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I’ve been thinking about what makes a more concert memorable – is it a band that consistently puts out good songs throughout their entire set or is it a band that has valleys and peaks during their show, of which the peaks are astoundingly high?
I think about this in regards to last night’s concert. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds was in town touring behind their latest, Council Skies. As per usual when a Gallagher is in town, a vast majority of people were there to hear Oasis tunes rather than their solo stuff.
Now I bring up my thought about what’s more memorable because on a whole, the show last night was good, but man, when he brought out the acoustic version of “Live Forever” and the obvious set closer “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” those two moments were great.
This was the third time I’ve been to a Noel Gallagher show and yes, I am one of those suckers who goes mainly for the Oasis tunes, but what really surprised me was how good the new material is. All the familiar elements are there – catchy choruses, elongated singing of some words and good songwriting.
Having heard the new record as a primer before the show, I was surprised how much I enjoyed the new material. It makes me wonder if how much I held on to the past has blinded me to the new stuff. Tracks like “Pretty Boy” and “Easy Now” feel like they fit right in with the old material.
All in all, a much better show than I was expecting.
