Oasis Live In Singapore - 05-Apr-09

Mention the name Oasis and the Gallagher brothers instantly pops up in one's mind that form the core of the band. It used to be just Noel shouldering the song writing responsibilities. But as they had soldier on, Noel might still writes load shit of songs, but other members of the groups also contributes, including Liam which the single Songbird without fail is featured in every gigs that they played. I told Kim that dont expect Liam to be chatty. And even if they make any remarks during the gig, probably we wont catch what he is saying due to his thick British accent. And just like every gigs, he will try to check if there are any Brits among the crowd. And he'll probably toast to his favourite football club Manchester City which he didnt this time round.

So when Oasis landed in Singapore for the 2nd time, the band gave the audiences a blast of pure rock energy. No pyro technic or any mumbo jumbo moving of the body, Liam just stands there, stretching out his neck like a crane singing hits after hits. It has been a 3rd time for me having a go at Oasis. I must admit that I feel a little jaded, seeing them playing. Liam still moves his swagger with boastful words like " You guys are good, but not as good as us though", or mocking the crowd that he is singing Some Might Say, instead he did Wonderwall, a song that they are not really interested in playing but the audiences just cant get enough of it. An ode to Meg Mathews, an old flame of one of the Gallagher brothers. And Liam never fails to mock the audiences pulling out a stunt like this, he did it in Bangkok before.

Oasis started blasting off around 8.20pm, kinda took me by surprise. Among all the gigs I attended thus far, Oasis started off the earliest. They didn’t make the fans wait too long. And the rocked all night till 10pm. They started of with Rock and Roll Star, and then proceed to their newer songs such as Layla and Shock of Lightning. They did a couple of songs from their newest album, Dig Out Your Soul, that resulted in booting out some of my favourite songs like Live Forever and Acquisce.

Like it or not, Oasis is cursed by their 2 earlier albums. Older singles like Champagne Supernova and Slide Away really got the crowd all excited. Slide Away even gave me the goosebumps. I think they like the song too, if not it wouldn’t be featured as a B side twice, in Whatever and Champagne Supernova singles. Just my guess.

Noel always been the crowd pleaser, took a bow and gave a clap to the audiences right after the last song I Am The Walrus, an old Beatles medley. I wonder when will they stop playing that in their live gigs. Liam didn’t even bother to wait till the end of the song though. He just gave a stare to right at the crowd, before making an exit backstage. Oasis had grown older over the years. Heard some in the crowd commenting that they had mellowed. And I had to agree with that.

If you're a first timer to an Oasis gig, I bet you would have had the time of your life, but those who are too familiar with Oasis, their performance is undeniably predictable, but don’t let that take away the fact that Oasis is one of the most brilliant bands that ever graced this planet.

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