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Avg: 4.0 (58 ratings)
- Date Released: February 7, 2006
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Beggars Banquet
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We Say...
The name is no joke — the British group Oceansize writes songs that are vast and churning, bigger on mood than melody. "Heaven Alive" is built around a single, pulsing riff, while the seven-minute "You Can't Keep a Bad Man Down" is full-on hazy psychedelia. The perfect record to get lost in, Everyone Into Position is at once your favorite dream and your most unsettling nightmare.
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They Say...
With their moody alt-rock sound, it might be tempting to lump this quintet in with British bands like Coldplay and Travis, who rushed to fill the void when Radiohead turned its back on commercial accessibility. But one listen to the Manchester-based band's sophomore LP makes it clear that they're charting a rockier course, with prog influences that run the gamut from Pink Floyd to Tool. The throbbing tribal pulse of "The Charm Offensive" recalls Jane's Addiction if they'd been fronted by Layne Staley, with stilted rhythms, shoegazing guitars, and harmonized vocals used to craft an arty epic that straddles the line dividing art rock and metal. They have an obvious understanding of the power of dynamics: "A Homage to a Shame" cranks up the distortion for a stutter-stepping, neck-snapping groove clearly designed to incite mosh pit ferocity, and then "Meredith" abandons that intensity in favor of melody, featuring a sultry beat topped with trippy layers of shimmering guitars and echoing vocals. But what's missing from Oceansize's sound is the sort of memorable lyrical or melodic hooks listeners can latch onto. The result is a pleasant enough ride for those in search of an occasionally transcendent aural experience.
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The Charm Offensive |
7:19 |
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| 02. | |
Heaven Alive |
6:21 |
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| 03. | |
A Homage to a Shame |
5:52 |
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| 04. | |
Meredith |
5:26 |
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| 05. | |
Music for a Nurse |
8:16 |
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| 06. | |
New Pin |
5:11 |
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| 07. | |
No Tomorrow |
7:10 |
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| 08. | |
Mine Host |
4:10 |
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| 09. | |
You Can't Keep a Bad Man Down |
7:36 |
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| 10. | |
Ornament / The Last Wrongs |
9:23 |
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10 Total Tracks, 66:44 Total Length
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Credits
- Danton Supple - Mixing // Nick Webb - Mastering // Dana Austin - Producer // Dana Austin - Engineer // Mike Vennart - Group Member // Steve Durose - Group Member // Jon Ellis - Group Member // Andy Farrow - Management
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