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Biography
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals and tambourine), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums, percussion), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher (lead guitar and vocals). They have had eight UK number-one singles and eight UK number-one albums, and won fifteen 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 as voted by the BBC Radio 2 listeners; they have been nominated for three Grammy Awards. As of 2009, the band have sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. Also the band was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010 for “Longest Top 10 UK Chart Run By A Group” after an unprecedented run of 22 top 10 hits in the UK. The band also holds the Guinness World Record for being the most successful act in the UK between the years 1995 and 2005, spending 765 weeks in the Top 75 singles and albums charts. Its members were signed to independent record label Creation Records and afterwards released their record-setting debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994. The following year, the band recorded (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) with their new drummer Alan White in the midst of rivalry with Britpop peers Blur in the charts. The Gallagher brothers featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling disputes and wild lifestyles. In 1997, Oasis released their third album, Be Here Now, and although it became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history, the album's popularity tapered off quickly. The band lost members Paul McGuigan and Paul Arthurs as they went on to record and release Standing on the Shoulder of Giants in 2000 and were replaced by Gem Archer and Andy Bell who joined the group for the tour in support of Giants. The band found renewed success and popularity starting with 2005's Don't Believe the Truth. In August 2009, Noel Gallagher announced his departure from the band after a backstage altercation with Liam before a festival appearance. The band, comprising the remaining members of Oasis and led by Liam Gallagher, decided to continue working together under the name Beady Eye, while Noel went on to form his solo project Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
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Discography
- MTV Live & Unplugged
- Be Here Now, 1997
- Wonderwall EP, 1996
- Talk Tonight
- Live Finsbury Park (disc 1)
- 2004-06-23: Live at the Poole Lighthouse
- I'm Outta Time, 2008
- (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, 1995
- 2006: Live in Tokyo
- Little by Little / She Is Love, 2002
- The Shock of the Lightning, 2008
- Rise in Panic
- Lord Don't Slow Me Down, 2007
- Dig Out Your Soul, 2008
- Songbird, 2003
- All Around the World
- Don't Believe the Truth (Demos), 2005
- Complete Singles Collection
- Backbeat, Volume 2
- iTunes Festival: London 2009, 2009
- Falling Down, 2009
- Whatever Demos
- Definitely Maybe, 1994
- Heathen Chemistry, 2002
- Live Finsbury Park (disc 2)
- Complete Single Collection '94-'05, 2006
- Supersonic, 1994
- Go Let It Out, 2000
- Unplugged, Volume 2
- The Lost Tapes
- Familiar to Millions, 2001
- Some Might Say, 1995
- ...There and Then (bonus disc), 1996
- ...There and Then, 1996
- Don't Look Back in Anger, 1996
- Time Flies... 1994-2009, 2010
- Wonderwall, 1995
- Live Forever
- Roll With It, 1995
- Don't Believe the Truth, 2005
- The Hindu Times, 2002
- Diamonds in the Sky, 2002
- Stop the Clocks, 2009
- Step Into 1996
- Who Feels Love?, 2000
- Closet Encounters, 1995
- 2000-02-17: Profiting Off the Shoulders of Giants
- 2000-06-15: Hultsfred Festival, Hultsfred, Sweden
- 1996-08-23: MTV Unplugged: Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
- The Sunday Times Heathen Chemistry Promo
- Stop the Clocks EP, 2006
- The Acoustic Sessions, Volume 2, 1996
- Singles Gold
- Let There Be Love, 2005
- Now '97
- Greatest Hits
- 2006-11-07: Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Only Hits, 2004
- Dig Out Your Soul (bonus disc), 2008
- The Red Album: 93-94
- That's the Story, 1996
- Lyla, 2005
- MTV Unplugged + Live Tracks
- MTV Unplugged
- D'You Know What I Mean?, 1997
- Wibbling Rivalry
- Don't Go Away, 1998
- Stand by Me, 1997
- Live at the Metro
- First Demo Tape 1992, 1992
- Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, 2000
- Cigarettes & Alcohol, 1994
- Sunday Morning Call, 2000
- Cigarettes & Alcohol: Live '94
- The Shock of the Lightning (Primal Scream remix), 2008
- The Masterplan, 2000
- The Blue Album: 94-96
- MTV Unplugged & Oasis Sing the Beatles
- Daily Mirror Giveaway
- Acquiesce
- 2003-05-03: Zanzibar Club, Liverpool, UK
- Live Manchester 2005, 2005
- B-Sides
- Live and Unplugged on MTV
- Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Demos
- Whatever, 1995
- Time Flies... 1994-2009 (disc 3), 2010
- 1995-07-22: Slane Castle, Dublin, Ireland
- Live in Concert
- Where Did It All Go Wrong?, 2000
- The Non-Album Tracks
- Making It All Happen
- Shakermaker, 1995
- Don't Believe the Truth (bonus disc: Live at the Metro - Chicago, IL, 1994), 2005
- Behind Closed Doors, 1996
- The Acoustic Sessions
- Seattle on Fire
- Undrugged
- 2005-06-20: UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL, USA
- 2005-06-17: Molson, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2005
- Live at Earls Court 1995, 1995
- Take the Low Road
- Forever Live
- Rock 'n' Roll Stars Live Hammersmith 13-12-1994
- All Acoustically, 1998
- Definitive Too
- Oasis Interviews
- The Untold Story
- Stop Crying Your Heart Out, 2002
- 1996-04-27: Maine Road Football Ground, Manchester, UK
- The Importance of Being Idle, 2005
- Columbia, 2004
- Falling Down (Chemical Brothers remix), 2008
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Recently Played on Dig Music.
| Song | Champagne Supernova |
| Artist | Oasis |
| Album | (What's The Story) Morning Glory? |
| Label | Epic/SonyBMG |
| Year | 1995 |
| Song | Don't Look Back in Anger |
| Artist | Oasis |
| Album | (What's The Story) Morning Glory? |
| Label | Epic/SonyBMG |
| Year | 1995 |
| Song | Wonderwall |
| Artist | Oasis |
| Album | (What's The Story) Morning Glory? |
| Label | Epic/SonyBMG |
| Year | 1995 |
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On the ABC
- The Oasis - A Shark Island Productions Film
- Glastonbury Festival Sells Out - DIG Digital Radio
- Jet to join Oasis on tour. 08/02/2005. ABC News Online
- Oasis working on seventh album - ABC News (Australian ...
- ABC Online Forum
- DIG Internet Radio - News - Oasis Re-record Wonderwall
- Cinematographer's Statement - The Oasis
- The Ark - 30 July 2006 - Manichaean Women of the Oasis
- Liam repaired as Oasis returns to tour. 8/12/2002. ABC News ...
- Liam Gallagher forms new band - ABC Local - Australian ...
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