associated_acts years_active article_title past_members background genre origin name
oasis 1991 the rain
 chris bonehead '' arthurs tony mccarroll liam gallagher hutton paul `` guigsy '' mcguigan paul `` group_or_band rock , britpop , alternative rock , indie rock manchester , england the rain
the rain

the rain were the manchester band that eventually evolved into oasis .
the band formed in manchester , england in 1991 , taking their name from the beatles ' b-side , `` rain '' .
founding members were paul `` bonehead '' arthurs -lrb- guitar -rrb- , paul `` guigsy '' mcguigan -lrb- bass -rrb- , chris hutton -lrb- vocals -rrb- .
drummer tony mccarroll joined shortly after the band formed to replace their drum machine and hutton was replaced as vocalist by liam gallagher , who became the band 's songwriter , in partnership with arthurs .
in this partnership , they wrote several songs including `` take me '' and `` life in vain '' .
the band rehearsed only one day a week and did not perform at shows often .
shortly after liam joined , the band was renamed oasis , at his suggestion .
various explanations of the origins of the name have been offered , however , it came about when liam 's older brother noel roadied for the inspiral carpets at a venue in swindon called the oasis leisure centre .
liam reportedly liked the name 's `` resonance of imagery . ''
one day in august 1991 , noel , having recently returned from the inspiral carpets ' tour of the u.s. , went to watch his brother 's band perform at the manchester boardwalk , supporting a band called sweet jesus .
noel offered to join , reportedly on condition that he would be the lead guitarist and they would perform only his songs .
noel made an instant impact on the band , he began to introduce new sounds and ways of creating music .
after a few small warm up gigs in towns such as middlesbrough , the band decided to produce definitely maybe , under the name of oasis .
