Confronting The "Truth"

Posted by kenshin03 on Jul 15, 2005 in music | 0 comments

(orginally published on Monday 23rd May 2005) 

Finally, here it comes again. Since the news broke in February many have been eagerly anticipating the new Oasis album. I admit being skeptical at first – Ten years on, people were still praising Definitely Maybe, and recent live highlights were often re-runs of old songs like Cigs & Alc and Supersonic. Inevitably the band appears to be riding on yesterday’s success still. Why’s that happening to THE Best band in the world? It’s sad and ironic.

Years ago an album changed the lives of many once and for all. The terrific tunes, the uplifting vibe and the piss-taking attitude shock an entire nation and everyone on it. The impact was so huge one can never imagined it could be achieved by music alone. Caught in the whirlpool, I was happily carried away by the madness of it all. The songs shed lights upon many lost and doubtful souls and opened up new possibilities in people’s lives. We were taught we didn’t need to put up with shit – we could say what we say and not let anybody get in our way, we could start a revolution in our heads, or we could live our lives for the stars that shine, or get caught in a supernova in the sky…there were a million doors waiting for us. So many we could just throw the keys away.
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Fast forward to 2005. Over the years we have learnt that the world doesn’t work the way we expected it to, things could go horribly wrong in the most unpredictable ways, and people tend to blame their own misfortunes on on what they once believed in.

As if caught in a time-wrap, I am still living the dream to this day. The question is, has all that actually led anywhere? I have always been wondering. But anyhow, I am forever grateful that Oasis got me into music in the first place. From what I heard so far on people’s reaction to the new album, it seems like it is possible to move on and live a great life and be happy while hanging on to our dreams.

The dream may be out-dated, but it’s better to hold on to it rather than giving in to the mediocracy of today.

Cheers for keeping the dream alive.

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