Reported on 8th August 2002 by Helen Carter:
Oasis songwriter Noel Gallagher and two other band members have been injured in a car crash during their US tour, it emerged yesterday.
Gallagher and bass player Andy Bell were taken to hospital by ambulance and treated for shock, cuts and bruises after the taxi they were travelling in was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Keyboard player Jay Darlington, a former member of Kula Shaker, was also hurt. Gallagher - who was travelling in the taxi's front passenger seat - sustained heavy bruising to his face and cuts from the seat belt.
A spokeswoman for Oasis said: "It was quite a big collision - but the taxi did have air bags which cushioned the impact. Jay has got his hand strapped up, but they don't think it is anything very serious. It is possibly something to do with the ligament."
The band cancelled last night's gig at the Murat Theater in Indianapolis and doctors have told the injured band members to rest for at least two days.
Darlington returned to hospital yesterday for further treatment on his injured hand.
The band's management said the cancelled gig will be rescheduled for later in the year. Their next tour date in Philadelphia is due to go ahead as planned on Friday.
"Oasis are a band for whom the show always goes on, regardless of what they have been through," their spokeswoman added.
The band's 1996 tour of the US was hampered by poor ticket sales. Noel Gallagher eventually walked out of the tour after a bust-up with his younger brother Liam.
There were hiccups for the latest tour even before their first gig in Fort Lauderdale on Friday. Noel lost his passport and Liam's voice faltered four songs into the first show and his brother had to take over the vocals.
The band's latest album, Heathen Chemistry, is currently at number four in the UK album charts.
The Gallaghers' mother Peggy said from her home in Burnage, Manchester: "Noel was a bit shaken up because he has got seat belt bruises, but thank God he was wearing a seat belt.
"Liam was not with them - I assume he was probably in bed because it was after a gig."
Jay Darlington
The Oasis singer lost several teeth and was arrested and charged with assault after.
Liam Gallagher, vocalist for the legendary UK rock band Oasis, lost several teeth during a punch-up in a hotel in Munich, Germany, where in which he kicked a police officer in the ribs.
A gig in Hamburg planned for that night was cancelled as the singer would have to spend much of the day in a dentist’s chair. Christoph Reichenbach, a Munich police spokesperson described Liam “The boy didn’t look good. Several of his teeth were punched out.”
Reichenbach said the then 30-year-old Gallagher and two other band members had got into a fight with five Italians in a nightclub at Munich's top hotel, the Bayerischer Hof. Liam's brother, guitarist Noel Gallagher, was not involved, police said.
Officers arrived at the scene after being alerted by the nightclub manager, by which time the fight had moved out into the hotel foyer. When Liam was detained he attacked a police officer and kicked him in the ribs "with full force," Reichenbach said.
The band's website said they were innocent victims in the brawl. "Several members of Oasis and their entourage were the victims of an unprovoked attack by a group of youths in a Munich club," it said, adding that Gallagher had "sustained facial injuries" in the assault.
The 2002 Munich incident was discussed in Oasis’ recent documentary Supersonic.
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27 years ago today (11/4/1994) - Oasis released their debut single, ‘Supersonic’.
2003–2007: Alan White's departure and Don't Believe the Truth
Liam Gallagher said Oasis began recording a sixth album in late December 2003 with producers Death in Vegas at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall. The album was originally planned for a September 2004 release, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the release of Definitely Maybe,. However, long-time drummer Alan White, who at this time had played on nearly all of the band's material, had been asked to leave the band. At the time, his brother Steve White stated on his own website that "the spirit of being in a band was kicked out of him" and he wanted to be with his girlfriend. White was replaced by Zak Starkey, drummer of the Who and the son of the Beatles' Ringo Starr. Though Starkey performed on studio recordings and toured with the band, he was not officially a member and the band were a four-piece for the first time in their career. Starkey played publicly for the first time at Poole Lighthouse.
A few days later, Oasis, with Starkey, headlined the Glastonbury Festival for the second time in their career and performed a largely greatest hits set, which included two new songs — Gem Archer's "A Bell Will Ring" and Liam Gallagher's "The Meaning of Soul". The performance received negative reviews, with NME calling it a "disaster." The BBC's Tom Bishop called Oasis' set "lacklustre and uneventful ... prompting a mixed reception from fans", mainly because of Liam's uninspired singing and Starkey's lack of experience with the band's material.
The creekside old Sawmills, formerly known as Sawmills Studio, near Fowey in Cornwall, is being sold with a guide price of £2.25m. It was opened in 1974 as one of the very first residential recording studios in the UK
The entrance to the main house has a spacioius conservatory with a slate floor and wonderful views of the water and woodland. The house is only accessible via foot or by boat and is surrounded by over 32 acres of private woodland and with its own mooring on the Fowey Estuary
Oasis's seminal debut Definitely Maybe was recorded at Sawmills, while In It For The Money by Supergrass, Stone Roses's single Fool's Gold (pictured: the recording studio)
The property has seven bedrooms and five bathrooms in one of the most beautiful, secluded places to live in the country. The property is also thought to have provided the inspiration for the author of the classic novel Kenneth Grahame's The Wind In The Willows, as the author was a regular visitor to nearby Fowey, and was married in Fowey Church. In 1943 in World War Two, it was requisitioned by the American Army for preparations in the run-up to the D-Day landings.
Liam Gallagher told BBC 6 Music’s Matt Everitt: “I’ve always enjoyed Glastonbury. There’s only one that I didn’t and that was when I wore a white jacket. I didn’t enjoy that because that was when I’d first started using in ears [monitors to hear the music] and it’s spun me out for 15 years. I’ve only finally took them out so I’m kind of getting back to normal. I hated that gig, man.”
Oasis at Glastonbury 2004
Gallagher added: “I started putting in-ears in as our kid wanted to go Slash, you know what I mean, and turn everything up. So I put them in for the sake of the band and my voice and all that, but I couldn’t get my head round it and then I carried on using them just because, apparently, they’re good for your voice and saves your voice. But I’m off them now, weaned myself off them, they’re horrible.
“You know what it is, with those in ear things you just feel like you’re in the studio, and you can’t have that. You need the interaction, you need the vibe, so yeah it was horrible, I didn’t like it. I mean I enjoyed myself after it because you soon put it to bed, you get off your head and all that and I enjoyed the vibe. But the gig, nah, wasn’t for me.”
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Oasis - Don't Believe the Truth Album from 2005
After much turbulence, the band's sixth album was finally recorded in Los Angeles-based Capitol Studios from October to December the same year. Producer Dave Sardy took over the lead producing role from Noel, who decided to step back from these duties after a decade of producing leadership over the band. In May 2005, after three years and as many scrapped recording sessions, the band released their sixth studio album, Don't Believe the Truth, fulfilling their contract with Sony BMG. It followed the path of Heathen Chemistry as being a collaborative project again, rather than a Noel-written album. The album was the first in a decade not to feature drumming by Alan White, marking the recording debut of Starkey. The record was generally hailed as the band's best effort since Morning Glory by fans and critics alike, spawning two UK number one singles: "Lyla" and "The Importance of Being Idle", whilst "Let There Be Love" entered at number 2. Oasis picked up two awards at the Q Awards: one People's Choice Award and the second for Don't Believe the Truth as Best Album. Following in the footsteps of Oasis' previous five albums, Don't Believe the Truth also entered the UK album charts at number one. To date the album has sold more than 6 million copies worldwide.
Oasis :: Madison Square Garden :: 2005
OASIS:Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood,California,Usa (12/09/2005)
by LamontPaul,
first published: September, 2005
They warn you, the parking's gonna be bad. So it was crazy the number of one's for the road we had at the Pig and Whistle on Hollywood Blvd before heading over to the Bowl. It was crazy, but they went down easy. How crazy was that? Well Sasha took the truck from the Hollywood and Highland lot, crept up to the Bowl, did a u-turn and returned to the Hollywood and Highland lot. Finally we took a cab from the Renaissance Hotel.
A day later and I'm still trying to fathom where the crowd came from for the Oasis show - Hollywood Bowl can seat 18,000 people and there sure weren't many empty spaces there on Monday night. I'd been talking to Alex, our music editor about the show and like me, he'd kinda thought that Oasis had petered out. His choice of words. Too big for college radio, not 'new' enough at 10 for commercial alternative stations, whatever they are.
On stage. Oasis remain obstinately inarticulate as ever. They're not about to glad hand an audience. So, they said nothing, not even the song titles now. Oh except "This is for New Orleans" (Liam) 'Live Forever'. And with a page from the Morrissey playbook - "Any people of Mexican descent...?" (Noel) 'Don't Look Back in Anger'. The great songs are still great and sound fantastic. Of course its true what they say, Liam can't sing them anymore. That rasp just sounds like shouting. Noels voice, intact.
I always liked Liam. I saw him once in a bar in Muswell Hill. He looked better, shinier even more charismatic in real life than on TV. Very, very good looking women would walk past his not so useful then minders to ask him, I swear, "What do you prefer, sex or shopping?"
Last time I saw him play was at the Greek. Came out with the towel already wrapped around his shoulders. My favorite Liam moment though was at Universal Ampitheatre, another huge show and they've been doing this for years - mocked the opening act Travis for their oh so fun Britney cover version. Liam with tons of kids there with their parents or whatever came out and said "While I'm out here, some cunt is back there (back stage) drinking all my fucking beer."
Some way into the set he asked people near the front to throw him their credit cards if we wanted him to sing anymore.
That's entertainment.
I know we construct all of this for ourselves, but for a while there he was just such a charismatic rocker standing with his hands in his pockets like nobody does.
One of the great things about Oasis for sure is that they're never going to let anyone write their epitaph for them. In some respects I suppose, when you start with records as great as Def.Maybe and Morning Glory well, they've written it for themselves. Everyone else will say - they used to be the goods. Always.
The encore and show ended with a version of the Who's 'My Generation" so perfunctory, so dire, the house band at Panama Joe's on New Year's Eve probably gives it a little more brio. I guess it being LIam's birthday and all, they had places to go and they wanted to make sure the audience wouldn't make the mistake of asking them back for more.
Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles..
In May 2005, the band's new line-up embarked on a large scale world tour. Beginning on 10 May 2005 at the London Astoria, and finishing on 31 March 2006 in front of a sold-out gig in Mexico City. Oasis played more live shows than at any time since the Definitely Maybe Tour, visiting 26 countries and headlining 113 shows for over 3.2 million people. The tour passed without any major incidents and was the band's most successful in more than a decade. The tour included sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden and LA's Hollywood Bowl. A rockumentary film made during the tour, entitled Lord Don't Slow Me Down directed by Dick Carruthers was released in October 2007. A second DVD included live footage from an Oasis gig in Manchester from 2 July 2005. Oasis released a compilation double album entitled Stop the Clocks in 2006, featuring what the band considers to be their "definitive" songs. The band received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in February 2007, playing several of their most famous songs afterwards. Oasis released their first ever digital-only release, "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", in October 2007. The song debuted at number ten in the UK singles chart.
Oasis - Stop the Clocks
2007–2009: Dig Out Your Soul
The band's resurgence in popularity since the success of Don't Believe the Truth was highlighted in February 2008 when, in a poll to find the fifty greatest British albums of the last fifty years conducted by Q magazine and HMV, two Oasis albums were voted first and second (Definitely Maybe and (What's The Story) Morning Glory? respectively). Two other albums by the band appeared in the list – Don't Believe The Truth came in at number fourteen, and the album that has previously been heavily criticised by some of the media, Be Here Now, made the list at no. 22. Oasis recorded for a couple of months in 2007 – between July and September — completing work on two new songs and demoing the rest. They then took a two-month break because of the birth of Noel's son. The band re-entered the studio on 5 November 2007 and finished recording around March 2008 with producer Dave Sardy.
Dave Sardy..
Father and son: Noel keeps his son Sonny close as they take in the Christmas spirit - Mr. Gallagher certainly enjoyed a jingle bell rock with his family in Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland as they visited the launch of the London attraction.
In May 2008, Zak Starkey left the band after recording Dig Out Your Soul, the band's seventh studio album. He was replaced by former Icicle Works and the La's drummer Chris Sharrock on their tour but Chris was not an official member of the band and Oasis remained as a four-piece. The first single from the record was "The Shock of the Lightning" written by Noel Gallagher, and was pre-released on 29 September 2008. Dig Out Your Soul, the band's seventh studio album, was released on 6 October and went to number one in the UK and number five on the Billboard 200. The band started touring for a projected 18-month-long tour expected to last till September 2009, with support from Kasabian, the Enemy and Twisted Wheel. On 7th September 2008, while performing at Virgin Festival in Toronto, a member of the audience ran on stage and physically assaulted Noel. Noel suffered three broken and dislodged ribs as a result from the attack, and the group had to cancel several shows while he recovered. In June 2008, the band re-signed with Sony BMG for a three-album deal.
Source: www.oasisinet.com
Oasis - NME Awards 2009
Oasis live at Heaton Park Manchester (June 4th)
Noel (and Liam) Gallagher of Oasis attacked [SUPERIOR ANGLE] [HD]
On 25 February 2009, Oasis received the NME Award for Best British Band of 2009, as well as Best Blog for Noel's 'Tales from the Middle of Nowhere'. On 4 June 2009, Oasis played the first of three concerts at Manchester's Heaton Park and after having to leave the stage twice due to a generator failure, came on the third time to declare the gig was now a free concert; it delighted the 70,000 ticket holders, 20,000 of whom claimed the refund. The band's two following gigs at the venue, on 6 and 7 June, proved a great success, with fans turning out in the thousands despite the changeable weather and first night's sound issues.
Taken from Noel's tour diary for oasisinet.com
This is probably gonna be a load of rambling nonsense. It's 5am. I've been awake since 3.30am, I only went to bed at midnight!! Feel like that dude in that song by Faithless. I can't get no sleep. It's killing me, man.
Not a great deal going on either. The gigs in Osaka were quite run-of-the-mill. Unenjoyably-run-of-the-mill.
"The Sign" (I shall now refer to it from now on as "The Sign") was there. Down the front. Bright as a button. NOEL OR DIE.
Went to Tower Records yesterday. They still have amazing record shops out here. It was quite early so it was virtually empty. I'm in there 2 mins and on comes 'Stop The Clocks - The Best of Oasis' really fuckin' loud over the in-store PA.
"Ah..just what I wanted to hear".
I'm trying to ignore it and one of the little-uns comes up and asks for "my sign, please!", while pointing to the ceiling, very pleased with himself. "Thanks for that".
Bought 5 albums. All shit. I won't name names. I was just taking a punt, so to speak.
I'm fuckin' starving. I'm gonna order breakfast... Done, be here in 30 mins.
Bought a guitar yesterday. A Gibson SG. It's a new one. A re-issue of the George model. Not the ACTUAL model, but near enough. Looks good. Plays good.
Talking of guitars, I'm getting a bit concerned about my main one. The big red one. It's suddenly started to sound a bit old and tired. And it will NOT stay in tune. It is nearly 50 years old though. Might have to stop using it for a while. Bit worried, to be honest. I'm quite literally fucked without it.
We're traveling back to Tokyo today (but we've just come from there, surely?). 4 more nights there and that'll be it. Mind you, always a pleasure on that bullet train.
Incidentally, I was watching summat on BBC World the other day about them bullet trains and apparently since they went into service in the 60s, the average delay time..in almost 50 years..is 6 seconds. SIX SECONDS over 50 years!!?? And they've only had one derailment and that was during an earthquake!! Staggering, eh? No? Well, it is at 5am!!
Breakfast will be here in 11 seconds. Gotta go.
In a bit.
GD.
After support slots from Twisted Wheel, Reverend And The Makers and Kasabian – and a false start followed by a 40-minute delay – Oasis finally took to the stage for their full set, which included everything from ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’ right back to ‘Live Forever’ and ‘Slide Away’
Oasis promised to play their full set, however long it took, after their sound problems. “If you’re getting your mum and dad to pick you up outside afterwards, tell them we’re not leaving ‘til 2am,” Noel declared. Oasis played a 23-song set last Thursday (June 4) at their first Heaton Park homecoming show, which culminated in their customary cover of The Beatles’ ‘I Am The Walrus’.
Liam bites his tambourine during their Heaton Park set on Thursday (June 4). The band played to 210,000 people over the course of three days, including Agyness Deyn, Peter Hook and Mani, and Liam even joked about bettering Knebworth, where the band played two huge shows in 1996. Pic: Danny North
‘Wonderwall’, ‘Half The World Away’, ‘Cigarettes And Alcohol’, ‘The Importance Of Being’ Idle’, ‘Champagne Supernova’… Oasis reminded us all once again of their enviable catalogue during a 23-song set, which stayed the same over the three performnces.
2009–present: Split, aftermath and reissues
After Liam contracted laryngitis, Oasis cancelled a gig at V Festival in Chelmsford on 23 August 2009. Noel made a statement saying the gig was cancelled due to Liam having "a hangover". Liam sued Noel, and demanded an apology, stating: "The truth is I had laryngitis, which Noel was made fully aware of that morning, diagnosed by a doctor." Noel issued an apology and the lawsuit was dropped. The group's manager announced the cancellation of their concert at the Rock en Seine festival near Paris just minutes before it was about to begin, along with the cancellation of the last date at I-Day Festival and a statement that the group "does not exist anymore".
Oasis Heaton Park 04/06/2009 North West News - Money Refund
Two hours later, a statement from Noel appeared on the band's website:
It is with some sadness and great relief...I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer
Liam and the remaining members of Oasis decided to continue under the name Beady Eye, releasing two studio albums until their breakup in 2014. Liam has released two studio albums, with Arthurs joining him occasionally on tour. Noel formed a solo project, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and has released three studio albums, with Sharrock and Archer later joining as members. Bell reunited with former band Ride.
Liam Gallagher
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The main focus was on their new album Chasing Yesterday but that didn't put Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds fans off at the band's Teenage Cancer Trust gig at The Royal Albert Hall on Saturday (March 28 - 2015) The crowd were as passionate and vocal about the follow-up to the eponymous debut from the five-piece, showing that Noel's solo efforts aren't just a mere side project, if ever there will be a reunion with Liam..To the sold-out concert's delight, Gallagher and co plunged into an Oasis track, Fade Away, four songs in and later in the set, Champagne Supernova, Digsy's Dinner and Don't Look Back In Anger before closing with The Masterplan.
On form as ever, Noel chastised a fan for sitting down in the front row before quipping: "Did you buy an album? Did you buy a T-shirt? Did you buy a programme? Then I love you. And my wife loves you. And my kids definitely love you."
Support on the night was provided by Baltimore synthpop band Future Islands.
The Trust's patron Roger Daltry CBE appeared on stage ahead of the gig and praised Noel for being a long-time supporter of the charity. This year 2015 marks the fifteenth year of the annual concert series, having raised over £20 million to help support young people with cancer.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds perform sold-out gig at The Royal Albert Hall for Teenage Cancer Trust
Oasis win BRITs Album of 30 Years presented by Noddy Holder | BRIT Awards 2010
Oasis win BRITs Album of 30 Years presented by Noddy Holder | BRIT Awards 2010
On 16 February 2010, Oasis won Best British Album of the Last 30 Years – for (What's the story) Morning Glory? - at the 2010 Brit Awards. Liam collected the award alone before presenting his speech, which thanked Bonehead. McGuigan and Alan White but not Noel. Liam threw his microphone and the band's award into the crowd. On 15 March 2010, Liam defended his actions at the awards ceremony, saying: "I'm sick of it all being about me and Noel, the last couple of months has pretty much been all about me and him so I thought it was only right to mention the other lads who played on the album and the best fans in the world, and "I thought [throwing the award] was a nice gesture to give this to the fans, obviously it was misinterpreted as per usual."
Noel Gallagher - His Career After Oasis (So Far) 10 Years Of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.
Time Flies... 1994-2009, a compilation of singles, was released on 14th June 2010. The album became the band's final album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart. On 6 July 2011, Absolute Radio uploaded a video to YouTube where Noel Gallagher speaks about the night Oasis ended. Noel states within this video: "If I had my time again I would have gone back and done the gig. I'd have done that gig and I'd have done the next gig and we'd have all gone away and we could have probably discussed it. We may never have split up."
Noel Gallagher on why Oasis split up
On 26 February 2014, Noel via the band's official website announced that the first three studio albums would be reissued, remastered and re-released throughout the remainder of 2014 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Definitely Maybe. A remastered 3-disc version of Definitely Maybe was released on 19 May 2014.
A documentary titled Oasis: Supersonic was released on 26 October 2016, which tells the story of Oasis from their beginnings to the height of their fame during the summer of 1996. Produced by the same team behind the Academy Award-winning biopic Amy. Oasis: Supersonic features up close and personal footage, as well as never before seen archive material and interviews with the band. On 29 April 2020, Noel announced through the band's social media pages that a new demo recording, "Don't Stop...". had been found, and would be released at midnight the following day. The track, previously only known from a recording during a soundcheck in Hong Kong, was rediscovered during the COVID-19 pandemic, and would be the first track to be released by the band in over 10 years. The demo passed 1 million views on YouTube on the morning of 3 May 2020 and reached number 80 on the UK Singles Chart based on streaming alone.
Oasis - Don't Stop... (Demo)
In July 2021, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Oasis's two record breaking concerts at Knebworth Park in August 1996, a new concert documentary film, combining new interviews, previously unreleased archival footage, and live concert footage from both nights, titled Oasis Knebworth 1996, would be released in cinemas on 23 September 2021. The release of the film marks the first time that concert footage from the two gigs has ever been released. The documentary is set to be released on home media on 19 November 2021, alongside a double live album of the same name, containing 20 songs from across both nights.
Neil Innes
Legal action has been taken against Noel Gallagher and Oasis for plagiarism on three occasions with one all ready mentioned.. One case involved Neil Innes (formerly of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and the Rutles) suing to prove the Oasis song "Whatever" borrowed from his song "How Sweet to Be an Idiot". Innes was eventually awarded royalties and a co-writer credit. Noel Gallagher claimed in 2010 that the plagiarism was unintentional and he was unaware of the similarities until informed of Innes's legal case.
How Sweet to Be an Idiot (2007 Remaster)
On another and final occasion, when promotional copies of (What's the Story) Morning Glory? were originally distributed, they contained a previously unreleased bonus song called "Step Out". This promotional CD was quickly withdrawn and replaced with a version that omitted the controversial song, which was allegedly similar to the Stevie Wonder song "Uptight (Everything's Alright)". Official releases of "Step Out", as the B-side to "Don't Look Back in Anger", and on Familiar to Millions, listed "Wonder, et al." as co-writers
Stevie Wonder
On the flip side, the 2003 song "Life Got Cold" bu UK band Girls Aloud received attention due to similarities between the guitar riff and melody of the song and that of the Oasis song "Wonderwall". A BBC review stated "part of the chorus sounds like it is going to turn into 'Wonderwall' by Oasis." Warner/Chappell Music has since credited Noel Gallagher as co-songwriter.
Despite parting ways in 2009, Oasis remain hugely influential in British music and culture, and are now recognised as one of the biggest and most acclaimed bands of the 1990s. With their record breaking sales, concerts, sibling disputes, and their high-profile chart battles with Britpop rivals Blur, Oasis were a major part of 1990s UK pop culture, an era dubbed Cool Brittania. Many bands and artists have cited Oasis as an influence or inspiration, including Artic Monkeys, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Deafheaven, the Killers, Alvvays, Maroon 5, Coldplay, and Ryan Adams.
Girls Aloud - Life Got Cold
Ryan Adams
Deafheaven - Great Mass of Color (Official Audio)
The band's success also helped local businesses. Pete Caban, owner of Bandwagon Music Supplies in Perth, Scotland, which closed in 2020 after 37 years in business, said: "The highlight years were the mid-90s to the early 2000s. That was the peak period. The Oasis period, as I call it, where everyone wanted to buy a guitar. That was the game changer for music and for me here in Perth. I was shovelling guitars out the door at the point. So hurrah for Noel Gallagher." In 2007, Oasis were one of the four featured artists in the seventh episode of the BBC/VH1 series Seven Ages of Rock - an episode about British indie rock – along with Britpop peers Blur in addition to the Smiths and the Stone Roses.
Deaf Heaven
Musically, Oasis has been regarded as a rock, Britpop, and power pop band. They have been heavily influenced by the Beatles, an influence that was frequently labelled as an "obsession" by British media.
In addition, members of Oasis have cited Bee Gees, David Bowie, Buzzcocks, the Damned, the Doors, Bob Dylan, Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, the Jam, Joy Division, the Kinks, the La's, Led Zeppelin, MC5, New Order, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, Slade, Small Faces, the Smiths, the Stooges, the Stone Roses, U2, T-Rex, the Velvet Underground, the Verve, the Who, and Neil Young, as an influence or inspiration.
The Bee Gees
David Bowie
Nirvana
The Verve