By 1994, grunge had waned and Madchester had set the table for the next massive wave of British music—the UK 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 one of two, we cover everything between the band’s formation and what led up to the legendary Britpop chart battle. 

SKIP AHEAD:

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

EPISODE PLAYLIST:

Listen to songs we detail in the episode ⁠HERE⁠

CREDITS:

Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek

Guest: Rob Harvilla @robharvilla

Producer: Liz Sánchez 

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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