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By the time Ocean Colour Scene released their debut album in 1992, they were already considered has-beens. The band had formed during the height of Madchester, but they never released their first album until the scene was already dead, which left them without a following. But between their debut and their second album, 1996's Moseley Shoals, a strange thing happened -- the band was taken under the wings of two of Britain's biggest pop stars, Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher. The band suddenly catapulted back into the spotlight because of its superstar connections, but the music actually deserved the attention. Ocean Colour Scene had spent the time between their two albums improving their sound. On Moseley Shoals, they are looser, funkier, and have a strong, organic R&B vibe that was inherited from the Small Faces and Weller's solo recordings. They sprinkle Beatlesque and Stonesy flourishes throughout the album, as well as the odd prog rock flair, adding an even more eclectic flavor to their traditionalist pop/rock. Ocean Colour Scene are still developing their songwriting skills -- the sound is more impressive than the songs throughout Moseley Shoals -- but their second album is an unexpectedly enjoyable record.
© 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, 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, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - 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 Music (UK) Ltd.
Oscar Harrison, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Fowler, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, 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 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, MainArtist - Brendan Lynch, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Cradock, Guitar, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martyn 'Max' Heyes, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 Universal Music (UK) Ltd.
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, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, 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 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, MainArtist - 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, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - 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 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, MainArtist - 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, 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 MCA Records Ltd.
Album review
By the time Ocean Colour Scene released their debut album in 1992, they were already considered has-beens. The band had formed during the height of Madchester, but they never released their first album until the scene was already dead, which left them without a following. But between their debut and their second album, 1996's Moseley Shoals, a strange thing happened -- the band was taken under the wings of two of Britain's biggest pop stars, Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher. The band suddenly catapulted back into the spotlight because of its superstar connections, but the music actually deserved the attention. Ocean Colour Scene had spent the time between their two albums improving their sound. On Moseley Shoals, they are looser, funkier, and have a strong, organic R&B vibe that was inherited from the Small Faces and Weller's solo recordings. They sprinkle Beatlesque and Stonesy flourishes throughout the album, as well as the odd prog rock flair, adding an even more eclectic flavor to their traditionalist pop/rock. Ocean Colour Scene are still developing their songwriting skills -- the sound is more impressive than the songs throughout Moseley Shoals -- but their second album is an unexpectedly enjoyable record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:28
- Main artists: Ocean Colour Scene
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1996 MCA Records Ltd. ℗ 1996 MCA Records Ltd.
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