Beady Eye
Beady Eye are pleased to announce they will be making their first trip to South America in November when they head to São Paulo, Brazil. The band will play at the Planeta Terra festival on Saturday 5th November.
Tickets for the festival go on sale on June 8th.
For more info on tickets and the festival, click HERE!
Beady Eye will be announcing further South American dates in the coming weeks.
Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com
Beady Eye To Make South American Debut In November
Beady Eye are pleased to announce they will be making their first trip to South America in November when they head to São Paulo, Brazil. The band will play at the Planeta Terra festival on Saturday 5th November.
Tickets for the festival go on sale on June 8th.
For more info on tickets and the festival, click HERE!
Beady Eye will be announcing further South American dates in the coming weeks.
Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com
Bob Dylan
Liam Gallagher
Bob Dylan is the latest musician to get a tongue lashing from Liam Gallagher who has branded him a 'miserable c***'.
Gobby Liam, who has in the past mouthed off about the likes of Blur, Coldplay and Radiohead, told The Times that he wasn't a fan of the folk icon.
Asked if he had celebrated Dylan's 70th birthday, Liam said: 'I know all about him and that, but he’s a bit of a miserable c*** as far as I’m concerned. I like that tune he did Lay Lady Lay.
'People go nuts for him, but he doesn’t really do it for me.'
Gallagher also blasted bands from the 1960s and 1970s making comebacks at summer festivals.
'All those f***ers playing their greatest hits are s***bags.'
But even though he doesn't seem keen on old bands, Liam admitted he didn't like new music either.
'There’s nothing new I want to listen to. I’m not interested. I don’t listen to things, because you know what? I’m living in the moment,' he said.
'It’s like, that was a great f***ing moment. Now get over it. There’ll be another one tomorrow.'
Earlier this year, Gallagher took a swipe at Radiohead and told the band 'go f*** yourself' in an expletive-ridden rant where he also hit out at brother Noel, Take That and Mumford & Sons.
Source: www.metro.co.uk
Liam Gallagher Calls Bob Dylan A 'Miserable C***'
Bob Dylan is the latest musician to get a tongue lashing from Liam Gallagher who has branded him a 'miserable c***'.
Gobby Liam, who has in the past mouthed off about the likes of Blur, Coldplay and Radiohead, told The Times that he wasn't a fan of the folk icon.
Asked if he had celebrated Dylan's 70th birthday, Liam said: 'I know all about him and that, but he’s a bit of a miserable c*** as far as I’m concerned. I like that tune he did Lay Lady Lay.
'People go nuts for him, but he doesn’t really do it for me.'
Gallagher also blasted bands from the 1960s and 1970s making comebacks at summer festivals.
'All those f***ers playing their greatest hits are s***bags.'
But even though he doesn't seem keen on old bands, Liam admitted he didn't like new music either.
'There’s nothing new I want to listen to. I’m not interested. I don’t listen to things, because you know what? I’m living in the moment,' he said.
'It’s like, that was a great f***ing moment. Now get over it. There’ll be another one tomorrow.'
Earlier this year, Gallagher took a swipe at Radiohead and told the band 'go f*** yourself' in an expletive-ridden rant where he also hit out at brother Noel, Take That and Mumford & Sons.
Source: www.metro.co.uk
Beady Eye
Beady Eye will play at the GlavClub in St Petersburg, Russia today (June 2nd).
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 St Petersburg
Beady Eye will play at the GlavClub in St Petersburg, Russia today (June 2nd).
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.
Liam Gallagher
Prince Philip
Recently, one newspaper celebrated Prince Philip’s forthcoming 90th birthday with a collection of his quotes under the title ‘Ninety gaffes in ninety years’.
They are, according to their compiler, ‘the soundbites that could only have come from one man’.
As one might have expected, these ‘gaffes’ tended towards the tetchy and the outspoken.
‘Get me a beer. I don’t care what kind it is, just get me a beer!’ This was apparenty what Prince Philip said to the Italian PM at an official dinner in Rome in 2000.
But could such a remark really ‘only have come from one man’? While I was perusing the lengthy list of his ‘gaffes’, I kept hearing another, strikingly similar, voice in my ears. But whose?
‘You must be out of your minds.’ This was what Prince Philip said to Solomon Islanders in 1982 on being told that their population growth was 5 per cent a year.
‘Bugger the table plan, give me my dinner!’ was what he said at a dinner party in 2004.
And so the quotes went on, a combustible mix of irritation and entitlement. They kept reminding me of someone else, someone equally irascible.
And then it struck me: Liam Gallagher!
A couple of months ago, to mark the occasion of his new album, the New Musical Express printed a list of ‘Liam Gallagher’s 60 Funniest Quotes’.
Surprising though it may seem, the two lists show Prince Philip and Liam Gallagher as virtually interchangeable.
Half a century divides the former lead singer of Oasis from the Queen’s consort, and their backgrounds, too, are rather different, but the remarkable similarities in their concerns and reactions somehow transcend everything.
For instance, both men exhibit a clear tendency to insult those who offer them hospitality.
On a trip to Canada in 1976, Prince Philip said: ‘We don’t come here for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves.’
In 2004, when asked by NME about the spirit of Glastonbury, Gallagher replied: ‘I f***ing hate Glastonbury, mate. I’m only here for the money.’
And when asked his opinion of Beijing during the 1986 royal tour of China, Prince Philip replied with one word: ‘Ghastly.’
It is unfair that the older man’s remarks are classified as gaffes while the younger man’s are celebrated as witticisms, as they are, by and large, interchangeable.
Were this a blind tasting, it would take an expert to tell the wines — or whines — apart.
What would happen if, by some bizarre bureaucratic mix-up, Queen Elizabeth II were to find herself accompanied on a state visit by Liam Gallagher?
Or, to put it another way, how would Gallagher’s new band Beady Eye react were they to look up to find Prince Philip centre-stage, ill-shaven in a Parka, bawling out the vocals?
No doubt eyebrows would be raised, and some eagle-eyed members of the pop and royal cognoscenti might spot the odd difference. But would the rest of us notice?
As I continued to read the two lists, I was struck more and more by how close they were. ‘I wish he’d turn the microphone off!’ said Prince Philip of Elton John at the Royal Variety Show in 2001.
A few months later, Gallagher made a similar complaint about a pop rival. ‘I’d like to hang Robbie Williams onstage. What’s he done to me . . ? Nothing. He’s just somebody I’d like to hang.’
It is almost as though Gallagher — robust, no-nonsense, forthright, manly — was the son Prince Philip never quite had.
Both men despise the airy-fairy and the sissy. ‘Posh boys can’t take drugs, man, they’re lightweights,’ Gallagher scornfully remarked of fellow rock stars Pete Doherty and Tom Chaplin in 2006.
‘They have one little line, and they’re in rehab.’
In 1995, Prince Philip said much the same of soldiers who sought stress counselling.
‘We didn’t have counsellors rushing around every time somebody let off a gun, asking: “Are you all right — are you sure you don’t have a ghastly problem?” You just got on with it!’
Both men are much given to higgledy-piggledy pronouncements on social issues, ending up attacking those they intend to defend.
‘A few years ago, everybody was saying we must have more leisure, everyone’s working too much. Now that everybody’s got more leisure time they are complaining they are unemployed,’ said Prince Philip in 1981.
Nearly 30 years on, Gallagher had this to say of the student riots: ‘I loved it, man. I’m into the violent side of it. I thought it made for great TV. I still think they should get a f***ing job, though.’
So they go on, the Prince morphing steadily into the rock star, so that, in the end, we are left with a composite Prince Liam figure, forever sounding off about this, that and the other, ready for classification as either a gaffe or a witticism, depending on your point of view.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Liam Gallagher And Prince Philip, Born With The Gift Of The Gaffe
Recently, one newspaper celebrated Prince Philip’s forthcoming 90th birthday with a collection of his quotes under the title ‘Ninety gaffes in ninety years’.
They are, according to their compiler, ‘the soundbites that could only have come from one man’.
As one might have expected, these ‘gaffes’ tended towards the tetchy and the outspoken.
‘Get me a beer. I don’t care what kind it is, just get me a beer!’ This was apparenty what Prince Philip said to the Italian PM at an official dinner in Rome in 2000.
But could such a remark really ‘only have come from one man’? While I was perusing the lengthy list of his ‘gaffes’, I kept hearing another, strikingly similar, voice in my ears. But whose?
‘You must be out of your minds.’ This was what Prince Philip said to Solomon Islanders in 1982 on being told that their population growth was 5 per cent a year.
‘Bugger the table plan, give me my dinner!’ was what he said at a dinner party in 2004.
And so the quotes went on, a combustible mix of irritation and entitlement. They kept reminding me of someone else, someone equally irascible.
And then it struck me: Liam Gallagher!
A couple of months ago, to mark the occasion of his new album, the New Musical Express printed a list of ‘Liam Gallagher’s 60 Funniest Quotes’.
Surprising though it may seem, the two lists show Prince Philip and Liam Gallagher as virtually interchangeable.
Half a century divides the former lead singer of Oasis from the Queen’s consort, and their backgrounds, too, are rather different, but the remarkable similarities in their concerns and reactions somehow transcend everything.
For instance, both men exhibit a clear tendency to insult those who offer them hospitality.
On a trip to Canada in 1976, Prince Philip said: ‘We don’t come here for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves.’
In 2004, when asked by NME about the spirit of Glastonbury, Gallagher replied: ‘I f***ing hate Glastonbury, mate. I’m only here for the money.’
And when asked his opinion of Beijing during the 1986 royal tour of China, Prince Philip replied with one word: ‘Ghastly.’
It is unfair that the older man’s remarks are classified as gaffes while the younger man’s are celebrated as witticisms, as they are, by and large, interchangeable.
Were this a blind tasting, it would take an expert to tell the wines — or whines — apart.
What would happen if, by some bizarre bureaucratic mix-up, Queen Elizabeth II were to find herself accompanied on a state visit by Liam Gallagher?
Or, to put it another way, how would Gallagher’s new band Beady Eye react were they to look up to find Prince Philip centre-stage, ill-shaven in a Parka, bawling out the vocals?
No doubt eyebrows would be raised, and some eagle-eyed members of the pop and royal cognoscenti might spot the odd difference. But would the rest of us notice?
As I continued to read the two lists, I was struck more and more by how close they were. ‘I wish he’d turn the microphone off!’ said Prince Philip of Elton John at the Royal Variety Show in 2001.
A few months later, Gallagher made a similar complaint about a pop rival. ‘I’d like to hang Robbie Williams onstage. What’s he done to me . . ? Nothing. He’s just somebody I’d like to hang.’
It is almost as though Gallagher — robust, no-nonsense, forthright, manly — was the son Prince Philip never quite had.
Both men despise the airy-fairy and the sissy. ‘Posh boys can’t take drugs, man, they’re lightweights,’ Gallagher scornfully remarked of fellow rock stars Pete Doherty and Tom Chaplin in 2006.
‘They have one little line, and they’re in rehab.’
In 1995, Prince Philip said much the same of soldiers who sought stress counselling.
‘We didn’t have counsellors rushing around every time somebody let off a gun, asking: “Are you all right — are you sure you don’t have a ghastly problem?” You just got on with it!’
Both men are much given to higgledy-piggledy pronouncements on social issues, ending up attacking those they intend to defend.
‘A few years ago, everybody was saying we must have more leisure, everyone’s working too much. Now that everybody’s got more leisure time they are complaining they are unemployed,’ said Prince Philip in 1981.
Nearly 30 years on, Gallagher had this to say of the student riots: ‘I loved it, man. I’m into the violent side of it. I thought it made for great TV. I still think they should get a f***ing job, though.’
So they go on, the Prince morphing steadily into the rock star, so that, in the end, we are left with a composite Prince Liam figure, forever sounding off about this, that and the other, ready for classification as either a gaffe or a witticism, depending on your point of view.
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Beady Eye
On Wednesday, June 22nd, Beady Eye will make their US television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman at The Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City - the same legendary theatre that welcomed The Beatles to America back in 1964!
Beady Eye will be playing a full set for the Live on Letterman web show liveonletterman.radio.com and we want to send you to the show!
Enter to win two tickets to the private gig HERE!
Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com
Win Tickets To 'Live On Letterman' Intimate One-Off Show In New York!
On Wednesday, June 22nd, Beady Eye will make their US television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman at The Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City - the same legendary theatre that welcomed The Beatles to America back in 1964!
Beady Eye will be playing a full set for the Live on Letterman web show liveonletterman.radio.com and we want to send you to the show!
Enter to win two tickets to the private gig HERE!
Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com
Arctic Monkeys
Beady Eye
Fleet Foxes
Miles Kane
Beady Eye are pleased to announce they will return to The Netherlands in August when they play at the Lowlands Festival. It will mark the band's return to the country following their sold out headline show in Amsterdam in March.
Others set to appear at the sold out festivals include Arctic Monkeys, Fleet Foxes and Miles Kane.
Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com
Beady Eye Return To The Netherlands
Beady Eye are pleased to announce they will return to The Netherlands in August when they play at the Lowlands Festival. It will mark the band's return to the country following their sold out headline show in Amsterdam in March.
Others set to appear at the sold out festivals include Arctic Monkeys, Fleet Foxes and Miles Kane.
Source: www.beadyeyemusic.com
Noel Gallagher
Sara MacDonald
Noel Gallagher is set to marry his fiancee Sara MacDonald on June 18th.
The former Oasis star proposed to Sara in October last yearand now plans to make their 10-year relationship official because he thought it was the right time to do the "romantic thing".
Noel Gallagher To Marry On June 18th
Noel Gallagher is set to marry his fiancee Sara MacDonald on June 18th.
The former Oasis star proposed to Sara in October last yearand now plans to make their 10-year relationship official because he thought it was the right time to do the "romantic thing".
Oasis
Do you have any footage of Oasis that you recorded from TV and is just lying around on old VHS tapes and you can't play them no more because you have got rid of your VHS player? Did you record any footage of Oasis at any concerts?
If you would like this transfering onto DVD then please get in touch. However bad you think the quality is, I will do my best to get the best quality out of the VHS and make the transfer to DVD as professional as possible. All VHS will be returned with the footage on DVD.
Contact Chris on howdo59@gmail.com (all emails are confidential)"
Fan Project - Oasis VHS Transfers
Do you have any footage of Oasis that you recorded from TV and is just lying around on old VHS tapes and you can't play them no more because you have got rid of your VHS player? Did you record any footage of Oasis at any concerts?
If you would like this transfering onto DVD then please get in touch. However bad you think the quality is, I will do my best to get the best quality out of the VHS and make the transfer to DVD as professional as possible. All VHS will be returned with the footage on DVD.
Contact Chris on howdo59@gmail.com (all emails are confidential)"
Noel Gallagher: Manchester United's Champions League Loss Makes Season Perfect For City Fans
Noel Gallagher joins Andy and Bobby on talkSPORT for a Sunday sermon.
Click here to listen to the interview.
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher has been talking to Q Mag about his thoughts on death, the Beady Eye front man said: “I don’t think about death. Nah, man. I mean, it’s gonna happen, innit? But, y’know – think about it then. Just before it happens.”
Liam Gallagher's Thoughts On Death
Liam Gallagher has been talking to Q Mag about his thoughts on death, the Beady Eye front man said: “I don’t think about death. Nah, man. I mean, it’s gonna happen, innit? But, y’know – think about it then. Just before it happens.”
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher is the face of the Philips Fidelio docking speaker. Click here for more news on Liam, his sound obsession and Philips Fidelio.
Liam Gallagher Is The Face Of 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
Below are a few videos from yesterday's Beady Eye gig at the Große Freiheit 36 in Hamburg, Germany.
Video: Beady Eye In Hamburg
Below are a few videos from yesterday's Beady Eye gig at the Große Freiheit 36 in Hamburg, Germany.
Liam Gallagher
The singer made his name in rock band Oasis alongside his brother Noel Gallagher, and is now promoting his new group Beady Eye. He has revealed a naughty moment from his past, when he decided to help himself to someone else’s property.
"Last time I stole was when I was a kid, man," Liam told Q Magazine. "A mountain bike. I was walking home and I thought, ‘F**k this, I’m knackered, there’s a bike there.’ It wasn’t locked up. It was outside some f**king shop. I thought, ‘I’ll have a go of that.’ Took it home and sold it, 50 quid."
Now a father himself, Liam would never condone such behaviour. He has one child with wife Nicole Appleton and two kids from other relationships and says being a dad has changed him. When he was a young man his only thought was for himself, but now his loved ones and foremost in his mind at all times.
"I’d go and get f**king trolleyed," he revealed, when asked what he’d do if the world was ending. "But you don't want to be doing that when you’ve got kids, do you? You’d have to just go and grab your kids and you missus and have a f**king super-cuddle."
Source: www.musicrooms.net
The Last Thing Liam Gallagher Stole Was A Mountain Bike
The singer made his name in rock band Oasis alongside his brother Noel Gallagher, and is now promoting his new group Beady Eye. He has revealed a naughty moment from his past, when he decided to help himself to someone else’s property.
"Last time I stole was when I was a kid, man," Liam told Q Magazine. "A mountain bike. I was walking home and I thought, ‘F**k this, I’m knackered, there’s a bike there.’ It wasn’t locked up. It was outside some f**king shop. I thought, ‘I’ll have a go of that.’ Took it home and sold it, 50 quid."
Now a father himself, Liam would never condone such behaviour. He has one child with wife Nicole Appleton and two kids from other relationships and says being a dad has changed him. When he was a young man his only thought was for himself, but now his loved ones and foremost in his mind at all times.
"I’d go and get f**king trolleyed," he revealed, when asked what he’d do if the world was ending. "But you don't want to be doing that when you’ve got kids, do you? You’d have to just go and grab your kids and you missus and have a f**king super-cuddle."
Source: www.musicrooms.net
Beady Eye
Click here for a number of pictures of Beady Eye at the Wind Music Awards in Italy on Friday (27th May), the band played 'Millionaire' and 'The Roller'.
The performance will be broadcast in Italy, on the 7th, 14th and 21st of June.
Beady Eye At The 'Wind Music Awards' Italy
Click here for a number of pictures of Beady Eye at the Wind Music Awards in Italy on Friday (27th May), the band played 'Millionaire' and 'The Roller'.
The performance will be broadcast in Italy, on the 7th, 14th and 21st of June.
Beady Eye
Beady Eye will play at Große Freiheit 36 in Hamburg, today (May 30th).
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 Hamburg
Beady Eye will play at Große Freiheit 36 in Hamburg, today (May 30th).
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.
Andy Bell
Gem Archer
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Zak Starkey
Don't Believe The Truth is the sixth studio album by Oasis, released on May 30, 2005. It reached #1 in the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of just under 238,000. The album entered the U.S. charts at #12, the highest any Oasis album has reached there since 1997 with Be Here Now, although its chart stay was brief. The album went triple platinum in the UK in the first week of 2006, and is the ninth fastest selling album there. As of August 2006, Don't Believe the Truth has sold approximately 2.5 million copies worldwide.
Every member of the band contributed to the writing of tracks for the album, and the album is the first where all duties were divided between the bandmembers. On some of the tracks regular bass player Andy Bell handled guitar, while Gem and Noel contributed bass to other songs. Don't Believe the Truth is the first Oasis record to feature the drumming of Zak Starkey, who replaced Oasis' longtime member Alan White.
Liam also had a larger impact on the album by his developing songwriting. Noel has said that this album is his favourite of Oasis' last four, because all members have contributed to it. This, he claims, has given it a different feel to a typically Noel-written Oasis album.
The band embarked on a massive world-wide tour and started off at the London Astoria for their Don't Believe the Truth Tour.
Recording
The recording process for Don't Believe the Truth was prolonged. The album was originally supposed to be released around summer/autumn 2004, with an initial 3-4 week session produced by Death in Vegas. The recording finally began after Alan White's departure in January 2004 at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall, the same place where Oasis had recorded their debut album Definitely Maybe. These sessions were completed but the band weren't happy with the results.
Noel has commented since on numerous occasions that there was no problem with the work done by Death In Vegas, but he felt the songs they were working on were simply not good enough to form a record, and felt a break was needed in which new material would have to be written. In Noel's words: "we were trying to polish a turd". Around 10 tracks were worked on with Death In Vegas of which, according to Noel, 6 were "not even good enough to make the b-sides". Four of the tracks which eventually appeared on the album were worked on with Death In Vegas, those songs being: "Turn Up The Sun", "Mucky Fingers", "A Bell Will Ring" and "The Meaning of Soul", although all of these had extra work done to them or were re-recorded before being released.
After a short break in which many new songs, including "Let There Be Love", "Lyla" and "Part Of The Queue" were written, the band reconvened at their Wheeler End Studios with Noel as producer. The band were joined on these sessions by The Who's drummer Zak Starkey. In June 2004, Oasis debuted two new songs from these sessions, the Liam-written "The Meaning of Soul" and the Gem-written "A Bell Will Ring" at two live shows in Poole and at the Glastonbury Festival.
After hearing of the band's production problems from Oasis manager Marcus Russell, American producer Dave Sardy expressed interest in taking over production duties. Sardy was given tapes of existing recording sessions to mix, and after his work was praised by the band, he arrived in the UK to oversee new recording sessions at Olympic Studios in London. These sessions didn't last long before he asked the band to travel to Los Angeles and re-record most of the album there, as he felt more comfortable working in a studio closer to home. With the band eventually agreeing to this, recording sessions began at Capitol Studios in October 2004 with the band spending around 9 weeks there.
Release
The decision to have the leadoff single, "Lyla", on the album was a controversial one, prompted by the label's feeling that there wasn't a suitable lead single among the tracks originally presented. As a result, the decision was taken to record "Lyla", a song which Noel had written and demoed a year previously, but which wasn't recorded by the band during the previous recording sessions. It was decided that Dave Sardy would remix Noel's original demo with Liam recording a set of lead vocals and Zak adding a fresh drum track. "Lyla" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and number nineteen on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. After having initial reservations about the choice of the first single being taken out of the hands of the band, Noel, who initially wanted "Mucky Fingers" to be the first single, has now reluctantly conceded that the song has indeed "done the business".
In April 2005, four tracks from a promo disc leaked: "The Meaning of Soul", "Mucky Fingers", "Keep the Dream Alive", and "Let There Be Love". The full album found its way onto the Internet on May 3, 2005, when Apple Inc. accidentally put the album up early for sale on their iTunes Music Store service in Germany. While there was no official comment by Apple or by Oasis management, it was speculated that Apple simply got "May 30" confused with "May 03" or "May 3".
Watch the promo video for Lyla HERE
Watch the promo video for The Importance Of Being Idle HERE
Watch the promo video for Let There Be Love HERE
On This Day In Oasis History...
Don't Believe The Truth is the sixth studio album by Oasis, released on May 30, 2005. It reached #1 in the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of just under 238,000. The album entered the U.S. charts at #12, the highest any Oasis album has reached there since 1997 with Be Here Now, although its chart stay was brief. The album went triple platinum in the UK in the first week of 2006, and is the ninth fastest selling album there. As of August 2006, Don't Believe the Truth has sold approximately 2.5 million copies worldwide.
Every member of the band contributed to the writing of tracks for the album, and the album is the first where all duties were divided between the bandmembers. On some of the tracks regular bass player Andy Bell handled guitar, while Gem and Noel contributed bass to other songs. Don't Believe the Truth is the first Oasis record to feature the drumming of Zak Starkey, who replaced Oasis' longtime member Alan White.
Liam also had a larger impact on the album by his developing songwriting. Noel has said that this album is his favourite of Oasis' last four, because all members have contributed to it. This, he claims, has given it a different feel to a typically Noel-written Oasis album.
The band embarked on a massive world-wide tour and started off at the London Astoria for their Don't Believe the Truth Tour.
Recording
The recording process for Don't Believe the Truth was prolonged. The album was originally supposed to be released around summer/autumn 2004, with an initial 3-4 week session produced by Death in Vegas. The recording finally began after Alan White's departure in January 2004 at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall, the same place where Oasis had recorded their debut album Definitely Maybe. These sessions were completed but the band weren't happy with the results.
Noel has commented since on numerous occasions that there was no problem with the work done by Death In Vegas, but he felt the songs they were working on were simply not good enough to form a record, and felt a break was needed in which new material would have to be written. In Noel's words: "we were trying to polish a turd". Around 10 tracks were worked on with Death In Vegas of which, according to Noel, 6 were "not even good enough to make the b-sides". Four of the tracks which eventually appeared on the album were worked on with Death In Vegas, those songs being: "Turn Up The Sun", "Mucky Fingers", "A Bell Will Ring" and "The Meaning of Soul", although all of these had extra work done to them or were re-recorded before being released.
After a short break in which many new songs, including "Let There Be Love", "Lyla" and "Part Of The Queue" were written, the band reconvened at their Wheeler End Studios with Noel as producer. The band were joined on these sessions by The Who's drummer Zak Starkey. In June 2004, Oasis debuted two new songs from these sessions, the Liam-written "The Meaning of Soul" and the Gem-written "A Bell Will Ring" at two live shows in Poole and at the Glastonbury Festival.
After hearing of the band's production problems from Oasis manager Marcus Russell, American producer Dave Sardy expressed interest in taking over production duties. Sardy was given tapes of existing recording sessions to mix, and after his work was praised by the band, he arrived in the UK to oversee new recording sessions at Olympic Studios in London. These sessions didn't last long before he asked the band to travel to Los Angeles and re-record most of the album there, as he felt more comfortable working in a studio closer to home. With the band eventually agreeing to this, recording sessions began at Capitol Studios in October 2004 with the band spending around 9 weeks there.
Release
The decision to have the leadoff single, "Lyla", on the album was a controversial one, prompted by the label's feeling that there wasn't a suitable lead single among the tracks originally presented. As a result, the decision was taken to record "Lyla", a song which Noel had written and demoed a year previously, but which wasn't recorded by the band during the previous recording sessions. It was decided that Dave Sardy would remix Noel's original demo with Liam recording a set of lead vocals and Zak adding a fresh drum track. "Lyla" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and number nineteen on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. After having initial reservations about the choice of the first single being taken out of the hands of the band, Noel, who initially wanted "Mucky Fingers" to be the first single, has now reluctantly conceded that the song has indeed "done the business".
In April 2005, four tracks from a promo disc leaked: "The Meaning of Soul", "Mucky Fingers", "Keep the Dream Alive", and "Let There Be Love". The full album found its way onto the Internet on May 3, 2005, when Apple Inc. accidentally put the album up early for sale on their iTunes Music Store service in Germany. While there was no official comment by Apple or by Oasis management, it was speculated that Apple simply got "May 30" confused with "May 03" or "May 3".
Watch the promo video for Lyla HERE
Watch the promo video for The Importance Of Being Idle HERE
Watch the promo video for Let There Be Love HERE
Gallery: Beady Eye In Denmark
Click here for a few pictures of Beady Eye who played at the Jelling music festival in Denmark, yesterday (May 29th).
Beady Eye
Beady Eye will play at the Jelling music festival in Denmark, today (May 29th).
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 Denmark
Beady Eye will play at the Jelling music festival in Denmark, today (May 29th).
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.
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