Love Quote by Nuno Bettencourt

There is something endearingly unvarnished about Nuno Bettencourt tossing off a list like a backstage confession: Live are “really good,” Stone Temple Pilots get a casual nod, Radiohead earns the full “I love,” and then the punchline lands - “Even Oasis.” In four beats, he sketches an entire 90s rock map and quietly positions himself inside it, not as a gatekeeper but as a working musician still thrilled by other bands.

The hierarchy matters. “Really good” is craft-respect; “I love” is identity-level attachment. Then “Even Oasis” carries the wink: Oasis, famously polarizing, becomes the guilty pleasure you admit to because the songs hit harder than your taste politics want to allow. Bettencourt’s intent feels less like ranking and more like refusing the snob reflex that rock culture can’t stop performing. He’s signaling range: post-grunge muscle (Live, STP), art-school maximalism (Radiohead), and unapologetic stadium swagger (Oasis). That spread reads like a musician’s playlist, not a critic’s argument.

Contextually, it’s also a subtle act of self-defense. Bettencourt came up in an era where “serious” credibility was policed aggressively, and guitar-forward bands were often treated as dated the moment alternative rock’s narrative shifted. By praising Radiohead while still making room for Oasis, he sidesteps the binary of “authentic” vs. “commercial.” The subtext: good songs survive the discourse, and a real player can admit it without losing status.