Oasis (band)

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Musical style and influences: Oasis are a British band. The British “Invasion” is an American concept, which has no bearing on Oasis’s development.

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	\|description="[[D'You Know What I Mean?]]" from 1997 features Liam's distinctive vocals. ''[[Spin (magazine)\|Spin]]'' magazine states that he "twists vowels to the stretching point [[Johnny Rotten]]-style".<ref name="Singing influence">{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/10/reviews-oasis-whats-the-story-morning-glory-blur-the-great-escape-1995/\|title=Classic Reviews: Oasis '(What's the Story) Morning Glory' and Blur's 'The Great Escape'\|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)\|Spin]]\|date=2 October 2015\|access-date=17 September 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730093850/https://www.spin.com/2015/10/reviews-oasis-whats-the-story-morning-glory-blur-the-great-escape-1995/\|archive-date=30 July 2019\|url-status=live}}</ref>}}		\|description="[[D'You Know What I Mean?]]" from 1997 features Liam's distinctive vocals. ''[[Spin (magazine)\|Spin]]'' magazine states that he "twists vowels to the stretching point [[Johnny Rotten]]-style".<ref name="Singing influence">{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/10/reviews-oasis-whats-the-story-morning-glory-blur-the-great-escape-1995/\|title=Classic Reviews: Oasis '(What's the Story) Morning Glory' and Blur's 'The Great Escape'\|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)\|Spin]]\|date=2 October 2015\|access-date=17 September 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730093850/https://www.spin.com/2015/10/reviews-oasis-whats-the-story-morning-glory-blur-the-great-escape-1995/\|archive-date=30 July 2019\|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

	In general, Oasis have been regarded as a [[Rock music\|rock]] band.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Faulk\|first1=Barry J.\|title=British Rock Modernism, 1967–1977: The Story of Music Hall in Rock\|date=2016\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=9781315570273\|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|first=Glenn\|last=Kenny\|author-link1=Glenn Kenny\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/movies/review-supersonic-oasis.html\|title=Review: In 'Supersonic,' the Band Oasis and Its Combative Brothers\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|date=25 October 2016\|access-date=14 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515184056/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/movies/review-supersonic-oasis.html\|archive-date=15 May 2021\|url-status=live}}</ref> More specifically, the band has been categorized as [[Britpop]],<ref name="nytimes reunion"/><ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Tim\|last=Stegall\|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/bands-influenced-by-oasis/\|title=10 Reasons Why Oasis Are The Most Influential Britpop Band Of All Time\|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)\|Alternative Press]]\|date=23 July 2021\|access-date=14 August 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726150842/https://www.altpress.com/features/bands-influenced-by-oasis/\|archive-date=26 July 2021\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|first=Steve\|last=Brennan\|url=https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/20-greatest-britpop-bands-of-all-time-6417681?storyPage=6\|title=20 Greatest Britpop Bands of All Time\|newspaper=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]]\|date=16 April 2014\|access-date=14 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114001335/https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/20-greatest-britpop-bands-of-all-time-6417681?storyPage=6\|archive-date=14 November 2021\|page=6\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[indie rock]],<ref name="Billboard reunion"/><ref name="grammy reunion">{{cite web\|first=Jon\|last=O'Brien\|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/how-oasis-definitely-maybe-shaped-90s-rock-30th-anniversary-reissue-reunion\|title=10 Ways Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' Shaped The Sound Of '90s Rock\|website=Grammy.com\|date=27 August 2024\|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref name="avclub reunion">{{cite news\|first=Jon\|last=O'Brien\|url=https://www.avclub.com/part-8-1997-the-ballad-of-oasis-and-radiohead-1798223989\|title=Part 8: 1997: The ballad of Oasis and Radiohead\|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]\|date=27 August 2024\|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> [[pop rock]],<ref>{{cite news\|first=Clint\|last=Hale\|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/looking-back-on-oasis-be-here-now-9681037\|title=Rock Is a Lot Duller With Oasis Out of the Picture\|newspaper=[[Houston Press]]\|date=10 August 2017\|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> [[neo-psychedelia]],<ref name="flavorwire genres">{{cite web\|first=Jillian\|last=Mapes\|url=https://www.flavorwire.com/459003/oasis-vs-shoegaze-vs-grunge-an-excerpt-from-alex-nivens-33-13-book-definitely-maybe\|title=Oasis vs. Shoegaze vs. Grunge: An Excerpt From Alex Niven's 33 1/3 Book 'Definitely Maybe'\|work=Flavorwire\|date=27 May 2014\|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> [[psychedelic rock]],<ref name="flavorwire genres"/> and [[power pop]].<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Flick\|first=Larry\|date=6 March 1999\|title=Continental Drift: Unsigned Artists And Regional News\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22\|magazine=Billboard\|volume=111\|issue=10\|page=22\|access-date=14 November 2021\|via=[[Google Books]]\|archive-date=26 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126110807/https://books.google.com/books?id=8g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22\|url-status=live}}</ref> Oasis were most heavily influenced by [[the Beatles]], an influence that was frequently labelled as an "obsession" by British media.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4669276.ece\|title=Song of the Year 1995: Oasis Wonderwall\|work=The Times\|access-date=28 September 2014\|archive-date=15 June 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615141435/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4669276.ece\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/05/12/bmcold12.xml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050523094617/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2005%2F05%2F12%2Fbmcold12.xml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=23 May 2005\|title=Can Coldplay steal Oasis's crown?\|work=The Telegraph\|date=12 May 2005\|location=London\|access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1452393.stm\|title=The Beatles' musical footprints\|work=BBC News\|date=30 November 2001\|access-date=8 September 2008\|archive-date=5 September 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905191952/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1452393.stm\|url-status=live}}</ref> The band were also strongly influenced by the other 1960s [[British Invasion]] acts,<ref name="coffman">{{cite news \|last1=Coffman \|first1=Tim \|title=The Oasis song Noel Gallagher thought was better than John Lennon \|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-oasis-song-noel-gallagher-thought-was-better-than-john-lennon/ \|access-date=25 April 2024 \|work=Far Out Magazine \|date=8 January 2024}}</ref> including [[the Kinks]],<ref name="ngandbh">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher & Bonehead \|work=Hotpress \|date=6 September 1994}}</ref> [[the Rolling Stones]],<ref>{{cite web \| url= https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/oasis/oasis-live-forever-meaning-behind-the-song/ \| title=How Live Forever became Liam Gallagher's favourite Oasis song \| work=[[Radio X (United Kingdom)\|Radio X]] \| date=8 August 2024 \| access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref> and [[the Who]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/noel-gallagher-pete-townshend-guitar-sound/\| title=How Noel Gallagher Blatantly Stole Pete Townshend's Guitar Sound \| work=Ultimate Classic Rock \| first=Martin \| last=Kielty \| date=8 June 2023 \| access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref> Another major influence, especially during the band's early career, was 1970s British [[punk rock]], in particular the [[Sex Pistols]] and their album ''[[Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols]]'' (1977),<ref name="Singing influence"/><ref name="childers">{{cite news \|last1=Childers \|first1=Chad \|title=Noel Gallagher calls Oaisis' "Definitely Maybe" the "Last Great Punk Album" \|url=https://loudwire.com/noel-gallagher-calls-oasis-definitely-maybe-last-great-punk-album/ \|access-date=13 May 2024 \|work=Loudwire \|date=29 September 2023}}</ref> as well as [[The Damned (band)\|the Damned]],<ref name="gwnoel">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher - interview \|work=Guitar World \|date=April 2000}}</ref> and [[the Jam]]/[[Paul Weller]].<ref name="farout21">{{cite news \|last1=Starkey \|first1=Arun \|title=How Paul Weller inspired Noel Gallagher to pick up a mysterious guitar \|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-paul-weller-inspired-noel-gallagher-to-pick-up-a-mysterious-guitar/ \|access-date=28 April 2024 \|work=Far Out Magazine \|date=3 May 2021}}</ref> In addition, members of Oasis have cited as an influence or inspiration [[AC/DC]],<ref name="nga">{{cite news \|title=Noel's guitar army! - Noel Gallagher interview \|date=2000}}</ref> [[Acetone (band)\|Acetone]],<ref name="nme94">{{cite news \|title=Noel & Liam Gallagher \|work=NME \|date=2 April 1994}}</ref> [[Burt Bacharach]],<ref name="sfc98">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher Interview \|work=San Francisco Chronicle \|date=25 January 1998}}</ref> [[Beck]],<ref name="nme94" /> the [[Bee Gees]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/gallagher-admits-bee-gees-debt_1014902 \|title=Gallagher Admits Bee Gees Debt \|publisher=Contactmusic.com \|date=29 November 2006 \|access-date=7 January 2018 \|archive-date=11 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111004703/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/gallagher-admits-bee-gees-debt_1014902 \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[David Bowie]],<ref name="peplow">{{cite news \|last1=Peplow \|first1=Gemma \|title=Noel Gallagher reveals how 'all-time great' David Bowie inspired him to 'put himself out there' \|url=https://news.sky.com/story/noel-gallagher-reveals-how-all-time-great-david-bowie-inspired-him-to-put-himself-out-there-12690886 \|access-date=19 September 2024 \|work=Sky News \|date=2 September 2022}}</ref> [[the Doors]],<ref name="notbritpop">{{cite news \|last1=Bosso \|first1=Joe \|title=Noel Gallagher says new Oasis album isn't 'Britpop' \|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/noel-gallagher-says-new-oasis-album-isnt-britpop-170207 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|work=MusicRadar \|date=19 August 2008}}</ref> [[Peter Green (musician)\|Peter Green]]–era [[Fleetwood Mac]],<ref name="noelfavbands">{{cite web \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/oasis/39454 \|title=Oasis' Noel Gallagher reveals his Top 10 bands \|work=NME \|date=3 September 2008 \|access-date=23 December 2013 \|archive-date=13 December 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213164606/http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/39454 \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Grant Lee Buffalo]],<ref name="nme94" /> [[the La's]],<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210315-the-mystery-of-lost-rock-genius-lee-mavers \| title=The mystery of 'lost' rock genius Lee Mavers \| work=BBC \| first=Shaun \| last=Curran \| date=17 March 2021 \| access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref> [[MC5]],<ref name="ATN">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher – Interview \|work=Addicted to Noise \|date=1 February 1995}}</ref> [[Nirvana (band)\|Nirvana]],<ref name="q010299">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher Interview \|work=Q Magazine \|date=1 February 1999}}</ref> [[Pink Floyd]],<ref name="taysom21">{{cite news \|last1=Taysom \|first1=Joe \|title=Noel Gallagher's favourite Pink Floyd album \|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/noel-gallagher-favourite-pink-floyd-album/ \|access-date=25 September 2024 \|work=Far Out Magazine \|date=9 November 2021}}</ref> [[Slade]],<ref name="mdrew">{{cite news \|last1=Drew \|first1=Mark \|title=Noel Gallagher: Oasis would never have formed if it wasn't for Slade \|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2017/10/21/noel-gallagher-oasis-would-never-have-formed-if-it-wasnt-for-slade/ \|access-date=21 September 2024 \|work=Express and Star \|date=21 October 2017}}</ref> [[the Smiths]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1MsuoNJQ3U \|title=Noel Gallagher on The Smiths \|via=YouTube \|access-date=7 February 2011 \|archive-date=22 March 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322182309/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1MsuoNJQ3U&mode=related&search= \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[the Soundtrack of Our Lives]],<ref name="13favourite">{{cite news \|last1=Doran \|first1=John \|title=Noel Gallagher Selects His Thirteen Favourite Albums \|url=https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/noel-gallagher-favourite-albums \|access-date=20 September 2024 \|work=The Quietus \|date=17 October 2011}}</ref> [[the Specials]],<ref name="noelfavbands" /> [[the Stone Roses]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U39eTlwvf6A \|title=Noel Gallagher about Stone Roses \|date=8 October 2009 \|via=YouTube \|access-date=7 February 2011 \|archive-date=22 August 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822210340/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U39eTlwvf6A \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[the Stooges]],<ref name="nme02">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher – interview \|work=NME \|date=16 February 2002}}</ref> [[T. Rex (band)\|T. Rex]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asPX9UlIGn0 \|title=Original Oasis about stealing from other musicians \|via=YouTube \|date=25 October 2009 \|access-date=7 February 2011 \|archive-date=24 May 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524155737/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asPX9UlIGn0&gl=US&hl=en \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[the Verve]],<ref name="nme94" /> [[the Velvet Underground]]/[[Lou Reed]],<ref name="uncut00">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher Interview \|work=Uncut \|date=1 March 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Thomas \|first=Stephen \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/oasis-p44888 \|title=Oasis \|publisher=AllMusic \|access-date=22 October 2011 \|archive-date=17 October 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017003453/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/oasis-p44888 \|url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Neil Young]].<ref name="ngandbh" />		In general, Oasis have been regarded as a [[Rock music\|rock]] band.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Faulk\|first1=Barry J.\|title=British Rock Modernism, 1967–1977: The Story of Music Hall in Rock\|date=2016\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=9781315570273\|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|first=Glenn\|last=Kenny\|author-link1=Glenn Kenny\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/movies/review-supersonic-oasis.html\|title=Review: In 'Supersonic,' the Band Oasis and Its Combative Brothers\|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]\|date=25 October 2016\|access-date=14 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515184056/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/movies/review-supersonic-oasis.html\|archive-date=15 May 2021\|url-status=live}}</ref> More specifically, the band has been categorized as [[Britpop]],<ref name="nytimes reunion"/><ref>{{cite magazine\|first=Tim\|last=Stegall\|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/bands-influenced-by-oasis/\|title=10 Reasons Why Oasis Are The Most Influential Britpop Band Of All Time\|magazine=[[Alternative Press (magazine)\|Alternative Press]]\|date=23 July 2021\|access-date=14 August 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726150842/https://www.altpress.com/features/bands-influenced-by-oasis/\|archive-date=26 July 2021\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|first=Steve\|last=Brennan\|url=https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/20-greatest-britpop-bands-of-all-time-6417681?storyPage=6\|title=20 Greatest Britpop Bands of All Time\|newspaper=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]]\|date=16 April 2014\|access-date=14 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114001335/https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/20-greatest-britpop-bands-of-all-time-6417681?storyPage=6\|archive-date=14 November 2021\|page=6\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[indie rock]],<ref name="Billboard reunion"/><ref name="grammy reunion">{{cite web\|first=Jon\|last=O'Brien\|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/how-oasis-definitely-maybe-shaped-90s-rock-30th-anniversary-reissue-reunion\|title=10 Ways Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' Shaped The Sound Of '90s Rock\|website=Grammy.com\|date=27 August 2024\|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> [[alternative rock]],<ref name="avclub reunion">{{cite news\|first=Jon\|last=O'Brien\|url=https://www.avclub.com/part-8-1997-the-ballad-of-oasis-and-radiohead-1798223989\|title=Part 8: 1997: The ballad of Oasis and Radiohead\|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]\|date=27 August 2024\|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> [[pop rock]],<ref>{{cite news\|first=Clint\|last=Hale\|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/looking-back-on-oasis-be-here-now-9681037\|title=Rock Is a Lot Duller With Oasis Out of the Picture\|newspaper=[[Houston Press]]\|date=10 August 2017\|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> [[neo-psychedelia]],<ref name="flavorwire genres">{{cite web\|first=Jillian\|last=Mapes\|url=https://www.flavorwire.com/459003/oasis-vs-shoegaze-vs-grunge-an-excerpt-from-alex-nivens-33-13-book-definitely-maybe\|title=Oasis vs. Shoegaze vs. Grunge: An Excerpt From Alex Niven's 33 1/3 Book 'Definitely Maybe'\|work=Flavorwire\|date=27 May 2014\|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> [[psychedelic rock]],<ref name="flavorwire genres"/> and [[power pop]].<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Flick\|first=Larry\|date=6 March 1999\|title=Continental Drift: Unsigned Artists And Regional News\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22\|magazine=Billboard\|volume=111\|issue=10\|page=22\|access-date=14 November 2021\|via=[[Google Books]]\|archive-date=26 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126110807/https://books.google.com/books?id=8g0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22\|url-status=live}}</ref> Oasis were most heavily influenced by [[the Beatles]], an influence that was frequently labelled as an "obsession" by British media.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4669276.ece\|title=Song of the Year 1995: Oasis Wonderwall\|work=The Times\|access-date=28 September 2014\|archive-date=15 June 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615141435/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4669276.ece\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/05/12/bmcold12.xml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050523094617/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2005%2F05%2F12%2Fbmcold12.xml\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=23 May 2005\|title=Can Coldplay steal Oasis's crown?\|work=The Telegraph\|date=12 May 2005\|location=London\|access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1452393.stm\|title=The Beatles' musical footprints\|work=BBC News\|date=30 November 2001\|access-date=8 September 2008\|archive-date=5 September 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905191952/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1452393.stm\|url-status=live}}</ref> The band were also strongly influenced by the other 1960s British acts,<ref name="coffman">{{cite news \|last1=Coffman \|first1=Tim \|title=The Oasis song Noel Gallagher thought was better than John Lennon \|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-oasis-song-noel-gallagher-thought-was-better-than-john-lennon/ \|access-date=25 April 2024 \|work=Far Out Magazine \|date=8 January 2024}}</ref> including [[the Kinks]],<ref name="ngandbh">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher & Bonehead \|work=Hotpress \|date=6 September 1994}}</ref> [[the Rolling Stones]],<ref>{{cite web \| url= https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/oasis/oasis-live-forever-meaning-behind-the-song/ \| title=How Live Forever became Liam Gallagher's favourite Oasis song \| work=[[Radio X (United Kingdom)\|Radio X]] \| date=8 August 2024 \| access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref> and [[the Who]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/noel-gallagher-pete-townshend-guitar-sound/\| title=How Noel Gallagher Blatantly Stole Pete Townshend's Guitar Sound \| work=Ultimate Classic Rock \| first=Martin \| last=Kielty \| date=8 June 2023 \| access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref> Another major influence, especially during the band's early career, was 1970s British [[punk rock]], in particular the [[Sex Pistols]] and their album ''[[Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols]]'' (1977),<ref name="Singing influence"/><ref name="childers">{{cite news \|last1=Childers \|first1=Chad \|title=Noel Gallagher calls Oaisis' "Definitely Maybe" the "Last Great Punk Album" \|url=https://loudwire.com/noel-gallagher-calls-oasis-definitely-maybe-last-great-punk-album/ \|access-date=13 May 2024 \|work=Loudwire \|date=29 September 2023}}</ref> as well as [[The Damned (band)\|the Damned]],<ref name="gwnoel">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher - interview \|work=Guitar World \|date=April 2000}}</ref> and [[the Jam]]/[[Paul Weller]].<ref name="farout21">{{cite news \|last1=Starkey \|first1=Arun \|title=How Paul Weller inspired Noel Gallagher to pick up a mysterious guitar \|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-paul-weller-inspired-noel-gallagher-to-pick-up-a-mysterious-guitar/ \|access-date=28 April 2024 \|work=Far Out Magazine \|date=3 May 2021}}</ref> In addition, members of Oasis have cited as an influence or inspiration [[AC/DC]],<ref name="nga">{{cite news \|title=Noel's guitar army! - Noel Gallagher interview \|date=2000}}</ref> [[Acetone (band)\|Acetone]],<ref name="nme94">{{cite news \|title=Noel & Liam Gallagher \|work=NME \|date=2 April 1994}}</ref> [[Burt Bacharach]],<ref name="sfc98">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher Interview \|work=San Francisco Chronicle \|date=25 January 1998}}</ref> [[Beck]],<ref name="nme94" /> the [[Bee Gees]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/gallagher-admits-bee-gees-debt_1014902 \|title=Gallagher Admits Bee Gees Debt \|publisher=Contactmusic.com \|date=29 November 2006 \|access-date=7 January 2018 \|archive-date=11 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111004703/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/gallagher-admits-bee-gees-debt_1014902 \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[David Bowie]],<ref name="peplow">{{cite news \|last1=Peplow \|first1=Gemma \|title=Noel Gallagher reveals how 'all-time great' David Bowie inspired him to 'put himself out there' \|url=https://news.sky.com/story/noel-gallagher-reveals-how-all-time-great-david-bowie-inspired-him-to-put-himself-out-there-12690886 \|access-date=19 September 2024 \|work=Sky News \|date=2 September 2022}}</ref> [[the Doors]],<ref name="notbritpop">{{cite news \|last1=Bosso \|first1=Joe \|title=Noel Gallagher says new Oasis album isn't 'Britpop' \|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/noel-gallagher-says-new-oasis-album-isnt-britpop-170207 \|access-date=27 April 2024 \|work=MusicRadar \|date=19 August 2008}}</ref> [[Peter Green (musician)\|Peter Green]]–era [[Fleetwood Mac]],<ref name="noelfavbands">{{cite web \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/oasis/39454 \|title=Oasis' Noel Gallagher reveals his Top 10 bands \|work=NME \|date=3 September 2008 \|access-date=23 December 2013 \|archive-date=13 December 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213164606/http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/39454 \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Grant Lee Buffalo]],<ref name="nme94" /> [[the La's]],<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210315-the-mystery-of-lost-rock-genius-lee-mavers \| title=The mystery of 'lost' rock genius Lee Mavers \| work=BBC \| first=Shaun \| last=Curran \| date=17 March 2021 \| access-date=13 September 2024}}</ref> [[MC5]],<ref name="ATN">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher – Interview \|work=Addicted to Noise \|date=1 February 1995}}</ref> [[Nirvana (band)\|Nirvana]],<ref name="q010299">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher Interview \|work=Q Magazine \|date=1 February 1999}}</ref> [[Pink Floyd]],<ref name="taysom21">{{cite news \|last1=Taysom \|first1=Joe \|title=Noel Gallagher's favourite Pink Floyd album \|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/noel-gallagher-favourite-pink-floyd-album/ \|access-date=25 September 2024 \|work=Far Out Magazine \|date=9 November 2021}}</ref> [[Slade]],<ref name="mdrew">{{cite news \|last1=Drew \|first1=Mark \|title=Noel Gallagher: Oasis would never have formed if it wasn't for Slade \|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2017/10/21/noel-gallagher-oasis-would-never-have-formed-if-it-wasnt-for-slade/ \|access-date=21 September 2024 \|work=Express and Star \|date=21 October 2017}}</ref> [[the Smiths]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1MsuoNJQ3U \|title=Noel Gallagher on The Smiths \|via=YouTube \|access-date=7 February 2011 \|archive-date=22 March 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322182309/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1MsuoNJQ3U&mode=related&search= \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[the Soundtrack of Our Lives]],<ref name="13favourite">{{cite news \|last1=Doran \|first1=John \|title=Noel Gallagher Selects His Thirteen Favourite Albums \|url=https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/noel-gallagher-favourite-albums \|access-date=20 September 2024 \|work=The Quietus \|date=17 October 2011}}</ref> [[the Specials]],<ref name="noelfavbands" /> [[the Stone Roses]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U39eTlwvf6A \|title=Noel Gallagher about Stone Roses \|date=8 October 2009 \|via=YouTube \|access-date=7 February 2011 \|archive-date=22 August 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822210340/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U39eTlwvf6A \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[the Stooges]],<ref name="nme02">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher – interview \|work=NME \|date=16 February 2002}}</ref> [[T. Rex (band)\|T. Rex]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asPX9UlIGn0 \|title=Original Oasis about stealing from other musicians \|via=YouTube \|date=25 October 2009 \|access-date=7 February 2011 \|archive-date=24 May 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524155737/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asPX9UlIGn0&gl=US&hl=en \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[the Verve]],<ref name="nme94" /> [[the Velvet Underground]]/[[Lou Reed]],<ref name="uncut00">{{cite news \|title=Noel Gallagher Interview \|work=Uncut \|date=1 March 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=Thomas \|first=Stephen \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/oasis-p44888 \|title=Oasis \|publisher=AllMusic \|access-date=22 October 2011 \|archive-date=17 October 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017003453/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/oasis-p44888 \|url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Neil Young]].<ref name="ngandbh" />

	[[Noel Gallagher]]'s songwriting is characterized as "reverent-yet-confident", and is said to be augmented by [[Liam Gallagher]]'s "[[deadpan]] cool and sneering presence".<ref name="allmusic.com">{{Cite web \|title=Oasis Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More {{!}} All... \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/oasis-mn0000393345#biography \|access-date=2025-02-10 \|website=AllMusic \|language=en}}</ref> Oasis albums consistently featured loud tracks characterized by nasal vocals. These dynamic Britpop compositions stood in stark contrast to the more polished pop tunes of [[Blur (band)\|Blur]], their chart rivals.<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Twenty-five years of Oasis, the best British band of their generation \|newspaper=The Economist \|url=https://www.economist.com/prospero/2016/08/19/twenty-five-years-of-oasis-the-best-british-band-of-their-generation \|access-date=2023-11-21 \|issn=0013-0613}}</ref> Especially in their early years, Oasis's musical style and lyrics were grounded in the [[British working class\|working-class]] backgrounds of Liam and Noel. The brothers became known for their rebellious demeanor, self-assured personalities, and [[sibling rivalry]]; these characteristics garnered media interest from the band's beginnings and endured throughout their entire career.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Grundy \|first=Gareth \|date=2009-08-30 \|title=Born to feud: how years of animosity finally split Oasis boys \|language=en-GB \|work=The Observer \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/aug/30/oasis-split-liam-noel-gallagher \|access-date=2023-11-21 \|issn=0029-7712}}</ref>		[[Noel Gallagher]]'s songwriting is characterized as "reverent-yet-confident", and is said to be augmented by [[Liam Gallagher]]'s "[[deadpan]] cool and sneering presence".<ref name="allmusic.com">{{Cite web \|title=Oasis Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More {{!}} All... \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/oasis-mn0000393345#biography \|access-date=2025-02-10 \|website=AllMusic \|language=en}}</ref> Oasis albums consistently featured loud tracks characterized by nasal vocals. These dynamic Britpop compositions stood in stark contrast to the more polished pop tunes of [[Blur (band)\|Blur]], their chart rivals.<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Twenty-five years of Oasis, the best British band of their generation \|newspaper=The Economist \|url=https://www.economist.com/prospero/2016/08/19/twenty-five-years-of-oasis-the-best-british-band-of-their-generation \|access-date=2023-11-21 \|issn=0013-0613}}</ref> Especially in their early years, Oasis's musical style and lyrics were grounded in the [[British working class\|working-class]] backgrounds of Liam and Noel. The brothers became known for their rebellious demeanor, self-assured personalities, and [[sibling rivalry]]; these characteristics garnered media interest from the band's beginnings and endured throughout their entire career.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Grundy \|first=Gareth \|date=2009-08-30 \|title=Born to feud: how years of animosity finally split Oasis boys \|language=en-GB \|work=The Observer \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/aug/30/oasis-split-liam-noel-gallagher \|access-date=2023-11-21 \|issn=0029-7712}}</ref>