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  X-Press Online: Oasis - bassist Andy Bell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It seems that the world is captivated by the band's ability to be constantly caught misbehaving in public, with numerous reports of their penchant for fist fights, intoxication, drug addiction and the overall uncouth behaviour that got them banned from setting foot on a particular airline.
But bassist Andy Bell, who joined the band in 2000, says the bad boy label on him personally couldn't be further from the truth.
Bell speaks of Noel's songwriting talent in high regard, and sees him as having a principal role in the band, as ultimately, it's Noel that decides the final outcome on how a song turns out.
www.xpressmag.com.au /archives/001764.php   (802 words)

  
 Lori Bell Reviews
Bell also participated in the afternoon jam session, where her fire and commitment were just as notable.
Bell also participated in two jam sessions with trumpeter Stacy Rowles, saxophonist Ann Patterson, the rhythm sections from Maiden Voyage and Diva.
Bell's incisive flute and Satterfield's vocalizing play a deceptively intricate game of tag, and Mackay is always right there with conspiratorial wit.
www.loribellflute.com /review.htm   (913 words)

  
 The Scotsman - S2 - Signs of growth around Oasis edge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Bassist Andy Bell and guitarist Gem Archer both undertake songwriting duties.
Written by Bell, it has hippyish sentiments and jangling guitars and is delivered with a snarl by Gallagher Jr - whose inability to sing in any other way is rarely so exposed.
Bell's Keep the Dream Alive steals its distorted guitar sounds from Tomorrow Never Knows, but the tune is dull.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /s2.cfm?id=577672005   (905 words)

  
 What's New   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The as-yet-untitled LP will hit the shops on May 16 and features 12 songs written by Noel, singer Liam guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell.
In fact the only songs that sound like Oasis are Andy Bell's funnily enough.
The band are currently approving the artwork for the release, which according to Noel "looks quite bleak and northern", but are yet to decide on the first single to be lifted from the LP.
supernova191.fanspace.com /whats_new.html   (306 words)

  
 PureGrainAudio.com :: reviews :: oasis [don't believe the truth]
Andy Bell’s second songwriting contribution to the album is ‘Keep the Dream Alive’, a decent enough song that is, I think, about a mid-life crisis.
Liam is proving his worth as a contributing songwriter and becoming a catalyst as opposed to hindrance where work for the band is concerned.
Gem and Andy have secured their places as full-fledged members of Oasis; no longer can they be classified by the naysayers as ‘glorified studio musicians’.
www.puregrainaudio.com /reviews/oasis.htm   (1202 words)

  
 Oasis Releases New Album : Soul Shine Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Anything released by the Brit-pop band is always highly anticipated and this one, their sixth studio album should be no different.
Although it is still without a name, the track-listing of the record is finalized, and will feature 12 new tracks written by the Gallagher brothers, Andy Bell (bassist), and Gem Archer (guitarist).
In fact the only songs that sound like Oasis are Andy Bell's funnily enough.” The projected release date for the album is May 16th.
www.soulshine.ca /news/newsarticle.php?nid=1466   (315 words)

  
 Big Star - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Big Star was formed in 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee, by guitarist/vocalist Chris Bell, bassist Andy Hummel, drummer Jody Stephens, and guitarist/vocalist Alex Chilton.
Bell had previously worked on a couple of the songs in Big Star's early repertoire while in the groups Icewater and Rock City, whose personnel had also included Stephens, Terry Manning, Thomas Eubanks, Steve Rhea, Hummel, Vance Alexander, Richard Rosebrough, and eventually Chilton.
Bell, struggling with severe depression and disappointed by the album's lack of commercial success, left the group in 1972 to pursue a solo career.
en.wikipedia.org /?title=Big_Star   (1180 words)

  
 Oasis emerges from its desert
The appealing thing about the new album, which arrives in stores Tuesday, is that several songs, including "Turn Up the Sun" and "A Bell Will Ring," reflect the energy and optimism of those first two CDs.
"Andy (bassist Andy Bell) wrote 'Turn Up the Sun,' and Gem (rhythm guitarist Gem Archer), wrote 'Bell Will Ring.' Liam also wrote three songs, and the boy did well."
For a rock band's primary songwriter to surrender control is almost unheard of.
www.azcentral.com /ent/music/articles/0601oasis.html   (818 words)

  
 PureGrainAudio.com :: concerts :: oasis [toronto, canada]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Liam Gallagher, armed with his infamous tambourine, made no reference to his quite shaky stature, or his mild exchange with an apparent heckler calling her a “fatty” in his perfectly neat English accent.
Alongside his brother Noel, bassist Andy Bell, guitarist Gem, and drummer Zak Starkey, the band stayed with the simple rules of showmanship and restrained from any eccentricity.
The theme, it seems, was parallel to the simple yet welcoming stage, decorated with a large lighted backdrop and Christmas lights put on the speakers.
www.puregrainaudio.com /concerts/oasis.htm   (490 words)

  
 RADIOSONIC NEWS » Andy Bell: album solista - rumours
Pubblichiamo un'intervista da confermare - Pare che Andy Bell stia lavorando ad un album solista insieme a componenti dei The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, l'album potrebbe uscire a Novembre 2006.
Following Oasis’ 10-month world tour, bassist Andy Bell has began work on his first solo album.
The Welsh-born, ex-Ride and Hurricane #1 guitarist is recording the album in Sweden, where he has lived for the past 8 years with his wife, Idha.
www.radiosonic.it /public/news/pivot/entry.php?id=346   (723 words)

  
 PopMatters Music Interview | In a Different Place: Interviews with Andy Bell and Mark Gardener of Ride
When Ride's music first spread from their hometown of Oxfordshire, England to the rest of the world, it had that certain something that made some listeners instantly feel like Ride was the best band they'd ever heard.
The fact that Carnival was split into halves, with songs written by singer/guitarist Mark Gardener on Side A and songs written by singer/guitarist Andy Bell on the Side B, is often noted as an outward manifestation of inner turmoil.
Bell formed a new band, Hurricane #1, which built off of the more straightforward rock sounds of Ride's last two albums, and in 1999 became the bassist for Oasis, which he remains today.
www.popmatters.com /music/interviews/ride-030408.shtml   (2469 words)

  
 Heathen Chemistry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The album was recorded during 2001 - early 2002, and was the first studio album written and recorded with the two new members, bassist Andy Bell and rhythm guitarist Gem Archer.
Bell and Archer wrote one track each, and Liam Gallagher contributed three, thus, the album signalled the end of Noel Gallagher songs dominating Oasis albums (though Liam had contriubted "Little James" to Standing on the Shoulder of Giants).
This trend was continuted on the band's next album, Don't Believe The Truth, with Noel again only contributing just over half of the songs on the album.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heathen_Chemistry   (415 words)

  
 New Oasis CD and Tour: No More Wooly Heads or Golf Balls for Noel (NY Rock)
Sort of makes one wonder why it took Noel a good seven long years to allow one of his little brother's compositions to find its way to plastic.
The release debuts the studio arrival of guitarist Gem Archer (known simply as "Gem") and bassist Andy Bell (known simply as "Andy"), who have respectively replaced Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan.
While on the topic of drugs and drink, it's only fair to give mention to Noel's much-publicized sobriety, which has lasted now two years running.
www.nyrock.com /reviews/2000/oasis_cd.htm   (459 words)

  
 Oasis : Don't Believe the Truth - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
Surely, Noel is still the first among equals, writing the majority of the songs here and providing the musical direction that the rest follow, but his brother Liam, bassist Andy Bell, and guitarist Gem Archer are now full and equal partners, and the band is the better for it.
Where Noel struggled to fill the post-Morning Glory albums with passable album tracks (having squandered his backlog of great songs on B-sides), he's now happy to have Bell and Archer write Noel soundalikes that are sturdier than the filler he's created over the last five years.
These likeable tunes are given soul and fire by Liam, who not only reclaims his crown as the best singer in rock on this album, but comes into his own as a songwriter.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,3216885,00.html   (656 words)

  
 Sixth Oasis album due in May
In an interview Friday with BBC Radio 1's Jo Whiley, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher revealed that May 16 will be the international release date of the band's sixth studio set, its first since 2002's "Heathen Chemistry." Gallagher said the Epic album is finished and has a title, but he declined to unveil it.
The album will feature 12 songs written by all four current members - Noel,singer Liam Gallagher, bassist Andy Bell and guitarist Gem Archer.
Gallagher added that the group hasn't yet decided on an initial single.
www.azcentral.com /ent/music/articles/0108oasis08.html   (223 words)

  
 April 06, 2000: Sound, Unchecked Ego   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Bassist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and guitarist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan left Oasis while the group was prepping to record its fourth album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, both citing a desire to spend more time with their families.
I don't miss them as musicians and I don't really miss them as mates." The two were replaced after the band had finished recording, Oasis bringing in former Heavy Stereo guitarist Gem Archer and former Ride bassist Andy Bell.
All I care about is if I look over my shoulder the bass player better be doing his job.
www.lasvegasweekly.com /departments/04_06_00/sound_unchecked.html   (816 words)

  
 Rasputin Manifesto   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In other words, the band sounds the way it should.
Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, bassist Andy Bell and guitarist Gem Archer have made a straight-ahead rock album buoyed by the British pop sensibilities that Oasis first became know for some 10 years ago.
Bell wrote two of the other songs, and Gem contributed another as well as helping on “Love Like A Bomb.” - D.
www.rasputinmusic.com /manifesto_web/reviews/0305/oasis.html   (268 words)

  
 In Music We Trust - Oasis: Heathen Chemistry
It's actually one of the better songs on the album, infused with at least a modicum of enthusiasm, even if you can't remember the melody two minutes after you heard it.
Another of the non-Gallagher tracks, "A Quick Peep," is written by bassist Andy Bell (who appears in the CD booklet in dire need of a shave).
My interest was piqued when I saw this in the credits, because a decade or so back Andy Bell was a singer, songwriter and guitarist in one of the great "shoegazing" groups, Ride, and capable of writing some pretty excellent tunes.
www.inmusicwetrust.com /articles/51r29.html   (848 words)

  
 NME.COM - News - OASIS PLAN GARDEN PARTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The band's as-yet-untitled LP will hit the shops on May 16 and features 12 songs written by Noel, singer Liam guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell.
Noel Gallagher said: "The finished album is my favourite one of the last four.
Oasis will head out on a UK stadium tour in the summer, having sold over 330,000 tickets for the dates.
www.nme.com /news/111297.htm   (317 words)

  
 MTVe.COM | Oasis To Release Sixth Album In May   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher has revealed that the band's sixth album is to be released on 16 May. Billboard reports that in an interview on BBC Radio 1 on Friday, Gallagher said that the album was finished but declined to reveal the record's title.
The album features 12 songs written by Noel, brother Liam, bassist Andy Bell and guitarist Gem Archer, with "The Importance of Being Idle", "Guess God Thinks I'm Able" and "Part of the Queue" among the tracks set to feature.
When talking about the new album, Noel said it is the band's best since their early work.
www.mtve.com /article.php?ArticleId=5302   (224 words)

  
 hip online: news: Oasis
Not only had he survived numerous rows between Noel and Liam, leading both to walk out mid-tour on separate occasions, he kept his gig behind the drum kit when the Gallaghers cleaned house in 1998, replacing guitarists Paul McGuigan and Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs with Gem Archer and Andy Bell.
Months after releasing 2002's commercially underwhelming Heathen Chemistry, Noel Gallagher, keyboardist Jay Darlington and bassist Andy Bell suffered minor injuries in a car crash.
Later that year, White, Liam Gallagher and members of the Oasis crew got into a brawl at a Munich nightclub that resulted in all of their arrests and Liam losing some teeth, forcing the cancellation of several dates.
www.hiponline.com /artist/music/o/oasis/012104.html   (326 words)

  
 AxeMojo.com - Legends of Rock - Bassist Andy Bell or Erasure
He auditioned with the song Who Needs Love Like That and on the spot, the duo of Erasure was formed and that song actually became their debut single.
In 1988, they had two hits with "Chains of Love" and "A Little Respect." More albums would follow and in 2005, Bell announced that he was HIV-positive since 1998.
In that same year, Erasure released another album and Bell released his first solo effort.
www.axemojo.com /bassists/andy_bell.html   (222 words)

  
 Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Two of the members of Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, bassist Andy Bell and keyboard player Jay Darlington were involved in a car collision in the states.
The band were over touring at Indianapolis, when their Taxi was involved in a head on collision.
During the gig the band payed tribute to The Who's bassist, and also did a cover version of The Who's My Genration.
www.oasisinet.50megs.com   (301 words)

  
 UGO.com Music - UGO's 2005 Summer Concert Guide
Every non-Gallagher member of the band has been replaced in recent years.
Bassist Andy Bell (ex-Ride) and guitarist Gem Archer (ex-Heavy Stereo) joined in 2000, while drummer Zak Starkey (son of Ringo Starr and veteran of touring incarnations of The Who) is the newest recruit.
The set includes seven new songs, but it's the hits that everyone's after - "Morning Glory," "Live Forever" and the once-ubiquitous "Wonderwall" all receive an appropriately massive treatment.
www.ugo.com /channels/music/features/summerconcerts/oasisjet/review.asp   (518 words)

  
 Ticket To Ride :: View topic - Andy's solo album...
I just spoke with Andy as I figured he might want something semi-official posted out to the Ride mailing list.
It's a bit of a strange one as enough of the story is believable to give it real credibility but I still can't see what anyone would gain from spinning such a yarn.
However I can report that Andy is really enjoy putting his feet up and relaxing at the moment!
www.ticket2ride.it /phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=720   (1339 words)

  
 Oasis - PopMatters Concert Review
In 2001, on the "Brotherly Love Tour" with the Black Crowes, their show clocked in at just less than 45 minutes.
In 2002, a sold-out show at the Tower Theater was cancelled a few days prior, after singer/songwriter Noel Gallagher and bassist Andy Bell were involved in a car accident.
For the band, there's the succession of critical disasters, beginning with the underrated but overproduced Be Here Now in 1997 and tepid reactions to each release since.
www.popmatters.com /music/concerts/o/oasis-050625.shtml   (833 words)

  
 Record Review (Detroit Metro Times)
Back to the task at hand: a review of the new Oasis record, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants – a tweaked little title that implies the kind of ego-humility the bros. Gallagher and their newfound compatriots, rhythm guitarist Gem and bassist Andy Bell (late of Ride), express on the grooves herein.
Oasis, a band most postmodern, acquits itself of the hangover left by its last flaccid outing, Be Here Now, by letting in all of the Primal Scream, Chemical Brothers, Sex Pistols, Stone Roses, Doors, Stones, Bowie, T. Rex hooligans who have always lurked around the edges of the band’s music.
And the bros. let the groove, sampladelia, thudding rhythm and hubris carry the day (along with an elevated musicianship that can only be blamed on the addition of Bell and Gem and maturity and, oh dear, sobriety).
www.metrotimes.com /20/22/Reviews/musDudes.html   (355 words)

  
 Modfather's Forum - A Bravenet.com Forum
Jun 6, 06 - 6:13 PM Andy Bell Solo
SV Music Magazine: Andy, at what point did you decide that it was time for a solo album?
AB: Well, we (Oasis) just finished a 10-month world tour at the end of March, and Noel (Gallagher) made it quite clear that he had no further plans for the band in 2006.
pub15.bravenet.com /forum/1223845827/show/561029   (716 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Liam Gallagher can turn blandishments such as “Let love be your guide” into a threat, singing with a sneer that makes you think it’s a choice between love or a broken nose.
The odd chord shifts and sweet melodies of Liam’s own three compositions confirm his growing abilities as a songwriter (albeit with an overriding Lennon obsession), while bassist Andy Bell and guitarist Gem Archer fill the album out with uplifting melodic rockers.
What is missing are the kind of generation-defining songs that made Oasis the essential band of their era.
www.telegraphindia.com /1050516/asp/calcutta/story_4736027.asp   (932 words)

  
 oasis fanatic - band - noel gallagher biography
Liam Gallagher Noel Gallagher Gem Archer Andy Bell Alan White
Heathen Chemistry included a further 3 tracks by Liam (including Songbird, which was released as a single), one by guitarist Gem Archer and one by bassist Andy Bell.
Don't Believe the Truth featured a further 3 tracks by Liam, one from Archer and two from Bell.
www.oasisfanatic.com /band/bio_noel.php   (2076 words)

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