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166-420: A bedsit , occupying his time by using recreational drugs, writing songs, and playing the guitar. In May 1988, Gallagher met guitarist Graham Lambert of Inspiral Carpets during a Stone Roses show. The two became acquainted and Gallagher became a regular at Inspiral Carpets shows. When he heard singer Steve Holt was leaving the band, he auditioned to be the new vocalist. He was unsuccessful, but became part of
249-475: A self-titled album on 17 October 2011; a collaboration album with Amorphous Androgynous was to be released in 2012 but has now been shelved indefinitely. He began touring in Dublin on 23 October 2011. The touring band announced for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds comprised David McDonnell (guitar), Russell Pritchard (bass), Mikey Rowe (keyboards) and Jeremy Stacey (drums); McDonnell left during rehearsals and
332-697: A Saturday night show that lasted 20 weeks. The show featured clips and back-stage recordings from his Booky Wook 2 promotional tour. Brand was joined by a host of guests, including Noel Gallagher and Jonathan Ross . On 18 March 2013, Brand returned to radio on Xfm with his old co-host, Matt Morgan, for a one-off special in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust . They were joined by Noel Gallagher , Noel Fielding and Mr Gee with Trevor Lock and David Icke phoning in as guests. Brand announced on 30 March 2017 edition of The Chris Moyles Show he would return to radio, beginning on 2 April 2017 he began hosting
415-454: A collaborative project with Gallagher. Despite the years of animosity during Blur and Oasis' respective heyday, Albarn said: "We're talking. It's not anything to get excited about yet. I mean, he's doing his thing. He's finishing a new record. I've got my record coming out, but the principle of us making music together is something, you know. It would be fair to say, we have discussed it at least once." In March 2015, Gallagher revealed that he
498-641: A dewy-eyed love of the 1960s, a spurning of much beyond rock's most basic ingredients, and a belief in the supremacy of 'real music'". In March 1996, Gallagher and his brother Liam met their father again when the News of the World paid him to go to their hotel during a tour. He left for his room, later commenting "as far as I'm concerned, I haven't got a father. He's not a father to me, y'know? I don't respect him in any way whatsoever". In August 1996, Oasis sold out two nights at Knebworth , playing to over 250,000 fans. Following
581-486: A different theme each week. For instance, one week the theme was "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" Lock would tell stories of being caught accidentally drowning a rodent by a vicar, while on the "Lies" themed show Brand would talk about pouring Jif round his bathroom and telling his mother it had come out when trying to urinate. The trio would regularly tease one another about these absurd and hilarious anecdotes. There would be an almost weekly item where Brand would read out
664-500: A fight after a disastrous gig in Los Angeles. Having effectively decided to quit the music industry, he flew to San Francisco without telling the band, management or the crew. It was during this time that Gallagher wrote " Talk Tonight " as a "thank you" for the girl he stayed with, who "talked him from off the ledge". He was tracked down by Creation's Tim Abbot, and during a trip by the pair to Las Vegas, Gallagher decided to continue with
747-473: A group, then said group are guaranteed more mainstream kudos and, quite possibly, more sales. And since Noel has taken to championing only five or six groups, then it's a powerful cabal he's promoting." The NME article grouped the bands Gallagher praised, including the Boo Radleys , Ocean Colour Scene , and Cast , under the banner of " Noelrock ". John Harris typified these bands, and Gallagher, of "sharing
830-434: A made-up story from the tabloids about his private life. A constant source of fascination and frustration was "Trevor's Sonic Enigma", which was later renamed "Trevor Done A Noise" by Brand and Morgan. This was meant to be a short clip of sound effects and voices (all done by Lock) meant to suggest the title of a song. These enigmas were notable for being misleading and confusing as well as very long, winners were invited to join
913-537: A new single 'Wandering Star'. The single was released in promotion of his studio EP 'Blue Moon Rising'. The EP also featured reflex and 7" mixes of the title track, released on 6 March 2020. On 29 April 2021, Gallagher announced the release of the band's first greatest hits album, titled Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011–2021) . The album is a double release, which along with 16 previously released tracks, features two new songs; "We're On Our Way Now" and "Flying On
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#1732858190341996-429: A one-off radio show on talkSPORT. On 10 September 2011, Gallagher alongside his long-time friend Matt Morgan , stood in for Dermot O'Leary on his BBC Radio 2 show. In March 2013, Gallagher, along with Brand, Morgan and Mr Gee, hosted a one-off radio show on XFM in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. In an interview with NME in 2014 whilst promoting his solo debut album Everyday Robots , Damon Albarn hinted at
1079-568: A selection of live recordings by Noel Gallagher taken from his semi-acoustic performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 27 March 2007 in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. The Dreams We Have as Children features classic and rare tracks from the Oasis canon along with several cover versions of some of Gallagher's favourite artists. On 28 August 2009, Gallagher quit Oasis after a fight with his brother, Liam. Shortly before midnight on Friday, Gallagher posted
1162-483: A single mother. As teenagers, the Gallagher brothers were regular truants , often getting into trouble with the police. When his mother took a job in the school canteen, Gallagher ensured that he stopped by to visit her during lunch before skipping the rest of the day. He was expelled from school at the age of 15 for allegedly throwing a flour bomb at a teacher, though he has since said that he did not do it and that he
1245-717: A statement on his message board called "Tales from the Middle of Nowhere" on the band's website announcing his departure. The band announced a 2025 reunion world tour in August 2024. Gallagher's first concerts without Oasis were announced on 1 February 2010 to be at London's Royal Albert Hall on 25 and 26 March 2010 for Teenage Cancer Trust. He was supported by the Courteeners and Plan B , respectively. Terry Kirkbride and Gem Archer joined him on-stage, as did Jay Darlington , all of whom Gallagher had previously worked with while he
1328-596: A swimming pool despite the fact he can neither drive nor swim. He named his house in Belsize Park in London Supernova Heights (after the song " Champagne Supernova "), and his two cats "Benson" and "Hedges" after his favourite brand of cigarettes. Oasis went on to have greater success with their next two singles, " Wonderwall " and " Don't Look Back in Anger ", charting at number two and number one, respectively,
1411-504: A thing." In a 2020 interview Gallagher said that once, during that period, he ended up in a hospital in Detroit for an overdose, and that the doctors didn't understand the situation because of their misunderstanding for Gallagher's accent. He told about the experience: "You know, imagine having the psychosis and going to a hospital and having to go through a metal detector and someone asking you what's wrong with you? And they don't understand
1494-591: A track from his debut solo album titled My Fantasy . Kane also revealed that he will appear on Gallagher's forthcoming album, playing guitar. On 10 February 2011, Gallagher stated he had "not even started" his first solo record, despite Liam rumouring that he 'swiped' material from the Dig Out Your Soul sessions. "I am not recording new stuff, not just yet," he said to Talksport . "It'll be out when it's finished I guess. Well I've not even started it, so I don't know." Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds released
1577-473: A week later in London, at which point they were signed to a six-album contract. Gallagher has since claimed that he only had six songs written at the time, and has put his success in the interview down to "bullshitting". McGee believes that when they met, Gallagher had fifty or so songs written, and merely lied about how prolific he had been following the contract. Richard Ashcroft was so impressed with Oasis during
1660-500: A £150,000 fine to the BBC, ending the show's run on the BBC and effectively sending the show into a hiatus. In October 2010, nearly two years since Brand's resignation from the BBC, the renamed The Russell Brand Radio Show returned for a few weeks on Talksport , featuring Brand, Morgan and Mr Gee. In December 2005, Brand filled in for Nemone with co-presenter Karl Pilkington for three radio shows on BBC Radio 6 Music . In April 2006, Brand
1743-473: Is one of the most successful songwriters in British music history, as the writer of eight UK number-one singles and co-writer of a further number one, as well as the sole or primary writer of ten UK number-one studio albums. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential songwriters in the history of British rock music , cited by numerous major subsequent artists as an influence. Gallagher began playing
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#17328581903411826-613: The "working class hero" status championed through songs such as "Up in the Sky". In 1999, rhythm guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs quit the band, with bassist Paul McGuigan following soon afterwards. As a result, the fourth studio album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants , was recorded by just the Gallaghers and drummer Alan White , with Noel playing all guitar parts. He later commented on Bonehead's departure, "It's hardly Paul McCartney leaving
1909-421: The 11 am – 1 pm slot on Sunday with Matt Morgan and Mr Gee. However, from January 2018 the show was put on semi-permanent hiatus as Brand concentrated on other work. Its slot was initially replaced by Danny Wallace 's Important Broadcast . On "The Matt Morgan Podcast" in 2020, Matt Morgan and Mr Gee discussed the shows hiatus from Radio X being down to Russell "not wanting to continue"
1992-405: The BBC will endure less forensic wrath. Hare Krishna. Lesley Douglas , who had brought Brand to BBC Radio 2, resigned as a result of the controversy saying, "The events of the last two weeks happened on my watch. I believe it is right that I take responsibility for what has happened." After hosting a one-off football show with Noel Gallagher Brand returned to Talksport on 9 October 2010, with
2075-625: The Beatles' 1969 hit " Come Together ", along with Paul Weller, Paul McCartney and others in a supergroup called Smokin' Mojo Filters. He began collaborating with the Chemical Brothers , Ian Brown , the Stands , the Prodigy and Weller, amongst others. Gallagher became so influential that a June 1996 NME article argued that "if Noel Gallagher, the most successful songwriter of his generation, champions
2158-454: The Beatles, is it?". After the recording sessions were completed, Gallagher selected Gem Archer to join in place of Bonehead. Later that year Alan McGee decided to leave Creation and sold the rest of his 51% stake in the label to Sony. Gallagher took this opportunity to set up Big Brother Recordings , which took over Oasis' distribution in the UK, but Sony imprint Epic Records continued to handle
2241-567: The Ground", the former of which was released as a single the same day as its announcement. It was released on 11 June 2021. In an interview with Apple Music , Gallagher said that Best of Bee Gees is one of his favourite albums and that it inspired the cover of Back The Way We Came . Seven days after its release, Back the Way We Came became Gallagher's 12th UK No. 1 album. In January 2023, Noel Gallagher announced that his fourth studio album with
2324-548: The High Flying Birds, titled Council Skies , would be released on 2 June. The album was previewed with the single "Easy Now", which is accompanied by a video starring Milly Alcock of House of the Dragon fame. The album sees Gallagher pay homage to his formative years and Mancunian roots. He acknowledges that the title Council Skies was inspired from the title of a book by Sheffield artist Pete Mckee . February 2023 saw
2407-556: The Inspiral Carpets to find that his brother Liam had become a singer with a local band called the Rain . He attended one of their concerts at Manchester's Boardwalk but was unimpressed by the group's act. After rejecting an offer from Liam to be the band's manager, Gallagher agreed to join the band, on the condition that he would take creative control of the group and become its sole songwriter. According to another source, Noel told Liam and
2490-557: The Monkees . In June 2015, Gallagher confirmed he was working on a third High Flying Birds album, later announced to be titled Who Built the Moon? and released on 27 November 2017. On 9 September 2017, Gallagher along with his band served as the headline act of "We Are Manchester", a benefit concert to mark the reopening of Manchester Arena (following a terrorist attack there in May ). On 2 May 2019,
2573-470: The Pops . From 8 to 22 August 2021, Gallagher presented The Radio X Residency with Morgan every Sunday 7 pm to 9 pm throughout on Radio X . Gallagher is among those interviewed for the documentary film If These Walls Could Sing directed by Mary McCartney about the recording studios at Abbey Road . In January 2024, Gallagher shared plans to record a new, entirely acoustic album, adding that
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2656-462: The Truth (2005) and Dig Out Your Soul (2008), were hailed as their best efforts in over a decade. In August 2009, following an altercation with his brother, Gallagher announced his departure from Oasis. He went on to form Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, with whom he has released four studio albums. Oasis's time was marked by turbulence, especially during the peak of Britpop, during which Gallagher
2739-580: The UK album charts at number one and peaking at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart. The success of Oasis and his newfound fame and fortune were not lost on Gallagher, and both he and his brother became famous for their "rock and roll lifestyle". They drank heavily, abused drugs, fought fans, critics, peers, and each other, and made celebrity friends such as Ian Brown , Paul Weller , Mani , Mick Jagger , Craig Cash , Kate Moss and Johnny Depp . Gallagher spent extravagantly, buying various cars and
2822-664: The announcement of a North American co-headline tour by the High Flying Birds and Garbage . The 24 date tour begins on 2 June in Auburn, WA and ends on 15 July in Boston . An autumn UK arena tour was announced in March 2023, playing venues in Hull, London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, Glasgow and Liverpool. In 2004, Gallagher featured on backing vocals on Ricky Gervais 's " Free Love Freeway ". In April 2009, Gallagher, along with Russell Brand , presented
2905-596: The band released "Black Star Dancing", the title track of their EP, which was released on 14 June 2019. On 5 August 2019, Gallagher's band released the title track "This Is The Place" for a second EP which was released on 27 September 2019. The same month, Gallagher toured the United States with the Smashing Pumpkins . Gallagher appeared on First We Feast's Hot Ones in October 2019. On 14 November 2019, Noel released
2988-498: The band's international distribution. Around the time of the album's release, Andy Bell , formerly of Ride , joined the band as bassist. In 2001, Gallagher formed his label, Sour Mash Records, which released records by the likes of Shack and Proud Mary . The incorporation of the label followed Gallagher's debut as a producer, working with Proud Mary on their debut, The Same Old Blues . In 2003, Gallagher received songwriting credits from Girls Aloud 's single " Life Got Cold " due to
3071-625: The band's road crew for the next two years. He struck up a friendship with monitor engineer Mark Coyle over their love of the Beatles , and the pair spent soundchecks dissecting the group's songs. Around the time of his work with the Inspiral Carpets, Gallagher – who had already begun writing his own songs – answered an advert in a local newspaper asking for a collaborator and to record some demos. These recordings, featuring tracks such as 'Baj', 'What's It Got To Do With You?' and 'Womb To Tomb' were Gallagher's first steps into recording his own music. In 1991, Gallagher returned from an American tour with
3154-516: The band. He reconciled with his brother and the tour resumed in Minneapolis . Gallagher followed up the debut in 1995 with Oasis' first UK number-one single in " Some Might Say ". This preceded their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? , released later that year. Though it suffered initial critical apathy, the album became the second fastest-selling album ever in the UK, entering
3237-460: The calls, and denied having given permission for them to be broadcast. Brand and the BBC later apologised for the incident. Both Brand and Ross were suspended by the BBC pending an investigation The broadcast regulator Ofcom announced they would also be conducting an investigation. The BBC originally only received a few complaints but after the involvement of the tabloids the BBC received 30,500 complaints by Thursday morning, 30 October 2008. When
3320-428: The charts prompting Brand to start a campaign to get it back to number 1 by promising that he and Morgan would rent an ice cream van and travel the country giving out free ice cream. This eventually succeeded, and on 1 September 2007, the show was broadcast live from an ice cream van on Blackpool promenade. The podcast regularly topped the charts and whenever it slumped Brand reminded listeners to continue to download
3403-401: The competition compensation for the cost of the text message. In a show recorded on 16 October 2008 and broadcast two days later, Brand made several phone calls, along with guest Jonathan Ross , to actor Andrew Sachs ' home, stating that he had had sexual relations with his granddaughter Georgina Baillie , along with further apparently lewd suggestions. Sachs was apparently "deeply upset" by
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3486-410: The core of the rude comments and silly songs were the real feelings of a beloved and brilliant comic actor and a very sweet and big hearted young woman. Apologies are also owed to the loyal listeners of the show who enjoyed its shambolic spirit and anarchy and will be upset that it cannot continue. I take complete responsibility and offer nothing but love and contrition and I hope that now Jonathan and
3569-458: The family moved to Ashby Avenue and then Cranwell Drive in the Manchester suburb of Burnage . As the eldest child, Paul was given his own bedroom while Noel had to share his bedroom with Liam. Described as "the weirdo in the family" by Liam, he was known to be a daydreamer and a loner who was often reclusive due to his unhappy childhood. Both he and Paul were beaten regularly by their father, who
3652-566: The fastest-selling debut album in British history at the time and entered the UK charts at number one. Despite their rapidly growing popularity, Gallagher briefly left Oasis in 1994 during their first American tour. The conditions were poor, and he felt the American audience—still preoccupied with grunge and metal —did not understand the band. Gallagher stated that his early songs, especially "Live Forever", were written to refute grunge's pessimism. Tensions mounted between him and Liam, culminating in
3735-548: The film industry, in particular with writing. When Brand was on holiday, the BBC sometimes aired a "best bits" programme and sometimes had an alternative show with another presenter, usually Lauren Laverne . In the absence of Matt Morgan during the last few weeks of the show in September–October 2008, the following acted as guest presenters alongside Brand: Simon Amstell , Noel Gallagher , Alan Carr , David Baddiel and Jonathan Ross . On 31 May 2008 show, Brand announced that
3818-458: The former becoming their sole top 10 hit in the US. Originally, Noel had wanted to take lead vocals on "Wonderwall", but Liam insisted on singing it. As compensation, Noel decided he would sing lead vocals on "Don't Look Back in Anger". 1995 also saw Gallagher play two songs for the charity album Help! : "Fade Away", accompanied by friend and Oasis fan Johnny Depp and Depp's then-girlfriend Kate Moss; and
3901-496: The guitar at the age of twelve, and became a roadie and technician for Inspiral Carpets when he was 21. He learnt that his younger brother Liam had joined a band called the Rain, which eventually became Oasis; Liam invited him to join the group as manager. After rejecting the offer, Gallagher agreed to join the band, on the condition that he would take creative control of the group and become its sole songwriter and lead guitarist. The band's debut album, Definitely Maybe (1994),
3984-423: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Russell_Brand_Show&oldid=892182264 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Russell Brand Show (radio show) The Russell Brand Show
4067-461: The money to hire a van and make the six-hour journey. When they arrived, they were refused entry to the club because no one notified the venue that Oasis had been added to the bill. The band eventually secured the opening slot and played a four-song set that impressed Creation founder Alan McGee . McGee then took the Live Demonstration tape to Sony America and invited Oasis to meet with him
4150-412: The new Prime Minister, Tony Blair , along with other celebrities and industry figures who had supported New Labour in the run-up to the general election. Liam and Blur's Damon Albarn declined their invitations, with Albarn commenting "Enjoy the schmooze, comrade". The perception of Gallagher as someone now mixing with politicians and a famous photograph of him sipping champagne with Blair conflicted with
4233-507: The presenters in the studio the next week. The other item was "Challenge Trevor" in which Lock was set a list of undesirable challenges by the listeners. These went from eating lemons to serenading Noel Gallagher with an Oasis song in Lock's Elvis Presley voice. The show was transferred to BBC Radio 2 , the UK's most popular radio station, from Saturday 18 November 2006 in the 9 – 11 p.m. timeslot. The Radio 2 controller at
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#17328581903414316-601: The programme and increase its standing. After the public outcry regarding the Andrew Sachs controversy, the 18 October broadcast was removed from iTunes. At the time of Brand's resignation, the podcast was at number one on the iTunes UK podcast charts. Parts of this radio show are available to buy on a CD called "Russell Brand – The Best Of What's Legal". But all the podcasts in their entirety are available to download on media-sharing sites. "Viddycasts" began on 14 June 2008 show and consist of footage filmed before, during and after
4399-405: The programme was now produced by Vanity Projects, the production company that he owns and has been part of with many of his previous TV shows. Due to The Russell Brand Show prank calls , Brand resigned from the show on 29 October 2008, and released the following statement: I have apologised to Andrew Sachs for the rude messages I left on October 18 and he has graciously accepted. As I only do
4482-462: The radio show to make people laugh I've decided that given the subsequent coverage I will stop doing the show. I've loved working for the BBC and am very proud of the shows myself, Matt Morgan , Nic Philps , Mr Gee and Noel Gallagher have made and I apologise to all of them for damaging their careers – except Noel, whose band are doing quite well. I got a bit caught up in the moment and forgot that at
4565-556: The radio, and was particularly inspired by the debut of the Smiths on Top of the Pops in 1983, performing their single " This Charming Man ". He later said that, from that day on, he "wanted to be Johnny Marr ". He also appeared (and scored) for Manchester Gaelic football team CLG Oisín at Croke Park in Dublin in 1983. As teenagers, the Gallagher brothers maintained limited contact with their father and secured jobs in construction, but
4648-413: The relationship between father and sons continued to be tempestuous; Gallagher said, "Because we were always arguing, we'd still be working at nine o'clock every night." Having left his father's building company, he took a job at another building firm sub-contracted to British Gas . He sustained an injury when a heavy cap from a steel gas pipe landed on his right foot. Following a period of recuperation, he
4731-459: The rest of the group after having heard them play for the first time: "Let me write your songs and I'll take you to superstardom, or else you'll rot here in Manchester". His control over the band in its early years earned him the nickname "The Chief". In May 1993, the band heard that a record executive from Creation Records would be scouting for talent at King Tut's in Glasgow. Together, they found
4814-417: The show any longer. The radio show often features a phone call to, or appearance by, Noel Gallagher of Oasis . Other celebrities are also frequently featured, and there is discussions revolving around listeners' emails, text messages or phone calls. The music on the show was decided by the hosts and because of Brand's admiration for him, songs by Morrissey or The Smiths were often played. In March 2008
4897-453: The show was broadcast on BBC Radio 6 Music, Brand's show was downloaded 140,000 times in September 2006, the only programme from a digital station to appear in the BBC's top 10 podcasts. In January 2007, the show reached the number one spot on the iTunes podcast charts and held that position until April 2007 when it was overtaken by The Apprentice podcast and continued to go up and down
4980-529: The show was exposed for faking a competition in April 2006 when the show was broadcasting on BBC Radio 6 Music . The show was broadcast on 9 April 2006 in which listeners were invited to take part in a competition via text message. The show gave the impression that it was broadcasting live but it was actually a pre-recorded show. There was an apology issued the following show to explain the mistake to fans. BBC 6 Music later gave an apology and offered listeners who entered
5063-504: The show. Since Radio 2 launched their new-styled website, the Viddycasts are no longer available from the BBC. Instead they can be seen on YouTube. Noel Gallagher Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Gallagher is the primary songwriter, lead guitarist and a co-lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis . After leaving Oasis, he formed Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds . Gallagher
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#17328581903415146-421: The song "Gas Panic!", subsequently included on the 2000 album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants . He said he stopped using illicit drugs on 5 June 1998. Gallagher stated in 2001, "I liked drugs, I was good at them. But I'd had panic attacks for about a year and I stopped because I wanted to. After you make the decision, it is quite easy." Of the period between 1993 and 1998, Gallagher said, "I can hardly remember
5229-562: The song's guitar riff being similar to " Wonderwall ". In late 2006, Gallagher toured the UK, Europe, Japan, America and Australia in a series of acclaimed intimate semi-acoustic gigs accompanied by Gem Archer and Terry Kirkbride on percussion. The show proved successful and a further series of sets took place in 2007. March 2007 saw Gallagher perform in Moscow—the first time an Oasis member has performed in Russia. Gallagher dismissed claims that he
5312-633: The studio in August 2010 to record drums for an unnamed artist, later confirmed to be Paul Weller. He also denied rumours that he would be the Best Man for Russell Brand 's marriage to Katy Perry . In August, it was mentioned on a UK Music blog, Sourmash Music, that Gallagher had been working with Liverpool group the Sand Band. Lead singer David McDonnell has been co-writing with Gallagher and are looking to collaborate on future solo projects together. On 24 November 2010, Miles Kane revealed that Gallagher sang on
5395-483: The time that he invited them to tour with his band the Verve as an opening act. Gallagher said he wrote Oasis' first single, " Supersonic ", in "the time it takes to play the song". "Supersonic" was released in early 1994 and peaked at No. 31 on the official UK charts. The single was later followed by Oasis' debut album Definitely Maybe , which was released in August 1994 and was a critical and commercial success. It became
5478-427: The time, Lesley Douglas , who was also the controller of 6Music, said "Russell established himself as a genuine radio talent on 6 Music and has done a brilliant job there. Radio 2 gives him a fresh challenge, and a new audience. He proved a hit with Radio 2 listeners when he stood in for Mark Radcliffe earlier this year". In October 2006, BBC announced a 40% rise in listeners to BBC digital radio, which they claimed
5561-427: The words you're saying because of your accent. They're just like, 'Okay, I'm gonna go get someone else. Hang on a minute'". After the hype surrounding the release of Be Here Now had started to wane, critical response to the band became calmer and more considered, leading to a media backlash. In 1997, Gallagher was criticised for attending a high-profile and well-publicised media party at 10 Downing Street , hosted by
5644-407: The worldwide success of Morning Glory? , Be Here Now (1997) became Oasis' most eagerly anticipated album to date. As with the previous two albums, all the tracks were written by Gallagher. After an initial blaze of publicity, positive critical reviews, and commercial success, the album failed to live up to long-term expectations, and public goodwill towards Be Here Now was short-lived. The album
5727-406: Was a radio show first broadcast in 2006 on BBC Radio 6 Music and later on BBC Radio 2, TalkSport, XFM and finally Radio X in 2017. The show's host was English comedian Russell Brand , who was usually joined by co-host and long-term friend Matt Morgan , as well as the show's poet laureate, Greg "Mr Gee" Sekweyama. The show also featured regular contributions from English musician Noel Gallagher , who
5810-401: Was a widespread critical and commercial success. Their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995), reached the top of the album charts in many countries, and their third studio album, Be Here Now (1997), became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. Britpop eventually declined in popularity, and Oasis failed to revive it, though their final two albums, Don't Believe
5893-540: Was an alcoholic . In the documentary Supersonic , Noel quipped that his father "beat the talent into him", and that he had never acknowledged or discussed the abuse with a mental health doctor or in a therapeutic setting. Both he and Paul struggled with stammers which were made worse by their father's abuse and were resolved with weekly sessions in four years of speech therapy. In 1976, Peggy acquired legal separation from Thomas, and in 1982 she left him, taking her three sons with her and continuing to raise them alone as
5976-608: Was considering retirement from live shows within the following 10 years. He stated: "It's not fun being on a bus for six weeks in America. It's fine when you're young, but I'm almost 50." In February 2016, Gallagher and Morgan hosted a one-off show for Absolute Radio . In March 2017, Albarn's animated band Gorillaz released the track " We Got the Power " featuring Gallagher on backing vocals. On 29 May 2021, Gallagher stood in for Paul Gambaccini on BBC Radio 2's long running show Pick of
6059-468: Was described as an unofficial co-host. The Russell Brand Show was originally broadcast from 2006 to 2007 on BBC Radio 6 Music on Sundays from 10 am to 1 pm. After gaining popularity, the show moved to BBC Radio 2 in 2007, retitled Russell Brand and broadcast on Saturdays from 9 pm to 11 pm. In October 2008, Brand resigned from the BBC after a prank call on the show with presenter Jonathan Ross to Andrew Sachs resulted in over 30,000 complaints and
6142-479: Was given a regular Sunday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. slot on the station. Pilkington was advertised as being his co-host and appeared with him on the first show, but thereafter Brand's long-term contributor Matt Morgan and comedian Trevor Lock (who left in March 2007 to start his own radio show) filled the role. Brand's 6Music radio show was ranked as high as number 2 in the iTunes most-subscribed-podcast chart. The BBC Radio 6 Music shows would usually take on
6225-455: Was involved in several disputes with Liam. Their conflicts and wild lifestyles regularly made tabloid headlines. The band had a rivalry with fellow Britpop band Blur . Gallagher himself was often regarded as a pioneer and spearhead of the Britpop movement. Many have praised his songwriting, with Beatles producer George Martin calling him "the finest songwriter of his generation". Conversely, he
6308-584: Was largely attributed to Brand and his show. According to industry ratings body RAJAR , the station was attracting over 400,000 listeners. Because of Brand's work in movies and stand-up, the show had to be broadcast from locations away from the radio station. It was recorded in Hawaii for 3 months in 2007 while Brand was filming Forgetting Sarah Marshall and from Los Angeles on several occasions in 2008, with Matt and Mr. Gee remaining in London. In May 2008 Matt joined Russell in L.A. in order to pursue opportunities within
6391-498: Was merely present in the classroom when it happened. He used to hang around with the Manchester City hooligan firms Maine Line Crew, Under-5s, and Young Guvnors in the 1980s, and received six months' probation at the age of 14 for robbing a corner shop. It was during this period of probation, with little else to do, that he first began to teach himself to play guitar, a gift from his mother. He would play his favourite songs from
6474-411: Was offered a less physically demanding role in the company's storehouse, freeing up time for him to practise the guitar and write songs. He said he had written at least three of the songs on Definitely Maybe in this storehouse, including " Live Forever ". He later called the storehouse "The Hit Hut" and claimed the walls were painted gold. Much of the late 1980s found Gallagher unemployed and living in
6557-516: Was planning to embark on a solo career. In early 2007, Gallagher joined the rest of Oasis to collect the "Outstanding Contribution to Music" Award at the Brit Awards 2007 . Gallagher, along with the band recorded their seventh studio album between 2007 and the next year at Abbey Road Studios and in Los Angeles. At the end of the summer of 2008 the band began a tour that lasted 12 months. In March 2009, The Times in conjunction with iTunes released
6640-492: Was replaced before the tour with Tim Smith who had played with Rowe and Stacey previously. On 20 July 2011, Gallagher released a 47-second trailer of his first single " The Death of You and Me ". The video for the debut single was released on 25 July at 8:21 am (GMT). Following the self-titled debut, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds released their second album Chasing Yesterday 2 March 2015. In 2016 Gallagher co-wrote "Birth of an Accidental Hipster" with Paul Weller for
6723-471: Was still a member of Oasis. He played a mostly acoustic set, and played a variety of Oasis album tracks and B-sides. It was almost the same set he played at the Royal Albert Hall in 2007. Gallagher also joined friend Paul Weller onstage in London on 21 April 2010, and played the Oasis song "Mucky Fingers" and a song he co-wrote with Weller, "Echoes Round the Sun". Gallagher confirmed that he would be returning to
6806-541: Was ultimately regarded by many as a bloated, over-indulgent version of Oasis, which Gallagher has since blamed on the drug-addicted state and indifference of the band at the time. While the album was a recordbreaker, selling 813,000 copies in seven days, Gallagher has been critical of the album's popularity, saying: "Just because you sell lots of records, it doesn't mean to say you're any good. Look at Phil Collins ." Gallagher began to have drug-induced panic attacks during this period. His depression and paranoia inspired
6889-513: Was voted the most overrated guitarist of the last millennium in a 1999 poll, which he named as the accolade he most enjoyed receiving, and the ninth-most-overrated ever in a 2002 listener survey. Noel Thomas David Gallagher was born on 29 May 1967 in the Longsight area of Manchester , to Irish Catholic parents Peggy (née Sweeney) and Thomas Gallagher. Aside from Liam , he also has an older brother named Paul. Shortly after Liam's birth in 1972,
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