Supersonic

It's just getting that chance to record our album 737 00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:40,600 because we knew we weren't going to fuck it up. 738 00:39:40,680 --> 00:39:41,681 We were ripping, man! 739 00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:43,640 (TAPPING DRUMSTICKS) 740 00:39:43,720 --> 00:39:45,280 So, we'd been to Monnow Valley. 741 00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:47,567 We recorded what we thought was a great album. 742 00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:52,249 Everybody else surrounding the band kept chanting this mantra, 743 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:55,120 "Oh, it doesn't sound like they do live, it doesn't sound like they do live." 744 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:57,965 I was like, "Well, who does it fucking sound like, Spandau Ballet?" 745 00:39:58,400 --> 00:39:59,765 (MUSIC PLAYING) 746 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:10,725 # Is it my imagination 747 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:16,284 # Or have I finally found something worth living for? 748 00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:19,291 I said to Noel Gallagher, "It's not good enough." 749 00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:22,171 I knew what Oasis should sound like 'cause I'd seen it live 750 00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:24,049 and I just knew the performances were wrong. 751 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:28,520 At one point, he was so frustrated by the whole thing, 752 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:32,321 he went, "Look, why don't we just put it out and we'll get it right in the second album?" 753 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:35,450 And I went, "You'll never get to the second album." 754 00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:38,080 # 'Cause when it comes on top 755 00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:41,562 # You got to make it happen 756 00:40:42,080 --> 00:40:44,651 It was not happening. The pressure was definitely on. 757 00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:48,046 I phoned up Marcus one Saturday morning. 758 00:41:05,280 --> 00:41:07,800 I'd be interested to know why they took that risk, 759 00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:09,720 just putting me in charge of that. 760 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:12,920 No track record whatsoever. 761 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,765 The thinking is, "Who does the live sound?" 762 00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:18,565 "Mark does. So let's go do it live." 763 00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:22,485 MARK: Time for plan B on Definitely Maybe. 764 00:41:23,560 --> 00:41:26,040 And thank God for that, you know, because we all knew that Coyle understood us. 765 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:29,010 He always made us sound how we should sound. 766 00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:34,080 We hit upon this system in the Sawmills, everything was crowded around the drum kit. 767 00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:37,440 We'd just do three takes of each song and then move on. 768 00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:38,560 I would have thought that 769 00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:42,486 that album was recorded in three days, maximum. 770 00:41:44,360 --> 00:41:49,287 But, I started mixing and it didn't really sound very good. 771 00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:53,287 I think at that stage, I'd took it as far as I could. 772 00:41:54,080 --> 00:41:57,680 I do remember taking a cassette, the final mix we did with Mark, 773 00:41:57,760 --> 00:41:59,000 to McGee's flat 774 00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:02,240 and sensing that he was completely underwhelmed by it. 775 00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:04,607 And me thinking, "Oh, fuck it, I give up!" 776 00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:09,450 Marcus announces that he's going to get Owen Morris to do a mix on spec. 777 00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:12,920 Marcus got me in because I don't think he knew anybody else. 778 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:15,162 So I was very lucky to be in the right place. 779 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:18,680 And I'm thinking, "What has he done? You know, I don't get it." 780 00:42:18,760 --> 00:42:21,491 He did one mix and it was just outrageous. 781 00:42:22,160 --> 00:42:23,605 (MUSIC PLAYING) 782 00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:43,000 We did a session. That's where I met Liam. 783 00:42:43,080 --> 00:42:44,640 And I told him he sounded like John Lennon 784 00:42:44,720 --> 00:42:47,080 and he was like, "You got it!" at, like, 1:00 in the afternoon. 785 00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:49,322 Liam, lead vocal, rock 'n roll star. 786 00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:55,846 # I live my life in the city and there's no easy way out 787 00:42:57,040 --> 00:43:00,681 # The day's moving just too fast for me... # 788 00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:05,360 Noel was like, "That sounds great. That'll do." 789 00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:07,488 And they let me do exactly what I wanted. 790 00:43:07,600 --> 00:43:10,720 And there was this new box and you could make things twice as loud 791 00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:13,680 without going into digital distortion on your CD. 792 00:43:13,760 --> 00:43:18,084 It was in every fucking jukebox in the country, twice as loud. It was funny as fuck, man. 793 00:43:19,200 --> 00:43:22,080 It's just a pity that Definitely Maybe came out 794 00:43:22,160 --> 0