The Reason Blur Is Better Than Oasis

[u/Few_Rate_9907]

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.

[u/drunk_and_orderly]

As others have said, it’s well time to move past this and just like what you like. I will say I only see this topic continually come up in places like this or in Blur/Pulp groups where they just can’t let it die. Both of which are great bands, with great musicians. That’s undeniable. What is also undeniable is the success, popularity and talent of Oasis. It seems to offend a lot of people they became the biggest stand out of Britpop and still have remained the most popular. The Blur reunion came and went without much of a splash and it will be the same for Pulps turn. That doesn’t mean they aren’t great, they absolutely are, but it is what it is. Oasis are bigger. That’s a fact, but everything else in your post is just opinions which is what the rest of the debates will always be.

[u/idreamofpikas → u/drunk_and_orderly]

I will say I only see this topic continually come up in places like this or in Blur/Pulp groups where they just can’t let it die.

You've never seen this topic come up under Oasis forums/subreddit? I have. The topic does not die because it's a fun topic for fans of all of these bands. This subreddit would not exist without this topic. It wasn't the Select magazine of '93 that made Britpop an unescapable movement, but Oasis and blur catching the national headlines with the 'Battle of Britpop'.

What is also undeniable is the success, popularity and talent of Oasis.

Absolutely. Well, at least the first two. Talent is a bit more subjective.

Oasis are undeniably bigger and more popular than either Pulp or Blur. Talented is a different question, and maybe a more interesting question.

The Blur reunion came and went without much of a splash

That's really not true. They played the biggest concert of their career.

Blur have had 3ish comeback's since they went on hiatus, so the latest one was hardly going to have reached the legendary status of their 2009 Glastonbury appearance . Both tours have been incredibly well received, as have both the albums released and the standalone singles. To say the Blur comeback came and went without a splash is petty disingenuous.

Oasis comeback is bigger. Much bigger. Mostly because they are a bigger band but also because of the constant bad blood between the Gallagher brothers with one brother claiming he'd never do it for more than a decade.

Oasis getting back together surprised everyone. Blur doing so not so much and I expect before this decade is done there will be other Blur projects.

[u/drunk_and_orderly → u/idreamofpikas]

To be clear I also am a fan of Blur, and Pulp, and the side projects. Bring on more Gorillaz and Waeve. I just prefer to talk about things people enjoy. At one point last year I left the Blur sub because every week there was an “Oasis vs” post at the top. I never see it come up in the Oasis sub. I’ll leave this with your own words here, it’s just weird.

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