Noel Gallagher On The Oasis 'Be Here Now' Reissue, Knebworth 20th Anniversary Plans And More

Translated from Japanese by Appleseed from the current isssueof  Rockin On' Magazine from Japan.

On Tracks on 'Chasing Yesterday'.

Parts of both "Lock All the Doors" and "The Dying of the Light" were written in Oasis era.

Noel almost finished writing "The Dying of the Light" during the recording of the first album, but he thought it was not appropriate song for his fisrt album, so he dropped it from the album.

Early verse of 'Lock All the Doors' became 'Setting Sun', and he tried to write a new verse for it several times but failed.

Originally 'The Right Stuff' and 'The Mexican' were recorded during sessions with Amorphous Androgynous.

'Riverman' and 'The Right Stuff' were done at about the end of recording for Chasing Yesterday.

'The Right Stuff' mood and arrangement are totally different from the one recorded by Amorphous Androgynous, which Noel didn't like so much.

He thought it was going to be B-side before it was completed.

On Recording the album.

Noel and Paul Stacey played almost all the instruments on the recording.

Paul played keyboards, guitar solo in 'Riverman' and 'The Girl With X-Ray Eyes', and the bass in 'Ballad Of the Mighty I'.

Noel played the guitars and bass in five songs, that are 'Riverman', 'In the Heat of the Moment', 'The Dying Of The Light', 'The Right Stuff' and 'The Mexican'.

On the reissue of Oasis' Be Here Now

The 'Be Here Now' reissue will be out one day, but he hasn't decided if  it will be out this year or sometime soon..

Next year will be the 20th anniversary of the legendary Knebworth concerts, so he's thinking about a idea and said "Shall I have special plan for 20th anniversary?".

Noel also wants to remaster and reissue some of albums that were released after 'Be Here Now'.

In addition , the magazine's interviewer said.

Lock All the Doors reminds us of rough and loud live concerts in early oasis era, and While the Song Remains the Same is like Neil Young, and You Know We Can't Go Back is reminiscent of Rock 'n' Roll Star, also there is the opener Riverman.

This album has got rock tunes with explosive guitar solos.

Noel's rock spirit like DM came back, and CY has also his new features.

'The Right Stuff' is composed of mainly instrumental part as Space jazz/Ambient Music-ish, and 'The Mexican' is new waver dance beat, then 'Ballad of the Mighty I' has disco beat, electric piano and Johnny Marr's guitar.

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Next Single 'Riverman' Will Be Out In February

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' next single will be the 'Riverman' and available on February 23, 2015 according to AMAZON.

Album opener 'Riverman' drifts on a blissful acoustic grove, before building to a skyscraping guitar solo and a gentle sax solo.

Noel says "It's the sound of 1970's Sunset Boulevard with Santana playing lead guitar over a pothead groove, and a Pink Floyd saxophone player in the background".

He said the track was inspired by a night out with Russell Brand and Morrissey in Los Angeles.

The solo in 'Riverman' is very good and performed by Paul Stacey and very reminiscent of David Crosby.

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Noel Gallagher On His Secret New Project, New Album And More

Notes taken by two lucky people who went to Noel Gallagher's interview and acoustic performance with John Wilson for BBC Radio 4's Mastertapes series.

I think the most potentially exciting thing was Noel let slip about a separate project he's doing he quickly back tracked as obviously shouldn't have said something.

He said he's got ten songs backing track recorded but only two lines of lyrics as he's struggling as he's not emotionally attached to the project, (he thinks they are amazing as instrumentals). John Wilson asked if was a soundtrack and he said no it will be an album.

Also the 'AKA.. What A Life' lyric came from when Noel was sleepwalking. Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno asked if he was still sleepwalking, Noel said yes and Serge said... What A Life!

John asked him what his plan was for the future after 'Chasing Yesterday' and he said his plan was not to take a long break.

He's got loads of songs left over from Oasis era.

He said most of the songs 'on the internet' that have yet to be released will probably never get recorded as he constantly writing newer songs.

'AKA... What A Life' and 'If I Had A Gun' would've been Oasis songs

The solo in 'Riverman' is very good and performed by Paul Stacey and very reminiscent of David Crosby.

John Wilson picked out 'The Right Stuff' as his stand out track (it was unprompted and he just came out with his like for the track).

Thanks to jaq515

'The Right Stuff' is left over from the Amorphous Androgynous album, perhaps why it's more 'out there' as the interviewer described it.

Apparently a cracking solo on 'Riverman'.

Noel's written an entire album of instrumentals that he hasn't yet been able to put words to for a 'side project.' The interviewer asked if it was for a movie soundtrack to which he said it wasn't and it will be an album if he can put write the lyrics for it. Was all rather odd and intriguing.

Thanks to willd255

Check out videos from yesterdays acoustic set here.

Check out the current collection and offers from Pretty Green here. John Wilson picked out the right stuff as his stand out track (ie was unpromted and he just came out with his like for it? If that makes sense)