I wanted to sit on this news for a couple days, just to see if anything was going to change or cooler minds would prevail or anything like that. However, none of those things happened and it appears the news is now official:
Oasis are done.
To be more exact, Noel Gallagher, the band’s lead guitarist and songwriter, has announced that he is leaving the band, citing his endless frustration with his brother Liam, Oasis’ singer. There has been no word from Liam or the other three, less-volatile members of Oasis, but I literally cannot imagine a Noel-less Oasis being a net gain for the world. Even though Liam has been taking a stab at songwriting on the past couple of albums, Noel is the force that keeps Oasis ticking. He is the classic Oasis sound and if you take him away, you’re left with a fairly generic Brit-rock band. God knows we’ve got enough of those already.
This isn’t the first time Noel has claimed to be fed up with working with Oasis and he’s already returned to the band twice after such statements. However, the terseness of his response certainly makes this feel more serious than his past departures. So, until we hear more, all we can say is this:
R.I.P. Oasis, 1991-2009(?)
Oasis are done.
To be more exact, Noel Gallagher, the band’s lead guitarist and songwriter, has announced that he is leaving the band, citing his endless frustration with his brother Liam, Oasis’ singer. There has been no word from Liam or the other three, less-volatile members of Oasis, but I literally cannot imagine a Noel-less Oasis being a net gain for the world. Even though Liam has been taking a stab at songwriting on the past couple of albums, Noel is the force that keeps Oasis ticking. He is the classic Oasis sound and if you take him away, you’re left with a fairly generic Brit-rock band. God knows we’ve got enough of those already.
This isn’t the first time Noel has claimed to be fed up with working with Oasis and he’s already returned to the band twice after such statements. However, the terseness of his response certainly makes this feel more serious than his past departures. So, until we hear more, all we can say is this:
R.I.P. Oasis, 1991-2009(?)
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