European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                For a amps Florian Kuppy an Oasis concert can be a stoic affair As demonstrated by from left Paul Mcgurgan Paul Arthurs and Liam Gallagher Britain a pop s Best  staff writer o false modesty gets in the Way of Liam Gallagher s opinion on current pop music. There s his band Oasis then there s everybody else. ,. Quot i believe we re the Best band in the world today a said Gallagher matter of factly in his thick Manchester accent. Period. So what that Oasis has a worldwide hit with. Superson a from its debut album definitely Mayuce so what that Oasis is said to have tickled die fancy of one of the world s most durable groupies Pamela Des Barres of i m with the band Fame one could write off this beatle maned mod As an arrogant Jerk. B it Liam Gallagher is so Earnest so. Funny and yet so out of it that he s strangely likable. It s hard to dislike a Blooming Rock Star who a still lives with his mum because he thinks he can t afford to move out. A can t get his brother the band s Songy writer  him what the group s songs mean. A and plans to leave his group after the British quintet has completed its sixth album. England s Oasis consists of the Brothers Gallagher a Liam who sings and plays Tambourine and Noel who writes songs and plays guitar rhythm guitarist Paul Arthurs bassist Paul Mcquigan and Tony Mccarroll on Drums. Whatever the backstage politics the Gallagher a who reportedly Don t get along a Are clearly Oasis main men. An Oasis show at the bats Chappin Frankfurt Germany was reminiscent of the decade old Robert Palmer music video addicted to love. That a the clip where a dynamic Palmer is backed up by a Deadpan quintet of musicians a in that Case women a who play their instruments Tike clockwork and never change expression. Aside from the Callagher the remaining members of Oasis merely played their parts by Rote. Then they stayed the Heck out of the Brothers Way. Admittedly influenced by the beatles among other bands of the 60s and 70s, Gallagher insists that any similarity in sound is merely coincidence. But to Advance music he says one must look to its past. Quot some of it sounds like the rolling stones. Some of it for a amps Florian Kupper Liam Gallagher waxes poetic in Frankfurt. Sounds like to Rex. Some of it sounds Punk the sex pistols. We Don t sit Down and try to sound like anyone. We just play whatever comes out Quot Gallagher said in the Batsch Kapp s loft As a soccer match blared on to s eur sport a few feet away. Quot new music is like grunge to me. It s not Good. It s not Nice. It s trying too hard to go Forward. There s a lot in the 60s and 70s that you can use. That was the period of the Best music Ever.  v recently Oasis put together an effective version of the beatles psychedelic classic i am the Walrus that they recorded As Well As play in concert As an encore. The band had Long wanted to do its own version of a beatles song Gallagher said. Quot we practice it eight Days a week Quot he said getting in a plug for another beatles favorite. Quot i like every song. They re All me favourites. Quot except Quot he said a disdainful Edge sharpening his tone Quot for some of Paul Mccartney s stuff. Some of his pisses me off. They re All too Clever Aren t they too Nice. Lennon s me Man. He was the first Punk. He s More raw. That s what i like bit More from  Gallagher has Little Good to say about Many of Oasis musical contemporaries with a few exceptions. Quot if they re not special they re not Worth talking about Quot he said. Quot we All know what special bands Are. I la Tell you a the verve they re special. They re Good lads and they re writing the Best. Music. We Are the beatles compared to the verve and the verve Are the led Zeppelin the verve Are really really  even As a youngster Gallagher says he Quot never was that fanatical Quot about any group. But he admits to having original beatles autographs pencilled in on original artwork from the fab four s 1966 album revolver. On tour until May Oasis has been scrambling Between the states Europe and Japan. It was on their last trip to the states that the press caught wind of the infamous is. Des Barres interest in meeting Oasis. But Gallagher says the band never met the former miss Pamela once lady in waiting to Jimmy Page. Quot i d never heard of her myself Quot Gallagher confided. Quot apparently we re too ugly for her a but she must have had the wrong band because i m Beautiful Quot  Florian Kupper Oasis Noet Gallagher gets his licks  Dis pop singles 1. On bended knee Boyz ii men 2. Creep tic 3. Another night real Mccoy 4. Always Bon Jovi 5. Take a Bow Madonna 6. Here comes the hot stepper Ini Amoze 7. Before i let you go backstreet b. In a the Only one Melissa Etheridge. 9 i Wanna be Down Brandy 10. Suk Lyall 4  albums 1. The hits Garth Brooks 2. It Boyz it men. 3. Al Tatoy Pearl Jam 4. Hell freezes Over the eagles 5. Doodle Green Day 6. Smash offspring 7. Mtg unplugged in new York nirvana 8. Big ones Aero Smith. 9.  tic 10. Wildflowers Tom Petty ,. Country singles 1. Not a moment too soon Tim Mcgraw 2. Gold through the big 0, Mark Chesnutt 3.tiiiyquljbveme, Reba centre4. Gone country Alan Jackson. 5. Doctor time Rick Trevino 6. My Vida Loca Pam Tillis 7. Pickup Man Joe Diffie 8. Thiele me Randy Travis 9. Ill never forgive my heart Brooks amp Dunn 10. Night la failing in my heart Diamond riddance Maxi singles 1. Nutton but flavor fun master flex and the ghetto celebs. A 2. Creep tic 3. The warning the notorious ,. 4. Another night real Mccoy 5. Get Down Craig Mack 6. The rhythm of the night Corona 7. Candy rain soul for real 8. White a want nine 9. Supa Star group Home 10. Before i let you go  tracks 1. Me Duel Estar Solo la mafia 2. No me queda Mas Selena 3. La Media Vuelta Luis Miguet 4. Al cholesterol Fito Olivares 5. Vet be my Amor ube Racion 6. Con to Amor Christian. 7. Sempre cont go Lucero 8. My forma de Sentler Pedro Fernandez 9. The Amo los mior.10. Quo Poca Suerte  Rock tracks 1. When i come around Green Day 2. Better Man Pearl Jam 3. Bang and blame . 4. Buddy Holly Geezer 5. Love spreads the Stone roses. 8. Gotta get away offspring 7. Everything zen Bush 8. Sour times Portishead 9. She Don t use Jelly the flaming ups 10. Zombie the cranberries a \ a a a a. Compiled by billboard focus a entertainment Deedee Doke editorial assistant. Sandee Jones listing contributors staff writers Marian Hamilton. Marc Mcfann sue Palumbo. Nancy l. Tomer. A a Send entertainment news tips Story ideas and listings to the stars and stripes entertainment unit 29480. 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