So this is taken from my blog Chocolate Films… but it is about the albums that have changed my life. It’s going to be a weekly thing, so if you fancy that type of guff be sure to check the blog every Thursday. Peace.
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10 – What’s the Story (Morning Glory) (Oasis)
For the better part of 10 years, I have had to defend this album to close friends and family. I believe hand on heart that it is the most important British record I have ever heard. And yes, I know Sgt. Pepper, Exile on Main Street and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust exist. I simply adore this album because I heard it at a time when my musical pallet was… well, racist.
I grew up with a father who had a very multi-racial musical pallet. Yes, he’d listen to soul, reggae and African music, but he was also a huge country music fan. My father loved himself some Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. He also loved Dire Straits and Smokie… and The Carpenters. That is one of the things I remember very fondly about my dad – you couldn’t pin him down when it came to his musical tastes.
I was very different. The closest thing to white music that I would listen to was Michael Jackson and a little later on, someone called Eminem. But right around the time I was 16 I decided to give Oasis’ What’s the Story (Morning Glory) a try and I was blown away. Morning Glory begat, OK Computer, which begat Let it be, which begat All things must pass and so on.
Basically, What’s the Story (Morning Glory) heralded the whitest musical listening period of my life and for that I am truly grateful.
I also think What’s the Story stands up as a monumental record today, which more than holds its own against the usual suspects of iconic British records.
PS… Noel Gallagher is a genius. He should be awarded a Knighthood for his writing on this record alone.
Track list
Hello
Roll with it
Wonderwall
Don’t look back in Anger
Hey Now
Untitled
Some Might Say
She’s Electric
Morning Glory
Untitled Part 2
Champagne Supernova
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