Liam Gallagher was grilled about the plans for a second Beady Eye record are progressing in an interview with BBC 6Music over the weekend. "It's sounding good", said Gallagher. "We've got a bit more writing to do, but we'll go in and record some time this year. If Stone Roses and Beady Eye both release an album next year, everything will be alright."
Beady Eye supported The Stone Roses on the second of their three Heaton Park homecoming gigs last weekend.
When pressed on how album number two would differ from their debut Different Gear, Still Speeding, Gallagher said: "the first album came straight off the back of Oasis splitting up and we just wanted to be in a band again, so we just went straight out and did it. This time, we're taking our time a bit. We're not worried with having to be out there, we'll be there when the songs are absolutely bang on."
Liam being Liam, he also aimed a thinly-veiled jab at his brother Noel. "We had the rug pull from us by 'a certain someone', we didn't want the band to split up. We wanted to crack on and even when Oasis used to finish tours and talk about having years off, we'd all be like 'We're not getting any younger, and if you like something keep doing it all the time."
"The songs are a lot better on this album, they have to be".
Is the above some stark honesty from the controversial frontman? Many felt that the first Beady Eye album didn't have the quality of any of Oasis' best material, nor Noel Gallagher's debut solo album which was the second best selling rock album in the UK.