Every Oasis Album - Ranked From Worst To Best

6. Familiar To Millions

While not quite recorded at the height of their fame, this 2000 live album still provides an insight into the sheer carnage of live shows in Oasis' heyday. While the band's infamous Knebworth performances might have better deserved being caught on tape, the Wembley Stadium crowd's energy is palpable. Listening to the cheers of legions of fans, it isn't hard to believe that Oasis were once the biggest band in the world.

The recording also proves just how good of a live band the Gallagher brothers and co actually were. While Liam's vocals are strained at times, the youngest Gallagher injects so much energy into the tunes, making even slower cuts like 'Who Feels Love?' feel anthemic and urgent.

Crammed with classics, including the stunning B-side duet 'Acquiesce', Familiar to Millions is over an hour of sheer rock'n'roll, perfectly capturing the spirit of live gigs and proving why Oasis has endured in the nation's imagination long after their musical shelf life expired.

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When Matteo isn't cashing in on a lifetime of devotion to his favourite pop culture franchises and indie bands, he's writing and publishing poems and short stories under the name Teo Eve. Talk about range.