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Ocean Colour Scene was never a big concern in the U.S., although they were among the leading lights of British trad rock in the '90s -- the post-Oasis return to the real, memorably dubbed "Noel-rock" by the British press. So it's a little strange that their first hits collection, Songs for the Front Row, was initially released in the U.S., but that's the way these things go. In any case, Songs for the Front Row remains a pretty good overview of OCS's peak, skipping the first album entirely and offering a heavy dose of their best album, Mosely Shoals, balanced by a good dose of Marchin' Already and selections from their other two records, plus the brilliant B-side "Huckleberry Grove." This results in a good, accurate overview with no big songs missing, so on that level it's a good introduction, but if you really want to know why British audiences went crazy for this group, check out Mosley Shoals, which is the best neo-classic rock this side of Lenny Kravitz in the '90s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Oscar Harrison, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Weller, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, Guitar, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 MCA Records Ltd.
Oscar Harrison, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, MainArtist - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, Guitar, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Universal-MCA Music (UK) Ltd., a Universal Music Company
Oscar Harrison, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Fowler, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Weller, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, Guitar, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Terry Harrison, ComposerLyricist - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 MCA Records Ltd.
Oscar Harrison, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Paul Weller, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, Guitar, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 MCA Records Ltd.
Oscar Harrison, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, Composer - Damon Minchella, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, MainArtist - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, ComposerLyricist - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 MCA Records Ltd.
Oscar Harrison, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Universal Music (UK) Ltd.
Oscar Harrison, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Universal Music (UK) Ltd.
Oscar Harrison, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - P.P. Arnold, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Universal Music (UK) Ltd.
Oscar Harrison, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Universal Music (UK) Ltd.
Oscar Harrison, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, ComposerLyricist - P.P. Arnold, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Universal Music (UK) Ltd.
Oscar Harrison, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, MainArtist - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, Flute, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, ComposerLyricist - The Real People, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Oscar Harrison, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, MainArtist - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martyn Heyes, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Oscar Harrison, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, ComposerLyricist - Adrian Hall, Producer, Assistant Producer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Brendan Lynch, Producer - Steve Cradock, ComposerLyricist - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Producer, Mixer, Additional Producer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Oscar Harrison, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, ComposerLyricist - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Oscar Harrison, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, ComposerLyricist - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Oscar Harrison, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, ComposerLyricist - John A. Rivers, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 MCA Records Ltd.
Oscar Harrison, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, ComposerLyricist - Steve Musters, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Oscar Harrison, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, ComposerLyricist - Damon Minchella, ComposerLyricist - Ocean Colour Scene, MainArtist - Steve Bush, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marshall Bird, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Album review
Ocean Colour Scene was never a big concern in the U.S., although they were among the leading lights of British trad rock in the '90s -- the post-Oasis return to the real, memorably dubbed "Noel-rock" by the British press. So it's a little strange that their first hits collection, Songs for the Front Row, was initially released in the U.S., but that's the way these things go. In any case, Songs for the Front Row remains a pretty good overview of OCS's peak, skipping the first album entirely and offering a heavy dose of their best album, Mosely Shoals, balanced by a good dose of Marchin' Already and selections from their other two records, plus the brilliant B-side "Huckleberry Grove." This results in a good, accurate overview with no big songs missing, so on that level it's a good introduction, but if you really want to know why British audiences went crazy for this group, check out Mosley Shoals, which is the best neo-classic rock this side of Lenny Kravitz in the '90s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:04
- Main artists: Ocean Colour Scene
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. ℗ 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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