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>
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