Nice one David!
CB
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> Hello,
> Lorianne wrote.....
> "I agree. With Matt Deighton, and especially Andy Bell Oasis now have
> the potential to become the biggest band in the world - and deserve it."
>
> Oh yes, the potential....
> ...in the red corner, weighing in very light, we have Matt Deighton. A
> man whose career can be surmised as:
> Mother Earth, the rockier side of Acid Jazz. Got attention by having
> Weller do backing vocals on their early stuff, made one reasonable
> album, then turned into a mid 70`s American stadium rock act, complete
> with hair and moustaches, but sadly not the stadiums. They split and
> Matt became....
> Matt Deighton. Erstwhile folk singer and modern day Nick Drake type. Got
> dropped. Matt then joined Paul Weller with a spin round the country
> performing the rockier guitar bits of "Heavy Soul". As Weller decided to
> go less rocky, he booted our Matt out. Matt then went on the dole, got
> his hair cut for interviews and even (apparently) tried to sell his
> guitars. Luckily for Matt, Oasis needed a guitarist, and for obvious
> reasons, a Weller related one. With Noel out the picture, and Steve
> (Fanny) Craddock the current incumbent in the Weller sidekick role, Matt
> was the only option. I give you.....Matt Deighton.
>
> In the blue corner, weighing in even lighter, we have Andy Bell. Good
> early track record with Ride, but steady decline since then. Split Ride
> to form Hurricane #1, who then recorded an album of Ride doing Oasis.
> Obviously worked, because after more pitiful releases, he left his new
> band to fill the vacant "standing in the background playing guitar"
> position.
>
> Oh the potential....
>
> I still don`t understand the point about Oasis deserving a position of
> biggest band in world. Why ?
>
> "Am i the only one who realises that although he once showed some
> musical and songwriting talent, Noel Gallagher has sadly run out of
> ideas."
>
> He stopped using his best idea - plagiarism, under the illusion that he
> was some kind of musical genius.
>
> "If Oasis are even going to bother continuing as a band then they need
> to start with fresh ideas and a complete new line up (i.e: no more
> gallaghers)."
>
> Why call them Oasis then ? With no more Gallaghers, that means no
> original members ?? Personally I`d like to see the most talented
> Gallagher, Paul, "largin` it" onstage. That would be worth paying to
> see.
>
> "Noel and Liam may have made Oasis, but they shouldn't be the ones to
> finish it."
>
> And on that note, we agree and finish.
>
> David W.
> --
> David Walker
>
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