Tonight's Live On Letterman can be watched online HERE! from 8pm EST or on the player here.
The performance will also be available to stream afterwards
Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com
Beady Eye
Tonight's Live On Letterman can be watched online HERE! from 8pm EST or on the player here.
The performance will also be available to stream afterwards
Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com
Watch Beady Eye On Live On Letterman
Tonight's Live On Letterman can be watched online HERE! from 8pm EST or on the player here.
The performance will also be available to stream afterwards
Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com
Beady Eye
Lady GaGa
Liam Gallagher
Oasis
Peter Kay
Pretty Green
The Stone Roses
He may be a devoted dad, but Liam Gallagher is still berating everything in sight, including his “Louis Walsh”-esque brother. Jimi Famurewa ducks for cover
With a frightening snarl on his lips and his hand an inch from our face, Liam Gallagher is looming aggressively over ShortList. Don’t worry: things haven’t taken a turn for the worse after we criticised Songbird or revealed a pair of novelty Manchester United socks. The former Oasis frontman is merely re-enacting what it’s like to be confronted by a pushy paparazzo.
Rude snappers aren’t the only ones to feel his expletive-laden ire during our frenzied 30-minute interview at a west London hotel. Unbowed by Beady Eye’s modest record sales and celebrity detractors, the younger Gallagher brother still has plenty to get off his parka-clad chest. And he’s doing it in his usual delicate manner…
It’s been a year since you formed Beady Eye. How do you think it’s gone?
The first six gigs [we did] were a bit nervous but the pressure’s off now. We’re sh*t-hot live and we’ve been working on some new stuff. The next album will have bigger and better songs on it. This album was definitely a debut because there are certain songs that are just up and at you. But the next one is going to be mega — we’re not here to mess about.
Have you had to eject people yelling for Oasis songs at gigs?
I haven’t heard them, but they can do what they want. It ain’t going to happen. And that’s not because we don’t love Oasis, but because it’s over and we’ve got to move on. I think that 90 per cent of people want to move on too. Oasis had its f*cking time. People can go, “They were sh*t after the second album,” but I think we made some good [later] albums. We ended when we ended but up until that point we put out some good tunes, we were real and we didn’t take any sh*t. You need a band like that, so hopefully Beady Eye will carry that on.
Do you rate nu-folk bands such as Mumford & Sons?
I’m sure they’re all nice lads but that’s not for me, man. They look like f*cking Amish people. You know them ones with the big sideys that don’t use electricity? Growing their own food and putting barns up. I need music to be a bit more sexy and played by people who look a bit f*cking dangerous.
Brother are being compared to Oasis quite a bit...
I’ve heard a couple of tunes and it reminds me of Blur and Elastica. That to me is Britpop. Oasis weren’t that. Brother sound like they’re a bit more Camden than anything else. It’s not my cup of tea. I said, “I’m not having posh lads with tattoos,” but at least they’re playing guitar music. I was just seeing what they were made of, really.
So did they come back at you?
Yeah, they came back and said, “We don’t care what he says, we want to know what Noel says.” I wouldn’t give a f*ck what he’s got to say. Our kid looks more like Louis Walsh these days.
You’ve also recently been critical of Glastonbury. Are you not interested in playing it again?
I’m not, mate. Listen, I don’t wake up in the morning and go, “Here you are, the world according to Liam Gallagher.” Someone asked me about Glastonbury so I told them that last time I played there it was sh*t. You can hear the crowd talking while you’re playing, they don’t put any money into the PA and it’s just full of f*cking idiots. It’s like Bond Street with mud.
Were you disappointed with the low chart position of Beady Eye’s singles?
I’m not even worried. I’m certainly not arsed whether we go in at No1 or No71. I’ve been No1. If I was in a young band now then I’d be worried about it, but I’ve been there and had a look over the wall at what it is. It’s not guitar music’s time right now and that’s the way it is. You can’t force it to be in the charts and just because it is in the charts or at No1 doesn’t mean it’s any f*cking good. The f*cking Birdie Song nearly went to No1 and that wasn’t any good.
What do you think about people such as Lady Gaga?
I f*cking like her. Some of it’s bordering on ridiculous, but she brings it back around again because she can sing, she can dance, she’s out there taking chances and she’s not like all the other girl acts. She seems like she’s a bit f*cking mad and I like that. I like her, man.
After Oasis split, did you ever consider quitting music?
No. No way. Noel, for whatever reasons he’s f*cking spinning this week, left the band. We didn’t split up. He decided he wanted to get off and show the world he could turn a light switch on and off and write a tune. Everyone knows he can write songs and he was the main man in Oasis, but obviously that wasn’t enough for him. But I never thought, “That’s me. I’ve had my 18 years or whatever in the sun.” Music has always been a very big part of me. I’m going to do it until the day I die, man. And, hopefully, do some clothes at the same time. And look cool as f*ck until the day I die.
Since starting your clothing label Pretty Green, have the free clothes stretched your wardrobe to bursting point?
Yeah, man. Since I started Pretty Green my missus hasn’t been happy. I’ve always had more shoes than her [laughs]. I like my shoes. I just have to go through it every now and again and think, “D’you know what? I’ll give that to charity.” That makes me feel good. There’s loads of f*cking cool-looking tramps round our way now, mate.
How do you feel about celebrities wearing Pretty Green?
A few people like it. A lot of footballers, and Lewis Hamilton’s into it. There’s something in there for everyone. The prices could be a little bit expensive for people who haven’t got that much money, which is why we do the Green Label, but the Black Label looks f*cking tasty.
Any people you wouldn’t want wearing it?
Well, I would say [Manchester] United players, but they seem to like it a lot so we’ll leave them. Just f*cking axe murderers, paedophiles and people like that.
What about Jedward?
I don’t mind them little f*ckers. They don’t take themselves too seriously, do they?
Who were your style heroes when you were younger, then?
For me growing up in Manchester it was The Stone Roses. They always looked cool.
Where do you stand on The Stone Roses reunion rumours?
I’d love the Roses to get back, play that album and make a sh*tload of money for themselves, because I’m sure they didn’t make that much [before]. Do some great f*cking gigs, see what the reaction is and go make a new record. We come on to I Am The Resurrection at all of our gigs and the crowd go nuts. Apparently, Ian Brown’s worried about singing but he wouldn’t even have to — we’d sing it for him.
And what about an Oasis reunion?
What would be the point? We don’t get on with each other. Noel’s going down his path and I’m going down mine.
Do you miss singing those old songs?
No, because the songs we’re doing are equally good, I think. It’s early days. We only put the album out in February and some of those songs are going to grow into classics. I had a great time singing Oasis songs, without a doubt. But I think Oasis is beatable, man. There were certain things Oasis lacked.
Such as?
A bit more adventure. I’m not saying like Radiohead, where they go experimenting — a lot of that sh*t is barking up the wrong tree. With Oasis we did experiment but Noel was holding back the reins a bit. The thing for me is rock’n’roll isn’t about analysing it. It’s about if it makes you jump up and go, “Yeah! That’s a tune.” I could do you a well-crafted tune tomorrow, but if it just goes over your head, who cares? I don’t want to make lift music. Noel would write a song, it’d cover all the bases but it lacks that killer punch. And that’s what we’ve got with me. The people that go, “Oh, Beady Eye is not Oasis,” well, I’ll tell you what — you wait until you hear Noel’s music because that ain’t gonna be Oasis either. It might remind you of it but there’ll be something missing. And what’ll be missing is f*cking me.
Do you think you’ve mellowed with age?
Yeah, without a doubt. People live in the past — I’m 20 years older than that person they talk about. I’ve still got bits of that guy, but I’ve grown up as well.
What else do you get up to away from music?
I’m into that Rastamouse, mate. But I don’t watch it too much because my kids are a bit too old for it now. The usual, man. I’ve been to watch the new Pirates Of The Caribbean. I’m into my little sausage dogs — I’ve got a new chocolate-dappled one called Brigitte Bardot. It’s mega.
Have you seen Peter Kay since his jibe at you at last year’s Brits?
I’ve not bumped into that c*nt, but you’d know it if I did. How could you miss that idiot? The thing with him is he says it behind your back. I didn’t throw the award into the crowd to be a “knobhead” [like Kay said]. I threw it in to give it to the fans because Oasis was over and it was theirs now. It was like a José Mourinho thing. But obviously that f*cking idiot took it the wrong way because he’s not worldly and he doesn’t come down to London. He just lives in ‘Boooorlton’.
How’s the Beatles film you’re working on coming along?
I’ve seen the first script and it’s f*cking funny. It’s not Austin Powers-y but it’s got great humour in it. It’s going to be mega. We need an actor to play Derek Taylor [The Beatles’ press officer and lead role in the film] and I’m going for Johnny Depp. He’s a big star, he’s a great actor and he’s got that quirky sh*t we need.
Derek Taylor’s a bit like he’s always tripping his head off.
Finally, was there any truth to the rumour that you burgled Richard and Judy when you were younger?
Saying that I robbed their house… Are you taking the p*ss? It’s a good job I f*cking like them otherwise they’d have heard from our lawyers. I woke up that morning, saw it in the papers and went, “You f*cking what?” Some other c*nt could get uptight about that, I just laughed at it. I know who did rob their house, mind [laughs].
Source: www.shortlist.com
Liam Gallagher Talks Beady Eye, Oasis, Pretty Green, Stone Roses, Peter Kay, Lady Gaga And More
He may be a devoted dad, but Liam Gallagher is still berating everything in sight, including his “Louis Walsh”-esque brother. Jimi Famurewa ducks for cover
With a frightening snarl on his lips and his hand an inch from our face, Liam Gallagher is looming aggressively over ShortList. Don’t worry: things haven’t taken a turn for the worse after we criticised Songbird or revealed a pair of novelty Manchester United socks. The former Oasis frontman is merely re-enacting what it’s like to be confronted by a pushy paparazzo.
Rude snappers aren’t the only ones to feel his expletive-laden ire during our frenzied 30-minute interview at a west London hotel. Unbowed by Beady Eye’s modest record sales and celebrity detractors, the younger Gallagher brother still has plenty to get off his parka-clad chest. And he’s doing it in his usual delicate manner…
It’s been a year since you formed Beady Eye. How do you think it’s gone?
The first six gigs [we did] were a bit nervous but the pressure’s off now. We’re sh*t-hot live and we’ve been working on some new stuff. The next album will have bigger and better songs on it. This album was definitely a debut because there are certain songs that are just up and at you. But the next one is going to be mega — we’re not here to mess about.
Have you had to eject people yelling for Oasis songs at gigs?
I haven’t heard them, but they can do what they want. It ain’t going to happen. And that’s not because we don’t love Oasis, but because it’s over and we’ve got to move on. I think that 90 per cent of people want to move on too. Oasis had its f*cking time. People can go, “They were sh*t after the second album,” but I think we made some good [later] albums. We ended when we ended but up until that point we put out some good tunes, we were real and we didn’t take any sh*t. You need a band like that, so hopefully Beady Eye will carry that on.
Do you rate nu-folk bands such as Mumford & Sons?
I’m sure they’re all nice lads but that’s not for me, man. They look like f*cking Amish people. You know them ones with the big sideys that don’t use electricity? Growing their own food and putting barns up. I need music to be a bit more sexy and played by people who look a bit f*cking dangerous.
Brother are being compared to Oasis quite a bit...
I’ve heard a couple of tunes and it reminds me of Blur and Elastica. That to me is Britpop. Oasis weren’t that. Brother sound like they’re a bit more Camden than anything else. It’s not my cup of tea. I said, “I’m not having posh lads with tattoos,” but at least they’re playing guitar music. I was just seeing what they were made of, really.
So did they come back at you?
Yeah, they came back and said, “We don’t care what he says, we want to know what Noel says.” I wouldn’t give a f*ck what he’s got to say. Our kid looks more like Louis Walsh these days.
You’ve also recently been critical of Glastonbury. Are you not interested in playing it again?
I’m not, mate. Listen, I don’t wake up in the morning and go, “Here you are, the world according to Liam Gallagher.” Someone asked me about Glastonbury so I told them that last time I played there it was sh*t. You can hear the crowd talking while you’re playing, they don’t put any money into the PA and it’s just full of f*cking idiots. It’s like Bond Street with mud.
Were you disappointed with the low chart position of Beady Eye’s singles?
I’m not even worried. I’m certainly not arsed whether we go in at No1 or No71. I’ve been No1. If I was in a young band now then I’d be worried about it, but I’ve been there and had a look over the wall at what it is. It’s not guitar music’s time right now and that’s the way it is. You can’t force it to be in the charts and just because it is in the charts or at No1 doesn’t mean it’s any f*cking good. The f*cking Birdie Song nearly went to No1 and that wasn’t any good.
What do you think about people such as Lady Gaga?
I f*cking like her. Some of it’s bordering on ridiculous, but she brings it back around again because she can sing, she can dance, she’s out there taking chances and she’s not like all the other girl acts. She seems like she’s a bit f*cking mad and I like that. I like her, man.
After Oasis split, did you ever consider quitting music?
No. No way. Noel, for whatever reasons he’s f*cking spinning this week, left the band. We didn’t split up. He decided he wanted to get off and show the world he could turn a light switch on and off and write a tune. Everyone knows he can write songs and he was the main man in Oasis, but obviously that wasn’t enough for him. But I never thought, “That’s me. I’ve had my 18 years or whatever in the sun.” Music has always been a very big part of me. I’m going to do it until the day I die, man. And, hopefully, do some clothes at the same time. And look cool as f*ck until the day I die.
Since starting your clothing label Pretty Green, have the free clothes stretched your wardrobe to bursting point?
Yeah, man. Since I started Pretty Green my missus hasn’t been happy. I’ve always had more shoes than her [laughs]. I like my shoes. I just have to go through it every now and again and think, “D’you know what? I’ll give that to charity.” That makes me feel good. There’s loads of f*cking cool-looking tramps round our way now, mate.
How do you feel about celebrities wearing Pretty Green?
A few people like it. A lot of footballers, and Lewis Hamilton’s into it. There’s something in there for everyone. The prices could be a little bit expensive for people who haven’t got that much money, which is why we do the Green Label, but the Black Label looks f*cking tasty.
Any people you wouldn’t want wearing it?
Well, I would say [Manchester] United players, but they seem to like it a lot so we’ll leave them. Just f*cking axe murderers, paedophiles and people like that.
What about Jedward?
I don’t mind them little f*ckers. They don’t take themselves too seriously, do they?
Who were your style heroes when you were younger, then?
For me growing up in Manchester it was The Stone Roses. They always looked cool.
Where do you stand on The Stone Roses reunion rumours?
I’d love the Roses to get back, play that album and make a sh*tload of money for themselves, because I’m sure they didn’t make that much [before]. Do some great f*cking gigs, see what the reaction is and go make a new record. We come on to I Am The Resurrection at all of our gigs and the crowd go nuts. Apparently, Ian Brown’s worried about singing but he wouldn’t even have to — we’d sing it for him.
And what about an Oasis reunion?
What would be the point? We don’t get on with each other. Noel’s going down his path and I’m going down mine.
Do you miss singing those old songs?
No, because the songs we’re doing are equally good, I think. It’s early days. We only put the album out in February and some of those songs are going to grow into classics. I had a great time singing Oasis songs, without a doubt. But I think Oasis is beatable, man. There were certain things Oasis lacked.
Such as?
A bit more adventure. I’m not saying like Radiohead, where they go experimenting — a lot of that sh*t is barking up the wrong tree. With Oasis we did experiment but Noel was holding back the reins a bit. The thing for me is rock’n’roll isn’t about analysing it. It’s about if it makes you jump up and go, “Yeah! That’s a tune.” I could do you a well-crafted tune tomorrow, but if it just goes over your head, who cares? I don’t want to make lift music. Noel would write a song, it’d cover all the bases but it lacks that killer punch. And that’s what we’ve got with me. The people that go, “Oh, Beady Eye is not Oasis,” well, I’ll tell you what — you wait until you hear Noel’s music because that ain’t gonna be Oasis either. It might remind you of it but there’ll be something missing. And what’ll be missing is f*cking me.
Do you think you’ve mellowed with age?
Yeah, without a doubt. People live in the past — I’m 20 years older than that person they talk about. I’ve still got bits of that guy, but I’ve grown up as well.
What else do you get up to away from music?
I’m into that Rastamouse, mate. But I don’t watch it too much because my kids are a bit too old for it now. The usual, man. I’ve been to watch the new Pirates Of The Caribbean. I’m into my little sausage dogs — I’ve got a new chocolate-dappled one called Brigitte Bardot. It’s mega.
Have you seen Peter Kay since his jibe at you at last year’s Brits?
I’ve not bumped into that c*nt, but you’d know it if I did. How could you miss that idiot? The thing with him is he says it behind your back. I didn’t throw the award into the crowd to be a “knobhead” [like Kay said]. I threw it in to give it to the fans because Oasis was over and it was theirs now. It was like a José Mourinho thing. But obviously that f*cking idiot took it the wrong way because he’s not worldly and he doesn’t come down to London. He just lives in ‘Boooorlton’.
How’s the Beatles film you’re working on coming along?
I’ve seen the first script and it’s f*cking funny. It’s not Austin Powers-y but it’s got great humour in it. It’s going to be mega. We need an actor to play Derek Taylor [The Beatles’ press officer and lead role in the film] and I’m going for Johnny Depp. He’s a big star, he’s a great actor and he’s got that quirky sh*t we need.
Derek Taylor’s a bit like he’s always tripping his head off.
Finally, was there any truth to the rumour that you burgled Richard and Judy when you were younger?
Saying that I robbed their house… Are you taking the p*ss? It’s a good job I f*cking like them otherwise they’d have heard from our lawyers. I woke up that morning, saw it in the papers and went, “You f*cking what?” Some other c*nt could get uptight about that, I just laughed at it. I know who did rob their house, mind [laughs].
Source: www.shortlist.com
Liam Gallagher
Louis Walsh
Noel Gallagher
Liam Gallagher had better not ask Mumford & Sons for a spot on the guest list soon.
The Beady Eye frontman has hammered the folk band for the way they dress.
He said: "They look like f****** Amish people.
You know, them ones with the big sideys that don't use electricity?
"Growing their own food and putting barns up... I need music to be a bit more sexy and played by people who look a bit f****** dangerous."
He also had a dig at newlywed brother Noel, saying: "Our kid looks more like Louis Walsh these days."
Talking clobber again, he told Shortlist magazine, out today, that he owns more shoes than missus Nicole.
Liam added: "I've always had more shoes than her, I like my shoes.
"I just have to go through it every now and again and think, 'D'you know what? I'll give that to charity.' That makes me feel good."
Sounds like he's after Gok Wan's job.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Liam Gallagher Gives Mumford Fash Bash
Liam Gallagher had better not ask Mumford & Sons for a spot on the guest list soon.
The Beady Eye frontman has hammered the folk band for the way they dress.
He said: "They look like f****** Amish people.
You know, them ones with the big sideys that don't use electricity?
"Growing their own food and putting barns up... I need music to be a bit more sexy and played by people who look a bit f****** dangerous."
He also had a dig at newlywed brother Noel, saying: "Our kid looks more like Louis Walsh these days."
Talking clobber again, he told Shortlist magazine, out today, that he owns more shoes than missus Nicole.
Liam added: "I've always had more shoes than her, I like my shoes.
"I just have to go through it every now and again and think, 'D'you know what? I'll give that to charity.' That makes me feel good."
Sounds like he's after Gok Wan's job.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Beady Eye
Beady Eye will make their appearance on 'Live on Letterman' on Wednesday, June 22 at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
The private concert will be broadcast LIVE on CBS.com & on select CBS Radio stations throughout America.
Following the broadcast, Beady Eye will make their US television debut on 'The Late Show with David Letterman', airing at 11:35pm ET/PT, and the full set will be available on-demand on VEVO.com and the CBS online network.
US ONLY
The winner of the two tickets to the Letterman show is Jordan Davis, thanks to Dangerbird records for the prize.
Watch Beady Eye On Letterman Tomorrow
Beady Eye will make their appearance on 'Live on Letterman' on Wednesday, June 22 at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
The private concert will be broadcast LIVE on CBS.com & on select CBS Radio stations throughout America.
Following the broadcast, Beady Eye will make their US television debut on 'The Late Show with David Letterman', airing at 11:35pm ET/PT, and the full set will be available on-demand on VEVO.com and the CBS online network.
US ONLY
The winner of the two tickets to the Letterman show is Jordan Davis, thanks to Dangerbird records for the prize.
Beady Eye
British rocker Liam Gallagher was clearly in friendly territory on Monday night at Sound Academy before his post-Oasis band Beady Eye took the stage for their much anticipated Toronto debut.
First of all, Gallagher’s married to Hamilton, Ont.’s Nicole Appleton, and they have a son together.
So maybe it was family, and not a group of fans on a small balcony overlooking the packed floor below, that dangled a large Union Jack flag minutes before Gallagher appeared on stage.
Whatever the case, about 10 minutes later, Gallagher came out decked in his own neck-to-knees stylish Union Jack jacket with a questionable pageboy haircut but still looking every inch the rock star. The chants of “Liam! Liam!” started up shortly afterwards.
Swagger fully intact and in great, big voice, with his arms behind his back in his trademark stance, Gallagher then let it rip for the next hour and 10 minutes.
With only one Beady Eye album, Different Gear, Still Speeding, to play from, the occasional B-side (Two of A Kind), bonus track (Man Of Misery) and cover (World Of Twist’s Sons of The Stage) was thrown into the mix too.
Gallagher, aided by guitarists Gem Archer and Andy Bell and drummer Chris Sharrock (essentially four-fifths of Oasis), plus touring bassist Jeff Wootton and keyboardist Matt Jones, had the audience riveted to his every move, whether he was rolling up a towel in one fist like he was getting ready to deliver a punch, or just prowling the stage checking fans out.
And even if the Beady Eye songs aren’t uniformly great - the album is a hit and miss affair - you’ve got to give Liam credit for being the first Gallagher out of the gate with music.
While he is touring North America with Beady Eye for the first time, his older brother Noel - who left Oasis after one final furious fight with his sibling before a 2009 Paris concert - just got married for the second time this past weekend overseas (an event to which Liam wasn’t invited) and has yet to release his first post-Oasis solo album.
This isn’t meant to pit one brother against the other, only to say that after you’ve been in a super successful Britpop band like Oasis for 15 years, it’s not easy to emerge from that shadow.
And given Noel was always thought of as the band’s brain trust as the guitarist and main songwriter, it’s surprising that Liam’s the one first up to bat.
Of the Beady Eye songs, charging rockers like Four Letter Word and Beatles and Stones worked best, opening the evening one after the other, but middling numbers like Millionaire, Two Of a Kind, For Anyone, Wind up Dream, Morning Son, and Wigwam, dragged the proceedings down.
They also had one good ballad, Kill For a Dream, but the other standouts were of the mid-tempo to rocking variety like The Roller, the set highlight Bring The Light with black and white film of go-go girls played in the background while Gallagher dedicated the song to “all the beautiful ladies of Toronto,” Standing On The Edge Of the Noise, and Three Ring Circus.
Sadly, Gallagher has decided any Oasis material is a no-go zone in his current live show and one couldn’t help wonder how much better Monday night’s show might have been had he thrown in the odd Oasis song, even if it was just the ones he, and not Noel, had written.
No one can deny the musical past, especially when it’s one as rich as that of Oasis.
SET LIST:
Four Letter Word
Beatles and Stones
Millionaire
Two of a Kind
For Anyone
The Roller
Wind Up Dream
Bring the Light
Standing on The Edge Of The Noise
Kill for a Dream
Three Ring Circus
The Beat Goes On
Man of Misery
Morning Son
Wigwam
Source: www.torontosun.com
Click here for a number of pictures from the gig.
Review, Gallery And Videos Of Beady Eye In Toronto
British rocker Liam Gallagher was clearly in friendly territory on Monday night at Sound Academy before his post-Oasis band Beady Eye took the stage for their much anticipated Toronto debut.
First of all, Gallagher’s married to Hamilton, Ont.’s Nicole Appleton, and they have a son together.
So maybe it was family, and not a group of fans on a small balcony overlooking the packed floor below, that dangled a large Union Jack flag minutes before Gallagher appeared on stage.
Whatever the case, about 10 minutes later, Gallagher came out decked in his own neck-to-knees stylish Union Jack jacket with a questionable pageboy haircut but still looking every inch the rock star. The chants of “Liam! Liam!” started up shortly afterwards.
Swagger fully intact and in great, big voice, with his arms behind his back in his trademark stance, Gallagher then let it rip for the next hour and 10 minutes.
With only one Beady Eye album, Different Gear, Still Speeding, to play from, the occasional B-side (Two of A Kind), bonus track (Man Of Misery) and cover (World Of Twist’s Sons of The Stage) was thrown into the mix too.
Gallagher, aided by guitarists Gem Archer and Andy Bell and drummer Chris Sharrock (essentially four-fifths of Oasis), plus touring bassist Jeff Wootton and keyboardist Matt Jones, had the audience riveted to his every move, whether he was rolling up a towel in one fist like he was getting ready to deliver a punch, or just prowling the stage checking fans out.
And even if the Beady Eye songs aren’t uniformly great - the album is a hit and miss affair - you’ve got to give Liam credit for being the first Gallagher out of the gate with music.
While he is touring North America with Beady Eye for the first time, his older brother Noel - who left Oasis after one final furious fight with his sibling before a 2009 Paris concert - just got married for the second time this past weekend overseas (an event to which Liam wasn’t invited) and has yet to release his first post-Oasis solo album.
This isn’t meant to pit one brother against the other, only to say that after you’ve been in a super successful Britpop band like Oasis for 15 years, it’s not easy to emerge from that shadow.
And given Noel was always thought of as the band’s brain trust as the guitarist and main songwriter, it’s surprising that Liam’s the one first up to bat.
Of the Beady Eye songs, charging rockers like Four Letter Word and Beatles and Stones worked best, opening the evening one after the other, but middling numbers like Millionaire, Two Of a Kind, For Anyone, Wind up Dream, Morning Son, and Wigwam, dragged the proceedings down.
They also had one good ballad, Kill For a Dream, but the other standouts were of the mid-tempo to rocking variety like The Roller, the set highlight Bring The Light with black and white film of go-go girls played in the background while Gallagher dedicated the song to “all the beautiful ladies of Toronto,” Standing On The Edge Of the Noise, and Three Ring Circus.
Sadly, Gallagher has decided any Oasis material is a no-go zone in his current live show and one couldn’t help wonder how much better Monday night’s show might have been had he thrown in the odd Oasis song, even if it was just the ones he, and not Noel, had written.
No one can deny the musical past, especially when it’s one as rich as that of Oasis.
SET LIST:
Four Letter Word
Beatles and Stones
Millionaire
Two of a Kind
For Anyone
The Roller
Wind Up Dream
Bring the Light
Standing on The Edge Of The Noise
Kill for a Dream
Three Ring Circus
The Beat Goes On
Man of Misery
Morning Son
Wigwam
Source: www.torontosun.com
Click here for a number of pictures from the gig.
Beady Eye
Bonehead
Hippy Mafia
Jay-Z
Oasis
Gaz from the Hippy Mafia who's band are supporting Beady Eye's in Canada, took time to answer a few questions ahead of tonight's gig.
The Hippy Mafia is the collaboration of five individuals from five music genres hailing from Manchester UK and Ontario Canada.
Who's in the band and how did you meet up?
The three of us are from Manchester, we played together on and off for years. Then we moved to Toronto for no particular reason, there we met two West Indian Torontonians who were huge Oasis and Manchester music fans. Which was unusual we thought, we all shared a love and passion for the Beatles as well as 60's soul and funk.
So we formed a band Hippymafia, who have been described by one journalist 'the Black Beatles',which I love. Not sure its accurate, but I'm having that one.
How did the Beady Eye gigs come about? What should fans expect?
Our mate here in Toronto is another ex-pat Mancunian. 'Coatsey' he's an old school friend of Liam's and as well as guitar tech for us he is also guitar tech for Snow Patrol who share the same Tour manager Neil Mather as Beady Eye.
Neil was also Tour Manager for the Happy Mondays, my former band. Also Castro our vocalist/guitar was in Bonehead's band. It's all very incestious, if that's a fucking word?
We mix 60's type melody/heavy guitars with harmonies and poetic Rap. We have 2 vocalist one sings one raps. Don't be put off by the Rap element, it's rapping for folks who don't usually dig rap. It all fits together, strange as it may seem sort of Beach Boys meets Jay-Z if you like!!!
Have you heard Different Gear, Still Speeding? If so, what are your thoughts?
To be blunt, best album in the last five years for me Oasis aside of course. It's a grower (which are always the best albums)it takes a few listens, but it blows my mind love it.
Each week I have a different favourite track, its got attitude and melody. It has a very Rubber Soul/Revolver era feel, I can't stop playing it. It's an album that will have legs today's favourite is Wigwam. We really like the new album a lot, and we're psyched to hear the songs live.
Were you fans of Oasis? If so, when did you first hear them? What are your favourite tracks?
I seem alone on this but my favourite album is 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants'. It may be because I played drums for the support band (Proud Mary) on that tour, so I got to see it close up.. I first heard them off a demo Phil Saxe had when he was working for Factory Records. As for fav track it's difficult, off the top of my head 'D'You Know What I Mean?' is top and 'I'm Outta Time' is a personal favourite.
What are your plans for the rest of the year? Will you be playing dates anywhere outside the US?
Not sure,nothing planned as yet. would love to play IK for obvious reasons.
For more details on the band visit here, follow the band on Twitter by clicking here.
Thanks to Gaz for taking the time to do this.
The Hippy Mafia On Supporting Beady Eye In Toronto
Gaz from the Hippy Mafia who's band are supporting Beady Eye's in Canada, took time to answer a few questions ahead of tonight's gig.
The Hippy Mafia is the collaboration of five individuals from five music genres hailing from Manchester UK and Ontario Canada.
Who's in the band and how did you meet up?
The three of us are from Manchester, we played together on and off for years. Then we moved to Toronto for no particular reason, there we met two West Indian Torontonians who were huge Oasis and Manchester music fans. Which was unusual we thought, we all shared a love and passion for the Beatles as well as 60's soul and funk.
So we formed a band Hippymafia, who have been described by one journalist 'the Black Beatles',which I love. Not sure its accurate, but I'm having that one.
How did the Beady Eye gigs come about? What should fans expect?
Our mate here in Toronto is another ex-pat Mancunian. 'Coatsey' he's an old school friend of Liam's and as well as guitar tech for us he is also guitar tech for Snow Patrol who share the same Tour manager Neil Mather as Beady Eye.
Neil was also Tour Manager for the Happy Mondays, my former band. Also Castro our vocalist/guitar was in Bonehead's band. It's all very incestious, if that's a fucking word?
We mix 60's type melody/heavy guitars with harmonies and poetic Rap. We have 2 vocalist one sings one raps. Don't be put off by the Rap element, it's rapping for folks who don't usually dig rap. It all fits together, strange as it may seem sort of Beach Boys meets Jay-Z if you like!!!
Have you heard Different Gear, Still Speeding? If so, what are your thoughts?
To be blunt, best album in the last five years for me Oasis aside of course. It's a grower (which are always the best albums)it takes a few listens, but it blows my mind love it.
Each week I have a different favourite track, its got attitude and melody. It has a very Rubber Soul/Revolver era feel, I can't stop playing it. It's an album that will have legs today's favourite is Wigwam. We really like the new album a lot, and we're psyched to hear the songs live.
Were you fans of Oasis? If so, when did you first hear them? What are your favourite tracks?
I seem alone on this but my favourite album is 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants'. It may be because I played drums for the support band (Proud Mary) on that tour, so I got to see it close up.. I first heard them off a demo Phil Saxe had when he was working for Factory Records. As for fav track it's difficult, off the top of my head 'D'You Know What I Mean?' is top and 'I'm Outta Time' is a personal favourite.
What are your plans for the rest of the year? Will you be playing dates anywhere outside the US?
Not sure,nothing planned as yet. would love to play IK for obvious reasons.
For more details on the band visit here, follow the band on Twitter by clicking here.
Thanks to Gaz for taking the time to do this.
Beady Eye
Beady Eye are set to headline at this year's iTunes Festival on 5th July at London's Roundhouse.Beady Eye Records have secured 50 pairs of tickets for UK fans to win.
To be in with a chance of winning a pair and seeing Beady Eye play, go HERE!
Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com
Win Tickets To See Beady Eye At The iTunes Festival
Beady Eye are set to headline at this year's iTunes Festival on 5th July at London's Roundhouse.Beady Eye Records have secured 50 pairs of tickets for UK fans to win.
To be in with a chance of winning a pair and seeing Beady Eye play, go HERE!
Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com
Liam Gallagher
Below is a video of the Making of the Obsessed with sound campaign featuring Liam Gallagher of Beady Eye -- for the Philips Fidelio docking speaker.
Liam Gallagher is the face of the Philips Fidelio docking speaker. Click here for more news on Liam, his sound obsession and Philips Fidelio.
Part Two: Behind The Scenes With 'Philips Fidelio' Working With Liam Gallagher
Below is a video of the Making of the Obsessed with sound campaign featuring Liam Gallagher of Beady Eye -- for the Philips Fidelio docking speaker.
Liam Gallagher is the face of the Philips Fidelio docking speaker. Click here for more news on Liam, his sound obsession and Philips Fidelio.
Beady Eye
Beady Eye are pleased to announce they will be performing for the first time in Korea on September 3rd at Seoul's AX Hall venue.
Fans may remember Beady Eye were initially set to play in May as part of their Far East tour but the band were forced to postpone due to the effects of the earthquake in Japan.
Tickets for the re-scheduled gig go on sale at 2pm (local time) on June 28th from the Interpark website HERE! and through their box office on 1544-1555.
Beady Eye's gig in Seoul will precede their sold out 5-date debut tour of Japan.
Source: www.beadyeyeusic.com
Beady Eye Make Korean Debut
Beady Eye are pleased to announce they will be performing for the first time in Korea on September 3rd at Seoul's AX Hall venue.
Fans may remember Beady Eye were initially set to play in May as part of their Far East tour but the band were forced to postpone due to the effects of the earthquake in Japan.
Tickets for the re-scheduled gig go on sale at 2pm (local time) on June 28th from the Interpark website HERE! and through their box office on 1544-1555.
Beady Eye's gig in Seoul will precede their sold out 5-date debut tour of Japan.
Source: www.beadyeyeusic.com
Beady Eye
Beady Eye will play at The Sound Academy in Toronto, Canada today (June 20th).
If you are going to the show, and you are able to scan your ticket or send in pictures email them to us @ scyhodotcom@gmail.com and I will do my best to get them on the site.
Visit my newly launched Beady Eye fan site www.standingontheedgeofthenoise.com by clicking here.
Beady Eye Roll Into Toronto
Beady Eye will play at The Sound Academy in Toronto, Canada today (June 20th).
If you are going to the show, and you are able to scan your ticket or send in pictures email them to us @ scyhodotcom@gmail.com and I will do my best to get them on the site.
Visit my newly launched Beady Eye fan site www.standingontheedgeofthenoise.com by clicking here.
Noel Gallagher
Paul Gallagher
Paul Weller
Russell Brand
Sara Gallagher
Simon Cowell
A few years back, giving Russell Brand access to bridesmaids, a free bar and a microphone would almost certainly have ended in tears.
His stand-up comedy talents and track record for controversy make him both the perfect and worst candidate to be a best man.
But his speech at Noel Gallagher's wedding to stunning Scottish bride Sara MacDonald was an absolute cracker.
Strict instructions not to swear in front of the kids and keep the material clean were obeyed. Well, almost. And temptation wasn't a problem with wife Katy Perry missing (she's on tour) - the maid of honour was heavily preggers.
Russell poked fun at the Oasis star over a night out they had when George Michael's ex Kenny Goss took a shine to Noel. He had to get pal Matt Morgan to deflect the advances, prompting Matt's classic line: "No wonder George Michael always sleeps in his car."
He also had a laugh about Simon Cowell ringing Noel offering megabucks for X Factor and Noel's star-struck son Donavan asking if he could have a chat too.
There was great material about Sara working in a greasy spoon in Edinburgh as a teenager. The cafe was called Oasis and she used to get chatted up by football casuals - so nothing much has changed.
The happy couple married at the classy Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest on Saturday. For ladies who are interested, Sara wore a vintage 1930s ivory dress then changed into Tom Ford sequins for the reception. It was an intimate bash with a few famous faces - Modfather Paul Weller, actor John SimmO, David WalliamsA and Lara Stone, M People legend Mike Pickering and Manchester's top ticket tout Scully.
Noel and Sara were piped into the service and into dinner. First dance was Be My Baby by The Ronettes. Their well-behaved nippers, Donovan and Sonny, and Noel's daughter Anais, were a credit to them.
Russell said: "Kids have the right attitude. After the service, Donovan said, 'Can we go home now? I want to watch Wacky Races'."
The "grown-ups" carried on until 7am, with the brilliant Gary Crowley and Noel's brother Paul on the decks.
Only one idiot let the side down, by going for a swim in the duck pond outside as the sun came up.
Congratulations to the happy couple - two of the most genuine and kind characters in this showbiz lark.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Russell Brand Was Noel Gallagher's Best Man
A few years back, giving Russell Brand access to bridesmaids, a free bar and a microphone would almost certainly have ended in tears.
His stand-up comedy talents and track record for controversy make him both the perfect and worst candidate to be a best man.
But his speech at Noel Gallagher's wedding to stunning Scottish bride Sara MacDonald was an absolute cracker.
Strict instructions not to swear in front of the kids and keep the material clean were obeyed. Well, almost. And temptation wasn't a problem with wife Katy Perry missing (she's on tour) - the maid of honour was heavily preggers.
Russell poked fun at the Oasis star over a night out they had when George Michael's ex Kenny Goss took a shine to Noel. He had to get pal Matt Morgan to deflect the advances, prompting Matt's classic line: "No wonder George Michael always sleeps in his car."
He also had a laugh about Simon Cowell ringing Noel offering megabucks for X Factor and Noel's star-struck son Donavan asking if he could have a chat too.
There was great material about Sara working in a greasy spoon in Edinburgh as a teenager. The cafe was called Oasis and she used to get chatted up by football casuals - so nothing much has changed.
The happy couple married at the classy Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest on Saturday. For ladies who are interested, Sara wore a vintage 1930s ivory dress then changed into Tom Ford sequins for the reception. It was an intimate bash with a few famous faces - Modfather Paul Weller, actor John SimmO, David WalliamsA and Lara Stone, M People legend Mike Pickering and Manchester's top ticket tout Scully.
Noel and Sara were piped into the service and into dinner. First dance was Be My Baby by The Ronettes. Their well-behaved nippers, Donovan and Sonny, and Noel's daughter Anais, were a credit to them.
Russell said: "Kids have the right attitude. After the service, Donovan said, 'Can we go home now? I want to watch Wacky Races'."
The "grown-ups" carried on until 7am, with the brilliant Gary Crowley and Noel's brother Paul on the decks.
Only one idiot let the side down, by going for a swim in the duck pond outside as the sun came up.
Congratulations to the happy couple - two of the most genuine and kind characters in this showbiz lark.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Beady Eye
Liam Gallagher's new band at Metro is US debut.
At its best, Oasis earned its accolades, with Liam Gallagher a bona fide frontman cut from a since-broken mold, and Noel Gallagher a songwriter whose ego, talent and (frankly) good timing propelled the group to untold heights. Those facts were often frustrated by the siblings' famous fights, and indeed, freed from Oasis after his big brother finally quit in 2009, Liam wasted little time forming a new group, Beady Eye, along with most of his former Oasis bandmates. That the project bears many Oasis hallmarks should be no surprise, and neither should news that the group immediately sold out its appearance at the Metro Saturday night – its first-ever US show. Indeed, fans were apparently lining up hours before doors opened for this rare club date from a band whose members once ruled stadiums.
You can take the band out of the stadium, but you can't take the stadium out of the band, and Beady Eye whipped through songs from its debut "Different Gear, Still Speeding" Saturday with the confidence of a seasoned act with nothing to prove. As usual, Gallagher, wearing a Union Jack coat buttoned to the neck, seethed with a pugilist's intensity, often striking an imperious pose as he stared impassively down at his subjects – he's so cool he doesn't work the crowd, the crowd works for him. Meanwhile, Gem Archer and Andy Bell built walls of guitars from the bricks of the British Invasion, albeit often with a sly self-awareness: it can't be a coincidence that a song called "Beatles and Stones" sounded like the Who, or that "Bring the Light" recalled the kind of piano-pounding proto rock and roll that Lennon and McCartney themselves idolized and imitated.
But part of the fun was in catching those familiar elements channeled through a fresh vessel, coursing though songs such as the electric "Four Letter Word" or the more formalist '60s nod "The Beat Goes On," a would-be anthem that echoed Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes" by way of the Fab Four. Gallagher, for his part, seemed surprisingly appreciative of the band's reception, even if he likely expected no less. "Thank you for coming out and having a look," he said with understatement, knowing full well the ranks of those lookers will steadily swell.
Source: www.chicagotribune.com
Another Review Of Beady Eye In Chicago
Liam Gallagher's new band at Metro is US debut.
At its best, Oasis earned its accolades, with Liam Gallagher a bona fide frontman cut from a since-broken mold, and Noel Gallagher a songwriter whose ego, talent and (frankly) good timing propelled the group to untold heights. Those facts were often frustrated by the siblings' famous fights, and indeed, freed from Oasis after his big brother finally quit in 2009, Liam wasted little time forming a new group, Beady Eye, along with most of his former Oasis bandmates. That the project bears many Oasis hallmarks should be no surprise, and neither should news that the group immediately sold out its appearance at the Metro Saturday night – its first-ever US show. Indeed, fans were apparently lining up hours before doors opened for this rare club date from a band whose members once ruled stadiums.
You can take the band out of the stadium, but you can't take the stadium out of the band, and Beady Eye whipped through songs from its debut "Different Gear, Still Speeding" Saturday with the confidence of a seasoned act with nothing to prove. As usual, Gallagher, wearing a Union Jack coat buttoned to the neck, seethed with a pugilist's intensity, often striking an imperious pose as he stared impassively down at his subjects – he's so cool he doesn't work the crowd, the crowd works for him. Meanwhile, Gem Archer and Andy Bell built walls of guitars from the bricks of the British Invasion, albeit often with a sly self-awareness: it can't be a coincidence that a song called "Beatles and Stones" sounded like the Who, or that "Bring the Light" recalled the kind of piano-pounding proto rock and roll that Lennon and McCartney themselves idolized and imitated.
But part of the fun was in catching those familiar elements channeled through a fresh vessel, coursing though songs such as the electric "Four Letter Word" or the more formalist '60s nod "The Beat Goes On," a would-be anthem that echoed Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes" by way of the Fab Four. Gallagher, for his part, seemed surprisingly appreciative of the band's reception, even if he likely expected no less. "Thank you for coming out and having a look," he said with understatement, knowing full well the ranks of those lookers will steadily swell.
Source: www.chicagotribune.com
Beady Eye
In its time, Oasis was credited/indicted for many things: Killing indie music (the case is made in the recent Creation Records documentary), breaking Brit-Pop in the States, saving English rock, ruining mod, saving mod, making popular rock listenable again, proving that rock music was dead. On most counts, it was guilty. Oasis approached indie as rock fans, not as art school grads like their shoegaer labelmates—the Manchester band's big idea was to make rock as big and bold and timeless as the best bands ever. It started out as a Sex Pistols/Beatles hybrid and gradually let the Pistols bit fade. Many of the criticisms of one of Brit rock's biggest band of the ’90s—that it was retro, thuggish, and had long songs in which often little happened, dopey rhymey lyrics—haven't held up over time. In fact, seeing Beady Eye, which is basically a spin-off of the defunct Oasis doing Liam Gallagher's songs with Andy Bell and Gem Archer on guitars—reminded me and friends of some of the things that were grand about Oasis—its modernity (it never really sounded retro, it sounded of the moment), its epic scale (every tune seems to shoot for the stars), and its risk-taking that often fell completely flat (the Mancunian's have more than a few dodgy tunes, many on the album Be Here Now.) Bands that reach higher fall harder.
Beady Eye is not much like Oasis in many ways—there's no fat on the tunes, which are often just a couple very catchy, familiar-sounding riffs strung together in expert ways with short killer guitar solos. The scale of the songs on the band's debut is small—the vibe is dreamlike and the point-of-view all new Liam—specifically Liam coming out of some kind of mystical, vaguely romantic haze and finding things looking pretty good. And Beady Eye, rather than playing for timelessness, plays more often for the hipster, the record collector and the (mod) music head. It's sound is more like a psych pop mixtape someone left in your car, expertly wrote with lyrics you can't quite remember but sounds you love. Is it a throwback or a step forward? I think time will tell.
Saturday night, the six-piece band played an early show at the Metro. Taking the stage in a Union Jack coat from his clothing line Pretty Green, Liam (sometimes bratty and moody on stage when his brother was present) was genuinely appreciative of the crowd, saying nice things about our town ("You got yourself a nice little city" he observed, having seen it with "eyes open" this time), dedicating a song to Al Capone and asking "How do we sound? I reckon Okay." midway through the set. All proof that this is Liam's labor of love—and he's loving it.
Kicking off with "Four Letter Word" (a kind of John Barryesque rocker punctuated with Andy Bell solos), into the Who-referencing "Beatles and Stones," the band's combination of honky-tonk piano jamming and twin guitars was moderated behind Gallagher's upfront vocals. By sets end, the guitars would come in full force. Note to soundmen: this is a brilliant way to get the audience involved and bring up their adrenaline gradually.
By track three, the Ride-like "Millionaire," I was smitten with the drumming of Chris Sharrock—who is truly the right man for the psych-retro-Brit-rock job—he even unleashed a stick twirl in the breakdown which made up for Gallagher's overally nasally vocal. By tune's end, the Metro crowd was smitten, too.
Beady Eye embrace psych not as noodling musos but as pop fans and this couldn't be any more clear on "For Anyone," which recalls the best moments of the oft underappreciated Hollies. Next, in "The Roller," the Beady Eye gang had their most Lennon-esque moment. By the time the band got to "Bring the Light," about seven tunes deep, its Brit-boogie had settled in like accepting a joy ride out with the bad boys. But it was also clear that the epics, the broadly affecting emotional pull of Morning Glory weight would never come. The Beady Eye tunes are a great a little rush, packed with more thrilling musicianship and Liam's dream-inspired vox, but they're not sing-a-longs, they're not bar-closers—I wonder if will we will fall in love with them in the long-run?
Still, few bands on this side of the Atlantic can perform with the kind of confidence we saw last night on the Metro strage—Beady Eye had the swagger to end its regular set with "The Morning Son," a song about waking up to your kid. After the baroque pop of "The Beat Goes On" midway through an encore which also included an cover of World of Twist's "Sons of Stage," Gallagher said "Thanks for coming out and having a look." Shockingly mature and patient from a singer better known for ridiculous boasting—but still rock 'n' roll. Maybe a short tour of the States is more conducive to civility or maybe someone has gained some perspective.
Source: timeoutchicago.com
Review And Videos From Beady Eye In Chicago
In its time, Oasis was credited/indicted for many things: Killing indie music (the case is made in the recent Creation Records documentary), breaking Brit-Pop in the States, saving English rock, ruining mod, saving mod, making popular rock listenable again, proving that rock music was dead. On most counts, it was guilty. Oasis approached indie as rock fans, not as art school grads like their shoegaer labelmates—the Manchester band's big idea was to make rock as big and bold and timeless as the best bands ever. It started out as a Sex Pistols/Beatles hybrid and gradually let the Pistols bit fade. Many of the criticisms of one of Brit rock's biggest band of the ’90s—that it was retro, thuggish, and had long songs in which often little happened, dopey rhymey lyrics—haven't held up over time. In fact, seeing Beady Eye, which is basically a spin-off of the defunct Oasis doing Liam Gallagher's songs with Andy Bell and Gem Archer on guitars—reminded me and friends of some of the things that were grand about Oasis—its modernity (it never really sounded retro, it sounded of the moment), its epic scale (every tune seems to shoot for the stars), and its risk-taking that often fell completely flat (the Mancunian's have more than a few dodgy tunes, many on the album Be Here Now.) Bands that reach higher fall harder.
Beady Eye is not much like Oasis in many ways—there's no fat on the tunes, which are often just a couple very catchy, familiar-sounding riffs strung together in expert ways with short killer guitar solos. The scale of the songs on the band's debut is small—the vibe is dreamlike and the point-of-view all new Liam—specifically Liam coming out of some kind of mystical, vaguely romantic haze and finding things looking pretty good. And Beady Eye, rather than playing for timelessness, plays more often for the hipster, the record collector and the (mod) music head. It's sound is more like a psych pop mixtape someone left in your car, expertly wrote with lyrics you can't quite remember but sounds you love. Is it a throwback or a step forward? I think time will tell.
Saturday night, the six-piece band played an early show at the Metro. Taking the stage in a Union Jack coat from his clothing line Pretty Green, Liam (sometimes bratty and moody on stage when his brother was present) was genuinely appreciative of the crowd, saying nice things about our town ("You got yourself a nice little city" he observed, having seen it with "eyes open" this time), dedicating a song to Al Capone and asking "How do we sound? I reckon Okay." midway through the set. All proof that this is Liam's labor of love—and he's loving it.
Kicking off with "Four Letter Word" (a kind of John Barryesque rocker punctuated with Andy Bell solos), into the Who-referencing "Beatles and Stones," the band's combination of honky-tonk piano jamming and twin guitars was moderated behind Gallagher's upfront vocals. By sets end, the guitars would come in full force. Note to soundmen: this is a brilliant way to get the audience involved and bring up their adrenaline gradually.
By track three, the Ride-like "Millionaire," I was smitten with the drumming of Chris Sharrock—who is truly the right man for the psych-retro-Brit-rock job—he even unleashed a stick twirl in the breakdown which made up for Gallagher's overally nasally vocal. By tune's end, the Metro crowd was smitten, too.
Beady Eye embrace psych not as noodling musos but as pop fans and this couldn't be any more clear on "For Anyone," which recalls the best moments of the oft underappreciated Hollies. Next, in "The Roller," the Beady Eye gang had their most Lennon-esque moment. By the time the band got to "Bring the Light," about seven tunes deep, its Brit-boogie had settled in like accepting a joy ride out with the bad boys. But it was also clear that the epics, the broadly affecting emotional pull of Morning Glory weight would never come. The Beady Eye tunes are a great a little rush, packed with more thrilling musicianship and Liam's dream-inspired vox, but they're not sing-a-longs, they're not bar-closers—I wonder if will we will fall in love with them in the long-run?
Still, few bands on this side of the Atlantic can perform with the kind of confidence we saw last night on the Metro strage—Beady Eye had the swagger to end its regular set with "The Morning Son," a song about waking up to your kid. After the baroque pop of "The Beat Goes On" midway through an encore which also included an cover of World of Twist's "Sons of Stage," Gallagher said "Thanks for coming out and having a look." Shockingly mature and patient from a singer better known for ridiculous boasting—but still rock 'n' roll. Maybe a short tour of the States is more conducive to civility or maybe someone has gained some perspective.
Source: timeoutchicago.com
Noel Gallagher
Sara MacDonald
Noel, 44, met publicist Sara MacDonald, 39, in an Ibiza nightclub 11 years ago.
The couple, who have two children, tied the knot at the luxurious Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest, Hants.
They paid £60,000 for exclusive use of the mansion. But one notable absentee was brother Liam, 38, who is touring with Beady Eye in the US.
The two haven’t spoken since a bust-up in 2009.
Noel wore a light grey suit, a white shirt and black tie. The rock star had a white rose in his pinhole.
Sara wore a full length, white dress featuring a diamond pattern and long sleeves.
Bagpipe music was played to entertain the guests – including comic Russell Brand – because of the bride’s Scottish roots.
Source: www.mirror.co.uk
Noel Gallagher Married His Long-Term Partner Yesterday In A Private Ceremony
Noel, 44, met publicist Sara MacDonald, 39, in an Ibiza nightclub 11 years ago.
The couple, who have two children, tied the knot at the luxurious Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest, Hants.
They paid £60,000 for exclusive use of the mansion. But one notable absentee was brother Liam, 38, who is touring with Beady Eye in the US.
The two haven’t spoken since a bust-up in 2009.
Noel wore a light grey suit, a white shirt and black tie. The rock star had a white rose in his pinhole.
Sara wore a full length, white dress featuring a diamond pattern and long sleeves.
Bagpipe music was played to entertain the guests – including comic Russell Brand – because of the bride’s Scottish roots.
Source: www.mirror.co.uk
Katy Perry
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Russell Brand
Sara MacDonald
Noel Gallagher is set to marry publicist Sara MacDonald at the lavish Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest today.
The couple – who have two children together – have been an item since meeting at Space nightclub, Ibiza, 11 years ago.
They arrived at the venue shortly after 1pm yesterday in a silver Mercedes people carrier with blacked-out side windows.
Noel, whose hits include Don’t Look Back in Anger and Wonderwall, could be seen sitting in the front of the vehicle, nervously biting his nails.
They are thought to have paid £60,000 to secure exclusive use of the 29-room hotel for yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Security was tight as smartly dressed guards were called in to man the gate at the end of a quarter of a mile long driveway leading to the venue.
Pop singer Katy Perry and her husband Russell Brand are expected to be among the guests but Noel’s brother Liam is unlikely to attend.
Noel, 44, had said he hoped Liam would attend even though they have reportedly not spoken since a bust-up before a Paris concert in August 2009.
But he is currently touring the United States with his new band Beady Eye and is due to play in Chicago on the same day as the wedding.
The plush venue is just over a mile outside Lyndhurst and has suites costing up to £725 a night.
In January last year model Sophie Dahl married singer Jamie Cullum at the stunning Regency country house originally established as a hunting lodge in the 13th century.
Source: www.dailyecho.co.uk
Noel Gallagher Hires Lime Wood Hotel For Lavish Wedding
Noel Gallagher is set to marry publicist Sara MacDonald at the lavish Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest today.
The couple – who have two children together – have been an item since meeting at Space nightclub, Ibiza, 11 years ago.
They arrived at the venue shortly after 1pm yesterday in a silver Mercedes people carrier with blacked-out side windows.
Noel, whose hits include Don’t Look Back in Anger and Wonderwall, could be seen sitting in the front of the vehicle, nervously biting his nails.
They are thought to have paid £60,000 to secure exclusive use of the 29-room hotel for yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Security was tight as smartly dressed guards were called in to man the gate at the end of a quarter of a mile long driveway leading to the venue.
Pop singer Katy Perry and her husband Russell Brand are expected to be among the guests but Noel’s brother Liam is unlikely to attend.
Noel, 44, had said he hoped Liam would attend even though they have reportedly not spoken since a bust-up before a Paris concert in August 2009.
But he is currently touring the United States with his new band Beady Eye and is due to play in Chicago on the same day as the wedding.
The plush venue is just over a mile outside Lyndhurst and has suites costing up to £725 a night.
In January last year model Sophie Dahl married singer Jamie Cullum at the stunning Regency country house originally established as a hunting lodge in the 13th century.
Source: www.dailyecho.co.uk
Johnny Depp
Katy Perry
Noel Gallagher
Russell Brand
Sara MacDonald
Noel Gallagher will wed long-term partner Sara MacDonald today, it's been reported that the venue is the five-star Lime Wood Hotel, near Lyndhurst, Hants.
Russell Brand, Katy Perry and actor Johnny Depp are said to be guests at the 29-bedroom country house.
Noel Gallagher To Marry Today
Noel Gallagher will wed long-term partner Sara MacDonald today, it's been reported that the venue is the five-star Lime Wood Hotel, near Lyndhurst, Hants.
Russell Brand, Katy Perry and actor Johnny Depp are said to be guests at the 29-bedroom country house.
Beady Eye
Beady Eye will play at the Metro in Chicago, USA today (June 18th).
If you are going to the show, and you are able to scan your ticket or send in pictures email them to us @ scyhodotcom@gmail.com and I will do my best to get them on the site.
Visit my newly launched Beady Eye fan site www.standingontheedgeofthenoise.com by clicking here.
Beady Eye Roll Into Chicago
Beady Eye will play at the Metro in Chicago, USA today (June 18th).
If you are going to the show, and you are able to scan your ticket or send in pictures email them to us @ scyhodotcom@gmail.com and I will do my best to get them on the site.
Visit my newly launched Beady Eye fan site www.standingontheedgeofthenoise.com by clicking here.
Alan White
Andy Bell
Gem Archer
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" is a song by British rock band Oasis. It was released as the second single from Heathen Chemistry on 17 June 2002, peaking at number two in the UK charts. It went silver in the UK.
The song is an "epic weepy" anthem in the spirit of "Don't Look Back in Anger", reassuringly advising that in times of hardship, simply get over it and get on with your life. Noel Gallagher explained the song saying "A friend of mine was going through a pretty bad time and I sort of wrote it with him in mind."
Noel Gallagher had great expectations for the song, saying "I hope it does for us what 'Don't Look Back In Anger' did... I didn't want it as a single because I thought we'd done all that before, but everyone's going, 'You're fucking mad.'". NME said, 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' [is where] you really start rolling out the red carpet. A return to the long lost humanism of 'Don't Look Back In Anger', it's a reminder of Noel's knack of cheering up his audience just when they need it most." Q magazine held up the song as proof that "genius never completely left Oasis".
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was one of the songs played during the end credits of the movie, The Butterfly Effect, starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart. It has been on the TV show Smallville too. The song also appeared after England's defeats in the 2002 Football World Cup and the 2006-07 Ashes. Noel Gallagher dedicated it to the English football team before playing it at the 2004 Glastonbury Festival. The song is also featured in the film Made of Honor, Starring Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan and appears towards the end of the film.
This blog and my Oasis site was named after the song.
Track listing
CD RKIDSCD 24
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:02
"Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32
"Shout It Out Loud" - 4:20
7" RKID 24
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:02
"Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32
12" RKID 24T
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:02
"Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32
"Shout It Out Loud" - 4:20
DVD RKIDSDVD 24
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:03
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (demo) - 5:08
10 Minutes of Noise and Confusion - Pt. Two - 7:24
"10 Minutes of Noise and Confusion - Pt. Two" is the second part of a feature covering 48 hours on the road with Oasis during the Tour of Brotherly Love which took place in the USA with the Black Crowes during May and June 2001.
On This Day In Oasis History...
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" is a song by British rock band Oasis. It was released as the second single from Heathen Chemistry on 17 June 2002, peaking at number two in the UK charts. It went silver in the UK.
The song is an "epic weepy" anthem in the spirit of "Don't Look Back in Anger", reassuringly advising that in times of hardship, simply get over it and get on with your life. Noel Gallagher explained the song saying "A friend of mine was going through a pretty bad time and I sort of wrote it with him in mind."
Noel Gallagher had great expectations for the song, saying "I hope it does for us what 'Don't Look Back In Anger' did... I didn't want it as a single because I thought we'd done all that before, but everyone's going, 'You're fucking mad.'". NME said, 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' [is where] you really start rolling out the red carpet. A return to the long lost humanism of 'Don't Look Back In Anger', it's a reminder of Noel's knack of cheering up his audience just when they need it most." Q magazine held up the song as proof that "genius never completely left Oasis".
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" was one of the songs played during the end credits of the movie, The Butterfly Effect, starring Ashton Kutcher and Amy Smart. It has been on the TV show Smallville too. The song also appeared after England's defeats in the 2002 Football World Cup and the 2006-07 Ashes. Noel Gallagher dedicated it to the English football team before playing it at the 2004 Glastonbury Festival. The song is also featured in the film Made of Honor, Starring Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan and appears towards the end of the film.
This blog and my Oasis site was named after the song.
Track listing
CD RKIDSCD 24
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:02
"Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32
"Shout It Out Loud" - 4:20
7" RKID 24
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:02
"Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32
12" RKID 24T
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:02
"Thank You for the Good Times" - 4:32
"Shout It Out Loud" - 4:20
DVD RKIDSDVD 24
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" - 5:03
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (demo) - 5:08
10 Minutes of Noise and Confusion - Pt. Two - 7:24
"10 Minutes of Noise and Confusion - Pt. Two" is the second part of a feature covering 48 hours on the road with Oasis during the Tour of Brotherly Love which took place in the USA with the Black Crowes during May and June 2001.
Beady Eye
Gem Archer
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
When you’ve shot your mouth off and claimed that your band is the best in the world, what do you say when that band dissolves and you form a new one?
“We’re the second-best band in the world.”
So says Liam Gallagher, singer from ’90s Britpop leaders Oasis and now leader of Beady Eye.
After 18 years of quarrels while Oasis tried to make good on that boast — two Guinness World Records for their chart and sales success in the U.K. but only two No. 1’s in America (for the songs “Wonderwall” in 1995 and “Champagne Supernova” in ’96) — in 2009, Noel Gallagher, Liam’s brother and the band’s chief songwriter, stormed out after a backstage fight. The Gallagher brothers fought all the time, but two hours later Noel posted a statement online saying he’d quit the band and “simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.”
Liam, though, intended to go on working, and so did the rest of the existing lineup of Oasis: Andy Bell (formerly with Ride), Gem Archer and Chris Sharrock. They initially said they’d continue as Oasis but later adopted the new name, Beady Eye.
A new sound, too? Sort of. Beady Eye’s debut record, “Different Gear, Still Speeding,” released in February, is the same mash-up of Beatles, Stones, Kinks and some more Beatles. The difference is in its tone — lighter, breezier, sunnier, free from all that heavy expectation and Very Big Importance that so often weighed down Oasis records.
“That was Noel. He’s very important, don’t you know?” Liam told the Sun-Times, and he chuckled. “I’m only half joking.”
The Noel-free band, Beady Eye, is booked solid throughout Europe this summer, but they’re swinging through North America for only four shows this month, in Chicago, then Toronto, New York and Philadelphia. Before they played last weekend’s Isle of Wight Festival in southern England, Liam Gallagher and Archer talked to the Sun-Times about the new songs, making music without Noel and how life goes on.
Question: You’re playing just four dates in North America this month. Why?
Liam Gallagher: We’re just going to test the waters and see if you guys are up for it. No point in going over and slunking it if you’re not into it. Things are selling out. We’re going to get onstage and do what we do. Hopefully, that’s enough.
Gem Archer: We’re a brand new band with a brand new set. We can’t book an 18-month tour yet.
LG: We’ve done all that with Oasis. We’re not 20 years of age. We’re not desperate to crack it, you know?
Q: So, how is what you’re doing that different from Oasis?
LG: I don’t think we’re trying to be different than anything. We’re staying true to what we do. We’re making music we like. There’s no big gimmick around it.
GA: We love melody, and we’re just giving something out. It’s not going to change people’s lives. It’s rock and roll, isn’t it?
LG: We’re not trendy. I hope we’re not. Our style of music will always be played. It might remind people of the ’60s …
GA: And ’70s.
LG: … and, you know, we’re certainly not trying to reinvent the wheel. The wheel’s good.
Q: You feel like that now, but did you feel like that when Noel left Oasis?
GA: It’s funny, man. When the band split, we knew we weren’t finished with music, but we didn’t have a great master plan or an agenda or anything. We knew we wanted to keep going. We wanted to keep making music.
Q: The debut album is so breezy and easygoing. Would it sound like that if it were an Oasis album?
LG: If Noel hadn’t left, we’d probably be trying to do this with him — and not having any f---ing luck. But it’s not some new experiment. You can only go so far with a f---ing experiment before you go, “That’s not f---ing us anymore.” Anyone can record a tea bag being squeezed out of a monkey’s [behind], but it’s stupid. We like guitar, bass, drums and piano. It’s what we do.
Q: You clearly still love the Beatles.
LG: Everybody goes on about that, saying, “That’s all they do is that f---ing Beatles thing.” We all love Lennon and George. They’re the best band in the world. I’m not going to stop listening to my favorite band in the world just because some f---ing pervert doesn’t get it.
GA: Take the song “Bring the Light.” It sounded a different way when we demoed it. Liam said, “It’s not quite there.” We tried bringing it back toward a Beatles thing, and then Liam wanted to go a little Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and we said, “Imagine if the [Sex] Pistols had a piano player.”
Q: What’s missing from the formula without Noel?
LG: He made a lovely cup of tea. [Laughs] No, I mean, Noel’s a great songwriter, but so’s Gem and Andy, and I’m getting there. Andy’s better than Noel on guitar. People have this f---ing bee in their bonnet because Noel’s not there. We’re not lacking anything. We’ve got great songwriters in the band. I’m not going to paint on big eyebrows to make people happy.
GA: It doesn’t feel like a wonky table.
Q: What was the backstage fight actually about?
LG: You’d have to ask him. I might have had a couple of beers and things were coming to the surface, but that’s f---ing life. Noel wanted to be a solo star. I think he honestly had enough of Oasis and wasn’t getting his own way and wanted to do his own thing. He wanted to sing all his own songs and take all the glory. Let him go do it. The rest of us weren’t enjoying the creative process. … That’s sh--. If you’re not doing that, you might as well go work at McDonald’s. I’m sure he’ll be f---ing great, but there’s a lot f---ing more lacking in a Noel Gallagher gig, a lot more missing in his stuff than in ours.
Q: So, you’re not going to his wedding [on June 18 to Sara MacDonald]?
LG: No, I’m busy playing gigs in Chicago.
GA: This schedule’s been in for a while.
LG: He goes on about how he wasn’t invited to my wedding. No one was at my wedding but Nic’s [wife Nicole Appleton] mum and my mum. Get over it, mate. I’ve not been invited to his wedding. I’ll be in Chicago. I’ll come cry about it to Oprah. [Muttering in background] What’s this sh-- about Oprah retiring? She needs to stay on it. She needs the [vitamin] B12.
Q: You’re already at work on a second record?
LG: We’re definitely doing a second record when the tour ends. We’ll get it out next year. We like putting out songs in the summer. We’re not going to rush it, but we’re not going to [mess] about with it. The tunes we’ve got so far are absolutely big.
GA: It’s really getting us off. We did this [first] record out of sheer adrenaline, rehearsed it like a brand new band. There was no concept behind it except, “See you at the end of the tune.” The next one will have a sense of ourselves, some breathing space.
Q: So, if Oasis was the best band in the world, what’s Beady Eye?
LG: We’re the second-best band in the world.
GA: It’s not arrogance. I just don’t get why people would be in anything or a band if they don’t think it’s the best.
LG: Oasis was the best band in the world till Beady Eye. We’ll take it over. Noel can’t do it by himself. It’s a lock for us.
Source: www.suntimes.com
Gem Archer & Liam Gallagher Talk Beady Eye, Oasis And Noel Gallagher
When you’ve shot your mouth off and claimed that your band is the best in the world, what do you say when that band dissolves and you form a new one?
“We’re the second-best band in the world.”
So says Liam Gallagher, singer from ’90s Britpop leaders Oasis and now leader of Beady Eye.
After 18 years of quarrels while Oasis tried to make good on that boast — two Guinness World Records for their chart and sales success in the U.K. but only two No. 1’s in America (for the songs “Wonderwall” in 1995 and “Champagne Supernova” in ’96) — in 2009, Noel Gallagher, Liam’s brother and the band’s chief songwriter, stormed out after a backstage fight. The Gallagher brothers fought all the time, but two hours later Noel posted a statement online saying he’d quit the band and “simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.”
Liam, though, intended to go on working, and so did the rest of the existing lineup of Oasis: Andy Bell (formerly with Ride), Gem Archer and Chris Sharrock. They initially said they’d continue as Oasis but later adopted the new name, Beady Eye.
A new sound, too? Sort of. Beady Eye’s debut record, “Different Gear, Still Speeding,” released in February, is the same mash-up of Beatles, Stones, Kinks and some more Beatles. The difference is in its tone — lighter, breezier, sunnier, free from all that heavy expectation and Very Big Importance that so often weighed down Oasis records.
“That was Noel. He’s very important, don’t you know?” Liam told the Sun-Times, and he chuckled. “I’m only half joking.”
The Noel-free band, Beady Eye, is booked solid throughout Europe this summer, but they’re swinging through North America for only four shows this month, in Chicago, then Toronto, New York and Philadelphia. Before they played last weekend’s Isle of Wight Festival in southern England, Liam Gallagher and Archer talked to the Sun-Times about the new songs, making music without Noel and how life goes on.
Question: You’re playing just four dates in North America this month. Why?
Liam Gallagher: We’re just going to test the waters and see if you guys are up for it. No point in going over and slunking it if you’re not into it. Things are selling out. We’re going to get onstage and do what we do. Hopefully, that’s enough.
Gem Archer: We’re a brand new band with a brand new set. We can’t book an 18-month tour yet.
LG: We’ve done all that with Oasis. We’re not 20 years of age. We’re not desperate to crack it, you know?
Q: So, how is what you’re doing that different from Oasis?
LG: I don’t think we’re trying to be different than anything. We’re staying true to what we do. We’re making music we like. There’s no big gimmick around it.
GA: We love melody, and we’re just giving something out. It’s not going to change people’s lives. It’s rock and roll, isn’t it?
LG: We’re not trendy. I hope we’re not. Our style of music will always be played. It might remind people of the ’60s …
GA: And ’70s.
LG: … and, you know, we’re certainly not trying to reinvent the wheel. The wheel’s good.
Q: You feel like that now, but did you feel like that when Noel left Oasis?
GA: It’s funny, man. When the band split, we knew we weren’t finished with music, but we didn’t have a great master plan or an agenda or anything. We knew we wanted to keep going. We wanted to keep making music.
Q: The debut album is so breezy and easygoing. Would it sound like that if it were an Oasis album?
LG: If Noel hadn’t left, we’d probably be trying to do this with him — and not having any f---ing luck. But it’s not some new experiment. You can only go so far with a f---ing experiment before you go, “That’s not f---ing us anymore.” Anyone can record a tea bag being squeezed out of a monkey’s [behind], but it’s stupid. We like guitar, bass, drums and piano. It’s what we do.
Q: You clearly still love the Beatles.
LG: Everybody goes on about that, saying, “That’s all they do is that f---ing Beatles thing.” We all love Lennon and George. They’re the best band in the world. I’m not going to stop listening to my favorite band in the world just because some f---ing pervert doesn’t get it.
GA: Take the song “Bring the Light.” It sounded a different way when we demoed it. Liam said, “It’s not quite there.” We tried bringing it back toward a Beatles thing, and then Liam wanted to go a little Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and we said, “Imagine if the [Sex] Pistols had a piano player.”
Q: What’s missing from the formula without Noel?
LG: He made a lovely cup of tea. [Laughs] No, I mean, Noel’s a great songwriter, but so’s Gem and Andy, and I’m getting there. Andy’s better than Noel on guitar. People have this f---ing bee in their bonnet because Noel’s not there. We’re not lacking anything. We’ve got great songwriters in the band. I’m not going to paint on big eyebrows to make people happy.
GA: It doesn’t feel like a wonky table.
Q: What was the backstage fight actually about?
LG: You’d have to ask him. I might have had a couple of beers and things were coming to the surface, but that’s f---ing life. Noel wanted to be a solo star. I think he honestly had enough of Oasis and wasn’t getting his own way and wanted to do his own thing. He wanted to sing all his own songs and take all the glory. Let him go do it. The rest of us weren’t enjoying the creative process. … That’s sh--. If you’re not doing that, you might as well go work at McDonald’s. I’m sure he’ll be f---ing great, but there’s a lot f---ing more lacking in a Noel Gallagher gig, a lot more missing in his stuff than in ours.
Q: So, you’re not going to his wedding [on June 18 to Sara MacDonald]?
LG: No, I’m busy playing gigs in Chicago.
GA: This schedule’s been in for a while.
LG: He goes on about how he wasn’t invited to my wedding. No one was at my wedding but Nic’s [wife Nicole Appleton] mum and my mum. Get over it, mate. I’ve not been invited to his wedding. I’ll be in Chicago. I’ll come cry about it to Oprah. [Muttering in background] What’s this sh-- about Oprah retiring? She needs to stay on it. She needs the [vitamin] B12.
Q: You’re already at work on a second record?
LG: We’re definitely doing a second record when the tour ends. We’ll get it out next year. We like putting out songs in the summer. We’re not going to rush it, but we’re not going to [mess] about with it. The tunes we’ve got so far are absolutely big.
GA: It’s really getting us off. We did this [first] record out of sheer adrenaline, rehearsed it like a brand new band. There was no concept behind it except, “See you at the end of the tune.” The next one will have a sense of ourselves, some breathing space.
Q: So, if Oasis was the best band in the world, what’s Beady Eye?
LG: We’re the second-best band in the world.
GA: It’s not arrogance. I just don’t get why people would be in anything or a band if they don’t think it’s the best.
LG: Oasis was the best band in the world till Beady Eye. We’ll take it over. Noel can’t do it by himself. It’s a lock for us.
Source: www.suntimes.com
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