Noel Gallagher On The Last Days Of Oasis And The Rivalry With His Brother

Noel Gallagher has discussed the last days of Oasis and the intense rivalry with his brother.

In a new interview with Noisey, writer Jon Doran asks Noel Gallagher about Wibbling Rivalry (a recording of Oasis having an argument from 1994) which prompts the songwriter to remember the last days of Oasis. "If I think back to it now....my argument is 'Be a cunt all you want... but let's do the gig first and then be a fucking dick'. His argument is 'I'm just being a dick all the time'. Repeat endlessly until fucking 2009."

Gallagher remembers that on a number of occasions he would be left to appease audience members during Oasis performances. "I remember countless gigs where three songs in he'd just pop his fucking headphones out and just get off. You'd be doing a guitar solo and you'd get to the end of the song and think 'It's not that mad for him just to disappear during the guitar solo and not sing the rest of the song - he's obviously gone back to fix his sunglasses or something'.

"Then you'd just go 'Where's Liam gone?' He's got off. What do you mean he's got off? He's got a sore throat.  What a cunt. Then you've got to go out and say in English to a perplexed Japanese people...  'I know you don't understand what I'm fucking saying but what' I'm saying is the singer has got off' [applause]. 'So I'm going to have to sing the rest of the song' [applause]. And then you start singing and they're all like 'What the fuck is going on here? Where's the singer gone?'"
Noel added: "I could never forgive him for that. Ever."

Source: www.gigwise.com

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On This Day In Oasis History...

Lyla is a song by the English rock band Oasis. The song was released on May 16th 2005 as the first single from the band's sixth album Don't Believe the Truth.

The song was written by Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, who has varyingly described the track as "specifically designed for pogoing", "annoyingly catchy", and the "poppiest thing since Roll with It".

Gallagher says that the song existed in an early form as a song called Sing and dated from the Heathen Chemistry-era. He also says that the title for the final song should have been Smiler, but was changed seeing as guitarist Gem Archer's previous band, Heavy Stereo, also had a song called "Smiler".

Sony's insistence that it should be released as the first single from the album has helped to fuel the tension between the band and their record label, which has led to Oasis not renewing their contract with the record label following the release of Don't Believe the Truth.

Lyla became the band's seventh UK number one when it reached top spot in its first week of release. The song also debuted at #31 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and has reached #19 since then. It is the first Oasis song to appear on any US singles chart since 2000 when Go Let It Out hit number 14 on the Modern Rock chart.

Noel has also joked with the fact that the Lyla in the song is actually the sister of the Sally mentioned in the Oasis single Don't Look Back in Anger. Also, he had said that the song is a "love song", being about Sally Cinnamon's sister.

Originally claiming that he wasn't very fond of the song, Noel has said that Lyla "isn't even the fifth best track on the album". The song had existed as a demo since the early recording sessions for the album but was all but forgotten until practically the last minute. However, on the Lock the Box feature on the Stop the Clocks, Noel admitted that he "didn't realise how good it was until [we] played it live," and admitted he loved the "guitars, the drums, and the vocals" of the song.



Live performances

When performing on the UK music chart show Top of the Pops, Liam, who was forced to mime to the music, made no secret of the fact, walking away from the microphone with his mouth closed mid-way through lines that he was supposedly 'singing'. It would be Liam's last performance on the programme before its demise in late 2006. However, Noel and the rest of the band would return in August 2005 to perform The Importance of Being Idle and later in 2009 to perform their last ever released single Falling Down.



Lyla was covered by the Foo Fighters during a performance at BBC Studios.

The song is included on Oasis' compilation album Stop the Clocks. It is also included in FIFA 06 as a track.




















Track listing

CD RKIDSCD 29

"Lyla" (Noel Gallagher) - 5:12
"Eyeball Tickler" (Gem Archer) - 2:47
"Won't Let You Down" (Liam Gallagher) - 2:48

7" RKID 29

"Lyla" (Noel Gallagher) - 5:12
"Eyeball Tickler" (Gem Archer) - 2:47

DVD RKIDSDVD 29

"Lyla" - 5:14
"Lyla" (demo) - 5:29
"Can You See It Now?" (Documentary) - 9:22

The DVD also contains a hidden piece about new drummer Zak Starkey. The video lasts for 1:16 and is accessed by highlighting the word 'Credits' on the main menu, then pressing right until you see the name Zak appear. Then press 'Play' or 'Enter' to view the video.

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Pretty Green Add A Large Number Of New Arrivals To It's Current Collection

Pretty Green's have added a number of new arrivals check them out here, a small number of items are now back in stock here.

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Land In San Diego

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at the Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay in San Diego, USA later today (May 16th).

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Review: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds In Dallas

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Noel Gallagher On 'Chasing Yesterday', Guitars, Oasis, Johnny Marr And More

Click here to read an interview with Noel Gallagher who talks about his new album, Guitars, Oasis, Johnny Marr and more.

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Setlist: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Dallas

Below is the setlist from yesterdays Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, USA.

Do The Damage
Stranded On The Wrong Beach
Everybody's On The Run
Fade Away
In The Heat Of The Moment
Lock All The Doors
Riverman
The Death Of You And Me
You Know We Can't Go Back
Champagne Supernova
The Ballad Of The Mighty I
Dream On
The Dying Of The Light
The Mexican
AKA... Broken Arrow
Digsy's Dinner
If I Had A Gun
The Masterplan
AKA... What A Life!
Don't Look Back In Anger

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Paul Weller And Noel Gallagher To Work On A Project Together

The 56-year-old mod rocker has revealed he has thought up a "really good idea" for a collaborative project with his pal, former Oasis star Noel, but they have struggled to find a time to record together.

He said: "It could be really good ... hopefully it will happen anyway. We've both got different writing styles. I'm quite up for it."

The 'Broken Stones' hitmaker continued to say the pair were keen to produce new music to appear on the former The Jam guitarist's new LP, 'Saturns Pattern' - his first release since 2012's 'Sonik' - but never got round to hitting the studio to work on any of the concepts.

He explained: "We have been trying to write some things together, and we've still got a really good idea but it just never made the record."

As well as speaking about a collaboration with the 47-year-old musician - with whom he has worked on numerous records in the past - Paul confessed he prefers Noel Gallagher's solo music over his extensive back catalogue with Oasis.

He told the Daily Star newspaper: "If I'm really honest I think Noel's (new solo) record and the one before are his best work.

"Obviously I'm biased as he's my mate but I'm impressed by the writing more than anything else."

Source: www.femalefirst.co.uk

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Noel Gallagher 'Destroyed' LP With Amorphous Androgynous

The 47-year-old rocker recorded the album with Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans of the electronic band in 2011, but claims he grew fed up with the musicians and got rid of the only copy ever made of the album because he wasn't a fan.

He explained: "The album got finished. We spent a lot of time working on it, but the way that they work is that they get me in and I play all day then they take it away.

"Then the next thing you hear, you go, 'Well, that's not what I was thinking'. It became apparent that they weren't making a record for me but I was making a record for them. You know me, that's not going to f***ing work.

"There's no bootleg because I own the master and I destroyed it. My manager's not even heard it. I wouldn't play it."

Although two collaborations with the duo appeared on his most recent album 'Chasing Yesterday' - 'The Right Stuff' and 'The Mexican' - the former Oasis guitarist said the music they recorded together was "underwhelming", so he never wanted his fans to hear it.

He told Noisey: "It was so underwhelming to me that I never played it to anybody. I'm not going to put records out to please people and their imagination, then they hear it and go, 'Actually, it's a bit s**&'. I know it's s*** that's why it's not coming out and that's the end of it."

Source: www.femalefirst.co.uk

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Liam Gallagher To Take Part In A Charity Football Match At The Juventus Stadium Next Month

It's been reported by Virgin Radio in Italy that Liam Gallagher will be taking part in a charity football game at the Juventus Stadium on June 2nd.

Tickets for this summer’s Partita del Cuore charity fundraising game at Juventus Stadium are on sale now.

The exhibition match, to be contested on Wednesday 2 June, will see the National Singers line up against the Champions of Research for what promises to be a fabulous repeat of 2013’s spectacle in Turin.

All money raised from the sale of tickets, priced at 10 or 20 euros depending on sector, is to be donated to Fondazione Telethon, a biomedical charity established to research genetic diseases, and Piedmont’s Candiolo Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment.

To purchase your ticket and for further information on the event, please visit www.listicket.com.

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Noel Gallagher On The Perfect Guitar Solo, Chasing Yesterday, Oasis, Johnny Marr And More

Esteemed rock critic John Doran meets Noel Gallagher, in the first episode of the second season of Noisey's The British Masters, a series where John interviews the most influential and colourful figures from British popular music history.

Noel rose to unshakeable prominence with Oasis - one of the biggest rock groups the world has ever produced. With his band The High Flying Birds, he has just released a stellar second album "Chasing Yesterday" - which is well on its way to becoming his ninth consecutive platinum selling LP.

Part two of this interview will be available next week.



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Setlist: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Houston

Below is the setlist from yesterdays Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert at the House Of Blues in Houston, USA.

Do The Damage
Stranded On The Wrong Beach
Everybody's On The Run
Fade Away
In The Heat Of The Moment
Lock All The Doors
Riverman
The Death Of You And Me
You Know We Can't Go Back
Champagne Supernova
The Ballad Of The Mighty I
Dream On
The Dying Of The Light
The Mexican
AKA... Broken Arrow
Digsy's Dinner
If I Had A Gun
The Masterplan
AKA... What A Life!
Don't Look Back In Anger

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Land In Dallas

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, USA later today (May 14th).

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Liam Gallagher Silent On New Oasis Reunion Rumours

Liam Gallagher has refused to be drawn on reports he is planning to reform Oasis without his songwriter brother Noel.

The famous siblings have barely spoken since the band split in acrimony in 2009, and rumours of a reunion have surfaced repeatedly ever since, with guitarist Noel frequently denying them.

Earlier this month, Noel killed off the latest speculation - that the 'Wonderwall' hitmakers were to headline Britain's Glastonbury festival in June - by insisting, "It's not going to happen" and blaming singer Liam for the constant rumours.

Now it has been reported that Liam, whose band Beady Eye folded last year after just two albums, could be set to reunite with members of the original Oasis line-up for a possible comeback without Noel, the songwriter behind all of the band's hits.

British newspaper The Sun reports the band's former manager, Creation Records founder Alan McGee, is behind the scheme to bring the notorious frontman back together with guitarist Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, bassist Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan, and drummer Tony McCarroll, who all played in the original incarnation of Oasis.

A source tells the publication, "It's very early days but the wheels are in motion. Liam, Guigsy, Bonehead and Tony are all interested and keen to see how it can work.

They don't seem to mind Noel not being on board, even though some fans won't regard it as a proper Oasis reunion."

A spokesman for Liam declined to comment when contacted by editors at NME.

Source: www.3news.co.nz

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Paul McCartney Says Oasis Should Reform

Sir Paul McCartney has given his advice to brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher - who have cited The Beatles as their biggest influence.

When asked if he thought the Gallagher brothers will ever make up and if he had any advice for them, he said: “I don’t know if they will ever make up. It would be good because I think everyone likes brothers to like each other – and make up.

“It’s a pity because they are very good together. Like many brothers, they are crazy. But it would be nice if they got together. My advice to them? Just get together and make some good music! But they have got to want to do it. I think a lot of people would like them to do that. They are pretty cool guys!”

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Another On This Day In Oasis History...

Don't Go Away is a song by Oasis and is taken from their third album, Be Here Now, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. The song was released as a single in Japan on May 13th 1998, peaking at number 48 on the Oricon chart.



It was also a success in the United States, where it hit #5 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart in late 1997. It was the band's last major hit in the United States until 2008's "The Shock Of The Lightning".

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On This Day In Oasis History...

Champagne Supernova is a song by Oasis, written by Noel Gallagher. The seven-minute anthem is the closing track on the record-breaking album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?.

It was released on May 13th 1996 as a single in Australia, a music video directed by Nigel Dick was released to music channels and, as a result, the song received much television and radio airplay.



The song was released in the U.S. as a radio single and enjoyed great success there, becoming the band's second No. 1 single on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, becoming the band's third top 40 single on that chart. The song is considered a fan-favourite and has received widespread critical acclaim.





















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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Land In Houston

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at the House of Blues in Houston, USA later today (May 13th).

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Paul Gallagher Thinks Oasis Will Get Back Together

Noel Gallagher continues to deny it, but an Oasis reunion is inevitable according to his other brother Paul.

The eldest Gallagher sibling has been DJing on Noel's solo tour dates recently.

But he believes it won't be long before Liam, 42, is back in the frame. Paul, 48, said: "I speak to the pair of them, I see Liam every other day.

"This is a big business. I'm sure (the Oasis reunion) will happen one day, there's too much money for it not to.

"They're a premier band. Regardless of what they say... money talks."

Paul is a major influence on his brothers, getting Andy Bell in Oasis and introducing guitarist Jeff Wootton to Noel, 47.

But he's pretty scathing about Noel's solo career. Paul told the Stage Left podcast: "Noel is a frontman now but he's not a frontman, he's a sideman being a frontman. There's more than getting up and singing to being a frontman.

"Whatever Liam does the crowd goes mental. Noel has the songs but not the presence and he'll never have it."

Paul isn't keen on Noel's latest solo album. He laughed: "I bought it to slag it off. Not my cuppa tea, I like things a bit more up.

"There's something missing in that record - Liam."

It comes on the day Liam accused Noel of plotting his exit years before they split.

Garry Cobain, 47, of Amorphous Androgynous revealed Noel was talking about working solo in 2008. After reading that, Liam posted: "Busted."?

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk

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Paul Weller Thinks Noel Gallagher Is Better Without Oasis

Though many Oasis fans may disagree, Paul Weller has argued that Noel Gallagher is better now as a solo artist.

The singer-songwriter had nothing but positive things to say about Gallagher, Blur and Pharrell Williams in a new interview with The Guardian.

On Gallagher and Oasis, he said: "I prefer Noel's stuff now to what he was doing with Oasis at the end."

Weller also described Blur's comeback album The Magic Whip - which topped the UK Albums Chart earlier this month - as "their best yet".

He also shared his view on Pharrell Williams' global hit 'Happy', describing it as "one of the greatest records" he's ever heard. Do you agree with Weller's praise?

Last week, it was confirmed that Weller will perform a set at The Great Escape on May 16.
On the intimate concert, he said: "It's always good to perform in smaller venues and I'm looking forward to playing some new tracks."

Source: www.digitalspy.co.uk

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