IMO Do The Damage should only be an opener and Noel was right to leave it off after Riverman came along. If there was something like A Quick Peep or an Intermission tune then it could work to 're-start' the album or open the second half, but it doesn't work otherwise.

Now Freaky Teeth on the other hand...that could replace The Mexican. However The Mexican is a decent tune as seen from the live versions, it just needed to recorded and produced differently.

In the age of shuffle, none of this really matters anymore. I don't think most people listen from begining to end of specific albums much anymore. Only vinyl lovers maybe.

Not likely seeing as Noel generally hates BHN.

If it happens, it will be coincidence and nothing more.

Chasing Yesterday was his 80s album. NGHFB 1 was a mix of 60s and 70s obsession.

So next one : Back to the 90s ?

In case there are any gear heads out there, a picture of Noel's current pedal board was posted about a month ago, and it looks like he's using a healthy mix of looping pedals, delays, tremelos, overdrive, fuzz:

That pedalboard shot he just posted on his Instagram is really interesting.
I'll admit I'm quite excited now as it looks like he has pretty much revolutionized his setup. There are some very curious and unusual choices in there, so hopes are that Noel is really getting a little bit more ambitious with this record!


I've just wasted the last hour and a half or so at trying to identify all the pedals. I know the list will be magically lifted from here and will end up on some mainstream website without any credit, but someone's gotta do the hard work






From the top left corner:

1) Strymon Flint: basically a vintage tremolo + classic reverb in one unit.

2) Paradox Architect: now this is interesting... it's another reverb unit but a lot more lush, washy and psychedelic, also thanks to the included modulation. I'm really curios to hear what Noel can bring out of this one.

3) Catalinbread Echorec: a very unique delay pedal that Noel has been using since the CY tour. Think of David Gilmour and his almost percussive echoing sound (Run Like Hell comes to mind).

4) Catalinbread Adineko: it's a delay, very "thick"-sounding from the demos I've heard. It emulates the rotating-oil can mechanism from the '60s, which gives it the slightly viscous, dense feel. Noel was used to the classic Boss digital (very clean and perfect-sounding) delays so this is an interesting departure.

5) JHS Muffuletta Fuzz: a versatile, very vintage/'70s sounding fuzz, inspired by various Big Muffs fuzz pedals. It can go from Dinosaur Jr. to My Bloody Valentine-ish heavy dense fuzz. Another interesting addition to Noel's pedalboard!

6) JHS Superbolt: it's an overdrive pedal. This probably replaces his trusty Ibanez Tubescreamer which has been Noel's go-to overdrive since the very early Oasis days.

7) Klon Centaur: another overdrive. Actually this is a bit like the Holy Grail of overdrive pedals. Very rare and very expensive, famous and sought-after for its rich, warm sound.

8) JHS/Keeley Steak N Eggs: this is two pedals in one. It combines a compressor and another overdrive (how many does he need?), which is actually called "Morning Glory". No jokes!

9) Tuner pedal: I can't identify the model, but I'm pretty sure this is just a guitar tuner.

10) Keeley 30ms: it's a double tracker with embedded reverb. In short, it can create a double voicing, a bit like if two different guitars were playing at once. Double-voicing (with the second one slightly detuned) is one of Johnny Marr's "secrets" that shape his signature sound.

11) Strymon Timelapse: this is probably the most seen delay unit on pro pedalboards. Everybody uses it, it's become almost a golden standard and Noel's been using it since the CY tour. Super versatile.

12) Sonuus Wahoo: a wah pedal had been missing in Noel's pedalboard for years! Think of the Hello outro, the mad solos during the BHN tour... or Johnny Squire's guitar sound in Breaking Into Heaven. Yep, that's the wah. This pedal is actually more than a wah, since it has customizable filters and other things, but my guess is that Noel will be using it mainly as a traditional wah-wah pedal.

carlober the two that most interest me are the Paradox Architect and Catalinbread Adineko. Both of those, especially the Paradox, are not pedals I would remotely associate with Noel's sound. Even the stuff off of Chasing Yesterday don't seem to have much use for the Paradox Architect. I gotta think that was bought with a specific song in mind. It's a little boutique to be used for any song in his set. It really wouldn't surprise me if a song from his new album uses it.

The Catalinbread Adineko is interesting because it's so lush and eerie in its delay and echo. Once again, nothing from CY really comes to mind as something that would need this type of pedal (maybe WTSRTS....maybe).

I figuring he'll use the JHS Muffuletta Fuzz to maybe beef up some of the other Oasis songs? Seeing as Russell did say that Noel had fallen in love with fuzz lately, maybe he might bring in one of the more rocking Oasis songs. But it would be interesting if that could a sign of some heavier songs on this new album.

Lastly, the Sonuus Wahoo is another interesting addition seeing as Noel had all but departed from using a wah, as you mentioned. That would automatically make me assume that he'll be soloing more. Unless he has some super funk we don't know about

In case there are any gear heads out there, a picture of Noel's current pedal board was posted about a month ago, and it looks like he's using a healthy mix of looping pedals, delays, tremelos, overdrive, fuzz:

30+ brand new Gallagher songs are all about to hit us in a matter of months 😎

Crazy times ahead!

I'm talking Noel and Liams albums combined.