Australian television special from 1997 with Molly Meldrum interviewing Noel.
Blast From The Past.......
Australian television special from 1997 with Molly Meldrum interviewing Noel.
Stop The Clocks Tracklisting Competition
Click on the link below to enter an exciting competition. Guess the tracklisting of 'Stop The Clocks' and win an amazing prize check out the link for more details....
STOP THE CLOCKS COMPETITION
Oasis will release their ‘Best Of’ collection, “Stop The Clocks” on November 20th, 2006. To celebrate the release the album will be accompanied by the first ever on the road film of Oasis, “Lord Don’t Slow Me Down” which will be screened in selected cities across the world in November.
You and a friend could be among the first to see it and, even better, you can choose where in the world you go, and get there for free. If that’s not enough you also get five days accommodation thrown in for good measure. From Tokyo to New York and Sydney to London, once the venues are confirmed one lucky winner will be able to choose their dream destination.
“Lord Don’t Slow Me Down”, directed by renowned promo director Baillie Walsh, is compiled from a year’s filming with the band on their mammoth “Don’t Believe The Truth” world tour 2005/6 and follows one of the world’s greatest rock n roll band behind the scenes and in front of the fans across the globe. With unique access to the band throughout the tour, “Lord Don’t Slow Me Down” is the ultimate Oasis documentary and a must see for fans.
To win this superb opportunity, it seems appropriate that you have to prove yourself the ultimate Oasis fan. Whilst we all know that “Stop The Clocks” will be with us in November, the tracklisting is, at the moment, a closely guarded secret, having been chosen by the band from their incredible collection of songs. What we want you to do is tell us what you think the 18 tracks are and the running order in which they appear on the album. We’ve already revealed that “Acquiesce”, “Half The World Away”, “Supersonic”, “Wonderwall” and “The Importance of Being Idle” are on there, which leaves 13 tracks to add and the running order to decipher.
Source: www.oasisinet.com
I Wish Noel Did Not Despise Me As Much As He Does
Robbie Williams wishes Noel Gallagher did not despise him as much as he does.
Robbie and Noel have a long history of feuding.
Noel branded Robbie "the fat dancer from Take That" while Robbie - after Oasis Released heavily panned album Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants in 2000 - responded by sending Noel a wreath bearing the message "Just heard your latest album - RIP."
Robbie is reflective about it now, but he is hurt by the level of Noel's hatred for him - because he is a massive Oasis fan and has nothing but respect for their music.
By way of explanation, Robbie turns on his laptop and goes to his iTunes to play me some of his favourite Oasis tracks. Robbie tries to explain why he feels Noel and his brother Liam hate him.
He says: "I'm not their kind of person. I'm the old-time musical, I'm the Norman Wisdom, I'm big show tunes. I'm everything they detest.
"I'm a huge fan of Oasis - of what they were anyway - and what they meant to me. They were very important in my life.
Source: The Sun
On This Day In Oasis History.....
"The Importance of Being Idle" is a song on the British rock band Oasis' sixth album, Don't Believe the Truth, written and sung by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was the second single released from the album in the UK, on August 22, 2005, where it debuted at #1. It was also the first time that Oasis earned two successive #1's in the same calendar year. It was written by Gallagher sometime during the summer of 2004, before the band made their final attempt at recording what would become Don't Believe the Truth. He got the title from the Mark Twain book of the same name which he found whilst cleaning out his garage (it belonged not to him but to girlfriend Sara McDonald.)
On This Day In Oasis History.....
Be Here Now is the third studio album by English rock band Oasis, first released on August 21st 1997.
It was Oasis' most eagerly-awaited album, and while it was commercially successful, it failed to live up to the expectations that preceded its release. Despite its mixed critical reception, in 1998 Q magazine readers voted it the 13th greatest album of all time (although it subsequently slipped to 459th place in a poll by the same magazine). Retrospectively, the album is criticised for being over-indulgent, bloated, and with the guitars having a slightly "acidy" sound. Be Here Now is, nonetheless, held in high regard amongst some Oasis fans.
When released in the UK, Oasis were at the height of their fame. It became the fastest selling album of all time — it sold 423,000 copies on the first day of release alone, moving 695,761 copies in the first week and over 1 million within two weeks. Be Here Now went on to sell 8 million copies worldwide. It also topped the charts in 28 different countries.
Tracklisting
01. D'You Know What I Mean? – 7:42
02. My Big Mouth – 5:02
03. Magic Pie – 7:19
04. Stand by Me – 5:56
05. I Hope, I Think, I Know – 4:23
06. The Girl in the Dirty Shirt – 5:49
07. Fade In-Out – 6:52
08. Don't Go Away – 4:48
09. Be Here Now – 5:13
10. All Around the World – 9:20
11. It's Gettin' Better (Man!!) – 7:00
12. All Around the World (Reprise) – 2:08
All tracks written by Noel Gallagher.
Singles From Album
D'You Know What I Mean?
Released: 7 July 1997
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher
Chart Positions: #1 (UK) , #1 (FIN), #1 (IRE)
Stand By Me
Released: 22 September 1997
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher
Chart Positions: #2 (UK)
All Around The World
Released: 12 January 1998
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher
Chart Positions: #1 (UK), #1 (IRE)
Don't Go Away (Japan only)
Released: 13 May 1998
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher
Chart Position: — ?
Miscellanea
Noel Gallagher said that, in fact, he wanted to make a double album, but later reconsidered and scrapped some of the tracks intended for this release. Some, like "Stay Young" and "Going Nowhere", were released as B-sides. Nevertheless, the record is their longest so far: at over 70 minutes, it is about 25 minutes longer than the average length of their other records.
Be Here Now is the fastest selling album in UK chart history.
Famous actor Johnny Depp guests on slide guitar on "Fade In-Out". Reportedly, Noel was too inebriated to perform it himself.
"My Big Mouth" and "It's Gettin' Better (Man!!)" were premiered at the open air gig at Loch Lomond.
According to Noel Gallagher, the album name stems from a John Lennon quote. When asked what history was, during his bed-in demonstration, Lennon replied "to be here now" . Be Here Now is also the title of a song by George Harrison.
Be Here Now is also the name of an influential 1971 book by Richard Alpert (which likely inspired Harrison's song). The phrase describes the Vedic teaching that to dwell in the past or future is to be dead in the present. Thus, enlightenment lies in living continuously in the present.
The date on the calendar on the album cover varies depending upon the release date of Be Here Now in the relevant country. Therefore, it says August 21 on the British version, but August 26 in the American version.
The cover photo was taken at Stocks House in Aldbury, Hertfordshire, which used to be the rural base of Playboy UK.
At the beginning of "D'You Know What I Mean?", the Morse code in the background says "bugger all", "pork pies" and "Strawberry Fields Forever".
The car parked in the pool on the cover of the album has been widely assumed as a tribute to The Who drummer Keith Moon. The car in the pool refers to a myth that Moon parked a Cadillac in a Holiday Inn swimming pool during his 21st birthday party.
Liam and Noel's Opinions
The Gallagher brothers have different opinions about the record. While Noel is washing his hands of it, blaming it for over-production and high intake of "booze" and cocaine, it is interesting that Liam defends and likes the record:
Noel:
"Liam thinks it rocks."
"It's the sound of 5 men in a studio, on coke, not giving a fuck. There's no bass to it at all, don't know where that went. The songs are too long and the lyrics are shit and for every millisecond Liam is not singing, there's an air-guitar there in a 'Wayne's World' style."
"It's surprising how many people say to me it's their favourite Oasis album, but I don't like it because I'm giving it all this on the guitar all the time Our Kid's not singing."
He also claims that the album will not be remembered like Definitely Maybe or Morning Glory, but says the title explains what the album is all about: it was great at the time of release. It fitted the music of the day perfectly, but has not stood the test of time.
Liam:
"We thought it was great, and I still think it's great. People always talk about Definitely Maybe. Fuck Morning Glory, it's over! Fuck Definitely Maybe, it's over!"
Source: Wikipedia
Oasis Set For Live Album
Oasis and Franz Ferdinand are amongst those set to be included on a new live compilation album.
The BBC Radio 1's 'Live Lounge' collection will be released on September 18th and sees 24 tracks in total, including some special cover versions.
Track Listing:
01. OutKast - Ms Jackson
02. Natasha Bedingfield - Scientist
03. Editors - All Sparks
04. Will Young - Hey Ya
05. Lemar - I Believe In A Thing Called Love
06. Mylo - In My Arms
07. The Coral - Dreaming Of You
08. 50 Cent - In Da Club
09. Razorlight - Golden Touch
10. Sugababes - Living For The Weekend
11. Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows
12. The Bravery - An Honest Mistake
13. Jamie Cullum - Frontin'
14. Hard-Fi - Tied Up Too Tight
15. Damien Rice - Cannonball
16. Lemon Jelly - Nice Weather For Ducks
17. Dizzee Rascal - Jus A Rascal
18. Basement Jaxx - Romeo
19. Oasis - Songbird
20. Franz Ferdinand - What You Waiting For
21. Royksopp - Poor Leno
22. Maximo Park - Gone Missing
23. Embrace - How Come
24. Snow Patrol - Run
Source: www.angryape.com/
Oasis Boosts Exam Results
Walk down the corridor of any campus accommodation and it’s clear that music is a vital contributor to great grades.
And according to findings from AA Insurance, Oasis is the all-time favourite band to study to, with almost twice as many votes as the next favourite, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
The survey was prompted by AA Insurance as it launches on-line student contents insurance, which can cover DVD players, i-pods and even laptop computers – all essential kit that can easily disappear if not looked after.
And the top 10 table of favourite bands amongst former University students:
Oasis 10.0 per cent
Red Hot Chilli Peppers 5.9 per cent
Nirvana 5.2 per cent
Queen 5.1 per cent
U2 5.0 per cent
Metallica 4.1 per cent
The Smiths 3.2 per cent
Coldplay 3.2 per cent
Guns ’n’ Roses 3.0 per cent
Meatloaf 2.9 per cent
Source: www.easier.com
Liam Ready To Move Again ?
Rock Star Liam Gallagher's long association with Hampstead looks to be sliding away.
The wild man of rock has lived in the area for a number of years but was recently spotted viewing a house in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
It appears Gallagher has had enough of life in NW3 after a series of runs-ins with his neighbours.
The rock'n'roll star was forced to leave his old home in Redington Road because he was fed up with fans camping outside his front door.
And he recently had a spat with a neighbour in his new Primrose Hill flat after they reported him for making too much noise.
But the source of the complaint was not from all night partying or playing music too loudly.
Instead the neighbour complained that the younger Gallagher brother, who lives with long-term partner Nicole Appleton and son Gene, had been making too much noise on his running machine.
Perhaps in a bid to appease the resident, he has recently been spotted keeping in shape by hitting the treadmill at his local gym.
The singer was unavailable for comment. But a neighbour, who was quizzed about the fact that Liam may be leaving, said: "It's not my business. I didn't complain about him. It's between the Gallaghers and the other neighbours.
Source: www.hamhigh.co.uk
Noel Gets Some Kasabian Love
Kasabian played a storming show on Tuesday night, a perfect warm-up for their headline slot at this weekend’s V Festival.
Noel Gallagher watched from a sweaty throng of fans and even received a nod from the Leicester lads when they dedicated new track The Last Trip to the Oasis legend.
The band arrived on stage to the theme tune from cult movie A Clockwork Orange before knocking out a brilliant 75-minute set.
Serge Pizzorno, Tom Mieghan, Chris Edwards and Ian Matthews played eight tracks from second album Empire and old favourites including Club Foot, LSF, Cutt Off and Reason Is Treason.
I’m sponsoring the boys’ forthcoming Christmas arena tour, which kicks off on December 5 in their home town.To get your hands on tickets — which are selling like hot cakes — go to www.livenation.co.uk/kasabianthesun
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Noel Takes Geldof Daughter Under His Wing
Aging Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher has taken teenager Peaches Geldof under his wing while they are both attending the Ibiza Rocks festival.
Peaches’ father, Sir Bob Geldof is said to be frantic with worry over his party loving daughter and Noel has promised to take care of her.
According to the Daily Star, while Peaches and Noel were both in Bar M he took her to one side to have a fatherly word in her ear.
A source said: "Noel was really sweet and fatherly towards Peaches. He told her he loved her work as a DJ and that she could be a huge star. He was quite concerned about her overdoing things though, but she reassured him that she was OK.
"Noel also told her that whatever the situation or problem, no matter what time of day or night it was, she could go to him."Her dad will be pleased…
Source: Entertainmentwise London
Blast From The Past.......
One of my all-time favorite Oasis acoustic performances from 1994.
Dedicated to my baby daughter Leah born on Wednesday.
Andy Bell Live In Sweden
On Saturday 12th of August. Andy Bell was headlining a new festival called Fest-i-Val in a little town called Umeå in the north of Sweden.
To find out more information visit thier myspace page at www.myspace.com/festival2006
Early Night For Noel
Eva Simpson & Caroline Hedley
Oh Dear - sounds like Noel Gallagher isn't so mad fer it these days.
The 39-year-old took girlfriend Sara McDonald to see Kasabian's Ibiza Rocks gig in Manumission's Bar M, on Saturday but had to be taken back to his hotel early.
A clubber tells us: "Noel had a top time but by the end of the set he was waning and had to be helped to bed."
Source: www.mirror.co.uk
Noel Helps Pizzed Serge
Noel Gallagher has been playing godfather to his young mucker Serge Pizzorno from Kasabian.
The Oasis singer is staying in Ibiza for a couple of weeks and went on a bender with Kasabian’s lead guitarist after their show on Friday.
Serge got hammered on the booze-up, which went on till 9am, but Noel kept a paternal eye on him.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
On This Day In Oasis History.....
"Roll With It" is a song by British rock band Oasis written by their lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was released 14 August 1995 as the second single from their second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory, reaching #2 in the UK Singles Chart (see 1995 in British music).
"Roll With It" received a great deal of attention when Food Records, the label of chief Britpop rivals Blur, moved the original release date of single "Country House" to clash with it, sparking what came to be known as "The Battle of Britpop". The British media had already reported an intense rivalry between the two bands and this clash of releases was seen as a battle for the number one spot. The media sensation was spurred on by verbal attacks from the respective camps (in particular Noel and Liam Gallagher, Damon Albarn and Alex James), that extended beyond the music industry to the point where the two bands were regularly mentioned on the evening news. In particular, public imagination was sparked by the contrast between the gritty, working class Oasis and the artsy, middle class Blur. In the end, Blur's "Country House" single sold 274,000 copies to Oasis' 216,000 copies of "Roll with It". The singles charted at number 1 and number 2 respectively. However, in the long run, Morning Glory went platinum 13 times, while Blur's album The Great Escape only managed to go platinum 3 times.
The song is like several other songs, such as "Supersonic", in that preaches the importance of being yourself. Due to its combination of a catchy tune and positive lyrics, the song ranks amongst Oasis' most popular songs and is a standard at their live performances. Noel Gallagher does not like the song at all however, and described it in a 2005 interview as "appalling".
When Oasis played "Roll With It" on British chart show Top of the Pops, the Gallagher brother switched roles with Liam pretending to play guitar, while Noel pretended to sing (equipped with Liam's tambourine). It mocked people's inability to tell them apart and also the instition of mimeing on programmes such as Top of the Pops. The set ended with the band erupting in laughter at the Gallagher's impressions of each other.
Source: Wikpedia
Liam Spotted Outside Recording Studio
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher did his classic mad-fer-it gesture outside a London studio yesterday – while missus Nicole Appleton was busy recording with her All Saints bandmates.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Just For Fun.............
Taken from the 1990's BBC TV show Harry Enfield And Chums.
Starring: Harry Enfield (Kevin) & Kathy Burke (Perry)
Monkey Boy Liam Adopts Boy Monkey
WILD rocker Liam Gallagher has gone so bananas over a monkey at London Zoo that he’s adopting it.
The Oasis singer, 33, took his children Molly, aged seven, and Lennon Francis, six, to the conservation area along with his brother Noel, and Noel’s six-year-old daughter Anais.
Noel, 39, monkeyed around and joked that the zoo’s Red-Faced Black Spider Monkey was the spitting image of his younger sibling.
So Liam’s kids have fallen in love with their dad’s lookalike and have convinced him to adopt their new friend.A spokesperson for London Zoo explained: "You can adopt any animal at London Zoo. And the monkeys are particularly popular.
"For a minimum donation of £20 you can get a colour photo of your chosen animal, regular updates on its progress, a certificate, free entry to the zoo and subscription to Lifewatch Magazine.
"Liam is making a substantial donation to the zoo and will take his kids on regular trips to catch up with the South American monkey.
An insider said: "It’s a very clever way for Liam to get around buying a real pet for the kids."
This way he can keep them happy without having to feed and look after an animal while they’re with their mums."
But it means that every weekend he has with them will be spent at the zoo, because the children are obsessed with their exotic new friend."
A London Zoo spokesperson added: "We can’t confirm that Liam has adopted our Red-Faced Black Spider Monkey at this time.
"We would, of course, welcome an adoption by Liam and are regularly supported in this way by celebrities.
"Most recently, Trinny and Susannah adopted our zebras of the same name at Whipsnade. Our animal adoption schemes are a great way to support our organisation, which is a charity, and to learn more about our animals.
"A spokesman for Oasis said: "Since it’s a personal matter, we can’t confirm or deny that he’s adopted a monkey."
Source: www.dailystar.co.uk
Happy Birthday Andy Bell
36 Today
Andrew Piran Bell (Born 11 August 1970, in Cardiff, Wales) is a British musician formerly of Ride, a 1980s and 90s British shoegazing band, and Hurricane #1. He currently plays Bass guitar and is a songwriter for Oasis, following the departure of Paul McGuigan in 1999. However, on latest albums, the band have taken less clearly defined roles and Bell was able to contribute guitar on his tunes.
Ride: Bell formed Ride with Mark Gardener (Guitar), who he met at Cheney School in Oxford and Laurence Colbert (Drums) and Steve Queralt (Bass), who he met doing Foundation Studies in Art and Design at Banbury in 1988. While still at Banbury the band produced a tape demo including the tracks "Chelsea Girl" and "Drive Blind". In February 1989 "Ride" were asked to stand in for a cancelled student union gig at Oxford Poly that brought them to the attention of Alan McGee. After supporting The Soup Dragons in 1989 McGee signed them to Creation Records.
With Ride, Bell released three EPs between January and September 1990, entitled "Ride", "Play" and "Fall". While the EP's were not a chart successes, enough critical praise was received to make Ride the "darlings" of music journalists. The first two EPs were eventually released together as Smile in 1992, while the "Fall" EP was incorporated into their first LP, Nowhere, released in October 1990, which was hailed as a critical success and the media dubbed Ride "The brightest hope" for 1991. This was followed in March 1992 with Going Blank Again. The twin rhythm guitars of Bell and Gardener, both distorted, both using Wah-wah pedals and both feeding back on each other was seen as the highlight of the album's critical and chart success.
Despite having a solid fanbase and some mainstream success, the lack of a breakthrough contributed to inter-band tension, especially between Gardener and Bell. Their third LP, Carnival of Light, was released in 1994, after shoegazing had given way to Britpop. Carnival of Light was oriented towards this new sound, but sales were sluggish and the shift in musical tastes devastated much of their original audience. The band were joined at creation records by Oasis, who shot to fame in 1994 with their groundbreaking debut Definitely Maybe. As label mates, Bell came to know the bands Gallagher brothers quite well and often shared in their partying, if not their success.
1995 saw the dissolution of the band while recording fourth album Tarantula due to creative and personal tensions between Gardener and Bell. The track listing of Carnival of Light gives an indication of the tension that was mounting between the two guitarists, with the first half of the album being songs written by Gardener and the last half of the album being songs written by Bell - one or both had\n refused to let their songs be interspersed with pieces written by the other. Bell penned most of the songs for Tarantula, one of which - "Castle on the Hill" - was a lament for the band\'s situation and contains references to Gardener\'s self imposed exile from the group. The album was withdrawn from sales one week after release.
Since the break-up, both Bell and Gardener have been able to be more reflective on the reasons why the group disintegrated, with Bell especially admitting his own part in the process. It appears that they had just been too young and too stubborn and had no real idea of where the band was heading when they changed their style.
Hurricane #1: Bell returned in 1997 with Hurricane #1, another Creation signing. Aware of his own vocal fragility, Bell had drafted in a more gutsy singer, Alex Lowe, who would sing the songs Bell wrote for him. The same year, they released their first album, also\n called Hurricane #1. Their first single, "Step Into My World", number 29 in the UK charts (a re-mix of reached number 19 that year), and other less successful singles "Just Another Illusion" and "Chain Reaction". Their second album, Only The Strongest Will Survive, was released in 1998 and the title track was released as a single reaching number 19.
Hurricane #1 drew criticism, bordering on ridicule, for their similarity to Oasis. Bell himself said "Hurricane #1 is not so much influenced by Oasis, it's inspired by Oasis". Ill-advisedly, they let one of their songs be used on a TV ad campaign for The Sun. Their albums did not sell well and in 1999 Bell took time out to tour as guitarist with the band Gay Dad.
Oasis: Around the same time as Bell was touring with Gay Dad, Oasis were looking for replacements for founding members Bonehead and Guigsy. Bonehead was quickly replaced with fellow Creation signing and former Heavy Stereo frontman Gem Archer. Guigsy proved harder to replace and the video for "Go Let It Out" had to be filmed with Noel on bass, Archer in Noel's role as lead guitarist and Liam in Archers role as rhythm guitarist. Whilst unsuccessfully testing other bass players, Liam Gallagher read in Melody Maker thet Bell had left Hurricane #1 to join Gay Dad. Noel pointed out that Bell didn't play the bass, but Liam convinced him that Bell would make a suitable replacement for Guigsy. Bell jumped on the opportunity to join Oasis but was obliged to learn playing bass and the entire Oasis catalogue before his first Oasis gig at the last minute. As he had no part in performing on Oasis' 1999 album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, he was originally payed the wage of a touring musician – about £85 a night.
Bell is also a member of Oasis' songwriting team, contributing Heathen Chemistry's instrumental "A Quick Peep", Don't Believe the Truth's "Turn Up The Sun", and "Keep the Dream Alive", as well as b-side "Thank You for the Good Times", which appeared on the "Stop Crying Your Heart Out"- single.
As the token southerner, Bell is the butt of many jokes. On stage, during the Familiar to Millions album, in response to the arguing chants of "Noel" and "Liam", Noel Gallagher appealed for the crowds to "fuck all that "Noel" and "Liam" shit. Can I have everybody singing Who the fuck is Andy Bell?". Bell is married to Swedish singer Idha. Together, they have a daughter named Leia. He splits his time between Sweden and London.
He claims to have written the song "Turn Up The Sun" in a forest near his Swedish home, on his own and high on drugs in the middle of the night. The song was the first track on 2005's Don't Believe the Truth and is now used to open their live shows.
Source: Wikpedia
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