Dalvin

Nope sorry, get your fact straight..Noel said "The guitarist is a nice guy, I like him. I don't know the drummer. But the bass player and the singer are both prics. I hope they both catch AIDS and die". The quote was for 2 members of Blur, not all of them.

B5Erik

The loudest band I ever heard was Motorhead.

And I'm sure Manowar is damn loud as well - but I've never seen them. But I'm sure that they can kick the shit out of the guys from Oasis without even working up a sweat, for whatever that's worth.

And here I thought Kevin Dubrow was the mouth that roared!

tlwizard

For whatever your thoughts are on Manowar, they do have a great rendition of the American Trilogy.

But, they are officially the loudest band ever. After they made that ranking in Guiness, Guiness declared that no other band could try and break the record since it was bodily harmful to the listeners, or something like that.

Manowar is also the only band to kill the power in Athens, Greece, not once, but twice during the same show some time ago. While playing they blew the electricity for all of Athens. Emergency generators kicked in, Manowar started playing again, and then they blew out the city's generators. The show was over after that.

I think on one of the Manowar dvds there's a clip for when the power blows the first time. I'll also leave my thoughts on Oasis out of this.

cdollaz

Pretty sad when you are known more for being loud than for your music.

Gil Jawetz

I'd say they're equally well known for being damn sexy!

DJLinus

Ha. That's what I thought, too. When I think of Oasis, "loud" is not the adjective that comes to mind.

Manowar was the butt of many jokes back in my college radio days (for their image, not their music - I've never even heard any of their songs). This CD was prominently displayed in the studio:



I was under the impression that the Who were the loudest band. Shows you how much I keep up on these types of world records.

Someone please tell me that there's a site out there that compiles all of Liam's idiotic quotes. They're pure comedy gold.

cdollaz

Not sure, but you can't leave this one off:


"If I saw an alien, I'd tell it to fuck right off because whatever planet he came from they wouldn't have the Beatles or any decent fucking music. So they can fuck right off, I ain't going anywhere with them."

fryinpan1

Here is one that I found:
band quotes:
http://www.oasisfanatic.com/band/oas...7990b1cd50810b

Liam quotes:
http://www.oasisfanatic.com/band/oas...es/liam/0.html

Noel quotes:
http://www.oasisfanatic.com/band/oas...es/noel/0.html

Other quotes:
http://www.oasisfanatic.com/band/oas.../others/0.html

DJLinus

Belated thanks for the links. Hilarious.

Noel Gallagher, Father of the Year:

"They're fucking idiots...they're small, noisy, smelly, small, devil brats! They take too much time and they cry all the time...Many people become so boring when they get kids, they seem to want to take over the house you live in...You have to be quiet when the babies are asleep... Fuck that! It's my house and I am the boss in my house."

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm...howbizquirkies

cdollaz

I'm not sure of the exact quote, but there is one out there of one of the Gallaghers calling Coldplay "fucking students" or something like that.

Michael Corvin

That's because he's in it.

saoirse

funny stuff

wendersfan

This thread makes me want to listen to some Oasis.

FWIW, I've seen Oasis in concert, and I've seen The Who twice. The Who were louder.

Josh-da-man

I remember, back when everyone was playing "Wonderwall" and before they crawled up their own asses, I used to call Oasis the "Shitty Beatles."

Pissed off the girls, but the guys all thought it was funny.

But I think the real question isn't who is louder (Manowar by a long shot) but who is gayer?

DamingR

I have seen about 100 shows. Oasis was definitely one of the loudest, but I saw them in a theater, so that helps. They were definitely louder than The Who, but that was at an ampatheater, so it's really not a fair comparison.

My favorite Oasis moment: at the end of the set, when Liam was done singing, but the music was still going on, he took a step back from the mike and outstretched his arms like Jesus on the cross and stood there for a good 30 seconds until a guitar tech brought out a fur coatand put it on him, then he turned away from the guitar tech and stormed off stage while the band continued jamming for another minute or so.

I saw Oasis twice and thought they put on a pretty good show and that their antics were funny. That said, I agree that they haven't put out a good album in a long time.

Achtung

To be fair, I thought the latest Oasis album, Don't Believe The Truth, was the best since Morning Glory.

Though I'm a fan, I do wish Noel and Liam would just shut up and just make the music. But then I guess it wouldn't be the same if they did that. Plus it doesn't bother me because I honestly don't know a thing about Manowar, and based on the pictures above I'm not sure I want to.

whaaat

I'm pretty sure it was about Radiohead, after seeing them play at Glastonbury.

cdollaz

Caught Oasis last nite in Houston and it's always fun to see just how much contempt they will have for their audience.

Liam just kind up strutted around all night and occasionally muttered mostly untelligible things into the mic. The one thing I could definitely hear was him saying "they told me backstage there are no fit birds here, where are the thin girls?" In fact both he and Noel made a few references to "fatties" and "the fat guy with glasses" throughout the show.

One fan was holding up a sign that said "No. 1 Fan" and Noel asked him "So you're the #1 fan, huh?". After the guy said yes, Noel pointed at another guy and said "This guy's from fooking Sweden, fooking Stockholm, so he's got you beat" At another point he asked a guy holding up a Mexican flag if he was from Mexico City. When the guy said yes, Noel said "We're playing Mexico City on Friday night, what the fook are you doing all the way up here." He also told someone "why don't you shut up for starters."

I wish I could have understood everything they said because it's pretty funny. Although I didn't hear it, I'm sure there were some references to "shithole", "pisser", and "wanker" at some point.

LiquidSky

Saw Oasis Sunday in Nashville. They sounded great but have the stage presence of a wet blanket.

cdollaz

More zaniness:

http://www.nme.com/news/tabloid-hell/34640

Oasis man getting away from the 'Beautiful' singer

Feb 25, 2008

Apparently Oasis’ Noel Gallagher is selling his Ibiza holiday home – because he can’t stand to live near James Blunt, who owns a nearby pad, anymore.

According to The Sun’s Bizarre column, Gallagher has put the £5.5million villa on the market, saying that he can’t stand living there in the knowledge that Blunt is nearby making terrible music.

The newspaper quotes an anonymous source as saying: “Noel has been going to Ibiza every summer for years. But he’s fed up of hearing James Blunt bang on about Ibiza like he owns the place.

“It’s taken the charm out of it for him so he’s put his villa up for sale. It’s close to Blunt’s place, and he [Gallagher] says he can’t stand the thought of Blunt writing crap tunes up the road.”

cdollaz

They are pompous asses, but they have the best quotes.

sauce07

Mad props to Noel. I love how they make controversy and come out the better.

bunkaroo

Other bands play; Manowar kills.

Kings of Metal!!!!!!

Tenacious D

That's hilarious. Noel is an a-hole, but he does have a point. I don't think I'd want my summer home any where near James Blunt either (if I could afford a summer home that is).

SlingshotBandit

Obviously you guys have never heard of Bread.