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Oasis Tames Its Heathen Image 13/07/2002 09:38 AM Dean Goodman Advancing age and newfound domesticity can soothe even the most savage rock stars. Take Oasis, the British band headed by alleged bad-boy siblings Noel and Liam Gallagher. Instead of getting drunk every night -- and reading a version of events in the London tabloids the next day -- its members are now more discreet. "When you get into your 30s, like we are, you pick and choose your days to have a bender," said band leader Noel, 35, the group's guitarist and principal songwriter. With language that would make Ozzy Osbourne wince, he complained in a recent interview with Reuters that his "body just cannot ... handle it anymore," that "the hangovers become real ... trials," and that "to get to the evening where you can finally go to bed, it's just a ... nightmare." The liquor companies need not despair: on a debauchery scale of one to 10, he still rates the band a rabble-rousing six or seven. But the time when Oasis received a lifetime ban from Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific in 1997 for abusive behavior seems like a fond memory. So, too, do the filial fisticuffs that punctuated the brothers' reign as kings of the British rock scene in the 1990s. Divorced from their wives since their last studio album came out in 2000, the Gallaghers have found true love with each other and with new girlfriends as their latest release, "Heathen Chemistry" (Creation/Epic), hit the stores earlier this month. It's a tricky time for the band. After selling 29 million albums worldwide, Oasis' star has dimmed. Its last studio release, "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants," was panned, and a subsequent live album was barely noticed. In America, where the masses have proved more resistant to the band's laddish charms, Oasis peaked with its second release, 1995's "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" which sold 3.5 million copies. |
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