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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 "Best band Britain has produced in the Last Decade" 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. Noel Gallagher is set to release his first solo album "Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds" in October 2011.

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  • Nicmakib

    <3!!!!

    Sunday morning

  • Lararibeirov1

    Oasis. <3333333333

    last month

  • Fauzancipow

    visit me

    last month

  • BeckyMUK

    I travelled up to Manchester today and finally got to visit Sifters! That's something I've wanted to do for ages. I even had my picture taken outside - while wearing an Oasis T-shirt of course :o) I wonder how many other people have visited that shop because of Shakermaker?

    last month

  • Anabel_arg

    Slide away! what a song!

    last month

  • ChrisInChains

    hi my friends! ;)

    last month

  • Fauzancipow

    @rioblivion

    April 2012

  • madferit8810

    Oasis Live Forever!

    April 2012

  • cajuhmachado

    oasis will never die.

    February 2012

  • interzon_1

    oasis>all [2]

    February 2012

  • Raqueldh

    Oasis♥ :)

    January 2012

  • hausoffetz

    Oasis <33

    January 2012

  • DehSouza

    oasis>all

    December 2011

  • theoblack

    blur>oasis

    December 2011

  • youkilledshella

    "we'll be back next year" - Liam Gallagher is that true??? :::)

    November 2011

  • yaaaaas

    my fav..

    November 2011

  • rune_watdefak

    beady eye vs high flying birds :x

    October 2011

  • EgoDares

    stay young

    September 2011

  • douglasanches

    Heyyyy Lyla

    September 2011

  • ph0enix-AA

    i love how the most listened to bands ALWAYS include the beatles, arctic monkeys and radiohead ;)) OASIS FTW <3

    September 2011
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