Lord Don't Slow Me Down

Infobox Film
name = Lord Don't Slow Me Down


director = Baillie Walsh
starring = Oasis
producer = Josh Barwick & Donald Taylor
music = Oasis
cinematography = Baillie Walsh | editing = Struan Clay
distributor = Black Dog Films
released = October 29, 2007
runtime = 94:19 min
TV edit: 56:24 min

language = English
mpaa rating = (Suggestively)Mature for constant profanity, references to drinking & drugs
amg_id = 1:376845
imdb_id =1167522

"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. It went platinum in the UK. [http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=33047 BPI website]

Pre-release

A handful of fans-only private screenings took place around the world with the world premiere of the film 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. The film was unveiled to coincide with Oasis' compilation 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.

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 thought it was the only Oasis song you could 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. Italian footballer Alessandro Del Piero also appears in the video signing a shirt for noel.

DVD Release

"Lord Don't Slow Me Down" was released on DVD on October 29 2007. The DVD set contents:

Disc One:
*Documentary tour film "Lord Don’t Slow Me Down" in stereo and surround sound.
*Bonus audio commentary featuring the members of the band
*A Noel Gallagher Q&A session with the fans filmed in New York in 2006

Disc Two:
*Oasis live at City of Manchester Stadium on 2nd July 2005 in HD with stereo and surround sound. This concert has also been shown regularly on the HD music television channel, "Rave."
*# "Fuckin' in the Bushes"
*# "Turn Up the Sun"
*# "Lyla"
*# "Cigarettes & Alcohol"
*# "The Importance Of Being Idle"
*# "Little By Little"
*# "A Bell Will Ring"
*# "Acquiesce"
*# "Songbird"
*# "Live Forever"
*# "Mucky Fingers"
*# "Wonderwall"
*# "Rock 'n' Roll Star"
*# "The Meaning of Soul"
*# "Don't Look Back In Anger"
*# "My Generation"
*Unique footage and pictures sent in by fans who attended the concert

References

External links

* [http://www.lorddontslowmedown.com/ Official 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' Website]
* [http://www.oasisinet.com/ Official Oasis Website]
* [http://music.msn.com/oasisdvd/ 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' webcast preview on MSN Music]
* [http://www.oasisrock.org/ Oasis Rock forum]
* [http://www.bandidge.com/tv/o_oasis Review at Bandidge.com]