10 Perfect Rock Songs Cut From Classic Albums

There’s a good chance that any single Oasis released in the ‘90s had B-sides that were just as good as the main event. Even though Noel Gallagher had written his fair share of nonsense songs, the B-sides are where he really got to stretch, singing a handful of them instead of Liam and having a much more mellow feel all around, from the wistful ditty Half the World Away to dwelling on his complicated relationship with fame on Going Nowhere. Although Wonderwall might stand the test of time both as a song and a meme these days, the other side of that single might be the best run of music that the ‘90s version of the band ever put out.

Almost framed as a response to Champagne Supernova, The Masterplan might be the closest thing that Noel Gallagher has written to a full blown Beatles song without ripping them off. There might not be as many cheeky references to the Fab Four this time around, but the raw execution of a song like this is on par with what Lennon and McCartney might have done, bringing in an entire string section and Noel penning some of the most existential lyrics he would ever write, talking about riding the different waves of life and understanding that we’re all part of some masterplan that most of us don’t know about.

While Noel may have claimed to have a certain plan to put Oasis on top of the world, knowing what the masterplan really is doesn’t really matter. It’s all about the tune at the end of the day, and this is the kind of song that has the potential to fill football stadiums with joy until the end of time.