OASIS - Definitely Maybe 2xLP

Label: Big Brother

Definitely Maybe begins with a statement of aspiration, as Liam Gallagher sneers that "tonight, I'm a rock & roll star" -- the words of a bedsit dreamer hoping he'd break out of those four walls and find something greater.

Maybe all he could muster is a fleeting moment of stardom as he sings in front of a fleet of amps pushing out power chords, or perhaps he'd really become a rock & roll star; all that matters is he makes the leap. This dream echoes throughout Oasis' debut, a record which takes the dreams of its listeners every bit as seriously as those of its creators.

Certainly, Oasis aren't looking to redefine rock & roll here; they'd rather inhabit it.Both the artist and audience desire something greater than their surroundings, and that yearning gives Definitely Maybe a restlessness that resonates.

It is a furious, inspiring record, a rallying cry for the downtrodden to rise above and seize their day but, most of all, it's a blast of potent, incendiary rock & roll.