Gallagher Brothers Agree To Reunite For Oasis Documentary
Liam and Noel Gallagher have agreed to reunite for a documentary that will chronicle the brothers’ rise to the top of the British charts with their exciting and oftentimes turbulent band, Oasis. As CNN reports, the brothers, who fronted the group, will share their memories in interviews for the film which is being produced by Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees, who made the Amy Winehouse documentary Amy. The band’s record label, Big Brother Recordings, will grant the film-makers access to archives.
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The film will offer “a rare and candid insight” into the group, including the early beginnings when Noel first joined Liam’s band in 1991, and highlight the period their debut album, 1994’s Definitely Maybe, became the fastest selling debut in British history. The doc will explore the siblings’ career as they land eight U.K. No 1 singles and eight U.K. No 1 albums — leading up to their split in 2009. According to the Guardian, the film will also feature Oasis’ two-night residency at Knebworth Park in 1996, when they played to 250,000 fans.
Definitely Maybe yielded the band’s first hit single, “Supersonic,” and the follow-up, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, produced one of group’s most famous tracks, “Wonderwall.” Fronted by Liam, the Manchester band was one of the pioneers of the Britpop movement of the early ’90s.
The Gallagher brothers became renowned for their in-band bickering, and their ongoing feuding remains fodder for media and fans alike. Liam continues to play up to his cocky wild man antics. As the Mirror notes, in 2010, when he made a surprise appearance at the Brit Awards to accept his award for Best Brits album of the past 30 years, Liam gave a foul-mouthed acceptance speech, then threw his microphone into the crowd which caused a 10-minute delay.
In a 1996 interview, Noel Gallagher defended the siblings’ feuding.
“The one thing about this band is, we do have arguments and fights, but it’s not behind each other’s backs,” he said. “It’s not like, waiting until the singer goes out of the room and then slagging him off. We’re all up front with each other.”
However, in 2009, Noel finally had enough. The band’s lead guitarist and songwriter quit the rock group after a fallout with his brother. The band was on a European tour at the time of the bust up, and Noel apologized to fans who had bought Oasis tickets for gigs that would later get cancelled.
“It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight,” Noel said on the band’s website. “People will write and say what they like but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.”
The brothers Gallagher remain strained since the split of Oasis, and the two have yet to resolve their issues, which many speculate is driven by their individual egos. In recent years, Noel and Liam continue to hurl insults at one another through the press while they lead separate bands: Liam’s now-defunct Beady Eye and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, who will be touring Europe in April 2016.
Following the break-up of Oasis, Liam and Noel vowed not to reform despite demand from their legions of fans. In May, Noel criticized his brother for walking out on their live shows, saying, “I could never forgive him for that, ever.”
However, he told Q magazine back in January that he’s always had one key condition when it comes to hitting the stage again with his younger brother.
“If I was ever going to do it,” he said, “it would only be for the money.”
The Oasis documentary is slated for a 2016 release.
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