Noel Gallagher tries to beat up Radiohead
Noel Gallagher is like the high school bully. You know- the one who beats up anyone because he's insecure about himself...and usually isn't part of the academic elite. Noel is infamous for his random and often harsh comments about other bands, usually ones that are better than Oasis. It isn't hard to believe that Noel and gang have an inferiority complex when it comes to their country-mates Radiohead. So what insights did Noel have for us this time:
"The biggest criticism that the music press have against us Oasis is that we're not Radiohead," Gallagher said.
"Correct me if I'm wrong, they've been making the same record since 'Kid A,' have they not?"
He's wrong, so I'll correct him. Now I can see how Oasis may get the raw end of the deal sometimes...I mean Radiohead gets put on such a ridiculously high pedestal, what English band isn't part of their shadow? But Noel implying that Radiohead's last 4 albums are one and the same is ridiculous since Oasis has released pretty much one album. And that album is essentially a collection of Beatles' riffs. Radiohead's last two albums are quite different from Kid A. I mean, Amnesiac, sure- but Hail to the Thief and In Rainbows are much more guitar driven and less experimental. The remnants remain, but these are actually remnants that started with OK Computer -not Kid A. Bully releases bad album > bully insults everyone else. But Noel had some good words to say- in a roundabout way:
"I like them. Every time I see them live they blow me away, but you know, it's kind of [like] we make very accessible rock and roll music and they constantly make difficult electronic records."
Accessible? Simple and ordinary doesn't equal accessible.
