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Interview Notes:
John Wilson continues with the latest series of Mastertapes,
in which he talks to leading performers and songwriters about the album
that made them or changed them. Recorded in front of a live audience at
the BBC's iconic
Maida Vale Studios. Each edition includes two episodes, with John
initially quizzing the artist about the album in question, and then, in
the B-side, the audience puts the questions. Both editions feature
exclusive live performances.
The A-side. 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' with Noel Gallagher
In
2009 Noel Gallagher left Oasis - one of the seminal bands of the
Britpop era with seven multi-platinum albums including: 'Definitely
Maybe', '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?' and 'Be Here Now' - which
became the fastest selling album in UK chart history. Two years later
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds also went to Number 1 in the UK with
tracks like "Everybody's On the Run", "AKA... What A Life!" and "The
Death of You and Me". Praised for its psychedelic tinges and eternal
themes of love, loss and hope, it's been described as the best
collection of songs "since his Morning Glory days".
With
tracks inspired by New Orleans ragtime rhythms and Ennio Morricone-like
strings, it put paid to rumours that its creator entered into a state
of inertia after the end of Oasis. Noel Gallagher said of the album: "I
won't criticize anything about Oasis because I loved being in that band
and I was in charge of it, but there was always the feeling: how will
this go down in Wembley, with 70,000 people braying for good times? This
time I didn't have to think about that. I've got a guy playing wine
glasses on one song, a saw on another. This is not Oasis."
The B-side: Having discussed the making of 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying
Birds', his first studio album since leaving Oasis (in the A-side of
the programme, broadcast on Monday 8th December),
Noel Gallagher responds to questions from the audience, performs
acoustic live versions of some of the tracks from the album and looks
forward to his next musical project "Chasing Yesterday" due out in 2015.
Producer: Paul Kobrak.
Acoustic Sessions
Tracklist:
01 - Everybody's On The Run (Acoustic BBC Radio 4 Session 08.12.14)
02 - AKA... What A Life (Acoustic, BBC Radio 4 Session 08.12.14)
03 - If I Had A Gun (Acoustic, BBC Radio 4 Session 08.12.14)
04 - AKA... Broken Arrow (Acoustic, BBC Radio 4 Session 08.12.14)
05 - AKA... What A Life (Acoustic, 1live Session 14.09.11)
06 - If I Had A Gun (Acoustic, 1live Session 14.09.11)
07 - AKA... What A Life (Acoustic, BBC Radio 2 10.09.11)
08 - The Death Of You And Me (Acoustic, Radio Monte Carlo 25.09.11)
09 - If I Had A Gun (Acoustic, RTL Studios, Milan 25.09.11)
10 - AKA... What A Life! (Acoustic, RTL Studios, Milan 25.09.11)
11 - Supersonic (Acoustic, RTL Studios, Milan 25.09.11)
12 - The Dying Of The Light (Acoustic, RTÉ 2fm 28.02.15)
BBC Radio 4 "The Mastertapes" Interview
Tracklist:
01 - Part One (A-side)
02 - Part Two (B-side)
Password: NoelAcoustic
