Noel Of Oasis Has Some Nice Things To Say...

[Frank Giaramita]

What does Noel Gallagher, guitarist for Oasis, think of British indie bands, such as Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs? Check below:

Let's call it what it is - it's indie shit, is what it is. None of them are trying to make it big. They're all trying to make it small or medium - that's it. Don't get me wrong - I kinda like Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs [but] Bloc Party are just appalling. None of them strike me as trying to be in the biggest band in the world or the best band in the world - it's just indie rubbish.

Source: HSB

[The Dill]

Funny, I heard similar things about Noel's last effort.

[PaperclipAnemia]

ahhh yes. noel gallagher. the nexus of wisdom and knowledge in all the universe.

[CorporateFish]

I love Kaiser Chiefs.

[FeynmanWannabe]

Damn that reminds me...I need to get their last cd.

[SuperJoe]

well, he's right. can't argue with him there. however, has oasis even had a hit since 1994?

[ACA]

Hmm.. a band not trying to make it big are rubbish?

Thursday doesn't seem to try to be making it big (with singles like Signals Over The Air, especially); they must be rubbish. Cursive and Murder By Death are also rubbish since they don't write songs with intent to become mainstream/big. Nickelback though.. they kick ass! They're huge!

-ACA

[baysiderocks]

i havent heard that word rubbish in a while. as for bloc party i agree totally

[bleed me bleu]

i used to dislike bparty too....and then i actually listenend to them

bloc party will eat your face.

[thebestkylever]

i miss the oasis from 10 years ago.

[Stereo Therapy]

so what im getting is that artists who solely are in music for money (say britney spears) are much better than artists who have no intention of becoming popular (lets just say say anything)

damn... well old oasis still kicks ass but this guy is a bitch.

[baysiderocks]

bloc party will eat your face.

well i have something to look forward to then.

[DSCN1854]

i havent heard that word rubbish in a while. as for bloc party i agree totally

Says the girl with Aiden and Hawthorne Heights on her "Favorite Bands" list.

[Fullcollapse3k]

Bloc Party are very good. Dunno what the hell he's hearing.

[xThursdayxPTWx]

I was just going to ask if who said this was sober or not when they said this, and then I remembered its Noel Gallagher.

[eyedotyou]

that guy still exists?

[thefashionfocus]

On a songwriting level, Bloc Party has it on most bands advertised on this site. On a musical level, their rhythm section kills. If you don't get it, that's fine, but that's no reason to start chugging the haterade.

[radxbandit]

go big or go home

[Gabe Gross]

i miss the oasis from 10 years ago.

Your signature is exactly who I am on the inside.

and yes i miss the morning glory oasis too...before all the booze, slurs, embarrassing interviews and sibling rivalry.

[baysiderocks]

Says the girl with Aiden and Hawthorne Heights on her "Favorite Bands" list.

haha! i partied with those guys 3 weeks ago. Kansas doesnt get very many bands our way, and i do like them did ya c how long that band list is really now?

[Manbotisdead]

ahhh yes. noel gallagher. the nexus of wisdom and knowledge in all the universe.

If he wasn't talking about bloc party, he;d be dead on.

[Stereo Therapy]

If he wasn't talking about bloc party, he;d be dead on.

i dont get what you're saying.

[thefashionfocus]

All of those quality Oasis-traits were always there I'm sure, just not made as public. 'Definitely Maybe' all the way. Besides, Oasis was like a B-student Blur.

[JohnnyQuest]

In the Pitchfork interview with Bloc Party, Kele spends a few paragraphs explaining how they made a conscious decision to be nothing like Oasis, how Bloc Party is a reaction against the pomp and nonsense of those bands AND, Kele was saying this in response to Noel PRAISING bloc party and saying how he would like to work with them.

[dontfront]

Hahahaha I love the Gallagher's... such honesty... brutal honesty...

I actually agree with this one... unlike some of the previous ones like "I'm a rock god... Beatles are shit compared to us" <---- something like that.

Liam Gallagher on bugs: "There was this bug in my room and I thought, 'You can fook off, this is my room.' " <---- actual quote....

[The Silencer]

i dont get what you're saying.
meaning...if he hadn't said what he did about bloc party, he would agree with him.

[SuperJoe]

Hmm.. a band not trying to make it big are rubbish?

Thursday doesn't seem to try to be making it big (with singles like Signals Over The Air, especially); they must be rubbish. Cursive and Murder By Death are also rubbish since they don't write songs with intent to become mainstream/big. Nickelback though.. they kick ass! They're huge!

-ACA

yes, but playing to a trend is just as lame as trying to become mainstream. not saying that thursday is doing that, but just about every band that has been created in the vein of thursday is. and let's face it, i'd rather be pulling in $ than trying to maintain a faux persona of fashion and forgettable music. being perceived as an "artist" and a "tortured soul" and a "free-thinking intellect" is as seemingly sought after as fame and success. the fact of the matter is, the "free-thinkers" that we remember, aren't the ones who wear girl pants and eyeliner, it's the ones who really have nothing to do with this scene at all.

i just hate seeing all the fakeness in this scene. the fact of the matter is, when people grow up, they either conform to society or become homeless. and personally, i'd like to able to retire at 45 and spend the rest of my days surfing and buying hookers.

[The Silencer]

In the Pitchfork interview with Bloc Party, Kele spends a few paragraphs explaining how they made a conscious decision to be nothing like Oasis, how Bloc Party is a reaction against the pomp and nonsense of those bands AND, Kele was saying this in response to Noel PRAISING bloc party and saying how he would like to work with them.
ironic much?

[Oeightyfour]

I guess this statement was posted in between having his teeth knocked in all the time?

<3
aaron x oeightyfour
www.oeightyfour.com

[Stereo Therapy]

meaning...if he hadn't said what he did about bloc party, he would agree with him.

o wow thanks. can you really honestly read noahs post then read what the person im questioning said and makes sense of it. im not trying to be rude, but i dont really understand what hes trying to say. like does he think that bloc party actually is trying to hit it big and oasis is wrong? or that all music that doesnt want to become popular is bad besides bloc party? i dont know, i just cant really make sense of it.

[rellish91]

Funny, I heard similar things about Noel's last effort.
zing!

[thebestkylever]

Your signature is exactly who I am on the inside.

and yes i miss the morning glory oasis too...before all the booze, slurs, embarrassing interviews and sibling rivalry.

haha, why just the inside?

[rellish91]

haha! i partied with those guys 3 weeks ago. Kansas doesnt get very many bands our way, and i do like them did ya c how long that band list is really now?
kansas gets great bands in lawrence....just got look for em.

[exidol]

What does Noel Gallagher, guitarist for Oasis, think of British indie bands, such as Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs? Check below:

Let's call it what it is - it's indie shit, is what it is. None of them are trying to make it big. They're all trying to make it small or medium - that's it. Don't get me wrong - I kinda like Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs [but] Bloc Party are just appalling. None of them strike me as trying to be in the biggest band in the world or the best band in the world - it's just indie rubbish.

Source: HSB

God I love Oasis. One of the best live shows EVER and with attitude.

[imarealboy0303]

i think he is just naturally a dick

[baysiderocks]

kansas gets great bands in lawrence....just got look for em.

i know lawrence does but its 2 1/2 hrs so i dont get up there too much. i go to the granada at least once a month if theres anything i wanna c.

[imarealboy0303]

and yeah im stuck in kansas too at school but i have to say lawrences music scene is amaizng. its just so much more available i think than in somewhere like chicago. who woulda thunked

[aminorthreat55]

Franz Ferdinand is easily the worst of those bands he mentioned.

[baysiderocks]

and yeah im stuck in kansas too at school but i have to say lawrences music scene is amaizng. its just so much more available i think than in somewhere like chicago. who woulda thunked

fo sho. l town is mad fun at times

[Johnatthedisco]

Yea, Noel's a dick but I still love him. I think hes trying to say know ones really trying to be great or innovative(not that oasis was that innovative) like you don't see many rock bands the size of the beatles, oasis, nirvana, etc. anymore. now its all commercial garage, which is true but I think their are worse bands out their he could of directed these comments toward.

[ashlesrecording]

Franz Ferdinand is easily the worst of those bands he mentioned.

u got no idea how nervous they get me, everytime i see the beginning of their new video

i wanna make somebody love mee

i feel like beating the shit out of them

you know, like a good ol fashion wailing

[The Silencer]

Franz Ferdinand is easily the worst of those bands he mentioned.
agreed.

[Electric Child]

This is like Micheal Graves talking about how misfits influenced bands are shit.

[Drew Beringer]

Damn that reminds me...I need to get their last cd.

If you're talking about the new Oasis album, don't get it.

[ishotthepilot]

so this statement isnt actually supposed to make sense, right?

[Stereo Therapy]

Yea, Noel's a dick but I still love him. I think hes trying to say know ones really trying to be great or innovative(not that oasis was that innovative) like you don't see many rock bands the size of the beatles, oasis, nirvana, etc. anymore. now its all commercial garage, which is true but I think their are worse bands out their he could of directed these comments toward.

people wont let a good rock band become that size anymore. there are bands that could be i think that kick the shit out of oasis and nirvana (i cant really deny the massive effect the beatles have had on modern music so im not gonna bring them down) in every aspect. i dont know. its way too late for me to have impressive thoughts.

[underthetalking]

I don't agree with him... but it kind of made me laugh. Come on guys! He's British! They're always funny. More so when they're pissed off and saying words like appalling and rubbish.

[aminorthreat55]

I don't agree with him... but it kind of made me laugh. Come on guys! He's British! They're always funny. More so when they're pissed off and saying words like appalling and rubbish.
Get someone Welsh to yell to you "I hate fruit." And say the words, here, ear, and year, they all sound the same. So entertaining.

[Nate_RAWKS]

I love Bloc Party.

[Drew Beringer]

I also like Franz Ferdinand.

[resUrectMe617]

i like me some oasis.

[davedesloover18]

yeah, fuck the gallaghers

[GoWaitInTheCar]

Funny, I heard similar things about Noel's last effort.
lol.

[seans seatbelt]

He's just pissed that he plays in a piece of shit band and he realized that it is no longer 1996.

[feigningapology]

What a douche (Noel). Maybe someone else has extra integrity for his lack thereof.

[Forsythe22]

Hey Lyla was the crappiest single ever. Noel blows major ass. Since when was making music about being "the biggest or best band in the world." Noel blows major ass.

[mogwaifearsatan]

What an asshat. Just because they aren't trying to convince everyone they are the Beatles doesn't mean they suck. Oasis wrote some good shit, but they just need to give up.

[Robb]

I find the Gallagher brothers immensly entertaining. How much of their complete asshole act is natural and how much is for show is questionable, but it's hilarious nonetheless.

[KnoWs My NaMe]

ehhh fuck 'em...he doesnt seem to be trying much either anymore anyway

[chokeychicken]

bloc party > kaiser chiefs + franz ferdinand

[splitsecond]

Bloc Party does suck.

[xacex]

To be quite honest, doesn't that say a bit about their integrity? Instead of selling themselves out to get big, they might actually give a fuck about the music they make?


Maybe that's just me.

[thisgetupkid]

kansas gets great bands in lawrence....just got look for em.

yea lawrence!!!
rock chalk!!
damn, i have class in 6 hours....and Kansas gets all the great bands...murder by death was just here and saves the day is coming to KC on sat....

[FinchBulldog2]

That's mean. His band is better than those bands tho.

[CLARIFY THIS]

What have Oasis done in the last 5-6 years that would actually make anyone care what they think anymore.

[the_narrator]

Hmm.. a band not trying to make it big are rubbish?

Thursday doesn't seem to try to be making it big (with singles like Signals Over The Air, especially); they must be rubbish. Cursive and Murder By Death are also rubbish since they don't write songs with intent to become mainstream/big. Nickelback though.. they kick ass! They're huge!

-ACA

Hahah, I love your posts. That last part made me almost laugh aloud.

[The Coalition]

All Noel is really saying is...(Say this in a british accent)... Oasis is from the UK, and Oasis is the biggest band in the world! We're bigger than the Beatles!

[merv the perv]

I complained at tower records because there was a piece of shit sitting in the store, but I was informed that it was just a Bloc Party CD.

[weworemasks]

seriously, oasis hasnt done anything worth mentioning since the release of "whats the story.."

noel, along with his brother are the most beligerent idiots ever.

[Doug]

oasis/nirvana were really not THAT big at the time they were around. i think noel is trying to say that as a band, starting out, you should try to be the best band in the world and not try to sound like everything else out there to make money, like those bands are doing.

[weworemasks]

oasis/nirvana were really not THAT big at the time they were around.

wrong. both bands were multi-platinum artists pretty quickly compared to most bands.
nirvana got noticed with bleach and blew the fuck up with nevermind. they went DIAMOND with it. (10 mil sold to this day)
oasis' whats the story sold millions of fucking records.

[drive-thru]

he's a fuckin idiot

[Squidski]

I love Bloc Party. They have made it big. Bloc Party are better than Oasis.

[TheNumberOneFan]

kansas gets great bands in lawrence....just got look for em.

she's too busy going to Hawthorne Heights shows :shake:

[punklet2101]

i used to dislike bparty too....and then i actually listenend to them

yeah same

[thewebguy]

Hmm.. a band not trying to make it big are rubbish?

Thursday doesn't seem to try to be making it big (with singles like Signals Over The Air, especially); they must be rubbish. Cursive and Murder By Death are also rubbish since they don't write songs with intent to become mainstream/big. Nickelback though.. they kick ass! They're huge!

-ACA

good call dude.

i think he is somewhat confused.

[looram12]

haha, i love noel gallagher, hes so cocky

[raisinbran]

noel is entitled to his opinion...even if he's a little rubbish himself at times, but yeah i miss those morning glory days of oasis. eh well yeah bloc party sounds are let's just say very similar to the bands(who sounds like their british - the bravery, eh there are tons of them) that are out there now...so i could care less about bloc party's or the bravery's sense of sounding like whoever - ...In my opinion, their purposes are to just play music, have fun, have some listeners, and make a some money here and there. hey there are a lot of bands (any-type) that do the same thing or have the same/similar reasons for being in a band. There are (post-punk) bands that don't sound great live, but people still want to see them. Bloc party do have some catchy tunes, i'm not going to lie and so does the bravery. There are next albums and we'll see if they have progressed or not. But I don't really make the money here so I could care less - as long as you guys listen to whatever fits your mood at that time or whatever floats your boat, feel free to listen to any song even if it's cheesy or pop or trash or what not.

but their main/typical/top reasons are ---There are a lot of bands that say they want to progress more with their songwriting and tunes and that they want to push it to the next level....We want to do our very best for ourselves and for the listeners...something in those lines i think ...-Coldplay (but i'm sure they also include the purposes that i said above when they put out their music - you know it's a package deal) - and like i said before musicians just want to get heard and put their message out there for all you guys to listen (or not).


-Raizza

[matt_rawlings]

It is a well known fact that Noel doesn't like any. It's why Oasis have rarely made anything that could be called music since the mid 90's...
...except 'The importance of being idle'...that song is the shizzle

[bikescene]

What does Noel Gallagher, guitarist for Oasis, think of British indie bands, such as Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs? Check below:

Let's call it what it is - it's indie shit, is what it is. None of them are trying to make it big. They're all trying to make it small or medium - that's it. Don't get me wrong - I kinda like Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs [but] Bloc Party are just appalling. None of them strike me as trying to be in the biggest band in the world or the best band in the world - it's just indie rubbish.

Source: HSB

nice one, noel. try releasing something that isn't shit before you call anyone else indie rubbish. kaiser chiefs though... they truly suck. every single damn song has a fucking stupid "WHOOOOOOAAAAA!!!!" that gets progressively louder and more high pitched. it's NOT cool you dicks.

[reege]

maybe they don't wanna be the biggest band in the world, i'd give them props for not selling out, but they're in an ipod comercial, but nonetheless HEY NOEL you're not the biggest band in the world either, and you haven't made a good record in a decade..... go do more drugs........

[Steve Henderson]

Damn that reminds me...I need to get their last cd.
Don't bother. It sucks.
i miss the oasis from 10 years ago.
As do I. *sigh*

[oasis_njdevils]

Liam Gallagher on bugs: &quot;There was this bug in my room and I thought, 'You can fook off, this is my room.' &quot; <---- actual quote.... haha best quote ever

[Manbotisdead]

so what im getting is that artists who solely are in music for money (say britney spears) are much better than artists who have no intention of becoming popular (lets just say say anything)

damn... well old oasis still kicks ass but this guy is a bitch.

Or you could understand what he's actually saying.

He's saying that these bands intentionally try to be all "we're not mainstream" to draw a crowd. He is dead on about Ferdinand too. There is a whole wave of bands like them. He's telling it how it is. I wouldn't lump bloc party into that group, they do their own thing pretty well.

[Katie Schmitz]

Jeez, does this guy ever happy or have anything good to say about anything?

[Salomonbz90]

Bloc Party>Noel

[heytheredelilah]

when was the last time people cared if they made it big? i didn't think bands were set out to make it big, they just want to get their music heard to some degree and have some fanbase and be happy and giddy and tour a lot.

[One Aware]

I was just going to ask if who said this was sober or not when they said this, and then I remembered its Noel Gallagher.

Absolute hilarious, and totally true. I'm sorry, but I actually like what I've heard by Bloc Party and, even though I myself haven't listened to Franz Ferdinand, I've heard mixed things. So who knows there, but in all honesty...what I will say, is that the LATEST "Oasis" album, to me personally (and this is just my opinion) is completely un-listenable. I can't bring myself to make it through the first 3 tracks. Anyway, that's just my two cents...

[kara5419]

thats just how noel is. he has always been like that and always will be. i just saw them a month ago and they still put on a good show. let him say what he wants to say. is it really hurting anyone

[xearlynovemberx]

i used to dislike bparty too....and then i actually listenend to them

bloc party will eat your face.

i eat faces 2

[nano]

I love Bloc Party. They have made it big. Bloc Party are better than Oasis.

bloc party won't ever write a song as good as "don't look back in anger" or "slide away".

and oasis's new cd does have a bunch of gems on it, including "the importance of being idle" and "part of the queue". and for those who say they haven't put out anything good since 1996... for the most part, you're right, except for a few songs. they did also write "fucking in the bushes," which played in the background during the ending of Snatch, which was a perfect fit. guy ritchie is usually good with soundtracks.

[Steve Henderson]

Bloc Party>Noel
Most moronic post I have ever seen on this site.

[xcarlupanddiex]

i always admired noel.

no seriously, he is a great guy . much better than a lot of other c(r)ock stars out there.

but blur > oasis.

[poppa Q]

bloc party won't ever write a song as good as "don't look back in anger" or "slide away".

and oasis's new cd does have a bunch of gems on it, including "the importance of being idle" and "part of the queue". and for those who say they haven't put out anything good since 1996... for the most part, you're right, except for a few songs. they did also write "fucking in the bushes," which played in the background during the ending of Snatch, which was a perfect fit. guy ritchie is usually good with soundtracks.

Good movie.

[gerstnej]

Bloc Party>Noel
hahaha.

[peteroneill]

nice to see someone who plays three to five chord songs can say things like that

good one noel

maybe try and be original next time?

[Sureshot182]

noel rode a trend that died in the late 90's. his opinion doesn't count for shit. he is right about one thing though..these are far from the best indie bands.

[littlebeav]

well, he's right. can't argue with him there. however, has oasis even had a hit since 1994?

i was thinking the same thing. but I think it's a tad unfair to just single these bands out. there's a bunch of bands out there that strike me as striving for mediocre... not just these 3. on that note...where's Oasis at?

[satanisanerd]

You gotta love those feuding Gallagher brothers.

[funnytalkinfish]

noel is a total legend and he is right most of the music being produced at the minute is shit

[tommyhaych]

he's just jealous theyre stealing oasis's thunder..

[jesusizzle]

i dont really consider any of the 3 bands he mentioned indie bands at all.

im also pretty sure that bloc party is better than 85% of the bands that get mentioned on this site and better than most of the bands they get compared to.

as for the other two i have nothing great to say about them, just mediocore at best, which i guess is what noel was getting at? i think this statement was made between him doing coke lines or something so it came out sounding worse than most of the dribble that he tries to pass off as intellegent.

[i like guitars]

hahaha hes so awsome

[alxneindecember]

yet so true.

[myfirstpunksong]

well, he's right. can't argue with him there. however, has oasis even had a hit since 1994?

Oasis' new album is huge over here and is as critically acclaimed as "Definitely Maybe" and "Morning Glory". While I disagree with this statement because of the mention of Bloc Party, these guys are hilarious. They will stand up and say 'fuck you' to anyone and everyone. Including God.

[Bobcat46308]

Haha, good stuff. I love Oasis, great business mentality. Pretty interesting quote

[the_champ_is_here]

Isn't this wicked old? In fact, didn't he retract his statement and say something about how he'd like to collaboroate with Bloc Party?

Anyway, those statements show exactly what's wrong with Oasis.

[Steve Henderson]

Anyway, those statements show exactly what's wrong with Oasis.
No, what's wrong with Oasis is that they haven't made a great album since "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants"

Being bitches and saying everyone is nothing compared to them makes Oasis entertaining :)

[GAD_guy]

ah yeah. i forgot that the point of making music was to be famous. thank you guy in shitty band for clearing that up for me.

[ForeverInADay]

i miss the oasis from 10 years ago.
I don't.

I thought they sucked manatee cock then, and still do now.

[FUNLIKEAGUN]

haha the british are funny

[mondeoman]

Then again Noel supported some really shitty bands in the 90s. I mean I love the guy. He's one of my favorite songwriters but him supporting horrible bands like Ocean Colour Scene and not supporting good, decent bands like Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand is silly.

[looram12]

and what about bush, and lame ass oasis