No he can't! Noel would have to agree. Oasis needs both Gallagher's otherwise it's not oasis.

Yeah but every one knows no Liam and Noel means no Oasis.

Liam is so much bigger than Ashcroft that in terms of name/reputation he doesn't need Ashcroft.

I think Liam has a much better voice IMO too. Ashcroft is a bit similar in terms of a rasping vocal with power but he isn't as distinctive nor as memorable as Liam.

I think people underestimate the power of Liam being able to put his name on the front of an album. I think a solo venture has a hell of a lot of potential for Liam and it wouldn't take quite as much for it to work as people are suggesting

I'd say Ashcroft would only need Liam for his name, to gain attention. He sings better than Liam (I've always loved Richard's voice and it's still good whereas Liam's...well) and he definitely writes or has written better songs than Liam.
I definitely cannot see Richard writing songs for Liam to sing since Richard is one of the greatest singers and his voice makes his songs even better than they are. It would make no sense.

1. His vocals on BE would be fine for any solo project. Obviously any help to get it restored to anywhere near the 90s would be great if possible lol

2. Marketing is the key. I think even half the songs used in the DGSS era, if used in the right way with good marketing could lead to a pretty successful solo career.

3. Production similar to BE songs like FOTF and SBOTA is needed. Electronic sounds and a fresh approach and they'll be huge potential with a voice as distinctive as Liam's

4. Liam is back on track now. He will sort out the money grabbing bitch in America and then he's ready to make money again.

5. Agreed. I don't have a problem with Beatles references in general because referencing your influences shouldnt exactly be a problem. Where its always been a problem for Liam AND Noel is they've played up to the Beatles too much to the point where they'll never get the credit they deserve from critics like Pitchfork who are so short sited they can only search for which bits of their songs sound like bits of Revolver

6. I honestly think if he takes his time with this one and gets advice on which tunes need to be singles and on the album then he can make a good effort. Theres a lot of talk of writers like Weller getting on board or whatever but where as someone like that can now doubt still produce solid albums and achieve decent success, I find a lot of the names mentioned quite safe, middle of the road artists. If Liam writes well, his voice has the opportunity to elevate his songs to new levels. Id rather be puts it on the line and goes for it himself because this is his last chance to vindicate himself

Liam is to big for a solo record, in my humble opinion. 

The issue for Liam is also the fact that most of his best material has not been solely written by him.

Liam has shown to have brilliant ideas, but a song and album is more than just scraps of brilliant ideas. Liam all by himself has yet to show that he can consistently write good material. Even with songwriting partners he has yet to show consistency. The issue is that people are expecting that with time Liam will take a songwriting leap of some kind and that just doesn't happen with people of Liam's age. NO MATTER how late they come to songwriting, which quite frankly that ship has sailed because Liam's been writing since 2002. Think about it, that's thirteen years of songwriting and a lot of it has been hit or miss, even with people helping him it out.

The question is what do people expect to change? What's more believable, that Liam will continue to produce songs at the level he's been producing them, including when he has had help? Or that in a couple years time he's going to take a leap and somehow make 10 bang-up tunes?

Lastly, this idea that Liam can elevate his own material with his voice. I got a list of songs where that didn't happen and that list has grown exponentially over the past few years rather than growing the other way (whereas no one would have said that before 2000). Liam has shown that he can elevate GOOD material. Liam can make things passable and even brilliant, but if there are 5 middling songs on an album, chances are, even with his vocals, they'll stay middling. If Liam could consistently elevate songs and make albums good to great through his vocals alone, then someone explain DGSS? Or how about when his voice was better. How about HC or SOTSOG? If the songs aren't there then I don't care who's singing it, it will only be passable at best.

I think his album could sell well and he'll be capable of making a passable effort, but I don't ever seeing it being better....maybe not even as good as BE.

As you have said, the gaps between his best material is too large. Which is startling considering how much help he has had. People do these lists of songs that Liam has written as proof that he could do this. What they continually fail to consider is that the lists they're using are with songs gathered together over the course of a decade. If it takes a decade's worth of songs to make a good album, then what is Liam going to produce in two years?

He will most likely start a new band with Bonehead..and Noel will eventually rejoin. Just like at the start.
He will probably try and recruit the past members too later on.

I can't see Liam being in a solo tour or album. Just not likely enough, but the first idea is more likely for sure. And I am sure everyone here agrees with that.

How can you say Liam can't write a song? He may not be as good as Noel but he can still write a decent tune in my eyes. Born on a different cloud is a great song, although it seems most people here think its rubbish.

The question isnt is Noel up for a re-union, its is he up for re-uniting with Liam's current voice..

I think Oasis sounded great in 08/09, but Liam was their weak point..your weak point cannot be your frontman..

After hearing the United Nations Of Sound I would argue that Liam has written some better stuff over the last few years.