Editing Oasis (band) (section)

===1991–1993: Formation and early years {{anchor|the_rain}}===
In 1991, bassist [[Paul McGuigan (musician)|Paul McGuigan]], guitarist [[Paul Arthurs]], drummer [[Tony McCarroll]], and singer Chris Hutton formed a band called the Rain. Unsatisfied with Hutton, Arthurs invited and auditioned acquaintance [[Liam Gallagher]] as a potential replacement. Liam suggested that the band name be changed to Oasis, inspired by an [[Inspiral Carpets]] tour poster in the childhood bedroom he shared with his brother [[Noel Gallagher|Noel]], which listed the [[Oasis Leisure Centre]] in [[Swindon]] as a venue.<ref>Harris, John. ''Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock''. Da Capo Press, 2004. {{ISBN|0-306-81367-X}}, pg.&nbsp;124–25</ref> Oasis played their first gig on 14 August 1991 at the [[Boardwalk (music club)|Boardwalk]] club in [[Manchester]], bottom of the bill below the Catchmen and [[Sweet Jesus]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mdmarchive.co.uk/artefact/31176/OASIS_BOARDWALK_OTHER_1991 |title=Oasis, Other – The Boardwalk, 14 August 1991 – Manchester Digital Music Archive<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820142123/https://www.mdmarchive.co.uk/artefact/31176/OASIS_BOARDWALK_OTHER_1991 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/oasis-first-ever-setlist-with-noel-gallagher/ |title=Oasis' setlist at their first-ever gig with Noel Gallagher |date=19 October 2020 |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820143342/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/oasis-first-ever-setlist-with-noel-gallagher/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Noel, who was working as a [[road crew|roadie]] for Inspiral Carpets, went with them to watch Liam's band play, and he was impressed with what he heard.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McCarroll |first1=Tony |title=Oasis The Truth |date=2011 |publisher=John Blake |chapter=Chapter 3: A Definite Maybe}}</ref>

Noel approached the group about joining on the provision that he would become the band's sole songwriter and leader, and that they would commit to an earnest pursuit of commercial success. Arthurs recalled, "He had loads of stuff written. When he walked in, we were a band making a racket with four tunes. All of a sudden, there were loads of ideas."<ref>Harris, pg.&nbsp;125–26</ref> Under Noel, the band crafted a musical approach that relied on simplicity, with Arthurs and McGuigan restricted to playing [[barre chord]]s and [[root (chord)|root bass notes]], McCarroll playing basic rhythms, and the band's amplifiers turned up to create distortion. Oasis thus created a sound described as being "so devoid of finesse and complexity that it came out sounding pretty much unstoppable".<ref>Harris, pg.&nbsp;127–28</ref>