List of Oasis band members
| Oasis | |
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 Liam Gallagher (left) and guitarist brother Noel Gallagher (right) of Oasis, with live keyboardist Jay Darlington in background in 2005. |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Rock, Britpop |
| Years active | 1991–2009 |
| Past members | |
| Gem Archer Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs Andy Bell Jay Darlington Liam Gallagher Noel Gallagher Tony McCarroll Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan Chris Sharrock Zak Starkey Alan White |
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Oasis were an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. The band originally consisted of vocalist Liam Gallagher, guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and drummer Tony McCarroll; Liam's older brother - guitarist, vocalist and lead songwriter Noel - joined shortly after the band's formation.
The original lineup performed on the band's first album, Definitely Maybe, and McCarroll was the first to leave during recording for (What's the Story) Morning Glory?. Alan "Whitey" White was his replacement, and he played on all of the album's tracks except "Some Might Say". Next to leave was McGuigan in September 1995, though only for a small amount of time. He was temporarily and unofficially replaced by Scott McLeod, who played a few tour dates with the band and appeared in the music video for "Wonderwall", before suddenly leaving. Guigsy was subsequently convinced to return to the band near the release of Morning Glory.
Be Here Now was released in August 1997, and as plans for Oasis' fourth studio album took shape, the band began to break down. First to leave was Arthurs, who was quickly followed by McGuigan, leaving only the Gallagher brothers and White to record Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. Gem Archer and Andy Bell were brought in on guitar and bass respectively, though because they were not hired in time for the album's recording, all guitar and bass parts on Standing... were performed by Noel. Their first appearance on an Oasis record was on the live album Familiar To Millions in 2000, taken from the Standing... tour.
The first studio album to feature new members Archer and Bell, Heathen Chemistry, was released in 2002. After extensive touring, Oasis planned recording for their sixth album, though Alan White, the longest-serving member of Oasis bar the Gallagher brothers, left the band in 2004. He was temporarily replaced by Terence Kirkbride, but later formally replaced by Zak Starkey, son of ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. Though a full-time member, Starkey was not officially unveiled as a band member for almost four years. Don't Believe the Truth was released in May 2005, followed by compilation Stop the Clocks in 2006. A non-album single, "Lord Don't Slow Me Down", was released in 2007 in conjunction with the documentary of the same name, and in 2008 recording began for the band's seventh studio album.
Starkey performed drums on most of the tracks on the album (Noel performed the rest), but left the band after the end of the sessions. Chris Sharrock replaced Starkey in May, Dig Out Your Soul was released in October. Noel Gallagher left the band in August 2009, after which the band was, according to Liam Gallagher, "ended." However, in December 2009, Liam Gallagher said he would continue to record with Gem Archer, Andy Bell (now on guitar), Chris Sharrock, keyboardist Jay Darlington and, a new bassist.[1]
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[edit] Final lineup
- Liam Gallagher
- Active: 1991–2009
- Regular instruments: lead vocals
- Occasional instruments: tambourine
- Release contributions: all Oasis releases
- Noel Gallagher
- Active: 1991–2009
- Regular instruments: lead guitar, vocals
- Occasional instruments: keyboards, piano, mellotron, bass, drums, eBow
- Release contributions: all Oasis releases
- Gem Archer
- Active: 1999–2009
- Regular instruments: rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Occasional instruments: keyboards, harmonica, bass
- Release contributions: all Oasis releases from Heathen Chemistry (2002)
- Andy Bell
- Active: 1999–2009
- Regular instruments: bass
- Occasional instruments: rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Release contributions: all Oasis releases from Heathen Chemistry (2002)
- Chris Sharrock
- Active: 2008–2009
- Regular instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: none
[edit] Former members
- Tony McCarroll
- Active: 1991–1995
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: Definitely Maybe (1994)
- Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs
- Active: 1991–1999
- Instruments: rhythm guitar, piano, mellotron, acoustic guitar
- Release contributions: Definitely Maybe (1994), (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995), Be Here Now (1997)
- Jay Darlington
- Active: 2002–2009[1]
- Instruments: keyboards
- Occasional instruments: Hammond organ
- Release contributions: Dig Out Your Soul (2008) – "Falling Down" only
- Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan
- Active: 1991–1999
- Instruments: bass
- Release contributions: Definitely Maybe (1994), (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995), Be Here Now (1997)
- Alan White
- Active: 1995–2004
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995), Be Here Now (1997), Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000), Heathen Chemistry (2002)
- Zak Starkey
- Active: 2004–2008
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: Don't Believe the Truth (2005), Dig Out Your Soul (2008)
[edit] Session musicians
- Anthony Griffiths
- Active: 1993/1994
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Release contributions: Definitely Maybe (1994) – "Supersonic"
- Paul Weller
- Active: 1995
- Instruments: guitar, backing vocals; harmonica
- Release contributions: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) – "Champagne Supernova"; "The Swamp Song"
- Johnny Depp
- Active: 1996/1997
- Instruments: slide guitar
- Release contributions: Be Here Now (1997) – "Fade In-Out", "Fade Away (Warchild Version)"
- Mark Feltham
- Active: 1996/1997, 1999
- Instruments: harmonica
- Release contributions: Be Here Now (1997) – "All Around the World", Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) – "Gas Panic!"
- P. P. Arnold
- Active: 1999
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Release contributions: Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) – "Fuckin' in the Bushes", "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is", "Roll It Over"
- Linda Lewis
- Active: 1999
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Release contributions: Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) – "Fuckin' in the Bushes", "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is", "Roll It Over"
- Mark Coyle
- Active: 1999
- Instruments: electric sitar; twelve-string acoustic guitar
- Release contributions: Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) – "Put Yer Money Where Yer Mouth Is"; "Little James"
- Charlotte Glasson
- Active: 1999
- Instruments: flute
- Release contributions: Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) – "Gas Panic!"
- Stewart Bartlett
- Active: 1999
- Instruments: French Horn
- Release contributions: Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) – "Sunday Morning Call"
- Mike Rowe
- Active: 1996–1997, 2001/2002
- Instruments: piano; pump organ; Hammond organ
- Release contributions: Be Here Now (1997), Heathen Chemistry (2002) – "Stop Crying Your Heart Out", "Born on a Different Cloud"; "She Is Love"; "(Probably) All in the Mind", "She Is Love" and "Born on a Different Cloud"
- Johnny Marr
- Active: 2001/2002
- Instruments: guitar; slide guitar; backing vocals
- Release contributions: Heathen Chemistry (2002) – "(Probably) All in the Mind", "Better Man"; "Born on a Different Cloud"; "Better Man"
- London Session Orchestra
- Active: 2001/2002
- Instruments: strings
- Release contributions: Heathen Chemistry (2002) – "Stop Crying Your Heart Out"
- Paul Stacey
- Active: 1999, 2001/2002, 2004/2005
- Instruments: keyboards, guitar, bass, acoustic guitar; piano, mellotron, Hammond organ
- Release contributions: Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000); Don't Believe the Truth (2005) – "Let There Be Love", Heathen Chemistry (2002) – "The Hindu Times", "Force of Nature", "Hung in a Bad Place", "Better Man", "Little by Little"
- Terence Kirkbride
- Active: 2004/2005, 2007
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: Don't Believe the Truth (2005) – "Mucky Fingers", Sgt. Pepper's 40th Anniversary (2007), – "Within You Without You"
- Martin Duffy
- Active: 2004/2005
- Instruments: piano
- Release contributions: Don't Believe the Truth (2005) – "Love Like a Bomb"
- Lenny Castro
- Active: 2004/2005
- Instruments: percussion
- Release contributions: Don't Believe the Truth (2005) – "Part of the Queue"
- The National In-Choir
- Active: 2007/2008
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Release contributions: Dig Out Your Soul (2008) – "The Turning"
[edit] Timeline
[edit] Recording timeline
| Role | Album | |||||||
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| Definitely Maybe (1994) |
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) |
Be Here Now (1997) |
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) |
Heathen Chemistry (2002) |
Don't Believe the Truth (2005) |
Dig Out Your Soul (2008) |
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| Lead vocals | Liam Gallagher | |||||||
| Lead guitar | Noel Gallagher | |||||||
| Rhythm guitar | Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs | Gem Archer | ||||||
| Bass | Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan | Noel Gallagher | Andy Bell | |||||
| Drums | Tony McCarroll | Alan White | Zak Starkey | |||||
| Keyboards | Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs & Noel Gallagher | Mike Rowe | Noel Gallagher & Paul Stacey | Paul Stacey & Mike Rowe | Gem Archer | Noel Gallagher, Gem Archer & Jay Darlington | ||
[edit] Discography
- Definitely Maybe (1994)
- (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
- Be Here Now (1997)
- Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000)
- Heathen Chemistry (2002)
- Don't Believe the Truth (2005)
- Dig Out Your Soul (2008)
[edit] Band lineups
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September 1991–May 1995
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May 1995–May 1999
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May 1999–November 1999
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November 1999–February 2004
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March 2004–May 2008
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Last Line Up..May 2008–August 2009
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[edit] Notes
- 1. ^ Darlington was originally only a touring musician between 2002 and 2009.
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