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Noel Gallagher has again hit out at the state of modern music, slamming Bastille for being too 'middle class' and Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian for 'not inspiring any working class bands'.
The High Flying Birds and former Oasis man, and friend of Kasabian, was speaking during BBC Radio Four's Master Tapes series when he spoke out about music today.
"Well you only have to look at the charts, what happened at the end of the '90s, all those bands used to be in the top ten, like us, Manics, Pulp, The Verve, Suede and Blur, and I think bands like that have been marginalised and side-lined," said Gallagher.
"There's X Factor and all that kind of thing, can you name me the last great band that came out of this country? There's not really been any great bands in the last 10 years."
When quizzed on the success of One Direction, he replied: "They're not a band, they’re a group and good luck to those lads. Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian, that's ten years ago now and shame on those two bands for a start because they didn't inspire anybody else. The working classes have not got a voice anymore, there doesn't seem to be a noise coming from the council estates, you know what I mean?"
He added: "Music is very middle class, I’d have eaten Bastille alive in an afternoon in the '90s, one interview, destroyed, gone, never to be heard of again. Easy, had ‘em for breakfast. My bass player summed it up, we’re constantly saying, 'Where is the next band coming from?' and he rightly says, 'Never mind the band, where are the people?' When I first started I wanted to get in the charts and wreck it, like stamp Phil Collins out and Wet Wet Wet, they've got to go, and all that '80s gear, we don't need that anymore. I don't see anything from the working class, I just don’t see it."
Noel Gallagher will release new album Chasing Yesterday in March, before a full UK headline tour and headline performance for Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit at London's Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 28 March. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 16 December.
His remaining tour dates are below. Buy tickets safely and securely at Seatwave here.
Tues 3rd March Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Weds 4th March 3 Arena, Dublin
Fri 6th March Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Sat 7th March The SSE Hydro, Glasgow
Mon 9th March Arena, Manchester
Tues 10th March O2 Arena, London
