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And Finally
Liam Gallagher questions colour of kettle
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 29 September 2011
Liam Gallagher has reaffirmed his dislike of Radiohead, saying he can’t see why they don’t just keep on rehashing their first hit, ‘Creep’, over and over again. That apparently works for some people.
Back in March, Gallagher told The Quietus: “I heard that fucking Radiohead record [‘The King Of Limbs’] and I just go, ‘What?!’ I like to think that what we [Beady Eye] do, we do fucking well. Them writing a song about a fucking tree? Give me a fucking break! A thousand year old tree? Go fuck yourself! You’d have thought he’d have written a song about a modern tree or one that was planted last week. You know what I mean?”
And now, in an interview in the new issue of Q, he expands on his theme, saying: “I’ve never even heard ‘OK Computer’, but anything by Radiohead doesn’t make much sense to me. Everyone’s going on about Radiohead pushing things forward, but the only thing they’re famous for really is songs like ‘Creep’ innit? They then go off-roading for the rest of their career. I just don’t get it. I mean, we’ve all written songs like ‘Creep’, y’know, them classic songs. So that’s what makes them what they are. ‘Karma Police’ is alright, but it’s The Beatles, innit?”
Yes, that’s right, Liam Gallagher just dissed someone for writing songs that sound a bit like The Beatles. And while not wishing to pick further holes in Liam’s arguments, I think some would argue that Radiohead are actually much better known for songs like ‘Karma Police’ and ‘Paranoid’ Android’ off ‘OK Computer’ than they are for ‘Creep’ these days. Certainly, it was their third album, rather than their first, that was the catalyst for them being the incredibly successful band they are today.
