Supersonic

The only authorized book to tell the behind-the-scenes story of the iconic band—in Liam and Noel Gallagher’s own candid, colorful words, based on thirty hours of interviews

“I know what it feels like to be in the biggest band in the world . . . even if it was only while U2 were having a cig somewhere. We still did it, and I can tell you it is f*cking hard work and we treated it with the contempt it deserved.” —Noel Gallagher
 
Oasis is one of the biggest bands the world has ever seen. After forming in Manchester in 1991, they would go on to define the sound of the 1990s and the Britpop era. (What's the Story) Morning Glory, their 1995 album, remains one of the best-selling albums of all time. To date they have sold over 78 million albums around the world. In the eighteen years that the group were together, band members came and went, but Liam and Noel Gallagher remained the notorious sibling duo at the heart of it all. 

In Supersonic, Liam and Noel Gallagher tell the story of their beginnings from dive-bar hopefuls to global superstars. The frontmen talk us through the pivotal moments in their trajectory, from the day Noel joined his brother Liam’s band, through their first crucial five years culminating at their landmark gigs performing for more than a quarter million fans at Knebworth Park in 1996.

Packed with over thirty hours of interviews with Liam, Noel, and those closest to them, this book documents in unprecedented depth and with their trademark candor and humor the story of their stratospheric rise, the early signs of their downfall, and Oasis’s indelible mark on music history.

“Supersonic is a great big roller coaster of a book: You’ll laugh, you’ll cry (but mostly the former), you’ll face-palm, and you’ll high-five. But there’s also a surprising amount of hard-won wisdom—as well as a candid portrait of the personal, social, and creative forces that made Oasis one of the biggest bands of their time.”—Michael Azerrad, author of The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana and Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981–1991

“Don’t you wanna remember those heady days of the 1990s? Now you can relive the entire era in Supersonic, the oral history of Oasis, the most dysfunctional band since the last dysfunctional band, which begs the question: Are there any functional rock and roll bands out there? Of course not! But what the hell, Supersonic is a fun reminder why you stopped drinking and taking drugs to begin with.”—Legs McNeil, coauthor of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk and director of Pusherman: Frank Lucas & the True Story of American Gangster

“Thank goodness for Supersonic, which gives Noel and Liam Gallagher the space to do what they do best: talk. Oh, the stories in this book! I swear there’s at least one laugh on every page.”—Steven Hyden, author of Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation and This Isn't Happening: Radiohead's Kid A and the Beginning of the 21st Century

“A fun, enlightening look at the band for their fans as well as a good introduction to Britpop newbies. Like the brothers themselves, it’s profane and hilarious. Are they just talking shit? Maybe, but few are better at it. Fans will find more than just cigarettes and alcohol.”—Kirkus Reviews

“The world of the Britpop mega-group seethes with offstage mayhem, electrifying music, and intense sibling rivalry in this rollicking oral history. . . . Unvarnished, high-spirited, and full of pungent Mancunian eloquence (“It was biblical, man, it felt fucking biblical. All the rest of it is a load of bollocks really”), this captivates.”—Publishers Weekly

Oasis are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. They have won seventeen NME Awards, nine Q Awards, four MTV Europe Music Awards, and six Brit Awards, including one in 2007 for Outstanding Contribution to Music and one for the Best Album of the Last 30 Years. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is the fifth best-selling album in UK chart history. They have been nominated for three Grammy Awards. Oasis has sold over 78 million records worldwide.

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