EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2004 http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,13306,00.html Oasis Cans Drummer by Josh Grossberg Oasis has lost some of its heathen chemistry. The once ubiquitous, always volatile British rock band led by battling brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher has dumped drummer Alan White. The announcement was made via a brief message to fans on the band's Website, www.oasis.com: "Alan White has been asked to leave Oasis by the other band members. There are no plans to replace Alan. The band's scheduled recording sessions remain unaffected." No reason was given for the termination. Oasis is still set to head into the studio this month to record tracks for a new album, which will be supervised by Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes, the producing masterminds behind Death in Vegas. White took over the toms for original Oasis drummer Tony McCarroll prior to the band's second release, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, which was a worldwide, multiplatinum smash in the mid-90s, spawning such hits as "Wonderwall," and "Don't Look Back in Anger," becoming the second best-selling British rock album of all time and launching the group to superstar status. (McCarroll later sued for loss of earnings and unpaid royalties; he and the band settled out of court for about $1 million.) White had since managed to perservere through the good and (mostly) bad times. 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2004 ::Dies:: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2004 Now all we need to is get rid of Liam and Noel... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2004 'Tis a shame that Liam & Noel have made the band completely about them, when it was the collective unit that first used the name 'Oasis' that made the band so big in the first place. I'll still buy their album though, I've yet to be disappointed by any of Oasis' work. UYI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2004 They haven't had a serious hit in years. While I love the first 3 albums, they're not as legendary as they pass themselves off as. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
