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Oasis Pays Tribute to Stone Roses' Mani at Brazil Show.
The roar of a Brazilian crowd, thick with the humid night air, is a particular kind of beast, a wave of sound that can either lift a band to immortality or swallow them whole. For Oasis, on the penultimate night of their long-awaited, frankly miraculous reunion tour, that energy was a tangible force, a feedback loop of Mancunian swagger and South American passion.It was in this electric communion, at the very peak of the sonic mountain, that Liam Gallagher paused, the eternal rock ‘n’ roll scowl softening for a beat. He stepped to the mic, not with a snarl, but with a reverence rarely seen.'We want to dedicate this to our dear friend, our hero, the one and only Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield,' he declared, his voice cutting through the din with a poignant clarity. It wasn't just a shout-out; it was a lineage acknowledged, a debt repaid in the currency of rock history.For anyone who understands the sacred geometry of Manchester music, this moment was seismic. Mani, the unflappable, groove-anchoring bassist for The Stone Roses, isn't just a fellow musician; he is a foundational pillar, a godfather to the entire Britpop explosion that Oasis would later commandeer.His work on songs like 'Fools Gold' and 'I Am the Resurrection' provided the rhythmic blueprint—that funky, low-slung pulse—that allowed a generation of bands to dream bigger, to marry dancefloor sensibilities with guitar-driven anthems. After the Roses' initial implosion, Mani didn't just fade away; he became the steady hand on the tiller for Oasis themselves during their later, more turbulent years, joining in 1999 and providing a crucial link to their own musical roots.This dedication in Brazil, then, was more than sentimental. It was a full-circle moment, an acknowledgment that the swagger of 'Supersonic' owes a debt to the jangle of 'Waterfall'.The song they played next, likely a monolithic rendition of 'Live Forever' or 'Champagne Supernova', wasn't just a Oasis track in that moment; it became a joint manifesto, a testament to a shared belief in the power of a killer melody and an unshakeable bassline. In the grand, often-fractious narrative of British rock, where feuds are legendary and egos are fragile, this was a rare glimpse of unity—a tip of the cap from the kings of the scene to the architect who helped lay the foundation. It was a reminder that before the battles for chart position and the tabloid headlines, there was just the music, and Mani’s bass has always been, and will always be, part of its essential, funky heartbeat.
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