History Trivia / Oasis

* OneHitWonder: Played straight in the US, averted pretty much everywhere else. In fact, the only place where Oasis wasn't one of the biggest band in the world during [[TheNineties the 90's]] was the US. They had one top ten hit ("Wonderwall", which peaked at #8 in January of 1996), and they only had two other singles chart there, and even then, they didn't reach very high ("Don't Look Back in Anger" peaked at #55 in April of 1996 and "The Shock of Lightning" peaked at #93 in October of 2008). This can partly be blamed on Billboard, as many of their singles, despite being reviving huge airplay and sales, were illegible to chart, due to the controversial rule (disbanded in 1998) that only songs released as singles could chart. Many of their songs weren't released as singles in the US until their popularity had died down.

** Both ''Be Here Now'' and the song "Roll with It" for Noel Gallagher.
** And the band name 'Oasis' for Liam Gallagher, who also refuses to play Oasis songs with Beady Eye. They got over this long enough to sing "Wonderwall" at the closing ceremonies for the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games.

** In the commentary, he shows particular disdain for "Sunday Morning Call". His feelings toward the song extend to the ''Time Flies'' greatest hits album, which isn't even part of the main tracklist, but a hidden track on the second disc. On the American version, it's not even there at all, having been replaced by "Champagne Supernova".

** When making ''(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'', Noel presented Liam with two songs and told him to pick one to sing, and he would sing the other one himself. The songs? "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger". Imagine how the latter would sound with Liam's vocals...

** "Songbird" was originally conceived as a much harder song, sounding akin to "The Swamp Song" or "Some Might Say".

* OneHitWonder: In America, "Wonderwall" was technically their only Top 40 hit single, although "Live Forever", "Don't Look Back in Anger", "Champagne Supernova" and "Don't Go Away" all got huge alt-rock radio airplay and are all still well known there. Despite this, they still have a cult following and are highly influential there.

** In the commentary, he shows particular disdain for both "Sunday Morning Call" and its video. His disdain for the song extends to the ''Time Flies'' greatest hits album, where isn't even part of the main tracklist, but a hidden track on the second disc. On the American version, it's not even there at all, having been replaced by "Champagne Supernova".

** In the commentary, he shows particular disdain for both "Sunday Morning Call" and its video. When the band released the ''Time Flies'' compilation in the US, that song just so happened to be the one that was dropped from the tracklist so "Champagne Supernova" could be added.

* OldShame: The band retrospectively disown large chunks of their output. In the commentary for the playthrough of all of their hit music videos on the Greatest Hits DVD, Noel spends much of his time mocking singles from the late 1990s, despite at the time defending them heavily in the press, going as far to ask why somebody didn't take him to one and side and tell him to "just stop". Could also be seen as a slight Dork Age.
* OneHitWonder: In America, "Wonderwall" was their only big hit. Despite this, they still have a cult following and are highly influential there.

** Andy Bell is also not the one from Music/{{Erasure}}. He's however the one from Music/{{Ride}}.

** Both ''Be Here Now'' and the song "Roll With It" for Noel Gallagher.
** And the band name 'Oasis' for Liam Gallagher, who also refuses to play Oasis songs with Beady Eye. They got over this long enough enough to sing "Wonderwall" at the closing ceremonies for the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games.

* RevivalByCommercialization: {{Inverted}} somehow: "Shakermaker" ripped off "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" and they were sued. Noel then joked that "Now we all drink Pepsi."

** The vinyl version of ''(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'' features a bonus track titled "Bonehead's Bank Holiday", which was supposed to be sung by Paul "Bonehead" Arhurs. However, he got nervous, so Liam took him to a pub to have a drink or two. Naturally, the pair returned completely drunk, then attempted to record vocals. Noel eventually did the lead vocals. Bonehead's and Liam's hilariously off-key la-la-la's and drunken attempts at singing were used as backing vocals.

** Andy Bell is also not the one from Music/[[Erasure]]. He's however the one from Music/[[Ride]].

* BlackSheepHit: "Wonderwall" is their best-known song, yet it doesn't have the ''Beatles''-influenced sound that most of their work has.

* BlackSheepHit: "Wonderwall" is their best-known song.

* RevivalByCommercialization: {{Inverted}} somehow: "Shakermaker" ripped off "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" and they was sued. Noel then joked that "Now we all drink Pepsi."

* RevivalByCommercialization: {{Inverted}} somehow: "Shakermaker" ripped off "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" and they was sued. They then joked that "[they] drink Pepsi now."

** When making ''(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'', Noel presented Liam with two songs and told him to pick one to sing, and he would sing the other one himself. The songs? "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back In Anger". Imagine how the latter would sound with Liam's vocals...

* RevivalByCommercialization: {{Inverted}} somehow: "Shakermaker" ripped off a Coca Cola jingle and the band was sued. They then confessed that "[they] drink Pepsi now."

** When making (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, Noel presented Liam with two songs and told him to pick one to sing, and he would sing the other one himself. The songs? "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back In Anger". Imagine how the latter would sound with Liam's vocals...
** Dig Out Your Soul was mostly credited as a return to form for the band... and then they broke up.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: When making (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, Noel presented Liam with two songs and told him to pick one to sing, and he would sing the other one himself. The songs? "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back In Anger". Imagine how the latter would sound with Liam's vocals...

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: When making (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, Noel presented Liam with two songs and told him to pick one to sing, and he would sing the other one himself. The songs? "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back In Anger". Imagine how the latter would sound with Liam's vocals...