B-sides — Oasis

: A melody-heavy track that proved Oasis could do sophisticated pop just as well as stadium rock. Why They Matter Today

(B-side to Cigarettes & Alcohol )

. Many of these tracks, originally released as secondary songs on singles, eventually formed the 1998 compilation album The Masterplan

Critics and fans often argue that if Noel had saved these tracks for a third album instead of "relegating" them to B-sides, the band's trajectory might have been even more legendary. ICMP Songwriting Tutors | BBC 6 Music | Musicology | Part 6 9 Oct 2024 —

Post-Prs, Liam starts writing, band is fracturing. Experimentation (sitars, electronic beats).

A high-energy anthem that captures the band's "swaggering" confidence during the height of Britpop [4, 12]. Later Era Gems (Post-1998)