Supersonic

Praise

“Supersonic is a great big roller coaster of a book: You’ll laugh, you’ll cry (but mostly the former), you’ll face-palm, and you’ll high-five. But there’s also a surprising amount of hard-won wisdom—as well as a candid portrait of the personal, social, and creative forces that made Oasis one of the biggest bands of their time.”—Michael Azerrad, author of The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana and Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981–1991

“Don’t you wanna remember those heady days of the 1990s? Now you can relive the entire era in Supersonic, the oral history of Oasis, the most dysfunctional band since the last dysfunctional band, which begs the question: Are there any functional rock and roll bands out there? Of course not! But what the hell, Supersonic is a fun reminder why you stopped drinking and taking drugs to begin with.”—Legs McNeil, coauthor of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk and director of Pusherman: Frank Lucas & the True Story of American Gangster

“Thank goodness for Supersonic, which gives Noel and Liam Gallagher the space to do what they do best: talk. Oh, the stories in this book! I swear there’s at least one laugh on every page.”—Steven Hyden, author of Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation and This Isn’t Happening: Radiohead’s Kid A and the Beginning of the 21st Century

“A fun, enlightening look at the band for their fans as well as a good introduction to Britpop newbies. Like the brothers themselves, it’s profane and hilarious. Are they just talking shit? Maybe, but few are better at it. Fans will find more than just cigarettes and alcohol.”—Kirkus Reviews

“The world of the Britpop mega-group seethes with offstage mayhem, electrifying music, and intense sibling rivalry in this rollicking oral history. . . . Unvarnished, high-spirited, and full of pungent Mancunian eloquence (“It was biblical, man, it felt fucking biblical. All the rest of it is a load of bollocks really”), this captivates.”—Publishers Weekly