Over the Counter Culture [Extra tracks, Import]

The Ordinary Boys | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 15, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Wea Japan
• ASIN: B00061QVEW
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,571,701 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Over The Counterculture

2. List Goes On

3. Week In Wekk Out

4. Talk Talk Talk

5. Little Bitch

6. Lies (Bonus Track For Japan)

7. Settle Down

8. Weekend Revolution

9. Just A Song

10. Maybe Someday

11. Seaside

12. So Charming (Bonus Track For Japan)

13. In Awe Of The Awful

14. Robots & Monkeys

Editorial Reviews

Japanese pressing of the British guitar rockers' eagerly anticipated 2004 debut album, includes two bonus tracks, 'Lies' and 'So Charming' along with an exclusive enhanced video. Warner. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Eh., June 22, 2005

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M. Eliot - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Over the Counter Culture (Audio CD)

I bought this CD after hearing "Seaside," which is a fantastic single. For that song, yes, the praise and comparisons others are raising here are quite appropriate. But....

Well, to my ears the rest of the CD is indeed quite ordinary. I just couldn't get into it. The hooks just aren't there, the lyrics are awkward at best, and nothing stands out.

So if you can buy "Seaside" as a single, do it. But I wouldn't recommend getting the CD, particularly at import price.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Carrying the Britpop torch.., September 10, 2004

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Get Smart (West Coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Over Counter Culture (Audio CD)

A really good, catchy, solid record by UKs Ordinary Boys. Admittedly, it took a couple listens to really get into this, but once i did, i find that it is one of the best records i have bought this year. Taking the name from a Morrissey song, it's no wonder there is an obvious Smith's influence to several songs (esp track 2 which completely sounds like a Smiths ripoff, which isnt necessarily a bad thing). There is mostly a very Paul Weller-Jam-period sound which makes this record one of the best modern Britpop discs in a long time. Catchy power pop tunes with enough crunch so they don't sound wimpy. All of the tracks except for 1 ballad (in itself a good song) are uptempo fast tunes including a (i think) newer version of their single Maybe Someday. They also play a great high energy cover of The Specials "little Bitch". Tthe Ordinary Boys are carrying the banner for modern day mod/suedehead fellows, and doing a very good job at it.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ordinary and Entertaining, December 19, 2004

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WrtnWrd "Hankman" (Northridge, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Over the Counter Culture (Audio CD)

Named after a Morrissey track, The Ordinary Boys couldn't sound less like Moz or the Smiths (except when they steal the riff of "What Difference Does It Make"). Their straight up Brit rock on Over the Counter Culture falls between The Libertines and Feeder, with roots in The Specials (whom they cover with a rollicking version of "Little Bitch"). The songs of singer Preston and guitarist William J. Brown are overly concerned with bucking the status quo (to name only two of seven: the title track and "Robots and Monkeys"), which might be more effective if their own music weren't such a showcase of English top-of-the-pops. Yet their words convey their meaning with simplicity - a feat in any of the arts - and they are pretty catchy boys. Not essential by any means, but entertaining nonetheless.