Liam Gallagher Calls On Today's Musicians To Behave More Like Proper Rock Stars

Liam Gallagher has called out today's young bands for failing to behave like proper rock stars.

During an interview to promote Oasis documentary Supersonic, Gallagher shared his view that "any band worth their salt is not just music".

Asked whether he really means this, Gallagher told The Sunday Times: "Without a doubt. If it's all about music, then it's Coldplay. The most rock’n’roll thing Chris Martin did was wear a leather jacket. I thought, 'Go on, lad. That's a start.'"

Encouraging today's musicians to cause more mischief, Gallagher said: "If I was a 20-year-old in a band and somebody stuck [an iPhone] in my face, I’d stick it up their arse, or mine. There is no excuse for young bands to act like grown men. When you're older and have kids, cool it out a bit, but I get up to more mischief in my butcher’s than [they] do on their fucking tours. Maybe it's just where we're from."

He added: "I guess it goes back to the working-class thing. The shit-kickers aren’t breaking through. A lot of music these days is by middle-class kids."

Speaking in another interview to promote Supersonic, Gallagher criticised brother Noel for dressing like Gary Barlow.

This week saw bookmakers slash the odds of Oasis reforming to tour in 2017, while former guitarist Bonehead said he'd 'be there like a shot' if a reunion seemed likely.

Source: www.nme.com

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On This Day In Oasis History...

(What's The Story) Morning Glory? is the second album by the English rock band Oasis, released on October 2 1995. The album went straight to #1 in the UK, selling 347,000 copies in its first week. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? spawned four hit singles in the UK, two of which were #1s. It sold over 19 million copies worldwide, including over 4.3 million copies in the UK, 14x platinum, and is currently the third biggest-selling album in UK chart history. Morning Glory has gone 4x platinum in the United States In addition, the singles "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova" went Gold in the United States.

The album, which was recorded in less than two weeks, contains arguably the band's two most famous songs, "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger", along with "Champagne Supernova" and their first UK #1 single, "Some Might Say".

In 1997 Morning Glory was named the 5th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 1998 Q magazine readers placed it at number 8, and in 2000 it achieved the same position in Q's list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. The editors of Q magazine declared it the "album of the decade" in 1999. The readers of Q placed it seventh on the 2006 top 100 greatest albums of all time list. In 2003, the album was ranked number 376 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

History

The success of Morning Glory catapulted Oasis from being a successful Britpop band to being one of the biggest bands in Britain, with substantial international fame, and considerable press coverage in the mainstream and music press. The band played several massive open air concerts in the UK during 1996, which included two nights at Knebworth in front of a combined audience of 250,000 people (125,000 each night), with over 2.5 million applying to buy tickets.




















Tracklisting

01: "Hello" (Gallagher/Glitter/Leander) – 3:21
02: "Roll with It" – 4:00
03: "Wonderwall" – 4:19
04: "Don't Look Back in Anger" – 4:48
05: "Hey Now!" – 5:41
06: Untitled (aka "The Swamp Song - Excerpt 1") – 0:43
07: "Some Might Say" – 5:31
08: "Cast No Shadow" – 4:52
09: "She's Electric" – 3:40
10: "Morning Glory" – 5:03
11: Untitled (aka "The Swamp Song - Excerpt 2") – 0:41
12: "Champagne Supernova" – 7:27

Notes:

* Tracks 6 and 11 are officially untitled. In fact, the track listing bears no title whatsoever for these songs, merely a blank space.
* The excerpts from "The Swamp Song" are parts of the instrumental B-side to the "Wonderwall" single.
* The vinyl LP edition of the album features a bonus track, "Bonehead's Bank Holiday". This song appears as the 7th track on the album, immediately after the 43-second untitled track.
* "Step Out" had to be removed from the album at the last minute. The song, sung by Noel, was intended to have been the original track 8 (after "Some Might Say" and before "Cast No Shadow"), but was removed as the chorus was similar to the chorus of Stevie Wonder's 1965 track "Uptight (Everything's Alright)". Wonder's publishing company were alleged to have demanded a substantial amount of royalties from the album which Oasis weren't prepared to pay, so the track was removed, although not before the first promotional copies of the album had been released with "Step Out" included. The track was eventually released as a B-side on Oasis' 1996 single "Don't Look Back in Anger", with an amended song writing credit of 'Gallagher/Wonder/Cosby/May', and was included on the live album Familiar to Millions.

Singles



"Some Might Say"
Released: 24 April 1995
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #1 (UK), #3 (IRE)



"Roll with It"
Released: 14 August 1995
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Oasis & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #2 (UK), #2 (IRE)



"Morning Glory" (AUS only)
Released: 15 September 1995
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #25 AUS, #24 U.S. Modern Rock Chart



"Wonderwall"
Released: 30 October 1995
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #2 (UK), #8 (U.S.), #1 U.S. Modern Rock Chart (10 Weeks)



"Don't Look Back in Anger"
Released: 19 February 1996
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #1 (UK), #1 (IRE), #10 U.S. Modern Rock Chart, #21 (U.S.)



"Champagne Supernova" (AUS and US only)
Released: 13 May 1996
Writer: Noel Gallagher
Producers: Noel Gallagher & Owen Morris
Chart positions: #26 (AUS), #20 (US), #1 U.S. Modern Rock Chart (5 Weeks)

Miscellanea

"Hello" contains elements of Gary Glitter's "Hello Hello I'm Back Again" as Liam jokingly sings part of the song's chorus when the song begins to fade out.

On the cover of the album a man is seen brandishing what looks to be a vinyl record in its sleeve. This is in fact the master tape for the album. The man in question is Owen Morris, the producer. The photo was taken on Berwick Street in Soho, a London street well known for its independent record shops. The other man is BBC London's Sean Rowley.

Liam Gallagher On Oasis, Noel, Supersonic And More...

Click here to read an interview with Liam Gallagher who talks about Oasis, Noel, Supersonic and more.

Noel Gallagher's Latest Instagram Posts

This little fella is 6yrs young today. Big up the wee man!! ❤️

A photo posted by Noel Gallagher (@themightyi) on Oct 1, 2016 at 1:34am PDT

Happy Birthday wee man. I'd like to think there's a little bit of this guy in all of us! ❤️. Photo by Big Shaz..x

A photo posted by Noel Gallagher (@themightyi) on Oct 1, 2016 at 2:56am PDT

Watch 'Oasis In Their Own Words' On The BBC iPlayer Now!

Iconic, notorious, legendary, diabolical: a lot can, and has been said about the Gallagher brothers and Oasis - but the harshest commentary often came from within.

Click here to watch it now (UK ONlY.

Peggy Gallagher Gives Fans A Rare Insight Into Liam And Noel's Lives

In a new documentary about Oasis, their mum Peggy lifts the lid on her warring sons and gives fans a rare insight into their lives.

Liam and Noel Gallagher are rock ’n’ roll’s most ­mischievous siblings, whose bitter feud isn’t ending any time soon.

And in a new documentary about Oasis , their mum Peggy lifts the lid on her warring sons, saying: “I’ve spent my life worrying about them.”

She gives fans a rare insight into the rock stars’ lives in new flick titled Supersonic.

Speaking in the film, she says: “I think there was that bit of ­jealously with Liam and Noel. Noel was beautiful as a baby and then Liam comes along – it takes the limelight off you.

“You could tell disagreement was there with them. I was glad they were in a band together. I would not have wanted Liam in a band without Noel.

“But it all happened too quick.”

The documentary charts their rise to superstardom, from their early days growing up on a council estate in Manchester, to their two historic gigs at Knebworth in 1996 in front of 250,000 fans.

Peggy, 73, recalls the day Liam came back with a recording contract. “Of course, I thought ‘this is great’,” she says.

“I never really thought it would go the way it did, though. Liam said: ‘All I want, mum, is to earn a bit of money and get myself some new clothes’. And then it all went haywire.”

She adds: “He used to sit out there in the kitchen and say ‘I’m going to be famous one day’ and you are going to be really proud of me.”

Peggy raised Liam, 44, and Noel, 49, along with their older brother Paul on her own after leaving violent dad Tommy.

And Liam praises her, saying: “Mum is an angel and still is. Not impressed by this rock ’n’ roll business and rightly so. I wanted to make her proud, and get her to stop doing three f***ing jobs. Put her feet up and have some nice things.”

Noel adds: “When I think of those times, she brought us up on her own really. She gave it all up for us.”

Despite being mummy’s boys, the film doesn’t hold back on hellraising antics.

They even recall throwing a whole bedroom out of a hotel window, and ­accidentally taking crystal meth when they thought it was cocaine at a gig in New York.

The film premieres in London and Manchester tomorrow night with Liam attending by helicopter.

We expect the afterparty to be just as raucous as the old days...

Source: www.mirror.co.uk

Another Review Of Oasis' 'Supersonic' Documentary

Click here to read a review of Oasis' 'Supersonic' documentary.

Listen To Oasis' 'Angel Child' Mustique Demo

Revealed today… another legendary Mustique Demo, ‘Angel Child’.

Recorded by Noel whilst staying in Mick Jagger’s property on the Island of Mustique, the original demos for Be Here Now were thought to be lost before being unearthed for the re-issue of ‘Be Here Now’.

The track is available to stream or download as part of an album preorder here.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

 

Noel Gallagher's Latest Instagram Post

New shoes. New amp. New album. There is no rest for the wicked ones.

A photo posted by Noel Gallagher (@themightyi) on Sep 30, 2016 at 10:12am PDT

On This Day In Oasis History...

The video below is of 'Setting Sun' by The Chemical Brothers featuring Noel Gallagher the track was released on September 30th 1996.

The song reached number one on the UK singles chart.

 

Stand By Me Limited Edition Hand Written Lyric Sheet With Orders From The Official Oasis Store

We’re happy to announce an official Oasis online store exclusive for all super deluxe ‘Be Here Now’ box set pre-orders!

Each boxset ordered via the official store will come with an individually numbered, limited edition hand written lyric sheet of ‘Stand By Me’.

The boxset it out on the 14th October and can be pre-ordered here.

Those who have already ordered from the store will automatically receive the lyric sheet.

Source: www.oasisinet.com

Bonehead On Oasis, Liam And Noel Gallagher And More

Click here to read an interview with Bonehead who talks about Oasis , Liam and Noel Gallagher and more.

Another Review Of Oasis' 'Supersonic' Documentary

Click here to read a review of Oasis' 'Supersonic' documentary.

Review Of Oasis' 'Supersonic' Documentary

This superb doc about the rise and fall of Oasis will remind you why you loved these gobby Mancs.

They were obnoxious and belligerent, the songs made virtually no sense and they sometimes seemed to be in it as much for the fame as the music – but good God, Oasis in their prime were something to behold. Mat Whitecross’s poignant documentary tracks the band through what Noel Gallagher freely admits were ‘the glory years’: from the first band practices in the basement of the Manchester Boardwalk in 1991 to playing in front of 250,000,000 people at Knebworth just five years later.

Restricting interviews almost exclusively to the band and their immediate inner circle – no celebrity fans, no blithering cultural critics, and it doesn’t even mention that nonsense with Blur – this is a purely personal story about a bunch of guys driven by poverty, boredom and childhood trauma to create something beautiful.

And after all the tabloid-baiting and rotten solo albums, it’s easy to forget just how charismatic Liam and Noel can be. If ‘Supersonic’ captures what it really feels like to play your first gig, to release your first album, to stay up for five days snorting crystal meth then freak out on stage at the Whisky a Go Go, it’s largely down to their articulate, wistful, arrogant, bullshitting and downright hilarious reminiscences. Smartly cutting off before the long decline, this is an epic story, beautifully told.

BY: TOM HUDDLESTON

Source: www.timeout.com

Liam And Noel Gallagher Use Mum Peggy To Check In On Each Other Every Day

The lengthy rift between Noel and Liam Gallagher has now surpassed the time Oasis spent feuding with Britpop rivals Blur.

But the man behind the band’s new documentary Supersonic has revealed the brothers have expressed their concern for each other through their mum Peggy.

In an exclusive interview, director Mat Whitecross said: “Peggy says they both ring her every day and the first thing they do is ask after each other.

“She said Liam in particular rings her five times a day and he’s always asking after Noel and she tells him ‘Well, pick up the phone then.’ ”

Despite recording all their interviews for the film separately to avoid any fights, Mat reckons there’s still a chance the brothers could reunite.

He said: “Liam is very keen – his thing is that ‘we were at our peak when we fell apart, let’s get back together, we are wasting time’.

“Whereas Noel says he would have to be offered an obscene amount of money to re-form – but he hasn’t ruled it out completely.”

Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Liam Gallagher On His New Album, Oasis, Kids, Noel And More

How did it feel watching all that footage of you and Noel back in the day?

A few bits were emotional, nothing I can’t handle. I’m glad they got the funny side out of it — a lot of people think we take ourselves seriously. We take our music seriously, but the other side of it can go to hell.

Which bits made you laugh?

All the bits where I was p***ing Noel off, that s*** gives me the giggles. Like when he’s having his Kevin Keegan moments, where he’s really losing his rag and I’m flicking his ear.

Do you think you will ever make it up with your brother?

Who knows? It certainly wouldn’t be for money. I guess it would be nice to put it all to bed for me mam’s sake. I miss hanging out with my brother, I f***ing love him but at the same time he’s treated me like a bit of a c***. We’re having a stand off, but it’s a funny one, we’re not putting in each other’s windows or messing with each other’s tyres, trying to kill each other. He’s like: [puts on whiney voice] ‘He can’t sing.’ ‘F***ing do one, potato’. It’s stupid and it’s childish and we should know better, but we don’t.

Why do you call Noel ‘potato’?

’Cos he looks like one.

What does your average day look like nowadays?

My alarm goes at 5.30am. While I’m not doing anything I still have to have a bit of discipline. Have a coffee about six, put the news on, see what’s going down, then go for a run at half six, come back, chill, see what’s on the menu for the day, hang out with the missus. I don’t do the friends thing.

Do you worry about anything?

When you’ve got kids, you worry, make sure they don’t turn into f***ing lunatics, but then there’s nothing wrong with being a lunatic. I guess, making sure they don’t turn into f***ing squares. That’s the most important thing, isn’t it?

What would be the first sign of them turning into squares?

Listening to Coldplay, listening to Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds… If I ever caught them at one of their gigs there’d be trouble. I’d stop their pocket money or I’d dish out loads of old photos of them with nappies full of s*** and put that on the internet and say, ‘Cop that, dickhead.’ That’ll do it ’cos they think they’re cool now they’re 16, 17.

What’s your solo album going to be like?

God, I don’t know, it’s nowhere near… Good songs, good vocals, rock’n’roll, mate, stuff you won’t have to think too much about. No long guitar solos, no drum solos, no mad wizardy keyboard, just bang in-your-face. It’s good.

Are you proud of Oasis?

Without a doubt, we were the best thing since sliced bread. I loved every minute of it. We did it our way and no one ruined our career except for us, no one called time on us except for us.

Is there a chance you’d get back together?

As long as you’re still breathing there’s always a chance. Obviously I’d like to do it ’cos there’s f*** all else to do. In the meantime a solo record will have to do. I’ve done the Beady Eye thing and that didn’t come off and I thought maybe I’ll just have a break, but I wrote these songs and I thought, what else can I do? This album, if it does well we crack on and do another one. If it doesn’t [laughs] I don’t know what I’ll do. I probably will f*** off forever but we’ll see.

Have you ever had a paranormal experience?

I’ve had a lot of out-of-body experiences. The last one was in Cornwall. I was in this four-poster bed. The next minute I’m above myself looking down on myself. I think I’ve seen things, but maybe that’s because I’ve been drunk or on drugs. I haven’t seen any geezers on horses or any f***ing kids riding tricycles.

What’s been your most rock’n’roll moment lately?

We went to Majorca, about 15 of us, two weeks ago, and came back on a private jet and we were really drunk. I remember getting carried off upside down.

What’s the longest you’ve partied?

About three days, I wouldn’t go past that. I don’t think anyone wants to hear what I say for four f***ing days on the trot. I can’t do that now. I go out for a night now, I’m done in for a couple of days.

Anna Smith

Supersonic is released with a live satellite event on Sunday, on general release on October 7 and on DVD/download from October 31

Source: www.metro.co.uk

Another On This Day In Oasis History...

The videos below are from the 29th September 2002, when Oasis played at the Yoyogi Taiikukan in Tokyo, Japan

On This Day In Oasis History...

The Shock Of The Lightning is a song by British rock band Oasis and is the fourth track from the band's seventh studio album Dig Out Your Soul. The song was released as the first single from the album on 29 September 2008. It received its first airplay on 15 August 2008 on multiple UK and Irish radio stations including the Ian Dempsey Breakfast show on Today FM in Ireland, BBC 6 Music by Shaun Keaveny, and by Chris Moyles on BBC Radio 1. Chris was joined by Noel Gallagher on the 15 August 2008.

Noel said of the song: "If 'The Shock of the Lightning' sounds instant and compelling to you, it’s because it was written dead fast. And recorded dead fast. 'The Shock of the Lightning' basically is the demo. And it has retained its energy. And there’s a lot to be said for that, I think. The first time you record something is always the best”. It was described by NME as "a massively improved version of 'It's Gettin' Better (Man!!)'" and featuring "love is a litany/a magical mystery" as the song's chorus.

The single is the first Oasis song to feature a remix on a studio release. The B-side is a remixed version of the album track "Falling Down" by The Chemical Brothers, who Noel has worked with in the past. However, a promo release of Oasis' cover of "Cum On Feel the Noize" contained the "Lynchmob Beats Mix" of "Champagne Supernova" by Brandon Lynch that was also re-released as a stand alone promo for Stop the Clocks. Consequently this is their first official CD single release that does contain a new track as a B-side.

On 30 July 2008, the official Oasis website posted a Dig Out Your Soul trailer which contained a 23 second clip of the intro to "The Shock of the Lightning" as well as a 20 second clip of the drum solo. On 15 August 2008, the song received it first airplay on the The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 with Noel Gallagher present. Noel said of the song on Shaun Keaveny's Radio 6 show, "It's a driving, pumping, pop, rock 'n' roll masterpiece". In NME, the song was named as 'song of the week' and received a score of 9/10, despite being referred to as "only the fifth best song on Dig Out Your Soul".





















"The Shock Of The Lightning" entered the UK Singles Chart at #3, becoming the band's first lead single since their debut, "Supersonic", to fail to reach #1 in their homeland. However the song reached #12 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart in the USA, making it their most successful single there since "Don't Go Away", which peaked on the chart at #5 in 1998. It also reached #93 on the Billboard Hot 100, their first song to chart on the Hot 100 since "Don't Look Back in Anger" in 1996.



Music video

The music video for the song (directed by Julian House and Julian Gibbs) debuted on the band's official site on 25 August at 17:30 (UK time) and was broadcast on Channel 4 at 23:40. The video depicts Liam singing and the occasional appearance of the rest of the band, intercut with stock footage related to the album's artwork. The opening shot of the video of silhouetted heads is a reference to the cover of the Rolling Stones compilation record Hot Rocks 1964-1971.

Track listing

All songs written by Noel Gallagher.

CD / 7"
"The Shock of the Lightning", 5:02
"Falling Down" (Chemical Brothers remix), 4:32

iTunes / Oasisinet exclusive bundle
"The Shock of the Lightning", 5:02
"Falling Down" (Chemical Brothers remix), 4:32
"The Shock of the Lightning" (music video)

Liam Gallagher's Latest Tweets...

What a game of football respect to all those Celtic fans what a sound CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE LG x

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