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Richard Ashcroft in Injury time against Bayern Munich He is good friends with Oasis's Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher and Coldplay's Chris Martin. For a long time the Gallagher brothers have expressed great respect for Ashcroft, with Noel Gallagher fondly nicknaming Ashcroft 'Captain Rock'. The Oasis track "Cast No Shadow", from the successful 1995 album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" is dedicated to him, possibly as a response to Ashcroft having dedicated the title track of "A Northern Soul" to Noel Gallagher. Ashcroft also provided backing vocals on the Oasis song "All Around the World" in 1997, for Oasis' "Be Here Now". In