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highplainsdem

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18. Okay. I didn't realize you were talking about what Liam might've done if he'd been born 20 years earlier

Reply to speak easy (Reply #17)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 05:20 PM

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and been influenced by '60s and '70s fashion instead of late '80s Madchester and the Stone Roses.

We'll never know.

But given Noel and Liam's interest in football (soccer) - more of an interest than any glam rock stars I can think of offhand - I'd guess they'd still favor sportswear and be much more likely to wear denim onstage (basic denin, workmanlike, not something tarted up) instead of any glam costume. No way would they dress like Bowie or Bolan.

Can't picture them liking the foppish Edwardian revival clothing some rock groups favored in the late '60s and early '70s, either. Too pretentious.

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Oasis borrowed from T.Rex's Get It On for Cigarettes & Alcohol, but rocked much harder. Earthshakingly harder. [View all] highplainsdem Sep 30 OP

I'm reposting the OP above after mistakenly posting it in GD first. highplainsdem Sep 30 #1

Reply posted in GD by johnp3907: 1. Marc Bolan cast a big big shadow! highplainsdem Sep 30 #2

Reply posted in GD by flvegan: 2. Score one for Oasis! highplainsdem Sep 30 #3

Funny that they called it BritPop speak easy Sep 30 #4

The term was first used before Oasis had that huge instant success. It never really fit them. highplainsdem Sep 30 #5

Ahem ... speak easy Sep 30 #7

The Beatles, Sex Pistols and Stone Roses are the bands they mention most. But you're right that glam rock, highplainsdem Sep 30 #8

Ditching the glam costumes speak easy Sep 30 #9

Considering that Liam's standard uniform is a parka, baggy jeans and athletic shoes, I don't think he'd've highplainsdem Sep 30 #10

I can see Liam doing glam. speak easy Saturday #15

Nope. That's a colorful parka, and Liam and Noel both own a lot of colorful as well as fairly drab parkas. highplainsdem Saturday #16

I think we are talking at cross purposes, speak easy Saturday #17

Okay. I didn't realize you were talking about what Liam might've done if he'd been born 20 years earlier highplainsdem Saturday #18

Rod Stewart? Working class / Football fanatic. speak easy Saturday #19

Liked his music, thought the glam costumes were ridiculous. No matter who wore them. highplainsdem Saturday #20

How many people danced to "You're in my heart, you're in my soul" unaware of the soccer ⚽️ reference? underpants Sunday #24

You can't copyright a rhythm sequence speak easy Sep 30 #6

Something in that live clip I don't understand... LudwigPastorius Sep 30 #11

That's the Poznan, which was started by a Polish football (soccer) team and adopted by the Manchester highplainsdem Sep 30 #12

Thanks! LudwigPastorius Sep 30 #14

Oh, and that Polish football team thanked Noel and Liam: highplainsdem Sep 30 #13

I love Oasis ....but.... I've always found them to be a bit derivative underpants Sunday #21

The Beatles were accused of being derivative at times, too. highplainsdem Sunday #22

I get that and I agree. The "British Invasion" was basically selling American black music back to white people underpants Sunday #23