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They're both good, but Damon kind of stole the whole show in the end when he went on to do Gorillaz. He really is gifted. He has such extraordinary versatility.
@Dabble I get your point. This is between Blur and Oasis alone. In my experience, it was Gorillaz who actually led me to Blur. I knew Oasis and thought Wonderwall a truly brilliant song. But I only discovered Blur through Gorillaz. I was doubly impressed that Damon was involved in both. He really is a force of nature.
@@Ktalks100 this was to promote their 2nd lp ,this talking about oasis wich was a band that damon achieve to made their music released, the what came after was a joke for tv and journals at the time ,they even appeared several times together all high on cocaine ,gorilazz was light years away to happen ,how many batle of the bands happened ,like 1985 wham versus U2 ,wham won at the time the music box chanel far better than mtv and mtv at the time wasn´t the channel you see today ,was all about music
Exactly how I felt. I was born in 1995 so my intro to Damon was with Feel Good Inc. I was shocked to find out he was the same singer behind the WOOOOHOOO song lol
ddvhb Same, Jarvis Cocker said it right when he presented TOTP - the only winners were the music fans who got so much great music during that time. I was a Britpop kid, it was a fantastic time to be young.
Blur is only known over here due to Song 2, but Oasis has some hits here like Champagne Supernova and Don't Look Back in Anger. Gorillaz has had more success here with Feel Good Inc, and getting MTV airplay and loads of memes.
@GayJew I had know I idea who blur where until seeing this. I had every oasis album growing up in the states. Just my musical preference blur sound awful in the videos I just watched of them but did like the woohoo song growing up and like gorillaz
@GayJew What you said about Neil Young, Noel Gallagher may well agree with you. But what you said about Brit music having no heart and soul... you're just being a bit of a dick to be honest! Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.
@@jackgreenway4646 I understand that Oasis played three chords and ripped off Beatles intros. Some of the best bands to ever grace the earth weren't arrogant. You sound like a big ol' cliche.
Blur won the battle, Oasis won the war but then, Damon Albarn won the much larger war by being and continuing to be relevant across decades of music and influential in every genre from Shoegaze to hip-hop, basically changing what it means to make music and breaking down genre barriers while Oasis's biggest legacy is writing the most overplayed acoustic guitar song of all time.
That’s because the only oasis song americans know is wonderwall lol. And also both gallagher brothers have had several number 1 solo albums so that doesn’t really apply.
you make Blur sound like their career finished after the Great Escape, when really they recorded four more critically acclaimed no. 1 albums afterwards. even if they weren’t pure Brit-pop their best and most successful work honestly came after their “defeat” to oasis
Noel never wrote a great song after 1995, while Damon just became more mind-bendingly brilliant. Blur vs. Oasis hasn't been a relevant discussion in a long, long time.
@@saintnicole3209 Blur (the 1997 album) is phenomenal too. And Blur had done some great stuff in their first album, before they did britpop. Sing is a brilliant song.
a reader i agree BUT their self titled album is actually one of my least favorites by the band. I understand it's importance in developing their discography and helping them discover their sound but I feel like it is a bit too experimental for a band such as Blur. I think 13 was the fine balance between experimental and melodic that they were looking for and Blur (the album) was an important stepping stone in getting there :)
@@mechajaraxxus3510 Nah, current Damon is more of a dad than anything. Driving me home from school and asking how my day was. Young Damon is more the kind of guy I want to see a horror movie with so I can always hug him when something scary happens. I'm only slightly insane btw.
My two favourite bands. Britpop was just amazing. Them Pulp, Suede, Elastica, Echobelly, Supergrass. It was just great having so many fantastic bands writing their own fantastic songs.
Blur handled the whole thing better. They took the high road every time and Oasis just agged them on until they split, and then Damon did stuff because he's beautiful
Random guy on the internet: People who eat bananas are wankers. Me: If you think people who eat bananas are wankers, then you are a moron with a chip on your shoulder. Random guy on the internet: How dare you say bad things about people who don't eat bananas?!
Οasis were legendary,but Blur were more innovative and creative. They didn't receive the credits they deserved.However,Damon confirmed his amazing talent later on with Gorillaz,thus becoming a legend himself. As far as the beef between Blur and Oasis is concerned,Blur may have won the battle with 'Country House' ,but Oasis absolutely demolished them with 'Morning Glory'
I think the fact that Blur comes first in the line up and the fact that the members of Blur aren't focused on it today while some members of Oasis are still mad leads me to believe that Blur won all battles and wars. Also Radiohead was a contemporary during this time and is doing significantly better worldwide than either other band.
Oasis had 2 great albums then relied on selling papers with fights and other nonsense to continue being relevant as they were basically a one trick pony.
@@porkold8202 The Gallaghers and Albarn don't even have to be in the news, their legacy is well carried through their music. Even then, it's rare to Albarn or the Gallaghers being mentioned in news sites.
This was a really well done video! While I personally prefer Blur, I think it’s sad how the media really played up the whole Blur vs Oasis thing, it really takes away from the music. It potentially stops people who might be a massive fan of one of these bands from actually giving the other bands music a chance, and seeing for themselves if they like them or not, rather than just blindly picking a side because of a silly “feud”
It is worth mentioning Noel joined Blur onstage for a charity event in London in 2013. They played Tender and the whole thing was just good vibes all around.
@@jakedowell7457 correction no teenager listens to oasis in today standards. Gorillaz yes but neither of these bands are talked about among children. Considering I am one.
I don’t think Blur (other than Damon) wanted the rivalry or war. They just wanted to make music. There’s a lot of creativity in Blur’s music. And in their careers they actually did that, even if they aren’t worldwide and known like Oasis are. I think just looking at the Graham stuff you mentioned, it’s clear they were kind of dragged into Damon’s playful competitive idea to beat Oasis to number one while Oasis seemed a lot more antagonistic. Just look at their Brit award speeches. After britpop, Blur evolved, but Oasis faded out after two albums.
Savannah Krystall Oasis didn’t fade they just became mediocre, almost every single they released for 15 years was a top 10 and 8 chart topping singles even if some were bad.
Well the Gallagher brothers were antagonists with one another let alone if you start touting another band as beating them let alone if that band happened to be southerners, the old fashioned north versus south rivalry was on immediately. But considering Damon thanked Oasis sincerely in his award speech it says a lot Noel got the hump, clearly Blur were the bigger men about it all.
This video pretty much lost me when the only thing said about Modern Life Is Rubbish was "not a commercial success". That album is a masterpiece, we dont care about your pop culture analysis.
This video doesn’t really talk about the music, you brush over Modern Life is Rubbish because of its lack of commercial success but it’s arguably the greatest Britpop album ever recorded. Same with 13, complete departure of the Britpop sound but for me, it’s Blur’s best album and showed they were far more versatile than Oasis.
And Modern Life might not have sold massive numbers, but people did really take notice of it. Along with bands like Suede and The Auteurs, they were kick-starting Britpop two or three years early 😉
The thing is, Oasis was great during the britpop days, after-which they would never make very good music. Blur was pretty damn solid during the britpop days, but they only got better and more interesting afterwards. I find that Blur were/are more interesting musicians because of how they are always ready to experiment in a different direction and never stayed in the same spot for too long. While Oasis kept doing Oasis things, Blur were out here making experimental rock on self-titled and 13, and taking north African influences on Think Tank. This is perhaps why I personally think Blur are more genuine artists seeing as they weren't afraid to jump off the trends they themselves created if it meant delving into a more interesting direction, they are undeniable ARTISTS. Oasis felt more like they were in it for the fame and the rock star life. Of course this is all my personal opinion. If I get found dead in a ditch, blame Oasis fans. I'm just here for an interesting discussion under an interesting video!
Liam Gallagher thinks he's morally a better person than Albarn, because he never got an education. No one makes a worthwhile career out of that sort of arrogant ignorance. Where Albarn insists on doing new things, showing a constant drive for innovation, the Gallaghers just want to rewrite the same great song over and over again, so they can get more adoring fans to yell with them in stadiums. It boils down to entertainment vs. art, and I think Liam would agree with pride. All that said, I've never cared for feuds like this, and I haven't even delved into britpop as such. I've followed a lot of what Albarn does closely, and kept up with Oasis, but that's about it. I only write this because the Oasis boys seem like they'd kick my teeth in if they ever heard me in concert, and I simply can't respect that sort of aggressive, misplaced arrogance.
I think Noel's latest album is exploring something new, but Liam seems to still be doing very Oasis style stuff. The thing is, the Gallaghers were always openely trying to be rockstars, or more specifically, rock and roll. They wanted to be the best. They wanted the fame. They wanted the fans. They wanted that wild lifestlye. They wanted to create anthems that would stand the test of time. It wasn't just about creating artistic music for them. They needed a lot of arrogance and ignorance to achieve this. It is part and parcel of rock and roll, and I think they were the last band yet to achieve it. I enjoy both Oasis and Blur, but I think Oasis very much achieved what they set out to do. Love them or hate them, the reason they got so big and the reason they continue to be adored and praised is because they had the balls to take on the world. And they won.
@@jayheaton648 I get that! I'm not trying to downplay Oasis's achievements, they were quite the phenomenon and to ignore the impact they had would be disrespectful. I suppose I judge the two bands from a different point of view. Rather than focus on the band as an entity, I'm judging solely on their music itself, if that makes sense. Oasis and Blur were very different in terms of their goals and the reason they wanted to make reason and honestly I think comparing them is pretty futile seeing as they were almost opposites in many ways.
DommeDamian yes, one syllable names sound better before two syllable names by default. Like Tom & Jerry would sound rubbish if it was the other way around
I worked in a record shop in London when "the battle" happened, most people agreed both singles were not very good - I loved Britpop but that was the death of it...
oh man, I really, really like Country House. I think it has a superb, off beat sense of humour with a strong satire. To you, what was the height of britpop?
@@philatio1744 hello, the height of Britpop in the clubs/pubs anyway - might have been a little bit more underground - singles like Supergrass "Mansize Rooster", Elastica "Connection", Ash "Kung Fu", The Bluetones "Slight Return", Gene "Haunted By You" or Shed Seven "Getting Better" stuff like that was super exciting and fresh at the time, as much as I loved Blur they had kind of had their day. As far as the definitive EVENT or HEIGHT of Britpop, I would have to say the release of Pulp "Different Class" - that album was so huge & Jarvis Cocker just encapsulated the essence of Britpop, it couldn't go anywhere after that...
Me, my hipster friends, co-workers who worked in the record shop with me, record distributors who delivered the singles, the label reps who had lunch with my boss, the actual customers who bought the singles, the NME, Melody Maker, etc.. etc...(it's not exactly "Girls & Boys" vs. "Supersonic" is it)
As you said at the end: Both bands more or less happily played along in this rivalry to sell more records. Without doing that, musicians can't really survive. I'm from Germany. I know some songs of both bands, but was never much interested in them. Same goes for most of the other bands mentioned for the britpop area, like The Verve or Pulp. I grew up on Coldplay around like 2002, Travis and Keane (not sure if they're all britpop) and bit later I discovered Radiohead. It simply wasn't the music that got (much) airplay or went to the charts. From what I gather from this video, it helps a lot to know the British culture, the themes, the band backgrounds, the different classes. I find these aspects very interesting. I would simply listen to these songs from today's standpoint and feel mostly indifferent.
@@danieljung9078 no they weren't, the name is probably more well known, but most people only know the one song, but gorillaz have more recognisable songs, like feel good inc, dare and Clint Eastwood, even if people dont know the names.
While I do love some Oasis songs and their first 2 albums, I definitely prefer Blur. They experimented more with different sounds, Damon grew as a songwriter and Graham Coxon is an incredible guitarist.
@@sweetbunnybun couldn’t agree more with you , especially since council skies release , you can definitely tell in some of the songs he’s tryin out new things , but it’s still noticeably ! noel gallagher !
And they really did, as soon as OK Computer dropped, Britpop was over, and 3 years later Radiohead would release Kid A, while Damon Albard dropped the first Gorillaz record, and the rest is history.
@@machriskily8372 Agreed, I feel like people here are randomly coping, I feel like everyone really badly wants niche bands like Radiohead or Gorillaz bands to be the best, but the reality is, like you said, if Oasis reunites there's legit nothing much bigger in rock and roll history. They made the biggest, most successful Britpop rock album there is, and I think people are struggling to accept that no one before or after them were able to beat them
@@hughsmith7489 what rock are you living under to think either radiohead or gorillaz are niche? They are literally both more currently popular than oasis. 26 and 27 monthly listeners respectively on spotify. They also both have a much stronger core fanbase because of their quality of music compared to oasis where everyone just overplays the same two songs.
@@pant1371 It was a joke. Creep was pretty effing pop by the way. Even though they hate it now. Thom said he didn't even recognize it was them on the radio after a while, I thought that was hilarious.
@//d// /e/ Listen, mate. You have an opinion. It is your opinion. Be happy with it. Now, my opinion is a bit different than yours. I don't consider Radiohead a great band. Experimental? Maybe. So what? It doesn't change a thing. Experimental doesn't mean class. They had 1 good album, and an interesting song here and there. Kula Shaker for instance did much greater music that the overrated Radiohead. So did Queen, Oasis, Bee Gees, Kinks, Blur, Rolling Stones, ABBA (yes, ABBA!), Creedence, Pulp, Doors, Pink Floyd, and so on..Experimental means nothing if it's not mixed with greatness. I mean if Artie Kaplan wasn't trying so hard to be so "experimental" he had a chance to be great actually. So is Radiohead.
@//d// /e/ OK Computer was ok. It didn't inspire or change a thing in the music world, but it was a good album. The other albums you mentioned though are not musically strong. Not 1 single song of theirs will stand the test of time. Now as for the album of the 90's it was "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" by Oasis. I'm not even going to discuss why. It is obvious. And, as we agreed on, everyone has the right for his opinion. So, peace on. 👍
Also, it’s a shame people are already falling into the exact trap you’re talking about in this video. People are falling for the media play all over again and are claiming one band is better than the other, stating it like it’s a fact and for reasons other than music. The comments are proving your very point in this video; it’s all a vicious cycle.
@@Sasquatch2696 yeah, there is. People absolutely need to learn the difference between facts and opinions, that’s one of the reasons things are going to hell these days.
I think that Blur is just more interesting. I like a bit of Oasis, but I absolutely adore Blur because it just feels more unique and like they're doing more. And, ya know. I totally have a crush on Damon.
huey 999 oasis is just blur for angry British working class slightly racist dads named Keith, who have stopped consuming water and now only drinks carlsberg special brew.
Wow you can tell you’re a teenager. Yeah Oasis was the biggest band in Britain. And I don’t even mean in terms of numbers. They had dedicated fans of all ages. Hell they still do. As someone from Manchester in my early 20s people still love them. Not so much Blur. It’s usually girls between 12-21. Not saying that’s a bad thing but it clearly shows something.
@@punpuniia come back to me when blur sell out knebworth for 2 days running chief. Also I'm 18 so your argument about oasis being for racist Dads is way off.
Oasis sold more albums, played in front of more people and are overall more relevant nowadays, exceeding gorillaz because it’s blur vs oasis not gorillaz and blue vs oasis
It's always interesting to see what was going on on the UK charts. In the U.S., Blur is a one-hit wonder and Oasis was the "new Beatles" that had a quite a few more hits but couldn't keep their shit together.
yes , if you´re a fan of mariah carey singing songs of 70´s bands and getting the credit for writting them, but just a lack of information, that wasn´t refered to
@@mattkaz9604 Blur are one of the biggest poser bands to ever exist, bunch of privately educated posh boys putting on working class London accents and writing songs about a life they knew literally nothing about.
@@urmumsbaps They wore their middle-class art school backgrounds on their sleeves. Most of their songs were character studies or love songs - I can't think of any songs where they were pretending to be anything other than what they plainly were.
@@urmumsbaps damon and graham met at a comp (stanway), might not have grown up on a council estate like the Gallagher brothers but 'posh' is a bit of a stretch
Radiohead was a far cry from pop rock though, Creep was only a hit cos it tapped into all those lonely nerds who cant get girlfriends which the USA loves to stereotype apart from that they were an indie band.
I’ll never forget watching “Live Forever” documentary and hearing (and feeling) Damon’s contempt for the whole “battle” and thinking: “holy shit, this dude doesn’t realize he’s about to create something even bigger”. I always loved that. We can’t predict shit. I was def more of an oasis fan, but always respected blur (im a yank also lol). As a quick side note, the whole story of the verve and bittersweet symphony is connected (as not being able to predict the future).
As an American, Oasis got a lot more radio play then Blur ever did. I bought there CD, a lot of people I knew did. The only Blur song most Americans knew and still know is of course, Song #2. Thats it. (edit note: HUGE FAN of Gorillaz, that is what Damon Albarn is primarily known for in the states)
Think Tank was for all intents and purposes a Gorillaz record, in my opinion. I also played the hell out of that The Good, The Bad, and The Queen record.
@Arty Bookworm i only disagree with the "i dont understand" thing. I always see this kind of argument coming from only english speakers. The rest of the world is listening to blur/oasis/whatever english song you can think of when its not even our language. And i think that the despacito moment and also the kpop wave happening these years are proofs that you dont need to speak the language in which a music was created to appretiate it. Otherwise you'll be missing a lot of great songs. ^^
Oasis won commercially, but Blur came out with a better legacy. Blur left the Britpop scene to release one of the most essential Rock records of the 90s, and in the end, that’s all that really matters.
This all makes no sense whatsoever, a better legacy? Their legacy to the wider public is the "woohoo" song, Oasis didn't just have Wonderwall, they had numerous songs that did extremely well and much better than the second biggest song Blur made.
As far as Oasis goes, I can't stand their attitude. They're so pretentious and antagonistic. Blur seem much more friendly and down to Earth. Also Blur doesn't hate their biggest song lmao
Main reason I can’t listen to Oasis. I just fucking hate the Gallagher brothers. Can’t stand those assholes. Blur have some asshole moments *cough, nardwaur interview, cough* as well, but Oasis take the cake.
@@overdrive6687 noels a good dude outside of interviews and band drama, I think the main distinction between the band’s attitudes is much more of an emotional working class attitude vs more sheltered art school kids. I will say I think the video got right that oasis is a little more authentic, annoying as people think they are
I think anyone who's bothered by them calling themselves Gods and being arrogant cunts is hilarious. That's clearly their schtick. They slag everyone off and call themselves the best in the world. It wouldn't work if they only acted like that every once in awhile. They had to do it all the time. And their attitude garnered them a lot of attention.
In the early to mid 90s, a friend brought a music magazine into class that spoke about this "war" going on in England! I had no idea! At the time, I hadn't even heard of Blur, but knew Oasis well. It was the day I realized that music popularity differed country to country. Growing up in Canada, Oasis was far more popular. In fact, before Song 2, I'm not sure if Blur were even played on the radio.
Same sort of thought here. This all sounds like a lot of fun, but as a teenager in the US, I had no idea who Blur was, only just might have heard the name. Oasis, Radiohead and Bush were the only British bands on my radar back then.
In my part of Canada they'd regularly play girls and boys, which was a few years before song 2. Oasis has a better known discography here, though, I'd imagine. Plus no one realizes Girls and Boys are by the "Whoo hoo" guys anyway, haha.
no x42 I don't really think they were to great lengths though. You couldn't believe the same band that wrote "Parklife" wrote "Song 2", "No distance Left to Run", "Caramel" or "Ambulance". With Oasis' evolution I still can picture Oasis making that music, which symbolizes how safe their music was sometimes.
britpop started out as this awesome new indie genre of classic british guitar rock with a 90s twist- so many of the bands that came out of the movement, like pulp, suede, and blur would retrospectively transcend the britpop label. the way the media tried to portray these acts, usually against their wishes and in spite of their actual artistic motives, was a desperate (but successful) attempt to latch on to something special because it was something real but 'accessible'. the way this culminated in the 'battle of britpop' is such a shame, and really cheapened such an enigmatic, unique genre. the fact that oasis was only seen as superb for their first two albums (arguably pre-superstar levels of fame) also goes to show the staying power of media's influence on the public's perception of any sort of movement. this topic is a great representation of that larger problem, and your video was excellent!
Artistically, lyrically and musically, the bands on top of the 1990s' Britpop era were Pulp and Suede. They just shone in their own style, with no need to view art as a battle, belittle others, or bickle pettily.
Don’t forget The Verve, Urban Hymns, a classic album to add to many classic tracks and albums in the 90s. Brilliant writing, melody and musicianship, how lucky to have an abundance of real talent 👍
in a lot of years it seeems that he went directelly from one to another and gorilazz was more like a colective of people ,damon almost did nothing (either than some vocals and lyrics ,he didn´t appear most of the times on the multimedia show ,not concerts ,the band was composed by cartoon figures but made the project go
@@RUfromthe40s you couldnt literally be more wrong about that lol. Just watch bananaz or reject false icons. Yes multiple people were involved in making their music but saying damon did nothing is just insulting lmao
It was never ever about second rate tunes like ”Country House” and ”Roll With It” - It was always about stunning classics like ”Some Might Say”, ”The Universal”, ”Wonderwall” and ”End Of A Century” 🙏🏻
@@TellyArchive I was making a reference to drywall flavours display picture with a quote from a show. Completely off the topic of the actual video. For the record I absolutely love the Gorillaz. 😎
Great video👌there isn’t another video on TH-cam like this, it really goes in depth about each band. Showcases a lot of good songs that are mostly forgotten
I listen to both all the time...but Damon is in my playlist more, you know....Blur, Gorillaz, The good, the bad and the Queen, Africa express, his solo work...the guy is gifted! 💜
I personally think blur won because even when they split their was no bad blood and they even made a reunion album. The overall themes and ideas of their songs really speak to me on a much deeper level when compared to oasis especially as a Brit.
Blur don't even have one bad album, even the comeback was fresh and innovative for their sound and contemporary music. Their sound was more versatile, probably because they had a more creative and talented personnel with two excellent songwriters in Coxon and Albarn, accompanied by a very accomplished bassist in Alex James. If Blur re-united for another project now, people would and should have high expectations, but if Oasis returned, sure you'd get the hysterical excitement but it's way more up in the air what level of quality you'd get. IMO Blur were substantially better (followed by Pulp)
@@remixdragon6156 can see why but I wouldn't. Repetition in particular is one of my favourite tracks by them and Sing etc are good too. I'd say it has filler tracks that don't do much, but that's more of a case of being underwhelming than being bad imo
Once more, you approach and mention the PIxies. Perhaps the greatest band of the 90s, and yet entirely understated. They have such siginficance for so many bands (including Oasis & so many others) why not do a video on them. Yes, they are American (don't hold that against us), but their story and their influence is incredible for what they were able to achieve and not recreate.....
In Germany it was all Oasis. Blur never had a real single hit nor did their albums perform very well in the charts with The Great Escape only peaking at 9 or so while Be here now and What´s the story morning glory were in the album charts for a whole eternity.
Yeah, here in the US it’s the same way. Oasis was huge and Blur was basically a one hit wonder. It’s fascinating to learn that Blur was more popular and relevant overseas - but I guess not in Germany either lol - because here they are pretty much only known for that one song that was memed to death.
Reading the comments I’m stunned how many preferred Blur. Maybe it was just my age at the time but Oasis to me captured the mood of the moment with anthem songs such as Live Forever & Wonderwall. Even today, you can go anywhere in the world and play these songs and everyone (old & young) knows the lyrics and sings along - can’t say the same for Blur, they never came close to that level of fame. Just my opinion.
@@m.ik.2194 missing what? Oasis undeniably had more of a cultural impact than blur. Definitely maybe and whats the story morning glory are the greatest albums of the 1990s, they also released tons of great work in the late 90s and 2000's. Theres a reason there are still 15 and 16 year olds who buy oasis records and walk, talk and dress like liam, whereas ive never heard of anybody who wants to be damon albarn. The personality of oasis as well as the music is absolutely magnetic and has made more of an impact.
@@dylangrufferty30 I don't disagree, but according to research, Blur had songs you cannot relate to any other song you've heared before, which I cannot say for the Oasis. What I meant to say is Oasis are, in a way, a copy of the Beatles. Their style and even their clothes looked alike. I know Oasis are more popular, but mostly because they weren't famous in the US. They were unique and that is what really matter. That is actually the main reason I liked them in the first place. Because of that same uniqueness they will be remebered, because people tend not to remember someone's attempt in being that very person/band, authenitcity is much more appreciated.
TBH I always thought of Oasis as Popp and Blur as Alternative. I never thought of them as being in the same category. Damon's transition into the Gorillaz was just something that I felt supported this.
Both were great artists of their time. The media put them up at each other and they both got tired of it, which resulted in relatively short life span of britpop. Blur had better originality and creativity, which is CLEARLY shown by Damon's other projects, most famously Gorillaz, but sadly, not all british audience liked their later music. Instead, they leaned towards easy to understand, chill, and what they were used to, which was Oasis. The problem with Oasis though, was that they took A LOT from other previous and current popular musician's flavor and just pasted into their songs. Ofcourse this is also the case for many musicians, but Oasis were a bit too blatant at the time. Funny enough, the later Oasis found their own originality out of this, and managed to hold their fan base longer than blur, which lost their mass following after some time. Oasis however, had massive internal problem, since the group was led by relatively "dictator" Noel, and nosy and ever so loud Liam. Both collided and that was death of oasis, since rest of the members did not have what it took to push the band foward after Noel's departure.
I'll always like Blur's Britpop songs more than those of Oasis. Despite being pop, they were more varied. When Oasis had a banger, they surely had one, but I can relisten to every of Blur's albums all the time, it never gets boring ... with the exception of Leisure maybe. Oasis just got stale so quickly, and I'd only ever see myself listening to the same songs over and over again because the others just weren't worth it. And Oasis may have won the Britpop war in the end... but Blur won in general because... their self titled and 13 > anything Oasis ever did lol Come at me haters! ... fuck it's really just the 90s again, isn't it?
Completely agree! Oasis is very nice to hear but they've basically used the same formula for their whole career. It works but listening to Blur is far more interesting because every album sounded different
Unfortunately, the matter at hand wasn't about whether either was more than just britpop. Also, does Blur still win if only considered a one-hit wonder in the U.S.? I know that using oine country as a measure seems odd, but breaking in the U.S. has pretty much been the standard since the early 60s.
I dont count gorillaz as being part of the "battle". Gorillaz was a Project by albarn, and only albarn. There was no member of blur there. But still gorillaz is a very good band.
Though I feel Oasis ultimately had the bigger impact and legacy, you could say really that Damon Albarn truly won. Gorillaz is still huge to this day and bigger than Blur.
@@chriswingrove7656 they were more from the Madchester scene though rather than britpop, not that it matters mind you lol I was just listening to the stone roses on the bus this morning funnily enough haha
When I was younger I used to prefer Oasis but now that I'm older I prefer Blur. I think Blur experimented more with different sounds they took a risk by the end of the 90s and it worked, they released two of their most experimental records: self titled album and 13. During that time and throughout the 2000s I feel like Oasis' music stagnated and didn't release another good record like their first two records. I don't deny their legacy but Blur was more interesting.
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Blur. Not even close. North...South...its all Moors now.
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I thought he said "while Blur won the battle, Oasis wonderwall" lol
fken lol
Haha you bastard, now I can't ever unhear that when someone uses that phrase!
No you didn’t
To pinch a line off a song by a post-Britpop band... "what's a wonderwall anyway?"
I snorted
Blur: “This should be shared with Oasis”
Oasis: “F*ck blur!”
Basically
Not really. More like
Blur: This should be shared with Oasis
Oasis: we are number one!
Blur: im upset
Even if Oasis put up a bit of an attitude, i cant help but find it oddly charming and authentic
They're both good, but Damon kind of stole the whole show in the end when he went on to do Gorillaz. He really is gifted. He has such extraordinary versatility.
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@Dabble I get your point. This is between Blur and Oasis alone. In my experience, it was Gorillaz who actually led me to Blur. I knew Oasis and thought Wonderwall a truly brilliant song. But I only discovered Blur through Gorillaz. I was doubly impressed that Damon was involved in both. He really is a force of nature.
@@Ktalks100 this was to promote their 2nd lp ,this talking about oasis wich was a band that damon achieve to made their music released, the what came after was a joke for tv and journals at the time ,they even appeared several times together all high on cocaine ,gorilazz was light years away to happen ,how many batle of the bands happened ,like 1985 wham versus U2 ,wham won at the time the music box chanel far better than mtv and mtv at the time wasn´t the channel you see today ,was all about music
As one comment once said:
'Oasis and Blur both have good songs, but Blur has a dancing milk carton. Nothing beats a dancing milk carton.'
exactly
I mean, it true…nothing beats a dancing milk carton.
Yes
And that bald guy called matt from bake-off in one of their music vids
is "Blur and Oasis" haha
There was never a 'battle'. Just smart marketing.
They were both brilliant.
there were no battle, it was all gimmick
someone gets it😅 all these people still arguing 30 years later about who’s better
oasis thought it was a battle, blur didn't
I definitely believe there was a battle within Liam's angry head...
@@arkia...a Coxon did too, i'm getting from this very cool vid
If you discovered Gorillaz before discovering Blur, it's so weird hearing Damon's voice and not seeing 2D
ha! that's funny cause I found blur first and when I got into Gorillaz I could only hear Damon. 🔄
Exactly how I felt. I was born in 1995 so my intro to Damon was with Feel Good Inc. I was shocked to find out he was the same singer behind the WOOOOHOOO song lol
Modest Rodent this is me right now
Yep
absolutely
*Blur Joins The Chat*
*Oasis Joins The Chat*
*War begins*
*Blur Leaves Chat*
*Gorillaz Appears out of no where*
lol
*pulp watches in the backround*
*Radiohead won it all*
*BritpOp*
@@jsuisdetrop no
*Oasis Fans:* "Damon Albarn said wonderwall was a great song."
*Blur Fans:* "Noel Gallagher said wonderwall was a shit song."
I think it's the other way around lol
@@bigboss4178 its not
Hahhah hating on their own band
Meanwhile I’m over here unbothered listening to Blur, Oasis and gorillaz 🤠
Me too!!! 😄😄😄😄
Same I love them all
ddvhb Same, Jarvis Cocker said it right when he presented TOTP - the only winners were the music fans who got so much great music during that time. I was a Britpop kid, it was a fantastic time to be young.
same :u
I just could not say it in a better way!!
The britpop wars are referred to as "the woohoo guys vs the wonderwall guys" in the US
Blur is only known over here due to Song 2, but Oasis has some hits here like Champagne Supernova and Don't Look Back in Anger. Gorillaz has had more success here with Feel Good Inc, and getting MTV airplay and loads of memes.
Liam McNicholas idk i've heard more blur songs like girls and boys n park life on the radio here :p
Hahaaaa brilliant x
@GayJew I had know I idea who blur where until seeing this. I had every oasis album growing up in the states. Just my musical preference blur sound awful in the videos I just watched of them but did like the woohoo song growing up and like gorillaz
@GayJew What you said about Neil Young, Noel Gallagher may well agree with you.
But what you said about Brit music having no heart and soul... you're just being a bit of a dick to be honest! Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.
I feel like Oasis took themselves too seriously, Blur seemed a bit more laid-back.
No not at all, they where just self confident, there’s a difference.
@@imsupersonic6555 They were and are arrogant. Blur is chill
Blurs head man was more laid back. But overall they cared as much as each other
@@imsupersonic6555 liam Gallagher actually called himself john lennon , dead ass serious.
@@jackgreenway4646 I understand that Oasis played three chords and ripped off Beatles intros. Some of the best bands to ever grace the earth weren't arrogant. You sound like a big ol' cliche.
Blur won the battle, Oasis won the war but then, Damon Albarn won the much larger war by being and continuing to be relevant across decades of music and influential in every genre from Shoegaze to hip-hop, basically changing what it means to make music and breaking down genre barriers while Oasis's biggest legacy is writing the most overplayed acoustic guitar song of all time.
xD that sums it up pretty well.
Changing what it means to make music? No
Changing what it means to make music? No
@@tdizzle9402 My bad T Dizzle
That’s because the only oasis song americans know is wonderwall lol.
And also both gallagher brothers have had several number 1 solo albums so that doesn’t really apply.
"Art School Wankers..." proper British insult!
Like John Lennon?
@@Evergreen0021 Like The Clash?
@@Evergreen0021 funny how John Lennon hit his wife comparing him to Damon as a human being is an insult to Damon
It's people who associate being working class with being stupid who say things like this.
@@midasiscariot Or people who associate art with pretentiousness.
you make Blur sound like their career finished after the Great Escape, when really they recorded four more critically acclaimed no. 1 albums afterwards. even if they weren’t pure Brit-pop their best and most successful work honestly came after their “defeat” to oasis
Hal Burgess 13! 13 13 13 13!!!!!!!!!!!! Such a good album!!!!!
Fuck off
Noel never wrote a great song after 1995, while Damon just became more mind-bendingly brilliant. Blur vs. Oasis hasn't been a relevant discussion in a long, long time.
@@saintnicole3209 Blur (the 1997 album) is phenomenal too. And Blur had done some great stuff in their first album, before they did britpop. Sing is a brilliant song.
a reader i agree BUT their self titled album is actually one of my least favorites by the band. I understand it's importance in developing their discography and helping them discover their sound but I feel like it is a bit too experimental for a band such as Blur. I think 13 was the fine balance between experimental and melodic that they were looking for and Blur (the album) was an important stepping stone in getting there :)
I will never stop having a crush on young Damon.
Freaks you are
*young and current damon
@@mechajaraxxus3510 hell yes
Same.
@@mechajaraxxus3510 Nah, current Damon is more of a dad than anything.
Driving me home from school and asking how my day was.
Young Damon is more the kind of guy I want to see a horror movie with so I can always hug him when something scary happens.
I'm only slightly insane btw.
My two favourite bands. Britpop was just amazing. Them Pulp, Suede, Elastica, Echobelly, Supergrass. It was just great having so many fantastic bands writing their own fantastic songs.
Blur handled the whole thing better. They took the high road every time and Oasis just agged them on until they split, and then Damon did stuff because he's beautiful
Art school wankers
VL_TURBO420 If you think that not having an education makes you a better person, then you are a moron with a chip on your shoulder.
Art class. Antiheros
@@lakrids-pibe if you think having an "education" makes you a better person, then you're a middle class wanker
Random guy on the internet: People who eat bananas are wankers.
Me: If you think people who eat bananas are wankers, then you are a moron with a chip on your shoulder.
Random guy on the internet: How dare you say bad things about people who don't eat bananas?!
This video was so well produced that it felt like watching a professional documentary on BBC, well done
Should've seen the BBC - 7 Ages of Rock, the british indie rock episode
Οasis were legendary,but Blur were more innovative and creative. They didn't receive the credits they deserved.However,Damon confirmed his amazing talent later on with Gorillaz,thus becoming a legend himself. As far as the beef between Blur and Oasis is concerned,Blur may have won the battle with 'Country House' ,but Oasis absolutely demolished them with 'Morning Glory'
But Blur are still together, so overall they won out, Ive always thought blur made better songs, but oasis made better albums. Both were great though.
I think the fact that Blur comes first in the line up and the fact that the members of Blur aren't focused on it today while some members of Oasis are still mad leads me to believe that Blur won all battles and wars. Also Radiohead was a contemporary during this time and is doing significantly better worldwide than either other band.
The Oasis guys always came off as scrappy and bitter and maybe that was part of their appeal? Blur never seemed to bother with that nonsense.
Oasis had 2 great albums then relied on selling papers with fights and other nonsense to continue being relevant as they were basically a one trick pony.
Ye
@@TheBearAndTheBull Ooasis had 3 all time classic albums, but they wasted 1 album's worth as B-sides ...tho it did help their mystique
@@DarthQueefious The master plan was great in places, thing is all their best output was around those 3 years everything after was mid to terrible.
Blur said clever things they didn't mean. Oasis said dumb things they did mean.
Precise comment
why r u so pretentious
Number' fookin one!
@@brooklynbaby1644 It's called "being clever".
😃👍🇩🇪
Though Blur may have lost the “war” in 95/96, Damon Albarn absolutely won overall.
I don't think anyone really won, the war just faded away. Still great to see Albarn, Coxon, and the Gallaghers making music
Craig wells erm, Gorillaz? Blur? Damon Albarn is still relevant today, The Gallaghers are only in the news for fucking family feuds
@@porkold8202 The Gallaghers and Albarn don't even have to be in the news, their legacy is well carried through their music. Even then, it's rare to Albarn or the Gallaghers being mentioned in news sites.
@@borkoff7835 Yes, but if we were to say who won the war of relevancy then it undoubtedly Albarn
@@porkold8202 Well that's more to opinion I say. Morning Glory and Definitely Maybe to me hasn't aged a bit, to each his/her own I guess.
This was a really well done video! While I personally prefer Blur, I think it’s sad how the media really played up the whole Blur vs Oasis thing, it really takes away from the music.
It potentially stops people who might be a massive fan of one of these bands from actually giving the other bands music a chance, and seeing for themselves if they like them or not, rather than just blindly picking a side because of a silly “feud”
well said
Well said but I’m guessing your southern because HOW CAN YOU PREFER BLUR UP THE FUCKING OASIS COME ON
Will Hatfield nah man, I love oasis but blur had more strings to their bow.
@@oioi1584 Lol. Maybe he has different taste? Just a thought
Will Hatfield I’m not from England
It is worth mentioning Noel joined Blur onstage for a charity event in London in 2013. They played Tender and the whole thing was just good vibes all around.
No debate to be had. Oasis won the battle in sales and Blur won it in creativity.
Sales matter but when it comes to music that will stand the test of times. Blur is getting it.
Oasis is still relevant and popular with teenagers today whereas blur only have 2 relevant songs nowadays
@@jakedowell7457 correction no teenager listens to oasis in today standards. Gorillaz yes but neither of these bands are talked about among children. Considering I am one.
@@alexjohnson8217 well maybe it's because I live near Manchester but I can confirm that people round here talk about them
Perfectly put!!
I don’t think Blur (other than Damon) wanted the rivalry or war. They just wanted to make music. There’s a lot of creativity in Blur’s music. And in their careers they actually did that, even if they aren’t worldwide and known like Oasis are. I think just looking at the Graham stuff you mentioned, it’s clear they were kind of dragged into Damon’s playful competitive idea to beat Oasis to number one while Oasis seemed a lot more antagonistic. Just look at their Brit award speeches. After britpop, Blur evolved, but Oasis faded out after two albums.
Savannah Krystall Oasis didn’t fade they just became mediocre, almost every single they released for 15 years was a top 10 and 8 chart topping singles even if some were bad.
Well the Gallagher brothers were antagonists with one another let alone if you start touting another band as beating them let alone if that band happened to be southerners, the old fashioned north versus south rivalry was on immediately. But considering Damon thanked Oasis sincerely in his award speech it says a lot Noel got the hump, clearly Blur were the bigger men about it all.
Damon moves the dates to start the singles war, a decision he’d live to regret...
@@evorobin and the critics says he win,i dont think so..
NackGames123 he would agree. Oasis smashed them in album sales after anyway.
I’m quite confused with the complete lack of conversation on blur’s greatest feat: coming back together for The Magic Whip
13. No mention. It's the only Blur album I ever listened to. Quality album.
@@xenos_n. "13" is amazing. My favourite Blur album.
It's not relevant to the topic.
This video pretty much lost me when the only thing said about Modern Life Is Rubbish was "not a commercial success". That album is a masterpiece, we dont care about your pop culture analysis.
Herve B, this video is based on pop culture analysis. If you did not wish to see said analysis, you should not have watched the video.
This video doesn’t really talk about the music, you brush over Modern Life is Rubbish because of its lack of commercial success but it’s arguably the greatest Britpop album ever recorded. Same with 13, complete departure of the Britpop sound but for me, it’s Blur’s best album and showed they were far more versatile than Oasis.
And Modern Life might not have sold massive numbers, but people did really take notice of it. Along with bands like Suede and The Auteurs, they were kick-starting Britpop two or three years early 😉
Think Tank is an even better example of their genius and versatility.
Oasis' BSIDES shit all over Blur
@@HEAVYDIAPER You're embarrassing yourself, man. Blur is better and most people agree with that, move on
The best thing about either of these bands are the jackets BOTH of them wear... The music takes a back seat to their stylish jacket choices.
Damons Jacket in the boys and girls video is years ahead of it's time in style
@@MohammedMuaawia Yes, they are jacket lords indeed.
@Craig wells alright calm down 😂 I just like the jacket.
jacket rock
@@stephenm8725 💯
The thing is, Oasis was great during the britpop days, after-which they would never make very good music. Blur was pretty damn solid during the britpop days, but they only got better and more interesting afterwards. I find that Blur were/are more interesting musicians because of how they are always ready to experiment in a different direction and never stayed in the same spot for too long. While Oasis kept doing Oasis things, Blur were out here making experimental rock on self-titled and 13, and taking north African influences on Think Tank. This is perhaps why I personally think Blur are more genuine artists seeing as they weren't afraid to jump off the trends they themselves created if it meant delving into a more interesting direction, they are undeniable ARTISTS. Oasis felt more like they were in it for the fame and the rock star life. Of course this is all my personal opinion. If I get found dead in a ditch, blame Oasis fans. I'm just here for an interesting discussion under an interesting video!
I agree and I very much like the magic whip, it’s an underrated album
Liam Gallagher thinks he's morally a better person than Albarn, because he never got an education. No one makes a worthwhile career out of that sort of arrogant ignorance. Where Albarn insists on doing new things, showing a constant drive for innovation, the Gallaghers just want to rewrite the same great song over and over again, so they can get more adoring fans to yell with them in stadiums. It boils down to entertainment vs. art, and I think Liam would agree with pride.
All that said, I've never cared for feuds like this, and I haven't even delved into britpop as such. I've followed a lot of what Albarn does closely, and kept up with Oasis, but that's about it. I only write this because the Oasis boys seem like they'd kick my teeth in if they ever heard me in concert, and I simply can't respect that sort of aggressive, misplaced arrogance.
@@TheNinetySecond honestly couldn't have said it better myself
I think Noel's latest album is exploring something new, but Liam seems to still be doing very Oasis style stuff. The thing is, the Gallaghers were always openely trying to be rockstars, or more specifically, rock and roll. They wanted to be the best. They wanted the fame. They wanted the fans. They wanted that wild lifestlye. They wanted to create anthems that would stand the test of time. It wasn't just about creating artistic music for them. They needed a lot of arrogance and ignorance to achieve this. It is part and parcel of rock and roll, and I think they were the last band yet to achieve it. I enjoy both Oasis and Blur, but I think Oasis very much achieved what they set out to do. Love them or hate them, the reason they got so big and the reason they continue to be adored and praised is because they had the balls to take on the world. And they won.
@@jayheaton648 I get that! I'm not trying to downplay Oasis's achievements, they were quite the phenomenon and to ignore the impact they had would be disrespectful. I suppose I judge the two bands from a different point of view. Rather than focus on the band as an entity, I'm judging solely on their music itself, if that makes sense. Oasis and Blur were very different in terms of their goals and the reason they wanted to make reason and honestly I think comparing them is pretty futile seeing as they were almost opposites in many ways.
the rivalry wasn't even real.
Noel was just jealous of everyone.
Literally, he's jealousy made Oasis breakup.
fuck Noel
punpun shut the fuck up
@@morgs3007 noel is a prick
Why would he be jealous. Like they said they had everything. You have no clue what you mean
Nothing wrong with a good old-fashioned chart battle. It pushes creativity, excitement, and drives punters to the record store
Dear Noel Gallagher,
It’s Blur and Oasis because of alphabetical order.
nah, he was clearly joking
Ok then explain zack and cody
DommeDamian yes, one syllable names sound better before two syllable names by default. Like Tom & Jerry would sound rubbish if it was the other way around
....Phineas and Ferb
Satire
I worked in a record shop in London when "the battle" happened, most people agreed both singles were not very good - I loved Britpop but that was the death of it...
oh man, I really, really like Country House. I think it has a superb, off beat sense of humour with a strong satire.
To you, what was the height of britpop?
@@philatio1744 hello, the height of Britpop in the clubs/pubs anyway - might have been a little bit more underground - singles like Supergrass "Mansize Rooster", Elastica "Connection", Ash "Kung Fu", The Bluetones "Slight Return", Gene "Haunted By You" or Shed Seven "Getting Better" stuff like that was super exciting and fresh at the time, as much as I loved Blur they had kind of had their day. As far as the definitive EVENT or HEIGHT of Britpop, I would have to say the release of Pulp "Different Class" - that album was so huge & Jarvis Cocker just encapsulated the essence of Britpop, it couldn't go anywhere after that...
@@DJBFAD "most people agreed" meaning "you and your hipster friends agreed"
Me, my hipster friends, co-workers who worked in the record shop with me, record distributors who delivered the singles, the label reps who had lunch with my boss, the actual customers who bought the singles, the NME, Melody Maker, etc.. etc...(it's not exactly "Girls & Boys" vs. "Supersonic" is it)
@@DJBFAD The music press decided Oasis and Blur were no good? Holy shit, I must have been living in a parallel universe back then or something
Grandpa: I was in a war ya know
Me: so was I, so was I.......
As you said at the end: Both bands more or less happily played along in this rivalry to sell more records. Without doing that, musicians can't really survive. I'm from Germany. I know some songs of both bands, but was never much interested in them. Same goes for most of the other bands mentioned for the britpop area, like The Verve or Pulp. I grew up on Coldplay around like 2002, Travis and Keane (not sure if they're all britpop) and bit later I discovered Radiohead. It simply wasn't the music that got (much) airplay or went to the charts. From what I gather from this video, it helps a lot to know the British culture, the themes, the band backgrounds, the different classes. I find these aspects very interesting. I would simply listen to these songs from today's standpoint and feel mostly indifferent.
I've seen people talk about how the gallaghers were just angry and Damon was chill but imo the gallaghers 'anger' paid off
Oasis: hahaha you can't stop me now Damon
Damon: I can't stop you but they can
Gorillaz: * cracks knuckle *
Ouch. Where the hell did you get that
I thought this was hilarious because I pictured a gang of literal gorillas menacingly staring the Gallagher brothers down
Oasis was bigger than gorillaz
@@danieljung9078 no they weren't, the name is probably more well known, but most people only know the one song, but gorillaz have more recognisable songs, like feel good inc, dare and Clint Eastwood, even if people dont know the names.
@@Jojozilla426 Nah Oasis is definitely way bigger than Gorillaz lol.
While I do love some Oasis songs and their first 2 albums, I definitely prefer Blur. They experimented more with different sounds, Damon grew as a songwriter and Graham Coxon is an incredible guitarist.
noel got more creative with years, but he had to do stadium rock thing, now he's 'free' and can do what he wants
Agreed! Noel is a great songwriter but Damon is way more "versatile". Plus Graham is a genius!! Very creative guitar playing
@@sweetbunnybun couldn’t agree more with you , especially since council skies release , you can definitely tell in some of the songs he’s tryin out new things , but it’s still noticeably ! noel gallagher !
I think the battle between Blur and Oasis should be fought with knives.
I’m a knife. Knivin’ around. Cutcutcutcutcutcut…
I loved that closing comment on Radiohead winning the war 🤘😂
And they really did, as soon as OK Computer dropped, Britpop was over, and 3 years later Radiohead would release Kid A, while Damon Albard dropped the first Gorillaz record, and the rest is history.
I love Radiohead but be real... rock 'n' roll is not about depressive music. An Oasis reunion would be the biggest rock event in history.
@@machriskily8372 Agreed, I feel like people here are randomly coping, I feel like everyone really badly wants niche bands like Radiohead or Gorillaz bands to be the best, but the reality is, like you said, if Oasis reunites there's legit nothing much bigger in rock and roll history. They made the biggest, most successful Britpop rock album there is, and I think people are struggling to accept that no one before or after them were able to beat them
@@hughsmith7489 what rock are you living under to think either radiohead or gorillaz are niche? They are literally both more currently popular than oasis. 26 and 27 monthly listeners respectively on spotify. They also both have a much stronger core fanbase because of their quality of music compared to oasis where everyone just overplays the same two songs.
@machriskily8372 boy do I have news for you
Graham: “It was probably Damon”
THAT LITTLE SMILE AHHH I CANNOT GRAHAM IS SO ADORABLE
Yesssss
Radiohead. but seriously. everybody won, I liked both of them.
Kris Frederick Best comment here.
Radiohead are not britpop,how can you compare bands of different genre?
@@pant1371 It was a joke. Creep was pretty effing pop by the way. Even though they hate it now. Thom said he didn't even recognize it was them on the radio after a while, I thought that was hilarious.
exactly : D * pink floyd for ever *
true
Damon came out looking like a whole ass snackk so to me that’s a win and a half 👀
Bruh lol
"Not particularly clever" - Oasis summed up in a phrase.
oh piss off
@@michaelm4147 Truth hurts..........
Not clever at all Noels only one of the best songwriters ever
@@Jay-wm2im Hahahaha!!!!!
@@michaelm4147 they had a good and clasic sound but let's be honest their songs are literal gibberish
When you say radiohead won the Britpop war but radiohead weren't Britpop, just an indie rock group during the time period
To be fair, Radiohead wins against 99% of music.
@@philatio1744 Radiohead wins against Moroon 5 and Britney Spears. Great for them. But they have no place with the Big Ones.
@@GergelAni Sham 69 and The Archies wins against flipping Maroon 5.
@//d// /e/ Listen, mate. You have an opinion. It is your opinion. Be happy with it. Now, my opinion is a bit different than yours. I don't consider Radiohead a great band. Experimental? Maybe. So what? It doesn't change a thing. Experimental doesn't mean class. They had 1 good album, and an interesting song here and there. Kula Shaker for instance did much greater music that the overrated Radiohead. So did Queen, Oasis, Bee Gees, Kinks, Blur, Rolling Stones, ABBA (yes, ABBA!), Creedence, Pulp, Doors, Pink Floyd, and so on..Experimental means nothing if it's not mixed with greatness. I mean if Artie Kaplan wasn't trying so hard to be so "experimental" he had a chance to be great actually. So is Radiohead.
@//d// /e/ OK Computer was ok. It didn't inspire or change a thing in the music world, but it was a good album. The other albums you mentioned though are not musically strong. Not 1 single song of theirs will stand the test of time. Now as for the album of the 90's it was "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" by Oasis. I'm not even going to discuss why. It is obvious. And, as we agreed on, everyone has the right for his opinion. So, peace on. 👍
Also, it’s a shame people are already falling into the exact trap you’re talking about in this video. People are falling for the media play all over again and are claiming one band is better than the other, stating it like it’s a fact and for reasons other than music. The comments are proving your very point in this video; it’s all a vicious cycle.
Is there anything wrong with that though? It's just for a laugh anyway
@@Sasquatch2696 yeah, there is. People absolutely need to learn the difference between facts and opinions, that’s one of the reasons things are going to hell these days.
I think that Blur is just more interesting. I like a bit of Oasis, but I absolutely adore Blur because it just feels more unique and like they're doing more.
And, ya know. I totally have a crush on Damon.
Damon is probably the most attractive human I’ve seen in my life. Liam and Noel are nob heads aswell
Oasis is better in every conceivable way no question about it
huey 999 oasis is just blur for angry British working class slightly racist dads named Keith, who have stopped consuming water and now only drinks carlsberg special brew.
Wow you can tell you’re a teenager. Yeah Oasis was the biggest band in Britain. And I don’t even mean in terms of numbers. They had dedicated fans of all ages. Hell they still do. As someone from Manchester in my early 20s people still love them. Not so much Blur. It’s usually girls between 12-21. Not saying that’s a bad thing but it clearly shows something.
@@punpuniia come back to me when blur sell out knebworth for 2 days running chief. Also I'm 18 so your argument about oasis being for racist Dads is way off.
Blur. They're the ones remembered fondly, while the Gallagher brothers couldn't headbutt respect into eachother from 50 paces.
Oasis sold more albums, played in front of more people and are overall more relevant nowadays, exceeding gorillaz because it’s blur vs oasis not gorillaz and blue vs oasis
scully745 you're comment makes absolutely zero sense!
@@BlueSummers101 want me to explain the difference between your and you're while I explain the joke?
I guess your a southerner mate you will never understand the northern way of life
It's always interesting to see what was going on on the UK charts.
In the U.S., Blur is a one-hit wonder and Oasis was the "new Beatles" that had a quite a few more hits but couldn't keep their shit together.
You are forgetting how Gorillaz bursts back into the charts every few years.
@@LicoriceLain Not at all. The word "Gorillaz" is not in the title of the video. Might as well say I'm forgetting The Who.
yes , if you´re a fan of mariah carey singing songs of 70´s bands and getting the credit for writting them, but just a lack of information, that wasn´t refered to
@@cobbler88 what? didn´t catch what you meant saying
@@RUfromthe40s Which thing?
Oasis made some big classic songs, but musically speaking Blur at their best were far superior. Their best albums are still amazing listens.
What was superior about them, "musically speaking"?
@@hambone3327 They made music that was adventurous and drew on a wide range on influences with some clever lyrics. Oasis were.. Oasis.
@@mattkaz9604 Blur are one of the biggest poser bands to ever exist, bunch of privately educated posh boys putting on working class London accents and writing songs about a life they knew literally nothing about.
@@urmumsbaps They wore their middle-class art school backgrounds on their sleeves. Most of their songs were character studies or love songs - I can't think of any songs where they were pretending to be anything other than what they plainly were.
@@urmumsbaps damon and graham met at a comp (stanway), might not have grown up on a council estate like the Gallagher brothers but 'posh' is a bit of a stretch
Radiohead did win didn’t they haha. Sneaky bastards low key released the Bends then went in for the kill with OK Computer.
and then flexed by releasing in rainbows even later on
Radiohead was a far cry from pop rock though, Creep was only a hit cos it tapped into all those lonely nerds who cant get girlfriends which the USA loves to stereotype apart from that they were an indie band.
Bless you, because it's true
vibes flexed? I know critics suck them off but everything after ok computer is unlistenable. Let’s be fucking honest
and neither of those albums have aged well, at least blur is still fun
I’ll never forget watching “Live Forever” documentary and hearing (and feeling) Damon’s contempt for the whole “battle” and thinking: “holy shit, this dude doesn’t realize he’s about to create something even bigger”. I always loved that. We can’t predict shit. I was def more of an oasis fan, but always respected blur (im a yank also lol). As a quick side note, the whole story of the verve and bittersweet symphony is connected (as not being able to predict the future).
As an American, Oasis got a lot more radio play then Blur ever did. I bought there CD, a lot of people I knew did. The only Blur song most Americans knew and still know is of course, Song #2. Thats it. (edit note: HUGE FAN of Gorillaz, that is what Damon Albarn is primarily known for in the states)
I'm American and I own every single Blur album. Oasis is trash. So, f u.
Think Tank was for all intents and purposes a Gorillaz record, in my opinion. I also played the hell out of that The Good, The Bad, and The Queen record.
Everybody seems to be going gaga over Kpop these days, but give me 90's Britpop any day.
@@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan Not all millenials.
Saqib Shabir yeah only the twat ones
K-pop is shallow garbage for morons.
@Arty Bookworm i only disagree with the "i dont understand" thing. I always see this kind of argument coming from only english speakers. The rest of the world is listening to blur/oasis/whatever english song you can think of when its not even our language. And i think that the despacito moment and also the kpop wave happening these years are proofs that you dont need to speak the language in which a music was created to appretiate it. Otherwise you'll be missing a lot of great songs. ^^
My friends are obsessed with kpop and it honestly makes me want to cut my ears off
Oasis won commercially, but Blur came out with a better legacy. Blur left the Britpop scene to release one of the most essential Rock records of the 90s, and in the end, that’s all that really matters.
Stop waffling mate
This all makes no sense whatsoever, a better legacy? Their legacy to the wider public is the "woohoo" song, Oasis didn't just have Wonderwall, they had numerous songs that did extremely well and much better than the second biggest song Blur made.
That’s insane. Oasis had 2 albums that Blur could never touch.
As far as Oasis goes, I can't stand their attitude. They're so pretentious and antagonistic. Blur seem much more friendly and down to Earth. Also Blur doesn't hate their biggest song lmao
Main reason I can’t listen to Oasis. I just fucking hate the Gallagher brothers. Can’t stand those assholes.
Blur have some asshole moments *cough, nardwaur interview, cough* as well, but Oasis take the cake.
@@overdrive6687 noels a good dude outside of interviews and band drama, I think the main distinction between the band’s attitudes is much more of an emotional working class attitude vs more sheltered art school kids. I will say I think the video got right that oasis is a little more authentic, annoying as people think they are
I think anyone who's bothered by them calling themselves Gods and being arrogant cunts is hilarious. That's clearly their schtick. They slag everyone off and call themselves the best in the world. It wouldn't work if they only acted like that every once in awhile. They had to do it all the time. And their attitude garnered them a lot of attention.
they should do its utter populist shite
Yeah but blur is shit
Love both Blur and Oasis, but Blur stole my heart, they got so many different albums for different moods
OMG RIGHT???? The songs “The Universal” and “ParkLife” have such different sounds they could’ve been made by different bands I love it all!
@GayJew nah that's whatever album you're working on.
In the early to mid 90s, a friend brought a music magazine into class that spoke about this "war" going on in England! I had no idea! At the time, I hadn't even heard of Blur, but knew Oasis well. It was the day I realized that music popularity differed country to country.
Growing up in Canada, Oasis was far more popular. In fact, before Song 2, I'm not sure if Blur were even played on the radio.
Same sort of thought here. This all sounds like a lot of fun, but as a teenager in the US, I had no idea who Blur was, only just might have heard the name. Oasis, Radiohead and Bush were the only British bands on my radar back then.
for sure they were since their first lp with "there´s no other way" wich was a global hit ,regards
In my part of Canada they'd regularly play girls and boys, which was a few years before song 2. Oasis has a better known discography here, though, I'd imagine. Plus no one realizes Girls and Boys are by the "Whoo hoo" guys anyway, haha.
But this is the Battle of Britpop. It’s not the Battle of Britpop in Canada.
The channels I randomly find always end up being the best and I just stumbled into this one yesterday and I love it
Even though I like both bands, I can't help thinking that Pulp won without even having to do anything...
True, my far favourites, but Pulp was formed in 1978, it was just the time were they got success, thankfully.
Absolutely
What it boils down to is who evolved more. I couldn't imagine Oasis in a million years making an album like 13.
Oasis certainly evolved massively with their 4th and last album.
no x42 I don't really think they were to great lengths though.
You couldn't believe the same band that wrote "Parklife" wrote "Song 2", "No distance Left to Run", "Caramel" or "Ambulance". With Oasis' evolution I still can picture Oasis making that music, which symbolizes how safe their music was sometimes.
phi latio16 of course I agree with you in that.
Fuck off
@@nox4298 But everything Oasis did after Be Here Now was average at best
britpop started out as this awesome new indie genre of classic british guitar rock with a 90s twist- so many of the bands that came out of the movement, like pulp, suede, and blur would retrospectively transcend the britpop label. the way the media tried to portray these acts, usually against their wishes and in spite of their actual artistic motives, was a desperate (but successful) attempt to latch on to something special because it was something real but 'accessible'. the way this culminated in the 'battle of britpop' is such a shame, and really cheapened such an enigmatic, unique genre. the fact that oasis was only seen as superb for their first two albums (arguably pre-superstar levels of fame) also goes to show the staying power of media's influence on the public's perception of any sort of movement. this topic is a great representation of that larger problem, and your video was excellent!
Damon seemed like such a PRAT in his younger years, I'm so glad he's developed into something more integral
yeah, unlike noel that still is the arrogant 20 year old this many years later
why?
Artistically, lyrically and musically, the bands on top of the 1990s' Britpop era were Pulp and Suede. They just shone in their own style, with no need to view art as a battle, belittle others, or bickle pettily.
Don’t forget The Verve, Urban Hymns, a classic album to add to many classic tracks and albums in the 90s.
Brilliant writing, melody and musicianship, how lucky to have an abundance of real talent 👍
Bickle 🖐️💀
Blur all the way coxon and albarn are unstoppable back in the day.
Of all these cartoonish people a cartoon ultimately won.
in a lot of years it seeems that he went directelly from one to another and gorilazz was more like a colective of people ,damon almost did nothing (either than some vocals and lyrics ,he didn´t appear most of the times on the multimedia show ,not concerts ,the band was composed by cartoon figures but made the project go
@@RUfromthe40s I think for Gorillaz, Damon actually does a ton though, doesn't he? I think basically all the songs are mostly his own creations🤔
Blur outcompeted just about evrything with Think Tank. It still sounds like 15 years ahead of time.
@@jankbunky4279 in gorilazz i really don´t know, but he is an excelent composer
@@RUfromthe40s you couldnt literally be more wrong about that lol. Just watch bananaz or reject false icons. Yes multiple people were involved in making their music but saying damon did nothing is just insulting lmao
It was never ever about second rate tunes like ”Country House” and ”Roll With It” - It was always about stunning classics like
”Some Might Say”, ”The Universal”, ”Wonderwall” and ”End Of A Century” 🙏🏻
ITS DAAAAAAAAAAAAAARE!
Whattyatalkinabeet?
Ash Schulz You not watched the end of the documentary or heard of Gorillaz?
@@TellyArchive I was making a reference to drywall flavours display picture with a quote from a show. Completely off the topic of the actual video. For the record I absolutely love the Gorillaz. 😎
Incase you want to know the reference it's called the big Lez show.
Ash Schulz Gorillaz are pretty good, would you say that they are better than Blur?
Could you talk about the SMITHS Vs THE CURE feud?
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wait there was a feud between them
@@stitch2769 no, Smith just didnt like Morrissey
Damon won that war with longevity for Blur and also Gorillaz.
He would have if gorillaz were any good or if blurs most popular song wasnt a pisstake of grunge
@@dylangrufferty30 nice opinion, m8.
@@dylangrufferty30 😐
Great video👌there isn’t another video on TH-cam like this, it really goes in depth about each band. Showcases a lot of good songs that are mostly forgotten
I grew up with Gorillaz as a child, so when I listen to Blur I just imagine 2D singing lol
Culturally, Oasis won but musically Blur was much better.
Oasis's music is just better than blur
@@mattheweverest9771 no
you can’t be “better” musically. You can be more complex and technical musically, but not better. Opinions aren’t facts
I think Oasis’s best albums are much better than anything Blur ever made, but Blur had way more good music and was much more consistent.
90s kid in the USA this video kinda blew my mind i honestly thought blur was just a 1 hit wonder with song 2 oasis was giant here at the time.
same.
I listen to both all the time...but Damon is in my playlist more, you know....Blur, Gorillaz, The good, the bad and the Queen, Africa express, his solo work...the guy is gifted! 💜
I personally think blur won because even when they split their was no bad blood and they even made a reunion album.
The overall themes and ideas of their songs really speak to me on a much deeper level when compared to oasis especially as a Brit.
Over-rated and purely media-promoted "feud".
100% correct. As usual on any youtube video, you have to scroll waaaay down into the comments to find a single person with any sense.
Blur don't even have one bad album, even the comeback was fresh and innovative for their sound and contemporary music. Their sound was more versatile, probably because they had a more creative and talented personnel with two excellent songwriters in Coxon and Albarn, accompanied by a very accomplished bassist in Alex James. If Blur re-united for another project now, people would and should have high expectations, but if Oasis returned, sure you'd get the hysterical excitement but it's way more up in the air what level of quality you'd get. IMO Blur were substantially better (followed by Pulp)
maximtrickett I would consider leisure a bad album
@@remixdragon6156 can see why but I wouldn't. Repetition in particular is one of my favourite tracks by them and Sing etc are good too. I'd say it has filler tracks that don't do much, but that's more of a case of being underwhelming than being bad imo
Once more, you approach and mention the PIxies. Perhaps the greatest band of the 90s, and yet entirely understated. They have such siginficance for so many bands (including Oasis & so many others) why not do a video on them. Yes, they are American (don't hold that against us), but their story and their influence is incredible for what they were able to achieve and not recreate.....
In Germany it was all Oasis. Blur never had a real single hit nor did their albums perform very well in the charts with The Great Escape only peaking at 9 or so while Be here now and What´s the story morning glory were in the album charts for a whole eternity.
I wasn´t into Blur for the "hits". Just sayin.
Yeah, here in the US it’s the same way. Oasis was huge and Blur was basically a one hit wonder. It’s fascinating to learn that Blur was more popular and relevant overseas - but I guess not in Germany either lol - because here they are pretty much only known for that one song that was memed to death.
Reading the comments I’m stunned how many preferred Blur. Maybe it was just my age at the time but Oasis to me captured the mood of the moment with anthem songs such as Live Forever & Wonderwall. Even today, you can go anywhere in the world and play these songs and everyone (old & young) knows the lyrics and sings along - can’t say the same for Blur, they never came close to that level of fame. Just my opinion.
You do not know what you're missing
@@m.ik.2194 missing what? Oasis undeniably had more of a cultural impact than blur. Definitely maybe and whats the story morning glory are the greatest albums of the 1990s, they also released tons of great work in the late 90s and 2000's. Theres a reason there are still 15 and 16 year olds who buy oasis records and walk, talk and dress like liam, whereas ive never heard of anybody who wants to be damon albarn. The personality of oasis as well as the music is absolutely magnetic and has made more of an impact.
@@dylangrufferty30 I don't disagree,
but according to research, Blur had songs you cannot relate to any other song you've heared before, which I cannot say for the Oasis. What I meant to say is Oasis are, in a way, a copy of the Beatles. Their style and even their clothes looked alike. I know Oasis are more popular, but mostly because they weren't famous in the US. They were unique and that is what really matter. That is actually the main reason I liked them in the first place. Because of that same uniqueness they will be remebered, because people tend not to remember someone's attempt in being that very person/band, authenitcity is much more appreciated.
@@m.ik.2194 cant say i agree but i respect your opinion
I always preferred Oasis as well.
I have always felt that Blur"s song 2 was the debut of 2D.
TBH I always thought of Oasis as Popp and Blur as Alternative. I never thought of them as being in the same category. Damon's transition into the Gorillaz was just something that I felt supported this.
I'm an absolute Blur junkie, but in comparison, I'll just say that I find Blur's songs to be much more complex, possess a lot of depth and thought
THIS.
And oasis dosen't
Yeah but oasis never claimed to be in depth. It's just rock n roll
girls who like boys who like girls who like boys who like girls who like boys who like girls who like boys who like girls
extremely complex
Oruge Yeah music is music, we don’t need symbolism or meaning, just a good tune.
Both were great artists of their time. The media put them up at each other and they both got tired of it, which resulted in relatively short life span of britpop. Blur had better originality and creativity, which is CLEARLY shown by Damon's other projects, most famously Gorillaz, but sadly, not all british audience liked their later music.
Instead, they leaned towards easy to understand, chill, and what they were used to, which was Oasis. The problem with Oasis though, was that they took A LOT from other previous and current popular musician's flavor and just pasted into their songs. Ofcourse this is also the case for many musicians, but Oasis were a bit too blatant at the time. Funny enough, the later Oasis found their own originality out of this, and managed to hold their fan base longer than blur, which lost their mass following after some time.
Oasis however, had massive internal problem, since the group was led by relatively "dictator" Noel, and nosy and ever so loud Liam. Both collided and that was death of oasis, since rest of the members did not have what it took to push the band foward after Noel's departure.
I don’t care who of them win. I really love both but you can’t say „Blur is better because they are still making music“
Patti oasis are still making music just separately
Im not saying they make better music because of that, im saying they won because they are still aroun
@@redder_ oasis won it no one cares if they're separated oasis>blur
@@kth333 OASIS> everything
well they're better in some way, because they're still friends
Can’t believe they didn’t include the TOTP where Noel and Liam swapped roles in the band, that moment itself should of won the battle
I'll always like Blur's Britpop songs more than those of Oasis.
Despite being pop, they were more varied.
When Oasis had a banger, they surely had one, but I can relisten to every of Blur's albums all the time, it never gets boring ... with the exception of Leisure maybe.
Oasis just got stale so quickly, and I'd only ever see myself listening to the same songs over and over again because the others just weren't worth it.
And Oasis may have won the Britpop war in the end... but Blur won in general because...
their self titled and 13 > anything Oasis ever did lol
Come at me haters!
... fuck it's really just the 90s again, isn't it?
Blur is my preference, but Oasis is fuhking memeable.
True
@George Walker To the End, Parklife, Badhead, Ice Cream Man, My Terracotta Heart...
There, 5 good blur songs... Need any more?
@George Walker and I gave you five GREAT songs, you tasteless fuck
@@cooldude992 blur is gayshit band
@@joosuahuopaniemi471 Oasis is pop cancer unworthy of a dog's shit
Who won the battle? .. pulp.
Ill never forget that famous feud... Radiohead v Pulp
And sleeper v Brett Anderson.. was probably one I dunno anymore. 1995 was a long time ago.
Correct answer
Nah suede defo did
Courageous Ginger Oasis
Just discovered this thanks to the algorithm and man, what a good channel. Super high production quality, and interesting and balanced videos.
blur obviously, simply because there was more to the band than just britpop
Completely agree! Oasis is very nice to hear but they've basically used the same formula for their whole career. It works but listening to Blur is far more interesting because every album sounded different
But the argument is who won the battle of britpop.
Unfortunately, the matter at hand wasn't about whether either was more than just britpop. Also, does Blur still win if only considered a one-hit wonder in the U.S.? I know that using oine country as a measure seems odd, but breaking in the U.S. has pretty much been the standard since the early 60s.
@@cobbler88 Fuck U.S
@@cobbler88 screw the US. Suede are non entities there aswell, but they are a legendary band.
it's so fun to read the arguments in this comment section lmao
anyways, great video!
everyone: Blur or Oasis?
me: Pulp
Alex Stott your a good man respect
Love Pulp, love Suede. When it comes to Blur and Oasis, I like some of the songs each, but it just doesn’t hit me the same.
I reckon...
Best lyricist: Jarvis Cocker
Best music writer: Damon Albarn
Best voice: Liam Gallagher
Best performer: Brett Anderson.
blackmore4 liam is best performer and noel is the best song writer
@@morgs3007 Haha.
I dont count gorillaz as being part of the "battle". Gorillaz was a Project by albarn, and only albarn. There was no member of blur there. But still gorillaz is a very good band.
Blur. Damon Albarn has worked on so many successful projects outside of Blur, as well. They’re great.
Though I feel Oasis ultimately had the bigger impact and legacy, you could say really that Damon Albarn truly won. Gorillaz is still huge to this day and bigger than Blur.
11:28 as much as I love Oasis, that was fucking DIRTY.
This made me burst up in laughter it was so hilarious. What a cocky thing to do.
Lmaooooo
PARKLIFE! My favorite blur song
Eh, "Blur or Oasis?" Answer: Pulp
Carter USM
Haha, that was my first thought after reading the title of the video!
The stone roses or happy mondays 😀
@@chriswingrove7656 they were more from the Madchester scene though rather than britpop, not that it matters mind you lol I was just listening to the stone roses on the bus this morning funnily enough haha
True. They were just better.
When I was younger I used to prefer Oasis but now that I'm older I prefer Blur. I think Blur experimented more with different sounds they took a risk by the end of the 90s and it worked, they released two of their most experimental records: self titled album and 13. During that time and throughout the 2000s I feel like Oasis' music stagnated and didn't release another good record like their first two records.
I don't deny their legacy but Blur was more interesting.