I'm afraid it seems that a whole generation have been hoodwinked. If they really think The Smiths & Oass had talent, had a "message" (apart from "we are unoriginal crap & yet you still buy our material") then it seems to me - just my opinion, like - that they must have missed out on something in life.
Max Bygraves would turn in his grave.
Tony, Have you ever listened to oasis's Slide away when reminicing about a relationship gone wrong?, Or joined in with a group of friends whilst chanting the lyrics to Panic by the smiths directing the main chorus towards the

booth.
Its a generational thing.
For example you must have been about 60 / 70 ish when stairway to heaven was realeased, no doubt you thought that was uninspired nonsense too

They openly admited they lifted their inspiration from the blues artists of old.
As for Max Bygraves, he had his best days on Family Fortunes
