Amorphous Androgynous
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
On August 28, 2009, Noel Gallagher walked away from according to him “one of the best bands ever.” Although the decision the leave Oasis didn’t shock many, to me, I was actually looking forward to see what the brothers Gallagher would do to continue this fabled sibling musical storyline. Liam struck first in the post-Oasis years with Beady Eye, which is Oasis without Noel. Today, Noel unleashes the album I have been living with non-stop since he and I sat down for a 30 minute chat on a rainy day in our New York City studios.
To try and ask Noel Gallagher everything that I would want to about his years of making music can’t be done in 30 minutes. The main focus was his new project Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, an album that has the theme of love and hope all the way through it. Of course, as you’ll see and hear, as we dipped into the past a little bit, and went full-blitz with the new release and the one on the way! Look for his collaboration with the psychedelic duo Amorphous Androgynous to hit next year. (Amorphous Androgynous is Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans who were the guys behind The Future Sound Of London.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds is co-produced along with Dave Sardy who worked with Noel on the last two Oasis studio albums. Noel calls Dave “the most positive person I have ever worked with, he has no fear”. Noel commented on how when it turned the album over to Dave, it was quite British sounding. Dave got his hands on it and gave it “American girth.” It’s hard to pin down a favorite on this record, it’s that good! When I told Noel that the album’s opening track “Everybody’s On The Run” is my favorite, and just might be my favorite song of the year, he said “yes, that song is great, and I admire your taste.” As for him picking one favorite, he went with “AKA… What a Life!” saying it’s not like anything he’s done before.
Oasis-related questions and a few personal-related questions are next. Will there be a 20 year celebration in any way for the first two Oasis albums? Did Noel regret walking away from Oasis on “that” night in Paris. (Listen and watch him answer this, and see if you think like I think. Perhaps Oasis might still be together if he went about it a different way?). Does he have any personal regrets? Has he ever gone to see an Oasis cover band? What is his proudest achievement?
Source: streetdate.radio.com
Noel Gallagher Takes His Music To New Heights With His High Flying Birds
On August 28, 2009, Noel Gallagher walked away from according to him “one of the best bands ever.” Although the decision the leave Oasis didn’t shock many, to me, I was actually looking forward to see what the brothers Gallagher would do to continue this fabled sibling musical storyline. Liam struck first in the post-Oasis years with Beady Eye, which is Oasis without Noel. Today, Noel unleashes the album I have been living with non-stop since he and I sat down for a 30 minute chat on a rainy day in our New York City studios.
To try and ask Noel Gallagher everything that I would want to about his years of making music can’t be done in 30 minutes. The main focus was his new project Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, an album that has the theme of love and hope all the way through it. Of course, as you’ll see and hear, as we dipped into the past a little bit, and went full-blitz with the new release and the one on the way! Look for his collaboration with the psychedelic duo Amorphous Androgynous to hit next year. (Amorphous Androgynous is Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans who were the guys behind The Future Sound Of London.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds is co-produced along with Dave Sardy who worked with Noel on the last two Oasis studio albums. Noel calls Dave “the most positive person I have ever worked with, he has no fear”. Noel commented on how when it turned the album over to Dave, it was quite British sounding. Dave got his hands on it and gave it “American girth.” It’s hard to pin down a favorite on this record, it’s that good! When I told Noel that the album’s opening track “Everybody’s On The Run” is my favorite, and just might be my favorite song of the year, he said “yes, that song is great, and I admire your taste.” As for him picking one favorite, he went with “AKA… What a Life!” saying it’s not like anything he’s done before.
Oasis-related questions and a few personal-related questions are next. Will there be a 20 year celebration in any way for the first two Oasis albums? Did Noel regret walking away from Oasis on “that” night in Paris. (Listen and watch him answer this, and see if you think like I think. Perhaps Oasis might still be together if he went about it a different way?). Does he have any personal regrets? Has he ever gone to see an Oasis cover band? What is his proudest achievement?
Source: streetdate.radio.com
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds is co-produced along with Dave Sardy who worked with Noel on the last two Oasis studio albums. Noel calls Dave “the most positive person I have ever worked with, he has no fear”. Noel commented on how when it turned the album over to Dave, it was quite British sounding. Dave got his hands on it and gave it “American girth.” It’s hard to pin down a favorite on this record, it’s that good! When I told Noel that the album’s opening track “Everybody’s On The Run” is my favorite, and just might be my favorite song of the year, he said “yes, that song is great, and I admire your taste.” As for him picking one favorite, he went with “AKA… What a Life!” saying it’s not like anything he’s done before.
Oasis-related questions and a few personal-related questions are next. Will there be a 20 year celebration in any way for the first two Oasis albums? Did Noel regret walking away from Oasis on “that” night in Paris. (Listen and watch him answer this, and see if you think like I think. Perhaps Oasis might still be together if he went about it a different way?). Does he have any personal regrets? Has he ever gone to see an Oasis cover band? What is his proudest achievement?
Source: streetdate.radio.com
Noel Gallagher On His Flying Birds, Oasis And More
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds is co-produced along with Dave Sardy who worked with Noel on the last two Oasis studio albums. Noel calls Dave “the most positive person I have ever worked with, he has no fear”. Noel commented on how when it turned the album over to Dave, it was quite British sounding. Dave got his hands on it and gave it “American girth.” It’s hard to pin down a favorite on this record, it’s that good! When I told Noel that the album’s opening track “Everybody’s On The Run” is my favorite, and just might be my favorite song of the year, he said “yes, that song is great, and I admire your taste.” As for him picking one favorite, he went with “AKA… What a Life!” saying it’s not like anything he’s done before.
Oasis-related questions and a few personal-related questions are next. Will there be a 20 year celebration in any way for the first two Oasis albums? Did Noel regret walking away from Oasis on “that” night in Paris. (Listen and watch him answer this, and see if you think like I think. Perhaps Oasis might still be together if he went about it a different way?). Does he have any personal regrets? Has he ever gone to see an Oasis cover band? What is his proudest achievement?
Source: streetdate.radio.com
Jane's Addiction
Mumford And Sons
Noel Gallagher
The Black Keys
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have confirmed their addition to the second night of this year's KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas.
The two day festival, set to happen over the weekend of 10th-11th December, takes place at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are set to perform on Sunday 11th December, other acts confirmed for the day include Jane's Addiction, The Black Keys and Mumford & Sons.
Tickets go on sale today 10am (local time) HERE!
For info on the festival head over to KROQ's website HERE!
Tickets For KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas On Sale Today
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have confirmed their addition to the second night of this year's KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas.
The two day festival, set to happen over the weekend of 10th-11th December, takes place at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are set to perform on Sunday 11th December, other acts confirmed for the day include Jane's Addiction, The Black Keys and Mumford & Sons.
Tickets go on sale today 10am (local time) HERE!
For info on the festival head over to KROQ's website HERE!
Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have confirmed they will return to the United States in March and April of next year to play several cities across the Mid-West and East Coast. The tour will follow on from the band's European tour and precede their debut dates in Monterrey and Mexico City.
The dates confirmed so far include:
28th March - WASHINGTON, Warner Theatre
29th March - COLUMBUS, LC Pavilion
31st March - DETROIT, Royal Oak Music Theatre
01st April - CHICAGO, The Riviera
03rd April - MILWAUKEE, Pabst Theater
04th April - INDIANAPOLIS, Egyptian Room
06th April - ATLANTA, Tabernacle
Tickets go on general sale at 10am (local time) today, click here for more details.
Source: www.noelgallagher.com
Tickets For Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds US Tour 2012 Go On Sale Later Today
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have confirmed they will return to the United States in March and April of next year to play several cities across the Mid-West and East Coast. The tour will follow on from the band's European tour and precede their debut dates in Monterrey and Mexico City.
The dates confirmed so far include:
28th March - WASHINGTON, Warner Theatre
29th March - COLUMBUS, LC Pavilion
31st March - DETROIT, Royal Oak Music Theatre
01st April - CHICAGO, The Riviera
03rd April - MILWAUKEE, Pabst Theater
04th April - INDIANAPOLIS, Egyptian Room
06th April - ATLANTA, Tabernacle
Tickets go on general sale at 10am (local time) today, click here for more details.
Source: www.noelgallagher.com
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
The videos below are from November 17th 1997, when Noel Gallagher performed 'Stand By Me' and 'Talk Tonight' on MTV Sonic in Milan, Italy.
On This Day In Oasis History...
The videos below are from November 17th 1997, when Noel Gallagher performed 'Stand By Me' and 'Talk Tonight' on MTV Sonic in Milan, Italy.
Beady Eye
Liam Gallagher
Oasis
Click here to listen to an interview with Liam Gallagher who talks about Beady Eye, Oasis and a band he doesn’t like.
Liam Gallagher On Beady Eye, Oasis And More
Click here to listen to an interview with Liam Gallagher who talks about Beady Eye, Oasis and a band he doesn’t like.
Beady Eye
The videos below are from Beady Eye's gig in Swindon yesterday.
Beady Eye In 3D In Swindon
The videos below are from Beady Eye's gig in Swindon yesterday.
Beady Eye
Below is the setlist from Beady Eye's gig at the O2 Academy in Brixton, London that took place earlier this evening.
Four Letter Word
Beatles And Stones
Millionaire
Two Of A Kind
For Anyone
Three Ring Circus
The Roller
In The Bubble With A Bullet
Bring The Light
Standing On The Edge Of The Noise
Kill For A Dream
The Beat Goes On
Man Of Misery
The Morning Son
Wigwam
World Outside My Room
Sons Of The Stage
Liam's wife Nicole, Tamsin Outhwaite Kate Thornton and Kate Moss all spotted in the crowd in Brixton!!
Videos, review and photos to follow tomorrow....
A number of pictures from the gig are on my Twitter page here.
Setlist: Beady Eye In London
Below is the setlist from Beady Eye's gig at the O2 Academy in Brixton, London that took place earlier this evening.
Four Letter Word
Beatles And Stones
Millionaire
Two Of A Kind
For Anyone
Three Ring Circus
The Roller
In The Bubble With A Bullet
Bring The Light
Standing On The Edge Of The Noise
Kill For A Dream
The Beat Goes On
Man Of Misery
The Morning Son
Wigwam
World Outside My Room
Sons Of The Stage
Liam's wife Nicole, Tamsin Outhwaite Kate Thornton and Kate Moss all spotted in the crowd in Brixton!!
Videos, review and photos to follow tomorrow....
A number of pictures from the gig are on my Twitter page here.
Justin Bieber
Lady GaGa
Miley Cyrus
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Rihanna
Given all the recent coverage of his run-in with Katie Holmes and various, life-altering ways, you may be unaware that Noel Gallagher, late of Oasis, has just released his first proper solo album, a rock-solid collection of tunes that run the gamut from psych-tinged burners ("[I Wanna Live in a Dream in My] Record Machine") to straight-ahead churners ("Everybody's on the Run"), with stops at just about every point in between.
VIDEO ONLY WORKS IN THE US
He's called the disc Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, a nod to both the first Fleetwood Mac album and a Jefferson Airplane song of (roughly) the same name, and so far, things are soaring. It's been greeted with glowing reviews, most of which seem to harp on the fact that the album represents "his best tunes in 15 years." Of course, in typical Gallagher fashion, he's not paying attention to any of it.
"I didn't read any of the reviews and think, 'Well, these people think I've been writing crap songs for the last 15 years.' I don't think of things like that," he told MTV News. "When I'm in the studio, I'm literally taking it song by song and then, you know, you get to the end of it. I got to say though, during the mixing of it, as each track was being finished, I was thinking, 'This does sound really good. ...'
"But I wouldn't like to compare it to anything Oasis did, because that's not fair," he continued. "We were a band and I was writing songs for someone else to sing, so you can't really compare the two. It's just a good record, what can I say?"
Humility was never his strong suit. Neither, apparently, was guitar playing. Because even though he slung the ax loud and often in Oasis, he never really considered himself to be a guitar player. Which is why, on High Flying Birds, he limited the showing off — there are, by unofficial count, just two solos on the whole album — and focused instead on doing what he loves best: writing killer tunes.
"I guess when guitarists make solo records, there's usually a lot of showing off. But I've been trying to convince for 20 years that I'm not a guitarist, I'm a songwriter. I played lead guitar in the band because everybody else, in the early days, was useless, so that kind of fell to me," he laughed. "But it's not something I ever thought I would put myself up there with John Squire or Johnny Marr or all those great British guitarists, that's not my thing. My thing was songwriting. I only noticed [the lack of solos] when a friend of mine was listening to the finished version, and it got to track six and he went, 'You know, that's the first guitar solo,' and I was like, 'Wow, someone's got an easy gig, doesn't he?' "
And since there's not going to be an Oasis reunion in the cards anytime soon, Gallagher is focused on promoting Birds both here and abroad. He's playing on just about every continent over the next six months and seems quite content to be doing nothing else. Especially attempting to figure out the machinations of the music industry of 2011 ... a plan he abandoned long ago, thanks in no small part to his daughter.
"She is into music, she's never mentioned Justin Bieber to me ... Lady Gaga's her thing, and Rihanna and, is it, Miley Cyrus? All that kind of thing," he said. "It's kind of a rule, she's got to like Oasis and her old fella, so she's into that side of it. But her teenage rock years will come [and], no doubt, she'll be into f---ing Nickelback as well."
Source: www.mtv.com
Noel Gallagher Soars With High Flying Birds
Given all the recent coverage of his run-in with Katie Holmes and various, life-altering ways, you may be unaware that Noel Gallagher, late of Oasis, has just released his first proper solo album, a rock-solid collection of tunes that run the gamut from psych-tinged burners ("[I Wanna Live in a Dream in My] Record Machine") to straight-ahead churners ("Everybody's on the Run"), with stops at just about every point in between.
Get More: Music News
VIDEO ONLY WORKS IN THE US
He's called the disc Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, a nod to both the first Fleetwood Mac album and a Jefferson Airplane song of (roughly) the same name, and so far, things are soaring. It's been greeted with glowing reviews, most of which seem to harp on the fact that the album represents "his best tunes in 15 years." Of course, in typical Gallagher fashion, he's not paying attention to any of it.
"I didn't read any of the reviews and think, 'Well, these people think I've been writing crap songs for the last 15 years.' I don't think of things like that," he told MTV News. "When I'm in the studio, I'm literally taking it song by song and then, you know, you get to the end of it. I got to say though, during the mixing of it, as each track was being finished, I was thinking, 'This does sound really good. ...'
"But I wouldn't like to compare it to anything Oasis did, because that's not fair," he continued. "We were a band and I was writing songs for someone else to sing, so you can't really compare the two. It's just a good record, what can I say?"
Humility was never his strong suit. Neither, apparently, was guitar playing. Because even though he slung the ax loud and often in Oasis, he never really considered himself to be a guitar player. Which is why, on High Flying Birds, he limited the showing off — there are, by unofficial count, just two solos on the whole album — and focused instead on doing what he loves best: writing killer tunes.
"I guess when guitarists make solo records, there's usually a lot of showing off. But I've been trying to convince for 20 years that I'm not a guitarist, I'm a songwriter. I played lead guitar in the band because everybody else, in the early days, was useless, so that kind of fell to me," he laughed. "But it's not something I ever thought I would put myself up there with John Squire or Johnny Marr or all those great British guitarists, that's not my thing. My thing was songwriting. I only noticed [the lack of solos] when a friend of mine was listening to the finished version, and it got to track six and he went, 'You know, that's the first guitar solo,' and I was like, 'Wow, someone's got an easy gig, doesn't he?' "
And since there's not going to be an Oasis reunion in the cards anytime soon, Gallagher is focused on promoting Birds both here and abroad. He's playing on just about every continent over the next six months and seems quite content to be doing nothing else. Especially attempting to figure out the machinations of the music industry of 2011 ... a plan he abandoned long ago, thanks in no small part to his daughter.
"She is into music, she's never mentioned Justin Bieber to me ... Lady Gaga's her thing, and Rihanna and, is it, Miley Cyrus? All that kind of thing," he said. "It's kind of a rule, she's got to like Oasis and her old fella, so she's into that side of it. But her teenage rock years will come [and], no doubt, she'll be into f---ing Nickelback as well."
Source: www.mtv.com
Mark Hoppus
Noel Gallagher
An interview with Noel Gallagher will be broadcast tommorow on Hopus On Music.
The show is broadcast on FUSE in the US at 11P/10C.
For more details click here.
Noel Gallagher On Hopus On Music Tomorrow
An interview with Noel Gallagher will be broadcast tommorow on Hopus On Music.
The show is broadcast on FUSE in the US at 11P/10C.
For more details click here.
Liam Gallagher
Paul Weller
Pretty Green
Below is a short video from the latest photo shoot for the Paul Weller for Pretty Green Autumn/Winter collection.
The modfather himself talks us through the shoot and the inspiration of using everyday models to display the versatility of the collection.
Source: www.prettygreen.com
Paul Weller On His Latest Shoot For Liam Gallagher's Pretty Green
Below is a short video from the latest photo shoot for the Paul Weller for Pretty Green Autumn/Winter collection.
The modfather himself talks us through the shoot and the inspiration of using everyday models to display the versatility of the collection.
Source: www.prettygreen.com
Beady Eye
Click here for a number of pictures from Beady Eye's gig at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool.
Thanks to AG
Gallery: Beady Eye In Blackpool
Click here for a number of pictures from Beady Eye's gig at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool.
Thanks to AG
Beady Eye
Dutch radio station 3FM, broadcast an interview and a number of tracks from Beady Eye's show in Amsterdam last month.
Click here to listen to the highlights and check out some pictures from the gig.
Listen To Highlights From Beady Eye's Gig In Amsterdam And More
Dutch radio station 3FM, broadcast an interview and a number of tracks from Beady Eye's show in Amsterdam last month.
Click here to listen to the highlights and check out some pictures from the gig.
Beady Eye
Beady Eye will play at the O2 Acadamey in Brixton, London UK today (November 17th).
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.
You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom
Beady Eye Roll Into London...
Beady Eye will play at the O2 Acadamey in Brixton, London UK today (November 17th).
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.
You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom
Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, USA later today (November 17th).
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.
You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird's Land In Los Angeles
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, USA later today (November 17th).
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.
You can also tweet us pictures and updates @scyhodotcom
Liam Gallagher
Melanie Blatt
Nicole Gallagher
Oasis
The two videos below are from November 16th 2007, when Liam Gallagher was interviewed for 'The Hot Desk' by his wife Nicole and former All Saint Melanie Blatt.
On This Day In Oasis History...
The two videos below are from November 16th 2007, when Liam Gallagher was interviewed for 'The Hot Desk' by his wife Nicole and former All Saint Melanie Blatt.
Beady Eye
Click here for a number of pictures from Beady Eye's gig at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon, that took place yesterday.
Thanks to AG
Another Gallery: Beady Eye In Swindon
Click here for a number of pictures from Beady Eye's gig at the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon, that took place yesterday.
Thanks to AG
Noel Gallagher
In the summer of 2009, backstage before headlining V-Festival in France, Oasis broke up. In a bitter fight between the band's two brothers, Liam and Noel Gallagher, Noel left the band and quit. Though this had happened before, this time he meant it. The brothers have not spoken to each other since, but they have scolded each other in the press and listened to each other's music and bashed it. Two years after the bitter Oasis split, Liam Gallagher, along with the remaining members of Oasis, formed Beady Eye. The band released their debut in June, Different Gear, Still Speeding to roaring approval and sold-out every show they played around the world. Beady Eye took the roaring balls-to-the-wall approach to their style of rock and roll and proved Liam can manage on his own. Now, months later, Noel has his say.
In the much hyped debut of Oasis' former songwriter and creator, Noel Gallagher released his solo debut, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and the album proves one thing -- Liam is the rock star, but Noel is the musician. Noel's debut is crafted of beautiful layers and brilliant lyrics; in fact, it is some of his best work in years. The two brothers are now the Romulus and Remus of rock and roll and we all know how that story ended.
As hyped as Noel's solo debut was, so was his sold-out small US tour. Taking the stage at 9pm in the second of two sold-out gigs at the Beacon Theater, Noel went to work. Opening with the Oasis B-Side "(It's Good) to be Free," a fitting opening and clear jab at his former job, he then went into the deep Oasis track "Mucky Fingers." Noel grabbed the crowds' attention straight away. Switching guitars the way George Clooney switches girlfriends, Noel sonically battered the audience with his opening numbers that eventually went into his new solo work with "Everybody's On the Run," and "Dream On." It would take a few songs before he finally addressed the crowd and his banter to the audience was thanks in part to a young girl in the audience who asked for a guitar pick. Noel obliged and walked over to the tween and handed her a pick. "There is a lot of T-shirt buying in that kid!" Noel joked. As he continued onto his solo work, Noel and his High Flying Birds sounded perfect and backed by a simple yet effective light show, they were delivering everything fans hoped. The highlight of the main set would come when Noel grabbed an acoustic guitar and, backed by his pianist and former Oasis touring member, Mike Rowe, performed a very alternative version of his breakthrough hit "Wonderwall," while the crowd sang and cheered along. It was then into an acoustic and stripped down version of "Supersonic" that really had everyone at their feet. While the set altered between his solo materials, Oasis B-sides, deep cuts and hits, Noel was in top form. An hour and fifteen minutes later, the first set, which seemed to go by like a blur, was done.
"Thank you for having me, this venue is beautiful. F*ck Madison Square Gardens, this is a great place!" Noel said as he returned to the stage for an amazing three song encore that was full of Oasis tunes. Closing with "Don't Look Back in Anger" and the crowd ripping the seat cushions off the chairs and chanting along like it was a European soccer (football) match, Noel smiled from ear to ear. His time has come. He realizes that he has made songs that have changed people's lives and that he knows how to make the perfect pop-rock song, no matter what band he is in. With all the drama that his previous outfit had, he cannot look back in anger -- it built who he is now.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Review: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds In New York (Night Two)
In the summer of 2009, backstage before headlining V-Festival in France, Oasis broke up. In a bitter fight between the band's two brothers, Liam and Noel Gallagher, Noel left the band and quit. Though this had happened before, this time he meant it. The brothers have not spoken to each other since, but they have scolded each other in the press and listened to each other's music and bashed it. Two years after the bitter Oasis split, Liam Gallagher, along with the remaining members of Oasis, formed Beady Eye. The band released their debut in June, Different Gear, Still Speeding to roaring approval and sold-out every show they played around the world. Beady Eye took the roaring balls-to-the-wall approach to their style of rock and roll and proved Liam can manage on his own. Now, months later, Noel has his say.
In the much hyped debut of Oasis' former songwriter and creator, Noel Gallagher released his solo debut, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and the album proves one thing -- Liam is the rock star, but Noel is the musician. Noel's debut is crafted of beautiful layers and brilliant lyrics; in fact, it is some of his best work in years. The two brothers are now the Romulus and Remus of rock and roll and we all know how that story ended.
As hyped as Noel's solo debut was, so was his sold-out small US tour. Taking the stage at 9pm in the second of two sold-out gigs at the Beacon Theater, Noel went to work. Opening with the Oasis B-Side "(It's Good) to be Free," a fitting opening and clear jab at his former job, he then went into the deep Oasis track "Mucky Fingers." Noel grabbed the crowds' attention straight away. Switching guitars the way George Clooney switches girlfriends, Noel sonically battered the audience with his opening numbers that eventually went into his new solo work with "Everybody's On the Run," and "Dream On." It would take a few songs before he finally addressed the crowd and his banter to the audience was thanks in part to a young girl in the audience who asked for a guitar pick. Noel obliged and walked over to the tween and handed her a pick. "There is a lot of T-shirt buying in that kid!" Noel joked. As he continued onto his solo work, Noel and his High Flying Birds sounded perfect and backed by a simple yet effective light show, they were delivering everything fans hoped. The highlight of the main set would come when Noel grabbed an acoustic guitar and, backed by his pianist and former Oasis touring member, Mike Rowe, performed a very alternative version of his breakthrough hit "Wonderwall," while the crowd sang and cheered along. It was then into an acoustic and stripped down version of "Supersonic" that really had everyone at their feet. While the set altered between his solo materials, Oasis B-sides, deep cuts and hits, Noel was in top form. An hour and fifteen minutes later, the first set, which seemed to go by like a blur, was done.
"Thank you for having me, this venue is beautiful. F*ck Madison Square Gardens, this is a great place!" Noel said as he returned to the stage for an amazing three song encore that was full of Oasis tunes. Closing with "Don't Look Back in Anger" and the crowd ripping the seat cushions off the chairs and chanting along like it was a European soccer (football) match, Noel smiled from ear to ear. His time has come. He realizes that he has made songs that have changed people's lives and that he knows how to make the perfect pop-rock song, no matter what band he is in. With all the drama that his previous outfit had, he cannot look back in anger -- it built who he is now.
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
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