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Encyclopedia > Lord Don't Slow Me Down
Lord Don't Slow Me Down
Image:Oasis lord dont slow me down 20061203 01.jpg
Directed by Baillie Walsh
Produced by Josh Barwick
Starring Oasis
Music by Oasis
Cinematography Baillie Walsh
Editing by Struan Clay
Distributed by Black Dog Films
Release date(s) Showing Nov 06
DVD 2007
Running time Uncut: 95 min. (approx.)
Edit: 56:24 min.
Language English
All Movie Guide profile

Lord Don't Slow Me Down is a rockumentary film, looking back on British band Oasis' Don't Believe the Truth world tour which took place from May 2005 to March 2006. The film is directed by Baillie Walsh. Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The term rockumentary is a neologism denoting a program on television or movie documentary about rock and roll or its musicians. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... Dont Believe the Truth is the critically acclaimed sixth studio album by Oasis, released on May 30, 2005 internationally and a day later in the United States. ...


Various fans-only private screenings have been taking place in November 2006 and an edited version of the film was broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. A future cinema release is yet to be confirmed, however, it was confirmed by Radio DJ Billy Sloan at the Glasgow screening that the film would be released on DVD in 2007. Noel Gallagher remarked in an interview with NME that the DVD should be released in late 2007 for Christmas, and has begged for the chance to record a commentary. It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ...


The film was unveiled to coincide with Oasis' best-of album "Stop the Clocks", released on November 20, 2006. A preview of the film was included on the Let There Be Love DVD single, released in November 2005. However, it's UK release has now been postponed to mid-summer 2007. A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a best of album) is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. ... Stop the Clocks is a best-of album by British rock band Oasis, released in November 2006. ... Let There Be Love is a song on the British rock band Oasis sixth album, Dont Believe the Truth. ...


The film features a new Oasis song also called "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", written by Noel Gallagher and recorded during the Don't Believe the Truth sessions, Gallagher described it as being "one of the best things, like The Who, The Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group combined, and it's got two drum solos on it!". He has also said that his girlfriend thinks it's the only Oasis song you can dance to. The song was left off 'Don't Believe the Truth' because Gallagher felt that including it would have meant he'd have been singing too many songs on the record. Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Burnage, Manchester, England) is the lead songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the English rock band Oasis. ... Dont Believe the Truth is the critically acclaimed sixth studio album by Oasis, released on May 30, 2005 internationally and a day later in the United States. ... The Who are an English rock band who first emerged in 1964. ... Not to be confused with Yard Birds. ... The Jeff Beck Group was a rock band formed in February 1967. ...


Screening information

  • The world premiere of the film took place at the Directors Guild Theater in New York City on November 4, 2006 as part of the CMJ Film Festival.
  • The UK television premiere was on Channel 4 on November 19, at 11:50pm, although it was a heavily edited version with approximately 40 minutes cut from the original 95 minute version.
  • A set of fans-only private screenings have taken place in cities in countries including England, Australia, Scotland, USA, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Mexico, Holland and Sweden. Tickets are usually available in competitions in the local area.
  • Girls Aloud appear briefly in the film. Liam spots the girls in the corner of a studio during an Oasis photoshoot, gleefully utters "Is that f***ing Girls Aloud over there ??" and wanders over to invite them to a gig, with Sarah Harding doing most of the talking, and Nicola Roberts looking distinctively shy in Liam's presence. Noel decides not to join in the conversation.

New York, NY redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ... Girls Aloud are a British girl group created on ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... Sarah Nicole Harding (born 17 November 1981, in Ascot) is an English singer in the girl group Girls Aloud and has recently gone into modelling, who grew up as a Catholic in Heald Green, Stockport, Cheshire, England. ... Nicola Maria Roberts (born October 5, 1985 in Runcorn, Cheshire), is an English pop star from Runcorn and is the youngest member of Girls Aloud. ...

External links

  • Official Oasis Website
Oasis
Liam Gallagher | Noel Gallagher | Gem Archer | Andy Bell | Zak Starkey
Tony McCarroll | Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs | Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan | Alan White
Discography
Studio albums: Definitely Maybe | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? | Be Here Now
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants | Heathen Chemistry | Don't Believe the Truth
Compilations: The Masterplan | Stop the Clocks
DVDs: Live by the Sea | …There and Then | Familiar to Millions | Definitely Maybe – The DVD
Films: Lord Don't Slow Me Down
Related articles
The Rain | Britpop | Owen Morris | Creation Records | Big Brother | Awards and nominations


 

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