Wet Leg said, "Eat shit, Oasis." Here's why that's a good thing.

Wet Leg recently replaced Oasis' Time Flies' greatest hits from the top of the album chart with the release of their second album, Moisturiser.  On their Instagram page, Wet Leg's singer Rhian Teasdale was shown holding a copy of their new album and a dumb and dumber style Oasis t-shirt pictured above. On their stories, they posted, "Yay, eat shit Oasis hehe."

    Here's why that's a good thing. 

Bands should trash everything that has gone before them. They should rip apart the legend of the older people and show them as out-of-touch, show how their music is of now, and show that everything that went before is dated and dead. 

     Oasis did it themselves back in the '90s, to their musical peers. 

     The Sex Pistols mocked musicians and bands they felt were archaic, as well as the monarchy and establishment figures. 

    The Clash sang, in their song London's Calling, "phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust."

   So, Wet Leg showing some fighting spirit is refreshing to see. It makes a change from the bland, decaffeinated,  corporate world the music business seems to have become, run by accountants instead of talent. And the complacency of today's pop stars and the youth culture of not going against the grain. The only act of rebellion the youth of today seem to have mustered is to play their soulless bland music out loud on trains, and to throw popcorn around in the cinema shouting chicken jockey. So, it's good to see a band like Wet Leg show some spirit and fight against the old guard in Oasis. 

    But is it justifiable? Fuck no.  By the time Oasis brought out their second album, What's the Story Morning Glory, they were dominating the airwaves and front pages of the UK. That album has now sold 22 million copies worldwide, going 18 times platinum in the UK alone. 

    The unprecedented demand for ticket sales for their current tour was immense.  14 million people applied for 1.6 million tickets. They are still loved by the British people. A sweep of images from the crowds will also show you it's not all men of my age in bucket hats reliving their youth. A new generation of fans also enjoys the anthems we sang out when the songs were new. 

    For Wet Leg, will people be singing Chaise Longue in 2055? That remains to be seen. Their second album is full of lyrical barbs, digs, and great tunes that made the first album so great. For me the stand out songs are CPR and Catch these fists.They have matured in their songwriting and musicality, and as Glastonbury showed, they can put on a great show. But, they are still not level with Oasis. If Wet Leg had released a new album against a new Oasis album, rather than an old greatest hits album, the result would have been far, far different. 

    Wet Leg may be flying high now, but will their music Live Forever? On current evidence, I think not.