In an interview with the entertainment weekly, Noel said the band would have picked a different first single from their forthcoming ‘Don’t Believe The Truth’.
He said: “If it was up to the band, that wouldn’t be the single. It was the powers that be, whoever they fucking are, that decided the first single.
“It’s a fucking scandal that as the leader of this group I don’t get to pick what our fans hear first.” Well, you recorded it….
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You signed the contract.
Tit.
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what a berk
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Guess he didnt realise sony are a little more corporate than creation
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sounds like hes just covering his ass cos everyone says lyla is crap
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And so what that Gallagher is pissed-off at Sony? That's not news! All artists lash out at their labels at least a dozen times during their fifteen minutes of fame, and this isn't the first instance in which Gallagher has done so...nor will it be the last.
You know, I worship Robert Smith (of the Cure), but he's also been known to criticize "the powers that be" for abusing their authority by picking the wrong single. Yes, I love the guy (and Oasis, though not as much), but I'll never understand how he can deem a song good enough to record but not good enough to be played on the radio...
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If you are trying to set a scene, make an album like a story which develops, changing the tracks interferes with the process & vision I think.
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And it seems M. Gallagher is already searching excuses for his new records failing to sell as good as the old.
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Actually, scratch that - I've been dealing with Oasis fans online for years now, it wore thin in about 2000.
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There's no "DiS law" - when did I imply there was?
As said, it's wearing a bit thin - it's a standard defence of Oasis fans when their idols come up for ANY criticism.
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As I've said before, I've seen Oasis fans and their behavior online for years - I'm not generalising.
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You're also generalising about what bands DiS readers are supposed to like, i.e. Mogwai and Mars Volta.
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Based on this, my thoughts on the album: T'will be a steaming heap of excrement.
POOOOOASIS.
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Poor Noelly G.
Personally I prefer El Gallagher. Sounds so much more macho.
Donde esta Los Gallaghers, etc.
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Anyway, he's always been in a strop with the label in some form, when they where in that bus crash in America he said, "it takes a fookin' bus crash to get som' attention from Sony America"
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Lyla made me fall over laughing.
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The problem with Noel as far as i can see was the day he believed his own hype (sometime just after definitely maybe came out) and starting considering himself to be a "serious" songwriter. Jettisoning the drummer who gave the band their punky sound and then the remaining "crap" musicians who all gave the band the sound that made them popular in the first place- replacing them with musicians who may be better technically but have no originality. jettisoning the humorous songs because a few people slagged Digsy's Dinner which made him lose the humour that was an integral greats such as supersonic. Trying to second guess the critics by slagging his own tracks off. Letting the other band members write songs.
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Now stop bickering and look at that Johnny advert down there...
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And that Johnny ad's gone now...
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The band should decide which one of their singles to release, not some plank of a snobby, stuck up Sony boss-man.
I'm sure we all can recall a first single from an album that makes the album look shite, but the following singles are good... sometimes.
Anyway, Oasis are Gods and should be able to do whatever they want.
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last week he has the nerve to have a go at U2 for daring to charge £45 for arena shows while at the same time Oasis put up tickets for sale at over £30 for venues which most bands charge about £15.
he doesn't care about the fans, he cares about £££. He's seen the bad reviews starting to come in for the new single and can see the writing on the wall for the new album. Blame someone else and try and pretend that the rest of the album will be great. Nice try, no cigar.
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It sounds better on paper, it really does...
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There's too many fucking indie snobs on here, I agree with The Glory 100%.
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Just ask Messeurs Gallagher, Doherty & Skinner.
http://www.Marstheband.com
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If this was by a new band I am sure others would be going oh my god.. but then in some ways a new band just couldn't make 'that sound' - as for the original point I would have thought a band are so close to their music that what they 'think' are singles and what hooks us on the radio are two different things ( or perhaps Noel is doing a bit of guerilla subversive marketing, saying to us 'hey guys, this is the single but there's even better stuff on the album' .... eh? the sneaky big eye-browed bugger...)
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