- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Virgin Books; First Edition edition (3 Oct 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1852276711
- ISBN-13: 978-1852276713
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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- #21 in Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Music > Styles > Rock & Pop > Singers & Groups > Oasis
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Written by the elder brother of Noel and Liam Gallagher, this tells the story of Oasis and the Gallagher family. Beginning with an account of the circumstances in which the Gallaghers grew up, the book goes on to chart in detail the forming of the band, how they struggled to be successful, and how they cope with being multi-million selling stars. The book has been written with the full co-operation of Peggy Gallagher, an previously unpublished family photographs are included.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'm normally only interested in rock biogs that are centered on the music and don't care about tales of outrageous behavior etc., since I pretty much have a life myself. Still, I remember the Britpop phenomenon well so I picked this up as cheap as they come and was in for a very pleasant surprise. Had this story been employed successfully as a theme for a novel it would be seen as a tale of both psychological and sociological depth, and an almost classic story of what happens to the pauper when he becomes prince. As such, Paul Gallagher is a perfectly situated narrator, standing just outside the center of events, simultaneously detached from it and part of it, the unlucky one who got left behind when success came knocking at the Gallagher family's door. He is a formidable eyewitness to a tale that seems to take a bunch of old cliches about the Manchester Irish immigrant community and push them to hitherto unknown extremes, but somehow he manages to tell it in a way that makes it all seem perfectly logical. He is in many ways a bitter man whose view of his brothers even at the best of time is no better than ambivalent, and he doesn't mind saying it, often with more than just a touch of irony. It is impossible to judge exactly how much his manuscript was cleaned up by his co-writer, but that really is irrelevant. This is a work credited to them both and should be judged as such. I'm not saying it reads like a novel because it doesn't have that kind of literary quality, but that is fully compensated by the notion you have as a reader that all this actually happened in all its grotesqueness. The book was published in 1996, so it only covers the group's production up until and including the second album, which seems apt considering the fact that from then on the quality of their output has been a pretty bumpy ride, to put it diplomatically. Perhaps the book should have included more about the consequences of Noel and Liam Gallagher's excessive drug taking, which hardly helped them gain better control of their intolerable behaviour and pathetically big-headed exclamations in public, but that is really my only main criticism. Apart from that Paul Gallagher and Terry Christian have managed in tandem to create a highly unusual, sensitive, knowledgeable and honest piece of work that stretches far beyond what we have come to expect from rock music biographies.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
If you love Oasis or if you don't then read this it will make you laugh and it will make you cry ,learn things you never knew about the lads Buy it , this will make you love Oasis more than you already do !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Oasis are great band with a good rock 'n' roll attitude and this book shows, that they have every right to be big-headed. When you will read this book, you will agree, that after such a difficult childhood they deserve every bit of attention they get now. Their mum must be proud of them and they shoold be proud of her. Once you know their real story, and I believe their brother wouldn't lie, lyrics in their fantastic songs will get different meaning.
Good job, Paul...
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Good but unashamedly biased
This is a great book if you wanted to find out how these multi-platinum selling megastars grew up. Their philandering father, their downtrodden mother, and the environment in which... Read more
Published on 14 May 2004 by "jsl0120002"
Excellent!
Just an excellent book! Not because I'm the biggest Oasis fan, but because when I read it I forgot that the book was about Our Kid & Chief! Read more
Published on 30 May 2001
absolutely first class
being the biggest oasis fan in the world i knew this book would be cool. if you haven't bought it yet get it this second. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2001
Best book of all time for oasis fans
Hiya my name is laurie millington. As a massive oasis fan, i could not put this book down for a second. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2000 by steve.m@tinyworld.co.uk
oasis will live forever
This book is the best book for oasis fans. when I was reading the book I could not put it down.its just really funny.But some parts are really really sad. Read more
Published on 31 May 2000 by steve.m@tinyworld.co.uk
Mad For It !
As an Oasis fan, I couldn't put this down ! It's well written and gives you the kind of insight that every fan craves for their beloved band. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2000
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