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Oasis ‘Supersonic’

Oasis

SONG TITLE: SUPERSONIC : RELEASED: APRIL 1994 LABEL: CREATION GENRE:

PERSONNEL: () (GTR+VOX) PAUL ‘BONEHEAD’ ARTHURS (GTR) PAUL ‘GUIGSY’ MCGUIGAN (BASS) TONY MCCARROLL (DRUMS)

UK CHART PEAK: 31 US CHART PEAK: N/A

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‘Supersonic’ was Oasis’s first foray into the charts Tony McCarroll is, in many ways, the Pete Best of in April 1994 right at the dawn of Britpop. It was a Oasis. Once the band gained its record contract with bold opening statement, full of controlled swagger Creation the Gallagher brothers quickly asserted and a determination that the band were going to their dominance and it seemed clear that Noel in be themselves and quite literally ‘supersonic’. This particular did not view the drummer very fondly. His is not complicated music: Tony McCarroll’s almost last hurrah was ‘’ and then he was unwavering drums and Paul McGuigan’s bass propel gone. He later tried to sue Oasis with the same lawyer the song relentlessly forward. And has there ever who had acted for Pete Best in his dealings with The been a northern drawl on record quite like Liam’s? Beatles, before settling out of court.

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The Gallagher brothers hail from Burnage in south The first two Oasis , Definitely Maybe and Oasis, initially called Rain, was very (2004) and (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) much Liam’s outfit prior to brother Noel joining. are essential listening for anyone who wants to The formula of Noel’s compact songwriting, Liam’s understand what was going on musically in the UK rockstar leer and hard hitting production values between 1993 and 1998. 1997’s Be Here Now sold in quickly became the signature sound of the mid 1990s. huge quantities but was deemed a disappointment Noel’s musical influences were and Burt after the hype had died down. More recent outings Bacharach but his songs also had something of the such as Don’t Believe the Truth (2005) revived their early 1970s about them (significantly they released flagging reputation and became their best selling a cover of Slade’s ‘Cum on Feel the Noize’). The record for a decade. dynamic of the band is fuelled by the Gallaghers’ intense sibling rivalry to the point when it can sometimes seriously get in the way of the music. Hot Rock Drums Grade 1 Rock Drums Grade Hot 21 22 Hot Rock Drums Grade 1 Supersonic 17 13 9 5 ã ã ã ã 5 A 5 y 5 y 5 y A A A A ã 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A q 4 4 = 102 A A A A 5 A A A A 5 5 5 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A A A A A A 5 5 A 5 A 5 Used by permission of Music International Limited. Sales Rights All Reserved. Copyright Secured. A A A A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A A A A A © Copyright 1994Oasis Music/Creation Songs Limited. HR_Drums_G1_Ssonic_Ex_v02.musx 5 5 5 A A A A 5 Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Limited. 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A A 5 A A A 5 5 A 5 A A A 5 A A A A :page 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A A A A 1 A 5 5 5 A A A A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A A A A A 5 5 A 5 5 A A Words and Music by Noel Gallagher A A A A 5 A 5 A 5 A 5 A A A A A 5 5 5 A A A 5 A A 5 A 5 A A A 5 A 5 A A 5 5 Oasis 5 A 5 A A 5 A Muse ‘Time Is Running Out’

Muse

SONG TITLE: TIME IS RUNNING OUT ALBUM: ABSOLUTION RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 2003 LABEL: EAST/WEST GENRE:

PERSONNEL: (GTR+VOX) (BASS) (DRUMS)

UK CHART PEAK: 10 US CHART PEAK: 9 ON MODERN ROCK CHART

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‘Time is Running Out’ is a significant record in Like U2, Muse was founded by the drummer. the chart history of Muse, a three piece from South Matt Bellamy joined Dominic Howard at school . This was the first single from their album and they later persuaded Chris Wolstenhome, Absolution which entered the UK album chart at another drummer, to play bass in the fledgling outfit. number 1. ‘Time is Running Out’ broke top 10 in Dominic is left handed and lists his influences as the UK, the first Muse single to do so. It was also Buddy Rich, Stewart Copeland and Dave Grohl. their breakthrough single in America. The theme of the album and this record is the impending end of the world. RECOMMENDED LISTENING

Other than the albums cited above, Dominic can be THE BIGGER PICTURE heard playing on Black Holes and Revelations (2006), the live CD set HAARP (2008), The Resistance (2009) Muse was formed by three school friends at and the 2012 release . Community College, Devon, in the late 1990s. Unlike many of their contemporaries, they attracted their first interest from America and signed to Maverick (Madonna’s label) in 1999. They released two studio albums (Showbiz 2000 and 2001) and a live CD (Hullabaloo 2002) before signing to Warner Brothers the following year. Absolution was the first fruit of this partnership and consolidated their success in the UK while confirming their status in the US. Muse have won many awards for their music and are reckoned to be one of the best live bands on the circuit. Hot Rock Drums Grade 1 Rock Drums Grade Hot 29 30 Hot Rock Drums Grade 1 Time Is Running Out 13 9 5 ã ã ã 5 y 5 y 5 y y y y ã 5 y 5 y 5 y q 4 4 = 119 y y y Œ 5 y 5 y 5 y y y y y 5 y 5 y 5 y Œ y y y y 5 5 5 y y y Used by permission of Music International Limited. Sales Rights All Reserved. Copyright Secured. y y y 5 y 5 y 5 y Œ y y y HR_Drums_G1_TimeIRO_Ex_v02.musx :page 5 y 5 y 5 y y © Copyright 2003Taste Music Limited. 5 y y y 5 Œ 5 y 5 y y Words and Music by Matthew Bellamy, Wolstenholme Chris and Dominic Howard y y 5 y y 5 5 5 y y y y y y Œ 5 y 5 y 5 y y y y 1 y 5 5 y y 5 y 5 y 5 y y Œ 5 y 5 y 5 y y y y y 5 5 5 y y y Œ y y y 5 y 5 y 5 y y y y y 5 y 5 y 5 y Œ y y y ‰ 5 y 5 y 5 y Muse A A A A j