Supersonic charts the meteoric rise of Oasis from the council estates of Manchester to some of the biggest concerts of all time in just three short years. This palpable, raw and moving film shines a light on one of the most genre and generation-defining British bands that has ever existed and features candid new interviews with Noel and Liam Gallagher, their mother, and members of the band and road crew.
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It has a lot of unseen footage and audios with great anecdotes, it's beautify edited, is very long but very entertained, I enjoyed it very much. I found in this documentary many anecdotes and stories I didn't know about the band, told by their own voices, it was a lot of fun. If you were an Oasis fan when they were big this will take you back automatically to those wonderful years, and it would make you realize just how big they were and how much they changed music. They are the last rock and roll stars.
Watching this documentary/film, was like I had travelled back to 1994 and watched the next two years in a Meth induced rush. The only difference being, this time I actually was able to take it in and reflect on what a great time it was to be alive. I loved their first single/album and every subsequent single/album after that, why? Because I was carried along on the hype and the fantastic music. Liam and Noel, or should I say Noel and Liam? They created history and without really setting out with that intention, became the greatest band of the last 50 years. Life sometimes has twists, it does something that is the least expected thing you or anyone else thought would happen, then bang, nothing is the same afterwards. To be in a certain place at a certain time, purely by luck, plus to have a record company boss in the audience, well that's what I mean. Noels songwriting is the key to the success, but Liams vocals where also crucial. This film shows the rise of Oasis, from humble beginnings to becoming the greatest rock n' roll band of a generation. Their journey was like a person being at the best fireworks display ever, but with too much drink or drugs in their system. You see lots of lights, hear lots of bangs and get a bit over excited, and afterwards you say, "What the hell happened?" Then spend the next few years asking if you were really there at all! The relationship between the brothers was ultimately their downfall, but at least their music will still be around for future generations to listen to.This film takes you through the two years from 'Definitely Maybe' being released, to the few months after 'What's the Story Morning Glory hit the shops and the massive Knebworth gigs.Its an honest film and the views of all the people involved is given.Loved it. 10/10
Oasis were arguably the biggest rock band in the nineties. With reunion rumours circulating last year, Supersonic examines Noel and Liam Gallagher's childhood, forming Oasis, the band's explosion with "Definitely Maybe" and "(What's the Story) Morning Glory" and the inner turmoil as they became unstoppable superstars with their rebellious energy and epic songs.The documentary is framed by the band's biggest moment, two nights at Knebworth in August 1996, the band flying over the massive crowd in a helicopter.There is plenty for Oasis fans to enjoy, with home videos, rare footage (including an early rehearsal version of "All Around the World"), clever visuals (including dialogue animated by magazine cutouts) and regular commentary from Liam and Noel, their mother Peggy, brother Paul, Creation Records' Alan McGee (who signed the band in the early nineties) and former members Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and Tony McCarroll amongst others.The heated, love-hate relationship between Liam and Noel is an important part of the documentary. The brothers admit their dynamic not only made the band so successful but eventually tore it apart. Personality-wise, Noel compares himself to a cat (quiet, introspective, independent) and Liam as a dog (loud, energetic and always needing attention).The supreme confidence of Liam and Noel made Oasis the swaggering force of rock music, and comes across – even 20 years later – in the interviews. Liam and Noel have no doubt Oasis were the biggest band on the planet, embracing their rowdy, bad boy image both in the press and on the road. When other band members (like McCarroll) couldn't handle Oasis' lifestyle anymore, Noel cut ties and moved on to find a replacement quickly, the band always came first. Noel's drive for success was immense, taking on more singing responsibilities to cover Liam's occasional early finishes and throat problems. Refreshingly, Noel and Liam are candid about the band's drug use on the road (which triggered the first of numerous Noel walkouts) and the abusive relationship with their estranged father Thomas, which got ugly when Thomas started using the press (who were suckers for anything Oasis- related) to his advantage. There's a lot of respect for their mother Peggy, who raised three boys by herself after leaving Thomas.Tellingly, Supersonic finishes in 1996, ignoring the drug-fuelled mess of "Be Here Now", their fall from mega-fame in the 2000s (after the disappointing "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants"), a late recovery and their 2009 split (when Noel finally walked out for good). This is for the best, as most Oasis fans would agree that "Definitely..." and "...Morning Glory" are the only albums that live up to Oasis' legacy. It's a wise choice, letting the documentary show Oasis at their very best.
Being a die hard Oasis fan, I was supremely disappointed in this documentary. There are only voice-overs from the band and they sound very uninterested. It just about does the job to someone uninitiated, but not for anybody who even knows a little bit about the band. There are FAR more revealing, informative, candid, interesting and fascinating interviews and documentaries about Oasis (esp. Noel) that are extant. The Definitely Maybe 2004 documentary for instance...Just see how introspective that was. Relatively speaking, Supersonic 2016 is hogwash.The 'Lock the Box' interview from Stop The Clocks is a far more entertaining watch - A 40 minute EPK special that's one of their very best...that is way better than this.