In the history of Oasis, there are countless stories of debauchery, drunkenness, missed gigs, arguments, etc. One of the most famous occurred in 1996 when the band was due to perform on MTV’s very popular Unplugged series. Instead of performing with the band, a very drunk Liam Gallagher sat in the balcony drinking and heckling the band. For whatever reason, 20+ years later Liam went to Hull to perform a set of 15 MTV Unplugged tunes, 10 of which were later released as an album.
His only live album that does not start with “Hello” and instead works in the solo number “Wall of Glass” that is pleasingly heavy on the organ. Dedicated to his daughter Molly Moorish, album highlight “Now That I’ve Found You” is a lovely ballad that gets pumped up in mood by the backing vocalists. “One of Us” gets boosted by strings on the melancholy track that declares, “act like you don’t remember/you said we’d live forever”.
Broken up between five solo and five Oasis songs, the earliest 90s classic appears with “Some Might Say” in a performance that shows the tune holds up remarkably well without the guitar bluster of the original. The most surprising selection is the inclusion of Definitely Maybe extra track “Sad Song”. The original is performed by Noel so nice to have a Liam sung version. “Stand By Me” gets a wistful run through with an abbreviated “Champagne Supernova” closing out the show. Liam is on fine vocal form throughout the 40 plus minutes on a set that contains a handful of gems.
7.5/10
The Light Appears 