Hey Inxs Fans,
I found this article and this is VERY interesting. I got a smile out of it. Let me know what you guys think. This story made my day.

In 1996 at England's Brit Awards (the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys), Michael presented Oasis with Best Album, which they won for (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. When the notorious brats arrived at the podium, Noel Gallagher looked at Michael and said that a has-been shouldn't be presenting awards to "gonna-bes." Months later, in Dublin, while Andrew and Michael were visiting with their friends U2 and putting the finishing touches on the album demos, Michael met Bono one night at a pub, where Oasis singer Liam Gallagher showed up. The three front men sat down, drank freely, and as the night wore on, young master Gallagher became quite intolerable. As he's wont to do, Liam grew incomprehensible, belligerent, and very, very loud. Finally Michael had had enough. "Hey, man, why don't you shut up and sit down, you're being a fucking asshole," he said. "We're just trying to have a good time, what the fuck are you doing?". Liam garbled a threat, stood up, and got in Michael's face. And Bono got between them keeping the peace as only he could, until Liam calmed down. The next day, photos of Liam and Bono nose-to-nose appeared in tabloids everywhere and mistakenly reported that the two nearly came to blows. No punches were thrown, but the incident put an end to the night.
Michael left the pub and returned to the studio, where he ran into Andrew, who was off to bed. "He said, 'Man, don't worry, you don't need to stay, I just want to rerecord some background vocals. I don't think I did a very good job of them today,'" Andrew recalls. Michael and the engineer spent the next hour or so doing just that, adding layers to the chorus of the album's title track, "Elegantly Wasted." No one realized exactly what Michael had done until six months later in Chicago, while Andrew and Michael were doing press at a radio station.
"I've been listening to this chorus over an over-great song, by the way, guys-but I've got to ask you, are you saying 'I'm better than Oasis?' I swear I hear that on the background vocals," the DJ said. Andrew's face flushed while Michael sat in silence, smirking like the cat who swallowed the canary. Andrew stuttered the best response he could: "Well, no, the chorus, as far as I know, is 'I am elegantly wasted'. I'm not sure what you're hearing but that's what we're singing...Right, Michael?".

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w...tly_Wasted
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Yeah, I saw that. It's from an INXS book--I think it's their official autobiography. I love Oasis AND INXS, but I didn't like how Oasis dissed Michael at the awards show. Never got to see the 'real' INXS live.

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If that was what they said, they were right.

MotoPsycho said:

I don't think the original comment even makes sense. It's just Noel's rampant ego. Mixed with drugs and alcohol.
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u2prnce said:

I understood it. And I've heard the song hundreds of times and I have never thought that they were saying that.

And in my personal opinion, INXS - the original- was better than Oasis. But I will say that Oasis' songwriting was/is excellent.

Bono, the perpetual peace keeper!

Axchi696 said:

I know. I'd love a photo of this - Bono in the middle, holding them each back This must be around the time Bono wrote Please...

Axchi696, do you visit any U2 sites? I've been on Interference a bit recently.

But I will say that Oasis' songwriting was/is excellent.

Michael Hutchence will be remembered for his AMAZING voice. Oasis will be remembered for their fighting and for copying the Beatles. INXS wins that battle ANY day.

WonderU said:

Couldn't agree more. Nowadays, Oasis are has-beens with no legacy other than temper-tantrums and melodies copped from John and Paul.

JediMaster said:

Actually, they haven't had much of a Beatles influence for awhile now. It's been more 70s rock for the last 3 albums. Plus, they've got other guys in the band writing songs--not just Noel, He was the one who always through in the Beatles-type lyrics because he couldn't be bothered writing anything else. The Beatles thing is a red herring--they've always taken from everyone(T-Rex, Bowie, The Jam, etc) and made their own thing out of it. The Beatles just happen to be the Gallaghers' favorite group and the easiest one for lazy journalists to mention.