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The much anticipated collaberation between the two legends Liam Gallagher and John Squire is here. For all you fans that haven’t yet heard it here it is in full.
We think you’ll agree that it’s up there with their finest and the more you listen to it the better it sounds. You’ll be ‘mad for it’!
Let’s hope the rest of the album is just as good. Enjoy!
A bit of early days Oasis live in Slane Castle in Ireland back in 95
There was no arguing with who wrote the best songs in the early days of Oasis. Although the band could create a signature sound whenever each of them strapped on their guitars, it was apparent that Noel Gallagher was the driving force behind every song, making masterpieces at an alarming rate that left many great songs relegated to B-sides. Even though Noel could claim to be one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, he may have to give some credit to his brother, Liam, for one classic.
Before Noel had even decided to join forces with his brother, they were making their first steps into stardom with the working band name, The Rain. After playing in half-empty halls throughout the Manchester scene, Liam eventually convinced Noel to join them at a rehearsal one day, which led to ‘The Chief’ being born.
Throughout the band’s following rehearsals, Noel would become one of the dominant forces in the group, penning such classics like ‘All Around the World’ and ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’ in their early years. When working on their first official songs, though, the band had an instrumental that they would use for Liam to walk onstage without any melody based around it.
While the tune would morph into the hypnotic epic ‘Columbia’, Noel initially had nothing to do with the song. As the band rehearsed and waited for Noel to show up, the song started as a joint effort between them and their friends, The Real People, whom they would frequently collaborate with to get their ideas down.
As Bonehead started with a chord progression centred around three looping chords, Liam began to spit out the first things that came into his mind, which would become the final lyrics to ‘Columbia’. Although The Real People would eventually help him put together more of the lyrics, the only original piece that Noel brought into the song was the line centred around seeing the signs but not being very clear.
As original drummer Tony McCarroll recalled in his book The Truth, “One of our rehearsals had developed into ‘Columbia’, an instrumental that needed finishing. Liam sang a melody to himself while Chris Griffiths plucked away on his acoustic…Noel looked proper chuffed and was immediately repeating the melody. When Liam proudly told Noel that he was involved in the writing, Noel’s smile seemed to vanish.”
While getting the writing credits down for the band’s debut, Definitely Maybe, both Liam’s and The Real People’s contributions seemed to vanish from the credits, with Noel taking all the royalties for the song. This wouldn’t be the last time that Liam got written out of the equation, either, being the inspiration by Noel giving the name Sally to the main character in the song ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’.
Even though Liam wouldn’t get proper credit on an Oasis release until ‘Little James’ on Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, he didn’t need one to provide the core sound of the band. Despite Noel’s fantastic songwriting, it’s his little brother’s booming voice that gave a soul to every melody in the group’s prime.
The Oasis legend will celebrate three decades of the band’s debut album with a special string of dates, but what will be on the setlist?
Liam Gallagher made his throng of fans very happy in October by announcing his Definitely Maybe 30th anniversary tour for 2024.
The former Oasis frontman will play the extra special shows to celebrate the band’s debut album across the UK, with dates which include three gigs London and his hometown of Manchester.
Gallagher’s nostalgic celebration has promised to see him play the album, which was released on 29th August1994, in full with other memorable B-sides from across the era.
Liam as since revealed that he’ll be very much sticking to the brief and will not be adding any solo favourites to the setlist. Telling one fan: “No solo stuffs def maybe album b sides I am the walrus that’s well worth 8 grand a ticket”.
So what can we expect from the dates beyond the debut album and what will we see on the setlist? Let’s find out below…
Liam Gallagher announces Definitely Maybe 30th anniversary tour dates
Liam Gallagher has promised to play Definitely Maybe IN FULL, which means we can pretty much guarantee he’ll play the following in order.
Liam Gallagher told fans not only would he be playing Definitely Maybe in full, but he’d also be treating fans to B-sides from the era, but just which B-sides can we expect to hear? He’s already given us some indication online. Get our roundup of some of the possible tracks he could choose from below.
This early Oasis track appeared as the B-side to Cigarettes and Alcohol when it was released in October in 1994 and it’s remained a fan favourite ever since.
One of the songs that appeared on the original Oasis demo tape back in 1993, this Noel-sung tune originally appeared on the back of the Shakermaker single in June 1994, two months before the release of Definitely Maybe.
Liam also has previously performed the track live during his solo sets, so it would make sense for him to dust it off again.
A live cover of The Beatles song also features on the B-side to Cigarettes & Alcohol and was performed live several times by the band while they were together.
Liam has already promised a fan he will “stick” it on the setlist as well.
Featuring on the B-side of Supersonic, the 1993 track is a firm favourite with Oasis fans and has been performed by Liam during his solo career,
The Live Forever B-side is one of the lesser-known Oasis tracks, so would be sure to be a treat for die hard fans. However, it also sees Liam use his falsetto, so might be slightly harder to pull off live 30 years later.
Also on the B-side to Live Forever, Cloudburst is often considered as one of the most underrated of Oasis tracks. Could LG bring it out as a treat come next year?
Asked by a fan on X if he would be playing the song at The O2, he replied: “100 p cent”.
The 1994 track served as one of the songs on the B-side to Cigarettes & Alcohol and has been played by Liam in his solo performances, like the above at Isle Of Wight Festival.
While Whatever WASN’T A B-side, it is very much from the Definitely Maybe era. It was the band’s first non-album single, released on 18th December 1994 as a Christmas single between Cigarettes & Alcohol (1994) and Rock ‘n’ Roll Star (1995).
Liam has performed the track on his solo dates, so it’s definitely possible for him to bring it out again.
Courtesy of Radio X
https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/liam-gallagher/what-b-sides-oasis-definitely-maybe-30-years-tour-setlist/
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