The Smith Vrs. Oasis Vrs. The Stone Roses

**stann** · 25/10/2006, 1:04 PM

Can't believe this discussion has gone to five pages! No accounting for taste.

For me it goes:
Smiths ---country mile---> Roses -----several million country light-years---> Oasis.

**PaulB** · 02/11/2006, 12:47 PM

The smiths, no question about it.

The Gobetweens
REM

**Macy** · 02/11/2006, 1:03 PM

See that Oasis agree with the sentiments here, that the first two albums were the best... Their new best of has 14 out of 18 songs from Definitely Maybe/ Morning Glory era.

**Wolfie** · 17/11/2006, 12:44 PM

Have always been a big Oasis fan. Saw them at the Tivoli in 94 just before Deffo Maybe was released and still rate it the best gig I've been at. A few hundred people packed into that little kip. There was an intensity about them that they've never really had since.

That said - It's the Roses for me. The Stone Roses album just landed fully formed from heaven in '89. Hugely influential and the B sides that accompanied the singles were better than what most bands release as actual albums. Feile 95 was more memorable for the crowd rather than the Roses gig.