As the lead guitarist, main songwriter, conceptualist and occasional vocalist for Oasis, Noel Gallagher played a tremendous role in shaping British rock music from the 1990s and beyond. He was the brains behind the group’s biggest hits, which drew equally from the riff-heavy guitar heroics of the Who and the smart, melodic pop hooks of the Beatles. Although Oasis maintained a near-permanent place in the tabloids — thanks in large part to Noel’s public battles with his younger brother, Liam, as well as the wild lifestyles that both siblings led — Noel’s songwriting helped maintain the band’s position in the charts, too, with more than 20 songs reaching the Top Ten in England. Tensions within the group eventually reached a boiling point in August 2009, prompting Noel to leave Oasis and launch Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds in 2011, where he continued to refine his songcraft while gradually incorporating strong elements of electro-dance and psychedelia. This evolution was traced on Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011-2021), a hits collection released on the tenth anniversary of the self-titled debut from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
Noel was raised in the suburbs of Manchester, England. His father was an alcoholic who regularly beat his three sons, prompting Noel’s mother to take the children and leave her husband in 1982. Noel continued to have a rough childhood, getting expelled from school at the age of 15 and developing a reputation with the local police. At the same time, he discovered a love for rock music and began playing the guitar, even writing some of his future hits — including “Live Forever” — while still a teenager. By his early twenties, Noel had grown confident enough in his abilities to audition for Inspiral Carpets, a Manchester band whose vocalist had recently quit. Although he didn’t get the job, the band asked him to tour with them as a roadie.
After returning home from an Inspiral Carpets tour in 1991, Noel learned that Liam Gallagher had started a band of his own. Liam asked his older brother to be the group’s manager, but Noel refused, offering instead to join the lineup as lead guitarist and sole songwriter. The rest of the band accepted his ultimatum, and Oasis were born. Two years later, the group landed a six-album contract with Creation Records and began recording their debut album.
Oasis enjoyed immediate success in the U.K., where 1994’s Definitely Maybe became the fastest-selling debut in British history. Noel and Liam clashed heavily while touring in support of the album, and both brothers attracted additional attention for their hedonistic behavior, which helped earn them the title of rock & roll’s newest bad boys. Oasis’ second album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, was released 14 months after Definitely Maybe and catapulted the band to even greater heights, earning multi-platinum certifications in Europe, America, and elsewhere. Noel wrote every song on the record, including international hits like “Champagne Supernova,” “Some Might Say,” and “Wonderwall.” He also sang lead vocals on “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” a number one smash in the U.K.
Oasis had risen to the top of the Brit-pop movement, and many of the younger bands that followed in their footsteps — including Kula Shaker, Cast, and Ocean Colour Scene — were dubbed “Noelrock,” a term that paid tribute to Noel’s influence over the entire genre. Oasis began to lose their hold on the mainstream with 1997’s Be Here Now, though, and the group went through a series of lineup changes during the following years, even slimming down to a trio for 2000’s Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. Noel compensated for the lack of additional bandmates by playing all the guitar, bass, and keyboard parts himself. He kept himself busy outside the group, too, forming Sour Mash Records and producing albums for bands like Proud Mary, one of the first clients on Sour Mash’s roster.
As Oasis entered their second decade together, Noel loosened his hold on the group’s songwriting duties. Liam began contributing his own material, and Noel started taking lead vocals on more songs. Tensions between the brothers continued to mount, though, and Noel eventually quit the band on August 28, 2009. The rest of Oasis banded together under a new name, Beady Eye. Noel, on the other hand, spent several years out of the public eye before returning in 2011 with a new project of his own, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. He released a self-titled record later that year, topping the U.K. charts in the process; it would be certified double platinum in the U.K. Gallagher returned to action in late 2014 with the single “In the Heat of the Moment,” the first taste of the High Flying Birds’ second album, Chasing Yesterday. Produced by Gallagher, Chasing Yesterday saw release the first week of March 2015; it debuted at number one in the U.K. and Ireland and went into the U.S. charts at 35. Gallagher supported the album with an international tour and in the autumn, Chasing Yesterday was re-released with an EP of remixes called Where the City Meets the Sky.
Gallagher teamed with producer David Holmes for Who Built the Moon?, a 2017 album that revived his love of noisy neo-psychedelia. The record debuted at number one on the U.K. charts and 48 in the U.S. During the course of 2019, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds released a series of EPs that built upon the sound of Who Built the Moon? The first of these was Black Star Dancing, which arrived in June; it was followed in September by This Is the Place. Another EP, Blue Moon Rising — which featured the single “Wandering Star” — appeared in March 2020.
Gallagher celebrated the tenth anniversary of his High Flying Birds with the June 2021 release of the compilation Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1 (2011-2021). ~ Andrew Leahey, Rovi
作为Oasis的首席吉他手，主要词曲作者，概念主义者和偶尔的歌手，Noel Gallagher在塑造1990年代及以后的英国摇滚音乐方面发挥了巨大作用。 他是该乐队最大的热门歌曲背后的大脑，该乐队同样源于The Who的即兴演奏重吉他英雄以及披头士乐队的精巧旋律流行钩。 尽管Oasis在小报中保持了近乎永久的位置 – 很大程度上要归功于Noel与他的弟弟Liam的公开斗争以及两个兄弟姐妹所领导的狂野生活方式 – Noel的歌曲创作也帮助保持了乐队在排行榜中的地位，超过20首歌曲达到了英格兰的前十名。 该小组内部的紧张局势最终在2009年8月达到了沸点，促使诺埃尔（Noel）离开绿洲，并于2011年推出了诺埃尔·加拉格尔（Noel Gallagher）的《高飞鸟》（High Flying Birds），在那里他继续完善自己的歌唱，同时逐渐融合了电舞和迷幻的强烈元素。 这种演变可以追溯到《我们来的方式：第一卷》。 1（2011-2021），在诺埃尔·加拉格尔（Noel Gallagher）的《高飞鸟》（High Flying Birds）首演十周年之际发行的热门系列。 诺埃尔（Noel）在英格兰曼彻斯特的郊区长大。 他的父亲是一名酒鬼，经常殴打他的三个儿子，促使诺埃尔（Noel）的母亲在1982年带孩子离开丈夫。诺埃尔（Noel）的童年时期仍然很艰难，在15岁时被开除放学，并在当地警察中享有声誉。 同时，他发现了对摇滚音乐的热爱，并开始弹吉他，甚至还在十几岁的时候就写了一些他未来的热门歌曲 – 包括“永远活着”。 到二十多岁时，诺埃尔（Noel）对自己的能力进行了足够的自信，可以试听曼彻斯特乐队（Inspiral Carpets），这是曼彻斯特乐队的歌手最近辞职。 尽管他没有找到工作，但乐队要求他与他们一起巡回演出。 从1991年的Inspiral Carpets Tour返回家中后，Noel得知Liam Gallagher创立了自己的乐队。 利亚姆（Liam）要求他的哥哥担任该小组的经理，但诺埃尔（Noel）拒绝了，而是愿意以首席吉他手和唯一的词曲作者的身份加入阵容。 乐队的其余部分接受了他的最后通atum，绿洲出生了。 两年后，该乐队与Creation Records签订了六张专辑，并开始录制他们的首张专辑。 Oasis在英国获得了直接的成功，在英国，1994年绝对可能成为英国历史上销量最快的首次亮相。 诺埃尔（Noel）和利亚姆（Liam）在巡回演出以支持专辑时发生了激烈的冲突，两个兄弟因享乐主义行为而引起了更多关注，这使他们获得了摇滚乐最新的坏男孩的称号。 Oasis的第二张专辑（What’s Story）Morning Glory？发行了14个月后，肯定地将乐队推向了更高的高度，在欧洲，美国和其他地方获得了多白金认证。 诺埃尔（Noel）创作了唱片中的每首歌，包括国际热门歌曲，例如“香槟超新星”，“有些人可能会说”和“ Wonderwall”。 他还演唱了“不要回头愤怒”的主唱，这是英国绿洲的头号粉碎，已经升至英国流行音乐运动的顶端，许多跟随其脚步的年轻乐队 – 包括库拉·沙克（Kula Shaker），演员表和海洋色彩场面 – 被称为“诺埃尔洛克（Noelrock）”，这是对诺埃尔（Noel）对整个基调的影响的致敬。 不过，Oasis在1997年的Be Here Now中开始失去对主流的控制，并且在接下来的几年中，该小组经历了一系列的阵容变化，甚至缩减了2000年代巨人队的三人组。 诺埃尔（Noel）通过自己演奏所有吉他，贝斯和键盘零件，弥补了缺少其他乐队的人。 他也让自己忙于乐队之外，成立了Sour Mash唱片，并为诸如Proud Mary之类的乐队制作了专辑，Proud Mary是Sour Mash名册上的第一批客户之一。 当Oasis一起进入第二个十年时，Noel放松了对乐队歌曲创作职责的控制。 利亚姆（Liam）开始贡献自己的材料，而诺埃尔（Noel）开始在更多歌曲中担任主唱。 不过，兄弟俩之间的紧张关系继续加剧，诺埃尔（Noel）最终于2009年8月28日退出了乐队。其余的绿洲以新名字Beady Eye组合在一起。 另一方面，诺埃尔（Noel）在公众视野中度过了数年之久，然后在2011年带着自己的新项目诺埃尔·加拉格尔（Noel Gallagher）的《高飞鸟》（High Flying Birds）返回。 当年晚些时候，他发行了同名唱片，在此过程中名列英国排行榜榜首； 加拉格尔（Gallagher）将于2014年底在英国获得双白金认证，并发行了单曲“ In The Heat of The Moment”，这是高飞鸟第二张专辑的第一张味道，昨天。 由加拉格尔（Gallagher）制作，《追逐》（Chasing）昨天在2015年3月的第一周发布； 它在英国和爱尔兰排名第一，并于35进入美国排行榜。加拉格尔通过国际巡回演唱会支持这张专辑，并在秋天，昨天的《追逐》以一首名为《城市与天空的地方》的混音重新发行。 加拉格尔（Gallagher）与制片人大卫·霍姆斯（David Holmes）合作创作了《谁建造了月球》（Who Build the Moon），这是2017年的专辑，恢复了他对嘈杂的新精神病的热爱。 该唱片在英国排行榜上排名第一，在美国排名第48位，在2019年期间，诺埃尔·加拉格尔（Noel Gallagher）的《高飞鸟》（High Flying Birds）发行了一系列EP，这些EP建立在谁建造月球的声音上。 其中第一个是6月份到来的Black Star Dancing。 紧随其后的是9月。 另一张EP，Blue Moon Rising（以单曲“ Wandering Star”为特色）出现在2020年3月。加拉格尔（Gallagher）在2021年6月发行的《回头》（The Way We We Come：Vol）中庆祝了他的高飞鸟十周年。 1（2011-2021）。 〜安德鲁·利希（Andrew Leahey），罗维
