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Oasis - What's the Story?

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Ian Robertson's "What's the Story?" is a fascinating account of life with Oasis. Robertson focuses on his personal dealings with Oasis, instead of relying on the typical assumptions made about Oasis like most who have written about Oasis. Robertson, their former tour manager, delivers his story with a simple, honest, style that keeps you riveted as you see the Gallagher brothers swallowed by fame. Instead of slamming the band that eventually let him go, Robertson focuses on the respect he had for the talented and loyal Noel Gallagher, while allowing the reader insight into the bizzare emotional behavior of Liam. Robbo never directly attacks the younger Gallagher, he even notes that Liam has a caring side to him that is usually not present in most rock stars. However, Robbo still relives accounts of times that Liam's behavior drove Oasis to the edge. An excellent book, Robertson puts his heart and soul into telling the reader what life with Oasis was like for him without becoming overemotional and writing a biased, selfish book. (Which is what many in his position would have done.) Definitely five stars.

I was very disappointed with this book. I was hoping for an all access pass to the happenings of the band with some insights on the bands dynamics. Unfortunately, that was summed up in about 10 pages. If you already know that they fired their drummer, that they drank uncontrollably, Noel is Oasis, and Liam is an eccentric rock star there's no need to buy this book.
Robbo is no doubt a talented writer who uses flowery language and abstract excerpts and could surely write circles around other authors but he forgets what his book is about. I don't care that he was in the millitary or how hard it was to be a babysitter to Oasis. Tell me more about the band. If you want to know more about Oasis watch the Definitely Maybe DVD interviews or at worst the Live Forever DVD. You'll learn alot more about the inner workings of the band told by the band instead of by a disgruntled ex roadie.

Robertson gave this book to people as he saw the scenes of Oasis. With his candid first hand experiece of dealing with the Gallahgers, Robbo wrote about the highs and lows of the life he lived. He made us realize that fame might not be what most people think about it.

This book is very exciting...it is different than any other one I've read on Oasis. Told from the view point of Robbo, who was on tour with them, it has tons of back stage stories that you'll never find anywhere else. From Liam and Bonehead's talk about baths, to Robbo's endless fights with Liam....it's top all the way!

A great book no matter if your a huge fan that thinks you know EVERYTHING about the band or a newbie, its not a big info book its more a "this is what happened in this number of days" kinda book.