Author: Ocean Color Scene

Release Date: 23-09-1997

Details: Amazon.ca From the ominous opening powerchords of "Hundred Mile High City" to the mournful, exhausted conclusion of "It's A Beautiful Thing", OCS's third album is not so much an album but a journey, complete with its share of emotional peaks and troughs. Frontman Simon Fowler's elliptical style means that you don't always know exactly what's going on, but tracks like "Debris Road" and "Get Blown Away" resonate on a deeper level, deploying evocative nostalgic imagery to marvelous effect. Musically, Marchin' Already shows OCS drawing on much wider influences they're usually given credit for: the band's mod influences are well-documented, but "Foxy's Folk-Faced" and "Half A Dream Away" respectively repay some dept to Fairport Convention and The Specials (whose trombonist Rico plays on the latter). That it never manages to sound purely like a rehash of pop's past glories must, in part, go to some truly imaginative work by producer Brendan Lynch, who remains the only man in Britain capable of making a guitar sounding like an airplane taking off. As Fowler would say, it's a beautiful thing. --Peter Paphides Product Description The Brit-pop act's 1997 album features 13 tracks of traditional rock equally balanced between soulful stompers, rockers & progressive influenced ballads. Universal.

UPC: 600406004826

EAN: 0766482870240

Languages: english

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood