#Britpop

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Video thumbnail — Oasis - Wonderwall (Official Video)
Music 1995–1997

Oasis — (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

Oasis's second album was the sound of the 1990s reaching critical mass: brothers Noel (songwriter, deadpan guitar) and Liam (arrogant vocals) Gallagher channeling The Beatles, bombast, and Manchester swagger into 12 tracks that became anthems. One of the best-selling albums ever, it made Oasis briefly the biggest rock band on Earth.

Video thumbnail — The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
Music 1997–1998

The Verve — "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

The swelling string loop, Richard Ashcroft shoulder-checking his way down a London pavement without breaking stride, and the most famous royalty heist of the decade — a smash hit whose writer earned a grand total of $1,000 from it for 22 years. (This is The Verve, from England — no relation to Michigan's The Verve Pipe.)