And would you believe that there are morons on this board that would still rather have Bonehead in Oasis than Gem

Bonehead's huge chords and Guigsy's root notes created the wall of sound that Noel used to scribble melodies and licks on top off. They were a major part of the Oasis live sound that blew minds 1994-1998.

If you disagree with the above paragraph, you know FUCK ALL about Oasis.

That was before Oasis became a pale imitation of itself. Before Noel forgot how to write good songs, and before Liam changed his name to Kermit.

Bonehead and Guigsy are legends and always will be.

Andy and Gem are Noel's little Yes Men who clock in before they go on stage.

inmature I guess.

well i actually supported bonehead in london last night an i can honestly say hes a good guitarist,played like gem does ,open chords an using a capo.hes infact a very adequate guitarist who gave oasis a massive sound live,i still think they miss that sound live now,the guitars sound too clean these days.bonehead did what he was told to play in the band just as guigsy did

What???Come on, don't talk bullshit,man!!!Open cords and using a capo doesen't mean you are a good guitar player.Can he play the solo on Slide away???I don't think so!!!!

Gem and Andy are very good musicians and top lads,....its the new Oasis,man!!!!

gem andy, bonehead y guigsy... all legends...

Andy and Gem > Bonehead and Guigsy

I have to disagree that one guitar playing a bar chord while the bass player playing the root of the chord (how novel!?) creates a "wall of sound" by any definition. You should be careful how you use that phrase, because it really refers to a general technique pioneered by Phil Spector in the 70's in such great albums as Born to Run, in which you have about 20 different tracks, often all different instruments, layered on top of one another. One guitar and a poor bass player (um, name one guigs bass line that touched the ingenuity of any McCartney line) does not a wall of sound make. Guigs and Bonehead were always easily replacable musically, but some of you fans on here feel a kindred spirit with them because they like to get drunk like you do. Wow. big deal. As far as Gem and Andy being yes men, well that's obviously not the case. Both have led successful groups on there own. And what they've brought to the band in their songwriting was a well needed breath of fresh air. You love Noel and Oasis circa 94-98? Say hello to Andy's tune, "thank you for the good times" one of the last upbeat, youthful, positive oasis tunes. Have you heard the solo on Probably all in the mind? Gem plays with a sense of fluidity and tastefulness that Noel is simply not capable of. This is why you see Gem soloing on DLBIA on the acoustic sets instead of Noel. Luckily, Noel, unlike you, understands the strengths and weaknesses of himself, gem and all the band members, and the music has become better for it.

Bonehead's guitar playing is simple but he is one of the most consistent rhythm guitar players that is out there. Without him and Guigs you don't have Oasis. There inabilities as well as Noel's, created in the early days this raw full rocky/punky sound that made them unique and loved by so many. You can't argue against it. I love Gem's playing and it certainly creates a more professional sound but there was something about that rawness of early Oasis that has some how been taken away by Guigs and Boneheads absence. To me Gem is more of a studio musician than Bonehead.

P.S. I dare any guitar player on this board to play barre chords for a full 1 1/2hrs without a break.

P.P.S The fucking man has a song named after him, END OF! ;D

bonehead played the piano bits in Underneath the Sky, and the main riff of Up In The Sky live

he would also switch guitars on stage (rarely )

ohterwise, he was just a great rhythm guitarist, he was never going to challenge noel to be a better guitarist, at the time he could not have filled in for Noel live

noel's learned a lot from Gem, have you watched any clips from the acoustic tour in 2006? noel and bonehead combined could not even come close to that level of brilliance

also find youtube clips of the shows in 2000 without Noel.. Gem nailed all of Noel's guitar bits and he was brand new to the band at the time

Gem is currently very important to Oasis, the band

Can't say there was ever anything wrong with Champagne Supernova life, it was always pretty immense.

They're a good Oasis cover band NOW, if anything!