Some Might Say
Oasis, 1995, from (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. Solo by Noel Gallagher.
The glam-flavoured solo on the band's first UK No. 1 plays up their T. Rex influence.
Some Might Say, the band's first UK number one, leans hard into the glam rock Noel Gallagher loved. His solo borrows the stomping, boogie-inflected feel of Marc Bolan's records, with punchy phrases that stay close to the chord changes and a tone that is fat and fuzzy rather than sleek. It works because it never tries to be clever; it simply turns the energy of the chorus into guitar. The track helped establish Oasis as a band rooted in older British rock traditions. Listen for the way the lead phrases lock in with the drums, stressing the beat rather than floating over it, which gives the solo its glam strut.
Some Might Say by Oasis is featured in our Britpop (#9) list. The solo is played by Noel Gallagher and the song was released in 1995.
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Who played the guitar solo on Some Might Say?
Noel Gallagher played the solo on Oasis's Some Might Say (1995).