Oasis were a British Alternative Rock band strongly associated with the '90s Britpop movement, along with their archnemeses Blur. The band was established (initially as The Rain) in 1991 by vocalist Liam Gallagher, guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and drummer Tony McCarroll; to little success, until Noel Gallagher, Liam's older brother, came out of the blue and took total control of the band – which nobody protested, for he and his songs were just that good. Led by the older Gallagher, the band went on to achieve stellar success in the mid-'90s and onward: the zenith being "the Battle of Britpop" with rival band Blur, and the album (What's The Story) Morning Glory? shifting over 4.6m copies in the UK to currently rank as the country's fourth-highest seller