Oasis

Oasis

Don't Believe the Truth

(Big Brother)

We'd almost got into the habit of panning Oasis albums without listening to them, so bad were their last three offerings. But with Don't Believe the Truth, the bad boys of Britpop have spectacularly salvaged a career that was headed for the $10 bargain basement bins.

Most people had written Oasis off as has-beens that punched well above their weight. The euphoria that followed their peerless debut Definitely Maybe provided the momentum that propelled their paltry second offering What's the Story (Morning Glory) into the stratosphere.

Each album since was unable to capitalise on that success, a sad fact considering that they remained one of the biggest live draws in the world.