Oasis (band)

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Oasis
Oasis circa 1999-2004 (prior to the departure of longtime drummer Alan White). Left to right: Gem Archer, Alan White, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher & Andy Bell
Background information
OriginManchester, England
Years active1994–present
MembersLiam Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Gem Archer
Andy Bell
Zak Starkey

Oasis are a British rock group originally formed in Manchester. They were the most prominent band in the Britpop movement that emerged in the United Kingdom as a reaction to Grunge and House music in the mid-1990s.

Musically, they cite bands such as The Beatles, Slade, The Stone Roses, The Smiths, The Kinks and T.Rex as influences.

The band are currently led by lead guitarist/principal songwriter Noel Gallagher and his younger brother vocalist/songwriter Liam Gallagher, who are the only remaining original band members.

Thanks to the success of their critically acclaimed debut album Definitely Maybe and its 18m selling follow-up (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, the Gallagher brothers featured regularly in tabloid newspaper stories, and cultivated a reputation as both bad boys and the band of the people.

At the height of their fame, their 1997 third album Be Here Now reached #1 in the UK charts and also became the fastest-selling album in chart history, with almost half a million copies sold on the first day alone. However, the record almost caused the destruction of the band as they experienced an immediate fall of popularity.

Through surviving the loss of founding members and with continuous support from their loyal fanbase, Oasis have managed to outlast many of their Britpop contemporaries. Suede, Pulp and some other peer groups have split up, or record only infrequently, while Oasis maintain a regular schedule of releases and touring.

History

Early years and breakthrough (1991-1994)

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Oasis's original line-up (clockwise from bottom) - Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan, Tony McCarroll and Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs

Oasis, named after a leisure centre in Swindon, evolved from an earlier band called Rain, who took their name from a 1966 Beatles B-side. Rain comprised Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Tony McCarroll (drums) and Chris Hutton (vocals). When McGuigan invited school friend Liam Gallagher to join the group, Gallagher accepted, and quickly pushed for the band's name to be changed to Oasis.

Oasis first played live in August of 1991, at the Boardwalk club in Manchester. Noel Gallagher, who had recently returned from touring America as a roadie for the Inspiral Carpets, came to watch his younger brother play. A few months later he was invited to join the band. Although he had been critical of them, he agreed, with the provision that he would become the band's sole songwriter and leader, and that they would commit to an earnest pursuit of commercial success.

After gaining a loyal and vocal following on the local Manchester gig circuit, Oasis signed to Creation Records in late 1993. Following a limited white label release of their song "Columbia", the commercial singles "Supersonic" and "Shakermaker" were released in the spring of 1994. Both gained national radio airplay and were Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom.

In August 1994, their polished and melodic single "Live Forever," made the UK Top 10 and brought the band a measure of fame. Also around this time the band was involved in a high-profile incident on a ferry off the coast of the Netherlands. Liam Gallagher and McGuigan were arrested for fighting, whilst Arthurs and McCarroll were detained for alleged shoplifting. All four were subsequently refused entry to the Netherlands, and this incident became the first of many tabloid stories on the band. The publicity helped their debut album, Definitely Maybe (named after a poster Noel saw at a bar), enter the charts at #1 in September 1994.

More hit singles quickly followed. The October 1994 single "Cigarettes & Alcohol" reached #7 in the UK charts amidst controversy that its central riff directly plagiarised T.Rex's 1972 release "Get it On". The EP "Whatever" was released in December 1994, peaking at #3 in the UK charts and foreshadowing the band's move toward a mellower sound on the following album. That song, too, was the subject of accusations of plagiarism, and Neil Innes, formerly of the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band, successfully sued on the basis that a substantial part of the melody was taken from his song "How Sweet to be an Idiot".

Tensions between the Gallagher brothers on their first US tour, coupled with a disdain for Americans, caused Noel to temporarily quit the band after a disastrous gig in L.A. and fly to San Francisco without telling anyone. When Oasis' manager tracked him down, they decided to take a trip to Las Vegas to calm Noel down. Legend has it that he met a couple on their honeymoon there (the woman thought he resembled George Harrison), and that after a long conversation, they persuaded him to rejoin Oasis. The song "Talk Tonight" (one of the B-sides to "Some Might Say") is thought to be written for this woman.[1]

Britpop and the Blur rivalry (1995-1996)

During early sessions for their second album, original drummer Tony McCarroll was sacked. Noel Gallagher has since claimed that his departure was a result of him not being technically good enough to play on more complex songs. There were also reports of scuffles with the Gallaghers. He was replaced with quiet Londoner Alan "Whitey" White, whose brother Steve had drummed for Paul Weller and his band Style Council. McCarroll later attempted to sue the Gallaghers over his sacking, citing breach of contract, but lost the suit on a technicality.[2]

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Oasis line-up, 1995-1999 after McCarroll was replaced with Alan White

Oasis soon had their first UK #1 with "Some Might Say", the first single from their second album (and the only track on the second album to feature McCarroll), in late April 1995. During this period, the British media seized upon a supposed rivalry between Oasis and fellow Britpop band Blur. Noel Gallagher played along, telling The Observer that he hoped Damon Albarn and Alex James of Blur would "catch AIDS and die".[3] He subsequently apologised[4] for this in a formal letter to Melody Maker magazine.

On Monday, August 14, 1995, Blur and Oasis released new singles on the same day, setting up a "Battle of the Bands" that dominated the week's music news. Perhaps in part because it was more cheaply priced (£1.99 vs £3.99), Blur's "Country House" outsold Oasis's "Roll With It" 274,000 copies to 216,000 during the week. An alternative explanation given at the time was that there were problems associated with the barcode on the "Roll With It" single case, which did not record all sales. Nonetheless, Oasis's second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? became the second largest selling album of all-time in the UK. It also gave the band their most endearing hit, Champagne Supernova, which received widespread critical acclaim and peaked at #20 on the US charts. It remains one of the band's most popular songs to this day.

Although a softer sound led to mixed reviews, the album went on to sell over 18 million copies worldwide and spawned two further hit singles, "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back In Anger", which reached numbers 2 and 1 respectively. The album's opening track "Hello", with its singalong chant, was a common feature of Oasis's live performances. It features a sample from Gary Glitter's 1973 Top 10 hit "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again".

As their career reached its zenith, Oasis performed back-to-back concerts at Knebworth on August 10 and 11, 1996. The band sold out both shows within minutes; 250,000 people over two nights, at the time a record-breaking number for an outdoor concert held in the UK.

In September 1995, McGuigan briefly left the band on tour in the US, citing nervous exhaustion. He was replaced by Scott McLeod, formerly of The Ya-Yas, who featured on some of the tour dates as well as in the "Wonderwall" video before leaving abruptly. In order to complete the tour, McGuigan was successfully convinced to return to the band. "Like our new bassist? He looks a bit like the old one doesn't he?" Noel Gallagher joked when he reintroduced him to the press.[5]

The recording and release of Be Here Now (1997-1998)

Oasis spent the end of 1996 and the first quarter of 1997 planning their third album. Be Here Now was released in August 1997, the band choosing to launch it on a Thursday rather than the traditional Monday. Preceded by the UK #1 single "D'You Know What I Mean", the album was perhaps their most anticipated effort, and as such became the subject of considerable media attention. Anticipation culminated with the screening of the documentary "Right Here, Right Now" on BBC1 on the eve of the album's release. The attendant press attention and hype helped the album become the fastest-selling album in UK history (a record which still stands), selling 423,000 units on its day of release, and reached number 2 in the US album chart.

Be Here Now ultimately outsold Definitely Maybe worldwide but could not match the sales of (What's the Story) Morning Glory. Although early media reviews were positive, once the hype had died down, the album was criticised for being bloated and derivative, and Noel Gallagher himself later disavowed the album, calling it "the great rock and roll swindle". Most of the critics focused on the extensive length of several songs, the heavier sound, and overproduction. Melody Maker later gloated that Be Here Now had become the album most frequently sold to second-hand record shops, ending the era of Oasis as media darlings.[citation needed] When an argument between band members interrupted the band's American tour for the album, Oasis nearly self-destructed.

After a Yellow Submarine-inspired video for their fourth UK #1, "All Around The World", the group kept a low profile throughout 1998, although a compilation of popular B-sides, The Masterplan, was released in autumn of that year. However, the band were still subject to much attention from the tabloid newspapers. Liam was frequently present in the newspapers about his severe cocaine abuse, erratic behaviour and boasted statements.

Changing styles (1999-2004)

In early 1999 the band returned for recording a fourth album. The recording however saw founding member Arthurs leave the band. His departure was reported at the time as amicable, with Noel stating that Arthurs wanted to spend more time with his family. Arthurs' statement clarified his leaving as "to concentrate on other things".[6] However, Noel has offered a contradicting version: that a series of violations of Noel's "no drink or drugs" policy (imposed by Noel so that Liam could sing properly) for the album's sessions resulted in a confrontation between the two.[7] Finding the pressure of being in the band without his close friend too great, bass player McGuigan soon gave notice.

White, however, elected to remain with the Gallaghers. Thus he, Liam and Noel had to re-record much of the album, with Noel playing all guitar and bass parts. Colin "Gem" Archer, formerly of Heavy Stereo, was brought in as guitarist while Andy Bell, formerly of Ride joined later on bass guitar. Bell had never played bass before and he was obliged to learn to play it, as well as all of Oasis's back catalogue of songs, at the last minute before their starting tour.

With the death of Creation Records, Oasis formed their own label, Big Brother, named after Noel, as a subsidiary label of the Sony Music Entertainment group.

Oasis's fourth album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, was released in February 2000 to good first-week sales. However, the album was met with lukewarm reviews and seen as a significant departure from their traditional sound and more experimental with psychedelic sound as Noel was more influenced by George Harrison's forays into Indian and folk music. The album featured a new "Oasis" logo designed by Gem Archer and was the first where Liam Gallagher debuted with a song. As of 2005 Standing is among the band's lowest-selling albums worldwide, although it did spawn another UK #1 with "Go Let It Out".

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Noel armed with acoustic guitar

The spring of 2000 saw the new line-up embark on a world tour. Although the album was lambasted, the tour proved to be largely successful, but again eventful. In Barcelona they were forced to cancel a gig at the last minute because White's arm seized up. As a result, the band spent the whole night drinking, and a drunken fight broke out between the Gallagher brothers. Noel then jetted home immediately and announced he had quit overseas touring. The band replaced him with guitar technician Matt Deighton to complete the remaining tour dates.

After two months of ongoing rumours about the band's long-term future after every such sibling brawl, Noel returned for the Irish and British legs of the tour, which culminated in a Wembley Stadium show. A live album of the show, called Familiar to Millions, was released in late 2000 to positive reviews. Noel, White and Liam all ended their marriages during this period. Liam, whose marriage to actress/singer Patsy Kensit had been well-known among tabloid readers, soon started a relationship with former All Saints member Nicole Appleton, who soon became pregnant with their son Gene.

In late 2001 the band returned to work on their next record. Oasis's fifth album, Heathen Chemistry, was released in July 2002. The record retained an experimental flavour, but also borrowed heavily from British rock music of the 1960s and 70s. Heathen Chemistry was also a much more balanced recording process for the band, with Liam, Bell and Archer all penning songs. This new working method, along with less fighting and drug and alcohol abuse in the studio, ultimately gave the record a more relaxed feel compared to past efforts. Johnny Marr provided additional guitar as well as backup vocals on several songs, and while critics gave Heathen Chemistry lukewarm reviews, it was commercially successful. Around this time, Liam also provided vocals for the title track of the 2002 album Scorpio Rising of Death in Vegas duo.

After the album's release, the band embarked on a world tour that was successful but once again flavoured with incidents. In late summer of 2002, whilst the band was on tour in the US, Noel, White and touring keyboardist Jay Darlington were involved in a car accident. While none of the band members sustained any major injuries, some shows were cancelled as a result. Liam also suddenly bolted offstage for no apparent reason during a show in Fukuoka, Japan, leaving Noel to take over vocal duties. It was the second Fukuoka show in three years that Liam failed to complete; over the years Oasis have developed a reputation for cancelling concerts or ending them prematurely on a whim.

In December 2002, whilst on the European leg of the tour, Liam and White, as well as three members of the band's entourage, were arrested in Munich after being involved in a drunken brawl at a local club. Liam was considerably inebriated and became involved in a scuffle with other drinkers. The scuffle saw Liam lose his two front teeth. He also jumped on the club's stage and kicked a police officer in the groin. As a result of the brawl, extremely drunk White had a brain scan at a hospital afterwards, and two of the band's security guards required serious medical attention. The altercations led to 12 shows being cancelled, the band incurring £170,000 in losses, and two years later Liam was fined £45,000, with part of the money going to the injured police officer. After the end of the tour in spring 2003, the band spent the rest of the year out of the spotlight.

They returned in early December with Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes of Death in Vegas for recording a follow-up, however there were problems ahead. A major line-up change occurred, after the band were enjoying times of stability in their lines. After nine years in the band, "original" drummer and longtime performer Alan White left the band in early 2004, the announcement coming just a month into recording the follow-up to Heathen Chemistry. Although various rumours have circulated regarding the reasons for White's departure, his brother Steve White stated on his own website[8] that Alan was just tired with being in Oasis and wanted some time off to be with his girlfriend. This became the first of many setbacks in the recording of Oasis' sixth studio album, resulting in the scrapping of the first sessions.

After some time in the sessions, when Noel handled the sticks, the band decided to return to a five-member line-up. After trying out Terry Kirkbride, who would play on one track on their next album, they settled on Zak Starkey (son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr a.k.a Richard Starkey). Starkey, who was then drummer for The Who, was recommended by Noel's close friend Johnny Marr, who Starkey was also performing with.

In June 2004, Oasis headlined the Glastonbury Festival for the second time in their career, and debuted two tracks - Archer's "A Bell Will Ring" and Liam's "The Meaning of Soul". The concert, although badly received, was their first major show introducing their new drummer.

In September 2004, the band released Definitely Maybe: The DVD commemorating the 10th anniversary of their debut album's release. The DVD contains an enhanced audio version of the album, four hours of live footage, and interviews with band members and the production team.

Resurgence (2005-)

In May 2005 the band resurfaced after three years and three scrapped recording sessions with their sixth album Don't Believe the Truth. It featured the previous album's democratic songwriting duties with Noel contributing five songs, Liam three, Bell two and Archer one. It is also the first album to feature drumming of their newest member Zak Starkey. The album was leaked on the internet a month before its release and was well-received by fans and critics alike.

As of December, the album has spawned 2 UK #1 singles with "Lyla" and "The Importance of Being Idle" (the band's 7th and 8th #1 UK singles, respectively), while "Let There Be Love" entered at #2. The album itself also entered the charts at #1, but is currently their lowest-selling album with only 2 millions units, however it should be noted that it's been for much shorter time on sale. The sleeve of the new album was also more understated than earlier designs, subsequently emanating a different tone compared to the band's previous albums. Andy Bell has likened the album to Forever Changes by Love, Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan and Revolver by The Beatles.

Liam and Noel Gallagher performing in 2005. Keyboardist Jay Darlington can be seen behind them

June 2005 saw the band embarking on a huge international tour. The North American tour began with a sold out concert in Toronto (voted the best concert of the summer by the Toronto Star). Oasis showed their appreciation to the crowd by playing a solid 1.5 hour set. They continued the tour with three large gigs in the USA: a sold-out show at UIC Pavillion in Chicago; a show at Madison Square Garden, where 16,000 seats were sold within the first hour; and a show at Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts where the band played to their largest audience of any tour in the United States, with 20,000 in attendance. There was also some crowd trouble at their acclaimed televised Manchester homecoming gig when a crowd barrier was broken, and the 60,000 fans were forced to wait 25 minutes while the problem was fixed. In July 2005 the band announced that they would finish the year with four gigs in Ireland, two at Belfast's Odyssey Arena and two at Dublin's Point Depot, concluding on Thursday December 22.

In September 2005, Oasis contributed three new recordings to the soundtrack of the new UK movie, Goal!, including a new song "Who Put The Weight Of The World On My Shoulders?", penned and sung by Noel Gallagher with Archer playing bass. The soundtrack was released on the band's own label, Big Brother Records, and contained a remixed version of "Morning Glory" as well as a re-recorded version of "Cast No Shadow" with Jeordie White (a.k.a. Twiggy Ramirez from Marilyn Manson) contributing bass.

At the 2005 Q Awards Oasis led the way with 5 nominations including Best Live Act, Best Album, Best Video and Best Act in the World Today, along with Best Track for "The Importance of Being Idle". From those awards Oasis won 2, for Best Album and People's Choice Award.

However, at the Brit Awards the band has been largely ignored. The Gallaghers are rejected from two of the top nominations: Best Album and Best Group of the year. According to the December 2005 issue of Q Magazine, insiders say "Noel and Liam have no intention of turning up on the night. They see it as a real snub to be overlooked for the category". The band are put up for Best Live Act and Best Rock at Earls Court on February 15. But Noel Gallagher has made it clear in the past he sees the band as "subscribers" to them and the awards as "token".

Where next?

Template:Future album In August 2005, only weeks before headlining the dual-venue V Festival, an interview[9] with Noel revealed that the band plans to release a second B-sides album in 2006, embracing material from the last three albums. Noel also revealed that a non-LP single (their first since 1994's "Whatever") written by Liam and called "The Boy With the Blues" was a possibility in the summer of 2006, saying that the song had been recorded during sessions for Don't Believe The Truth, but it needed more work doing to it. Recently though, Noel has revealed that planned recording sessions in January 2006, during a break in their world tour, didn't take place. However, with parts of the song already recorded, a future recording session before a planned summer release can't be totally ruled out yet. If not successful at all, the tune can always be left for their next album.

Noel confirmed that after the end of the tour, scheduled to finish in March, the band won't reconvene, as they plan to take most of 2006 off after the tour in support of Don't Believe The Truth, and has recently decided to not release the "The Boy With The Blues" EP scheduled for this year, although the planned B-sides album has yet to be mentioned any further. A new studio album isn't expected before mid-2007 at best if there are no particular obstacles to the recording process as with Don't Believe the Truth. According to Noel, the band has a lot of tunes leftover from their fruitful sessions at the end of 2004, and when the time comes he, Archer and Bell will flesh out those tunes (about a dozen each) while Liam writes some new ones.

Don't Believe the Truth signalled the end of Oasis's recording contract with Sony, and Noel has hinted that they won't renew it because of the label's pressure to make "Lyla" the first single.[citation needed] Following his comments whilst accepting the "Best Music DVD" award at the NME Awards in London in February 2005, speculation grew that they were seeking to work once again with former boss Alan McGee on a new label, albeit one with major backing. Noel has since claimed that this was not what his comments referred to.

Discography

Main article: Oasis discography

Studio albums

Band members over the years

1991-1995

1995-1999

  • Liam Gallagher - Lead Vocals
  • Noel Gallagher - Lead Guitar/Lead Vocals/Backing Vocals
  • Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs - Rhythm Guitar. Replaced by Gem Archer in 1999
  • Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan - Bass Guitar. Replaced by Andy Bell in 1999
  • Alan White - Drums
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1999-2004

  • Liam Gallagher - Lead Vocals
  • Noel Gallagher - Lead Guitar/Lead Vocals/Backing Vocals
  • Gem Archer - Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals
  • Andy Bell - Bass Guitar
  • Alan White - Drums. Replaced by Zak Starkey in 2003

2004-present

  • Liam Gallagher - Lead Vocals
  • Noel Gallagher - Lead Guitar/Lead Vocals/Backing Vocals
  • Gem Archer - Rhythm Guitar/Backvocals
  • Andy Bell - Bass Guitar
  • Zak Starkey - Drums

Keyboards:

  • Mike Rowe (1995-2002) (recording)
  • Jay Darlington (2000-present) (touring)

Through the years, several "stand-in" musicians have played with Oasis at various times and for various reasons. Scott McLeod (Sept '95 - Oct '95) stood in for Guigsy when he was suffering from exhaustion, playing a handful of American dates and also featuring in the "Wonderwall" video. Matt Deighton (May '00 - July '00), part-time guitarist with Paul Weller, was drafted in to replace Noel who quit midway through the 2000 world tour after a fight with Liam. All international dates were completed by Deighton, with Noel returning to duties on all UK and Ireland dates. Steve White (Summer 2001), long time session drummer, member of Paul Weller's Style Council and brother of Alan White, stood in for a number of US dates while Alan was suffering from tendonitis.

Awards

1994

  • Q Award for Best New Act

1995

  • Brit Award: Best British Breakthrough Act
  • Ivor Novello Award: Songwriters Of The Year to be shared with Blur.
  • NME Awards: Best New Band, Album Of The Year - Definitely Maybe and Single Of The Year - "Live Forever"
  • Q Award: Best Live Act

1996

  • Brit Awards: Best British Album - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, Best British Group and Best British Video - "Wonderwall"
  • NME Awards: Best Band, Best Live Band, Best Album - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, and Best Single - "Wonderwall"
  • Q Award: Best Act In The World Today

1997

  • NME Awards: Best Musical Event - Knebworth and Band Of The Year
  • Q Award:Best Act In The World Today

2000

  • NME Award: Hero Of The Year - Liam Gallagher
  • Q Award: Best Live Act

2003

  • NME Awards: Best UK Band, Artist Of The Year and Best Haircut - Liam Gallagher

2005

  • NME Award: Best Music DVD - Definitely Maybe
  • Q Awards: Best Album - Don't Believe the Truth and People's Choice Award

Famous supporting acts

Over the years Oasis have always managed to bring well-known bands on as supporting acts for their live shows, the most memorable time was Knebworth. Here are some of the acts:

Plaudits

Oasis are regularly voted towards the top of many "Greatest of all time" polls, some of which include:

  • Observer Music Monthly 100 Greatest British Albums poll, June 2004 — #19 Definitely Maybe, #70 (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  • Channel 4 100 Greatest Albums of All Time, April 2005 — #6 Definitely Maybe, #15 (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  • NME's 100 Best Albums of All Time, 2003 — #13 Definitely Maybe, #37 (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  • Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Albums of All Time, 2003 — #8 Definitely Maybe, #22 (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  • Q Magazine's 50 Greatest Bands List, 2004 — #13 Oasis
  • Virgin Radio's 100 Greatest British Artists, 2003 — #3 Oasis
  • Q Magazine's 100 Greatest Gigs, 2004 — #3 Oasis - Knebworth 1996
  • SPIN magazine's Top 100 Albums from 1985-2005 — #28 Definitely Maybe
  • Q Magazine's 50 Best British Albums Ever, July 2003 — #1 Definitely Maybe
  • Q Magazine Reader's 100 Greatest Albums, January 2006 &mdash #5 Definitely Maybe, #8 (What's The Story) Morning Glory

Trivia

  • Of the 8 UK #1s in Oasis's history, none have spent longer than a week at the top of the chart.
  • Of these 8 UK #1s, two do not feature Liam Gallagher on lead vocals. "Don't Look Back in Anger" (1996) and "The Importance of Being Idle" (2005) both feature Noel Gallagher on lead vocals.
  • Oasis's current drummer, Zak Starkey, is the son of Beatles legend Ringo Starr. Starr has said that Oasis were the one band of the last 20 years that he enjoyed listening to, and even more now that his son is drumming with them.[citation needed]
  • While the band's line-up has gone through many changes over the years, Noel claims that the touring crew is exactly the same.
  • Since 8 August 1994, every Oasis single has hit the top 10, and since 19 December 1994, every Oasis single has hit the top 4 on the official UK charts.
  • Noel has claimed that all of Oasis's members are actually talented drummers, comparing Liam's "loud as fuck" playing to John Bonham, Bell to Reni of the Stone Roses and Archer to drummers of the late punk era. However, he said that he is the best of them and has attributed Oasis' trouble with drummers, in part, to this.[10]
  • As well as being a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Gem Archer is also a talented artist and designed the Oasis logo featured on Standing on the Shoulder of Giants and its corresponding singles.
  • Andy Bell claims to have written "Turn Up the Sun" (the opening track on 2005's Don't Believe the Truth) on his own, tripping, in the woods just outside Stockholm where he lives with his Swedish wife Idha.
  • The cover artwork of Be Here Now includes the album's release date, as well as strong references to The Beatles and The Who.
  • The distinctive Oasis logo was dropped from the covers of Standing on the Shoulder of Giants and Heathen Chemistry in favour of a flashier, more sci-fi logo. Don't Believe the Truth features the return of the original logo. Noel has been quoted saying that he wished he had never changed from the original logo.
  • The fictional band Drive Shaft from ABC's Lost is said to be partly based on Oasis. In bonus DVD material for Season One of Lost, actor Dominic Monaghan mentions on numerous occasions the songs, attitude and relationship of the Drive Shaft brothers are influenced by Oasis.
  • The lead single from Heathen Chemistry, "The Hindu Times", shares a riff with the Stereophonics song "Same Size Feet".
  • "Listen Up" from 1998's The Masterplan contains similar aspects from two Definitely Maybe singles; the drum pattern introduction of "Live Forever" and the guitar chords from "Supersonic."
  • Both of the Gallaghers have collaborated with artists on other projects. Some of the most notable included Noel's collaborations with The Chemical Brothers on 1996's "Setting Sun" (from the album Dig Your Own Hole) and 1999's "Let Forever Be" (from the album Surrender). Both contain strong references to The Beatles, sampling from "Taxman" and "Tomorrow Never Knows". More recently, Liam collaborated with Death in Vegas on the track "Scorpio Rising" from their album of the same name. Liam also famously worked with The Seahorses on the track "Love Me and Leave Me" from their 1997 album Do It Yourself.
  • "All Around The World" is the song used in AT&T's first major ad campaign after its merger with SBC.
  • "D'You Know What I Mean?" has a similiar chord structure to "Wonderwall" (notably the verses).

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Interview published in the 31st October 1998 edition of the NME and in an interview released on a limited edition US-only CD edition of The Masterplan, 1998
  2. ^ "Ex-Oasis drummer legal bid fails". BBC News. January 17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |publishyear= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Pierce, Ryan (January 17). "Top 10 Music Rivalries: Number 5: Blur vs. Oasis". AskMen.com. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  4. ^ Titorenko, Mark (January 17). "Noel's AIDS comment". The Oasis Archive. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |publishyear= ignored (help) (scroll down to section 3.5)
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  8. ^ Ford, Jon (January 17). "New Oasis Album Release Date". Xfm Online. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
  9. ^ "Noel Gallagher says he can't wait for Oasis tour to end". Daily Star. January 17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Unknown parameter |publishyear= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Interview woth NME, 10 December 2005


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