Are Oasis Britpop?
Categories Are a Trap
Oasis? Britpop? Standard move. People need labels. Here’s the truth.
Why Britpop Needed Oasis
Britpop needed Oasis. Blur, Pulp, Suede wrote about Britain. Shops, buses, being broke, showing off. Oasis never bothered. They wrote about escape. Wanting out. Their blueprint was Lennon, not Camden. It was the music. Loud. Direct. Hungry. Britpop tried to hold them. It never could.
The Oasis Badge and the Media
Oasis wore the badge because it sold. The press needed easy copy. The story needed heroes and villains. Oasis smashed the charts. Made the scene news. Outgrew it before anyone caught on. Every hack wrote up Oasis vs Blur. Same headline, every week. None of it touched the music.
What Really Matters
What matters? Did Oasis open the door for Britpop? Yes. Did they sound like Britpop? Sometimes. Did they care? No. Their songs still play. Britpop sits in boxed sets.
The Final Answer
Are Oasis Britpop? Yes. Erase them and the story falls apart. But the label never fit. That’s the truth.
