Artist

Rock band from Burnage, Manchester, formed in 1991.
Formed out of the ashes of a band called The Rain (consisting of Paul McGuigan, Paul Arthurs, Tony McCarroll and Chris Hutton on vocals) who started in 1990. Chris was sacked and Liam Gallagher took over on vocals. His brother Noel Gallagher (former guitar roadie for Inspiral Carpets' Clint Boon) then joined as songwriter and additional guitarist.
In 1999, two of the founding members (Guigsy and Bonehead) left the group and Noel played their parts on the fourth album. Two new musicians were recruited - Gem Archer and Andy Bell (2) - initially for touring duties, but became full-time and were part of the songwriting process on the following albums.
On August 28, 2009, Noel announced that he was leaving the band after an altercation with Liam. The remaining members continue performing as Beady Eye, while Noel formed Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

Members:
Paul McGuigan (1991-1999)
Paul Arthurs (1991-1999)
Liam Gallagher (1991-2009)
Tony McCarroll (1991-1995)
Noel Gallagher (1991-2009)
Alan White (2) (1995-2004)
Gem Archer (1999-2009) ex-Heavy Stereo
Andy Bell (2) (1999-2009) ex-Ride & Hurricane #1
Zak Starkey: Drums (2004-2008) son of Ringo Starr
Chris Sharrock (2008-2009) ex-The La's

Notable session & live members:
Scott McLeod (1995 Briefly replaced Guigsy; appears in Wonderwall video) ex-The Ya Ya's
Matt Deighton: Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals (stood-in for Noel during non-UK dates) (2000)
Steve White (3): Drummer (stood-in for brother Alan when he was ill) (2001)
Mike Rowe: Keyboards (1997-2002, also plays on Noel's solo work)
Jay Darlington (ex-Kula Shaker): Keyboards (2002-2009)
Terry Kirkbride (ex-Proud Mary & Ambershades): Drums (2004, 2006-2007)
Johnny Depp Guitar (1997)

Tracks

1 Bag It Up 04:40

2 The Turning 05:04

3 Waiting For The Rapture 03:02

4 The Shock Of The Lightning 04:59

5 I'm Outta Time 04:09

6 (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady 04:06

7 Falling Down 04:19

8 To Be Where There's Life 04:35

9 Ain't Got Nothin' 02:14

10 The Nature Of Reality 03:47

11 Soldier On 04:50

Releases

Formats

CD, CDr, Cassette, Vinyl

Labels

Sony Music, Sony Records Int'l, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Big Brother, Sony Music Japan International Inc., Big Brother Recordings Ltd., XRCD2 , Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony Music Entertainment Korea Inc., Big Brother

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe, Taiwan, Hong Kong, UK & Europe, USA & Canada, Australia & New Zealand

years

2008, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2018

Members

Noel Gallagher,Liam Gallagher,Andy Bell (2),~~Johnny Depp~~,~~Zak Starkey~~,~~Alan White (2)~~,Chris Sharrock,~~Tony McCarroll~~,Gem Archer,~~Paul McGuigan~~,~~Paul Arthurs~~