Noel Gallagher once famously said, "I'm not a genius. But I play one on TV." When it comes to B-sides, however, the modesty is misplaced. To have "Acquiesce" in the vault while promoting "Some Might Say" is not just luck; it is a frightening abundance of talent.
Oasis did the opposite.
You will realize something profound: The songs that couldn't get on the album are the ones that defined the legacy. In the story of Oasis, the B-sides aren't the footnotes. They are the secret chapters. And they are, quite simply, biblical. oasis b-sides
Noel Gallagher, the band’s de facto leader and songwriter, grew up on The Smiths, The Jam, and The Beatles—bands that treated B-sides as a canvas for experimental genius. Noel had a problem: he wrote too fast. In 1994-95, he was churning out classic rock riffs in his sleep. The standard LP could only hold 11 songs. So, the rest went to the B-sides. Noel Gallagher once famously said, "I'm not a genius