What is Oasis (band)?
{{sources|date=January 2012}} {{Infobox Musical artist | Name = Oasis | Img = Oasis Noel and Liam WF.jpg | Img_capt = [[Liam Gallagher]] (left) and [[Noel Gallagher]] of Oasis, with live keyboardist [[Jay Darlington]] in background in 2005. | Img_size = 200 | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Origin = [[Manchester]], [[England]] | Genre = [[Rock music|rock]], [[britpop]], [[indie rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[pop rock]], [[neo-psychedelia]], [[psychedelic rock]], [[power pop]] | Years_active = 1991–2009, 2024–present | Label = [[Creation Records|Creation]], [[Epic Records|Epic]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Sony BMG]], [[Big Brother Recordings|Big Brother]] | Associated_acts = [[The Rain]], [[Starclub]], [[Ride (band)|Ride]], [[Heavy Stereo]], [[Hurricane No. 1|Hurricane #1]], [[Proud Mary (band)|Proud Mary]] | current_members = [[Liam Gallagher]]<br />[[Noel Gallagher]] | past_members = [[Gem Archer]]<br />[[Andy Bell (musician)|Andy Bell]]<br /> [[Chris Sharrock]] [[ Paul Arthurs]] | URL = [http://www.oasisinet.com/ oasisinet.com] }} '''Oasis''' are an English [[Rock music|rock]] band started in [[Manchester]] in 1991. The band came from an earlier group, the Rain, and its first members were [[Liam Gallagher]] (lead vocals, tambourine), [[Paul Arthurs]] (guitar), [[Paul McGuigan (musician)|Paul McGuigan]] (bass guitar), and [[Tony McCarroll]] (drums). [[Noel Gallagher]] (lead guitar, vocals) later joined as a fifth member. While the band were active, they had many different members, though the Gallagher brothers stayed as a part of the band up until their break-up in 2009, which was minutes before they were about to play a concert. == Discography == {{Main|Oasis discography|List of songs recorded by Oasis}} * ''[[Definitely Maybe]]'' (1994) * ''[[(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]]'' (1995) * ''[[Be Here Now (album)|Be Here Now]]'' (1997) * ''[[Standing on the Shoulder of Giants]]'