Noel Gallagher leaves Oasis over fallout with brother

[edbermac]

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Oasis front man Noel Gallagher has quit the rock group after a fallout with his bandmate brother, he announced late Friday.

"It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight," Noel Gallagher said in a brief statement on the band's Web site. "People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer."

Noel Gallagher is the band's lead guitarist and songwriter, and Liam Gallagher is the lead singer.

The band is currently on a European tour for its album, "Dig Out Your Soul." Noel Gallagher apologized to fans who had bought tickets for upcoming gigs in France, Germany and Italy.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/29/oasis.split/index.html

Could it be, at last, the end of Oasis?

:applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:

[mix]

1. for the haters

Why do Americans loathe Oasis so much? The band's arrogance and Beatles pretensions don't really explain it...Oasis are hardly the first rockers to commit such sins. I imagine it has more to do with not knowing their tunes, only the tabloid headlines. Anyways, it amuses me to see the conniptions stateside against the band, like the one above, but we'll always have the music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6CF17Wcrg4

[LBJDemocrat]

2. I love their arrogance

Give me Oasis' arrogance over phony U2- and Coldplay-style goodie two shoes bullshit any day.

[mix]

3. I agree...here is one of their more Beatle-esque tunes

Who feels love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyPl3n1rYu0
More innovation than imitation..and despite their rep, Oasis was always positive about life in their songs.

Thanks for the tunes and memories!

[MilesColtrane]

4. "More innovation than imitation"

tabla, drones, backwards guitar and other bits....nah, that's never been done before.

[mix]

5. It is clearly imitative, but does it sound like the Beatles?

No, it doesn't. They took other sounds and made new ones. Isn't that the story of rock?

[MilesColtrane]

8. I wish they'd imitate the Beatles commitment to break up and not get back together.

[mix]

9. You're entitled to your tastes. nt

[backwoodsbob]

23. they suck nt

[mix]

24. Score one for the haters !

:rofl:

[Captain Hilts]

7. We don't loathe them. We just don't think about them much. I don't know why. nt

[mix]

10. Other British bands have made huge splashes here like Prodigy, Coldplay, even Radiohead.

But Oasis never did. Their US tours were usually disasters, due to feuding, and they always had limited airplay. I think because the Beatles are such sacred cows here, Oasis seemed like pale posers in comparison.

I do not begrudge people their right to hate the band, but it must be understood how significant Oasis is beyond our shores, whatever your personal tastes may be. In that sense, hatred of Oasis reflects our provincialism. Few Americans understand how important Oasis has been over the years.

Poll after poll in Great Britain regarding the greatest albums of all time cite BOTH Definitely Maybe and What's the Story Morning Glory in the top ten. They must have touched someone somewhere at sometime, just not here in the states.

http://www.timepieces.nl/Top100%27s/2006Qreaders.html

[MilesColtrane]

11. Let's not confuse popularity with artistic significance.

The two can coincide, but one isn't an indicator of the other.

I believe David Hasselhoff had a number one hit at one point.

[mix]

13. fail

I suppose you think George Harrison invented the sitar.

[MilesColtrane]

14. Of course not.

He was just the first person to play one on a rock record.

That wouldn't have happened if he'd been busy plundering emulating popular music from thirty years before his time.

[mix]

15. Rock music is, in great part, pastiche.

The Beatles and Oasis are alike in that sense.

You don't think the Beatles were plundering themselves? What about the influence of early American rock and its country and blues elements? This shows up most clearly on Let It Be. Check out "One After 909":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhfWPRYjew4

Lennon's sound experiments were also influenced by Stockhausen, another "plundering."

[MilesColtrane]

16. Valid point.

The difference is in the Beatles' ability to synthesize their influences into an original and lasting statement.

I guess we'll see where the Gallagher's music stands in thirty years.

[mix]

17. Fair enough.

:hi:

[Captain Hilts]

20. Radiohead's influence isn't what I would expect it to be, actually. nt

[mix]

22. What do you mean?

:hi:

[Captain Hilts]

25. They're acknowledged to be very good, yet they're not part of 'popular culture' the

way, say, The Police were or U2 and Coldplay are.

There are probably folks that confuse them with Motorhead.

I think Radiohead should be FAR more popular over here than they are or I would expect them to be.

[Rabrrrrrr]

27. For me, the biggest reason is that they just totally fucking suck and they're utter douchebags.

Maybe you judge music differently than I do, though.

[tigereye]

31. I"m sorry, I seriously doubt that anyone will be playing their music

decades from now, with the frequency with which the Beatles' songs are still played.


I don't hate them, they are a good band, but not of that endlessly memorable caliber IMHO.

[Captain Hilts]

6. How many times has this happened? I've lost count. nt

[GCP]

12. Score one for the Beatles

:P

[Iggo]

18. Doesn't this happen every couple of years?

Thank goodness they're last decade's news here in the states.

[Fire Walk With Me]

19. Oasis were still together?

I thought they'd broken up after Paul McCartney died in that Walrus-related incident.

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

21. What the fuck took him so long?

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. Oh, no! Now they're gonna suck!

[RiffRandell]

28. God I hope so. n/t

[Orrex]

29. Who gets custody of the Sledge-o-matic?

[instantkarma]

30. Who is Oasis?

never heard of them.