Do Oasis, Really, Have The Best British Album Of The Last 30 Years?

Britain's music industry has always been a scene full of influences and cultural waves. From the Beatles, to Sex Pistols Punk, New Wave to the 90s Manchester and Brit Pop/Indie scene, English music has always been a topic that is much discussed probably more researched then, say, the American music scene.

That's why I was very interested to see what the 'Brit' Awards this year had the say about awarding the Best British Album Of The Last 30 Years. No matter what the theme is, these 'best of all time' lists always produce much debate and divide music lovers the world over. You can't please everyone. And to try and say 'one British Album is better then all others of the last 30 years' was going to produce more debate then usual. The British music scene of the last 30 years has had some big acts.

The list of possible winners was pretty contemporary.. probably more to do with the 'youngins' that watch the Brit Awards. The nominations included Phil Collins, Travis, Duffy, Coldplay, Oasis, Keane, Sade, The Verve, Dido and Dire Straits. Once again, a pretty contemporary list.

The winner was Oasis, for their album Whats The Story Morning Glory. When you compare the sales for that album over the other nominations, it wins by a mile (or kilometer, seeing as we're talking Britain). Maybe because I'm not British, I don't understand what all the fuss is about. I just thought there should have been some other British Bands nominated - even if Oasis still won the bloomin' thing.

What is deemed your best British album of the last 30 years? Who do you think should have won it? And who were you happy *NOT* to have seen in the list. Because I guess, the Spice Girls could have won it...

JB