Oasis bites.
Compared to their show at the Austin Music Hall in April, Blur’s February date
at Liberty Lunch was the difference between Abbey Road and Magical
Mystery Tour. (It’s the Beatles vs. Stones all over again.) ‘Course I hear
in England, Pulp is bigger than both of ’em. Not that I’d know. Pulp never made
it through Austin in ’96, though Supergrass did. Small consolation. Neither did
we get Ray Davies’ solo act, which got raves everywhere, and I just can’t
believe the Who are really getting it up for Quadrophenia. Hold on. I’m
getting my British Invasions mixed. Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Kula Shaker, Ocean
Colour Scene, they’re the Second Wave — no the Third Wave; I’ve forgotten
Duran Duran, Culture Club, Wham — that era. But wait. How come there are new
albums from the Kinks, Beatles, Rutles, Rolling Stones, Who, Donovan, Monkees?
And how could anyone turn down an interview with Ray Davies? Did we mention
that the Chronicle is the only publication in the country to get
interviews with both Ray and Dave? Guess we just got caught up in the excitment
of the British Invasion — the First Wave, the Second time around. —
Raoul Hernandez
This article appears in November 15 • 1996 and November 15 • 1996 (Cover).