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
Rock 'n' Roll Star
05:07
2
Columbia
04:39
3
Digsy's Dinner
02:34
4
Some Might Say
06:04
5
Live Forever
04:20
6
Up In The Sky
04:48
7
Acquiesce
04:13
8
Headshrinker
05:10
9
Good To Be Free
03:40
10
Cigarettes & Alcohol
04:01
11
Married With Children
03:11
12
Sad Song
04:38
13
D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?
01:30
14
Talk Tonight
04:42
15
Slide Away
05:48
16
Supersonic
05:13
17
I Am The Walrus
10:34
18
Rock 'n' Roll Star
04:36
19
I Am The Walrus
04:48
Releases
Formats
VHS, Laserdisc, CD, DVD
Labels
Epic, SMV Enterprises, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Big Brother, Epic Music Video, Picture Music International, Pioneer
Countries
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe, Czech Republic
years
1995, 2001, 2004, 2009
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
