I waited about six months for yesterday (Sunday) to arrive. Yes, we all know that yesterday was the four year anniversary of 9/11, but on a lighter note, yesterday marked two great events:
- the start of the NFL season in full force
- the return of Oasis to the West Coast in the US
I'm not sure which of the two events cause greater excitement in my (pathetic) life, but yesterday couldn't have gone much better.
The Niners shocked the world by defeating the Rams 28-25. San Francisco held things together just long enough to squeak by with a win. The Rams statistically had a better game, but the Niners seemed to want it a bit more. The 'D' showed up in full force, and Rattay and company made enough plays to put up 28 points. Hopefully the Niners can keep it up for at least a little while longer. Next week in Philly will be rough, though.
And as for Oasis, I was pleased to find out that I'm not the only person who likes Oasis anymore. I became an Oasis junkie during my freshman year of high school, and since I'm a pretty loyal person, I've stuck with them through the lesser albums...Oasis put out Don't Believe the Truth a few months ago, and it's actually a really good album.
The concert last night was a stellar performance. The show was at Shoreline in Mountain View, and the crowd was much thinner than it was for Coldplay at the start of the show, but the venue filled up pretty well later in the evening. Kasabian opened and played a few decent songs, and then Jet came on and really got the crowd going. I like Jet and recommend their Get Born album for anyone who believes in rock'n'roll. Of course, Oasis are to be thanked for resurrecting interest in rock music that sounds anything like Jet. Before Oasis arrived on the US scene in the 90s, rock was alive, but it was all grunge, which had a message pretty much opposite to Oasis'. Anyway, I'm rambling.
I was quite surprised how into the set the crowd was. Oasis mainly mixed up material from Truth, Morning Glory, and Definitely Maybe. They more or less omitted the albums that didn't sell well in the US. Liam rambled on and only sang half of "Champagne Supernova" but other than that the concert was great. Here's the set list in case you care:
- Turn Up the Sun
- Lyla
- Bring It On Down
- Morning Glory
- Cigarettes and Alcohol
- The Importance of Being Idle
- A Bell Will Ring
- Acquiesce
- Live Forever (dedicated to the people of New Orleans)
- Mucky Fingers
- Wonderwall
- Champagne Supernova
- Rock'n'Roll Star
- (Encore) Guess God Thinks I'm Abel
- (Encore) The Meaning of Soul
- (Encore) DLBIA
- (Encore) My Generation
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