Noel Gallagher has admitted that he is still trying to “live up” to the success of ‘Definitely Maybe’ and ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’.
Oasis‘ debut album will mark its 30th anniversary this month with a special reissue edition with some unheard material from 1994.
In a recent interview with The Sunday Times, Noel Gallagher spoke about how he doesn’t believe either himself or Liam Gallagher‘ solo material have matched Oasis‘ debut album and 1995 follow-up.
We went directly from the last night of the ‘Definitely Maybe’ tour to record ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’, and then spent the following 29 years – and counting – trying to live up to both albums.
He added that if they had only made their debut album, the former Oasis chief would have been as happy as he is now.
I guess it’s the definitive Oasis album. It has the spirit, the arrogance of youth. Teenage anthems. It’s live – no bullshit. If we’d made only that album, then I’d still be as happy as I am now.
We knew the songs were great because we played them every night and all the shows were outrageous. But at that time it was just a good album – nothing more, nothing less. It’s only through time that it has become what it is now.
Noel also admitted that it is a “mystery” how they made such a great record because they had no idea what they were doing in the studio.
We were trying to ‘make a record’, but none of us had ever done one before. So, we just set the gear up and got into character and pressed record. The rest, as they say, is mystery.
Source: NME
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