Noel Gallagher

[Hampster Gull]

He's ok

 

[Paxton Dazo]

Personally think High Flying Birds are decent, far better than Beady Eye. It's impossible not to compare the two!

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

Still 99% better than what is deemed relevant and popular today.

 

[The Spanish]

Very funny man. Noel on Russell brands radio shows before brand went totally loopy and delusional was one of the best things on british radio. Was never an oasis fan, but Noel Gallagher on the radio - superb. Very funny, down to earth, and smart.

 

[Steve in Japan]

Smart bloke, good song writer. But he can't sing. Liam can sing but that's all he can do. Probably why Oasis at their best were untouchable.

 

[aolstudios]

Clever & amusing chap. Should've left Oasis a lot earlier

 

[aolstudios]

Not as talented as he thinks he is. He still looks down while changing chord for example

& the prize for dumbest comment that thinks it's clever...

 

[kiwigull]

His solo stuff is great, his interviews are always quite funny regardless if you're agreeing, or not, with the quips and digs! Seems like a real decent guy though, and looking forward to the new album.

 

[BBassic]

Yep. Oasis were a huge part of my childhood. There's an Oasis soundtrack for pretty much every major moment of my youth and I have Noel to thank for that.

 

[spring hall convert]

He's definitely the most talented in his family.

He also got the brains.

I would imagine there is an extremely entertaining auto-biography in him.

 

[MattBackHome]

Very funny man. Noel on Russell brands radio shows before brand went totally loopy and delusional was one of the best things on british radio. Was never an oasis fan, but Noel Gallagher on the radio - superb. Very funny, down to earth, and smart.

Totally agree

 

[Clive Walker]

& the prize for dumbest comment that thinks it's clever...

maybe explain what is so dumb about this?

 

[Hugo Rune]

Very funny man. Noel on Russell brands radio shows before brand went totally loopy and delusional was one of the best things on british radio. Was never an oasis fan, but Noel Gallagher on the radio - superb. Very funny, down to earth, and smart.

Same story. Seems like a great guy and takes Brand's mocking of his lyrics very well.

 

[BBassic]

maybe explain what is so dumb about this?

It's dumb because a musician looking at their hand when changing chords doesn't make them any less talented.

 

[Clive Walker]

It's dumb because a musician looking at their hand when changing chords doesn't make them any less talented.

haha, yes it does!

 

[aolstudios]

haha, yes it does!

Haha, no it doesn't.
Everybody does it sometimes, especially on big stages with bright lights.
Makes no difference to the sound you hear (this is music, right?). He's a perfectly decent player & as good as he needs to be for the tunes he's sold millions of - he's never marketed himself as Hendrix, has he? (who definitely looked down occasionally too)

 

[Clive Walker]

Haha, no it doesn't.
Everybody does it sometimes, especially on big stages with bright lights.
Makes no difference to the sound you hear (this is music, right?). He's a perfectly decent player & as good as he needs to be for the tunes he's sold millions of - he's never marketed himself as Hendrix, has he? (who definitely looked down occasionally too)

i think you have missed the point. Im saying that he is a lot less talented than he thinks he is and is far from a guitar great that some people place him as.

Ive seen him stare down the entire way though playing a set of 4 chord songs while Hendrix (who you brought into this thread) played the most elaborate and technically outstanding songs with his eyes closed (the majority of the time) as he had pure talent and skill which outweighed NG's by a 1 million %.

Laters

 

[Easy 10]

Little by Little remains one of my all-time favourite tracks. So for that reason, I'm IN.

 

[aolstudios]

i think you have missed the point. Im saying that he is a lot less talented than he thinks he is and is far from a guitar great that some people place him as.

Ive seen him stare down the entire way though playing a set of 4 chord songs while Hendrix (who you brought into this thread) played the most elaborate and technically outstanding songs with his eyes closed (the majority of the time) as he had pure talent and skill which outweighed NG's by a 1 million %.

Laters

You've missed the one point completely - this is music, ffs. It's about whether it sounds good & millions of people think he does.
As I said, he's a perfectly good guitarist but no one on this thread, much less him, has ever suggested he's a guitar great - so what? His career is built on songs & he's written some very good (& clever without being obvious or showing off) ones.
I brought up Hendrix as an example because he & just about everybody looked as his guitar sometimes too - not that its of the slightest relevance. Sure he was a better guitarist than Noel (& just about anyone) but he was good because he sounded great, not because he could play with his eyes shut. That was just a party trick.
You posted something silly & can't back it up. Give it up.

 

[Clive Walker]

You've missed the one point completely - this is music, ffs. It's about whether it sounds good & millions of people think he does.
As I said, he's a perfectly good guitarist but no one on this thread, much less him, has ever suggested he's a guitar great - so what? His career is built on songs & he's written some very good (& clever without being obvious or showing off) ones.
I brought up Hendrix as an example because he & just about everybody looked as his guitar sometimes too - not that its of the slightest relevance. Sure he was a better guitarist than Noel (& just about anyone) but he was good because he sounded great, not because he could play with his eyes shut. That was just a party trick.
You posted something silly & can't back it up. Give it up.

I’m sorry, I thought this thread was about NG and whether we thought he was a amazing or not?

IMO he is ‘a lot less talented than he thinks he is’ and ‘he still plays his guitar looking down’ when some masters don’t need to.

I have backed up my opinion and have simply eluded to the fact that he is not as great as some people believe he is.

Whether it sounds good or not is about taste, I have questioned his technique, two separate things.