All of a sudden, there were loads of ideas." Under Noel, the band crafted a musical approach that relied on simplicity, with Arthurs and McGuigan restricted to playing barre chords and root bass notes, McCarroll playing basic rhythms, and the band's amplifiers turned up to create distortion. When he walked in, we were a band making a racket with four tunes. Arthurs recalled, "He had loads of stuff written. Noel approached the group about joining on 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.
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He and his friends did not think Oasis sounded particularly spectacular, but he began to consider the possibility of using the group as an outlet for a series of songs he had been writing for several years. Noel, who was working as a roadie for Inspiral Carpets, went with them to watch Liam's band play. Oasis played their first gig on 14 August 1991 at the Boardwalk club in Manchester, bottom of the bill below the Catchmen and Sweet Jesus. Liam suggested that the band name be changed to Oasis, inspired by an Inspiral Carpets tour poster in the childhood bedroom he shared with his brother Noel, which listed the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon as a venue. Unsatisfied with Hutton, Arthurs invited and auditioned acquaintance Liam Gallagher as a potential replacement. In 1991, bassist Paul McGuigan, guitarist Paul Arthurs, drummer Tony McCarroll, and singer Chris Hutton formed a band called the Rain.
History 1991–1993: Formation and early years They were also nominated for two Grammy Awards. They won 17 NME Awards, nine Q Awards, four MTV Europe Music Awards and six Brit Awards, including one in 2007 for Outstanding Contribution to Music and one for the "Best Album of the Last 30 Years" for (What's the Story) Morning Glory?.
The band also achieved three Platinum albums in the US.
They are among the most successful acts on the UK Singles Chart and Albums Chart, with eight UK number-one singles and eight UK number-one albums. The group abruptly disbanded after the departure of Noel Gallagher in August 2009.Īs of 2020, Oasis had sold over 90 million records worldwide. Oasis released three more studio albums, Heathen Chemistry (2002), Don't Believe the Truth (2005) and Dig Out Your Soul (2008). White departed in 2004, replaced by Zak Starkey and later Chris Sharrock as touring members. They were replaced by former Heavy Stereo guitarist Gem Archer and former Ride guitarist Andy Bell. Oasis' popularity later declined and McGuigan and Arthurs left in 1999 as Oasis released Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000). It became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. In 1997, Oasis released their third album, Be Here Now. In 1996, Oasis performed two nights at Knebworth for an audience of 125,000 each time, the largest outdoor concerts in UK history at the time. The Gallagher brothers featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their disputes and wild lifestyles. In addition, it stands as the fifth-best-selling album in the UK and the biggest-selling album in the UK of the 1990s. Spending ten weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? was also an international chart success and became one of the best-selling albums of all time. The following year they recorded (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) with new drummer Alan White, in the midst of a chart rivalry with peers Blur. Oasis signed to independent record label Creation Records in 1993 and released their record-setting debut album Definitely Maybe (1994), which quickly became the fastest-selling debut album in British history at the time. During the course of their existence, they had various lineup changes, with the Gallagher brothers remaining the only staple members. Liam's older brother Noel (lead guitar, vocals) later joined as a fifth member, finalising the group's core lineup. Originally known as the Rain, the group initially consisted of Liam Gallagher (lead vocals, tambourine), Paul Arthurs (guitar), Paul McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums). Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991.
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