Manchester rock giants Oasis have changed their name to Beady Eye following the depature of lead guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher from the band.
Noel announced his depature from the band on 23rd October last year after a bust-up with his brother, lead singer Liam, following a gig in Paris.
Beady Eye's line-up is exactly the same as Oasis's line-up but without Noel.
Oasis guitarist Gem Archer remains as guitarist in Beady Eye, but Oasis's bassist Andy Bell now plays guitar. Chris Sharrocks remains on drums.
Jeff Wootton will play bass and Jay Darlington keyboards during Beady Eye's live performances.
Oasis, who were at the height of their powers in the Nineties, have sold 70 million records worldwide and have had 8 UK No1 singles, seven UK number 1 albums, fifteen NME Awards, nine Q Awards, four MTV Europe Music Awards and six BRIT Awards. They are the only band in history to have had 22 consecutive Top 10 hits in the UK, earning them a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
Oasis were also famous for their huge rivalry with fellow Britpop band Blur, which came to a head in 1995 when Blur and Oasis released new singles on the same day - 14th August - creating the "Battle of Britpop" which dominated UK newspaper headlines. Blur won the battle, with their "Country House" outselling Oasis' s"Roll with It" 274,000 copies to 216,000 during the week.
Oasis's 1997 album Be Here Now is the fasting selling album in UK chart history, selling 1 million copies in its first week.
Beady Eye are expected to release their debut single in October 2010, and then a full studio album in 2011.
Beady Eye: Liam Gallagher reveals name of his new post-Oasis band
25/05/2010
The Mirror
Beady Eye
Beady Eye are:
Liam Gallagher – lead vocals, piano
Gem Archer – guitar
Andy Bell – guitar
Chris Sharrock – drums
Touring members
Jay Darlington - keyboards
Jeff Wootton – bass
Liam Gallagher's new post-Oasis band have been named Beady Eye, it was announced today.
The singer has teamed up with former band mates Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock to record new material.
The quartet are now in the studio with producer Steve Lillywhite, famed for his work with U2.
Guitarist Noel Gallagher walked out on Oasis last summer before a gig in Paris after being worn down by his difficult relationship with brother Liam.
The new band posted a photo of them in the studio on the Oasis website today.
Liam had previously said he would carry on with the old band name if he was unable to think of anything better.
"If we don't come up with something else by the time we're ready to release the album it'll be Oasis," he said last year. "I'm not going to call myself something ridiculous just for the sake of it."
They were the days: The Battle of Britpop, Oasis VS Blur, 1995
Blur, 1995
On 14 August 1995, Blur and Oasis released new singles on the same day, setting up "The Battle of Britpop" that dominated the national news. Blur's "Country House" outsold Oasis' "Roll with It" 274,000 copies to 216,000 during the week. Oasis' management came up with several reasons for this, claiming "Country House" sold more because it was less expensive (£1.99 vs £3.99) and because there were two different versions of "Country House" with different B-sides forcing serious fans to buy two copies.
According to Damon Albarn, Blur's lead singer (who is now the lead singer of the Gorillaz), Country House is about a man who retires to an expensive country house to escape the pressures of the city. In an interview for the South Bank Show, Albarn explained that it was inspired by former Blur manager Dave Balfe, who left Blur's label Food Records and bought a house in the country. The cover art features an image of Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria.
Country House may have won Blur the Battle of Britpop, but the band's album The Great Escape was beaten by Oasis's album (What's the Story) Morning Glory on sales.
Incidentally, Country House features the lines "He's got morning glory/And life's a different story" which is largely assumed to have been a jab at Oasis.
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has since moved into politics, becoming a member of the Labour Party. In 2007, he unsuccessfully contested the safe Tory seat of Marylebone High Street to get a seat on Westminster City Council. He then thought he'd be more successful fighting the seat of Church Street, held by Labour since the 1960s, but the Tories still won thanks to a 14.1% swing in their favour!
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Noel announced his depature from the band on 23rd October last year after a bust-up with his brother, lead singer Liam, following a gig in Paris.
Beady Eye's line-up is exactly the same as Oasis's line-up but without Noel.
Oasis guitarist Gem Archer remains as guitarist in Beady Eye, but Oasis's bassist Andy Bell now plays guitar. Chris Sharrocks remains on drums.
Jeff Wootton will play bass and Jay Darlington keyboards during Beady Eye's live performances.
Oasis, who were at the height of their powers in the Nineties, have sold 70 million records worldwide and have had 8 UK No1 singles, seven UK number 1 albums, fifteen NME Awards, nine Q Awards, four MTV Europe Music Awards and six BRIT Awards. They are the only band in history to have had 22 consecutive Top 10 hits in the UK, earning them a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
Oasis were also famous for their huge rivalry with fellow Britpop band Blur, which came to a head in 1995 when Blur and Oasis released new singles on the same day - 14th August - creating the "Battle of Britpop" which dominated UK newspaper headlines. Blur won the battle, with their "Country House" outselling Oasis' s"Roll with It" 274,000 copies to 216,000 during the week.
Oasis's 1997 album Be Here Now is the fasting selling album in UK chart history, selling 1 million copies in its first week.
Beady Eye are expected to release their debut single in October 2010, and then a full studio album in 2011.
Beady Eye: Liam Gallagher reveals name of his new post-Oasis band
25/05/2010
The Mirror
Beady Eye
Beady Eye are:
Liam Gallagher – lead vocals, piano
Gem Archer – guitar
Andy Bell – guitar
Chris Sharrock – drums
Touring members
Jay Darlington - keyboards
Jeff Wootton – bass
Liam Gallagher's new post-Oasis band have been named Beady Eye, it was announced today.
The singer has teamed up with former band mates Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock to record new material.
The quartet are now in the studio with producer Steve Lillywhite, famed for his work with U2.
Guitarist Noel Gallagher walked out on Oasis last summer before a gig in Paris after being worn down by his difficult relationship with brother Liam.
The new band posted a photo of them in the studio on the Oasis website today.
Liam had previously said he would carry on with the old band name if he was unable to think of anything better.
"If we don't come up with something else by the time we're ready to release the album it'll be Oasis," he said last year. "I'm not going to call myself something ridiculous just for the sake of it."
They were the days: The Battle of Britpop, Oasis VS Blur, 1995
Blur, 1995
On 14 August 1995, Blur and Oasis released new singles on the same day, setting up "The Battle of Britpop" that dominated the national news. Blur's "Country House" outsold Oasis' "Roll with It" 274,000 copies to 216,000 during the week. Oasis' management came up with several reasons for this, claiming "Country House" sold more because it was less expensive (£1.99 vs £3.99) and because there were two different versions of "Country House" with different B-sides forcing serious fans to buy two copies.
According to Damon Albarn, Blur's lead singer (who is now the lead singer of the Gorillaz), Country House is about a man who retires to an expensive country house to escape the pressures of the city. In an interview for the South Bank Show, Albarn explained that it was inspired by former Blur manager Dave Balfe, who left Blur's label Food Records and bought a house in the country. The cover art features an image of Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria.
Country House may have won Blur the Battle of Britpop, but the band's album The Great Escape was beaten by Oasis's album (What's the Story) Morning Glory on sales.
Incidentally, Country House features the lines "He's got morning glory/And life's a different story" which is largely assumed to have been a jab at Oasis.
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has since moved into politics, becoming a member of the Labour Party. In 2007, he unsuccessfully contested the safe Tory seat of Marylebone High Street to get a seat on Westminster City Council. He then thought he'd be more successful fighting the seat of Church Street, held by Labour since the 1960s, but the Tories still won thanks to a 14.1% swing in their favour!
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