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Oasis: Part 1 With Rob Harvilla

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About the episode

By 1994, grunge had waned and Madchester had set the table for the next massive wave of British music—the U.K. was ready for its next big rock band to refocus the global lens back on ol’ Blighty. That’s when Oasis popped onto the scene fully formed and captured the mantle with their iconic haircuts, perfect clothes, explosive feuds, and of course, their absolute bangers. Join along as Yasi Salek and her Wonderwall, The Ringer’s Rob Harvilla, ask each other: Where were you while Oasis was getting high? In this Part 1 of two, we cover everything between the band’s formation and what led up to the legendary Britpop chart battle.

Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE:⁠

 

Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek
Guest: Rob Harvilla @robharvilla
Producer: Liz Sánchez
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

Summary

  • 6:48

    Formation: Liam and Noel Gallagher

  • 29:57

    Formation: other band members

  • 45:15

    Oasis pre-Noel

  • 1:03:06

    Oasis gets signed

  • 1:36:41

    First single, “Supersonic”

  • 2:12:49

    “Definitely Maybe”

  • 3:06:48

    Early Britpop battle