We're all part of a Masterplan

"If you don't want to be the biggest band in the world, you may as well pack it in." - Noel Gallagher.

...currently 5:07pm. just finished dinner and watchin some tube and yes...you guessed it: I'm indulging myself in the favourite activity known to humankind -- procrastination.

Although, I must state that I am making some progress on my 3D-cellphone model, slow but eventual. In the meantime, I've been vibing to some great music circa 1995- the Brit-Pop era.

Time and time again, it is said that great music makes a deep connection with the listener and stays with them for life. A body of musical work must be able to stand the tests of time in order to be truly regarded a classic. I remember back in Grade 7/8, I was still a newbie to guitar rock...still discovering the many different sounds and sonic flavors that lay ahead of me. The very first band I got into in the 90's might have been Weezer, but my first true love was with Oasis. It was through Oasis that I literally found my voice--the songs were written in a key that I could sing effortlessly.

I had always admired the songwriting of Noel Gallagher. Messages of optimism, uplifting melodies, memorable guitar hooks - this was the voice of a working class citizen striving for a better life - a feeling all too familiar to most people. While my childhood was never as rough as Noel's, the feeling of wanting to be accepted...the feeling of wanting to achieve a dream always resided within me. I was never great at expressing my feelings when i was younger. Shy and easily intimidated, I kept a lot of things to myself. But listening to Oasis, I learned to take those thoughts and feelings and turn that into a means of empowering myself.

Some might say (*heheh...pardon the Oasis reference*) that Oasis were a bunch of arrogant bastards, foolish in thinking that they were bigger than the Beatles or God. But can you blame
them for thinking such a thing? To go from nothing and achieving all that success and recognition...fuck, I'd probably do the same.

At the end of the day, when you strip away the celebrity, strip away the success, strip away the wealth...all that's left is music, and whether or not its good or shite.

10 years after the release of (What's The Story) Morning Glory? , I can confidently say that with no question of a doubt, this is indeed Oasis at their finest - a classic body of work. To this day, it remains as a personal soundtrack of my life during the awkward 90's and the beginning of my life as an aspiring songwriter. Alongside Rivers Cuomo, Jim Adkins, John Rzenik, Daniel Johns, and Billie Joe Armstrong, Noel Gallagher will forever remain as a songwriter I respect greatly - a songwriter who saved me from my own emotional torment and taught me that everything is going to be alright, for we are all part of a Masterplan.