Oasis - Live at Maine Road (28th April 1996) - Audio Merge

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Oasis
Location: Manchester, England, U.K
Venue: Maine Road
Date: 28th April 1996
Source: Multi-Sourced Recording

If you asked an Oasis fan what their best ever set of live performances were, they would more than likely say Maine Road, and the second night in particular is held in godly acclaim. This show to most dwarfs their other huge gigs in Finsbury Park, Earl’s Court and even Knebworth which most people outside the fandom always describe as Oasis at their peak. Two years earlier they were playing to 500 people in the 100 Club in London, and now were selling out football stadiums with a huge album that ascended them to new heights all around the world. They are on another level at Maine Road, with a hometown crowd much like the first night, enthusiastically singing along. It’s no wonder then, when this show was chosen over both Knebworth nights for their There and Then DVD. Songs like Some Might Say, Cast No Shadow, Wonderwall, The Masterplan, and Live Forever among others are up there as the best renditions of all of their live career. Let’s get the big question out of the way. Is this MY favourite Oasis gig? No (for those who didn’t know, Glastonbury 1995 is my favourite Oasis gig). Is this particular gig overrated? Maybe. Let me explain.

The two Maine Road gigs are undeniably one of Oasis’ best performances. And since they’ve been performed, there has been many articles, bootlegs of both the audio and video and rabid acclaim from fans (and Liam, who apparently thought this was the best night at Maine Road, and Noel preferred the night before). Out of the two nights, I actually prefer the first night for a reason I explained on that video. The first night is more consistent, but this night has the higher highs. I still hold this sentiment today. There’s some truly special moments throughout both shows though that were just never repeated again. With this in mind, the performance. Liam is in pretty immaculate form throughout the first few months in 1996 and despite being the last night of an already busy touring year, he sounds fantastic, even embellishing lines in both Round Are Way and Cigarettes & Alcohol. And, added by the fact he sings far more song’s compared to all the previous shows prior to these nights, both are probably in the tier of Liam Gallagher’s best ever live performances of all time. The rest of the band put on a great performance too, with many high-tempo renditions of the songs.

But anyways, there are a few issues tonight which knock this gig a little bit for me. Typically, Noel lets the audience take over if they are enthusiastic enough, but Liam, not aware of this goes straight into Whatever as normal (it’s not the harmonica player’s fault, which is an argument I have seen, as he always comes in early). Noel shakes his head and gets Liam in a huff, and as such Noel takes over for the entire song. I never got why Noel didn’t just let it slide instead of being such a perfectionist about it. But, even funnier is Noel throws the entire band off in letting the audience sing. Also in I Am The Walrus, a terrible screechy noise comes from one of the amps throwing the band off at several points. Of course these are small things, but in my opinion they should be taken into account. Other things to mention. This is the last performance of The Swamp Song done live. The song would stay on the setlist in the form of the studio version played through the P.A, which I always found as an unfortunate change. Also, Cum On Feel The Noize would never be played after this show either, with the song being a unique addition only to the Maine Road gigs. Anyways, both nights are undeniably top Oasis gigs, no matter what way you look at it. So enjoy it, the full performance, without any copyright blocks.

Setlist:
The Swamp Song (final performance) - 0:00
Acquiesce - 4:28
Supersonic - 8:56
Hello - 13:49
Some Might Say - 17:18
Roll With It - 22:30
Morning Glory - 27:02
Round Are Way - 31:24
Up in the Sky (Round Are Way) - 34:56
Cigarettes & Alcohol - 36:02
Champagne Supernova - 41:04
Whatever [aborted] - 51:15
Whatever (Noel takes over) - 52:19
Cast No Shadow - 57:57
Wonderwall - 1:02:23
The Masterplan - 1:06:39
Don’t Look Back in Anger - 1:12:28
Live Forever - 1:17:32
I Am The Walrus - 1:22:04
Cum On Feel The Noize (final performance) - 1:34:14


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