Why Oasis Really Is the Last Great Rock Band
Story Two rival brothers, kings of provocation, a slew of hits and repeated controversies: Liam and Noel Gallagher's band, reforming after sixteen years of separation, is the embodiment of rock. For thirty years, Oasis, which launches its reunion tour this Friday, July 4th in Cardiff, has fascinated as much as it divides.
By Marion Lizé
Oasis, the band that defined the 1990s with brothers Liam (foreground) and Noel Gallagher (background, sunglasses). MICHEL LINSSEN/REDFERNS VIA GETTY IMAGES
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On this side of the Channel, when you think of Oasis , the first things that come to mind are a duo of loudmouth brothers and "Wonderwall," a song about first kisses in high school and bad covers at the Fête de la Musique. In the UK, Oasis is a national pride, a wildly successful band that was one of the spearheads of the Britpop movement, in opposition to grunge from the United States. But above all, it is the last great iconic rock band, undisciplined and arrogant, nonconformist and irreverent, capable of writing anthems that lift stadiums and span generations.
A love-hate relationshipOasis is, above all, the story of two brothers, Noel and Liam Gallagher, two slightly reckless kids who dream of escaping their working-class suburb of Manchester. As teenagers, they may share a bedroom, but their five-year age gap keeps them apart. While the former spends hours strumming his guitar in his corner, the latter is only interested in football, girls, and all sorts of nonsense...
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