Internet time moves so quickly. If I had mentioned something about Noel Gallagher quitting Oasis on Friday, that would've been accepted. But it's been three days later and now I feel like people are going to say:
Remember how I told you that I've actually met the band and interviewed Liam Gallagher in Sacramento back in 1994? When I got their autographs, everyone in the band was happy to obliged, all except "the rare Noel Gallagher who refused to sign my copy at first". It was only after their tour manager said that she wasn't going to foot his liquor bill, did Noel reluctantly sign my Definitely Maybe album. If the tour manager wasn't around, I'll bet you to this day, I would say "Noel Gallagher, what a jerk!" whenever I look at my album.
By the way, you can see from the signed cover (audio: Slide Away), Noel and Liam's autographs are quite different. Liam is bold and blocky, while Noel's elegant, almost. The two is very different, but when I met them, they didn't seem all fist-a-cuffs. However, I didn't really see them talking to each other all that much. Liam, Bonehead, and Paul McGuigan were talkative, hanging out in front of their Sacramento gig (and no one knew who they were). Yeah, who's missing in that picture?
When I reviewed Dig Out Your Soul, late last year, I noted how surprise I was to see that other musicians were allowed to write their own songs. Of course, this was a steady thing, starting with Liam Gallagher's "Little James" song being included on Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. On Dig Out Your Soul about half the album (Liam wrote three of the five songs not written by Noel). Suddenly, Oasis seems to be more like the republic of Oasis, no longer a monarchy. While I think that is a good thing (it keeps everyone happy and they feel like they contributing something to the band), personally, I think it kills Noel Gallagher that his tight grasp over Oasis have slipped.
The best example of how Noel was in control of everything is an interview with Noel on the bonus DVD edition of Stop the Clocks, their "Greatest Hits" compilation. In an interview on the DVD, when asked about the track listing, Noel basically admitted it was entirely hand-picked by him. Supposedly he gave the other band members a chance to throw in their 2-cents, but Liam said, "That's the first time I fookin' seen 'em".
The other videos are the news of Noel leaving Oasis (2009), and Noel admits to leaving Oasis back in 1994/1995 on their first American tour.
My favorite quote is, from Liam:
When I first heard the news broke (on CNN hourly podcast), I wasn't all that surprise. Noel have always seem to be the guy in charge of Oasis. Without him, there's simply no Oasis. And the guy is a bit of "it's my way, or the highway!" attitude. I'm not just talking about reading about them, I'm talking about an experience with Noel.That was so yesterday.
By the way, you can see from the signed cover (audio: Slide Away), Noel and Liam's autographs are quite different. Liam is bold and blocky, while Noel's elegant, almost. The two is very different, but when I met them, they didn't seem all fist-a-cuffs. However, I didn't really see them talking to each other all that much. Liam, Bonehead, and Paul McGuigan were talkative, hanging out in front of their Sacramento gig (and no one knew who they were). Yeah, who's missing in that picture?
The best example of how Noel was in control of everything is an interview with Noel on the bonus DVD edition of Stop the Clocks, their "Greatest Hits" compilation. In an interview on the DVD, when asked about the track listing, Noel basically admitted it was entirely hand-picked by him. Supposedly he gave the other band members a chance to throw in their 2-cents, but Liam said, "That's the first time I fookin' seen 'em".
The other videos are the news of Noel leaving Oasis (2009), and Noel admits to leaving Oasis back in 1994/1995 on their first American tour.
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So what do I think? Noel, however rude and jerky he is, I can see them reuniting in the future. I think he just needs to calm down and take a break.We were finished a long time ago, we're just doing it for the money.
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