| OASIS trademark, IPR and other policies apply.Singer Liam Gallagher (left) and guitarist Noel Gallagher of Oasis, along with live keyboardist Jay Darlington in background.Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991.The group was formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals), Paul Arthurs (guitar), Paul McGuigan (bass) and Tony McCarroll (drums), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher (lead guitar).Noel Gallagher is the group's primary songwriter and the Gallagher brothers are the band's only continual members.The band initially gained prominence performing on the Manchester club circuit.Alan White, while rivaling with Britpop peers Blur.The Gallagher brothers were featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling rivalry and wild lifestyles, cultivating reputations both as bad boys and as a band of the people.At the height of their fame, Oasis' third album, Be Here Now, reached number one in the UK charts, number two in the U.UK chart history, with almost half a million copies sold on the first day alone and just under 700,000 copies in its first week.In 2000, while recording their fourth album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, Oasis lost two founding members and suffered a notable drop in popularity in America.The following year, the band released a compilation album entitled Stop the Clocks.In February 2007, Oasis received the BRIT Award for outstanding contribution to music.Influences
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4.Oasis evolved from an earlier band called The Rain, comprised of Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Tony McCarroll (drums) and Chris Hutton (vocals).After Gallagher joined the group, the band's name was changed to Oasis, which was inspired by an Inspiral Carpets tour poster which was in his and his brother Noel's bedroom.One of the venues on it was the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon.Oasis first played live in August of 1991 at the Boardwalk club in Manchester.While Gallagher and his friends did not think Oasis were spectacular, he began to consider his brother's group as a possible outlet for songs he had been writing for years.All of a sudden, there were loads of ideas."Oasis under Noel Gallagher crafted their musical approach to rely on simplicity: with Arthurs and McGuigan restricted to playing barred chords and root bass notes, respectively, McCarroll playing basic rhythms, and the band's amplifiers turned up until the sound distorted, Oasis created a sound "so devoid of finesse and complexity that it came out sounding pretty much unstoppable."Oasis were invited to play a gig at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut club in Glasgow, Scotland, by a band called Sister Lovers, who shared their rehearsal rooms.When they arrived, they were refused entry to the club as they were not on that night's set list, which reportedly caused the band to bully their way in (although both the band and Alan McGee have given contradicting statements about how they actually managed to get into the club on that night).They were given the opening slot and impressed McGee, who was there to see 18 Wheeler, one of his own bands, that night.McGee was so impressed by what he saw he signed the band to Creation four days later.Due to problems securing an American contract, Oasis ended up signing a worldwide contract with Sony, which in turn licensed Oasis to Creation in the UK."Champagne Supernova" from (What's the Story) Morning Glory?Problems listening to the file?Following a limited white label release of the demo of their song "Columbia", their first single, "Supersonic", was released in April 1994, reaching number 31 in the charts.Their third single, "Live Forever", was their first to enter the Top 10 of the UK charts.The best part of a year of constant live performances and recordings, along with a hedonistic lifestyle, were starting to tire the band out and a breaking point was finally hit during a gig in Los Angeles in September 1994 where Liam was under the influence of crystal meth, leading to a shambolic performance during which he made offensive remarks about American audiences and assaulted Noel with a tambourine.He was tracked down by Creation's Tim Abbot and during a trip by the pair to Las Vegas Gallagher decided to continue with the band.The group followed up the fourth single from Definitely Maybe, "Cigarettes and Alcohol", with the Christmas single EP "Whatever" which entered the British charts at number three.Oasis had their first UK number one in April 1995 with "Some Might Say", the first single from their second album.At the same time, drummer Tony McCarroll was ousted from the band, replaced by Londoner Alan White, formerly of Starclub and younger brother of renowned studio percussionist Steve White, whom Paul Weller recommended to Noel.White made his debut for the band at a Top of the Pops performance of "Some Might Say".Oasis began recording material for their second album in May of that year in Rockfield Studios near Monmouth.During this period, the English press seized upon a supposed rivalry between Oasis and fellow Britpop band Blur.On 14 August 1995, Blur and Oasis released new singles on the same day, setting up "The Battle of Britpop" that dominated the week's music news.Blur's "Country House" outsold Oasis' "Roll with It" 274,000 copies to 216,000 during the week.In September 1995, bassist Paul McGuigan briefly left the band, citing nervous exhaustion.Gallagher curtly replied "I think you have too.Although a softer sound led to mixed reviews, Oasis' second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?UK with over four million copies sold.The album spawned two further hit singles "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger", which also reached numbers two and one respectively.On April 27 and April 28 the group played their first headline outdoor concerts at Maine Road Football Ground, Manchester.Knebworth on August 10 and August 11, 1996.The band sold out both shows within minutes; 375,000 people over two nights (2.UK, and to this today the largest demand for a show in British history.The next month proved to be difficult for the group.In August, Oasis was due to record an episode of MTV Unplugged at the Royal Festival Hall but Liam pulled out, citing a sore throat.He watched the performance from a balcony with cold beer and cigarettes, heckling Noel's singing between songs.The brothers soon reconciled and decided to complete the tour.Oasis spent the end of 1996 and the first quarter of 1997 at Abbey Road Studios in London and Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey recording their third album.Be Here Now was released in August 1997.Although early media reviews were positive, once the hype had died down, the album was criticised for being bloated and derivative with most of the critics focused on the extensive length of several songs, the heavier sound, and overproduction.The Britpop movement was over and the band failed to meet expectations with Be Here Now.This was to have a major influence on the lyrical content of the album.Behind the scenes, however, things were not going well and the shock departure of founding member Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs was announced in August.This departure was reported at the time as amicable, with Noel stating that Arthurs wanted to spend more time with his family.The Gallagher brothers held a press conference shortly thereafter where they assured reporters that "the future of Oasis is secure.The story and the glory will go on."Colin "Gem" Archer, formerly of Heavy Stereo, who later claimed to have been approached by Noel Gallagher only a couple of days after Arthurs' departure was publicly announced.Bell had never played bass before and had to learn to play it, along with a handful of songs from Oasis' back catalogue, in preparation for a scheduled tour of America in December 1999.With the folding of Creation Records, Oasis formed their own label, Big Brother, which released all of Oasis' subsequent records in the UK and Ireland.It peaked at number one on the British charts and number 24 on the Billboard charts.Three singles were released from the album: "Go Let It Out", "Who Feels Love?""Sunday Morning Call", all of which were top 5 UK singles.The cover featured a new "Oasis" logo, designed by Gem Archer, and the album was also the first Oasis release to include a song written by Liam Gallagher, entitled "Little James".While touring in Barcelona in 2000, Oasis were forced to cancel a gig when Alan White's arm seized up, and the band spent the night drinking instead.Meg Mathews, and attempted to cast doubt over the legitimacy of Noel's daughter Anais, causing a scuffle.Following this, Noel declared he was quitting touring overseas altogether, and Oasis were supposed to finish the tour without him.Noel eventually returned for the Irish and British legs of the tour, which included two major shows at Wembley Stadium.Throughout 2001, Oasis split time between sessions for their fifth studio album and live shows around the world.The album, Heathen Chemistry, Oasis' first album with new members Andy Bell and Gem Archer, was released in July 2002."Songbird", Oasis' first single not written by Noel.Johnny Marr provided additional guitar as well as backup vocals on a couple of songs.After the album's release, the band embarked on a successful world tour that was once again filled with incidents.Liam lost two front teeth and kicked a police officer in the ribs.Oasis began recording a sixth album in late December 2003 with producers Death in Vegas at Sawmills Studios in Cornwall.The album was originally planned for a September 2004 release to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the release of Definitely Maybe.The performance received negative reviews, with NME calling it a "disaster."Capitol Studios from October to December the same year.In May 2005, after three years and as many scrapped recording sessions, the band released their sixth studio album, Don't Believe the Truth, fulfilling their contract with Sony BMG.It was also the band's first album in a decade not to feature the drumming of Alan White, with Zak Starkey taking his place.UK number one singles: "Lyla" and "The Importance of Being Idle" (the band's seventh and eighth number one UK singles, respectively), whilst "Let There Be Love" entered at number two.Oasis picked up two awards at the Q Awards: one a special People's Choice Award and the second for Don't Believe the Truth as Best Album.Following in the footsteps of Oasis' previous five albums, Don't Believe the Truth also entered the UK album charts at number one.Beginning on 10 May 2005 at the London Astoria, and finishing on 31 March 2006 in front of a sold out gig in Mexico City, Oasis played more live shows than at any time since the Definitely Maybe tour, visiting 26 countries, headlining 110 shows and playing to 1.The film, entitled Lord Don't Slow Me Down was released in October 2007.DVD included live footage from an Oasis gig in Manchester from 2 July 2005.In 2006, Oasis released a compilation double album entitled Stop the Clocks, which featured what the band consider to be their "definitive" songs.Though the band didn't want to release a compilation, their contract with Sony Music had just expired, forcing a release against the band's wishes.During November 2006, Noel and Gem, backed by drummer Terry Kirkbride, began a short tour to promote Stop the Clocks.They played around a dozen shows in various countries around the world.In February 2007, Oasis received the BRIT Award for outstanding contribution to music.The song debuted at number 10 in the U.This article contains information about a scheduled or expected future album.Oasis' seventh studio album has been confirmed for a 2008 release.Oasis recorded for a couple of months between July and September with completing work on two new songs and demoing the rest.Zak Starkey was confirmed again as the drummer in the recording sessions.But not too much", said Liam in an Reuters interview.Influences
Musically and lyrically, Oasis cite bands such as The Beatles, The Who, The Sex Pistols, Stone Roses and The Rolling Stones as their major influences.He is recording with the band at the moment and was proposed official membership in the band, but couldn't commit because of touring engagements with The Who."The BRIT Awards 2007 To Honour Oasis with Outstanding Contribution to Music Award", I Like Music.Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock."Live Forever", Rolling Stone, October 9, 1997.Lanham, Tom (October 2006).Gallagher shrugs off Oasis departure.BBC News (August 10, 1999).Oasis: In Their Own Words."Gallagher Brothers Say Oasis Bassist's Departure Won't Kill the Band".Retrieved on 24 December 2007.Retrieved 14 December 2007.Retrieved on 15 December 2007.Retrieved on 15 December 2007.Oasis Noel quits tour.Retrieved on 15 December 2007.Retrieved on 15 December 2007.Elvis and Oasis enjoy chart success.Retrieved 14 December 2007.Pitchfork: Heathen Chemistry review.Retrieved 14 December 2007."Brawling Oasis singer 'on drugs'", BBC.Oasis singer could face jail for bar brawl by Alan Hall."Liam Gallagher fined pounds 40,000 for brawl", The Independent (London), 23 November 2004."Oasis: Astoria Tuesday May 10th", NME, 21 May 2005.Oasis Reveal Stop the Clocks Track List."Oasis: 'We'll never do a Radiohead'", NME."Back In The Studio", Oasis, 8 November 2007.Live4Ever, 30 November 2007."D'You Know What I Mean?"All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.For the English rock band, see Oasis (band).For other uses, see Oasis (disambiguation).In geography, an oasis (plural: oases) is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source.The location of oases has been of critical importance for trade and transportation routes in desert areas.Thus, political or military control of an oasis has in many cases meant control of trade on a particular route.West trade in the Sahara desert.Greek word is attested several centuries before Coptic existed as a written language.Oases are formed from underground rivers or aquifers such as the Artesian aquifer, where water can reach the surface naturally by pressure or by man made wells.Occasional brief thunderstorms provide subterranean water to sustain natural oases,such as the Tuat.Substrata of impermeable rock and stone can trap water and retain it in pockets; or on long faulting subsurface ridges or volcanic dikes water can collect and percolate to the surface.Any incidence of water is then used by migrating birds who also pass seeds with their droppings which will grow at the waters edge forming an oasis.Growing plants
People who live in an oasis use every bit of land.The fields must be irrigated to grow plants like dates, figs, olives and apricots.The most important plant in an oasis is the date palm which forms the upper layer.By growing plants in different layers the farmers make best use of the soil and the water.Hasa, Saudi Arabia, largest oasis in the world.Qatif, Saudi Arabia, large oasis on the coast of the Persian Gulf.Look up oasis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.This geographical term article is a stub.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Read more (plus sample maps) at the OASIS wiki.Our Fall Semester Tutoring Surveys for school district coordinators are now online.The latest issue is here.Click here to complete a quick survey.You can honor or remember someone important in your life with a gift to the OASIS Tribute fund.Join OASIS for a new education program exploring how immigrants 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