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Amazon.co.uk Review
Want to relive the past? For heaven's sake, learn restraint. Don't mar your production with fancy digital frills. Be like Ocean Colour Scene. OCS know when to pitch a note, and when to stand back. They might've been unfairly tarnished with the "Dad Rock" badge because of their association with mentor Paul Weller (Weller sings back-up on one song here, the blissfully low-key "No One at All"), but they have the authentic, rootsy feel of the 60s white-boy beat groups down pat. On songs like the anti-war, defiant "Profit in Peace" and solipsistic "Emily Chambers", OCS prove that the lessons they've learnt at the hands of The Small Faces, The Spencer Davis Group and The Yardbirds, they've learnt well. One From the Modern is a mini-masterpiece of restraint and passion, albeit passion displayed through a rosy-tinted, time-distorted lens. Half the songs here could be mistaken for Pebbles-era garage classics. And that's some compliment. --Everett True
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
out of all of the ocean colour scene album's this is my absolute favorite. This is one of the only ocs ablums that i can actually play from start to finish. When i first got it it didn't come out of my stereo for weeks. So Low, Emily Chambers, and the Waves Are some of the best songs i've ever heard. July is also good but i prefer the single version (can also be hard on songs for the front row) this is a must buy!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Once you have bought this album, it will live in your cd player for many weeks! When I bought it I couldn't stop listening to it. By far the best song has to be "July", that unmistakable sound of Steve Craddocks guitar sends shivers down my spine every time! "Profit in Peace" is another classic-a protest song for a new millenium! The funky "soul driver" will get your toe tapping and the powerfully dramatic "Waves" is another favourite. On the whole, a must have album for every ocs fan! And we're all awaiting the next album!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This really is a fantastic album, and is worthy enough to earn a place in anyone's collection. From the fast-paced ''I am the News'' to the brilliant, moving ''I won't get Grazed'' (not crazed), this album continues to amaze me every time I listen to it. There's a pretty wide range of songs on here; I've rarely heard anything like ''Soul Driver'' from anyone other than the fantastic Gomez (another great British band). Mind you, to enjoy this to the full, I'd recommend first buying ''Moseley Shoals'' and ''Marchin' Already.'' Fantastic...
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Flawed genius
This album, in my opinion is greater than the sum of any of it's parts.
It has it's flaws, some of the recording, the levels and the mastering is a little off. Read more
It has it's flaws, some of the recording, the levels and the mastering is a little off. Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2007 by David Bowers
Surprisingly charming and how you say beguiling in places
OCS are not band that generate much affection in many quarters but on 1999's "One From The Modern" they actually sound interesting. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2006 by Merry Terry
Verisimilar to the past
Since when did replicating the past become synonymous with art or quality?
This is the complete antithesis of modernity and the principles of the Modern era to which the title... Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2003 by Kevin J. Williams
This band deserves a lot more credit
This album is of extreme quality. I admit it's not as good as their previous work, but songs like So Low and I am The News, are worth buying the album for alone. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2000 by Tim Woods
I have listened to it a million times!
This is great, I have to admit this is my first OCS album and I just can't stop listening to it. It features well known tracks such as 'So Low' and 'Profit In Peace' and some... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2000
Classic!
Brilliant, just GREAT! July and Soul Driver i will be still listening to for years. The best i have heard OCS so far and well worth spend cash for!
Published on 9 Dec 1999 by Moon
Not the best they've done.........
....but then again not the worst either. I'd recommend this one for hardened OCS fans, but I have to admit it's not half as good as the Shoals or Marchin' Already. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 1999 by anna_lydon@hotmail.com
Absolute Work Of Art!
This album is brilliant, no mistake. These guy's are probably the best musicians in the world and are not appreciated as such. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 1999
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