There are two kinds of people in this world: those who love Oasis and those who don't know great Britpop. The band, which was founded in 1991 and whose core members were the constantly feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, are among the best-selling bands in the history of music. Their first record, 1994's Definitely Maybe, is a work of art. Their second, 1995's (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, is one of rock music's greatest sophomore albums. Their third album, 1997's Be Here Now, is an example of cocaine-fueled excess. (Why are there so many helicopter noises on the record?) After years of very public debauchery and fighting, the band broke up in 2009. Both brothers have gone on to solo acts, and Liam has become something of a fashion icon, mostly for his '90s looks. As these pictures of the brothers Gallagher demonstrate, they were most certainly modern rock gods.
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Family portrait of the Gallagher family in the mid 1970s from left to right Noel, Paul, Liam and Mother Peggy Gallagher.
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Liam performing in London in 1994.
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Noel and Liam photographed in a hotel in Tokyo in September 1994.
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Oasis photographed in The Netherlands in 1994. From left to right: Tony McCarroll, Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan.
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Liam Gallagher on a London street on November 4, 1995.
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Liam with is mother Peggy at the opening night of Steve Coogan's comedy show in the West End, London in 1995.
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Liam and Noel at the opening night of Steve Coogan's comedy show in the West End, London in 1995.
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Liam backstage at the Glastonbury Festival in 1995. His brother Paul is behind him.
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Liam turns up at the Music Industry Charity Soccer Six Match in London in 1996.
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Liam at the same soccer tournament.
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Liam alongside Damon Albarn of Blur at the soccer tournament.
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The brothers Gallagher in Munich, Germany in 1996.
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Noel Gallagher at a party in London in October 1998. (Kate Moss is third from the right.)
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Noel and Liam on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 21, 1998.
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Liam and Noel at a press conference in the Water Rats pub in London on August 25, 1999.
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Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Hurley, Patsy Kensit, and Liam Gallagher at the premiere of Mickey Blue Eyes after party on August 20, 1999 in London. Patsy and Liam were married in 1997 and divorced in 2000.
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Liam sings at Wembley Stadium in London in 2000.
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Noel and Liam kissing on stage at Glasgow Green Festival in 2000.
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Noel Gallagher and Sara MacDonald, his current wife whom he married in 2011, and Nicole Appleton and Liam Gallagher, who were together for many years and married from 2008 to 2014, arrive at The Q Awards in London on October 10, 2005.
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Noel and Liam Gallagher attend a photocall in Wembley Stadium to promote their album Dig out Your Soul released on October 6, 2008k and their two sold out concerts at Wembley, on October 16, 2008 in London.