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Post by hakuhuang on Jun 25, 2022 22:52:04 GMT -5
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Post by girllikeabomb on Jun 25, 2022 23:05:29 GMT -5
Review from The Independent:
Noel Gallagherβs High Flying Birds review Glastonbury 2022: The band that latter-era Oasis could have been Could the gloves be coming off in the worldβs most infamous sibling rivalry? After several years in the dramatic doldrums, reduced to a one-way caps-lock slanging match on Twitter, the latest season of Gallagher v Gallagher has picked up substantially by Mark Beaumont
βWhatβs gonna happen here now,β says Noel Gallagher, stepping gafferly up to the microphone halfway through his set, exuding Mike Lynch energy, βis Iβm gonna play you a couple more tunes you donβt give a s*** about, theyβre for me. But if you stick around after that, woo, thereβs gonna be a lot of very happy people in bucket hatsβ¦β
Could the gloves be coming off in the worldβs most infamous sibling rivalry? After several years in the dramatic doldrums, reduced to a one-way caps-lock slanging match on Twitter, the latest season of Gallagher v Gallagher has picked up substantially. Cocky young battler Liam has become the surprise stadium-level success of the pair, by dint of playing a fair old whack of major Oasis hits in his solo sets (who knew?). Elder brother β and one-time guardian of Glastonbury from the scourge of hip-hop β Noel, meanwhile, continues his creative renaissance with the High Flying Birds, only kept from a Knebworth of his own by playing fair. His bursts of Oasis tunes have largely been songs he sang on record, packing sets with mid-paced acoustic led singalongs but lacking the punch of a βSupersonicβ or βRockβnβRoll Starβ.
The High Flying Birds are (non-accidental Partridge) the band that latter-era Oasis could have been. Oasisβs Noughties decline, after all, was largely down to Noel farming out album track filler slots to his bandmates. Now fully back at the song-writing helm and with an exploratory psych-rock mindset, over twelve years heβs produced three increasingly impressive and imaginative albums of galactic glam, motoric rock and some of the most phenomenal scissor playing youβll ever have seen on an international stage.
Percussionist Charlotte Marionneauβs famous clippers come out again during βShe Taught Me How to Flyβ, and she also adds a phone call solo to the stratospheric βItβs a Beautiful Worldβ. No mere gimmicks, but oddities indicative of Gallagherβs willingness to follow friend and mentor Paul Weller into more exploratory sonic territories. βFort Knoxβ is a hypnotic dance rock firestorm, βBlack Star Dancingβ a psychedelic groove worthy of Jungle. βHoly Mountainβ sounds, brilliantly, like Wizzard covering Ricky Martinβs βShe Bangsβ on penny whistle. The first half of the set, even if it is just for Noel, is easily the most exciting.
Not that the Oasis half isnβt heart-warming business. βYouβve made it,β Noel says as he launches into βLittle By Littleβ and the field erupts. Keeping the brotherly feud above-the-belt he concedes the rockβnβroll ground to Liam and sticks to the acoustic singalongs and soaring anthems β βWonderwallβ, βWhateverβ, βStop Crying Your Heart Outβ, βHalf the World Awayβ. βLet the dogging commence,β he quips ahead of βDonβt Look Back in Angerβ, a crowd-pleaser to worry βHey Judeβ. Itβs a smart, conciliatory move; all the best soap operas need a clash of character.
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Post by supertronic on Jun 26, 2022 2:32:11 GMT -5
Liam must be fuming every time he sees Gem & Chris S playing for Noel now. No wonder he brings Bonehead out every opportunity he gets Don't forget that after the Oasis split, they were both actually very civil towards eachother in the press and wished one another well for a while. During this time when Gem was a BE member he performed with Noel on acoustic sets. So I honestly don't feel that Liam was all too fussed. Equally, I think he wouldn't mind now either.
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Post by Heynow2005 on Jun 26, 2022 2:41:49 GMT -5
I thought he might throw a surprise in for glastonbury seeing as he was posting about how special it was but obv didn't happen.
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Post by Gas Panic on Jun 26, 2022 3:29:52 GMT -5
Typical boring Noel.
We need the new album asap.
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Post by freddy838 on Jun 26, 2022 4:51:08 GMT -5
Was it just me who thought the performance was just a bit 'meh'? I thought his vocals were poor and his set didn't seem to have much energy about it. Someone mentioned IOW 2019, I thought that was excellent with more or less exactly the same set but just seemed to be lacking in something tonight? Mind, I only watched the BBC2 broadcast so missed Dead in the Water. Can't believe they cut that. It's been a while since I've watched any Noel stuff so I enjoyed it and I'm not so bothered if it's the same old setlist. I turned it on late so could fast forward through IABW and STMHTF, I'd forgotten how much I hate those tunes especially the former which is nails down the chalkboard stuff but the rest of his solo tunes sounded good to me (even Holy Mountain!). I love watching Gem and Chris too.
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Post by megyesitomate on Jun 26, 2022 4:54:58 GMT -5
This performance was better than Liam's 2019 set. The band sounded better, the setlist was better, the only issues is that Noel didn't debut any songs while Liam did (The River).
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Post by bt95 on Jun 26, 2022 5:16:24 GMT -5
This performance was better than Liam's 2019 set. The band sounded better, the setlist was better, the only issues is that Noel didn't debut any songs while Liam did (The River). Aye but LG had an album out at that time too. Noel has, quite literally, nothing to promote. Even in 2020, Noel would have had the EPs to promote, technically speaking. We can, as diehards, all sit here and say his set is boring or stale but it works for what it is. He now likely won't play live until either next year or later this year, when the new songs start coming. And then the set will be different. And he did play We're On Our Way Now on this tour which was 'new'. He did play Rattling Rose and Wandering Star, which he'd hardly played live a lot before. The structuring of the gig is weird but I can see why he'd rather have the huge singalong extended at the end for these festival type gigs, rather than dipping in and out of solo material and Oasis stuff. Even Liam does it. After Once, his current set is 5-6 Oasis songs - and some of the biggest Oasis songs there are - because it ends the gig on such a high.
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Post by oasisserbia on Jun 26, 2022 5:17:25 GMT -5
Thank you Noel for last night. Without him and this forum, I wouldn't install vpn extension for chrome and than register on BBC iplayer and then watch biblical Paul's performance after Noel's.
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Post by queenblougaredoc on Jun 26, 2022 6:10:10 GMT -5
Fuck trolls. Did you see the 30 minute singalong? Only the big man after him and a few more can pull out something like this nowadays. And playing like 30% of his big tunes only. Leave him in peace a bit. And you all leave Twitter as it is filling your lifes with negativity.
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Post by Heynow2005 on Jun 26, 2022 6:38:26 GMT -5
My previous moans about his rigid setlists aside...the band are very good and the songs sound good!
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Post by durk on Jun 26, 2022 8:24:15 GMT -5
Typical festival setlist I guess butβ¦meh Did you watch it? No I live in US we donβt have BBC access on this But sometimes able to view after I will check next of sometime ripped it and posted here I was merely referring to his setlist choice - not his performance Tho some who did watch it here have said that was also lackluster lol
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Post by starkidd on Jun 26, 2022 10:17:11 GMT -5
Must have been awkward for Noel being backstage with Macca, and Dave Ghrol being there. After being an asshole to Dave and Taylor
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Post by frogerz on Jun 26, 2022 10:23:22 GMT -5
Decent performance from Noel and the band. Roll on the new album and set though.
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Post by bt95 on Jun 26, 2022 11:55:06 GMT -5
No I live in US we donβt have BBC access on this But sometimes able to view after I will check next of sometime ripped it and posted here I was merely referring to his setlist choice - not his performance Tho some who did watch it here have said that was also lackluster lol It worked for what it was. People on here are hardcores that - fairly - want him to mix it up, but it's a Glasto set. He played some of his solo stuff, and the Oasis big hitters that he's perfected. It was just a condensed version of the set he's been playing on this mini festival/outdoor gig tour.
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Post by bt95 on Jun 26, 2022 11:56:58 GMT -5
Must have been awkward for Noel being backstage with Macca, and Dave Ghrol being there. After being an asshole to Dave and Taylor I really liked Taylor Hawkins and it's horrid what happened but he made that out to be a lot more than it was. It was Noel being Noel, he is an arsehole. He's made a career out of it. Keep in mind a few years ago he collaborated with a person he once wished aids and death on.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2022 12:01:14 GMT -5
Must have been awkward for Noel being backstage with Macca, and Dave Ghrol being there. After being an asshole to Dave and Taylor must have missed that, what was said?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2022 12:10:41 GMT -5
I'm an Oasis fan so have no interest in team liam/noel rubbish... I don't like the solo songs he played last night, simple as that. I don't get the self-effacing noel bit either, 'you won't like these' etc... in the past he would have played a couple of huge oasis tunes, then 'dead in the water' and said something like 'now tell me the new ones aren't as good' or something... and still the slag off of 'bucket hat' wearers who can't/won't 'get' his new stuff... and then he plays a load of huge oasis tunes. dunno. confuses me. i think Liam doing knebworth will have a really big effect on him one way or another. my missus said he looked like he was trapped in his own dilemma and doesn't quite know what to do about it. he can't abandon his 'modern music' (has anyone here actually heard 'Ca Plane Pour Moi' ') and goe toe to toe with Liam with a back to basics album without it looking like a u-turn, but the temptation will surely be too great?
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Post by starkidd on Jun 26, 2022 12:39:58 GMT -5
Must have been awkward for Noel being backstage with Macca, and Dave Ghrol being there. After being an asshole to Dave and Taylor must have missed that, what was said? around 6:50 out in the interview
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Post by tiger40 on Jun 26, 2022 13:29:18 GMT -5
Well, I've just finished watching the Glastonbury performance and I actually enjoyed it probably because I haven't listened to any of Noel's stuff for a while. Anyway, the performance wasn't too bad and it was better than what I expected it to be.
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Post by bt95 on Jun 26, 2022 13:50:40 GMT -5
I'm an Oasis fan so have no interest in team liam/noel rubbish... I don't like the solo songs he played last night, simple as that. I don't get the self-effacing noel bit either, 'you won't like these' etc... in the past he would have played a couple of huge oasis tunes, then 'dead in the water' and said something like 'now tell me the new ones aren't as good' or something... and still the slag off of 'bucket hat' wearers who can't/won't 'get' his new stuff... and then he plays a load of huge oasis tunes. dunno. confuses me. i think Liam doing knebworth will have a really big effect on him one way or another. my missus said he looked like he was trapped in his own dilemma and doesn't quite know what to do about it. he can't abandon his 'modern music' (has anyone here actually heard 'Ca Plane Pour Moi' ') and goe toe to toe with Liam with a back to basics album without it looking like a u-turn, but the temptation will surely be too great? How did he slag off people who wear bucket hats? I don't understand when the Oasis fandom stopped being able to take a joke. His set last night was a condensed version of his tour he's been doing. So why was it any surprise that he kept it similar? As for the new album, well his last one is 5 years old. In the meantime he put out some EPs that mixed things up a bit but still had plenty of 'classic' NG material on - Wandering Star, Dream Is All I Need To Get By, Sail On, Come On Outside His next album, he's already said, is a bit more 'traditional' for him in how he's approached it. He literally had nothing to promote. He played four songs off WBTM because he likes those 4 songs to start the set, and they get the use out of each member of his band. Why would he pay Charlotte and Ysee to play with him and then not play songs they offer something on? He then played the one 'new' song he has got to promote, which because of the pandemic happens to be a year old, and Black Star Dancing. Then it was classic after classic - including DITW and What A Life. You admitted your bias at the start of the post. You don't like the solo songs he played. That's fine, that's opinion. But that's the bias. I don't particularly care for some of LG's solo songs but would never begrudge him playing Shockwave for example, or even Once which I don't rate at all (but live I'd be an idiot to say it's not a fantastic experience) Liam's doing great. Noel just played to about 80k people before Macca at Glasto. They're 49 and 55 respectively. They're both doing fine. And it only seems diehard Oasis fans who aren't happy with this Noel set - a simple look at reaction from his previous gigs on this tour from wider, 'casual' fans shows that.
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Post by tiger40 on Jun 26, 2022 14:02:38 GMT -5
I agree Noel's band are great and much better than the old one back in the early days who I was never really keen on.
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Post by sickbhoy on Jun 26, 2022 14:22:02 GMT -5
Anyone know where I can see the jo whiley interview?
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Post by Nyron Nosworthy on Jun 26, 2022 15:44:55 GMT -5
Liam must be fuming every time he sees Gem & Chris S playing for Noel now. No wonder he brings Bonehead out every opportunity he gets Don't forget that after the Oasis split, they were both actually very civil towards eachother in the press and wished one another well for a while. During this time when Gem was a BE member he performed with Noel on acoustic sets. So I honestly don't feel that Liam was all too fussed. Equally, I think he wouldn't mind now either. I often wonder what a Liam and Gem's relationship is now. Andy still occasionally tweets him and they seem on good terms, even if they probably don't have a lot of contact. But Noel made some quite cutting remarks about how the breakup of Beady Eye that could have only came from Gem or Chris so I sense some bitterness there.
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Post by The Escapist on Jun 26, 2022 17:00:44 GMT -5
Heard a bit of this today and thought it sounded great.
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