Mechanical Wonder
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| Mechanical Wonder | ||
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| Studio album by Ocean Colour Scene | ||
| Released | May 1, 2001 | |
| Recorded | Wales | |
| Genre | Britpop, Blues Rock | |
| Length | 42:51 | |
| Label | Island Records | |
| Producer(s) | Brendan Lynch | |
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| Ocean Colour Scene chronology | ||
| One from the Modern (1999) |
Mechanical Wonder (2001) |
Songs for the Front Row (2001) |
Mechanical Wonder is a 2001 album by Ocean Colour Scene.
The title is believed to be anti-dance music, as are the lyrics; "the Mechanical Wonder is... ...just a noise in my room."[citation needed] However, the band deny this. Simon Fowler wrote in the liner notes of the band's greatest hits album "Songs for the Front Row" that the title referred to cars on the motorway. Live however, Simon Fowler often sings "and the radio plays only fucking Radio 1", a possible reference to the lack of airplay the band get. The other single from the album was Up on the Downside, which faired better in the charts. The album was not a success, marking the end of the Britpop success of the band. After the failure of the album, the band decided to release themselves from their contract with their record label. Their next studio album proper, North Atlantic Drift did better.
[edit] Track listing
- "Up on the Downside"
- "In my Field"
- "Sail on my Boat"
- "Biggest Thing"
- "We Made it More"
- "Give me a Letter"
- "Mechanical Wonder"
- "You Are Amazing"
- "If I Gave You My Heart"
- "Can't Get Back To The Baseline"
- "Something For Me" (UK Bonus Track)
| Ocean Colour Scene |
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Band Members: Steve Cradock • Simon Fowler • Oscar Harrison • Dan Sealey • Andy Bennett |
| Former members: Damon Minchella |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Ocean Colour Scene (1992) • Moseley Shoals (1996) • Marchin' Already (1997) • One From The Modern (1999) • Mechanical Wonder (2001) • North Atlantic Drift (2003) • A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad (2005) • On the Leyline (2007) |
| Live albums: Live on the Riverboat (2003) • One for the Road (2006) • Live at the Jam House (2006) • Live at Birmingham Academy (2006) • BBC Sessions (2007) |
| Compilations: B-sides, Seasides and Freerides (1997) • Songs for the Front Row (2001) • Anthology (2003) |
| DVDs: Filmed From the Front Row (2003) |
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