The day the music died….and nobody cared

For those of you waiting on pins and needles to see if Oasis will reconcile their brotherly spat and get back together, wait no longer. They’re done. Yep the band that brought us such memorable hits as “Champagne Supernova” are history. Finis. And I say good riddance.

I thought these guys were supposed to be on par with the Beatles? Just reading that makes me laugh. Oasis is better than arguably the best songwriting duo in history? The coffee hasn’t kicked in yet, or I might just be too lazy right now, but I think their first release is the highest selling album ever in England?? Or was that the Arctic Monkeys? Hmm. As far as I’m concerned they were about as relevant as Bush. They cut out a nice little niche in the mid nineties with a few alternative (that word gets sooooo overused) hits and have been holding onto that success ever since. Thirty years from now they’re a speed bump in the history of Rock n’ Roll.

While I’m on the topic, what is it with brothers and keeping a band together? And yes, I’m looking straight at you Chris and Rich Robinson from the Black Crowes!

Now here’s a band that should take out an ad on the back of a milk carton because they went from vital in the early nineties to completely irrelevant today. How does a band go from the tops of the charts with Shake Your Money Maker to completely no fanfare when their new release Before the Frost...Until the Freeze came out? It came out about a month and a half ago. Never heard of it? Thought so.

Some may argue that they’re a perfect candidate for the ‘'Quit While They're Ahead’’ award. Think Boston. And I’d say yes if it wasn’t for their sophomore release Southern Harmony and the Musical Companion. This is the height of their talent and then went to shit from here. Take a listen. I hear a nice blend of southern blues and a fun lovin' party vibe that fits nicely into the jamband genre. Put them on the same bill with the Allman Brothers, Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, etc and it works. But where did they go from here? Bad songwriting? Crappy management? Bad karma? Kate Hudson effect? Not sure.