Oasis
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Oasis shot to stardom in 1994, becoming one of Britain's most popular and critically acclaimed bands of the decade in the process. The band, originally called The Rain, renamed to Oasis after Liam Gallagher read 'Oasis Leisure Centre' listed on an Inspiral Carpets poster in the bedroom he shared with Noel. Noel was roadie for Inspiral Carpets and had visited the Swindon venue with the band in 1991.
Led by guitarist/songwriter Noel Gallagher, the Manchester quintet adopted the rough, thuggish image of the Stones and the Who, crossed it with "Beatlesque" melodies and hooks, injected distinctly British lyrical themes and song structures like the Jam and the Kinks, and tied it all together with a massive guitar roar, as well as a defiant sneer that drew equally from the Sex Pistols' rebelliousness and the Stone Roses' cocksure arrogance.
In 2009, after a typically heated, backstage sibling altercation, Noel left the group for good, prompting Liam (and the rest of the band) to change the name to Beady Eye.
There is a persistent 'will they, won't they' question regarding the band reforming. All seems dependent on a long term rift between the brothers being healed. In January 2023, reports say that the brothers are now on good terms.