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Track Listings
| 1. Over The Counter Culture |
| 2. The List Goes On |
| 3. Week In Week Out |
| 4. Talk Talk Talk |
| 5. Little Bitch |
| 6. Settle Down |
| 7. Weekend Revolution |
| 8. Maybe Someday |
| 9. Just a Song |
| 10. Seaside |
| 11. In Awe of the Awful |
| 12. Robots and Monkeys |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Seemingly arriving fully formed, and with a polished debut, Over the Counter Culture, tucked under their arms, the Ordinary Boys are one of those bands that deserve the hype. Rooted in the best traditions of British bands, with the predominant sound being that of classy recent single "Week In Week Out", the Brighton band's debut album demonstrates their natural grasp of the punk-pop vocabulary--indeed, there are echoes of Britpop-era Blur in the horn-laden title track, as well as a direct link to the past in a cover of the Specials' "Little Bitch", which still retains its ska traditions but adds beefy "Brown Sugar" styled riffing.
Original it may not be, but what comes through most of all is the fact that this is solid stuff; confident vocals coupled with rama-lama glam guitars and very British lyrics ("Stop throwing insults/ And crockery around") shows the band's natural, infectious talent. In fact, the only time the band come a cropper is in "The List Goes On", an overreaching lament for musical originality--slightly hypocritical in light of the band's immediate (and very obvious) influences, most notably the Jam. A good indicator of things to come, this set is certainly a recommended choice, with enough promise to show that the Ordinary Boys will be around for a while yet. --Thom Allott
CD Description
'Over The Counterculture' is the debut album from East Preston four piece The Ordinary Boys. The album, almost a homageto early eighties British indie and mod, has earned the boys comparisons to The Jam, The Clash, The Smiths and even TheSpecials. The singles 'Talk Talk Talk', 'Week In Week Out',and 'Maybe Someday' are all included.
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