Oasis is a British rock band formed in 1991 in Manchester, consisting originally of 4 members including brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. Noel joined as the band's songwriter and helped release their successful debut album "Definitely Maybe" in 1994. Over the next few years they had commercial success with albums like "(What's the Story) Morning Glory?" but the band was also known for controversies stemming from Liam's substance abuse and fights between the brothers, which eventually led to Noel quitting in 2009. They drew influence from bands like The Beatles, The Stone Roses, and The Rolling Stones.

1. Oasis
Oasis are a British rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. It began
with 4 members, Liam Gallagher (vocals and tambourine), Paul
"Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar)
and Tony McCarroll (drums, percussion). Not long after, noel
Gallagher (Liam’s older brother) joined, initially as the group’s sole
songwriter. Noel gave the band lots of ideas, and by 1994, the
released there first single, Supersonic. Later this year oasis released
their first album ‘definitely maybe’ which entered at number one as
was (at the time) the fastest selling debut album of all time.

2. 4 years on
• Over the next four years the media portrayed a ‘Britpop’ battle between
oasis and blur, despite oasis not being Britpop. This caused lots of problems
and controversies. There second album ‘(what's the story) morning glory’
was a commercial success, becoming the fourth best-selling album in UK
Chart history with over four million copies sold. The 3 biggest singles to
come out of this album were wonderwall, champagne supernova and don’t
look back in anger. There third album Be Here Now sold over 696,000 by the
end of saturday. It was the fastest-selling album in British history.

3. Other albums
• Their 4th album standing on the shoulders of giants
sold well, much like there 5th, heathen
chemistry, although critics deemed it to be average
compared to previous efforts. Album number 6, don’t
believe the truth was deemed their best since (what's
the story) morning glory. In 2006 the band released
stop the clocks, a compilation album of their best
songs.

4. Controversies
• Despite being a very critically and commercially successful
band, oasis often took the headlines for the wrong reasons. On
numerous occasions it has been reported that lead singer Liam has
been taking cocaine and crystal met, as well as alcohol abuse. In
1996 he was caught in possession of cocaine, and in 1997 on radio
he advocated the use of drugs, stating ‘drugs do work’. He has also
been involved in a great deal of fights and incidents, often
involving the police. As well as Liams behavior issues also extend
to his brother, whom he frequently falls out with. They were
constantly fighting, causing noel to quit the band
temporarily, before finally quitting in 2009, stating that he could
no longer work with his brother. Noel has also had issues in the
past. The most notable is his comment saying that he
hoped Damon Albarn and Alex James of Blur would "catch AIDS
and die”. He later apologized for this.

5. Type of music
• Oasis were most heavily influenced by The Beatles, and
are considered British rock. Other influences include
The Stone Roses, T. Rex, Sex
Pistols, Slade, Who, Nirvana, The Rolling Stones, The
Stooges, The La's, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Bob
Dylan, Neil Young, R.E.M., Humble Pie, The Jam, Pink
Floyd, The Verve and Led Zeppelin