wonderwall” and “Champagne Supernova” went gold in the United States. The cover photo was taken on Berwick Street in Soho, London, a London street known for its independent record shops. 

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Noel Gallagher summed up his own perspective on the album's aesthetic in an interview with Rolling Stone in 1995; "Whilst [Definitely Maybe] is about dreaming of being a pop star in a band,What's the Story is about actually being a pop star in a band."^[16] The album has a notable anthemic theme to its songs, differing from the rawness and edged rock of Definitely Maybe. The use of string arrangements and more varied instrumentation in songs such as "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Champagne Supernova" was a significant departure from the band's debut. In the BBC documentary Seven Ages of Rock, former NME chief editor Steve Sutherland noted that "with Morning Glory, [Noel] began to take seriously the notion of being the voice of a generation".

As of today the tide of critical opinion has generally turned, and (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is considered to be a seminal record of the Britpop era and as one of the best albums of the nineties,^[44] and it appears in several charts as one of the greatest albums of all time.^[45] In 2010, Rolling Stone commented that "the album is a triumph, full of bluster, bravado and surprising tenderness. Morning Glory capped a true golden age for Britpop."^[46] The magazine ranked the album at 378 on its 2012 list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".^[47] The album's enduring popularity within the UK was reflected when it won the BRITs Album of 30 years at the 2010 BRIT Awards. The award was voted by the public to decide the greatest 'Best Album' winner in the history of the BRIT Awards.^[48]

What's the Story went on to become the second best selling album of 1995 and 1996 in the UK, as well being the best selling album of the decade.^[49] Its fourteen platinum certifications from theBritish Phonographic Industry were the highest ever awarded to a single record until Adele's 21 equalled the feat in December 2011.^[50] The success of the album resulted in Oasis becoming one of the biggest bands in the United Kingdom, with substantial and considerable press coverage in the mainstream music press and frequent comparisons to The Beatles in the media.

               

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What's the Story propelled Oasis from being a crossover indie act to a worldwide rock phenomenon after the momentum gained by the critically acclaimed Definitely Maybe. It has been pinpointed by music critics as a significant record in the timeline of British indie music, demonstrating just how far into the mainstream independent music had ventured.^[2] In 2005, John Harris noted the significance of the album and "Wonderwall" in particular to Britpop's legacy. "When (Oasis) released Wonderwall, the rules of British music were decisively changed. From hereon in, the lighter-than-air ballad became obligatory, and the leather-trousers era of rock'n'roll was over."^[6] The success of the album in Britain resulted in Oasis becoming a cultural ubiquity for a brief period, featuring in tabloid newspapers on an almost daily basis and breaking sales records for live concerts.

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I remember back in 1996 when i first heard Don't look back in anger on a first time in a radio and i kinda asking my friend if he has any idea on who's singing this song.And he replied it was Oasis,and i wasting no time buying this record on a music store,definitely hooked on them ever since.Being The Beatles fans myself i have to say this record was hugely Beatles influenced,which is not a bad thing.Noel Gallagher was brilliant as a song writer.I'm still listening to this album till this day and i'm always learning something new when i listening to this record.It was a glorious day for a Britpop back then and Oasis paved the way for a new generation of indie band today,for those who still haven't listening to this record,it still not too late,grab yourself a copy of this album,you gonna enjoy it.

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