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Post by GreedyTune on Nov 30, 2017 23:01:59 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8046169/noel-gallagher-high-flying-birds-new-album-interview Noel Gallagher Explains Kanye West's Influence on High Flying Birds' New LP, Takes Digs at Brother LiamAfter forming Oasis in 1991 with his brother Liam, Noel Gallagher scaled massive heights, selling millions of records before acrimoniously -- and very publicly -- leaving the band in 2009. But it’s with his post-Oasis collective, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, that the British rocker has grazed more unorthodox pastures. The group’s third album, Who Built the Moon? (Nov. 24), is its most experimental yet, incorporating French pop, ambient soundtrack cues and hip-hop into his trademark Brit-rock anthems. A recent performance of album track “She Taught Me How to Fly,” for instance, featured a woman snipping a pair of scissors in time as a sound effect. (“I thought it was the greatest thing I’d ever seen,” says Gallagher.) The 50-year-old shares thoughts on his new direction, Kanye West’s influence and, of course, what he has to say about Liam’s recent music. B: For Moon, you collaborated with producer David Holmes, best known for his soundtrack work. What did he bring to the table? NG: He got me to try different things. David can’t play any instruments -- his thing is all vibe. My thing is all songs. Anything that sounded like stuff I had done before, he would dismiss. It was a fantastic way to work. B: How did Kanye West inspire the lead single, “Fort Knox”? NG: I was in the studio the day Kanye put out “Fade.” We were like, “Fuck, that’s amazing,” and that led us to talking about his song “Power.” And it was just like, “We should do something like that...” That’s how a lot of the tracks started. B: Your brother, Liam, recently put out his own album, As You Were -- NG: Hang on a second. Did you say “his own album”? Not sure he can claim ownership of it. He didn't fucking write it. B: During interviews to promote it, he often talks about you. NG: Look, I’m here doing my thing, right? He’s over there. He’s also doing my thing. He’s promoting his record. And mine. And I’m fucking grateful for that. B: Have you heard the album? NG: I heard [the single] “Wall of Glass,” and the one that sounds like Adele being strangled by a premenstrual bear. Whatever that one’s called. B: Do you think guitar bands will ever again be as massive as you guys were with Oasis? NG: With guitars, I find people in modern bands wear them as opposed to playing them. And you’re just like, “What happened to rock’n’roll?” None of it is sexy. The Rolling Stones were sexy, right? Oasis had a bit of swagger, you know what I mean? B: What about Shawn Mendes and Ed Sheeran, who are guitar-centric? NG: Shawn Mendes, I don’t know who that is. I struggle with Ed because I’m not a fan of his music but I like him as a guy; he’s a good guy, man. But that whole loop-pedal acoustic thing? It’s like jazz or whatever. But really, when you break all that shit down, if you have a great song, you have a great song.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2017 23:28:35 GMT -5
"...and the one that sounds like Adele being strangled by a premenstrual bear."
Sounds like Noel has spent some time shitting in the woods.
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Post by mancraider on Dec 1, 2017 2:47:31 GMT -5
How would Adele being strangled by a non premenstrual bear sound different from a premenstrual one? Interesting..
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Post by bringmethemonkey on Dec 1, 2017 3:08:27 GMT -5
Certainly got the ladies in his sights today with the insults...thanks, you prince
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Post by themost on Dec 1, 2017 4:06:28 GMT -5
didnt he say hes feminist?
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Post by frjdoasis on Dec 1, 2017 11:03:04 GMT -5
"...and the one that sounds like Adele being strangled by a premenstrual bear." Sounds like Noel has spent some time shitting in the woods. This stuff is cringeworthy. Come on Noel
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Post by ricardogce on Dec 1, 2017 11:22:17 GMT -5
"...and the one that sounds like Adele being strangled by a premenstrual bear." Sounds like Noel has spent some time shitting in the woods. This stuff is cringeworthy. Come on Noel It's the dragging Adele into it that bothers me the most. Fine, she's not everybody's thing, but she's a remarkably gifted singer. Noel just sounds silly when he attacks people who actually have the goods.
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Post by joladella on Dec 1, 2017 11:33:03 GMT -5
didnt he say hes feminist? Guess it depends on how you define that, but it makes me cringe how he congratulates himself on his female band members, as if they were some kind of exotic animal or saying he'd have taken one of them on tour anyway as she's beautiful. Right! Hey, that's not the cake game, I don't like it either when Liam compares Noel to a female to insult him or other stuff like that.
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Post by frjdoasis on Dec 1, 2017 11:33:05 GMT -5
This stuff is cringeworthy. Come on Noel It's the dragging Adele into it that bothers me the most. Fine, she's not everybody's thing, but she's a remarkably gifted singer. Noel just sounds silly when he attacks people who actually have the goods. Yeah this silly Adele stuff stems from the 'potato' thing. I guess Noel started bringing this 'sounds like Adele' thing up as some sort of reply to that 'potato' story. I got sick of it before it even started. These continuous digs are funny but had their day.
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Post by philko87 on Dec 1, 2017 12:00:12 GMT -5
Whether Adele’s any good or not, I think it’s fair to say that it’s not what Liam was going for. If anything I think it’s just a dig at having used her songwriter.
For What It’s Worth doesn’t sound like Adele, to me anyway. It sounds like Rod Stewart.
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Post by frjdoasis on Dec 1, 2017 12:03:00 GMT -5
Whether Adele’s any good or not, I think it’s fair to say that it’s not what Liam was going for. If anything I think it’s just a dig at having used her songwriter. For What It’s Worth doesn’t sound like Adele, to me anyway. It sounds like Rod Stewart. Plus, This is clearly untrue. Yes, Liam teamed up with some producers, but he did write his own tunes, I don't know why Noel insists on this.
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Post by philko87 on Dec 1, 2017 12:06:48 GMT -5
Noel should stop saying that Liam doesn’t write his own songs. But then there’s a lot of stuff they should probably both stop saying.
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Post by ricardogce on Dec 1, 2017 12:09:50 GMT -5
Whether Adele’s any good or not, I think it’s fair to say that it’s not what Liam was going for. If anything I think it’s just a dig at having used her songwriter. For What It’s Worth doesn’t sound like Adele, to me anyway. It sounds like Rod Stewart. Plus, This is clearly untrue. Yes, Liam teamed up with some producers, but he did write his own tunes, I don't know why Noel insists on this. He has two talking points where Liam's album is concerned: "he didn't write the songs" and "FWIW sounds like Adele", neither of which is true, but he repeats them like clockwork, like a politician on the campaign trail. Oh, and "I'm out here doing my thing and he's out there doing my thing too", which skims over the fact that no one would have heard Noel's thing had it not been for his brother singing it.
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Post by philko87 on Dec 1, 2017 12:16:21 GMT -5
I suppose he does keep getting asked about Liam’s album. It’s tiresome, but like every other aspect of promo, he has to play the game. I think given the choice he’d rather tell us about drinking with Bono or do the “revolutionary” line again. But clearly no one gives a flying f—k about that.
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Post by tomlivesforever on Dec 1, 2017 12:28:47 GMT -5
Whether Adele’s any good or not, I think it’s fair to say that it’s not what Liam was going for. If anything I think it’s just a dig at having used her songwriter. For What It’s Worth doesn’t sound like Adele, to me anyway. It sounds like Rod Stewart. I didn't think Greg Kurstin wrote FWIW? Wasn't it the bloke out of Cherry Ghost?
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Post by philko87 on Dec 1, 2017 12:36:32 GMT -5
Yeah, he didn’t. I suspect Noel’s either not done his research, or has and is feigning ignorance.
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Post by jeffrey on Dec 1, 2017 12:38:46 GMT -5
Started noticing it months ago and might’ve commented about it before, but I never would’ve thought that I’d dislike Noel at any point in my life. They both say ridiculous shit about each other in the media, but Noel is much more venomous and it seems like he’s trying to personally hurt Liam. Liam’s comments are generally humorous and have some charm, plus he does compliment Noel. Where’s Noel’s charm gone?
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Post by AdidasNG72 on Dec 1, 2017 13:13:05 GMT -5
Started noticing it months ago and might’ve commented about it before, but I never would’ve thought that I’d dislike Noel at any point in my life. They both say ridiculous shit about each other in the media, but Noel is much more venomous and it seems like he’s trying to personally hurt Liam. Liam’s comments are generally humorous and have some charm, plus he does compliment Noel. Where’s Noel’s charm gone? This is what I hate now about Oasis fans, and what we have turned into. We should be pleased that there are 2 great albums being released in the space of a couple of months, yet more attention is being given to the ongoing soap opera between the two brothers, turning this forum into a snidey, bitchy, gossip-fest that seems to eventually dominate every thread. It's a personal family war between two big egos, and none of us on the outside looking in will be any the wiser as to what has really gone on between these two over the years, regardless of what we have read on Twitter. Liam's `humorous' Tweets may just touch the surface to stuff that runs much deeper, and something that has certainly spanned many years, decades even. That we DO know. But the rest of it is all speculation to everyone not personally involved in a long running battle between two brothers. We can all judge and pick sides, slag Noel off for being twisted and a control freak, or bitch about Liam for being nasty and childish, but none of us will ever know the real truth behind this. Only the immediate family and friends will know for sure what has gone on. Therefore picking sides, judging either brother for how they are reacting to the other is pointless, and also not well informed enough to be really holding any kind of judgement.
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Post by Manualex on Dec 1, 2017 13:16:32 GMT -5
Started noticing it months ago and might’ve commented about it before, but I never would’ve thought that I’d dislike Noel at any point in my life. They both say ridiculous shit about each other in the media, but Noel is much more venomous and it seems like he’s trying to personally hurt Liam. Liam’s comments are generally humorous and have some charm, plus he does compliment Noel. Where’s Noel’s charm gone? It's a personal family war between two big egos, and none of us on the outside looking in will be any the wiser as to what has really gone on between these two over the years, regardless of what we have read on Twitter. Liam's `humorous' Tweets may just touch the surface to stuff that runs much deeper, and something that has certainly spanned many years, decades even. That we DO know. But the rest of it is all speculation to everyone not personally involved in a long running battle between two brothers. We can all judge and pick sides, slag Noel off for being twisted and a control freak, or bitch about Liam for being nasty and childish, but none of us will ever know the real truth behind this. Only the immediate family and friends will know for sure what has gone on. Therefore picking sides, judging either brother for how they are reacting to the other is pointless, and also not well informed enough to be really holding any kind of judgement.
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Post by jeffrey on Dec 1, 2017 13:27:32 GMT -5
Started noticing it months ago and might’ve commented about it before, but I never would’ve thought that I’d dislike Noel at any point in my life. They both say ridiculous shit about each other in the media, but Noel is much more venomous and it seems like he’s trying to personally hurt Liam. Liam’s comments are generally humorous and have some charm, plus he does compliment Noel. Where’s Noel’s charm gone? It's a personal family war between two big egos, and none of us on the outside looking in will be any the wiser as to what has really gone on between these two over the years, regardless of what we have read on Twitter. Liam's `humorous' Tweets may just touch the surface to stuff that runs much deeper, and something that has certainly spanned many years, decades even. That we DO know. But the rest of it is all speculation to everyone not personally involved in a long running battle between two brothers. We can all judge and pick sides, slag Noel off for being twisted and a control freak, or bitch about Liam for being nasty and childish, but none of us will ever know the real truth behind this. Only the immediate family and friends will know for sure what has gone on. Therefore picking sides, judging either brother for how they are reacting to the other is pointless, and also not well informed to be really holding any kind of judgement. I’m well aware that I’m making determinations based on interviews and social media, but for you to act like you or anyone else on this forum doesn’t is preposterous; it’s the only way get insight into who they are. We don’t JUST like their music or we wouldn’t be here searching for info/making comments. The fact that you’re “reacting” to my post reveals that you do care about it, so the self-righteous nature of your response is exposed by the basic premise that that you did so in the first place.
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Post by AdidasNG72 on Dec 1, 2017 13:37:23 GMT -5
It's a personal family war between two big egos, and none of us on the outside looking in will be any the wiser as to what has really gone on between these two over the years, regardless of what we have read on Twitter. Liam's `humorous' Tweets may just touch the surface to stuff that runs much deeper, and something that has certainly spanned many years, decades even. That we DO know. But the rest of it is all speculation to everyone not personally involved in a long running battle between two brothers. We can all judge and pick sides, slag Noel off for being twisted and a control freak, or bitch about Liam for being nasty and childish, but none of us will ever know the real truth behind this. Only the immediate family and friends will know for sure what has gone on. Therefore picking sides, judging either brother for how they are reacting to the other is pointless, and also not well informed to be really holding any kind of judgement. I’m well aware that I’m making determinations based on interviews and social media, but for you to act like you or anyone else on this forum doesn’t is preposterous; it’s the only way get insight into who they are. We don’t JUST like their music or we wouldn’t be here searching for info/making comments. The fact that you’re “reacting” to my post reveals that you do care about it, so the self-righteous nature of your response is exposed by the basic premise that that you did so in the first place. Mate, call it self-righteous if you want. I'm just bored by everyone picking sides and judging the other brother. It's all petty shit. They are making their millions, while we look on and get bothered enough to defend one brother against the other, after reading some latest crap-fest on Twitter. To quote Noel on his Sibling Rivalry, `its about music, music, music.' That's what we should all be discussing now. How great the two albums are, instead of this daily gossip shite. Sorry for the rant, and quoting your post. It wasn't directly aimed at you, BTW. I just feel compelled to jump in and try to nip these posts in the bud if I can, try and add reason, before another thread potentially derails, but I know I am fighting a losing battle.
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Post by jeffrey on Dec 1, 2017 13:44:33 GMT -5
I’m well aware that I’m making determinations based on interviews and social media, but for you to act like you or anyone else on this forum doesn’t is preposterous; it’s the only way get insight into who they are. We don’t JUST like their music or we wouldn’t be here searching for info/making comments. The fact that you’re “reacting” to my post reveals that you do care about it, so the self-righteous nature of your response is exposed by the basic premise that that you did so in the first place. Mate, call it self-righteous if you want. I'm just bored by everyone picking sides and judging the other brother. It's all petty shit. They are making their millions, while we look on and get bothered enough to defend one brother against the other, after reading some latest crap-fest on Twitter. To quote Noel on his Sibling Rivalry, `its about music, music, music.' That's what we should all be discussing now. How great the two albums are, instead of this daily gossip shite. Sorry for the rant, and quoting your post. It wasn't directly aimed at you, BTW. I just feel compelled to jump in and try to nip these posts in the bud if I can, try and add reason, before another thread potentially derails, but I know I am fighting a losing battle. I get it. It certainly gets old and should be kept out of certain topics. I’m positive I’ve posted things in the wrong topics before so can’t say much, but in this instance I read his remarks and posted my thoughts in the appropriate one.
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Post by AdidasNG72 on Dec 1, 2017 13:49:09 GMT -5
Mate, call it self-righteous if you want. I'm just bored by everyone picking sides and judging the other brother. It's all petty shit. They are making their millions, while we look on and get bothered enough to defend one brother against the other, after reading some latest crap-fest on Twitter. To quote Noel on his Sibling Rivalry, `its about music, music, music.' That's what we should all be discussing now. How great the two albums are, instead of this daily gossip shite. Sorry for the rant, and quoting your post. It wasn't directly aimed at you, BTW. I just feel compelled to jump in and try to nip these posts in the bud if I can, try and add reason, before another thread potentially derails, but I know I am fighting a losing battle. I get it. It certainly gets old and should be kept out of certain topics. I’m positive I’ve posted things in the wrong topics before so can’t say much, but in this instance I read his remarks and posted my thoughts in the appropriate one. And there wasn't anything really wrong in what you wrote either, and it was in the right thread. Basically every time Noel comes out and does an interview now, there will be some snidey comment against Liam in there somewhere, so at some point the thread will derail again into Liam Gang v Noel Gang. It's inevitable. Its just sad that as fans of a once legendary band, this is what we have all been reduced to.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 13:51:54 GMT -5
I think why Noel's ignorance doesn't ring true is because it's bullshit. He knows exactly what Liam's up to, they've had too many shared business links down the years for that not to be the case.
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Post by themost on Dec 2, 2017 8:04:52 GMT -5
didnt he say hes feminist? Guess it depends on how you define that, but it makes me cringe how he congratulates himself on his female band members, as if they were some kind of exotic animal or saying he'd have taken one of them on tour anyway as she's beautiful. Right! Hey, that's not the cake game, I don't like it either when Liam compares Noel to a female to insult him or other stuff like that. I just thought Noel made inappropriate remarks considering he defined himself as a feminist.. But I also got your point mentioning his recent comments on the scissorist. What kind of feminist show off a female band member like it's a very rare case? Somebody must tell him that is exactly non-feminist thing to do😧 Anyway, I agree Liam is very very far from feminist and don't like the words he uses just to insult his brother either. But at least Liam never insisted he's a feminist...
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