Im going with Holmes. It's the best pure collaboration.

Sardy was brought in to doctor and press record. Sitek did a fine job, but most of it was him adding on sections that he'd written to the end of songs. It doesnt actually feel like a collaboration, especially when it's clear where a Beady Eye begins and where a Sitek song takes over.

Holmes is the happy medium between the two imo.

I went with Holmes.

Sardy did a great job on DBTT. I think that album sounds great and his production suits the album. When we moved on to DOYS it became apparent that his approach was quite limited. Although if the songs are good its difficult for him to ruin them (see Bag it Up, Falling Down, Everybody's on the Run), if DOYS was just Noel tunes there'd be a better album there. See NGHFB.

Sitek didn't get a chance to work with competent songwriters so it's probably harsh to judge him. Nobody could have salvaged BE.

Holmes is the most talented, without any doubt.

Holmes is actually a really good artist in his own right, The Holy Pictures is a really good album. Plus, his work on Who Built the Moon? is incredible, not just from a production point of view, but in getting Noel to be creative in an entirely new way.

Sardy, on the other hand...

I think Sardy is lucky in terms of the albums he has happened to work on have all had success.

I think Noel has put this success down to him rather than the many other elements.

Flick Of The Finger is still one of my favourite songs from either Gallagher since Oasis despite the "lack of competent writers" yawn.