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Oasis
- The Truth - My Life as Oasis's Drummer
- Narrated by: Stephen Ballantyne
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
In 1991, five wannabe Mancunian musicians came together and cracked the spark that ignited the explosion which became Oasis. The band went from obscurity to a global phenomenon in the space of a year, achieving world-wide recognition and selling over 70 million records. What started out as five young lads with a common dream of becoming rock stars eventually disintegrated into in-fighting, clashes of egos, and financial disputes. In 1995, following the release of Definitely Maybe - the fastest-selling debut of all time - things came to a head and drummer Tony McCarroll left the band.
In this candid and hilarious book, Tony tells one of the most in-depth rock 'n' roll stories of modern times. He reveals the truth about the early years before the band was even formed; he tells of the drinking and drug consumption. Plus, he talks of his much-publicized rift with Noel Gallagher. Tony's recollections include stories involving David Beckham, Prince, Eric Cantona and John McEnroe.
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- tonyboardy
- 07-01-17
Interesting book
An enjoyable book with lots of detail but awful pronunciation of northern sayings by the narrator.
Examples of this are frequent use of words like 'mither' (a north west England saying meaning to be agitated or bothered by someone or something) pronounced by the narrator as 'mi-ther' and 'Mancunian' pronounced 'man-coonian' as well as other sayings and words that just got on my nerves (I am born and bred in Manchester so probably noticed these irritating sics more than someone listening from elsewhere in the U.K.)
Tony Mc seemed full of bitterness towards NG and Guiggs but I can imagine the hate was fully deserved as NG does come across as a short a**ed hitler with a sack of potatoes on his shoulders, I can only imagine how much of a controlling dictator he is in real life and there was something about PG that I never really liked with his personality, I can see him being a bit of a snide (Northerners will know what snide means!) to gain credit with 'the little chief' he just came across as a bit of a snake
Good luck to TM he was shafted by all accounts and I hope that by putting his resentment and anger down on paper and his side of the story across it will be cathartic for him.
Tony Boardman January 2017
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- screamadelic
- 16-01-15
great insight
brilliant book with some really funny stories. would highly recommend this to any oasis fan
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- Jack
- 29-09-16
Insightful
An insightful look into the lives of the band.
Funny, sad and entertaining.
However, it did somewhat ruin Noel Gallagher for me..
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- Dave W
- 24-02-21
Great listening
Great to listen to, would be better if they'd got someone actually from Manchester to narrate as they'd know how to pronounce "mither" (my - thur)
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- GP
- 14-10-20
Great insight
An interesting take on life in Oasis spoilt only by the narrator's pronunciation of MIthet, MAncunion and Lowry. Oh and his accents weren't up to much either. Great memories and well written.
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- Chris Redgrave
- 23-01-24
Very Informative
Interesting topic and a great way to spend 5 hours. I would recommend any Oasis fan to listen to this book.
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- Garthy
- 10-11-23
Cracking listen. Tony is a legend
Brilliantly written and gave a great insight into the behind the scenes early Oasis. Regardless of your affiliation, you have to admit Tony was a key part of the beginnings of Oasis and should have been given far more credit and respect than he was. 🤘🏻
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- Mark Doran
- 04-05-23
Loved it, great insight!
Great book, very descriptive. Amazing insight to Oasis and to life in a Rock n Roll band.
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- Charlie C.
- 19-04-23
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Really interesting, funny, believable book. I wish Tony McCarroll well. Peace and love. Bless.
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- Steven Gammon
- 05-03-23
A Perfect book
Luckily, being of an age where Oasis mean the world. A truthful insight is what every real fan wants. Tony, you’re example to all. Kicked to the fall, yet comes up looking like the champion. Great stories. Funny, sad, down right awful, but in my humble opinion, Truthful. Great read, from a great bloke and drummer. 5 stars
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