Bad Oasis news in III reich

Stjofön Big · September 15, 2009, 11:40:14 AM

Der Führer reacts on the Oasis split.

uwe · September 15, 2009, 11:52:48 AM

Well, it didn't turn out that bad after all. On their solitary gig in Germany, an open air rock concert in Konstanz, another English group replaced them as headliner within 24 hours and won the Brit Pop audience over. A band that has weathered many storms in its past and is beyond the childish drama of the Gallaghers:

Noel never could play that Highwaystar solo proper anyway.

Deep Purple were the surprise eleventh hour saviours of two European festivals when they agreed to replace Oasis in the wake of the Gallagher brothers' well-publicised fracas.

As the weekend newspapers were brimming with gory details of the rumpus, the promoter of the Rock-am-See concert in Konstanz, Germany, was sending out an SOS to Ian Gillan and company, who had just played a gig of their own in Zurich and were preparing to fly to America.

Eventually, the band agreed to fill in for Oasis at Rock-am-See, also at a date in Milan the following day.

We asked bassist Roger Glover whether anybody had demanded their money back?

"Not so far as I know," he replied. "It certainly didn't look like it."

According to internet reports, not only did Purple get the promoter out of jail, it turned out to be a night of proverbial phoenix-from-the-flames triumph.

"Yeah. It was an extremely strange but a great night, to be faced by all these strange creatures – young people," laughs Glover. "I mean, a massed crowd of really young people – not our audience at all. Loads of people with thin legs and lots of energy jumping up and down, most odd. It was an awesome sight."

Glover admits to experiencing doubts as stage time approached.

"I watched a couple of the bands that played before us and wondered how the hell we would go down," he says. "But as it turned out they gave us a great reception. And why not? After all, it's still loud, pulsing rock and roll.

"Not only did the show go down really well with the crowd, Kasabian and The Kooks were at the side of the stage. They said afterwards they had been blown away by us which is such a great compliment. To go onstage as a grandfather and receive such a reception..."

... Maybe a spot at something as trendy as the V2 Festival awaits? Who knows? Anyway, with Purple due to begin recording a new album after Christmas, Glover now hopes that the exposure to a new audience will prove beneficial in a long term sense.

"The same thing had happened in France a few years earlier – we played a televised date with a really broad mixture of music," he relates. "There were lot of young people there and BOOM, we could do no wrong afterwards. We did tour after tour in France, all sold out. It came alive for us, all because of that one gig."

Highlander · September 15, 2009, 02:55:12 PM

Quality always shows, Uwe, quality always shows...

Chris P. · September 15, 2009, 04:12:44 PM

Uwe, my colleague Willem just sent me the Hitler/Oasis movies to post for you, but too late. Regards from Willem!

uwe · September 15, 2009, 04:47:18 PM

Contrary to what the press said, I thought the last Oasis album crap and the one before was so-so. Heathen Chemistry was the last decent album they made.

Freuds_Cat · September 15, 2009, 08:23:02 PM

Thumbs up for DP

Aussie Mark · September 15, 2009, 09:01:53 PM

http://www.funnyordie.co.uk/videos/0e4a1fa827/hitler-finds-out-about-another-downfall-parody

Dave W · September 15, 2009, 10:09:54 PM

Quote from: Aussie Mark on September 15, 2009, 09:01:53 PM
http://www.funnyordie.co.uk/videos/0e4a1fa827/hitler-finds-out-about-another-downfall-parody

Brilliant!

SKATE RAT · September 15, 2009, 10:48:35 PM

i didn't know Oasis were still around.i thought they were done in the 90's

Chris P. · September 16, 2009, 12:21:01 AM

I agree with Uwe. The press dislikes Heathen Chemistry, but I think it's one of their best albums and I listen to it a lot. But I like tha last two albums to.

I saw Oasis live this year and it was great!

Highlander · September 16, 2009, 01:53:43 PM

Not a fan but my daughter likes them...

Chris P. · September 16, 2009, 02:20:22 PM

Introduce me to your daughter then:)

Highlander · September 16, 2009, 02:51:21 PM

Behave, oh dubious Dutchman... she's not sixteen until next month, then you have dad to contend with...

uwe · September 16, 2009, 02:52:10 PM

She liked Oasis better than Purple? Strange kind of woman she must be then, but obviously a child in (her) time.

Highlander · September 16, 2009, 03:20:05 PM

Prefers DP to Oasis... regularly raids my collection... she's presently sifting through my Lynyrd Skynyrd and Metallica, and teaching herself the James bond theme AND the Simpsons theme...?

She's had no problem with a 34" scale neck and the Jack has no balance problems, being headless... one of her earliest "riffs" was the "proper" way to play "Smoke" and the outro to "the chain"...