Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Gigwise.com asks “What if Oasis had never been signed 20 years ago?”

Gigwise.com says, “This haircut: Dating back to the Mod era and sported by the likes of Paul Weller in the past, it was Liam Gallagher that brought it back into fashion. It can now be seen upon the heads of Jake Bugg and the population of Leicester.”

They go on to say that, “22nd October, 2013 marked 20 years since Oasis first penned that legendary deal with Creation Records. Little did they know it was history in the making, although with their egos - they probably knew exactly what they were letting themselves in for.”

“For just a £40,000 advance, the Gallagher's and co inked a deal for six albums with Alan McGee and his rag-tag band of visionaries. They would go on to headline festivals, fill stadiums, shift millions of albums, provide the soundtrack of a generation and define an entire era of music. But there's much more to their legacy than the music.”

“The Gallagher brothers are responsible for many things over the two decades after signing with Creation, with things that probably wouldn't exist if it weren't for Oasis ranging from haircuts to headlines, Coldplay (PHK “not all good then!”) to The Killers and the childhoods of Alex Turner and Pete Doherty...”

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