Great guy. You don't need to be an amazing drummer to have a successful music career. He played basic drum beats but will go down in history as the original drummer of one of the greatest bands of all time
I agree, love his drumming on Bring It On Down. Love that song in general. Maybe he wasn't a highly skilled drummer but he certainly did the job on Bring...
I played the drums for 30 years ( now retired ), and for what it's worth, Tony did a great job on the 1st album. Not a technical drummer for sure, but that was not required. His ability to play in time has been questioned, I disagree . His built in metronome was excellent. As you say Sam, he suited the album ... perfectly... All the best to you.
@@halcyon289 Exactly..he done exactly as a drummer in a band in thst type always does,play along with the bass and keep time!😁..i dont think he would've been able for morning glory it all got a little bit more 'technical' . Respect✊
Tony McCarroll is a really big part of why Definately Maybe is such a unique sounding album. I also love his energy in the early live gigs, especially doing Headshrinker, Bring it on down, Supersonic etc. I don't buy that he couldn't have done the second album.
ycanionlyevafind1sok He couldn’t have played on morning glory, It wouldn’t have sounded the same. Alan is a very creative drummer songs like wonderwall are proof of that.
Spencer Gregory It's all cos of that goddamn collapse drum fill at the end of "Don't look back in anger" Tony just wouldn't get right and Noel thought "That's it I'm replacing the guy" and being lucky he'd then get famous Steve White's brother Alan. But Tony's still - if not techically better -much more fittin' to Oasis then the ones came after Alan. It's Alan who was too good to be replaced. The other guys had their abilities but they just didn't become part of Oasis.
Mecha Anim they’re just so entertaining, like yeah they were dick but for the most part everything they’d say was the brutal truth, although they did exaggerate the “biggest band in the world” statements. But their personalities and the fact that have have so many great songs in their prime is why so many people love them
@Hugh Jones Yep. That was my point. Maybe I didn't make it clear enough. So many talented people are assholes but we judge their talent by it's self. We don't say "Michael Angelo was a moody prick so that makes him a worse artist." we just know he was a great, genius level artist. If someone said what's he like to have a cuppa tea with then we can say "A fucking moody twat, tbh, Da Vinci was far better company" We are judging these crafts men by their craft not their personality
He was the drummer on the best album they ever made. I always thought him being kicked out of the band was more a personal thing, rather than his playing.
Tony wasn't the Pete Best of Oasis, he got to play on a massive album, a number one single, the Sheffield Arena, Top of the Pops, and Glastonbury. Chris Hutton is the bloke who really missed the bus
His book is one of the best music biographies I've ever read, and I've read a fair few. Highly recommended if you're a fan, or even if (like me) you only have a passing interest in Oasis.
Tony McCarroll always looked like he was feeling the music and really into it, I really thought he was a great part of the visual aspect of the band also. He just looked like he was always driving the music along in a cool way. I was really disappointed when he was replaced. I would love to see him playing in Liam's band, the guy is quite reserved and genuine it would seem. Very best wishes to you Tony, I really enjoyed watching Oasis with you on the drums. You were cool without ever trying to be.
Although he wasn't better than whitey, when he says he wasn't the weakest member he is right. It was Guigs by a long shot. He didn't even play his parts in the studio.
Definitely Maybe wouldn't sound the same with another drummer. Tony did a good job on that. He can always say that he contributed to a classic album. Fair play to him,
Tony McCarroll was the drummer in the best Oasis album. Actually, the band never again had such a powerful backbeat as they did in that album. Granted, he probably couldn't have played on Wonderwall or Don't Look back in anger, but the drumming on Definitely Maybe is magnificent. Listen to Live Forever. Amazing tone, amazing groove.
Disagree about Don't Look Back In Anger. I really can't imagine Tony nailing the entry and fills for a start which need some room to breathe. Listen to his entries into Up In The Sky, Slide Away. Pretty clumsy. Once he gets into the straight ahead rock songs he's great but his bits around the edges are pretty bad. I'd also say that What's The Story in general benefitted from Alan's touch for the lighter more Beatlesy whimsical sound on She's Electric, Cast No Shadow etc. but I agree that I miss Tony on later songs that needed his energy and where Alan made them drag.
Tony could have played on Don't Look Back in Anger, only so much simpler fills. Tony didn't play ghost notes, it was all sheer volume, no subtleties. Alan was all subtleties, ghost notes, and increasingly complex fills, which had its place on Morning Glory. Technically Alan was much better, but Tony was perfect for Definitely Maybe. I agree that She's Electric, Cast No Shadow, and even Champagne Supernova required more Alan's skills. Even rock numbers such as Hello benefit a lot from his fills.
Has anybody noticed that Sky TV has Live by the sea concert ready to watch. That’s because it is there best work. Who is on the drums!! Tony Mccarroll The drumming was spot on!! Thanks Tony for being apart of it. We were all robbed when Noel replaced you with someone far too rehearsed that didn’t have your RAW BEAT that made me start listening to the band in the first place. What a Crying shame for us all!
Anyone who says Noel made a bad move replacing Tony is a little mistaken. Tony wasn't technical enough to drum on 'Bring it down' he struggled with it, but did it in the end. There is no way he could have drummed on WTSMG especially songs like Wonderwall (harder to drum than you think with the rhythm and a fancy part in a couple places). He would have then be unable to drum on the big stages like Knebworth. Oasis needed to get in Alan White, but in doing so they lost that spark that Tony brought with his drumming (that made them the 5 lads that they were). The changes needed to be made, but ultimately the band was done by 97' as a World beater anyway. Respect to Tony Mac, he can drum in my band anyday!
@Mister Sifter both. They needed a technical drummer for the records and studio and live they lost that spark and rawness in some ways. Fairly easy to explain tbh
Great drummer and seems like a really good fella. It'd be great to see him, Liam, and Bonehead, plus Guigsy if he's still sane, re-unite and play. Plenty of Liam's songs show theres heaps of potential there.
Ringo Starr has never been a fantastic technical drummer. Neither was Nick Mason. But their styles were perfect for the music of The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Both had tremendous feel for the right sound for the song. Same with Tony in the early days of Oasis, he was vital to the sound and drummed on what most people consider their best album. Can't knock him for that, and Noel is out of order for doing so in the past.
safeeuropeanhome I don't understand how Tony has the nerve to call Liam, someone who has tons and tons of physical fights with paparazzi's, been arrested on several occasions and got banned from an airline called Cathay Pacific FOR LIFE, a GOOD guy and Noel, someone who has NEVER been arrested, or attacked anyone physically, or been banned from airlines for life, a BAD guy.
Anyone who says he wasnt the best drummer in the world should remember that no one in oasis would even make it as a session musician. They are all piss poor as musicians, especially mcuigan. But they had enough about them to make 3 beautiful albums. After tony left it just wasnt the same live.
Noel is a brilliant musician and he probably would’ve worked with music in some way even if oasis hadn’t happened. Bonehead is a capable musician with the right people around him.
hey ronnie, i dont disagree with you but, noel and even other members of O have said several times that they knew they werent good musicians (ng has said several times they sucked, albeit jokingly). my reading of that is they didnt need to be - they just had to be good oasis musicians. they didnt need to be the best musicians, they needed to be the best band - and they were imo. mccarroll got booted because he wasnt a good oasis member. and whitey was (my opinion) more suited for them. i cant speak to their live show because i never got to see them live. actually my last chance to have seen them was at Vfest in toronto (with paul weller), i honestly couldnt afford tickets to that it was really pricey, oasis and weller were the only ones i was interested in seeing. Id already seen Weller about 6 times. i wish id swallowed the price and just gone. that was the show noel got attacked on stage and they broke soon after. good comment otherwise ronnie
Tony was perfect for Definitely Maybe. Alan was great up until he left. I think they made some good tunes after SOTSOG, but from that DM to that one, they were one of the best bands ever. As a very late fan that's watched every video you can find on here, listened to their albums heavily, and saw Supersonic, I think the band was the best from 94-00. Absolutely mega.
really looking forward to reading this. for some reason... i LOVE how his drumming sounds on definitely maybe. i like that he doesn't overplay. it sounds more tasteful that way imo.
Now after watching this vid and for the first time hearing his side of story and reading comments such as last one by Ricardo Colmenares, I have found respect for this Oasis drummer.
I just finished reading the book and i thought it was great. If you call yourself an oasis fan, then you should definitely read it. Especially if you are interested in reading about how the band got started and what really happened off the stage.
He had his own style. The best track in my opinion remains Cloudburst. He has some great style on this one. Definitely is the most authentic album of Oasis. I loved Alan White, but damn, Tony was the one, he had a smoothy style that really used to fit Oasis's style.
I really never understood why people give Tony so much shit. It was fine for what they were playing, its not like they needed Buddy Rich style fills in Supersonic.
Interviewer: what did you bring to the band that Tony McCarroll didn’t? Alan White: Time keeping. Say all you want about Tony being on Oasis’ best album and not needing technical chops (all true), but if a drummer can’t keep time they are useless.
So similar to what happened to Scott Raynor of Blink-182. They don't want the drummer to be too big of a part of the band. They never want the drummer to be a big deal.
alan white was a really impressive drummer and i like him too, but i LOVE the vibe of def maybe and tony's drumming was a HUGE part of it. you can actually SING his drum intros to live forever and supersonic... how many drummers can say that??!!
i can highly recommend his book! of course you can't say for sure if everything happened the way he describes it but as many others said before: it really changes your opinion on liam and noel
Rock = Primal energy! Bar non, tony was McGee ‘s favourite drummer think of him as a soul brother to Meg White, That original combination had the lightning in the jar aspect that they never got back! Chemistry is the key and they all walked together in a row no man ahead no man behind.
I agree, as a musician, it's not always technical ability (saying that, Alan White was nowhere near as talented as other drummers of the era, like Sean Moore) but suitability - Ringo wasn't that good but he suited The Beatles. Noel wasn't much of a guitarist either, and wouldn't have got anywhere near any other top bands. It's true what Bonehead says: Liam's voice 'was' Oasis
Confused by the controversy !!! ... The track "LIVE FOREVER" is near perfection !!!.... (including the drumming) !!! ... First time listening ..... blasting through cheap speakers in an ERF lorry on Radio 1 ... Even back in the 70's the studios would listen through a small transistor radio before pressing !!! ... I didn't hear the track - THE TRACK HEARD ME
While McCarroll may not be the most badass drummer there ever was, he was great for that Oasis sound. And never as hopeless on the drums as Alan White was xD He does seem a solid bloke. Would love to read this book!
Oasis don’t have a sound, It all depends on what kind of song Noel was writing at the time. Listen to DM, It’s a bit punky sounding, Then listen to SOTSOG that’s more dancy cause Noel was using drum loops on quite a few of the tracks. Every album sounds different.
Hes a cool lad, well spoken, pretty level headed. Hes aging well, doesnt look burned out or on the piss. Happy for him. I wonder what Guigsy up to these days?
I wonder if he got drumming lessons or why he didn't think to get drumming lessons . If you can't do something it's best to learn and keep practicing to improve your self. Don't Let people get you down.
Met Tony at a meet and greet in Halifax. A genuinly top bloke. Talked about sticking up to Noel... Tony said it was meat and potatoes what he did, nothing complex. Enough space for everyone to play, no fancy rolls
LOVE this guy. Listen to Bring It On Down, Live Forever and Supersonic and tell me he was a shit drummer. I love Oasis with a passion and Noel is undoubtedly a very talented songwriter and musician, he's also a narcissistic prick, extremely difficult to work with if you're not kissing his arse. Alan White is am amazing drummer and worthy replacement but in my mind, Mcarrol wasn't the weakest link in the DM days, Guigsy was.
I agree mate tony stood up at noel they all kissed Noel's ass because they knew of they didn't they were sacked apart from Liam who didn't give a stuff tong drumming is fine he could have played the albums noel just didn't like him simple guigsy was a snake the weakest one
Tony McCarroll was a powerful live drummer, he really did a great job and without him Definitely Maybe wouldn't be as great. Live Forever man
SaHressi
Well said totally
A powerful drummer is Bonham, Peart, Moon, Grohl, Oasis fans have no freaking clue about music.
@@scottiedog4236 Hahahaha.
@@telephonic Some people ain’t got a clue about football either. Twat.
@@telephonic and Grohl loves oasis
Great guy. You don't need to be an amazing drummer to have a successful music career. He played basic drum beats but will go down in history as the original drummer of one of the greatest bands of all time
You can tell this man is hurt by missing out..I appreciate you tony
He should get drunk with PETE BEST!
I liked his drumming. I thought he suited the first album perfectly.
I agree, love his drumming on Bring It On Down. Love that song in general.
Maybe he wasn't a highly skilled drummer but he certainly did the job on Bring...
I played the drums for 30 years ( now retired ), and for what it's worth, Tony did a great job on the 1st album. Not a technical drummer for sure, but that was not required. His ability to play in time has been questioned, I disagree . His built in metronome was excellent.
As you say Sam, he suited the album ... perfectly...
All the best to you.
@@halcyon289 Exactly..he done exactly as a drummer in a band in thst type always does,play along with the bass and keep time!😁..i dont think he would've been able for morning glory it all got a little bit more 'technical' . Respect✊
@@damotheman4196 Agreed Damo.
@@DayDay1991 Nope..fraid not bud. Happy new year though.
Tony's drumming was fantastic. He had style that was unique and fit those early songs perfectly.
Tony McCarroll is a really big part of why Definately Maybe is such a unique sounding album. I also love his energy in the early live gigs, especially doing Headshrinker, Bring it on down, Supersonic etc. I don't buy that he couldn't have done the second album.
ycanionlyevafind1sok He couldn’t have played on morning glory, It wouldn’t have sounded the same. Alan is a very creative drummer songs like wonderwall are proof of that.
Tony was on "Some Might Say", not Alan.
@@happyears21694 That was the first No1 I think ? my favourite track still gets me goosebumps
Fact is, he played drums in Oasis best album, and fact is, Oasis had lots of drummers, so that makes me think Tony wasn't the problem.
Spencer Gregory
It's all cos of that goddamn collapse drum fill at the end of "Don't look back in anger" Tony just wouldn't get right and Noel thought "That's it I'm replacing the guy" and being lucky he'd then get famous Steve White's brother Alan.
But Tony's still - if not techically better -much more fittin' to Oasis then the ones came after Alan.
It's Alan who was too good to be replaced.
The other guys had their abilities but they just didn't become part of Oasis.
Agreed
+Brandon Warbis-Sandford and chris sharrock
The greatest drummer for Oasis.
He was bullied out
he seems like a good guy , I love oasis but they were freakin mean to the guy
It was Noel who acted dick to Tony.
+Mecha Anim - Do you know that they say Mozart was an asshole?
Mecha Anim they’re just so entertaining, like yeah they were dick but for the most part everything they’d say was the brutal truth, although they did exaggerate the “biggest band in the world” statements. But their personalities and the fact that have have so many great songs in their prime is why so many people love them
No, Noel was. Bloke was and still is absolutely narcissistic. If you're not kissing his arse you're not getting far
@Hugh Jones Yep. That was my point. Maybe I didn't make it clear enough.
So many talented people are assholes but we judge their talent by it's self. We don't say "Michael Angelo was a moody prick so that makes him a worse artist." we just know he was a great, genius level artist. If someone said what's he like to have a cuppa tea with then we can say "A fucking moody twat, tbh, Da Vinci was far better company"
We are judging these crafts men by their craft not their personality
Seems like a genuinely nice geezer. Gonna get the book in time for DM's anniversary.
That book was a great read!
He cared about his daughter and his girlfriend trying to make them live when others were acting like wild dogs
Too nice,that's what made him get bullied by them,and didn't really have the right of stage personor to match the energy of the rest of the band.
He was the drummer on the best album they ever made. I always thought him being kicked out of the band was more a personal thing, rather than his playing.
He was was an amazing drummer, he really helped make Definitely Maybe to be the masterpiece it was
He wasn’t amazing, he just fitted definitely maybe.
Well he's on the album a McGuigan isn't so he can't be that bad
Live Forever, Supersonic and Bring it on Down.
That's all i have to say.
Tony wasn't the Pete Best of Oasis, he got to play on a massive album, a number one single, the Sheffield Arena, Top of the Pops, and Glastonbury. Chris Hutton is the bloke who really missed the bus
His book is one of the best music biographies I've ever read, and I've read a fair few. Highly recommended if you're a fan, or even if (like me) you only have a passing interest in Oasis.
Tony McCarroll always looked like he was feeling the music and really into it, I really thought he was a great part of the visual aspect of the band also. He just looked like he was always driving the music along in a cool way. I was really disappointed when he was replaced. I would love to see him playing in Liam's band, the guy is quite reserved and genuine it would seem. Very best wishes to you Tony, I really enjoyed watching Oasis with you on the drums. You were cool without ever trying to be.
He drummed on the best oasis album and was the sound of oasis for me.
lol....
What Tony played sounded good for the first album. Alan will always be my favourite Oasis Drummer his style suited the music perfectly.
Although he wasn't better than whitey, when he says he wasn't the weakest member he is right. It was Guigs by a long shot. He didn't even play his parts in the studio.
T Scott agree, Alan was fucking shit when they played songs from Definetely maybe live
"i wish him well on his new band beady eye" then looked and realized this video is 10 years old.
I did the same thing! I was like “Well, actually it’s just ‘Liam Gallagher’ now. Oh, wait... never mind”.
Definitely Maybe wouldn't sound the same with another drummer. Tony did a good job on that. He can always say that he contributed to a classic album. Fair play to him,
Tony McCarroll was the drummer in the best Oasis album. Actually, the band never again had such a powerful backbeat as they did in that album. Granted, he probably couldn't have played on Wonderwall or Don't Look back in anger, but the drumming on Definitely Maybe is magnificent. Listen to Live Forever. Amazing tone, amazing groove.
Disagree about Don't Look Back In Anger. I really can't imagine Tony nailing the entry and fills for a start which need some room to breathe. Listen to his entries into Up In The Sky, Slide Away. Pretty clumsy. Once he gets into the straight ahead rock songs he's great but his bits around the edges are pretty bad.
I'd also say that What's The Story in general benefitted from Alan's touch for the lighter more Beatlesy whimsical sound on She's Electric, Cast No Shadow etc. but I agree that I miss Tony on later songs that needed his energy and where Alan made them drag.
Tony could have played on Don't Look Back in Anger, only so much simpler fills. Tony didn't play ghost notes, it was all sheer volume, no subtleties. Alan was all subtleties, ghost notes, and increasingly complex fills, which had its place on Morning Glory. Technically Alan was much better, but Tony was perfect for Definitely Maybe.
I agree that She's Electric, Cast No Shadow, and even Champagne Supernova required more Alan's skills. Even rock numbers such as Hello benefit a lot from his fills.
MP R I think Noel hated Tony because he was the only person who had courage to say something back.
Fer Abra hahahah don't be daft morning glory pisses over definitely mayby
Josh Jackson Nah mate Morning Glory is only their 3rd best album
Alan White played too many fills. Tony just hit them hard. He can always say he was on their best album
spot on drums are for banging and it did it the best, the heartbeat of Oasis!
eddie lasowsky Tony couldn’t keep time
In your opinion that’s the best album. My favourite is Be Here Now. And too many fills? So Tony crashing at the end of every bar is ok then? 😂
TheGooners11 That’s your opinion, Whitey is a million times better that’s just a fact.
Alan is way better drummer
They should never have fired him he was a great drummer for Oasis. Supersonic intro brilliant !
Live forever also
TheGooners11 it wasn’t just Noel. Mark Coyle has said everyone wanted Tony out. They loosing so much money because he couldn’t get his drumming right
TheGooners11. Such a native comment, from a fella who wasn’t even there.. Live forever man 😎🤜🏻🤛🏻✌🏻🤟🏻
Live Forever too had awesome drum intro
They should have hired a drum coach for the morning glory sessions.
Has anybody noticed that Sky TV has Live by the sea concert ready to watch.
That’s because it is there best work. Who is on the drums!!
Tony Mccarroll
The drumming was spot on!!
Thanks Tony for being apart of it.
We were all robbed when Noel replaced you with someone far too rehearsed that didn’t have your RAW BEAT that made me start listening to the band in the first place.
What a Crying shame for us all!
Love Tony’s drumming on DM. Legend!
Anyone who says Noel made a bad move replacing Tony is a little mistaken. Tony wasn't technical enough to drum on 'Bring it down' he struggled with it, but did it in the end. There is no way he could have drummed on WTSMG especially songs like Wonderwall (harder to drum than you think with the rhythm and a fancy part in a couple places). He would have then be unable to drum on the big stages like Knebworth. Oasis needed to get in Alan White, but in doing so they lost that spark that Tony brought with his drumming (that made them the 5 lads that they were). The changes needed to be made, but ultimately the band was done by 97' as a World beater anyway.
Respect to Tony Mac, he can drum in my band anyday!
Totally agree.
That's why he won an out of court settlement, because he In actual fact, demonstrated he could play the drums to songs on WTSMG.
@Mister Sifter both. They needed a technical drummer for the records and studio and live they lost that spark and rawness in some ways. Fairly easy to explain tbh
We Miss Tony McCarroll
Tony was the best!
my most listened to era of oasis
No one can ever argue that unique Oasis sound on defiently maybe has never been reproduced since Tony McCaroll left
He should have called the book "needless to say I had the last laugh" by Tony Mccarroll (and Alan Partridge)
You feed beef burgers to swans
Loved his book. He has a wonderful way of telling a tale. Live Forever Tony mate.
Great drummer and seems like a really good fella. It'd be great to see him, Liam, and Bonehead, plus Guigsy if he's still sane, re-unite and play. Plenty of Liam's songs show theres heaps of potential there.
Supersonic was awesome with Tony on drums.
His drumming was great, he stood out for me.
Live forever Tony !!! Le travail de Tony et son jeu de batterie sur definitely maybe est génial !!!
Oui pas mal. Il raconte quoi sur les frangins????jpige pas!
Ringo Starr has never been a fantastic technical drummer. Neither was Nick Mason. But their styles were perfect for the music of The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Both had tremendous feel for the right sound for the song. Same with Tony in the early days of Oasis, he was vital to the sound and drummed on what most people consider their best album. Can't knock him for that, and Noel is out of order for doing so in the past.
listen to "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk" by Pink floyd, Thats the most technical you can ever get from Nick Mason. Amazing.
Shut up and leave Noel alone! You need to keep in mind, HE Was the one who wrote all the hits, NOT TONY.
What a strange comment. Yes, Noel was the songwriter. Still doesn't change the fact he didn't treat Tony very well at all.
safeeuropeanhome I don't understand how Tony has the nerve to call Liam, someone who has tons and tons of physical fights with paparazzi's, been arrested on several occasions and got banned from an airline called Cathay Pacific FOR LIFE, a GOOD guy and Noel, someone who has NEVER been arrested, or attacked anyone physically, or been banned from airlines for life, a BAD guy.
Owen Deane ummm Noel was arrested for theft. he has admitted it.
A very likeable fellow.
He seems like a classy lad.. Hope one day they all play a gig together..
Anyone who says he wasnt the best drummer in the world should remember that no one in oasis would even make it as a session musician. They are all piss poor as musicians, especially mcuigan. But they had enough about them to make 3 beautiful albums. After tony left it just wasnt the same live.
ronnie mccoll true dat
Bonehead sorta did
Noel is a brilliant musician and he probably would’ve worked with music in some way even if oasis hadn’t happened. Bonehead is a capable musician with the right people around him.
what a load of crap
hey ronnie, i dont disagree with you but, noel and even other members of O have said several times that they knew they werent good musicians (ng has said several times they sucked, albeit jokingly). my reading of that is they didnt need to be - they just had to be good oasis musicians. they didnt need to be the best musicians, they needed to be the best band - and they were imo. mccarroll got booted because he wasnt a good oasis member. and whitey was (my opinion) more suited for them. i cant speak to their live show because i never got to see them live. actually my last chance to have seen them was at Vfest in toronto (with paul weller), i honestly couldnt afford tickets to that it was really pricey, oasis and weller were the only ones i was interested in seeing. Id already seen Weller about 6 times. i wish id swallowed the price and just gone. that was the show noel got attacked on stage and they broke soon after. good comment otherwise ronnie
Intro to supersonic is legendary well done Tony lad
Tony was perfect for Definitely Maybe. Alan was great up until he left. I think they made some good tunes after SOTSOG, but from that DM to that one, they were one of the best bands ever. As a very late fan that's watched every video you can find on here, listened to their albums heavily, and saw Supersonic, I think the band was the best from 94-00. Absolutely mega.
He played the intro to live forever. Nuff said.
really looking forward to reading this. for some reason... i LOVE how his drumming sounds on definitely maybe. i like that he doesn't overplay. it sounds more tasteful that way imo.
Some might say is one of my fave oasis songs.. he did that too, just one song on their 2nd album
Literally a rock legend
seems a great guy. good bloke...
Ive started reading this book,so far so good :-)
Now after watching this vid and for the first time hearing his side of story and reading comments such as last one by Ricardo Colmenares, I have found respect for this Oasis drummer.
LIVE FOREVER oasis's best song tonys drums on intro and whole track are flawless and mega live forever lad !
Very likeable guy :) I enjoyed his book very much.
fantastic book had me in stitches at some points
I only play that first album - its legendary. Tony was / is Oasis for me.
I just finished reading the book and i thought it was great. If you call yourself an oasis fan, then you should definitely read it. Especially if you are interested in reading about how the band got started and what really happened off the stage.
his books excellent, really enjoyed it, seemed really truthful.
He had his own style. The best track in my opinion remains Cloudburst. He has some great style on this one. Definitely is the most authentic album of Oasis.
I loved Alan White, but damn, Tony was the one, he had a smoothy style that really used to fit Oasis's style.
Worked with the Man, he’s a lovely bloke.
I spoke to him other week,absolute top bloke.
He really seems like such a nice guy
Spot on Tony, top lad 👊🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Definitely Maybe is their rawest album , nuff said , respect ✊
Really wish they kept Tony on. His style knocked you right in the chest and was the driving force during the early days, imo.
I really never understood why people give Tony so much shit. It was fine for what they were playing, its not like they needed Buddy Rich style fills in Supersonic.
Good on you!!!! I'm going to have a read. From what I've heard so far, Noel needed to think about how he puts things.
just listen to definitely maybe and theres no doubt this guys druming is amazing
Underrated drummer, he gives so much life to Definitely Maybe
Interviewer: what did you bring to the band that Tony McCarroll didn’t?
Alan White: Time keeping.
Say all you want about Tony being on Oasis’ best album and not needing technical chops (all true), but if a drummer can’t keep time they are useless.
Hope the book has subtitles !
Such a decent humble guy!
Really nice guy. His book is a brilliant read too :)
So similar to what happened to Scott Raynor of Blink-182. They don't want the drummer to be too big of a part of the band. They never want the drummer to be a big deal.
+Mark ONeill Scott was a fucking talented teenager, on Dude Ranch he shines more than Tom and Mark, I also think they were jealous, fuck Travis B
Yeah, but Blink 182 are fucking abysmal, and have the worst vocalist of all time
lol really? Travis Barker was a huge deal and they didn't kick him out?
Travis Barker is probably the most famous member of Blink, though
It's either him or Billy Corgan as worst vocalist of all time. They're both grating.
alan white was a really impressive drummer and i like him too, but i LOVE the vibe of def maybe and tony's drumming was a HUGE part of it. you can actually SING his drum intros to live forever and supersonic... how many drummers can say that??!!
He was the best
I love you lads Oasis..
i can highly recommend his book! of course you can't say for sure if everything happened the way he describes it but as many others said before: it really changes your opinion on liam and noel
what a great guy. preferred his drumming to be fair.
Seems like a really nice bloke. The main thing though when i think about it is whether he is happy and not the money, and he seems happy
really wanna read the book think i may have to purchase it
Rock = Primal energy! Bar non, tony was McGee ‘s favourite drummer think of him as a soul brother to Meg White, That original combination had the lightning in the jar aspect that they never got back! Chemistry is the key and they all walked together in a row no man ahead no man behind.
the basic play style od Mccarroll was better than the complexity and the repetition on White one's. A good drummer too but Mccaroll was better
Zak's "Live Forever" drumming made me remember Tony
Alan was and is better
They Rocked best with Tony...
I agree, as a musician, it's not always technical ability (saying that, Alan White was nowhere near as talented as other drummers of the era, like Sean Moore) but suitability - Ringo wasn't that good but he suited The Beatles. Noel wasn't much of a guitarist either, and wouldn't have got anywhere near any other top bands. It's true what Bonehead says: Liam's voice 'was' Oasis
merseybeast76 yeh defo. Hearing Noel sing songs like rock n roll star is torture on the ears
I think he's happy to have played on the greatest Debut Album of all time :)
Not just best debut album, in my opinion Oasis' best album, period
I think I know Tony was sacked: Noel's relationship with Tony was basically the same as his relationship with Liam: They pretty much never got on.
what a nice fella
Confused by the controversy !!!
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The track "LIVE FOREVER" is near perfection !!!.... (including the drumming) !!!
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First time listening ..... blasting through cheap speakers in an ERF lorry on Radio 1
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Even back in the 70's the studios would listen through a small transistor radio before pressing !!!
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I didn't hear the track - THE TRACK HEARD ME
Going to buy the book. Only fair to hear his side.
I liked his book,,his story about his encounter with a marching drummer in the street as a kid was faf!
Seems like a nice guy ♥️🤘🇬🇧🇬🇧🍻🍻
Tony. You WERE the drums of oasis..best drummer
While McCarroll may not be the most badass drummer there ever was, he was great for that Oasis sound.
And never as hopeless on the drums as Alan White was xD He does seem a solid bloke. Would love to read this book!
Oasis don’t have a sound, It all depends on what kind of song Noel was writing at the time. Listen to DM, It’s a bit punky sounding, Then listen to SOTSOG that’s more dancy cause Noel was using drum loops on quite a few of the tracks. Every album sounds different.
And Alan white hopeless. 🤣🤣
Hes a cool lad, well spoken, pretty level headed. Hes aging well, doesnt look burned out or on the piss. Happy for him. I wonder what Guigsy up to these days?
They didn’t learn from Guns N Roses. You can’t replace an original member of a great band. It simply doesn’t work.
It actually did work. Everyone drummer Oasis has were much better than Tony
he seems nice, i feel sorry for him :( i just bought his book! :D liam should get him in beady eye
I wonder if he got drumming lessons or why he didn't think to get drumming lessons . If you can't do something it's best to learn and keep practicing to improve your self. Don't Let people get you down.
Met Tony at a meet and greet in Halifax. A genuinly top bloke. Talked about sticking up to Noel... Tony said it was meat and potatoes what he did, nothing complex. Enough space for everyone to play, no fancy rolls
I think his drumming was perfect for Definitely Maybe.
Oasis fans to Tony McCarroll are like Nirvana fans to Chad Channing
top book loved it..
LOVE this guy. Listen to Bring It On Down, Live Forever and Supersonic and tell me he was a shit drummer. I love Oasis with a passion and Noel is undoubtedly a very talented songwriter and musician, he's also a narcissistic prick, extremely difficult to work with if you're not kissing his arse. Alan White is am amazing drummer and worthy replacement but in my mind, Mcarrol wasn't the weakest link in the DM days, Guigsy was.
I agree mate tony stood up at noel they all kissed Noel's ass because they knew of they didn't they were sacked apart from Liam who didn't give a stuff tong drumming is fine he could have played the albums noel just didn't like him simple guigsy was a snake the weakest one
tony you looked the part back there mate.sshame
Great guy
all the original line up are real honest blokes ...get them back