The Beatles were one of the most influential bands of all time, especially to the English rock stars that followed in their footsteps. During the Britpop explosion in the 1990s, it was clear that more than a few bands were inspired by the Fab Four. And despite sounding distinctly different from their predecessors, Oasis was very clearly influenced by The Beatles. They were always, surprisingly, very open to celebrating the fact that The Beatles inspired them in a big way.
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There are some pretty obvious comparisons that one could draw. At the very least, both bands became famous in a whirlwind of attention. They both had a pretty outspoken frontman. And, sadly, both bands broke up on less-than-stellar terms.
Noel Gallagher is a man one could compare to Paul McCartney in a way. He has been particularly forthright about his love for The Beatles. Back in 2009, he even told the Liverpool Echo which of the Fab Four’s albums was his favorite. And we’re not too surprised by his answer. The man’s got taste, after all.
Noel Gallagher Once Said That ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ Was His Favorite Beatles Album
Noel Gallagher picked The Beatles’ famed Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album from 1967 as his personal favorite. And the connection between himself and the record is quite sweet.
“[It is] special for me because I was born on May 29, and it [‘Sgt. Pepper’] came out on the June 1,” Gallagher said in the interview. “So when I was being born in St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, it was being played on hospital radio.”
Gallagher went even further to say that the album has become more special to him as the years go by.
“[…] The songs are not rocking or having it, it’s very floaty and dreamy, I think the older you get the more you appreciate it,” he said. “And it still contains some of the greatest Beatles songs like ‘A Day in the Life,’ and ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.’ You can only be of your time. The Beatles were of their time, you can’t compare a band from today with one from the 1960s.”
He went on to say that music “doesn’t mean as much today” as it did in the 1960s, which is why “there will never be another Beatles.” We’re inclined to agree with him on that one.
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