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Chronicles Oasis's rise, impact, and enduring legacy through exclusive interviews and insider perspectives.
The rise of Oasis in the 1990s was stratospheric, yet they remained the people’s band. This is the story about how lives were changed forever, told by those who lived through it.
All around the world, millions felt a connection to these working-class lads from Manchester. With anthemic songs crafted and sung by the greatest songwriter and singer of their generation, from their first interview they proclaimed themselves the best band in the world, and for a shining moment in the mid-1990s they were.
‘Live Forever’. Definitely Maybe. (What's The Story) Morning Glory?. ‘Wonderwall’. Knebworth. A level of success not seen by a British band for 30 years, ushering in a new cultural zeitgeist: Britpop, Cool Britannia, New Labour, and at the centre of it all, the soap opera antics of the warring Gallagher brothers and their bandmates.
Departed members were replaced by fresh faces as the 2000s ushered in their next career phase with Oasis inspiring younger generations. Yet the music and drama continued up to one night in Paris when everything fell apart… until the world stood still in August 2024.
Expanded and revised to include over 25 exclusive new interviews from The Oasis Podcast, including contributions from those involved (Alan McGee, Tony McCarroll, Andy Bell, Steve White, Owen Morris), writers with first-hand coverage (Paolo Hewitt, John Robb), celebrity fans (Ricky Hatton) and many more, this book spans their entire career from 1991 to the present day, making it the ultimate story of Oasis.
The rise of Oasis in the 1990s was stratospheric, yet they remained the people’s band. This is the story about how lives were changed forever, told by those who lived through it.
All around the world, millions felt a connection to these working-class lads from Manchester. With anthemic songs crafted and sung by the greatest songwriter and singer of their generation, from their first interview they proclaimed themselves the best band in the world, and for a shining moment in the mid-1990s they were.
‘Live Forever’. Definitely Maybe. (What's The Story) Morning Glory?. ‘Wonderwall’. Knebworth. A level of success not seen by a British band for 30 years, ushering in a new cultural zeitgeist: Britpop, Cool Britannia, New Labour, and at the centre of it all, the soap opera antics of the warring Gallagher brothers and their bandmates.
Departed members were replaced by fresh faces as the 2000s ushered in their next career phase with Oasis inspiring younger generations. Yet the music and drama continued up to one night in Paris when everything fell apart… until the world stood still in August 2024.
Expanded and revised to include over 25 exclusive new interviews from The Oasis Podcast, including contributions from those involved (Alan McGee, Tony McCarroll, Andy Bell, Steve White, Owen Morris), writers with first-hand coverage (Paolo Hewitt, John Robb), celebrity fans (Ricky Hatton) and many more, this book spans their entire career from 1991 to the present day, making it the ultimate story of Oasis.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- A Cast of Characters
- ‘Feed your head with all the things you need when you’re hungry.’
- ‘There we were. Now here we are.’
- Early Years: ‘Kicking up a storm from the day that I was born.’
- 1991 ‘I was looking for some action.’
- 1992 ‘I knew exactly what I wanted to be. Now I’m sure.’
- 1993 ‘All my life, I try to find another way.’
- 1994 ‘Wake up, there’s a new day dawning.’
- 1995 ‘Is my happening too deafening for you?’
- 1996 ‘All my people right here, right now. They know what I mean.’
- 1997 ‘These are crazy days, but they make me shine.’
- 1998 ‘In your head, do you feel what you’re not supposed to feel?’
- 1999 ‘Let’s all make believe that we’re still friends and we like each other.’
- 2000 ‘It’s where we both belong. It’s gonna be full on.’
- 2001 ‘Found what I lost inside. My spirit has been purified.’
- 2002 ‘There’s a light that shines on. Shines on me, and it keeps me warm.’
- 2003 ‘A little space, a little time, see what it can do.’
- 2004 ‘It ain’t no place to be killing time. I guess I’m just lazy.’
- 2005 ‘I carry a madness everywhere I go.’
- 2006 ‘I keep praying that the Lord won’t slow me down.’
- 2007 ‘Mining our dreams for the same old song.’
- 2008 ‘I feel cold, but I’m back in the fire.’
- 2009 ‘We live a dying dream, if you know what I mean.’
- Epilogue: ‘The future’s mine and it’s no disgrace, ’cos in the end, the past means nothing.’
- Album by Album
- Discography
- Filmography
- Gigography (1991–2009)
- Recommended Viewing
- Plates