Album: Definitely Maybe by Oasis (1994)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Album

Description: Definitely Maybe is the debut album by English rock band Oasis, released in August 1994. It was an immediate commercial and critical success in the UK, having followed on the heels of singles "Supersonic", "Shakermaker" and "Live Forever".
Definitely Maybe went straight to number one in the UK Albums Charts on initial release. It was the fastest selling debut album of all time in the UK when it was released and went on to be certified 7x Platinum (2.1 million+ sales) by the BPI. Definitely Maybe marked the beginning of Oasis' success in America, selling over one million copies there, despite only peaking at 58 on the Billboard 200. The album went on to sell over eight million copies worldwide and brought widespread critical acclaim.

The album, along with Blur's Parklife, helped to spur a revitalization in British pop music in the mid nineties and was embraced by critics for its optimistic themes and supposed rebuttal of the downtrodden fatalism evident in the dominant grunge music of the time. It was a seminal record of the Britpop movement and is still widely regarded as one of the greatest rock albums ever recorded, with it appearing in many 'best of' lists to this day. In June 2006, the NME named it as the greatest album of all time.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 1990s, Album, Epic

Additional Context: Sales figures: 8000000. Based on 4 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Definitely Maybe is the debut album by English rock band Oasis, released in August 1994. It was an immediate commercial and critical success in the UK, having followed on the heels of singles "Supersonic", "Shakermaker" and "Live Forever".
Definitely Maybe went straight to number one in the UK Albums Charts on initial release. It was the fastest selling debut album of all time in the UK when it was released and went on to be certified 7x Platinum (2.1 million+ sales) by the BPI. Definitely Maybe marked the beginning of Oasis' success in America, selling over one million copies there, despite only peaking at 58 on the Billboard 200. The album went on to sell over eight million copies worldwide and brought widespread critical acclaim.

The album, along with Blur's Parklife, helped to spur a revitalization in British pop music in the mid nineties and was embraced by critics for its optimistic themes and supposed rebuttal of the downtrodden fatalism evident in the dominant grunge music of the time. It was a seminal record of the Britpop movement and is still widely regarded as one of the greatest rock albums ever recorded, with it appearing in many 'best of' lists to this day. In June 2006, the NME named it as the greatest album of all time.

Album: Standing on the Shoulder of Giants by Oasis (2000)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Album

Description: Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is the fourth studio album by English rock band Oasis, released on 28 February 2000. The album is the 16th fastest selling album in UK chart history, selling over 310,000 copies in its first week. Standing on the Shoulder of Giants has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry and has sold around 208,000 copies in the U.S. Despite becoming their fourth number-one album in the UK, it is currently the band's lowest selling album to date.
In 1999, the year preceding the final release of this album, Oasis had lost two founding members (Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan) and hired a new producer (Mark "Spike" Stent) to replace Owen Morris.

The album is an effective modern psychedelic record complete with drum loops, samples, electric sitar, mellotron, synthesizers and backward guitars, resulting in an album more experimental with electronica and heavy psychedelic rock influences. Songs such as "Go Let It Out", the Indian-influenced "Who Feels Love?", and the progressive "Gas Panic!" were a departure from the band's earlier style, "Fuckin' in the Bushes" has been considered to be the closest Oasis have come to hard rock with Led Zeppelin style riffs.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 2000s, Album, Epic

Additional Context: Sales figures: 500000. Rating score: 7. Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is the fourth studio album by English rock band Oasis, released on 28 February 2000. The album is the 16th fastest selling album in UK chart history, selling over 310,000 copies in its first week. Standing on the Shoulder of Giants has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry and has sold around 208,000 copies in the U.S. Despite becoming their fourth number-one album in the UK, it is currently the band's lowest selling album to date.
In 1999, the year preceding the final release of this album, Oasis had lost two founding members (Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan) and hired a new producer (Mark "Spike" Stent) to replace Owen Morris.

The album is an effective modern psychedelic record complete with drum loops, samples, electric sitar, mellotron, synthesizers and backward guitars, resulting in an album more experimental with electronica and heavy psychedelic rock influences. Songs such as "Go Let It Out", the Indian-influenced "Who Feels Love?", and the progressive "Gas Panic!" were a departure from the band's earlier style, "Fuckin' in the Bushes" has been considered to be the closest Oasis have come to hard rock with Led Zeppelin style riffs.

Album: Wonderwall by Oasis (1995)
Format: Single

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: 1990s, Single


Album: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis (1995)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Album

Description: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is the second studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released on 2 October 1995 on Creation Records. It was produced by Owen Morris and the group's guitarist Noel Gallagher. The structure and arrangement style of the album were a significant departure from the group's previous record Definitely Maybe. Noel Gallagher's compositions were more focused in balladry and placed more emphasis on "huge" choruses, with the string arrangements and more varied instrumentation on the record contrasting with from the rawness of the group's debut album. Music journalist John Harris also noted the strong presence of the band's musical influences throughout the songs on the album. Among the influences that Harris noted were Gary Glitter, Stevie Wonder and most prominently, The Beatles.

The record propelled Oasis from being a crossover indie act to a worldwide rock phenomenon, and according to music critics, it was a significant record in the timeline of British indie music. The band's most commercially successful release, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? sold a record-breaking 347,000 copies in its first week on sale, spent 10 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart, and reached number four in the US Billboard 200. Singles from the album were successful in Britain, America and Australia: "Some Might Say" and "Don't Look Back in Anger" reached number one in the UK; "Champagne Supernova" and "Wonderwall" reached number one on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart; and "Wonderwall" topped the Australian and New Zealand singles charts.
Although a commercial smash, the record received lukewarm reviews from mainstream music critics, with many contemporary reviewers deeming it inferior to Definitely Maybe. In the ensuing years, however, critical consensus towards the album generally turned, and it is now considered by many to be a seminal record of the Britpop era. The band did an extensive world tour in support of the album over several months in 1995 and 1996. The most notable of the band's concerts were two performances at Knebworth House in August to a combined crowd of 250,000 people. The album was honored as the Best British Album at the 1996 Brit Awards. It has sold approximately 16 million copies worldwide, although several sources estimate that it has sold in excess of 20 million. It won the award for the best British Album of the last 30 Years at the 2010 Brit Awards, and appears on several lists as one of the greatest albums of all time.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 1990s, Album, Epic

Additional Context: Sales figures: 22000000. Based on 6 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


(What's the Story) Morning Glory? is the second studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released on 2 October 1995 on Creation Records. It was produced by Owen Morris and the group's guitarist Noel Gallagher. The structure and arrangement style of the album were a significant departure from the group's previous record Definitely Maybe. Noel Gallagher's compositions were more focused in balladry and placed more emphasis on "huge" choruses, with the string arrangements and more varied instrumentation on the record contrasting with from the rawness of the group's debut album. Music journalist John Harris also noted the strong presence of the band's musical influences throughout the songs on the album. Among the influences that Harris noted were Gary Glitter, Stevie Wonder and most prominently, The Beatles.

The record propelled Oasis from being a crossover indie act to a worldwide rock phenomenon, and according to music critics, it was a significant record in the timeline of British indie music. The band's most commercially successful release, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? sold a record-breaking 347,000 copies in its first week on sale, spent 10 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart, and reached number four in the US Billboard 200. Singles from the album were successful in Britain, America and Australia: "Some Might Say" and "Don't Look Back in Anger" reached number one in the UK; "Champagne Supernova" and "Wonderwall" reached number one on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart; and "Wonderwall" topped the Australian and New Zealand singles charts.
Although a commercial smash, the record received lukewarm reviews from mainstream music critics, with many contemporary reviewers deeming it inferior to Definitely Maybe. In the ensuing years, however, critical consensus towards the album generally turned, and it is now considered by many to be a seminal record of the Britpop era. The band did an extensive world tour in support of the album over several months in 1995 and 1996. The most notable of the band's concerts were two performances at Knebworth House in August to a combined crowd of 250,000 people. The album was honored as the Best British Album at the 1996 Brit Awards. It has sold approximately 16 million copies worldwide, although several sources estimate that it has sold in excess of 20 million. It won the award for the best British Album of the last 30 Years at the 2010 Brit Awards, and appears on several lists as one of the greatest albums of all time.

Album: Be Here Now by Oasis (1997)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Album

Description: Be Here Now is the third studio album by English rock band Oasis, released in August 1997. The album was highly anticipated by both music critics and fans after the band's worldwide success with their 1994 debut Definitely Maybe and its 1995 follow-up (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. Be Here Now's pre-release build up led to considerable hype within both the music and mainstream press. At that point, Oasis were at the height of their fame, and Be Here Now became the United Kingdom's fastest selling album to date, selling over 420,000 units on the first day of release, and over one million within two weeks. As of 2008, the album has sold eight million copies worldwide.

Oasis' management company Ignition were aware of the dangers of overexposure, and before its release sought to control the media's access to the album. Ignition's campaign included limiting pre-release radio airplay, and requesting that journalists sign gag agreements. These tactics resulted in the alienation of members of both the music and mainstream media, as well as many industry personnel connected with the band. Ignition's attempts to limit pre-release access served to fuel large scale speculation and publicity within the British music scene.
Although initial reviews were positive, retrospectively the album is viewed by much of the music press, the public, and by most members of the band as over-indulgent and bloated. In 2007, Q magazine, having given the album a five-star rave review on its release, described the fact that Be Here Now is often thought of as "a disastrous, overblown folly-the moment when Oasis, their judgement clouded by drugs and blanket adulation, ran aground on their own sky-high self-belief." The album's producer Owen Morris said of the recording sessions: "The only reason anyone was there was the money. Noel had decided Liam was a shit singer. Liam had decided he hated Noel's songs  Massive amounts of drugs. Big fights. Bad vibes. Shit recordings."

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 1990s, Album, Epic

Additional Context: Sales figures: 8000000. Based on 2 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Be Here Now is the third studio album by English rock band Oasis, released in August 1997. The album was highly anticipated by both music critics and fans after the band's worldwide success with their 1994 debut Definitely Maybe and its 1995 follow-up (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. Be Here Now's pre-release build up led to considerable hype within both the music and mainstream press. At that point, Oasis were at the height of their fame, and Be Here Now became the United Kingdom's fastest selling album to date, selling over 420,000 units on the first day of release, and over one million within two weeks. As of 2008, the album has sold eight million copies worldwide.

Oasis' management company Ignition were aware of the dangers of overexposure, and before its release sought to control the media's access to the album. Ignition's campaign included limiting pre-release radio airplay, and requesting that journalists sign gag agreements. These tactics resulted in the alienation of members of both the music and mainstream media, as well as many industry personnel connected with the band. Ignition's attempts to limit pre-release access served to fuel large scale speculation and publicity within the British music scene.
Although initial reviews were positive, retrospectively the album is viewed by much of the music press, the public, and by most members of the band as over-indulgent and bloated. In 2007, Q magazine, having given the album a five-star rave review on its release, described the fact that Be Here Now is often thought of as "a disastrous, overblown folly-the moment when Oasis, their judgement clouded by drugs and blanket adulation, ran aground on their own sky-high self-belief." The album's producer Owen Morris said of the recording sessions: "The only reason anyone was there was the money. Noel had decided Liam was a shit singer. Liam had decided he hated Noel's songs  Massive amounts of drugs. Big fights. Bad vibes. Shit recordings."

Album: Knebworth 1996 by Oasis (2021)
Genre: Rock | Mood: Reflective
Format: Live

Description: In 1996, Oasis, who were supported by The Charlatans, Kula Shaker, Manic Street Preachers, The Bootleg Beatles, The Chemical Brothers, Ocean Colour Scene and The Prodigy, played two shows with an audience of 125,000 per night. Over 2.5 million people had applied for tickets for the shows, meaning the possibility of 20 sold-out nights. It remains the largest ever demand for concert tickets in British history.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Rock, Reflective, 2020s, Live


In 1996, Oasis, who were supported by The Charlatans, Kula Shaker, Manic Street Preachers, The Bootleg Beatles, The Chemical Brothers, Ocean Colour Scene and The Prodigy, played two shows with an audience of 125,000 per night. Over 2.5 million people had applied for tickets for the shows, meaning the possibility of 20 sold-out nights. It remains the largest ever demand for concert tickets in British history.

Album: Stop the Clocks by Oasis (2006)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Compilation

Description: Stop the Clocks is a compilation album by English rock band Oasis, released on 20 November 2006. The "retrospective collection" is an 18-track double album with the featured songs chosen by Noel Gallagher; however, it does not actually include their song "Stop the Clocks" after which the album is named. It went 5x Platinum in the UK with sales better than any Oasis release since Be Here Now.
The album came about due to the end of Oasis' recording contract with Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Noel Gallagher has gone on record before on numerous occasions saying that Oasis wouldn't release a greatest hits album unless the band were about to split up. However, in an interview with news.com.au in December 2005, he hinted that Sony were planning to release one anyway, and that despite his misgivings, he would have to get involved with it otherwise it'd be bad. This was clarified in September 2006, when he told the NME that when he made it clear to Sony that the band were not going to re-sign to them, the record label decided to release a greatest hits album. Gallagher then explained that he insisted that it had to be a 'best-of' because he felt a compilation of the best singles, album tracks and b-sides would produce a stronger album than a compilation of singles.
To address some fans' concerns that the release of a greatest hits album was a sign that the band were about to finish, based on some of Noel Gallagher's previous comments, the press release for the album confirmed that they are merely taking "a well earned sabbatical prior to starting work on new material, destined for similar levels of success in the future. As such, this is not a full stop, but merely a time out; a dream set list, and a chance for the world to review the immense contribution that Oasis have made and continue to make to rock 'n' roll."
Gallagher stated in an episode of MTV's Gonzo that the album would be more for future generations, as Gallagher himself became interested in artists such as The Beatles through compilation albums.
To celebrate the release of the album, the band unveiled their first full-length film - Lord Don't Slow Me Down, shot during the Don't Believe the Truth world tour, from May 2005 to March 2006, the film was shown in November 2006 around the world in selected picture houses, theatres and cinemas to winners of fans competitions and the press. It was also broadcasted on Channel 4 in the UK.
The album debuted at number two in the UK charts selling over 50,000 copies in its first day of release and 216,000 in its first week of release, surprisingly not selling enough to knock off the top spot to The Love Album, by the boy-band Westlife. By the end of the year Stop the Clocks had sold 898,000 copies in the UK making it the 7th biggest selling album of the year. It also debuted at number 89 on the U.S. Billboard 200, starting with 18,000 units sold. It did however enter the Japanese Oricon album charts at number one, selling 87,462 copies in its first week. The album has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide (1.5 million alone in the UK).
In Japan, a box set was also released of all their singles to coincide with the album.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 2000s, Compilation, Epic

Additional Context: Sales figures: 2500000. Rating score: 8. Based on 1 votes


Stop the Clocks is a compilation album by English rock band Oasis, released on 20 November 2006. The "retrospective collection" is an 18-track double album with the featured songs chosen by Noel Gallagher; however, it does not actually include their song "Stop the Clocks" after which the album is named. It went 5x Platinum in the UK with sales better than any Oasis release since Be Here Now.
The album came about due to the end of Oasis' recording contract with Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Noel Gallagher has gone on record before on numerous occasions saying that Oasis wouldn't release a greatest hits album unless the band were about to split up. However, in an interview with news.com.au in December 2005, he hinted that Sony were planning to release one anyway, and that despite his misgivings, he would have to get involved with it otherwise it'd be bad. This was clarified in September 2006, when he told the NME that when he made it clear to Sony that the band were not going to re-sign to them, the record label decided to release a greatest hits album. Gallagher then explained that he insisted that it had to be a 'best-of' because he felt a compilation of the best singles, album tracks and b-sides would produce a stronger album than a compilation of singles.
To address some fans' concerns that the release of a greatest hits album was a sign that the band were about to finish, based on some of Noel Gallagher's previous comments, the press release for the album confirmed that they are merely taking "a well earned sabbatical prior to starting work on new material, destined for similar levels of success in the future. As such, this is not a full stop, but merely a time out; a dream set list, and a chance for the world to review the immense contribution that Oasis have made and continue to make to rock 'n' roll."
Gallagher stated in an episode of MTV's Gonzo that the album would be more for future generations, as Gallagher himself became interested in artists such as The Beatles through compilation albums.
To celebrate the release of the album, the band unveiled their first full-length film - Lord Don't Slow Me Down, shot during the Don't Believe the Truth world tour, from May 2005 to March 2006, the film was shown in November 2006 around the world in selected picture houses, theatres and cinemas to winners of fans competitions and the press. It was also broadcasted on Channel 4 in the UK.
The album debuted at number two in the UK charts selling over 50,000 copies in its first day of release and 216,000 in its first week of release, surprisingly not selling enough to knock off the top spot to The Love Album, by the boy-band Westlife. By the end of the year Stop the Clocks had sold 898,000 copies in the UK making it the 7th biggest selling album of the year. It also debuted at number 89 on the U.S. Billboard 200, starting with 18,000 units sold. It did however enter the Japanese Oricon album charts at number one, selling 87,462 copies in its first week. The album has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide (1.5 million alone in the UK).
In Japan, a box set was also released of all their singles to coincide with the album.

Album: Time Flies… 1994-2009 by Oasis (2010)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Compilation

Description: Time Flies... 1994–2009 is a compilation album by English rock band Oasis. Released on 14 June 2010, the album contains all 27 UK singles released by the band between 1994 and 2009, including "Whatever" and "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", which had previously never appeared on an Oasis studio album. "Sunday Morning Call" is not listed anywhere on the artwork but appears as a hidden track on track 13 of the second disc.
Five different versions of the album were released, the two-disc CD version, DVD, the deluxe box set, five-LP box set and the iTunes deluxe edition. A box set featuring postcards of the sleeves of every UK Oasis single was released concurrently with the album.
In Japan, Time Flies entered the charts at #2, with first-week sales of 59,348 copies; while in the United Kingdom, it entered the charts at #1, with first-week sales of 101,297.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 2010s, Compilation, Epic

Additional Context: Sales figures: 101297. Rating score: 8. Based on 1 votes


Time Flies... 1994–2009 is a compilation album by English rock band Oasis. Released on 14 June 2010, the album contains all 27 UK singles released by the band between 1994 and 2009, including "Whatever" and "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", which had previously never appeared on an Oasis studio album. "Sunday Morning Call" is not listed anywhere on the artwork but appears as a hidden track on track 13 of the second disc.
Five different versions of the album were released, the two-disc CD version, DVD, the deluxe box set, five-LP box set and the iTunes deluxe edition. A box set featuring postcards of the sleeves of every UK Oasis single was released concurrently with the album.
In Japan, Time Flies entered the charts at #2, with first-week sales of 59,348 copies; while in the United Kingdom, it entered the charts at #1, with first-week sales of 101,297.

Album: The Acoustic Sessions by Oasis (1996)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Live

Description: Several early acoustic demos/live performances of some of the band's most popular songs (plus a cover). Although it's interesting to hear these different versions (on a lot of occasions Noel is doing lead vocals when normally Liam does) the quality throughout is extremely variable with some of them being decent and others being pretty poor. Also I'm not sure what Whatever is doing here as that performance is most definitely not acoustic (not fully anyway). Worth checking out if you're an Oasis nutter, but otherwise there's not a whole lot to see.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 1990s, Live, Epic

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 1 votes


Several early acoustic demos/live performances of some of the band's most popular songs (plus a cover). Although it's interesting to hear these different versions (on a lot of occasions Noel is doing lead vocals when normally Liam does) the quality throughout is extremely variable with some of them being decent and others being pretty poor. Also I'm not sure what Whatever is doing here as that performance is most definitely not acoustic (not fully anyway). Worth checking out if you're an Oasis nutter, but otherwise there's not a whole lot to see.

Album: Heathen Chemistry by Oasis (2002)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Album

Description: Heathen Chemistry is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released in 2002 through Big Brother Records.
The album was written and recorded with a back-to-basics sound with a more rock feel to it; the more crude and simple sound differs from the musical grandiosity of their previous records, Be Here Now and Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, being more comparable to their early work.

Heathen Chemistry would prove to be last album to feature the band's longtime drummer, Alan White, who left in early 2004, with Noel Gallagher claiming White's commitment to the band was not adequate. He was effectively replaced with Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey.

The name Heathen Chemistry was taken from a second hand T-shirt that Noel had stumbled across.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 2000s, Album, Epic

Additional Context: Sales figures: 1154000. Based on 4 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Heathen Chemistry is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released in 2002 through Big Brother Records.
The album was written and recorded with a back-to-basics sound with a more rock feel to it; the more crude and simple sound differs from the musical grandiosity of their previous records, Be Here Now and Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, being more comparable to their early work.

Heathen Chemistry would prove to be last album to feature the band's longtime drummer, Alan White, who left in early 2004, with Noel Gallagher claiming White's commitment to the band was not adequate. He was effectively replaced with Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey.

The name Heathen Chemistry was taken from a second hand T-shirt that Noel had stumbled across.

Album: Don't Believe the Truth by Oasis (2005)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Album

Description: Don't Believe the Truth is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released on 30 May 2005. It reached number 1 in the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of just under 238,000, and is the 32nd fastest selling album ever in the UK. The album entered the US charts at number 12, with 65,000 copies sold in the first week, the highest any Oasis album had reached there since 1997's Be Here Now, although its chart stay was brief. Don't Believe the Truth went triple platinum in the UK in the first week of 2006 (900,000+ sales), and in the US has sold more than 200,000 copies.

Every member of the band contributed to the writing of tracks for the album, and the album is the first where all duties were divided between the band members. On some of the tracks regular bass player Andy Bell handled guitar, while Gem Archer and Noel Gallagher contributed bass to other songs. Don't Believe the Truth is the first Oasis record to feature the drumming of Zak Starkey, who replaced Oasis' longtime drummer Alan White.

Liam Gallagher also had a larger impact on the album by his developing songwriting. Noel has said that this album is his favourite of Oasis' last four, because all members have contributed to it. This, he claims, has given it a different feel from a typically Noel-written Oasis album.

The band embarked on a massive worldwide tour that started off at the London Astoria for their Don't Believe the Truth Tour, visiting 26 countries and playing to 3.2 million people at a total of 113 concerts. This resulted in the making of Lord Don't Slow Me Down, a film later released on DVD. To date the album has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 2000s, Album, Epic

Additional Context: Sales figures: 7000000. Rating score: 7. Based on 4 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Don't Believe the Truth is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Oasis, released on 30 May 2005. It reached number 1 in the UK Albums Chart with first week sales of just under 238,000, and is the 32nd fastest selling album ever in the UK. The album entered the US charts at number 12, with 65,000 copies sold in the first week, the highest any Oasis album had reached there since 1997's Be Here Now, although its chart stay was brief. Don't Believe the Truth went triple platinum in the UK in the first week of 2006 (900,000+ sales), and in the US has sold more than 200,000 copies.

Every member of the band contributed to the writing of tracks for the album, and the album is the first where all duties were divided between the band members. On some of the tracks regular bass player Andy Bell handled guitar, while Gem Archer and Noel Gallagher contributed bass to other songs. Don't Believe the Truth is the first Oasis record to feature the drumming of Zak Starkey, who replaced Oasis' longtime drummer Alan White.

Liam Gallagher also had a larger impact on the album by his developing songwriting. Noel has said that this album is his favourite of Oasis' last four, because all members have contributed to it. This, he claims, has given it a different feel from a typically Noel-written Oasis album.

The band embarked on a massive worldwide tour that started off at the London Astoria for their Don't Believe the Truth Tour, visiting 26 countries and playing to 3.2 million people at a total of 113 concerts. This resulted in the making of Lord Don't Slow Me Down, a film later released on DVD. To date the album has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide.

Album: MTV Live & Unplugged by Oasis (1996)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Live

Description: Oasis's appearance on the MTV Unplugged series. As Noel explains at the beginning Liam didn't make it because of a "sore throat" which is probably true (if you listen to some of the performances on the Abel & Cain bootleg Liam's voice sounds very hoarse). However even without Liam's inclusion, the band shines with these acoustic versions. My only complaint is that Noel desperately needs backing vocals from time to time, particularly in Cast No Shadow. I always thought Noel was a better singer than Liam anyway. Nevertheless it's a nice change to hear these songs acoustically and by Noel instead of Liam, and any serious Oasis fan should check it out.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 1990s, Live, Epic

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 1 votes


Oasis's appearance on the MTV Unplugged series. As Noel explains at the beginning Liam didn't make it because of a "sore throat" which is probably true (if you listen to some of the performances on the Abel & Cain bootleg Liam's voice sounds very hoarse). However even without Liam's inclusion, the band shines with these acoustic versions. My only complaint is that Noel desperately needs backing vocals from time to time, particularly in Cast No Shadow. I always thought Noel was a better singer than Liam anyway. Nevertheless it's a nice change to hear these songs acoustically and by Noel instead of Liam, and any serious Oasis fan should check it out.

Album: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? Complete Singles Collection by Oasis (1996)
Record Label: Epic
Format: Compilation

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: 1990s, Compilation, Epic


Album: Complete Studio Album Collection by Oasis (2025)
Genre: rock
Record Label: Big Brother
Format: CD

Description: Amazon gold disc edition

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: rock, 2020s, CD, Big Brother


Album: Heathen Chemistry by Oasis (2002)
Genre: alternative rock | Style: psychedelic
Record Label: Sony Music
Format: CD

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: alternative rock, psychedelic, 2000s, CD, Sony Music


Album: Undrugged by Oasis (1996)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Live

Description: Collection of a variety of acoustic tracks - sessions, live and demos.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 1990s, Live, Epic

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 1 votes


Collection of a variety of acoustic tracks - sessions, live and demos.

Album: The Masterplan by Oasis (1998)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Compilation

Description: The Masterplan is a compilation album by the English rock band Oasis, comprising B-sides which never made it onto an album. The album was originally intended for release only in areas such as the United States and Japan, where the tracks were only available on expensive European import singles. It was first released in late 1998. The Masterplan reached number 2 in the UK where it went platinum, and number 51 in the United States. However, it did reach the Top 20 in various charts around the world, going on to sell two million copies.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 1990s, Compilation, Epic

Additional Context: Sales figures: 2000000


The Masterplan is a compilation album by the English rock band Oasis, comprising B-sides which never made it onto an album. The album was originally intended for release only in areas such as the United States and Japan, where the tracks were only available on expensive European import singles. It was first released in late 1998. The Masterplan reached number 2 in the UK where it went platinum, and number 51 in the United States. However, it did reach the Top 20 in various charts around the world, going on to sell two million copies.

Album: Dig Out Your Soul by Oasis (2008)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Album

Description: Dig Out Your Soul is the seventh and final studio album by English rock band Oasis, released in October 2008. The first single, "The Shock of the Lightning", was released on 29 September 2008. In promotion of the album, the band embarked on a world tour, debuting in Seattle, Washington at the WaMu Theater, and continuing for eighteen months. In 2009, the tour concluded (due to Noel Gallagher quitting the band) with major dates at some of the UK's biggest stadiums, notably the new Wembley Stadium, Sunderland's Stadium of Light and Edinburgh's Murrayfield as well as Ireland's Slane Castle. They also performed three hometown shows at Manchester's Heaton Park. To date, Dig Out Your Soul has sold around five million copies worldwide.

A January 2007 interview for NME, Noel Gallagher gave new details on his vision for the album: "All the tunes I've written recently have been on the kind of acoustic side, you know? But for the next record I really fancy doing a record where we just completely throw the kitchen sink at it," he explained. "We haven't done that since Be Here Now. I'd like to get, like, a 100-piece orchestra and choirs and all that stuff. I think since Standing on the Shoulder of Giants we've been trying to prove a point of just bass, drums, guitar and vocals and nothing fancy. But I kind of like fancy! I'd like to make an absolutely fucking colossal album. You know? Like literally two orchestras, stuff like that."

In October 2007, Noel revealed more about the record to BBC 6 Music: "Funnily enough, we all write separately, but for some reason all the songs sound like they've got a common thread. We've been focusing round the grooves more this time, the last album was quite 'songy,' if that makes any sense, I don't know. But it was quite 'songy:' "The Importance of Being Idle", "Let There Be Love" - it was quite a British, retro, 60s sounding album. This is kinda focusing round the grooves more. Saying that, we've only done two tracks but all the demos that we've done are great." Noel also revealed details about his lyrics for his new songs: "I've literally got nothing left to write about: I've wrote about being a youth, and I've wrote about being a rock star, and I've wrote about living life in the big city. I've been re-visiting some of my more psychedelic trips of a younger man, because I remember them all you see...putting them to music."

In a November 2007 interview with Reuters, singer Liam Gallagher revealed more details on how the record is going: "All the songs are wrote (sic), this record's gonna be fuckin' rockin'. There's no acoustic on it, man. We rehearsed about 10 tunes before coming in. Three are mine. Some are Noel's, some are Gem's, some are Andy's. We're there for a long time, so we just keep pickin' em off the tree, man. Some are sounding really fucking heavy, and then we're picking some out, and you go, 'Well that doesn't sit with that, right.' So we just keep moving about. We've got plenty of songs. We're not gonna go bored." Gallagher also revealed that the record,"Will have everything thrown at it. Let's just hope that Noel's learnt his lesson in the studio this time!"
In 15 June 2008 interview with talkSPORT, Noel said the album was "colossal", "rockin'" and added "it's gonna sound great live, which is the most important thing."

Between various songs on the album are several interludes (such as the sound of someone walking down a beach). Oasis have described these as "bits inbetween"

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 2000s, Album, Epic

Additional Context: Sales figures: 5000000. Based on 4 votes. Available on Discogs marketplace


Dig Out Your Soul is the seventh and final studio album by English rock band Oasis, released in October 2008. The first single, "The Shock of the Lightning", was released on 29 September 2008. In promotion of the album, the band embarked on a world tour, debuting in Seattle, Washington at the WaMu Theater, and continuing for eighteen months. In 2009, the tour concluded (due to Noel Gallagher quitting the band) with major dates at some of the UK's biggest stadiums, notably the new Wembley Stadium, Sunderland's Stadium of Light and Edinburgh's Murrayfield as well as Ireland's Slane Castle. They also performed three hometown shows at Manchester's Heaton Park. To date, Dig Out Your Soul has sold around five million copies worldwide.

A January 2007 interview for NME, Noel Gallagher gave new details on his vision for the album: "All the tunes I've written recently have been on the kind of acoustic side, you know? But for the next record I really fancy doing a record where we just completely throw the kitchen sink at it," he explained. "We haven't done that since Be Here Now. I'd like to get, like, a 100-piece orchestra and choirs and all that stuff. I think since Standing on the Shoulder of Giants we've been trying to prove a point of just bass, drums, guitar and vocals and nothing fancy. But I kind of like fancy! I'd like to make an absolutely fucking colossal album. You know? Like literally two orchestras, stuff like that."

In October 2007, Noel revealed more about the record to BBC 6 Music: "Funnily enough, we all write separately, but for some reason all the songs sound like they've got a common thread. We've been focusing round the grooves more this time, the last album was quite 'songy,' if that makes any sense, I don't know. But it was quite 'songy:' "The Importance of Being Idle", "Let There Be Love" - it was quite a British, retro, 60s sounding album. This is kinda focusing round the grooves more. Saying that, we've only done two tracks but all the demos that we've done are great." Noel also revealed details about his lyrics for his new songs: "I've literally got nothing left to write about: I've wrote about being a youth, and I've wrote about being a rock star, and I've wrote about living life in the big city. I've been re-visiting some of my more psychedelic trips of a younger man, because I remember them all you see...putting them to music."

In a November 2007 interview with Reuters, singer Liam Gallagher revealed more details on how the record is going: "All the songs are wrote (sic), this record's gonna be fuckin' rockin'. There's no acoustic on it, man. We rehearsed about 10 tunes before coming in. Three are mine. Some are Noel's, some are Gem's, some are Andy's. We're there for a long time, so we just keep pickin' em off the tree, man. Some are sounding really fucking heavy, and then we're picking some out, and you go, 'Well that doesn't sit with that, right.' So we just keep moving about. We've got plenty of songs. We're not gonna go bored." Gallagher also revealed that the record,"Will have everything thrown at it. Let's just hope that Noel's learnt his lesson in the studio this time!"
In 15 June 2008 interview with talkSPORT, Noel said the album was "colossal", "rockin'" and added "it's gonna sound great live, which is the most important thing."

Between various songs on the album are several interludes (such as the sound of someone walking down a beach). Oasis have described these as "bits inbetween"

Album: Familiar to Millions by Oasis (2000)
Genre: Indie | Style: Britpop | Mood: Reflective
Record Label: Epic
Format: Live

Description: Familiar to Millions is a live album by the British rock band Oasis. It was recorded at Wembley Stadium on 21 July 2000. It debuted at #5 in the UK charts with 57,000 copies sold in the first week. To date Familiar to Millions has sold around 310,000 copies in Britain alone (Platinum), about 70,000 copies in the U.S. and an estimated 1 million copies worldwide. The album was initially released simultaneously on six formats: DVD, VHS, CD, double cassette, triple vinyl, and MiniDisc.

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: Indie, Britpop, Reflective, 2000s, Live, Epic

Additional Context: Rating score: 8. Based on 1 votes


Familiar to Millions is a live album by the British rock band Oasis. It was recorded at Wembley Stadium on 21 July 2000. It debuted at #5 in the UK charts with 57,000 copies sold in the first week. To date Familiar to Millions has sold around 310,000 copies in Britain alone (Platinum), about 70,000 copies in the U.S. and an estimated 1 million copies worldwide. The album was initially released simultaneously on six formats: DVD, VHS, CD, double cassette, triple vinyl, and MiniDisc.

Album: Lyla by Oasis (2005)
Genre: alternative rock
Record Label: Big Brother
Format: DVD

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: alternative rock, 2000s, DVD, Big Brother


Album: Don’t Believe the Truth by Oasis (2005)
Genre: alternative rock | Style: psychedelic
Record Label: Daily Mirror
Format: Enhanced CD

Description: Daily Mirror giveaway

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: alternative rock, psychedelic, 2000s, Enhanced CD, Daily Mirror


Album: (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis (1995)
Genre: alternative rock | Style: anthemic
Record Label: Creation Records
Format: CD

Artist Background: 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 Award... Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Related Artists: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Beady Eye, The Stone Roses

Music Scene: Part of the Manchester, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Rock movement. Known for Britpop style.

Tags: alternative rock, anthemic, 1990s, CD, Creation Records


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