Oasis
Biography
Oasis shot from obscurity to stardom in 1994, becoming one of Britain's most popular and critically acclaimed bands of the decade in the process. Along with Blur and Suede, they were responsible for returning British guitar pop to the top of the charts. Led by guitarist/songwriter Noel Gallagher, the Manchester quintet adopted the rough, thuggish image of the Stones and the Who, crossed it with "Beatlesque" melodies and hooks, injected distinctly British lyrical themes and song structures like the Jam and the Kinks, and tied it all together with a massive guitar roar, as well as a defiant sneer that drew equally from the Sex Pistols' rebelliousness and the Stone Roses' cocksure arrogance. Gallagher's songs frequently reworked previous hits from T. Rex ("Cigarettes and Alcohol" borrows the riff from "Bang a Gong") to Wham! ("Fade Away" takes the melody from "Freedom"), yet the group always put the hooks in different settings, updating past hits for a new era.
Originally, the group was formed by schoolmates Liam Gallagher (vocals), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul McGuigan (bass), and Tony McCaroll (drums). After spending several years as the guitar technician for a Stone Roses-inspired group named the Inspiral Carpets, Noel Gallagher returned to Manchester to find that his brother had formed a band.
Selected Discography
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Such negative comments on the band, I am surprised. I like the band. I am not a huge fan but I find it calming music, not soft, but like an alternative zen.
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I haven't heard much from Oasis for the past months, have they broken up?
Nevermind, I guess Noel left the band last month, so basically yes. |
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good indie band, they know what they're doing, well they did sorta ruin the geunrea with tha massive concert, still good though
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Champainge Supernova--- BEST song- yeah, they're a little pretentious, but ya gotta admit- they've got a 'catchy' sound
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Oasis shows that bands from the "alt rock" scenne really can rock, not just whine.
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Good sound but they NEED to get off of all the drugs and alcohol. Sad to waste yourself like that.
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gotta love 'em. they've got some of those deep lyrics, good music and indie and alternative- i s h stuff
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Do they have White-Out in Britain? It's probably called something like Erase-An-Err o r or Pardon-My-Mi s t a k e - G u v ' n e r . Anyway, I have to agree. There are a lot better British pantywaste bands out there.
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The 90's would suck had it not been for these mates. The Masterplan, Be Here Now, Morning Glory and Def.Maybe were off the map. One of the few bands that could harness the power of mainstream pop radio but yet stay darkly underground, enough for your parents to yell out, "Stop playing that noise!" Closest sound ever to Beatles and The Rolling Stones. In the top of the list for me.
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yeah them being so cocky is what caused them to fade so quick. They could of had it all, but they let their egos swell to size of texas. I still like the music though.
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