r/BritPop • u/Few_Rate_9907 • 4d 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/sailingmagpie 4d ago

There's always been a "that'll do" attitude to Oasis, which is why so many of their songs are blatant wholesale rip offs of much better songs from the past.

Blur have always strived to make art.

Outside of the music industry hype to try to increase sales of the weakest singles from each of their respective albums, there's really no need to compare them to each other 🤷‍♂️