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Falling between the energetic pop/rock of mod revival and the psychedelic experimentations of Traffic, Ocean Colour Scene came to be one of the leading bands of the traditionalist, post- Britpop of the mid-’90s. Although they had formed in Birmingham in the late ’80s and had several hits during the height of Madchester in the early ’90s, the band didn’t earn a large following until 1996, when their second album, Moseley Shoals, became a multi-platinum success story in the U.K. Their ascent was greatly aided by Paul Weller and Oasis’ Noel Gallagher, both publicly praised Ocean Colour Scene for keeping the flame of real rock & roll burning during the ’90s. And, according to one specific definition, they were right, since Ocean Colour Scene was nothing if not rock & roll traditionalists, drawing heavily from British Invasion pop, psychedelia, soul, R&B, and blues-rock to create a reverential homage to classic rock. Their devotion to trad rock may have earned them decidedly mixed reviews, but that was the very thing that earned them a sizable following.

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2	Hundred Mile High City full track	1,246
3	The Riverboat Song full track	1,186
4	The Circle full track	623
5	Better Day full track	468
6	You've Got It Bad full track	465
7	One for the Road full track	413
8	Profit in Peace full track	390
9	Travellers Tune full track	353
10	Lining Your Pockets full track	343
11	Get Blown Away full track	222
12	Fleeting Mind full track	218
12	July full track	218
14	40 Past Midnight full track	215
15	Up on the Downside full track	208

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luke-smith wrote:
last week

yay best thing to come out of birmingham? is that right or am i forgeting someone?

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octane1 wrote:
last month

better day and mile high my fav's

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DoomeyDoomey wrote:
last month

profit in peace is a great song

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panume wrote:
last month

One of the few bands to give me physical goosebumps. Happy times!

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Jornaquin wrote:
October 2008

you've been lining your pockets \m/

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Tiger_Freer wrote:
October 2008

How under-rated are OCS? Better Day is my personal favourite - but there's so many good tunes there. Class.

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TomH86 wrote:
October 2008

some of thier songs are just fucking unbelievable....!!!!!!!

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deezombie wrote:
September 2008

<3

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frode1974 wrote:
September 2008

The "Live accoustic from the jam house" is a great little album. Especially lesser known ballads like "Beautiful thing" and "Here in my heart" sounds wonderful on this record...

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Avalorn wrote:
September 2008

marchin already is maybe... my most favourite album off all the time...so so so so so so so so so great!

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Alid78 wrote:
August 2008

yep totally agree with that....they were great at V last year, one of the most memorable acts of the weekend.

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local_boy wrote:
August 2008

one of best bands at V fest last year, shame not doing it again this year!

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Bowen72 wrote:
August 2008

Christ it's link city in 'ere, how about just appreciating the music rather than all this candid promotion (mostly self-promotion at that)

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storvikarn wrote:
August 2008

Join the group:Rave on Manchester

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Milhaud wrote:
July 2008

http://cadadiauncantar.blogspot.com/2008/07/ocean-colour-scene-day-we-caught-train.html

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idlehollow-tank wrote:
June 2008

IS THIS THE UK's NEXT BIGGEST THING http://www.last.fm/music/Barricades+Rise

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Spectacle wrote:
June 2008

Found them through Lock stock and two smoking barrels, and it is quite a discovery!

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thelightbrigade wrote:
May 2008

if you like this check out www.myspace.com/henrysayers

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feory wrote:
May 2008

оч красивые песни! а голос... просто супер!

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brusivalo wrote:
May 2008

beautiful *-*

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