Editing Oasis (band) (section)

===2003–2007: Alan White's departure and ''Don't Believe the Truth''===
Oasis began recording a sixth album in late December 2003 with producers [[Death in Vegas]] at Sawmills Studios in [[Cornwall]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pill |first=Steve |date=2004-10-18 |title=Death in Vegas |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/oct/18/popandrock |access-date=2023-07-22 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=M |first=Staff |date=2015-01-15 |title=Noel Gallagher talks about past collaborations with Amorphous Androgynous and Death In Vegas |url=https://www.oasismania.co.uk/noel-gallagher-talks-about-the-scrapped-album-with-amorphous-androgynous-and-the-lost-oasis-one-with-death-in-vegas/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=OasisMania |language=en-GB}}</ref> The album was originally planned for a September 2004 release, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the release of ''[[Definitely Maybe]]'', However, long-time drummer [[Alan White (Oasis drummer)|Alan White]], who at this time had played on nearly all of the band's material, had been asked to leave the band.<ref name="whitekickedout">{{cite web|publisher=Oasis Official Website|title=Alan White|url=https://www.oasisinet.com/news/alan-white/|access-date=11 November 2020|archive-date=17 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117133022/https://www.oasisinet.com/news/alan-white/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[NME]]|title=ALAN WHITE'S DEPARTURE FROM OASIS CONFIRMED|date=16 January 2004|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/oasis-841-1371613|access-date=11 November 2020|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112201239/https://www.nme.com/news/music/oasis-841-1371613|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time, his brother [[Steve White (drummer)|Steve White]] stated on his own website that "the spirit of being in a band was kicked out of him" and he wanted to be with his girlfriend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.whiteydrums.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815014323/http://www.whiteydrums.com/|url-status=dead|title=Steve White &#124; Drummer &#124; Percussionist &#124; Educator &#124; The Official Site|archive-date=15 August 2015|website=Whiteydrums.com}}</ref> White was replaced by [[Zak Starkey]], [[the Who]]'s drummer and the son of [[the Beatles]]' drummer, [[Ringo Starr]]. Though Starkey performed on studio recordings and toured with the band, he was not officially a member and the band were a four-piece for the first time in their career. Starkey played publicly for the first time at [[The Lighthouse (Poole)|Poole Lighthouse]].

A few days later, Oasis, with Starkey, headlined the [[Glastonbury Festival]] for the second time in their career and performed a largely greatest hits set, which included two new songs&nbsp;— Gem Archer's "A Bell Will Ring" and Liam Gallagher's "The Meaning of Soul". The performance received negative reviews, with ''NME'' calling it a "disaster".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/oasis/7678|title=NME news article|date=12 September 2005|work=NME|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925204616/http://www.nme.com/reviews/oasis/7678|url-status=live}}</ref> The BBC's Tom Bishop called Oasis's set "lacklustre and uneventful&nbsp;... prompting a mixed reception from fans", mainly because of Liam's uninspired singing and Starkey's lack of experience with the band's material.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3842947.stm|title=Oasis fail to surprise Glastonbury|work=BBC News|date=26 June 2004|last=Bishop|first=Tom|access-date=3 February 2008|archive-date=28 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528032646/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3842947.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

After much turbulence, the band's sixth album was finally recorded in Los Angeles-based Capitol Studios from October to December the same year. Producer [[Dave Sardy]] took over the lead producing role from Noel,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kathyszaksite.com/oasis20042.html|title=Zak Starkey fan site|publisher=Kathyszaksite.com|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=21 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121110849/http://www.kathyszaksite.com/oasis20042.html|url-status=live}}</ref> who decided to step back from these duties after a decade of producing leadership over the band. In May 2005, after three years and as many scrapped recording sessions, the band released their sixth studio album, ''[[Don't Believe the Truth]]'', fulfilling their contract with [[Sony BMG]]. It followed the path of ''Heathen Chemistry'' as being a collaborative project again, rather than a Noel-written album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/oasis/7660|title=NME news article|date=12 September 2005|work=NME|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=26 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226032057/http://www.nme.com/reviews/oasis/7660|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was the first in a decade not to feature drumming by Alan White, marking the recording debut of Starkey. The record was generally hailed as the band's best effort since ''Morning Glory'' by fans and critics alike, spawning two UK number one singles: "[[Lyla (song)|Lyla]]" and "[[The Importance of Being Idle (song)|The Importance of Being Idle]]", whilst "[[Let There Be Love (Oasis song)|Let There Be Love]]" entered at number&nbsp;2. Oasis picked up two awards at the Q Awards: one People's Choice Award and the second for ''Don't Believe the Truth'' as Best Album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/11/naward111.xml |title=Telegraph news article |access-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025032327/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2005%2F10%2F11%2Fnaward111.xml |archive-date=25 October 2007 }}</ref> Following in the footsteps of Oasis's previous five albums, ''Don't Believe the Truth'' also entered the UK album charts at number one.<ref name="UK Charts">[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/oasis/ "Oasis Chart history"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006120930/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/oasis/ |date=6 October 2014 }}. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2014</ref> By 2013 the album had sold more than six million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oasis: Don't Believe the Truth|url=http://www.media.wmg-is.com/media/portal/media/cms/docs/200708/093624981930.pdf|access-date=26 January 2020|archive-date=6 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006233543/http://www.media.wmg-is.com/media/portal/media/cms/docs/200708/093624981930.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{multiple image|image1=Oasis performing at Coors Amphitheatre on Sept 14 2005 (12).jpg |image2=Noel Gallagher3.jpg|total_width=300px|footer=The Gallagher brothers during an Oasis concert in September 2005}}
In May 2005, the band's new line-up embarked on a large scale world tour. Beginning on 10 May 2005 at the [[London Astoria]], and finishing on 31 March 2006 in front of a sold-out gig in [[Mexico City]], Oasis played more live shows than at any time since the Definitely Maybe Tour, visiting 26 countries and headlining 113 shows for over 3.2&nbsp;million people. The tour passed without any major incidents and was the band's most successful in more than a decade. The tour included sold-out shows at New York's [[Madison Square Garden]] and LA's [[Hollywood Bowl]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/06/04/bmoasis2.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011190141/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2005%2F06%2F04%2Fbmoasis2.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 October 2007|title=Back in anger (...continued)|work=The Telegraph|date=4 June 2005|last=McLean|first=Craig|access-date=9 March 2008|location=London}}</ref> A [[rockumentary]] film made during the tour, entitled ''[[Lord Don't Slow Me Down]]'' directed by [[Baillie Walsh]] was released in October 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oasis announce details of 'Lord Don't Slow Me Down' DVD |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/oasis-announce-details-of-lord-don-t-slow-me-down-dvd-60702/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |work=Uncut}}</ref>

Oasis released a compilation double album entitled ''[[Stop the Clocks]]'' in 2006, featuring what the band considers to be their "definitive" songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chartattack.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806023337/http://www.chartattack.com/news/42050/oasis-reveal-stop-the-clocks-track-list |url-status=dead |title=Chart Attack – Best Magazine 2021|archive-date=6 August 2011|website=Chart Attack}}</ref> The band received the [[Brit Award]] for Outstanding Contribution to Music in February 2007, playing several of their most famous songs afterwards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/oasis/26453|title=Oasis 'Outstanding' at BRIT Awards|date=14 February 2007|work=NME|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610201128/http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/26453|url-status=live}}</ref> Oasis released their first ever digital-only release, "[[Lord Don't Slow Me Down (song)|Lord Don't Slow Me Down]]", in October 2007. The song debuted at number ten in the UK singles chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/oasis/31293|title=NME News article|date=24 September 2007|work=NME|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=26 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326034559/http://www.nme.com/news/oasis/31293|url-status=live}}</ref>