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Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher will play at the Leeds Festival in Leeds, England later today.
Liam Gallagher Rolls Into Leeds
Liam Gallagher will play at the Leeds Festival in Leeds, England later today.
Beady Eye
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Liam Gallagher has spoken to the current issue of Nylon Magazine about getting on with everyone.
When asked "It’s telling of your agreeable persona that the other members of Oasis followed you—and not your brother—the moment the band split".
He said "I’ve always gotten on with everyone. I can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes, but can’t we all? In the workplace, I’m chill. That’s one of the things that’s good with this album. With Oasis or Beady Eye or Noel, everyone wants to be the producer. Nothing worse than all these wannabe producers telling the producer how it is. I’m just singing, letting the musicians play and letting the producer get on with doing their thing".
Liam Gallagher "I’ve Always Gotten On With Everyone"
Liam Gallagher has spoken to the current issue of Nylon Magazine about getting on with everyone.
When asked "It’s telling of your agreeable persona that the other members of Oasis followed you—and not your brother—the moment the band split".
He said "I’ve always gotten on with everyone. I can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes, but can’t we all? In the workplace, I’m chill. That’s one of the things that’s good with this album. With Oasis or Beady Eye or Noel, everyone wants to be the producer. Nothing worse than all these wannabe producers telling the producer how it is. I’m just singing, letting the musicians play and letting the producer get on with doing their thing".
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher has spoken to the current issue of Nylon Magazine about the current state of rock ’n’ roll.
When asked "There is little in the current musical landscape that walks a straight line of guitar rock ’n’ roll, which makes for great timing for As You Were".
He said "I don’t know what a lot of bands are doing these days, but they’re not rock ’n’ roll bands and they’re not guitar bands. They’ve got one foot in the dance world and one foot in the guitar world. They need to make their minds up. Rock ’n’ roll guitar music is not trendy at the moment, but it has always been good to me. I’m not doing anything different than I’ve done before. I’ve had time off and it’s made people realise that sometimes you miss what you don’t have. It’s nice to get singing again without all the drama. I don’t mind drama, but to only have full-on drama, that’s no good to anyone".
Liam Gallagher "Rock ’N’ Roll Guitar Music Is Not Trendy At The Moment"
Liam Gallagher has spoken to the current issue of Nylon Magazine about the current state of rock ’n’ roll.
When asked "There is little in the current musical landscape that walks a straight line of guitar rock ’n’ roll, which makes for great timing for As You Were".
He said "I don’t know what a lot of bands are doing these days, but they’re not rock ’n’ roll bands and they’re not guitar bands. They’ve got one foot in the dance world and one foot in the guitar world. They need to make their minds up. Rock ’n’ roll guitar music is not trendy at the moment, but it has always been good to me. I’m not doing anything different than I’ve done before. I’ve had time off and it’s made people realise that sometimes you miss what you don’t have. It’s nice to get singing again without all the drama. I don’t mind drama, but to only have full-on drama, that’s no good to anyone".
Andrew Wyatt
Greg Kurstin
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher has spoken to the current issue of Nylon Magazine about working with collaborators on As You Were?
When asked "This is the first time you worked with people other than your old bandmates. What was it that clicked between you and your collaborators on As You Were?"
He said "I wrote “Bold” and “When I’m in Need” and got signed [to Warner Bros. Records] off those two. The record company asked if I had any more songs and I said, “No, I don’t know if I’m ready for a record yet,” and they suggested working with writers, which I agreed to as long as it wasn’t stupid. I met Greg Kurstin and Andrew Wyatt for the first time in L.A., had a cup of tea and a chat about where we were going. I showed them the style I was doing, they got it right away, and we started. I’d be telling lies if I [said I wasn’t] a bit nervous, but within half an hour, it was like I’d known them for years. It was easy—no egos, we just got on with it. We made “Wall of Glass” in a day, “Paper Crown” in a day, “Come Back to Me” in a day. I went back to England and wrote more and it wasn’t a struggle to do this solo thing. As soon as I sang, it felt normal".
Liam Gallagher On Working With Collaborators On 'As You Were'
Liam Gallagher has spoken to the current issue of Nylon Magazine about working with collaborators on As You Were?
When asked "This is the first time you worked with people other than your old bandmates. What was it that clicked between you and your collaborators on As You Were?"
He said "I wrote “Bold” and “When I’m in Need” and got signed [to Warner Bros. Records] off those two. The record company asked if I had any more songs and I said, “No, I don’t know if I’m ready for a record yet,” and they suggested working with writers, which I agreed to as long as it wasn’t stupid. I met Greg Kurstin and Andrew Wyatt for the first time in L.A., had a cup of tea and a chat about where we were going. I showed them the style I was doing, they got it right away, and we started. I’d be telling lies if I [said I wasn’t] a bit nervous, but within half an hour, it was like I’d known them for years. It was easy—no egos, we just got on with it. We made “Wall of Glass” in a day, “Paper Crown” in a day, “Come Back to Me” in a day. I went back to England and wrote more and it wasn’t a struggle to do this solo thing. As soon as I sang, it felt normal".
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Liam Gallagher has spoken to the current issue of Nylon Magazine about performing Oasis songs in his set.
When asked "What brought about this decision?" Liam said "I’ve seen some artists who don’t play their hits and they have the audience scratching their heads. Playing a new album to people is hard work. Oasis songs are as much mine as they are Noel’s. I’m using six of them to fill out a 17-song set. The way I see it, people are working hard, paying money to see a gig. I don’t want to be standing onstage singing my bollocks off with all new songs and having people going, “I’m not sure about this one.” You drop one old song and the gig goes off. You might as well give them what they want".
When asked whats the response been to your gigs? He said "There’s a lot of love out there. There are more people wanting it to be a success than wanting it to fail. There is pressure, especially from the British tabloids, but it’s pressure I can handle. I’d rather have people scrutinizing me and checking out the music than people not giving a fuck".
Liam Gallagher On Playing Oasis Songs On Tour
Liam Gallagher has spoken to the current issue of Nylon Magazine about performing Oasis songs in his set.
When asked "What brought about this decision?" Liam said "I’ve seen some artists who don’t play their hits and they have the audience scratching their heads. Playing a new album to people is hard work. Oasis songs are as much mine as they are Noel’s. I’m using six of them to fill out a 17-song set. The way I see it, people are working hard, paying money to see a gig. I don’t want to be standing onstage singing my bollocks off with all new songs and having people going, “I’m not sure about this one.” You drop one old song and the gig goes off. You might as well give them what they want".
When asked whats the response been to your gigs? He said "There’s a lot of love out there. There are more people wanting it to be a success than wanting it to fail. There is pressure, especially from the British tabloids, but it’s pressure I can handle. I’d rather have people scrutinizing me and checking out the music than people not giving a fuck".
Liam Gallagher
'For What It's Worth', the new single from Liam Gallagher's solo album 'As You Were' released October 6th.
Liam Gallagher - For What It's Worth (Live At Air Studios)
'For What It's Worth', the new single from Liam Gallagher's solo album 'As You Were' released October 6th.
This Feeling
A well known haunt of well known faces, and where to see future next big things in advance, this week's event is at the Reading Festival.
Visit www.thisfeeling.co.uk for tickets and information on club nights all over the UK.
What's Going On At 'This Feeling' This Weekend?
A well known haunt of well known faces, and where to see future next big things in advance, this week's event is at the Reading Festival.
Visit www.thisfeeling.co.uk for tickets and information on club nights all over the UK.
Alan White
Bonehead
Guigsy
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
The videos below are from August 23rd 1996, when Oasis played on MTV Unplugged in London, England.
On This Day In Oasis History...
The videos below are from August 23rd 1996, when Oasis played on MTV Unplugged in London, England.
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher's Latest Tweets...
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Video: Liam Gallagher In Seoul
Below are a number of videos of Liam Gallagher at the Jamsil Soccer Field in Seoul, South Korea
earlier today.
Thanks to the various up-loaders
Beady Eye
Liam Gallagher
Below is a video of Liam Gallagher playing Beady Eye's 'Soul Love' for the first time like in Seoul, South Korea earlier today.
Video: Liam Gallagher Plays Beady Eye's 'Soul Love' In South Korea
Below is a video of Liam Gallagher playing Beady Eye's 'Soul Love' for the first time like in Seoul, South Korea earlier today.
Liam Gallagher
Below is the setlist for Liam Gallagher at the Jamsil Soccer Field in Seoul, South Korea earlier today.
Gangam Style
Rock 'n' Roll Star
Morning Glory
Wall Of Glass
Greedy Soul
Bold
For What It's Worth
D'You Know What I Mean?
Slide Away
Soul Love (Beady Eye)
You Better Run
Universal Gleam
Be Here Now
Wonderwall
Setlist: Liam Gallagher In Seoul
Below is the setlist for Liam Gallagher at the Jamsil Soccer Field in Seoul, South Korea earlier today.
Gangam Style
Rock 'n' Roll Star
Morning Glory
Wall Of Glass
Greedy Soul
Bold
For What It's Worth
D'You Know What I Mean?
Slide Away
Soul Love (Beady Eye)
You Better Run
Universal Gleam
Be Here Now
Wonderwall
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher will play at the Jamsil Soccer Field in Seoul, South Korea later today.
Liam Gallagher Rolls Into Seoul
Liam Gallagher will play at the Jamsil Soccer Field in Seoul, South Korea later today.
Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher has been confirmed for the Falls Festival in Australia, check the official site for dates.
Ticket details are below.
Friends of Falls members pre-sales commence at 9am local time Thursday, 24th August
Optus Perks pre-sales commence at 9am local time Friday, 25th August
General Sales commence at 9am local time Tuesday, 29th August
Local Tasmanian in-store sales will commence at 9am local time Tuesday, 29th August
Thursday, 28th December — Sunday, 31st December
Lorne, Victoria (18+)
Tickets: Official Website
Friday, 29th December — Sunday, 31st December
Marion Bay, Tasmania (All Ages)
Tickets: Official Website
Sunday, 31st December — Tuesday, 2nd January
Byron Bay, New South Wales (18+)
Tickets: Official Website
Saturday, 6th January — Sunday, 7th January
Fremantle, Western Australia (18+)
Tickets: Official Website
Liam Gallagher Confirmed For Falls Festival
Liam Gallagher has been confirmed for the Falls Festival in Australia, check the official site for dates.
Ticket details are below.
Friends of Falls members pre-sales commence at 9am local time Thursday, 24th August
Optus Perks pre-sales commence at 9am local time Friday, 25th August
General Sales commence at 9am local time Tuesday, 29th August
Local Tasmanian in-store sales will commence at 9am local time Tuesday, 29th August
Thursday, 28th December — Sunday, 31st December
Lorne, Victoria (18+)
Tickets: Official Website
Friday, 29th December — Sunday, 31st December
Marion Bay, Tasmania (All Ages)
Tickets: Official Website
Sunday, 31st December — Tuesday, 2nd January
Byron Bay, New South Wales (18+)
Tickets: Official Website
Saturday, 6th January — Sunday, 7th January
Fremantle, Western Australia (18+)
Tickets: Official Website
Andy Bell
Gem Archer
Liam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
Zak Starkey
"The Importance Of Being Idle" is a song on the British rock band Oasis' sixth album, Don't Believe the Truth, written and sung by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was the second single released from the album in the UK, on August 22, 2005, where it debuted at #1. It was also the first time that Oasis earned two successive #1's in the same calendar year. It was written by Gallagher sometime during the summer of 2004, before the band made their final attempt at recording what would become Don't Believe the Truth. He got the title from the Mark Twain book of the same name which he found whilst cleaning out his garage (it belonged not to him but to girlfriend Sara McDonald.)
Musically, as Noel has commented, the song sounds like tunes from two British bands, The Kinks and The La's. In particular, the sentiment expressed is noticeably similar to The Kinks' "Sunny Afternoon" and "Dead End Street", and the use of falsetto for every other verse line recalls The La's "Feelin'". The guitar sound is similar also to The La's b-sides; "Clean Prophet" and "Over". It also is a breakaway from the sound of Oasis's latter albums, especially the straight ahead rock 'n' roll anthems of Heathen Chemistry. The keyboard used on the pre-chorus sections was bought by bassist Andy Bell from the auction website eBay.
Noel has said that the lyrics of "The Importance of Being Idle" are inspired by his own laziness. Some of the second verse, with the reference to begging his doctor for "one more line", seems to be referring to an actual event as this resembles Noel's account of how he gave up cocaine in 1998.
Most reviewers acclaimed the track as one of the highlights of Don't Believe the Truth, which itself was widely praised as a marked return to form. The band mentioned in interviews in June that it would become the second single, after the UK Number One "Lyla". The b-sides are Liam Gallagher's "Pass Me Down the Wine" and Gem Archer's "The Quiet Ones."
The promo film was directed by Dawn Shadforth, (whose previous videos include Kylie Minogue's award-winning "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"). Shadforth's film for "The Importance of Being Idle' starred Welsh actor Rhys Ifans and homages the style of early 1960s kitchen sink drama British films, and is set during the build up to a funeral procession in a northern town, with the extravagant undertakers parading the coffin at the video's climax and Ifans playing the part of a high-kicking funeral director. The video is based on the film and play Billy Liar with Ifans playing the role of Billy. Noel and Liam therefore play Shadrack & Duxbury, the owners of the funeral parlour where Billy works. The rest band (Gem,Andy and Zak) make a brief appearance as lazy workers playing cards in an undertaker's office. It was widely acclaimed at the time as being probably the best video Oasis had ever made, not least by the band themselves, who were said to be very happy with the finished product. The video is very similar in style and concept to the music video for "Dead End Street" by The Kinks.
Q Magazine readers placed the song at #1 in a list of 2005's greatest tracks.
The video for the song was voted the video of the year at the NME Awards.
The song is included on Oasis' 'best-of' album Stop the Clocks.
On This Day In Oasis History...
"The Importance Of Being Idle" is a song on the British rock band Oasis' sixth album, Don't Believe the Truth, written and sung by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was the second single released from the album in the UK, on August 22, 2005, where it debuted at #1. It was also the first time that Oasis earned two successive #1's in the same calendar year. It was written by Gallagher sometime during the summer of 2004, before the band made their final attempt at recording what would become Don't Believe the Truth. He got the title from the Mark Twain book of the same name which he found whilst cleaning out his garage (it belonged not to him but to girlfriend Sara McDonald.)
Musically, as Noel has commented, the song sounds like tunes from two British bands, The Kinks and The La's. In particular, the sentiment expressed is noticeably similar to The Kinks' "Sunny Afternoon" and "Dead End Street", and the use of falsetto for every other verse line recalls The La's "Feelin'". The guitar sound is similar also to The La's b-sides; "Clean Prophet" and "Over". It also is a breakaway from the sound of Oasis's latter albums, especially the straight ahead rock 'n' roll anthems of Heathen Chemistry. The keyboard used on the pre-chorus sections was bought by bassist Andy Bell from the auction website eBay.
Noel has said that the lyrics of "The Importance of Being Idle" are inspired by his own laziness. Some of the second verse, with the reference to begging his doctor for "one more line", seems to be referring to an actual event as this resembles Noel's account of how he gave up cocaine in 1998.
Most reviewers acclaimed the track as one of the highlights of Don't Believe the Truth, which itself was widely praised as a marked return to form. The band mentioned in interviews in June that it would become the second single, after the UK Number One "Lyla". The b-sides are Liam Gallagher's "Pass Me Down the Wine" and Gem Archer's "The Quiet Ones."
The promo film was directed by Dawn Shadforth, (whose previous videos include Kylie Minogue's award-winning "Can't Get You Out Of My Head"). Shadforth's film for "The Importance of Being Idle' starred Welsh actor Rhys Ifans and homages the style of early 1960s kitchen sink drama British films, and is set during the build up to a funeral procession in a northern town, with the extravagant undertakers parading the coffin at the video's climax and Ifans playing the part of a high-kicking funeral director. The video is based on the film and play Billy Liar with Ifans playing the role of Billy. Noel and Liam therefore play Shadrack & Duxbury, the owners of the funeral parlour where Billy works. The rest band (Gem,Andy and Zak) make a brief appearance as lazy workers playing cards in an undertaker's office. It was widely acclaimed at the time as being probably the best video Oasis had ever made, not least by the band themselves, who were said to be very happy with the finished product. The video is very similar in style and concept to the music video for "Dead End Street" by The Kinks.
Q Magazine readers placed the song at #1 in a list of 2005's greatest tracks.
The video for the song was voted the video of the year at the NME Awards.
The song is included on Oasis' 'best-of' album Stop the Clocks.
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