Label: Warner Records – 0190296739415
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Orange
Country: UK
Released: 27 May 2022
Genre: Rock
Style: Britpop, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
A1 Hello
A2 Wall Of Glass
A3 Halo
A4 Shockwave
B1 Columbia
B2 Fade Away
B3 Why Me? Why Not.
B4 Greedy Soul
C1 The River
C2 Once
C3 Morning Glory
C4 Cigarettes & Alcohol
D1 Headshrinker
D2 Supersonic
D3 Champagne Supernova
D4 All You're Dreaming Of
Liam Gallagher is not the kind of artist who was going to be stopped by the sizeable problem of not being able to play to an audience during lockdown. So when the idea of playing a playing and filming a live stream show came up, he looked at the precedent set by the Sex Pistols and The Clash and decided to hit the River Thames, armed with a boatload of attitude, a phenomenal live band (including Bonehead) and an arsenal of classic songs. The show has been captured in full on the new live album ‘Down By The River Thames’, which will be released on May 27th via Warner Records.
Originally streamed on December 5th 2020, the show became one of the most memorable performances of the lockdown era. From iconic Oasis favourites (‘Supersonic’, ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’) to big hitters from his two all-conquering #1 solo albums (‘Wall of Glass’, ‘Once’), Liam’s inimitable snarl boomed across the Thames and dominated London’s gloomy winter skyline. There were plenty of welcome surprises too: debut solo performances of the Oasis songs ‘Hello’, ‘Fade Away’ and ‘Headshrinker’, and the first live version of ‘All You’re Dreaming Of’. Liam’s voice is absolutely on point throughout, with a full- throttle snarl of anger and attitude that doesn’t compromise any of the finesse of the studio recordings.
Liam commented, “So here it is, the gig they said we could never pull off! As we were in lockdown, bored and depressed, rock ‘n’ roll came to save the day once again. It was a top night and a top gig and it’s captured here on record for you to all enjoy.”
Hello / Wall Of Glass / Halo / Shockwave / Columbia / Fade Away / Why Me? Why Not. / Greedy Soul / The River / Once / Morning Glory / Cigarettes & Alcohol / Headshrinker / Supersonic / Champagne Supernova / All You're Dreaming Of