Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds or Beady Eye

karaokeman

Thought I would set up this thread like the one there about Oasis and Blur.

I think the individual threads for the two acts are dead a long time now so this thread will be good too for any further discussion of NGHFB and Beady Eye.

I know most people here are going to say NGHFB.

Temaz

Noel without doubt. Superior album and Im enjoying bootlegs of his tour more than the boots I have of Beady Eye.

Hannibal

it's like comparing champagne to vinegar. I haven't listened to Beady Eye since about March yet Noel's still sounds excellent and has many classics on it. Seen him in the Olympia and in NYC and he's 10/10 live, Beady Eye are a one trick pony. Noel's album outsold the Beady Eye within 3 weeks despite the Beady Eye album having nearly an 8 month headstart says it all really

JerryHandbag

Noel by a country mile, but then everyone knew that anyway. The younger brother is pushing 40 and still acting like a child.

wonderboysam

I think most people (me included) had their mines made up before either released a track, I like beady eyes stuff but I get a vibe of them trying force a certain genre whilst noels stuff just seems natural

karaokeman

Great to see so much support for Noel.

I'll let everyone know in case there was any question, yes I also prefer Noel and did vote for him when I started this thread.

Having said that I do still enjoy the Beady Eye album and will be looking forward to their next album and tour.

Hope a lot of the voters here are going to the O2 show, I know I will:D.

Handsome Bob

Noel and the Birds by a mile, their album is brilliant with AKA What A Life and Everybody's On The Run being particular highlights for me.

I just can't get into Beady Eye, very dated sound. That could be forgivable though if their songs were any use.

HandsomeDivil

wonderboysam wrote: »

I think most people (me included) had their mines made up before either released a track, I like beady eyes stuff but I get a vibe of them trying force a certain genre whilst noels stuff just seems natural

Agree with that, a lot of Beady Eye's stuff seems to be "yeah we're men and we like drinking" etc.. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds are a lot easier on the ear.

I think both bands are a reflection of each brother's influence on Oasis.

ricero

i actually think beady eyes album is a good record a solid 7 or 8 out of 10. i find parts of noels album boring and some songs need the classic liam gallagher gnarl in some of the songs but it is still a superior album to beady eyes but not by a country mile

Oasis_Dublin

Who voted for the Beady Eyes? Some interesting stuff (Four Letter Word, Wigwam) but not consistently as good as God.

tedobrien98

1 person thinks that Liam is bigger than jesus.....

wonderboysam

wonderboysam wrote: »

I think most people (me included) had their mines made up before either released a track, I like beady eyes stuff but I get a vibe of them trying force a certain genre whilst noels stuff just seems natural

OT here but I'm unable to edit my post, just want to clarify I meant minds!! It must've been the dictionary on my itouch that chose mines -_-

karaokeman

Oasis_Dublin wrote: »

Who voted for the Beady Eyes? Some interesting stuff (Four Letter Word, Wigwam) but not consistently as good as God.

Don't look at the poll but it seems a second person has voted for Beady Eye.

Tbf I still miss Oasis while I prefer Noel's band to Liam's.

I'm guessing that however long the band are split it will determine which of the two brothers will come closest to matching Oasis' success.

Noel admittedly won't sell 70 million records again with the High Flying Birds but I know for sure Beady Eye don't have a chance.

noel did what i expected and made a very good album, Beady eye surprised me and didnt disgrace themselves. Cant wait to hear noels new one this year

Hannibal

Deleted User wrote: »

noel did what i expected and made a very good album, Beady eye surprised me and didnt disgrace themselves. Cant wait to hear noels new one this year

Freaky Teeth sounds great, the versions of IIHAG and TDOYAM sound interesting aswell. I hope he makes use of ASGOG, it's too good a song to be a bonus itunes track considering the 18min version that was recorded at the DOYS soundcheck was epic

Temaz

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' will perform new single 'If I Had A Gun…' on this week's Graham Norton Show, which will air Friday 6th January at 22:35 on BBC1 and iPlayer (UK only). Noel will also join Graham on the couch for a chat. Also set to appear on the show are Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan and actor Gerard Butler.

http://www.noelgallagher.com/#news/noel-on-uk-radio-and-tv-this-week

karaokeman

I still prefer Noel but I can't wait for Beady Eye's next album.

It will be really cool to hear them recording with Bonehead again:D.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Undoubtedly Noel of course, I hope he goes on now to have a long and prosperous solo career a la Paul Weller and not think of reforming Oasis anytime soon.

Beady Eye was better than I expected, enjoyed the album and seeing them live. But like someone else here mentioned I quickly moved on from them and haven't been back listening to the album in months.

megtyler

Noel. he has reached his songwriting maturity long ago.
Liam is just starting out.

Hannibal

megtyler wrote: »

Noel. he has reached his songwriting maturity long ago.
Liam is just starting out.

Liam first put a song out 12 years ago!! he's a long way from starting out.

Noel's album is fast approaching the sales figures of Standing on the Shoulder of Giants and Dig Out Your Soul in the UK charts at the moment, he's sold 3 times as many albums as Beady Eye already and going into arenas whereas Beady Eye are still and will be staying in theatres

megtyler

yes but he was never a main songwriter. he wasn't even expected to write. this is the first time he is taking it on as a leader of the band.

don't get me wrong. I like them both. Oasis would have never been as great as they were without Liam AND Noel.

Noel, i think, will always be the better songwriter but Liam will certainly improve.

karaokeman

Dotsey wrote: »

Beady Eye are still and will be staying in theatres

Tbf as much as I would love to see Beady Eye playing the Olympia again, I doubt it will happen on their next tour.

They are doing Oasis songs for their next tour, I reckon that will help them to sell out arenas, especially if Liam does Noel's songs he sang lead vocals on.

phurryphace

all sounds derivative of the Beatles to me

Hannibal

karaokeman wrote: »

Tbf as much as I would love to see Beady Eye playing the Olympia again, I doubt it will happen on their next tour.

They are doing Oasis songs for their next tour, I reckon that will help them to sell out arenas, especially if Liam does Noel's songs he sang lead vocals on.

I dont think Beady Eye doing an Oasis set would sell out the 14500 capacity O2 or even close to it to be honest, their limit for Ireland will only ever be theatres. Gem doing lead guitar on Supersonic, Live Forever or Champagne Supernova just doesn't have the appeal that Noel would.

Maybe if Liam sang songs that Noel sang.. that could be a niche market for him, he could start with the Importance of Being Idle.

phurryphace wrote: »

all sounds derivative of the Beatles to me

Oasis never sounded like the Beatles, only tabloid and lazy music reviewers said they did.

karaokeman

Dotsey wrote: »

Maybe if Liam sang songs that Noel sang.. that could be a niche market for him, he could start with the Importance of Being Idle.

Nah I would prefer Don't Look Back In Anger, maybe The Masterplan too, bit of Half The World Away too.

Liam is the better singer I don't know why he doesn't do any of Noel's sung songs. Sure Noel has done plenty of Liam's, Wonderwall, (Its Good) To Be Free, Live Forever, the list goes on.

Dotsey wrote: »

Oasis never sounded like the Beatles, only tabloid and lazy music reviewers said they did.

I couldn't have said it better myself:cool:

wonderboysam

Dotsey wrote: »

Oasis never sounded like the Beatles, only tabloid and lazy music reviewers said they did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgwGhPIYyZo

this aside I do agree with you :pac:

Hannibal

megtyler wrote: »

yes but he was never a main songwriter. he wasn't even expected to write. this is the first time he is taking it on as a leader of the band.

don't get me wrong. I like them both. Oasis would have never been as great as they were without Liam AND Noel.

Noel, i think, will always be the better songwriter but Liam will certainly improve.

Who said Liam was the leader of Beady Eye? In my opinion their three best songs were Four Letter Word, Millionaire and The Roller, the first written by Andy Bell and the latter by Gem

karaokeman wrote: »

Nah I would prefer Don't Look Back In Anger, maybe The Masterplan too, bit of Half The World Away too.

Liam is the better singer I don't know why he doesn't do any of Noel's sung songs. Sure Noel has done plenty of Liam's, Wonderwall, (Its Good) To Be Free, Live Forever, the list goes on.

I was joking about Liam singing TIOBI.

For me Noel is the better singer but Liam has the better voice. Noel knows how to use his range whereas Liam's aggressive singing style sees him struggle and as tours go on he seems to be singing through his nose more often plus on the Beady Eye album there's big hints of autotune being used on Liam.

Oasis_Dublin

wonderboysam wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgwGhPIYyZo

this aside I do agree with you :pac:

That was post-Beatles actually! :P

karaokeman

Oasis_Dublin wrote: »

wonderboysam wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgwGhPIYyZo

this aside I do agree with you :pac:

That was post-Beatles actually! :P

AND the two intros are NOT the same.

For Imagine its C, Cmaj7 and F.

To play DLBIA you would do C, G, Am, E7, F and G.

wonderboysam

karaokeman wrote: »

Oasis_Dublin wrote: »

wonderboysam wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgwGhPIYyZo

this aside I do agree with you :pac:

That was post-Beatles actually! :P

AND the two intros are NOT the same.

For Imagine its C, Cmaj7 and F.

To play DLBIA you would do C, G, Am, E7, F and G.

ah jesus that's nitpicking at it's finest!

rcaz

wonderboysam wrote: »

ah jesus that's nitpicking at it's finest!

If we're going to nitpick, it's E minor 7