This summer Soundcheck is looking back to the summer of 1994 to explore the hits, defining albums and pop culture of 20 years ago.    

The song “Wonderwall” by the British rock band Oasis was a massive hit in the fall of 1995 and carried the loud and sometimes controversial group to super-stardom. But before “Wonderwall,” there was the band’s 1994 debut, Definitely Maybe. Lead members and brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher talked-the-talk with self-inflating lyrics on songs such as "Rock N Roll Star" and "Live Forever." But they had the sales to back it up. Moving 86,000 copies in its first week, Definitely Maybe became the fastest-selling debut album in British history at that point. Even now, the record endures for many people -- it was recently given the 20th anniversary deluxe box set treatment and documented in a new 33 1/3 series installment.

"One thing I really like about Oasis is their attitude and swagger," says Marah Eakin, associate editor for The A.V. Club, in conversation with Soundcheck host John Schaefer. "They're like, 'this is who we are. We're just a rock and roll band here to have fun. We're hear to smoke cigarettes and drink beers. Let's just go out and raise heck.'" 

Hear Eakin and Schaefer discuss the Gallagher brother's contentious relationship, marketing genius, and delightful b-sides.

"D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman," penned by Noel Gallagher, backed the group's second single and was excluded from Definitely Maybe.