Listen "Oasis and the 90s Nostalgia Delusion"
Episode Synopsis
Oasis are reforming for a reunion tour. Have you heard?What marks out Oasis as so different from their contemporaries? It's hard to believe it's their musical sophistication or their profound lyrics. But something makes them incredibly popular.We also take a look more broadly at why people get so misty-eyed about the 90s. Is it just harking back to a non-existent recent golden age, or is there something specific about the 90s themselves? Something to do with technology or society that was very different from now?Join me, Ian Forth for an entirely reasonable discussion.Be expertly briefed each week on a wide variety of intriguing musical topics.
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