Guitar Magazine June 2023 Feature: 90's UK Rock Oasis × blur Noel Gallagher
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2023/5/12
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[Feature]
Two greats of 90's UK rock.
Oasis × blur
Cover: Noel Gallagher
Early 90's. A supernova has been born in the UK rock scene – Oasis and Blur.
It is well known that both bands, who rose to the top with unstoppable momentum, built an era of proud Britpop, but the decisive presence was the guitarist of both bands = Noel Gallagher. and Graham Coxon.
Noel fearlessly presents universally genius songwriting and straightforward performance. On the other hand, Graham made the audience dance with his bottomless pop riffs and sounds that met with Alterna. Although their styles are completely different, aren't these two the most important figures who symbolize the diversity and fun of music at the time?
This year, Noel Gallagher will release a new album in June as the High Flying Birds, while Graham Coxon will visit Japan as Blur at Summer Sonic. Now, it wouldn't be a bad idea to look back at the glorious 90's British rock. While approaching the essence of the two giants, we will delve into a part of that era.
■ Noel Gallagher New Album "Council Skies" Interview & Equipment
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will release their 4th album "Council Skies" simultaneously worldwide on June 2 (Friday), the first time in about five and a half years. This work is based on the theme of "returning to the origin", and all songs are produced with acoustic guitar singing. You can enjoy the gem of songwriting ability that Noel Gallagher has refined since the Oasis era, focusing on "songs" and "melody". Furthermore, as a nice topic for fans, Paul Stacy, known as a collaborator of Oasis / High Flying Birds, serves as a co-producer, Noel's most respected guitarist Johnny Marr, and an ally from the Oasis era. There are many guitar-like topics, such as a certain Gem Archer participating. He talked a lot about new releases, the latest equipment, and the 90s.
■ LATEST INTERVIEW
Noel Gallagher
We asked Noel to look back on the UK rock scene in the 90's. When you debuted as Oasis, how did you feel about your position compared to other guitarists around you? He also talked about his masterpieces "Definitely Maybe" (1994) and "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" (1995).
■ LATEST INTERVIEW
Graham Coxon
Blur guitarist Graham Coxon, who formed a new project last year, The Wave, and announced a restart. In recent years, their activities have become more active and the attention has been increasing, such as refraining from visiting Japan as the headliner of the upcoming SUMMER SONIC 2023. Here's our latest interview with Graham Coxon from last year. He talks about the thoughts he had during the golden age of Blur in the 90s and the recent state of his music activities.
■ HISTORY
Created a masterpiece called Oasis & Blur
What is the sound and history of Britpop?
Britpop flourished in England in the 90s and created a wide variety of sounds. Its origins lie in classic rock of the 60s, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who. How did the flow of history connect from there, leading to the birth of the Britpop sound with the two giants of Oasis and Blur? This article will take you all at once!
■ Kenta Ushio (fairy tale) unravels
Noel and Graham style
Oasis and Blur stood together at the top of 90s Britpop. In considering the guitar play/sound of the two bands, it is necessary to know the difference in style between Noel Gallagher and Graham Coxon. In this article, Kenta Ushio, who is enthusiastic about the sound of the band's golden age (= 90's) and is a self-confessed Oasis & Blur fanatic, will unravel it.
■ Noel Gallagher 1995 interview
about "(WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY?"
Here, we will delve into the guitarist side of Noel Gallagher, who has mesmerized listeners all over the world with his songwriting directly from the royal road rock and roll. First, let's take a look at an interview immediately after the release of "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" in 1995, the golden age of Oasis. What is the basis for Noel's confidence in success in an oasis that is truly "no enemy on the way"?
■ Oasis performance analysis
■Graham Coxon 1996 interview
about 『THE GREAT ESCAPE』
After the release of Blur's "The Great Escape" (1995), which contains guitar playing that makes you feel the great influence of US alternatives such as Pavement, we present an interview with Graham Coxon in 1996. It is a valuable content that talks about various musical roots as a guitarist, his own playing in this work, and the equipment used.
■ Graham Coxon 2017 interview
about "PARKLIFE" / "BLUR"
Graham Coxon has few articles about his own playing in Blur, but I found an interview where he talks about his guitar playing on "Parklife" (1994) and "Blur" (1997). We sat down with Steven Street, the legendary producer behind The Smiths and all of Blur's '90s
albums. Let's take a look at the secrets of playing and sound making on Blur's two big albums.
■ Blur performance analysis
■ Latest interview & equipment: Ride
A look back at the early days of UK rock in the 90s
Ride was a unique presence in the UK rock scene in the 90's. However, we would not be able to talk about this era without them. In April last year, he came to Japan with a reproduction live of 1st "Nowhere" (1990) and 2nd "Going Blank Again" (1992), and this time frontman Mark Gardner (vo, guitar) and guitarist Andy Interview with Bell (g). I asked him about the equipment and sound creation used in both works, which shows just how diverse the music scene was at the time. They also reflected on their musical influences from around them, including shoegaze and grunge, and their involvement with Noel and Graham.
■ GM SELECTIONS (* Not included in the electronic version)
"Champagne Supernova" oasis
"Charmless Man" Blur
■ FEATURED GUITARIST:
Eric Krasno
Souraive, who pioneered a new frontier in the jam band area with their organ trio, and Lettuce, who run at the forefront of funk with a large formation with a horn corps. While building a solid career with these two bands, Eric Krasno has shown a wide variety of activities such as solo activities, production, and guest appearances in various fields, and is now a regular Grammy nominee. This time, he started a joint project with Galactic drummer Stanton Moore, and released "Krasno Moore Project: Book of Queens", an organ trio cover of famous female vocalist songs. Krasno has not appeared in this magazine since the March 2017 issue's special feature "Attack on Jazz Funk". Last time, the main topic was about the special feature, so I took this opportunity to ask various questions from the beginning of my guitarist life to my subsequent career.
■ THE INSTRUMENTS:
The gold standard of UK sound
VOX AC30
A thorough feature on the VOX AC30, an amp loved by many musicians who created the British rock movement of the 1960s, and now reigning as a standard amp!
■ Performance planning:
Master 3-tone voicing!
This special feature is a brush-up project using compact chords, focusing on 3-note voicings! Commonly known as "small chords", this three-note voicing is a representative part of abbreviated chords, and can be used in a wide range of genres, from stylish city pop to hip-shaking neo-soul, and even jazz/fusion. Versatile item. From the introductory steps to acquire the basic know-how, to the development and application ideas that arrange it more practically, we will introduce it quickly, so please look forward to it!
■ THE AXIS' GEAR
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■ INTERVIEW & GEAR
・ Sora Kimishima & Osamu Nishida (mirror mirror mirror)
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■ Serialization
・Toshi Yajima's LONDON RHAPSODY
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・Workshop Path Gitamaga branch office
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■ NEW PRODUCTS REVIEW
GRETSCH/G5655T-QM ELECTROMATIC CENTER BLOCK JR.SINGLE-CUT QUILTED MAPLE WITH BIGSBY
D'ANGELICO/PREMIER MINI DC
RS GUITARWORKS/HOT ROD STANDARD
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