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Oasis sounded authentic and grand, and yet had a middle-class appeal to them, mainly due to the two highly talented brothers, Noel Gallagher, the introverted guitarist/songwriter and the charismatic singer Liam Gallagher. Their albums Definitely Maybe and (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? spawned great hits like Wonderwall, Supersonic and Live Forever.

The band Blur had the highly talented and shapeshifting Damon Albarn, who along with his bassist Alex James attained minor success with his indie songs before making it big with ‘Parklife’, a collection of witty and light pop songs. 

The band's music was a contrast to the grand-sounding Oasis, as the songs were mixed with irony and art school pop, making them sound experimental.

Blur was defeated by Oasis in the great Britpop war in 1996(mainly fueled by egos and the British tabloid media), but the lead singer Damon Albarn was such a huge talent that even his small side venture, the cartoon band Gorillaz, hit mainstream success a few years later. 

Records like “Clint Eastwood” and “Feel Good Inc.” sold millions of copies and catapulted the virtual band to the Guinness Book Of World Records.