When Liam and Noel Gallagher get together, hide the tambourines. The Kinks, the Allman Brothers Band, the Jacksons: every band of brothers occasionally bickered, even feuded. But no sibling rivalry reached the level of rancour found in Oasis, the Britpop band that improbably announced that it is reuniting after years of animosity, insults and at least one incident involving a cricket bat.
Here’s a look at the rollercoaster career of Liam and Noel Gallagher, two brothers who managed to produce the music of a generation while mostly despising each other. The sound of the ‘90s had a taste of the ‘60s.