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.
Zane Lowe - Masterpieces - Oasis
Masterpieces rounds off with Oasis and 1994's Definitely Maybe.
Biography
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Links & Information
Links
- Official homepage at oasisinet.com and sonymusic.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/ES/Oasis
- Youtube at youtube.com/user/oasisinetofficial
- MySpace at myspace.com/oasis
- Wikipedia article on Oasis (band)
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm2089687
- Last.fm page on Oasis
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Oasis (2)
- MusicBrainz entry on Oasis
Members
- Alan White (1995-2003),
- Paul Arthurs (1991-1999),
- Liam Gallagher,
- Chris Sharrock,
- Andy Bell,
- Noel Gallagher (1991-2009),
- Gem Archer,
- Paul McGuigan (1991-1999),
- Tony McCarroll (1991-1995),
- Zak Starkey
Labels
- Founded Big Brother Recordings
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