# Who is the better band, The Beatles or Oasis? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 11, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329 "2010-07-11T21:20:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![scamartistry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/41 "2010-07-12T02:11:28Z")
Just pose the question to yourself, what song are people listening to 40 years from now. Champagne Supernova or Hey Jude. My bets are off… ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/42 "2010-07-12T02:15:06Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > If we lean hard enough on how that question is phrased in present tense… Yep, with the exception of that actor guy named Yorick dead men don’t perform too well. I gotta say, I detest all things now that Paul McCrapney touches but even I admit The Beatles win this question. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/43 "2010-07-12T03:01:56Z")
I have never heard of Oasis. And yet, I’ve heard of Leftover Salmon and Runaway Truck Ramp. And to me Wonderwall is music by George Harrison. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/44 "2010-07-12T03:11:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Oasis is one of the four best rock bands ever? I didn’t mean they were the fourth best band ever. I meant they were the fourth best band mentioned in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Bartman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Bartman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bartman)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/45 "2010-07-12T03:21:52Z")
Well I like Oasis. I have several albums and if Lionel Messi gets them to re-unite I would probably see a concert (if they came to Denver… I’m not flying to Buenos Aires). They are probably in my personal top 100 bands. But the Beatles were at least two orders of magnitude better. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/46 "2010-07-12T03:22:03Z")
Oasis are a damned good rock band. Yeah, I hate Liam Gallagher like the rest of the world does, and the one time I saw them perform live, I was disappointed with the lackadaisical performance, but, IMHO, their first two albums–_Definitely Maybe_ and _(What’s the Story) Morning Glory_)–were pure Brit pop perfection. They weren’t just good albums. They were _great_ albums, some of the defining moments of Brit pop. That said, the question posed in the OP isn’t even debatable. The Beatles in a landslide. ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/47 "2010-07-12T03:32:23Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > I gotta say, I detest all things now that Paul McCrapney touches but even I admit The Beatles win this question. Whoah there, pal. The guy was in the freaking _Beatles_. He gets a free pass. For life even. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/48 "2010-07-12T03:35:42Z")
Oasis? Didn’t they do that ‘Midnight at the Oasis, take a camel to bed’ song? No? Then I’ve never heard of them. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/49 "2010-07-12T03:42:13Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Oasis are a damned good rock band. Yeah, I hate Liam Gallagher like the rest of the world does, and the one time I saw them perform live, I was disappointed with the lackadaisical performance, but, IMHO, their first two albums–_Definitely Maybe_ and _(What’s the Story) Morning Glory_)–were pure Brit pop perfection. They weren’t just good albums. They were _great_ albums, some of the defining moments of Brit pop. > > That said, the question posed in the OP isn’t even debatable. The Beatles in a landslide. This. Oasis good, The Beatles… _legendary_. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a8b319/32.png) [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/50 "2010-07-12T03:53:10Z")
Well, The Beatles for sure. Oasis had what, maybe three hits? Like, get real. ---
**Author:** ![multimediac17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/839c29/32.png) [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/51 "2010-07-12T04:01:04Z")
I’m sure if we searched high and low we’d find a few people who think Oasis is a better band - I mean, if you were to ask me to rank my favourite bands I’d put Pet Shop Boys just above the Beatles because I connect with their music just that little bit more. I don’t accept blindly that the Beatles were the best band ever no argument full stop, but compared to Oasis? And 99% of all artists I’ve ever heard? Yes, I believe the Beatles are the better act. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/52 "2010-07-12T04:09:57Z")
Chalk it up with another poster who is wondering what the punchline is and thinking this has to be a joke somehow. I mean, I like Oasis just fine, but their music isn’t fit to lick the shit off the Beatles music’s boot by comparison (YOMV). ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/53 "2010-07-12T04:12:17Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Nonsense. It just means you didn’t give a fuck about pop music at the time. Pretty much 99% of those over 45 or 50. When the Beatles were together, everyone had heard of them. That just shows the fool’s game of arguing “The Beatles vs [Anyone].” The Beatles were a phenomenon, but that doesn’t stop Oasis from being huge in their day. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/54 "2010-07-12T04:42:10Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Chalk it up with another poster who is wondering what the punchline is and thinking this has to be a joke somehow. > I mean, I like Oasis just fine, but their music isn’t fit to lick the shit off the Beatles music’s boot by comparison (YOMV). Seriously. Has anyone ever worn “Oasis boots”? ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/55 "2010-07-12T05:24:54Z")
I don’t even like the Beatles particularly, and even I know that Oasis doesn’t even qualify to be metioned in the same breath as the Beatles. I had to click the link to even know who Oasis was. The melody of _Wonderwall_ seems ripped off from “Old man, look at my life, I’m a lot like you were…” But that’s okay since George Harrison ripped off _He’s So Fine_. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/56 "2010-07-12T05:27:31Z")
What’s Oasis? Is that the name of a band? Never heard of it. But come to think of it, if people are comparing it to the Beatles, it must be really great . . . almost as great as the Beatles . . . maybe even greater. ---
**Author:** ![Clark\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@Clark\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clark_K)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/57 "2010-07-12T05:59:08Z")
I remember years ago seeing one newsbrief after another about the shenanigans of some singers in a band named Oasis. I couldn’t figure out why some band I’d never heard of kept getting all this attention or why the writers acted like we were supposed to know this Gallagher guy. I gradually figured out that they were apparently pretty popular but somehow had never pinged my radar at all. Zero. And I was not completely oblivious to pop music. So I completely understand someone not ever hearing of this band. ---
**Author:** ![Dumbguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/58 "2010-07-12T10:26:41Z")
This is one of those age-old questions like ‘which is better, an orgasm or a handshake?’ ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/59 "2010-07-12T11:44:05Z")
I’m wondering if this thread has something to do with the fact that Liam Gallagher once claimed that Oasis would be bigger than the Beatles one day. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2010, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329/60 "2010-07-12T11:52:31Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > I’m wondering if this thread has something to do with the fact that Liam Gallagher once claimed that Oasis would be bigger than the Beatles one day. See, it’s a problem of proportion. Gallagher could only envision being bigger than The Beatles while The Beatles talked about being bigger than Jesus. Oasis needs to brag bigger. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-better-band-the-beatles-or-oasis/546329.md?page=4)