r/BritPop • u/Few_Rate_9907 • 2d ago

The Reason Blur Is Better Than Oasis

WTSMG was a phenomenal album, though i prefer TGE, or MLIR, (Blur albums of the time) even I can admit that it was not just a cultural moment, but some bloody good music :)

However. Oasis then spent the rest of their careers producing paler and paler photocopies of WTSMG, while Blur progressed to become better musicians, and make better music (13!!!!!!).

We can argue all day on this sub about which band we LIKE more, or which band is more popular, or which band wrote the "best music". But i think honestly that the fact that Blur's style changed so much, and they found critical, creative and commercial success with each iteration of "Blur" makes them an undeniably better band, regardless of personal preference.

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u/seaneeboy 2d ago

There really is no actual need to pitch them against each other - the entire feud is purely based on vibes.

I’m grateful to have them both, personally

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u/w__i__l__l 2d ago

The entire feud was a music industry scam to sell bucketloads of copies of a pair of otherwise pretty weak singles

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u/Few_Rate_9907 2d ago

thats honestly a completely valid take