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Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. The group was formed by Liam Gallagher, Paul Arthurs, Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll, who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher. Oasis have sold over 50 million records worldwide, have had eight UK number-one singles and have collected 15 NME Awards, 5 Brit Awards and 9 Q awards. The Gallagher brothers are the ba… Read more »
Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. The group was formed by Liam Gallagher, Paul Arthurs, Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll, who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher. Oasis have sold over 50 million records worldwide, have had eight UK number-one singles and have collected 15 NME Awards, 5 Brit Awards and 9 Q awards. The Gallagher brothers are the band's leading songwriters and the only continual members. The present lineup is completed by guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell, as well as unofficial drummer Chris Sharrock. The band initially gained prominence performing on the Manchester club circuit. They were signed to independent record label Creation Records and later released their debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994. The following year, the band recorded Morning Glory? with their new drummer Alan White, whilst rivaling with Britpop peers Blur in the charts. The Gallagher brothers were featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling rivalry and wild lifestyles, cultivating reputations both as bad boys and as a band of the people. At the height of their fame, Oasis released their third album, Be Here Now. It became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. The band suffered a notable decline in popularity in America and lost two long-time members Paul McGuigan and Paul Arthurs between recording and releasing Standing on the Shoulder of Giants and Heathen Chemistry . Their sixth album Don't Believe the Truth with Zak Starkey (2005), despite turbulent recording, became their best-selling and best-received album in a decade. The following year, the band released a compilation album entitled Stop the Clocks. In February 2007, Oasis received the BRIT Award for outstanding contribution to music. Dig Out Your Soul, the seventh studio album by the band, was released on 6 October 2008, with the lead single from that album, "The Shock of the Lightning", which was released on 29 September 2008. For the current tour the band have enlisted Chris Sharrock. « Less
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Members
Noel Gallagher,
Andy Bell,
Liam Gallagher,
Gem Archer,
Chris Sharrock
Bands with members in common:
Erasure,
The Icicle Works
