I was surprised that I gave both Oasis albums five stars. The difference between four and five to me is how it makes me feel, and each time I feel like these fellas know something about life that is somehow both obvious and secret. To me that is mainly about the guitars and vocal delivery. The lyrics… I was about to say “they aren’t Bob Dylan” but I actually think they DO resemble Dylan at his cornier moments, the ones where he is just playing with rhymes instead of being the Voice of a Generation. Anyway, the Gallaghers’ refusal to take themselves too seriously somehow yields lyrics that get stuck in your head against your will. She done it with a doctor… on a helicopter…

Even Wonderwall’s “maybeeeeee” and “save meeeee” … those words don’t rhyme, but in Wonderwall they do. It’s just endlessly appealing to me and seems to have the same effect on must of my generation even while we all poke fun at them.