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Oasis are an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. The group initially consisted of Liam Gallagher (lead vocals), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums), with Liam asking his older brother Noel Gallagher (lead guitar, vocals) to join as a fifth member a few months later to finalise their formation.
The timing was perfect, too, with Oasis having split three years previously. The field was open – the anthemic indie rock crown theirs for the taking. Instead, they fumbled it.
Oasis split up 15 years ago, after Noel left the group he’d founded, and for which he wrote most of the songs. Even if the reunion actually happens, it doesn’t mean brotherly love: If, unlike ...
Oasis says China blocks the band's mainland debut over Noel's participation in a 1997 concert for an independent Tibet. Noel quits Oasis just before a performance at a festival near Paris, this ...
Richard Ashcroft was so impressed with Oasis during the time that he invited them to tour with his band the Verve as an opening act. [28] Gallagher said he wrote Oasis' first single, "Supersonic", in "the time it takes to play the song". [20] "Supersonic" was released in early 1994 and peaked at No. 31 on the official UK charts.
The Gallagher brothers, Liam, 52, and Noel, 57, split off into solo careers after Oasis' intense breakup in 2009, and both of them would go on to perform with The Who on separate occasions. Noel ...
Beady Eye Records Ltd. was a record label set up by the band to release their material in the UK and Ireland, [citation needed] serving the same purpose as Big Brother Recordings did for Oasis. On 24 January 2011, it was announced that American indie label Dangerbird Records would release Different Gear, Still Speeding in North America on 1 ...
When and why Oasis break up? The brothers Gallagher have always had a hard time getting along, and their bitter arguing is why the band decided to break up in 2009. The brothers all but swore off ...