EXCLUSIVE: Back in the summer of 1995, you were either teamOasisor teamBlur.
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Battle commenced on Monday August 14, 1995.
He was also a producer ofThe Father, for which Anthony Hopkins won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Oasis and BlurJames Fry/Getty Images/Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music
Crazy stuff happened, says Friend.
You had couples breaking up over it, there was a lot of family strife and other crazy stuff.
The hostility between the bands was underpinned by class and location.
From left,Noel Gallagher, Paul Arthurs (aka Bonehead), Paul McGuigan, Tony McCarroll,Liam Gallagher.James Fry/Getty Images
I think also, theres probably some degree of insecurity of whos bigger, says Friend.
Im not gonna reveal which track made the top spot.
Friend says thatThe Battlewont be produced in partnership with Blur of Oasis.
The Blur versus Oasis hostility had been brewing for some time.
So I thought, OK, well see…
The producer says thatThe Battleis a comedy with teeth.
Although the full makeup of characters hasnt been fully settled.
Timetable forThe Battlesays friend is that were aiming for 2025 because that would be 30 years after the event.
With a chuckle, he adds: There seems to be a great nostalgia for the mid-90s right now.
