Oasis
By user • Dec 1st, 2008 • Category: Band Bios
Oasis is a collection of pairs: Two iconic members. Two classic albums. Two unmistakable unibrows. And, most importantly, two clearly-defined halves to their career. From 1992 to 1999, the quintet was the face of Brit-pop, with brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher fronting the original lineup on classic recordings such as 1995’s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory and 1994′s Definitely Maybe. But since the launch of the current lineup — which coincidentally drafted members from two other fantastic bands, Heavy Stereo and Ride — the group has transformed into a sluggish, murky bunch of middle-aged men with a propensity for mid-tempo dirge. With the release of the band’s sixth LP this year, it marks almost a decade since Oasis was a good band…and even longer since it was a great one. But as the 2007 documentary Lord, Don’t Slow Me Down proves, no one seems to care — as these Manchester natives remain one of the biggest bands on the planet.
Chicago Innerview Magazine, December 2008
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