Oasis: Supersonic (2016) User Reviews

A must-see for any Oasis fan, with much rare and unseen footage

[paul-allaer · 9/10 · 27 October 2016]

"Oasis: Supersonic" (2016 release from the UK; 122 min.) is a documentary about the early years of Britain's biggest band of the 90s. As the movie opens, the voice-over mentions that the band went in less than 3 years from signing to a label to headlining Knebworth 1996 in front of 250,000 fans, and the footage shows us the mega-madness that event was. We then go back in time, to the childhood of Noel and Liam (5 years younger) and oldest brother Paul, and how Noel and Liam end up in music. At this point we're 10 min. into the movie.

Couple of comments: this documentary is directed by Mat Whitecross, a Brit who's directed other music-related documentaries. More tellingly, the movie is executive produced by Asif Kagadu, who last year directed the brilliant and Oscar-winning Amy Winehouse documentary "Amy". This documentary made a number of very smart choices, including: (1) it focuses ONLY on the early years (nothing beyond 1996 is covered or mentioned), and the bulk of the film is about 1994-95, when the band reached it critical and commercial peak with the first 2 albums and the many related singles and B-sides from that era; (2) the sibling rivalry between Noel and Liam is not neglected but neither is it overplayed. I loved Noel's observation "I am like a cat, while Noel's like a dog. I am independent, while he craves attention and begs 'play with me! throw me the ball!", ha! (3) the documentary contains some amazing footage, including of Oasis' very first gig (8/18/91, when Noel hadn't even joined yet) and the infamous gig in Glasgow (5/31/93) where they were spotted by Creation Records co-owner Alan McGee, who promptly signed them. (And Noel comments about that gig: "There were 7 people there, and he (McGee) was 2 of them. So yea, we were an overnight sensation, 2 1/2 years in the making." The rest, as they say, is history. There are a lot of funny moments sprinkled throughout the film as well, which really keeps the overall mood quite light, and that is a good thing. Bottom line: if you are a fan of Oasis, as I was from the beginning, you absolutely do not want to miss this.

I saw "Oasis: Supersonic" at my local art-house theater here in Cincinnati last night, when the movie was shown in theaters across the country for a one-night-only showing. The theater here was PACKED, somewhat to my surprise. I guess there is a pent-up demand (nostalgia?) for the good ol' days of the 90s Britpop. Much of the crowd roared with delight at the funny bits, and seemed completely into the movie (as was I). "Oasis: Supersonic" is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

watching history

[raymercer · 9/10 · 7 October 2016]

Biblical, well I ain't no God fearing person but Whatever, the film captures, for most part, the simplicity we brought to being a modern day Rock n Roll star.There are two sides to it for the fan and the icon. The buzz of being recognized,quoted, followed and rich are fantastic and trying.To wake up and think "yeah I am really famous" as a first thought of the day is a buzz, a high better than any drug. But then after a while it grinds you down and you kinda want it to go away at times but it doesn't want too.I think the film shows signs of that and the demise was fame fatigue amongst other things.For the fans this is showing that we are just lucky guys who wrote and performed some great songs that caught the mood around at the time for a certain generation. Don't forget the Blur's and Suede and Elastica's but it's our tunes and our story that mirrors the times. Politics were dirty and confusing. The media were trying to create a Britpop scene and worse thing potato head did was sip champagne with Tory Blair, sorry Tony Blair. Stupidity aside come and rock n roll with me and the boys, I am all the things they say I am and then again I am nothing that has been written. One thing guaranteed. Love me and I will love you back. What makes the world go around? We did for sometime anyway. Love LGx

Authentic, real. Mesmerising viewing.

[tony-1662 · 9/10 · 2 October 2016]

Just returned from watching this at Vue Bolton. Was mesmerising. The live Q&A after the film was light hearted & warm, with Liam trademark expletives. Charts the remarkable meteoric rise from a Manchester council estate to the massive Knebworth brace of gigs pumping out tracks to 250,000 exuberant fans. They were so hot, with 2.5 m requests for tickets, as Liam says, they 'could 'av still been playin now!'. In their own words, 'the biggest band in the world' at that time. This film was heartwarming in it's authenticity, it's portrayal felt very real. I left the theatre with a real sense that I knew Liam and Noel a little better, and understood them a little more. Their journey was extraordinary. The soundtrack powerful. There were many points in the film when the volume ramped up the rockin beats and the audience excitement palpable. A great feeling in the theatre that we had all seen something special. I also laughed many times. I hope there is a 'Part Two' charting what happened after Knebworth. Brilliant film & documentary. 9.5 / 10. Tony P

A Great documentary about one the greatest bands of my lifetime.

[santiagocosme · 8/10 · 10 December 2016]

Oasis climbed to success at an amazing speed. They went from performing together for a few times to recording an album and gaining some fame and momentum, to recording a second album and becoming the biggest band on the planet. At their peak, they claimed to be better than the Beatles. Well, I don't know about that, but I guarantee that the legion of fans they had, that could have filled up a stadium 2 weeks in succession is not something to take jokingly. Either way, we are not here to discuss the quality of the band, but rather, the quality of the documentary. My opinion: the documentary is great, but I don't know if I am biased and that the cheer pleasure of seeing footage of one of my favorite bands makes me the worst person to give an opinion about it. Let's put it this way: unless you hate the Gallaghers, what you find in the documentary is guys with great personality, full of desire to enjoy life who became rock stars and lit up the world. I think that's a good enough reason to watch anything.

Rock and roll stars

[paul2001sw-1 · 8/10 · 4 January 2019]

Popular musicians can pass from obscurity to worldwide fame in a very short period of time; and that's the focus of 'Oasis: Supersonic', a documentary which charts the rapid rise of the Gallagher brothers' band. It's a not uninteresting story: the group sprung from humble origins, its two leading figures were both combative in nature (especially with each other), but the basic narrative here is the story of sudden, overwhelming fame. There's a merciful absence of outside talking heads, which means we are spared solemn pontification abot their musical significance, but also there's no discussion of the general 'Britpop' phenomenon of which Oasis were just one part. But Noel and Liam are sufficiently frank that it doesn't feel like an airbrushed history either; we do get a sense of what it was actually like to be part of Oasis at this time. As with any music documentary, the music itself is part of it: personally I liked Oasis's their retro rock-and-roll sound even if it wasn't outstandingly innovative, so I enjoyed the soundtrack. The film ends with musing that, in the modern digital age, a similar story couldn't happen now. In general, I'm sceptical about theories about the end of history; even so, twenty-plus years since Oasis played Knebworth, it's hard to think of a band since that has, however briefly, seemed so totally to capture the national mood.

If there is a better film about a rock band I haven't seen it

[leftbanker-1 · 10/10 · 21 January 2017]

"Just because you can't get any bigger or any higher doesn't mean to say you can't keep doing it." –Liam Gallagher

This film is brilliant on so many levels that it's difficult to keep track of them all. The film deals only with the time in which the band went in less than 3 years from signing to a label to its apotheosis at the Knebworth concert in 1996 in front of a quarter of a million fans.

Drugs used (but not abused, claimed Liam), music played and written, bands changes made told mostly in their own words in the flash when the band went from complete obscurity to total brilliance in the world of rock and roll in the mid 90s. There is an incredibly intense personal telling of this story through scraps of dialogue from the band patched together with their music. This intimate look at the band is even more remarkable considering how the story is twenty years old. An incredible achievement in film.

Starting backwards I have to point out that the editing is nothing less than inspired, as inspired as the music. Just try to imagine the heaps of video clips, press releases, interview takes, photos, bootleg recordings, and police reports that went into the final product of Oasis: Supersonic.

The band members are from lower middle class roots yet their intelligence and wicked sense of humor shine through thick accents and lazy grammar at every step along their narrative. I'm no slouch at foreign languages but I was very thankful for the English subtitles for all of the intensely Mancunian bits.

Supersonic: a nicely out of time documentary.

[niutta-enrico · 8/10 · 7 November 2016]

Some young men, very sincere, strongly talented and even winsome, in the end. The film is nice, easy to watch and not boring (a bit repetitive sometimes). I would recommend it to anyone loving or simply interested in music.

The songs are good, some of them outstanding. Nothing to do with the Beatles, not that kind of history and any comparison would end to be heavy and unmotivated. They were a good band, nevertheless (and an incredibly successful one), one of those having the gift of making music simple: good ear, good voices, good sound…

Near the end Noel Gallagher states that '… people will never, ever, ever forget the way that you made them feel…'' and I wish with him this to be true.

A real documentary about the music industry

[suspiria56 · 3 October 2016]

Regardless of the subject matter or the music, this is a brilliant documentary, never anything other than subjective. Obviously I'm a fan-boy, loving the first album despite phasing out after the release of the SOME MIGHT SAY single and disliking the 2nd album with growing apathy with each release and the growing super-stardom that followed. The summer of '94 brings great memories, with friends, whirlwind romances, chemical discoveries, and what not, fun coming out me ear-holes, with Definitely Maybe sound tracking it. I'd managed to stave off the tracksuit image....just.....but it all felt real still. I'd grown sceptical of what the band later achieved and audiences that followed them. I guess it was inevitable, and call me a snob, but it was satisfying that last night this doc identified exactly what happened to Oasis, what they became, beyond any media promotion or shallow hipster idolisation. They simply haven't got the creative nous to produce further albums of greatness beyond that exhilarating debut (think the Pistols here also, like). And its for all to see up there on screen, the original bands awareness of themselves beyond the cocaine fuelled hedonism and, of course, the wealth. Of course it carried on as we know and the rest is history, a disappointing history for me, alas. Because Definitely Maybe is a f*cking mega album, end of. And this doc is too. Its not DiG! that the f*cking hipsters all think is great (Its not guys - its a shocking doc, but has great music). Its the real deal whether you like the band or not, an expose of EXACTLY what it must be like for a bunch of scallies from Burnage, with a love for hedonism and rock 'n' roll, who got marketed and became massive beyond their control. Mega! x.

Roll With It

[Prismark10 · 7/10 · 9 January 2019]

I was once on a training course at a swanky hotel in the late 1990s. During the break I went to a quiet spot to make some phone calls.

All of a sudden with an exaggerated swagger and some attitude, Liam Gallagher enters the hotel. I was thinking that was a bit pointless, I am the only person here. What was the display in aid of?

I could understand how the Oasis boys would always get into fights. They reached the top and they were the cock of the north.

Well I did happen to be an Oasis fan back in the 90s. I bought their albums and even their singles as they would come with bonus songs not on their albums.

Their first two albums were great. Noel Gallagher who wrote the songs acknowledged in this documentary that after the release of (What's the Story) Morning Glory? the band had reached its creative peak. Some of their songs were recorded in just one day at the recording studio.

Supersonic is a warts and all documentary on Oasis. Sibling rivalry, band sackings, the pressure of fame, the rise of Britpop. It all culminated in the band playing several nights in Knebworth to record breaking crowds.

Both Liam and Noel acknowledge they were no angels. Drinking, drugs, smoking, swearing, fighting. It all happened a bit too fast. Maybe a little bit of maturity would had meant their creative peak would had lasted longer.

A good documentary about the band from their beginnings. Their initial appearances on television, hitting it big internationally and then the band almost self destructing at various points.

Truly fascinating documentary

[CosmicPrune · 8/10 · 2 January 2018]

I have never been a big fan of Oasis, considering them to be a simple rehash of old musical ideas spiced up with a heavy dose of Manchester attitude, but I found this film to be utterly compelling. It was shown on TV in the UK at 10pm when I was ready to retire to bed but my wife and I ended up glued to it and watched the whole thing.

I played in a Manchester band in the early 90s and I thought I knew everything I needed to know about Oasis but this film revealed a new perspective. Rather than the snarling, foul-mouthed oaf he is depicted as in the UK media (and by his brother) we see Liam as a far more three-dimensional character, projecting glimmers of genuine charisma and talent alongside the sweary outbursts. It's a PR job of course, but a very good one nonetheless.

And that's where the only real problem with this film lies; it is an advert for brand Oasis and it is very kind to them. The film sees us through to the peak of their fame with the massive sold-out shows at Knebworth, but we don't get any insight into the wasted opportunities and rapid decline which followed. As impressive as the band's rise was, the story arc doesn't feel complete.

I would recommend this film to anyone interested in rock music though, even if they don't particularly like Oasis. In fact, if you don't know their story already that probably just makes it all the more interesting.

Oasis: Supersonic

[jboothmillard · 7/10 · 21 July 2019]

Oasis are one of the most famous Britush bands of the nineties and noughties, they have made a number of fantastic and catchy songs, I read a little about this documentary about them, I was most interested to find out more about them, directed by Mat Whitecross (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Take That: "The Flood", Coldplay: "Paradise", Red Nose Day Actually). Basically, this film examines the popularity of Oasis, their contribution to Britpop, recording their three Number One albums (Definitely Maybe, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, and Be Here Now), and the "Madchester" scene, and the fiery relationship between musician brothers and lead singer-songwriters Noel and Liam Gallagher. Specifically, it focuses on the forming of the Manchester-based rock band, their early performances, their rise to fame, the ups and downs during their formative years, and the height of their success in the 1990s. The film is made up of archive footage, including home video, television performances and recorded concerts, promotional interviews, and backstage footage, including unseen material. The individual members and crew that created the band, and those associated with them, speak in off-screen interviews during this material. Many of their most popular songs of the 90s also play in the background, including "Supersonic", "Live Forever", "Cigarettes & Alcohol", "Whatever", "Some Might Say", "Morning Glory", "Rock 'N' Roll Star", "Don't Look Back in Anger", and "Champagne Supernova". With off-screen interviews from Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Peggy Gallagher (Noel and Liam's mother), Paul Gallagher (Noel and Liam's brother), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, Maggie Mouzakitis - Tour Manager, Jason "Roadie" Rhodes and many more. It is an interesting approach, to have a film simply show the footage, and not the people talking speaking onscreen, it is very well edited, and it really does show how the band become era-defining superstars. It is a shame that it doesn't truly explore why the band broke up, or the later relationship between the Gallagher brothers, they are naturally constantly swearing in their talks, but also unusually frank, and there is plenty of material that attracts your attention, a most satisfactory musical documentary. Very good!

Don't need to be an Oasis fan

[michael-kerrigan-526-124974 · 8/10 · 20 October 2018]

Supersonic. I was never a massive Oasis fan - couldn't really understand the hype. But this documentary film - from the makers of Senna and Amy - was a brilliant portrayal of the rise and rise of the band in their early years. Looking back their music was very good, even if Liam and Noel were total arses. A thoroughly entertaining 8 out of ten. Well worth a watch even if you don't like their music..... Might even give Eight Days a Week a try now (even though personally I find them over-rated........)

I had forgotten Liam was a cunt

[trekfoam · 6/10 · 13 June 2020]

Great tunes and memories. I enjoyed learning about Oasis rise to fame but it did remind me why I eventually lost my love for them and that was Liam. This man-child was an actual fud. Swaggering about acting hard when you know he couldn't fight to save himself. Noel was the only band member that I thought had actual talent. His lyrics are the only reason I will occasionally listen to some of their classics.

Does NOT live upto the hype generated...

[darshan-naveen · 4/10 · 5 November 2016]

Being a die hard Oasis fan, I was supremely disappointed in this documentary. There are only voice-overs from the band and they sound very uninterested. It just about does the job to someone uninitiated, but not for anybody who even knows a little bit about the band. There are FAR more revealing, informative, candid, interesting and fascinating interviews and documentaries about Oasis (esp. Noel) that are extant.

The Definitely Maybe 2004 documentary for instance...Just see how introspective that was. Relatively speaking, Supersonic 2016 is hogwash.

The 'Lock the Box' interview from Stop The Clocks is a far more entertaining watch - A 40 minute EPK special that's one of their very best...that is way better than this.

B I B L I C A L

[talal-98358 · 8/10 · 9 August 2020]

If you are an Oasis fan dont miss this .. i also like the fact that the documentary focused on how oasis defined a generation of music .. not how it ended.

And after all.. you're my Wonderwall!

[Ramascreen · 9/10 · 26 October 2016]

I spent my teen years in the '90s and till today I'm still a huge fan of The X-Files, Arsenal FC, and my favorite band ever, OASIS, and so naturally I was geekin' out about this new docu about them, directed by Mat Whitecross. Brought to you by the producers of "Amy" and "Senna" OASIS: SUPERSONIC chronicles the incredible true story of the rise, reign, explosion and fall of the legendary rock band OASIS.

Now, here's the thing, if you're as big a fan of theirs as I am, you'd already know their story by heart, how they came to be, their humble but happy beginning, what they did to make a living in their early years, how they got together as a band and how they eventually signed on to a recording deal. This really isn't anything new for us fans. But to those who don't know those details, OASIS: SUPERSONIC goes thorough and chronologically in presenting them. The film really really goes into the heart of it, it's authentic, it's magnetic, it draws you in and it covers every little detail, one after the other and it interviews every person directly involved during each specific moment.

I may be mistaken but I don't believe this is the first docu that's ever made about OASIS, but it's definitely one that leaves no stone unturned. It's as definitive and as extensive as it gets. Especially with all the raw archival footage from the earl '90s when they were just a struggling band, that alone manages to transport a lot of us back through time, all of a sudden, nostalgia of things used to be just come rushing in like a floodgate had just been opened. It's fascinating when you look at the two brothers, Noel and Liam, because they have a peculiar way of showing sibling love to each other. Just like any other siblings, they too would fight, but I suppose it finally got to a point where they just had to part. But the combination of Noel Gallagher's songwriting talent and Liam's unique distinctive voice are the stuff that rock history is made of. You see their arc, the evolution of the band, their transition, their effort in adapting to the times, all covered in OASIS: SUPERSONIC, which is a must-see docu for us OASIS fans everywhere, it opens the door to one of all-time greatest rock bands. A24 releases OASIS: SUPERSONIC in U.S. theaters as a one-night only theatrical event on October 26, 2016

-- Rama's Screen --

Gritty and Authentic

[chrshindle · 9/10 · 1 November 2016]

I was so looking forward to seeing this and it did not disappoint.

I am and have been in a band for Years and I'm lucky enough to earn a good living out of it. The life in a band is a tough one and this Documentary really shows the true grit of what it's like trying to achieve something magical.

These Guys wrote and performed some amazing music, they seemed to remain true to who they were and nothing deterred them from being who they were - they did't give a flying F@@k and i respect them for that.

Some great back stories and info that I never knew about both of the Brothers. I really enjoyed this.

love them or hate them, this is a must watch. I hope they get back together in the future - now that would be supersonic but whatever happens or is written, the Music will live on forever.

Loud sounds good!

[RodrigAndrisan · 2 October 2016]

I watched with great interest this documentary, I wanted to know more about the band Oasis. I think I have just one CD, maybe two, with them and, after about 20 years I have not given much time to discover them. Seen in the huge cinema hall, it was seen and heard super cool. They have some beautiful melodies: Rock 'n' Roll Star, Some Might Say, Don't Look Back In Anger, Champagne Supernova, Wonderwall, Supersonic. Mat Whitecross is a talented director. I've worked with him myself, I was featured in Take That: The Flood music video. Whether you like Oasis or you not know them at all, deserve to see the movie to find out something about an important band in the history of rock'n'roll.

A journey from humble to crumble.

[tomosp1965 · 10/10 · 18 February 2017]

Watching this documentary/film, was like I had travelled back to 1994 and watched the next two years in a Meth induced rush. The only difference being, this time I actually was able to take it in and reflect on what a great time it was to be alive. I loved their first single/album and every subsequent single/album after that, why? Because I was carried along on the hype and the fantastic music. Liam and Noel, or should I say Noel and Liam? They created history and without really setting out with that intention, became the greatest band of the last 50 years. Life sometimes has twists, it does something that is the least expected thing you or anyone else thought would happen, then bang, nothing is the same afterwards. To be in a certain place at a certain time, purely by luck, plus to have a record company boss in the audience, well that's what I mean. Noels songwriting is the key to the success, but Liams vocals where also crucial. This film shows the rise of Oasis, from humble beginnings to becoming the greatest rock n' roll band of a generation. Their journey was like a person being at the best fireworks display ever, but with too much drink or drugs in their system. You see lots of lights, hear lots of bangs and get a bit over excited, and afterwards you say, "What the hell happened?" Then spend the next few years asking if you were really there at all! The relationship between the brothers was ultimately their downfall, but at least their music will still be around for future generations to listen to.

This film takes you through the two years from 'Definitely Maybe' being released, to the few months after 'What's the Story Morning Glory hit the shops and the massive Knebworth gigs.

Its an honest film and the views of all the people involved is given.

Loved it. 10/10

Documents A Latter-Day Beatle Mania Like Popularity With Warts

[AudioFileZ · 7/10 · 22 March 2017]

Oasis is probably the post-Beatles band that captured a piece of that band's impressive rise thirty years on. It was a long time since The Fab Four had done it, and to see an impressive degree of that mania in a latter-day setting was, perhaps, unbelievable in that it was generally accepted it would never happen again. Though history will downplay it today for a run of almost five years it was like the craziness of 1964 all over again. Only this time not just the era was different. The band itself was like a battlefield sewn with landmines. The Beatles, mostly, made peace offerings among themselves allowing more greatness to spawn even as they, wisely, quit touring. So what caused Oasis to truncate their massive popularity? Supersonic gives that insight. Unlike The Beatles, whose settled on democracy worked, with Oasis something explosive was always brewing. It began and ended with Noel being the creative leader and Liam being the mercurial equal that wasn't really equal at all within the band - even as he was more loved by many fans. Something that only competitive blood brothers are saddled with. Add more anger, bad drugs, and recklessness to the Gallagher brothers and it seems a wonder the band achieved what it did. This is a warts and all look into their wild ride. It could have shown more shed blood, but the viewer gets it quite well with the chaos shown here. As of 2016 that chaos matters less and like Noel says the music is still here. That doesn't mean you don't pine for what could have been if a massive dose of maturity just couldn't have plopped itself down. But, you get a glimpse of why that was never really what Oasis ran on. It ran on borrowed time and in it's short time it conquered the world musically and left a lot to still enjoy. Like so much great music it was an alchemy of a certain space and time which could only exist for a finite period. This is a pretty entertaining, though often uneasy, window into that time. It's very likely to be a protracted time for any other band to get a window into Beatle Mania (i.e. mania, not importance), so watch this in a bit of amazement as it may never happen in this century, or ???

Absorbing, in depth biography of Britain's most recent great rock band

[wellthatswhatithinkanyway · 9/10 · 3 May 2017]

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning

Noel Gallagher was the guitar-man for the Inspiral Carpets in the early 90's before being sacked for being too wild and unpredictable. However, later on in that decade, the Britpop phenomenon exploded onto the scene, and him, his brother Liam and two others jumped on the bandwagon, and formed the swaggering, rough round the edges rock group that went on to become the legendary Oasis. These rough round the edges Mancunian boys were uncompromising in their ways, and presented an alternative to the cookie cut vision of what a music personality should be, but managed to secure a series of consecutive hits before conflicting personalities, inter-band dynamics and the advent of ready made pop culture sought to bring them down.

While they were undoubtedly tied up in the Britpop bubble of the time, years later it's undeniable that Oasis, as an individual group, generated something within the musical youth of the time that none of the others did, and to many they still do to this day. They tapped into the collective consciousness of young music fans of the time, and fed off a sense of disillusionment and rebelliousness many of them felt in what turned out to be the dying days of fifteen years of Tory rule. Although they clearly modelled themselves after, and idolised The Beatles, they were still raw and authentic in a way a band like Blur or Supergrass couldn't say they were, and in terms of delivering a cocky, take us or leave us attitude, they were in a league of their own.

The film charts their story from before they were even born, with their mothers arrival from Ireland in the early 60's, and her marriage to their father, who physically abused her and Noel, but not Liam, although it still left traumatic scars on him, as we learn in one part where their tour manager in the US recounts him 'demanding' her to come down and see him so he could ask if she believed in God, only to tell her exactly why he didn't. Noel, however, seemingly refused to let it define him and managed to be a bit more grounded. However, their rough upbringing still reflected on their style as musicians, with Noel stating that Oasis 'weren't a band for wimps' and that their first reaction through losing a drummer to illness (but not death) was 'f**k me, we need a new drummer.'

It all wraps up with Noel's thoughts on what happened after their mighty gig as Knebworth and how 'reality TV/talent show culture/the internet' meant such a mighty event could never happen again, and how the band should have just gone their separate ways forever after that. There's certainly a lot to cover in such a relatively short musical lifetime, and this film soaks you up in pretty much of it and leaves you feeling only minimally deflated after nearly two hours. ****

The pre internet British version of Nirvana.

[nameismike69 · 7/10 · 1 January 2018]

In retrospect. The internet ruined many things and technology ruined many. One of the things was authentic rock music. As you can see what it is 2018. It's absolute severe crap. Nirvana ( which was a excellent innovative band ) was around much longer in the beginning and then died because of Kurt Cobain and now we have the success of the drummer called Foo Fighters which continued to be successful for over 20 years but why ( I think they're lousy ) ? Yes Oasis for two albums and three years made a album or two and then boom was extremely successful practically from the day of formation, they were lucky the time was right. The difference is I didn't really like Oasis. And what happened to them from 1997 to 2007. Did they continue their popular success or did Brit Pop turn into The Spice Girls and pansy Brit pop boy bands and then the internet ruining everything slowly in the process. Was Oasis any good after Knebworth. Probably not cause they didn't mention it. So ok it was a three year ego trip with two LP's. Beatles ? not even close by infinity . However I did watch this entire documentary. Reminded me about those times when I was in my 20's and their hits are good but how was 1997 to 2007 did the hits fade did the popularity fade. It had to by that point they were hit with competition all around them. And I'm sure their music didn't change much just rehashing .... Again in retrospect.

Oasis energy

[dafunkystar · 10/10 · 1 July 2020]

Wow. As a mega fan in the 90s, and still following them despite my taste in music changing over the years, I will always come back to Oasis. These guys radiate energy from their core and the people just soak it up and exude it back to the band. This took me back to all their shows, Liam's stances, the crowd, jumping as a whole in unison, to. every. single. song. that could be jumped to. Love the archival footage. The audio clips of last ten minutes had me tearing up. After the internet, live music has never been like this. No one could touch Oasis. The last truly great mega-band. If you saw them live in the 90s, that is an experience that will go unmatched. This doc captured their energy perfectly.

Great!

[matthijsalexander · 7/10 · 4 April 2017]

It's not easy to write a review on this documentary as it is absolutely awesome, but lacks something. Perhaps there isn't enough old footage available from band-birth.

Oasis is a great band and their road to success marvelous and funny. The documentary is great but could have been broader, deeper and more detailed.

For those not used to British accents, do download subtitles! You'll need them.

Just hearing these 'lads' speak will make you laugh. I was wondering how such simpletons could drum up such deep and creative lyrics.

Oasis is proof that one doesn't need to be a good singer, but have stage-presence, a f-all attitude and (possibly) a very very f'ed up character to become famous.

No Wonder They Never Made It In America.

[greenlanternspacesector2814 · 1/10 · 27 March 2021]

Oasis was never close to being as big in America as they were in England and this documentary makes it easy to see why. Separated from their boorish media image and regional/cultural significance in the UK, and judged purely on their music, they amount to nothing more than a mediocre guitar band with a handful of catchy tunes (less than that really, just four). It's laughable that they swagger about as if they invented bad boy attitude while playing really some of the most tepid, middle-of-the-road rock music ever produced coupled with anodyne lyrics that strain for meaning but fall most often between risible surrealism and empty pretensions to importance. America picked up on many great UK bands from the Beatles and Stones through Elton and Bowie and Led Zeppelin, even Def Leppard, Culture Club and George Michael had a modicum of appealing talent, and we've spotted the ones that were nothing underneath from Cliff Richard to Robbie Williams to Kylie Minogue (yeah, I know, she's Australian, but the Brits are the ones who made her a superstar over there) and gave them a deserved ticket back to Mother England. You can add the painfully unimpressive, exceedingly middling Oasis to the bunch.