definitely can be difficult to explain , ive had similar issues explaining oasis ' significance to people . nbspat the root oasis really wasnt about the music , of course they had brilliant songs and records but the difference between a band like oasis and a band like blur was the feeling their music gives people , extremely unique and significant across all cultures , countries etc . , very universally loved . Blur had some creative good songs but in reality as a songwriter , Damon Albarn couldn ' t carry Noel Gallaghers backpack . Not even in the same ballpark . Oasis ' first two records are extremely historically significant and are both classics , and were instant classics at the time they were released . They will be listened to and passed down for generations to come . The same can ' t be said for a band like Blur IMHO . i think noel as a songwriter mixed with liam as a singer and frontman , coming along at the exact right time , it was a flash in the pan that can never be recreated ever again . nbspalso to really understand their significance you have to know who oasis was as band , knowing the backstory to the band , the state of the music industry at the time they came around , Gallagher brothers etc . is very important . nbspif this person only knows wonderwall , champagne supernova and knows a few songs etc . which were heavily overplayed on radio , in movies , in bars etc . then i can definitely see someone saying they are overrated , but if you really dig into their first 2 records , know the backstory to the band and understand who they were you ' d never say that . they were the biggest band in the world and just didnt give a fuck about it at all . you could say they were truly the last real rock n roll band , right before the internet era , they had the attitude , the songs , the drug use and smoking , the women , fighting , tabloids all over them , all of it . nbspa band as big and culturally significant as Oasis circa 1996 will never ever happen again .