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"I remember", said OCS singer Simon Fowler in a 1996 interview, "when we were dropped, our old label boss said there were no potential singles on the demo tape we'd just given him. One of the songs on that tape was "The Day We Caught The Train"."
You can't blame the boy for gloating. When the Birmingham quartet recorded Moseley Shoals in their tiny home studio, there wasn't a label that wanted them. Perhaps that's why Fowler--one of Britain's most under-recognised lyricists --sounds like a man with nothing to lose on "The Circle" and the aching "It's My Shadow". R&B driven hits such as "The Riverboat Song" and "You've Got It Bad" paint a slightly misleading picture. In fact, there's a pastoral poignancy to much of Moseley Shoals which owes more to, say, Fairport Convention than mentor/mate Paul Weller. --Peter Paphides
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great album,
This review is from: Moseley Shoals (Audio CD)
For people keen to see what guitar music sounded like in the late 90's, You can do a lot worse than buy Moseley Shoals. The album is packed with great tracks, The singalong 'The day we caught the train', the catchy 'The riverboat song' and 'the circle'(Supposedly based on the number 11 bus route around Birmingham) are probably the albums highlights, 'You've got it bad' and 'get away' are great album finishers. But more than just an great album, Ocean Colour Scene were great for Birmingham. Oasis were Manchester's, Blur very London and Even Cast had that Liverpool sound, Birmingham had nothing until these mods came along. It was great to be in a club and bump into the band, to be 17 and have a nationwide band there was great. Getting the drummers autograph in a Birmingham Homebase kind of summed them up. OCS have gone on to produce some poor stuff since then, Marchin' already was a sad let down, but for that moment, 90's defining albums, Moseley shoals is there.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The ONLY CD you need!,
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This review is from: Moseley Shoals (Audio CD)
I borrowed this CD from my friend last year before going to see Ocean Colour Scene at T in The Park, let's just say I've still got it! This CD has absolutely everything you could want in an album. Every single song on this album rocks, I wouldn't skip a single song. It is really sequential starting with the amazing Riverboat Song that has the best intro you will ever hear. It merges perfectly into The Day We Caught the Train, guarenteed to keep you singing for weeks. Lining your pockets is fantastic and It's my shadow will stay in your mind forever. If you're stuck on a deserted island this is the album to take, 5 stars just isn't enough! There's only one thing better than listening to Mosely Shoals and that's seeing the boys live, fantastic doesn't cover it!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
mosley shoals,
By mr paul dean (stoke on trent, staffordshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Moseley Shoals (Audio CD)
from the opening riff of the river boat song to the brilliance of fleeting mind mosely shoals is british music at its best,having managed to get my hands on the album in 96 on the day of it's release on tape there hasn't been a week from then on that i haven't played it, a few years ago i upgraded to the cd version only because i'd worn the tape out that much the lead guitar wasn't audible,need i say anymore? well dam right i do! over the years ocs have suffered total critical abuse because they dont play the media game like the likes of oasis,coldplay,etc, they realease the music that they want to realease,they are still one of the best kept secrets in the history of british music,the band contains one of the best singer song writers around, the album is a must for anyone who has any musical taste.
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