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Post by Diamond in The Dark on Apr 19, 2024 5:26:02 GMT -5
Liam Gallagher is the spokesperson of people who perceive with their soul, of common, sensitive people with their own respectable discomforts, because he - a character - is born from the too human and common things that have characterized his very existence. Liam makes those who need him feel understood. When you see him there, disguised as a statue, with an apparently inexpressive, polar gaze, you see the ideal rock on which to lean, the one that doesn't collapse, the one that is there because he knows perfectly what he does, what he wants to tell you and how to tell you . He knows how to cure you.
On stage Liam doesn't jump up and down, on the contrary, he almost always stays still, and doesn't wear studs or eccentric clothing typical of rock. Yet his interpretations and the physicality with which he faces the stage are something legendary, peculiar, different from anyone else in the history of music.
His strange singing position, with his arms folded behind his back, bent to (his) right, with his face slightly turned upwards and his lips stuck on the microphone grill, describe the unconscious identity of his own personality.
Those arms folded behind his back as if he were imprisoned by his own mistakes and disappointments, that 'bend' on the right as if he were about to give in to imprisonment, but his face turned upwards as if to symbolize the intention not to surrender and fight, and his iconic voice, hoarse and scratchy as the only instrument of freedom and release.
A voice in fact, which every year has something new to tell. It is a sound image of his own life, of his paths, of what he is, and of what he was. A natural secret diary full of drama, glories, failures, passions, fears, triumphs, disappointments and madness.
Many artists are good at singing, but they don't convey anything. Liam Gallagher, on the other hand, manages to mix his soul and his history in what he sings, making it a 'personal matter'. When he sings he manages to channel his existential journey vocally and in images, transmitting his emotions to the listener/spectator in real time.
The dry and natural approach with which Liam vocally tackles the melodic line of a song is a symbol of an urgency in freeing his own feelings and personal odysseys, without hindering himself with the rules of professional technical singing which would only tend to standardize and suffocate the soul and character of the singer.
Liam Gallagher is that "It's hard to fix the world, but you can roar at it at all the injustices it has put in front of you and still be free and happy."
(Passione Liam Gallagher -Article translated from Italian)
If we told you that Liam had a hand in the highlight of Dont look back in Anger or that the first Oasis song released on the radio was the result of a live session improvised by Liam Gallagher with Chris Griffiths, or that the first albums of Oasis, if they ever existed, would have been very different without Liam's studio influence, would you believe it?
Well, we'll try to give you some more information.
Noel Gallagher: «Without Liam those songs would have taken a different path. I don't think those albums would have come out the way they did if he hadn't been there."
Liam Gallagher: «Noel writes the lyrics and then gives them to me. I listen to him sing those lines a couple of times, then I concentrate on them and sing them back to him the way I sing them. Which is better than his."
Liam Gallagher: «Oasis songs belong to me, regardless of who composed them. The voice is mine. I was the one who screamed on that stage with those songs. He wrote them, and I made them grow. Those songs belong to me as much as they do to Noel."
Don't Look Back in Anger: In 2006, during a radio interview, Liam Gallagher stated that he was the one who came up with the lyric "So Sally can wait", as his older brother had problems with that line at the time. era. Noel confirmed this statement in an interview with the NME: «During a soundcheck I was rehearsing that part without singing and Liam said: "Were you singing so Sally can wait?". I said 'no' and he said, 'Well, you should...'" Not everyone knows that Liam contributed to the composition of "Columbia", the first Oasis song that began to circulate on the radio.
“It was our second week in Bootle. We knew we could produce something good here. Liam was frustrated, though. He wanted to write a song. One of our first rehearsals had turned into Columbia, a simple instrumental piece that needed polishing, but we launched it live anyway. Liam quietly sang the tune to himself, while Chris Griffiths plucked his acoustic guitar. Suddenly Liam raised his voice and sang: “There we were. Now here we are. All this confusion. Nothing's the same to me”. Chris Griffiths asked Liam to repeat this line several times, then joined in singing in a higher key, with “But I can't tell you the way I feel because the way I feel is oh so new to me”. It sounded just right and within the next two hours it was completed. Chris threw in some of his trademark Liverpool “yeah, yeah, yeah” and Liam added his Mancunian “C'Mon, c'mon, c'mon” and we had another song . We went back to Tony Griffiths and Noel and sang the new melody and lyrics to them. We told him that Chris had invented it. Noel seemed delighted and immediately began repeating the melody. Liam proudly told Noel that he was also involved in the composition." Tony Mccarroll (lead drummer and founding member of Oasis).
(Passione Liam Gallagher -Article translated from Italian)
BLINK 182: TOM DELONGE ON MEETING LIAM GALLAGHER
Sometimes it's Liam Gallagher who makes people fall in love with Oasis much more than their music
Tom remembers when the trio performed on a radio show on the same day as Oasis. “Liam said, 'You're the best I've ever seen in America.'” I say, “Do you like us?” and he says, “I didn't say that, but you're the best I've ever seen in America!” I looked at everyone. the others and I said 'oh my god, that's the most punk rock dude I've ever met in my life'. I became the biggest Oasis fan, and from that day on I stopped listening to punk rock music and I I started listening to everything."
(Ernie Ball)
10 REASONS THAT EXPLAIN WHY FOR JOHN SQUIRE LIAM GALLAGHER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN HIS LIFE TODAY
1) The Stone Roses' second album "Second Coming" released in 1994 was mainly written by Squire, but it did not meet with critical acclaim and the band broke up on April 1, 1996.
2) On 11 August 1996 John Squire was invited by Liam Gallagher on stage at the historic Knebworth concert (250,000 spectators in total over two evenings) to play the guitar in Champagne Supernova and in the cover of I Am the Walrus. That is precisely the moment in which the relationship between John and Liam began to stabilize in a lasting way. The esteem and progressive contacts intensified over the years, with continuous certificates of esteem launched in the various press organs.
3) In 1996 Squire formed Seahorses with the album Do It Yourself, released in 1997. One of the songs, Love Me and Leave Me, was written in collaboration with Liam Gallagher of Oasis, with whom the band toured in 1997. It remained the only album by the band, who separated in 1999 due to artistic differences.
4) In 2002 Squire released the solo album Time Changes Everything, which was followed by the concept album Marshall's House in 2004 without however achieving great success.
5) Squire then tried to look for a female singer, but the result was not satisfactory. Squire also stated that making new music with the Stone Roses was not fun for him at all, that no one in the band was interested in making a new album together and that he couldn't find a singer with a voice to match the sound of his guitars. John then leaves music to devote himself mainly to his boundless passion for painting.
6) In June 2022, Liam Gallagher who is now a successful solo artist, invites Squire back to Knebworth to join his band again on "Champagne Supernova", just as happened almost thirty years earlier. During rehearsals Squire confesses to Liam that he has a few songs in his drawer and asks the frontman if he was interested in being the singer. Liam accepts, as long as he "is full of guitars". "It wasn't until after the Knebworth gig that I started working, writing songs with Liam in mind. I never stopped playing guitar but I didn't usually write songs anymore. I'd already written songs for the Roses that I hadn't sung, so I knew how to do it, but it was very inspiring to know that the voice would be at the center of this project. I can write any old melody, it will still sound good with Liam's voice. During the creative process Liam would send me melody lines with which to influence the songs. I then made some demos and sent them to him. He liked the work. Writing some demos was nice, but I was never really sure about it until Liam got involved. He can transform everything converting it into something extraordinary. In my demos there was only a shaky guitar, no drums, a bit of an irregular tempo, but when Liam arrives it becomes something incredible. The improvement was a thousand times greater when he 'climbed on top' those songs with vocals. The demos with his voice took my breath away. He is able to transform everything into something extraordinary. I wasn't prepared for the tone of the guitars to blend so well with his voice."
7) From that moment, the project quickly took shape. Liam went to John's studio in Macclesfield, pledging to complete the vocals for two demos a day, a promise he successfully kept. The result was a vast catalog of amazing songs to choose from. Subsequently, the duo moved to Los Angeles, where they recorded with renowned producer Greg Kurstin, who also played bass on the record, and with Joey Waronker on drums. “I remember being really impressed with Liam's ideas for the arrangements,” says Squire. “Liam just had some really good ideas that he pitched in his own way. He was like, 'Let's try this thing, maybe it'll be terrible but screw it, let's just try it!' And yet they sounded great. He is immensely talented." Their musical chemistry was so natural that it seemed like they were destined to play together.
8) 2023 the album "Liam Gallagher John Squire" is born, ready to be released on March 1, 2024.
9) On 8 March 2024 the Manchester duo's album rose to the top of the charts of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This is the sixth consecutive time for Liam after Oasis and the first time ever for John Squire. Thanks to Liam Gallagher, Squire finally manages to achieve his dream and a new artistic rebirth begins for him.
10) When asked whether or not he was interested in a musical reunion between Liam and his brother Noel, Squire replies: "I care a lot about Oasis, but equally I care about this new project between me and Liam".
(translated from Italian) (Facebook: Passione Liam Gallagher)
TAYLOR HAWKINS LOVED LIAM GALLAGHER
“I bought his thousand dollar parka today. It's pretty amazing.
I said to Liam, 'I just spent a thousand dollars on one of your jackets.'
He goes, 'Ah no, don't do it man! Is this my final mission to make you look cool?...you American boys.....'
I told him: 'well then I'll send you a box of surf kit. It's my best to make you English boys look good on the beach...
...You know, I also love that video where you see Liam having to make tea by himself and he says:
“There were people who did this for me!”
Instead today he has to make his own tea...
Liam has two sold out nights at the O2 Arena, I'm so happy for him. I would certainly be happy if I drank a cup of Liam Gallagher tea too. A cup. And then listen to him talk.... That would already be the best.
I also saw that Oasis documentary the other day, and there's this part where Liam sings "Champagne Supernova" in its entirety, and you just go "fuck"! The reason we all like him in the first place is because he's a really good singer. He can sing a rock'n'roll song. Damn he can do it, man. Noel should just bring "the good singer" back to his band.
If politics were up to me, well, I'd want Liam Gallagher as prime minister too! I mean, Liam is the best frontman around, so the fact that he sold out Knebworth twice doesn't surprise me. If we don't play that weekend I'll be there in the crowd!
Liam is my partner, my friend. And my brother. I love. He's a great rock singer. I would love to write a song with him. I even told him, he knows. He's a character! Liam is one of the last true rock stars left. I'll be 'team Liam' for life!
Liam Gallagher: "Since the friendship with the Foo Fighters began, Taylor Hawkins sends me a song every week... He would like me to sing them. Sometimes I want to answer him: 'man, you don't need me'. Taylor is a fucking champion! I really love him!"
Taylor Hawkins talks about Liam Gallagher
(Absolute radio)
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