Oasis played at the Eurokeenes Festival in Belfort, France on July 8th 1995.
Above are a few videos from the show.
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Alan White
Bonehead
Guigsy
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Oasis played at the Eurokeenes Festival in Belfort, France on July 8th 1995.
Above are a few videos from the show.
'Time Flies... 1994-2009' is out now for more details click here.
On This Day In Oasis History...
Oasis played at the Eurokeenes Festival in Belfort, France on July 8th 1995.
Above are a few videos from the show.
'Time Flies... 1994-2009' is out now for more details click here.
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Richard Ashcroft
Oasis’ break-up will give brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher a “new lease of life”, rocker Richard Ashcroft has claimed.
The former Verve frontman – who is close friends with both siblings and played a number gigs with Oasis when both bands were starting out in the early 90s – believes last year’s split will lead the pair into exciting new musical projects.
He told ShortList magazine: “I spoke to Noel a couple of days ago. He’s going to go through similar questions to the ones I went through in 2000. But he wrote the songs in the biggest band of the 90s, so he’s got nothing to worry about. It’ll be a new lease of life for both of them. I’m quite excited about it.”
But Richard – whose band initially split in 2000 before reforming in 2007 and disbanding again in 2009 – has ruled out the possibility of collaborating with either Liam or Noel, and is dismayed by the number of duets currently in the charts.
Asking about whether he’d be interested in recording a track with either Gallagher, he said: “Now you see someone’s album coming out and there are 15 different people on it. The younger generation, like Dizzee Rascal, are getting into ‘Top Trumps’ music – ‘I’m going to Top Trump you with how many guests I’ve got.’ ”
Source: www.musicrooms.net
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Oasis Break Up Will Be Good For Gallagher Brothers
Oasis’ break-up will give brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher a “new lease of life”, rocker Richard Ashcroft has claimed.
The former Verve frontman – who is close friends with both siblings and played a number gigs with Oasis when both bands were starting out in the early 90s – believes last year’s split will lead the pair into exciting new musical projects.
He told ShortList magazine: “I spoke to Noel a couple of days ago. He’s going to go through similar questions to the ones I went through in 2000. But he wrote the songs in the biggest band of the 90s, so he’s got nothing to worry about. It’ll be a new lease of life for both of them. I’m quite excited about it.”
But Richard – whose band initially split in 2000 before reforming in 2007 and disbanding again in 2009 – has ruled out the possibility of collaborating with either Liam or Noel, and is dismayed by the number of duets currently in the charts.
Asking about whether he’d be interested in recording a track with either Gallagher, he said: “Now you see someone’s album coming out and there are 15 different people on it. The younger generation, like Dizzee Rascal, are getting into ‘Top Trumps’ music – ‘I’m going to Top Trump you with how many guests I’ve got.’ ”
Source: www.musicrooms.net
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Alan White
Bonehead
Guigsy
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
"D'You Know What I Mean?" is a song by British rock band Oasis. It was the first single from their third album Be Here Now and was released on the 7th July 1997. It reached #1 in the UK singles chart, the 3rd Oasis song to do so. The song was written by Noel Gallagher. It was certified platinum for UK sales.
At the time "D'You Know What I Mean" was released, Oasis were at the height of their fame, and as a result, the single, along with the album, was highly anticipated. Upon its release it was critically and commercially successful.
The guitar chords on both the verse and the chorus are similar to the chords used for the Oasis single "Wonderwall" (F#m7/A/Esus4/Bsus4).
The song also shows more of Noel's influences. References include Bob Dylan ("Blood on the tracks and they must be mine"), and The Beatles ("Fool on the hill and I feel fine"), and even their own earlier work ("Don't look back in Anger "). The song also features a drum loop from N.W.A.
The Morse code in the background translates to include such sayings as "bugger all", "pork pies" and "Strawberry Fields Forever." Oasis haven't performed this song since 2002.
B-Sides
One of the B-sides, "Stay Young", has become a popular Oasis song, so much so that fans voted it onto the B-sides collection The Masterplan - one of only two B-sides from the Be Here Now period which made the album. The song was originally intended to be the "Digsy's Dinner" of Be Here Now (the lighthearted novelty track, such as "Digsy's Dinner" on Definitely Maybe and "She's Electric" on (What's the Story) Morning Glory?), until Noel set it aside in favour of "Magic Pie". Gallagher claims not to be particularly fond of the track.
Interview
In a 1997 interview promoting Be Here Now, Noel Gallagher had the following to say about the first single: "I was going to make up some profound statement in the chorus but I couldn't come up with anything that fitted. Then I just thought "All my people right here, right now. D'You Know What I Mean? Yeah, Yeah" Very vague, very ambiguous, that'll do. Look in the mirror and wink while you're singing it and it's quite saucy. And I f***ing love that line, 'Coming in a mess, going out in style'. We were a bunch of scruffs from Manchester and we're going out in a Rolls Royce."
In another 1997 interview, this time on BBC, Noel Gallagher said: "I cant believe I wrote it, it's going to blow people away."
"The morse code in the background was inspired by Strawberry Fields. We got hold of a code book and tried to tap out 'Bugger All' to follow that line 'Don't look back cos you know what you might see'. But if anyone can tell me what we really said, please let me know. Profound lagerisms..."
Seven Ages of Rock
In an interview with the BBC for their documentary Seven Ages of Rock, Gallagher said of the song, "Its eight and a half minutes, the first single, the drums haven't fuckin' come in for two minutes- its all feedback!". He also says that he expected someone to ask them to edit the introduction to the song down, but such was their status in Britain, nobody did. They even performed the song on Top of the Pops, still playing most of the lengthy introduction.
The performance on Top of the Pops ended with a stage invasion by surrounding fans- the second of three stage invasions in the whole history of the show (the first was Nirvana and the last Symposium).
Cover information
The single cover photograph, by Michael Spencer Jones and directed by Brian Cannon of Microdot, was taken in front of the 'Blind Steps', a staircase in Wigan so called because they run past the Blind Workshop, which can be seen to the left of the shot. The steps can still be found on Darlington Street. The shoot was shrouded in secrecy to protect mass media coverage, but newspaper The Wigan Evening Post got exclusive rights to cover the event and subsequently sold the photos to the Daily Mirror. At a lunchtime break, Liam Gallagher and sleeve designer Brian Cannon enjoyed a pint of beer in the nearby Crispin Arms pub by Birkett Bank.
Music video
The music video is filmed at Beckton Gas Works in London with many military helicopters and a strange landscape of concrete slabs and torn down buildings. Liam Gallagher is wearing a snorkel parka and sports a unique pair of sunglasses.
Track listing
CD CRESCD 256
"D'You Know What I Mean?" - 7:22
"Stay Young" - 5:06
"Angel Child" (demo) - 4:28
"Heroes" - 4:09
7" CRE 256
"D'You Know What I Mean?" - 7:22
"Stay Young" - 5:06
12" CRE 256T
"D'You Know What I Mean?" - 7:22
"Stay Young" - 5:06
"Angel Child" (demo) - 4:28
Cassette CRECS 256
"D'You Know What I Mean?" - 7:22
"Stay Young" - 5:06
'Time Flies... 1994-2009' is out now for more details click here.
On This Day In Oasis History...
"D'You Know What I Mean?" is a song by British rock band Oasis. It was the first single from their third album Be Here Now and was released on the 7th July 1997. It reached #1 in the UK singles chart, the 3rd Oasis song to do so. The song was written by Noel Gallagher. It was certified platinum for UK sales.
At the time "D'You Know What I Mean" was released, Oasis were at the height of their fame, and as a result, the single, along with the album, was highly anticipated. Upon its release it was critically and commercially successful.
The guitar chords on both the verse and the chorus are similar to the chords used for the Oasis single "Wonderwall" (F#m7/A/Esus4/Bsus4).
The song also shows more of Noel's influences. References include Bob Dylan ("Blood on the tracks and they must be mine"), and The Beatles ("Fool on the hill and I feel fine"), and even their own earlier work ("Don't look back in Anger "). The song also features a drum loop from N.W.A.
The Morse code in the background translates to include such sayings as "bugger all", "pork pies" and "Strawberry Fields Forever." Oasis haven't performed this song since 2002.
B-Sides
One of the B-sides, "Stay Young", has become a popular Oasis song, so much so that fans voted it onto the B-sides collection The Masterplan - one of only two B-sides from the Be Here Now period which made the album. The song was originally intended to be the "Digsy's Dinner" of Be Here Now (the lighthearted novelty track, such as "Digsy's Dinner" on Definitely Maybe and "She's Electric" on (What's the Story) Morning Glory?), until Noel set it aside in favour of "Magic Pie". Gallagher claims not to be particularly fond of the track.
Interview
In a 1997 interview promoting Be Here Now, Noel Gallagher had the following to say about the first single: "I was going to make up some profound statement in the chorus but I couldn't come up with anything that fitted. Then I just thought "All my people right here, right now. D'You Know What I Mean? Yeah, Yeah" Very vague, very ambiguous, that'll do. Look in the mirror and wink while you're singing it and it's quite saucy. And I f***ing love that line, 'Coming in a mess, going out in style'. We were a bunch of scruffs from Manchester and we're going out in a Rolls Royce."
In another 1997 interview, this time on BBC, Noel Gallagher said: "I cant believe I wrote it, it's going to blow people away."
"The morse code in the background was inspired by Strawberry Fields. We got hold of a code book and tried to tap out 'Bugger All' to follow that line 'Don't look back cos you know what you might see'. But if anyone can tell me what we really said, please let me know. Profound lagerisms..."
Seven Ages of Rock
In an interview with the BBC for their documentary Seven Ages of Rock, Gallagher said of the song, "Its eight and a half minutes, the first single, the drums haven't fuckin' come in for two minutes- its all feedback!". He also says that he expected someone to ask them to edit the introduction to the song down, but such was their status in Britain, nobody did. They even performed the song on Top of the Pops, still playing most of the lengthy introduction.
The performance on Top of the Pops ended with a stage invasion by surrounding fans- the second of three stage invasions in the whole history of the show (the first was Nirvana and the last Symposium).
Cover information
The single cover photograph, by Michael Spencer Jones and directed by Brian Cannon of Microdot, was taken in front of the 'Blind Steps', a staircase in Wigan so called because they run past the Blind Workshop, which can be seen to the left of the shot. The steps can still be found on Darlington Street. The shoot was shrouded in secrecy to protect mass media coverage, but newspaper The Wigan Evening Post got exclusive rights to cover the event and subsequently sold the photos to the Daily Mirror. At a lunchtime break, Liam Gallagher and sleeve designer Brian Cannon enjoyed a pint of beer in the nearby Crispin Arms pub by Birkett Bank.
Music video
The music video is filmed at Beckton Gas Works in London with many military helicopters and a strange landscape of concrete slabs and torn down buildings. Liam Gallagher is wearing a snorkel parka and sports a unique pair of sunglasses.
Track listing
CD CRESCD 256
"D'You Know What I Mean?" - 7:22
"Stay Young" - 5:06
"Angel Child" (demo) - 4:28
"Heroes" - 4:09
7" CRE 256
"D'You Know What I Mean?" - 7:22
"Stay Young" - 5:06
12" CRE 256T
"D'You Know What I Mean?" - 7:22
"Stay Young" - 5:06
"Angel Child" (demo) - 4:28
Cassette CRECS 256
"D'You Know What I Mean?" - 7:22
"Stay Young" - 5:06
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Alan White
Andy Bell
Gem Archer
Liam Gallagher
Oasis
Above is a video from June 6th 2000, Oasis played the Quart Festival in Norway. At the time Noel Gallagher had decided to quit overseas touring with Oasis.
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On This Day In Oasis History...
Above is a video from June 6th 2000, Oasis played the Quart Festival in Norway. At the time Noel Gallagher had decided to quit overseas touring with Oasis.
'Time Flies... 1994-2009' is out now for more details click here.
Liam Gallagher
Ask Liam is back - www.prettygreen.com - Liam is answering your questions via video.
Richard Price - If john Lennon was around today which Oasis song would he most like to sing in your opinion ?
You can ask your own question - either email askliam@prettygreen.com, tweet it adding #askliam, or post it here on youtube as a video question.
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Ask Liam Gallagher - Richard Price
Ask Liam is back - www.prettygreen.com - Liam is answering your questions via video.
Richard Price - If john Lennon was around today which Oasis song would he most like to sing in your opinion ?
You can ask your own question - either email askliam@prettygreen.com, tweet it adding #askliam, or post it here on youtube as a video question.
'Time Flies... 1994-2009' is out now for more details click here.
Lionel Messi
Oasis
Argentina ace Lionel Messi tried to psych up his team-mates for the World Cup quarter-final by playing Oasis - before they were thumped 4-0.
Messi had the Manchester band's 1994 track Rock And Roll Star blasted out on the team coach stereo on Saturday.
A source said: "He was really keen to hype up the team with this rousing anthem. Unfortunately it didn't produce the desired result."
The South Americans were battered by Germany in South Africa.
Barcelona superstar Messi, 23, was introduced to Oasis's music by team-mate and Man City ace Carlos Tevez. Oasis's Noel Gallagher recorded a TV good luck message for the final. It has now been axed.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
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Argies Lost To Oasis
Argentina ace Lionel Messi tried to psych up his team-mates for the World Cup quarter-final by playing Oasis - before they were thumped 4-0.
Messi had the Manchester band's 1994 track Rock And Roll Star blasted out on the team coach stereo on Saturday.
A source said: "He was really keen to hype up the team with this rousing anthem. Unfortunately it didn't produce the desired result."
The South Americans were battered by Germany in South Africa.
Barcelona superstar Messi, 23, was introduced to Oasis's music by team-mate and Man City ace Carlos Tevez. Oasis's Noel Gallagher recorded a TV good luck message for the final. It has now been axed.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
'Time Flies... 1994-2009' is out now for more details click here.
Oasis
Best Track From Oasis' 'The Masterplan'
This month the poll in the right side menu is for the best best track from 'The Masterplan'.
The Masterplan is a compilation album, comprising B-sides which never made it onto an album.
The album was originally intended for release only in areas such as the United States and Japan, where the tracks were only available on expensive European import singles.
It was first released in late 1998. The Masterplan reached #2 in the UK where it went platinum, and #51 in the United States. However, it did gain top spot in various charts around the world, going on to sell 2 million copies. Four songs from the album appear on compilation album Stop the Clocks.
The choices are
01: "Acquiesce"
02: "Underneath The Sky"
03: "Talk Tonight"
04: "Going Nowhere"
05: "Fade Away"
06: "The Swamp Song"
07: "I Am The Walrus (Live)"
08: "Listen Up"
09: "Rockin' Chair"
10: "Half The World Away"
11: "(Its Good) To Be Free"
12: "Stay Young"
13: "Headshrinker"
14: "The Masterplan"
The winner of last months poll to find the best number 1 single from the band, was 'Don't Look Back In Anger' with 43% of the votes.
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Alan White
Bonehead
Guigsy
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
"Sunday Morning Call" is a song by British rock band Oasis taken from their fourth studio album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, and was released as the third and final single from it on 3 July 2000, peaking at #4 in the UK charts. The song is written and sung by Noel Gallagher, who took over lead vocal from brother Liam Gallagher on an A-side for the first time since "Don't Look Back in Anger" in 1996.
Though the song has the same anthemic feel that popularised many Oasis songs, and departs from the psychedelic feel of Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, which had been poorly received by critics, it received a mixed critical reception. NME described it as "a dreary thing indeed", whereas Allmusic described it as a "self-consciously mature departure from the group's usual ebullience... a deliberately mellow, mid-tempo [song]".
The music video is a take on the Jack Nicholson film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, with characters resembling McMurphy and Nurse Ratched. It was filmed in an old mental institution in Vancouver, Canada and features Scottish actor James Cunningham, who has previously starred in the original play of Trainspotting. Unlike the film, the video begins with the McMurphy character escaping his home and giving chase to the authorities, and ends in a football match. While the inmates celebrate a victory, Oasis are seen watching from the asylum window, and Noel Gallagher makes a 'wanker' hand gesture at Cunningham.
Although unconfirmed, there was widespread speculation at the time that the song was inspired by Noel's friend Kate Moss.
To date this is the only Oasis single on which Liam Gallagher does not provide vocals on any of the songs.
Track listing
CD RKIDSCD 004
"Sunday Morning Call" - 5:14
"Carry Us All" - 4:00
"Full On" - 4:16
7" RKID 004
"Sunday Morning Call" - 5:14
"Carry Us All" - 4:00
12" RKID 004T
"Sunday Morning Call" - 5:14
"Carry Us All" - 4:00
"Full On" - 4:16
'Time Flies... 1994-2009' is out now for more details click here.
On This Day In Oasis History...
"Sunday Morning Call" is a song by British rock band Oasis taken from their fourth studio album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, and was released as the third and final single from it on 3 July 2000, peaking at #4 in the UK charts. The song is written and sung by Noel Gallagher, who took over lead vocal from brother Liam Gallagher on an A-side for the first time since "Don't Look Back in Anger" in 1996.
Though the song has the same anthemic feel that popularised many Oasis songs, and departs from the psychedelic feel of Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, which had been poorly received by critics, it received a mixed critical reception. NME described it as "a dreary thing indeed", whereas Allmusic described it as a "self-consciously mature departure from the group's usual ebullience... a deliberately mellow, mid-tempo [song]".
The music video is a take on the Jack Nicholson film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, with characters resembling McMurphy and Nurse Ratched. It was filmed in an old mental institution in Vancouver, Canada and features Scottish actor James Cunningham, who has previously starred in the original play of Trainspotting. Unlike the film, the video begins with the McMurphy character escaping his home and giving chase to the authorities, and ends in a football match. While the inmates celebrate a victory, Oasis are seen watching from the asylum window, and Noel Gallagher makes a 'wanker' hand gesture at Cunningham.
Although unconfirmed, there was widespread speculation at the time that the song was inspired by Noel's friend Kate Moss.
To date this is the only Oasis single on which Liam Gallagher does not provide vocals on any of the songs.
Track listing
CD RKIDSCD 004
"Sunday Morning Call" - 5:14
"Carry Us All" - 4:00
"Full On" - 4:16
7" RKID 004
"Sunday Morning Call" - 5:14
"Carry Us All" - 4:00
12" RKID 004T
"Sunday Morning Call" - 5:14
"Carry Us All" - 4:00
"Full On" - 4:16
'Time Flies... 1994-2009' is out now for more details click here.
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