Liam Gallagher who was the main vocalist in the rock band Oasis, wanted to reward the fans of Oasis, whilst giving a subtle stab at his brother Noel Gallagher for refusing to reunite with him, by putting together his own Knebworth concerts in June 2022. Over two nights, 170,000 people attended the Liam Gallagher Knebworth 2022 concerts, which isn’t as high as the records set by Oasis back in 1996, but still is nonetheless impressive an audience. This is a really legendary gig that Liam Gallagher himself put together, with the best of the best to support him. Let’s hear it.

Hello is an Oasis tune. It begins with a huge roar of crowd noise and has Liam Gallagher reciting the lines of I Am The Walrus by The Beatles. It is an interesting introduction. Soon enough, the guitar riffs enter and this launches into a poor rendition of the original song. This is enough to hit stop immediately, Liam Gallagher’s voice is really ordinary and awful here. The years have not been good for the lead singer of Oasis’s voice, and although he has sounded worse elsewhere, he can barely hold a note or melody. One can appreciate that Liam is putting in effort here, but his days as a singer are long gone. This is like bad karaoke, and Noel Gallagher has every right to be disappointed in Liam’s creativity and singing ability. The outro is a bit different with heavy wah-wah guitar and concludes nicely. Liam then dedicates the next song to Bonehead, who was in Oasis, whilst the crowd chants.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Star sounds really awful from the start. It sounds like a garage version of Oasis playing to a giant crowd. Liam Gallagher’s vocals, again, are atrocious. His singing is so bad that you can hear the crowd singing better than him. This is something to teach people that not everyone can sing, and you must not listen to this terrible live performance. Fingernails down a blackboard would be better listening. Yes, Liam’s best days are best behind him, and Noel Gallagher had his definite reasons to leave Oasis due to this reasoning. Regardless, this is a shockingly bad performance. Most people would have been better to stay at home than hear this. The guitar solo is good, but that’s about it. This is really bad music, and is worth ejecting this material and throwing it out of the nearby window. Your guts will sink upon hearing this, just save your ears and avoid this garage garbage. Unpleasant, it ends with some good chord progressions and drumming.

Wall Of Glass begins as a Liam Gallagher solo number with harmonica and sounds galore that are actually quite good. Liam’s voice is terrible, and it sounds like he has achieved some damage to his vocal cords over the years. A really unpleasant tune to hear, the rest of the band sound better without hearing Liam Gallagher sing over the top of it all. That is if you consider Liam to be a “singer”. Terrible music, and this isn’t even as good as the Oasis hits. Rubbish, please do not listen to this in any sense of seriousness. This is certainly odd to hear, and the weird guitar riffs throughout sound just as unnecessary as Liam’s singing. Please do not hear this garbage. Horrible.

Shockwave is another Liam Gallagher solo piece. Liam introduces the song, and it launches into a very ordinary performance by Liam and the crew. Unfortunately, the performance again is ruined by Liam’s voice. He seriously should not bother singing much more at this point. The backing harmonies and other sounds are quite good here, however. The song itself is a disappointment in this context, which sung by someone else, would be a ton better. Some of the lyrics are pretty ordinary as well. Fortunately, this is easily skippable, and this album has little to offer for the average listener so far. In any case, Liam is a snapshot of the past in this performance, and like that particular snapshot, hasn’t lasted the test of time. Good song, ruined again by the main act.

Everything’s Electric quickly launches into an interesting sounding rendition of this song with laser like electric guitars and Liam Gallagher singing poorly, yet again. If anything, Liam himself probably should retire at this point and write an autobiography about his life. Instead, he is the once powerful, now awful, ex-main vocalist of Oasis. His solo material isn’t that great, either. It does have its merits but lacks the inspiration and awesomeness of early Oasis. In any case, this is a good listen but by no means a great one. Liam Gallagher seriously needs to listen to himself and get some proper vocal lessons going privately. This is very ordinary, and awful whenever Liam himself sings. The song would have been bettered with some improved singing. An okay listen, but there is nothing spectacular here. It ends after three minutes to much applause, with the crowd chanting for Liam.

Roll It Over is a version of the song on the Oasis album Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants. It is probably sung with Noel Gallagher in mind here. Liam Gallagher introduces the song, and the drums enter nicely. Lush guitars enter, and Liam sings from the heart here. Bear in mind that Noel and Liam Gallagher have barely spoken to each other since 2009 when Noel Gallagher left Oasis. All the same, this is a better listen than expected. Liam’s singing is actually okay on this tune, and the playing and performances sound crisp and unique. Liam breathes life into these older songs, although he still sings like a cat being strangled. Still, this is a very powerful and interesting performance to listen to. Surely, the Oasis brothers miss each other a lot? Perhaps they do. A great guitar solo section is here, along with some Pink Floyd like female backing vocals in the guitar solo section. This is better than expected. Let’s hope that the brains behind Oasis reconcile at some point. Liam returns to the microphone in the second half and repeats the chorus to its logical conclusion nicely. This is an underrated number in the back of the Oasis songbook. Worth hearing this, although the original was quite a bit better vocally. A good listen to enjoy. The outro is sublime. The crowd appreciates this tune nicely. Liam then dedicates the next song of his to his girlfriend, and gets the crowd to chant, “Guru!”

Slide Away begins with a sustained guitar riff and launches into an ordinary sounding version of the classic song. It is not a great piece of music here. One can imagine Noel Gallagher cringing away as he hears this music. Liam Gallagher sings okay here, but his voice is a shadow of its former self. It sounds nothing at all as well as the early singing he did on Oasis albums. This is just atrocious and sounds like history being destroyed in a song. By this point, you may want to hit stop and go and do something else. The guitar solo is okay, but the song itself has been ruined by this point. Not something that you’d want to hear on a regular basis, at all. In any case, this is barely passable for a song of its sort. For those who need great Pop/Rock music, The Beatles would be a better bet to hear than this rubbish. The outro has some repeated lyrics by Liam, and it sounds okay for a change. Still, this is a song easily ruined by Liam Gallagher rather than enhanced by it. Not worth it, just skip this. This ends after five minutes in length with awful guitars. Liam addresses the crowd before launching into the next song.

More Power begins with some clacking drumsticks, a children’s choir singing and acoustic guitar strumming away. This is quite a cliche for a song of its sort. It’s weird to play this one at Knebworth, all right. Liam Gallagher eventually gets singing, and he sounds more suitable for this tune. Still, this is not a really decent tune to listen to. It is a cheesy sounding tune that really is an oddity in this setlist. In any case, this is okay but lacks the power and magic of original Oasis songs, although this is a Liam solo tune. Pleading to his father and mother, Liam sings about regrets in his life. It’s an interesting and reflective tune, this sounds really good for this setlist. This is still rather average but it is more listenable than previous songs on this album. The outro has repeated lyrics, before nicely concluding very suddenly. The song concludes with the crowd chanting for Liam, and he devotes the next song, humorously, to the Manchester City football team.

C’Mon You Know is one of the more famous solo tunes by Liam Gallagher. It sounds terrible, unfortunately, but unsurprisingly. Liam may liken himself to John Lennon, but he is no great Beatle really. His singing is absolutely atrocious, especially in the chorus. In any case, this is a pretty tune that is ruined by Liam Gallagher’s ordinary and cringeworthy singing. Sure, Liam has vision but he does not have the consistency or skill to match it. These solo numbers are fairly naff. To get through this song is rather a drag, and without autotune, Liam sounds really awful to listen to. In the second half is a slowed-down section with some unusual guitar feedback, followed by a solo section that is very odd sounding. This is something worth skipping, so do so if you can. Enough to send one to sleep, this is not very impressive. It ends towards the five-minute mark with a load of crowd cheering and Liam saying to the crowd, “I love you too!”

The River launches right into it and is another ordinary piece of music that has little to no lasting appeal. It sounds like a rip-off of The Who here, and Liam Gallagher attempts to sound profound, which is a stupid idea. The man himself isn’t profound at all. In any case, this is another piece of music that shouldn’t really be heard by most listeners. There is an electrifying guitar solo, but that’s about it here. Nothing special otherwise. A really mind-numbing and time-wasting tune. You can turn off this album and do something else by now. This ends after three minutes in length, and Liam addresses the crowd, stating that the next song is “the last one”. The crowd boos at him, and he then apologises about it.

Once begins with acoustic guitar strumming and awful singing from Liam Gallagher. It is a sad-sounding ballad ruined by Liam’s trite singing. This song would have been much better if he hadn’t sung in the first place. A sad, pathetic and depressing listen, this is not the best live performance ever of Liam Gallagher. Despite that, this is a fairly emotional listening experience and the chorus is okay, although the rest of the song fails. A really painful listen to go through, this is not really something one should seriously listen to. In any case, this is barely passable, not extraordinary. Thankfully, this ends after a few minutes. Some crowd cheering and chanting follows before Liam Gallagher returns on stage for the next batch of Oasis numbers.

Cigarettes & Alcohol is back to Oasis, again. It begins with some hi-hats and guitar riffing, relaunching back into an ordinary job of the classic song. Certainly, you do not need to hear this song. It’s terrible to listen to. Anyone at a karaoke bar can sing much better than Liam Gallagher can do here. This album may put off many traditional fans of Oasis from any future Liam Gallagher releases, it is that atrocious. Liam sounds terrible and the rest of the band are just there for the money. Not exactly worth hearing, you’d be better off finding some older records by The Beatles or The Rolling Stones to enjoy instead. A real drag to listen to, this is a spectacular failure. Even the additional keyboard texture doesn’t do much to resuscitate the song on life support. Thank you, next.

Some Might Say launches into it with some guitar feedback and the main riff, with the audience clapping along nicely. It doesn’t sound as good as the original 1995 hit, and Liam’s voice needs some serious work on this tune. In any case, this is an improvement on what came before it. Liam Gallagher makes the more emotional Oasis hits come alive here, and he sings well enough on this tune. Still, he sounds very aged vocally and the band plays very unenthusiastically. A good rendition that is not a great one, this is barely listenable at the best of times. Sure this performance is sort of legendary in some ways, but Liam Gallagher sounds lacking in many ways on his own. His voice sounds aged and worn out in many, many ways. This is very ordinary, and the outro without vocals is quite nice. Aside from that, yeah, nah. Not that good man.

Supersonic launches right into it with the simple drum pattern, out-of-tune main guitar riff and enters into a pathetic version of the classic Oasis song. It is exhausting and draining to listen to, and the original was far better than this nonsense. All the same, it’s okay but Liam Gallagher’s voice is really, really bad on this song. He can barely reach the notes at all, which is really bad. It sounds just like a covers band doing this song instead of Liam Gallagher singing it. Not exactly inspiring nor listenable, you can stop the record here if you wish. A really bad version of the original classic song, Liam should just retire at this point. Sadly, he neither wrote this song nor can sing it well enough to win people over. The length guitar solo at the end isn’t really that good, either. It ends very enthusiastically. Dull. Some chanting in the crowd occurs, with Liam addressing a particular lady in the crowd, before this launches into the next song.

Wonderwall then begins with Liam Gallagher introducing the song nicely with strummed acoustic, and this is a good listen. Liam Gallagher sings nicely and the audience sings well with him. This quickly launches into a really cool and listenable version of the most popular Oasis song. Liam’s voice sounds fairly raspy here, and the audience sings the chorus well. This isn’t what Oasis was about, but Liam seems to evoke some of the spirit of the band in this version of this song. This is one of the better performances on this album. The fact that the audience sings the chorus is quite cool but isn’t a really great point for Liam’s own singing. Regardless, this is still a poor listening experience. The piano riff at the end is sweet, though. An okay listen. It ends with Liam devoting the next, and very last, song to his mother, Peggy Gallagher.

Champagne Supernova launches into it with clacking drumsticks, mellow guitars and a great sense of melodic suspense on this tune. This song still sounds quite immortal, and the whole thing sounds so awesome, even if Liam Gallagher’s voice isn’t the greatest here. It quickly launches into a great version of the song that sounds really decent and cool for what it is. When the chorus hits, it does make an emotional impact, and Liam delivers well, even though his best days as a vocalist are behind him. His voice struggles to keep up with the music here, which is both sad and disappointing. Still, this is a good listen but far away from being a great listening experience. Liam Gallagher is much older than he was in 1995 when this song was recorded. It eventually launches into a lengthy solo section on guitar with the rest of the band playing along well. It is okay, but Oasis did a better job back in the 1990s than Liam Gallagher does today. Seriously. Liam eventually returns to conclude this song nicely, and he sounds like a good Rock God here. He references Jimi Hendrix here, using Jimi’s phrase: “Not necessarily stoned, but beautiful” from Are You Experienced? Liam then thanks the crowd nicely, and the searing guitar feedback wraps this album up. Not bad, really.

This live album isn’t the best of 1990s British Pop/Rock music. In fact, it’s quite bad. Liam Gallagher’s singing has by far had better days and his backing band sounds very unenthusiastic about what they were doing. It does have moments on this album, but aside from that, this is rubbish bin material. Should you listen to this album? No, there are better ways to enjoy Oasis material than this, which is via their main albums. Liam Gallagher’s solo work is mostly fairly lacking as well, and this is evident in this live performance. An exhausting listen, and not something you would return to any time soon after hearing it.

Atrocious.

4/10