Damon Albarn: “Oasis won the war”

We have a winner. In the great diatribe that for thirty years now has seen opposite Blur And Oasis In the end the Gallagher brothers. But there is no prize, no commemorative plaque from “Kings of Britpop”but a simple white flag waved right from Damon AlbarnFrontman of Blurthat in an interview with the Sun – released precisely on the day the Oasis will perform in theirs Manchester – he said: «I think it can be officially said that Oasis won the battle, war, the countryside, anything. They are the winners. They win the first place. Faced with such overwhelming tests, I am happy to accept and admit the defeat ». Boom. And everything ends like this? Years of bright discussions, broken friendships, taking the parts of one or the other band and everything is resolved with the compliant admission of a defeat? Maybe the war ax will be buried for them but certainly not for fans, because let’s face it: this continuous toothless and make fun of the wonderful game of the “Britpop”, which Years later he returned to being the funniest pastime of the moment. Then imagine it as a dusty box – on a par with that old edition of Monopoli still in lire or of the bingo that despite some missing number continues to entertain us after the Christmas lunch – opening it we could find all the steps that have marked one of the most heated musical rivalries ever. How did they get to hate so much?

In the beginning it was all a matter of randomness probably, both ready to land the Lunario in the same year: the 1994. At that moment i Blurwith the album Parklifedominated the scene, and make room with elbows, beer and only them know what other Oasis with Defintely Maybealbum that led them to success. And what do you do? Do you get the throne of Reginetta del Ballo? It doesn’t exist. The throne of the Britpop It must be defended with nails and teeth, and there is no room for any other candidate. Things get complicated when Liam Gallagher at a label party – Note how many of the Oasis stories start with Liam at a party or in a pub – He began to boast repeatedly to be the number one in front of Damon Albarn.

From there it’s war. The August 14, 1995 The clash also moves to the musical and strategic level, it is no longer a chatter from pub: the Blur anticipate the publication of Country house to counter Roll with it of the Oasis, initially scheduled on the same day. The Blur win: Country house sells about 274,000 copies against 216,000 Of Roll with it. The media begin to talk about The Battle of Britpopalso putting it on a social level: the debst and rebellious listen to the Oasis, the small bourgeois i Blur: Working vs Middle Class. But was it really that way? Probably not.

Always in 1995 (What’s the story) Morning Glory? then sells 21 million copiesredeeming the defeat remedied a few months earlier. The rivalry between Blur and Oasis was not only played in the rankings, but also with strokes of jokes and arrows. Noel Gallagher defined the Blur sound “Chas & Dave Chimney Sweep Music “Chimney music music, ironically combining it with the Chas & Dave folkloristic duo. THE Blur they replied renamed the rivals Oasis quo, comparing them to the status quo, certainly not making it a fulfillment. The culmination of this battle is in the February 1996, at the Brit Awards, Oasis win in the album category of the year with (What’s the story) Morning Glory?, and Liam Gallagher (always him) renamed Parklife of the blur in Shitlife and insults the conductor Chris Evans.

After the three golden years of the Britpop (1994-1996)the tension fades, delegating the question only to fans and whoever wanted to take the briga to carry on the war in favor of one or the other band. Already in the past Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn had said they had put the question behind him, but with the reunion and interview with Albarn al Sun The word end seems to have arrived: «It is their summer and God bless them. I hope everyone has fun, but I will stay away. Nostalgia is fine, but I try to stay as far as possible. Sometimes you can’t help but lose yourself ». Everything is good what ends well, and this time it seems to be all over, at least until the next vote in which Liam will enter a pub, or will go to the wrong party …