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Oasis

A British rock band. One of the most influential and commercially successful bands of the 90s. The band is part of the "big four" of Britpop together with Blur, Suede, and Pulp. The band was founded in 1991 in Manchester by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. Noel is the guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and ideologue of the band. His younger brother Liam is the main vocalist and songwriter of several songs. The Gallagher brothers regularly appear on tabloid pages and have earned a "bad boy" reputation. The band was especially strongly influenced by the work of The Beatles. Also, in the music of Oasis, one can sense a large influence of The Who, as well as The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Sex Pistols, Stone Roses, The Jam, The Smiths, and The Kinks. The debut album Definitely Maybe (1994) became a classic of the Britpop genre. The band gained international fame in the mid-1990s after the release of the successful album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? and thanks to the media-fueled "Britpop war" with the competing band Blur. Thanks to the success of the debut album Definitely Maybe and the 22 million sales of (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, the band became one of the most successful and influential groups of the 90s. The peak of the band's success occurred in 1997, when the third album by the "modern Beatles" (as they were called in the press), Be Here Now, reached the top position on the charts in more than 12 countries and became the fastest-selling album in the history of world sound recording: about 600,000 copies were sold on the first day of sales. The first reviews of the album were very enthusiastic, but as soon as the hysteria subsided a little, the album was criticized for long songs, heavy sound, and excessive arrangements. After the hysteria around Be Here Now, interest in the band faded, and the next 2 albums, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants and Heathen Chemistry, had more modest success. Despite the fact that the band's performances still sold out, articles appeared more and more often in the press saying that Oasis had burned out and would never rise to their former level again. However, after the release of the sixth album, Don't Believe the Truth, in 2005 and a very successful tour, everyone began talking about a revival of popularity. The public and the press showed interest in Oasis's work again. Guinness Publishing included Oasis in their record book for the longest stay in the top ten of the British hit-parade and for the longest stay in the British hit-parade for one calendar year: 22 of the band's singles made it into the top ten of the UK chart, and 8 of them reached the top spot.