Oasis

Of the Brit-pop bands who reimagined British music traditions for a new generation, none have been as enduringly successful as Oasis. The combination of Noel Gallagher's reverent-yet-confident songwriting -- which recombined the best bits from the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Jam, the Kinks, T. Rex, the Sex Pistols, the Stone Roses, and of course, the Beatles -- and the deadpan cool and sneering presence of Liam Gallagher sent a jolt through the rock world that started with 1994's Definitely Maybe. With its swaggering blend of psychedelia, glam, and punk, Oasis' debut album cl...