Getting High: The Adventures of Oasis

by Paolo Hewitt

Book Overview

Chaos, controversy, and mayhem will forever fill the pages of the Oasis story. But here is a group that has changed the face of music in the nineties. A group whose gigs will be remembered for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078688228X
• ISBN13: 9780786882281
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Length: 399 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Dive into their lives with this book

Anyone who knows them, that's great. Want to know more, read this book!! It's great for new fans and old. It gives info about their personal lives and being on the road. You'll find out stuff you never knew before. This book rocks and it was my first book about them, let it be yours or just add it to your collection. Become a fan.

The Boys: From the dole to Oasis

Hewitt uses his amazing accounts with the boys on the road and puts them into an remarkable story filled with the twists and turns of the band we all love. This story about Oasis goes from Peggy Gallagher's childhood days, to Noel and Liam growing up in Manchester, to the dismissial of former drummer Tony McCarroll, and every exciting night where Oasis is playing once again, to a capacity crowd. Hewitt sometimes goes a little to in depth about the history of the lands and Peggy's childhood, but it does help to understand things a little better, especially if you live in the states. You will be shocked at the great detail and insight Hewitt has into the lives of Oasis. One of the best parts is when Liam is eating breakfast in a hotel and already that morning there are 500 people standing outside the window watching him eat breakfast. Liam closes the curtains and the fans go crazy. This is one of the first times he realizes how big Oasis really is. It is a great book so buy it and read it now!!!!

The Best Book on The Best Band of the 1990s

This is far and away the finest book written on the best band of the 1990s, Oasis. Hewitt avoids the tabloid-style writing that most publications on the band make use of, and praises the band without sounding like a 14-year-old writing a fan letter. It's a fabulous glimpse into the history and day-to-day lives of Oasis, the Gallagher brothers in particular. The only real downside is that now that the book is a couple years old, it kind of leaves you hanging and wanting more! (The book ends before the band has even recorded "Be Here Now".)

A great biography of a great band

I really enjoyed this book. It was terrific to read how Noel and Liam Gallagher triumphed over a tough childhood to become successful musicians. Not only does this book tell the Oasis story in full, but it includes some terrific photographs. Being a HUGE Oasis fan, I must say that this book describes just about anything you want to know about the band, their music, and their lives. I would recommend this book to any Oasis fan.

Oasis Forever

When I first heard about the book I went straight to the bookstores to find it. After I got a copy I was attached to the book about their lifestyles and kind of things they do fun. The fights between Noel and Liam were exciting as the band's get drunk all night until the next dawn. It shows what the band Oasis is about and what happen in their past. Tells through the Gallagher Bros. sadistic lives to their success in the careers with help of friends, family and band members. Follows through band members such as Guigsy, Bonehead, and Alan White lives including producer, manager, and friends such as Johnny Hopkins, Mark Coyley, and Paul Weller as well. This book tells what Oasis is about. Their die-hard habits of partying, drinking, smoking, and shooting up drugs also included in this book. After reading the book, you want to go back for more and makes you want Live Forever. Highly recommended for Oasis fans