Everyone Into Position [Import]

Product Description
UK 5 piece, currently based in Manchester, release their first new material since 2003’s Effloresce album. Oceansize have a deep respect for the following: Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Can, Cardiacs, Jane's Addiction, (early) Verve, Swervedriver, The Beach Boys and Tortoise. Beggars Banquet. 2005.

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Everyone Into Position [Import]

Average customer rating:

First class CD crosses the line between Prog and mainstream.
Great new band
Still a great sound.
hold your position
ECLECTIC

Everyone into Position
Oceansize
Manufacturer: Beggars UK - Ada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Effloresce
Music for Nurses
Second Life Syndrome
Fear of a Blank Planet
Milliontown

ASIN: B000AGL1CU
Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

The Charm Offensive
Heaven Alive
A Homage To Shame
Meredith
Music For A Nurse
New Pin
No Tomorrow
Mine Host
You Can't Keep A Bad Man Down
Ornament/The Last Wrongs

Album Description

UK 5 piece, currently based in Manchester, release their first new material since 2003's Effloresce album. Oceansize have a deep respect for the following: Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Can, Cardiacs, Jane's Addiction, (early) Verve, Swervedriver, The Beach Boys and Tortoise. Beggars Banquet. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

First class CD crosses the line between Prog and mainstream........2007-07-15

This is a hard sound to describe; it is a very full sound with 3 guitars and a bass creating unusual textures and moods. The drumming is very good too. The vocals are good ranging from a kind of dark and anxious solo voice to a full bodied , multi-tracked anthem like sound. 'Closest comparison I can think of is Pink Floyd, though some of the songs sound nothing like this. Favorite tunes include track 3, which is a hard proggy rocking tune, track 6 (Music for a Nurse) which is a powerul, emotional piece that I think draws from both Floyd and Eno, track 9 (You Can't keep a Bad Man Down) which has a full "wall of sound" Floyd-like quality, and the last track - a very strong anthem like piece. Of the 10 tunes, I give 4 an 'A', 4 a 'B' and 2 a 'C', those being the more radio friendly tunes, but still interesting enough.

Great new band.......2007-07-09

I will admit that recently I have been a little disengaged from new artists, having become too skeptical that anybody out there is still coming up with new, interesting ideas. Oceansize is a band that is clearly breaking that mold by making thoughtful, forward-thinking rock music. Granted, there is nothing absolutely groundbreaking about this band, but there is enough creativity and excitement going on to make this one of the freshest new artists I've heard in some time.

Everyone Into Position is a great follow-up to their debut album Effloresce. It has the perfect balance of atmosphere and energy. It flows very well, and does not have a boring moment. This album manages to be musically interesting and stimulating, and at the same time remain accessible and catchy. Imagine if Radiohead implemented heavier guitars rather than wierd electronics, and you'd have Oceansize.

What Everyone Into Position does better than most albums is combine structured, straightforward rock music with beautiful atmospheric jams. It is an all-around great musical experience, and given the quality of their first two albums, I am really anticipating their next release.

Still a great sound........2006-08-26

A little different from thier freshman release. Oceansize's sophmore album strays a little from the incubus/bush hybrid sound and leans more towards an early Incubus lyric base, but persists with a very rich sound that makes the album very good.

hold your position.......2006-05-24

i wrote a rather careless review of this on the 'uk' site just after it came out. hopefully this will be a more measured approach. anyway, this quite simply is the best album of this decade (the noughties or whatever the feck they're calling it). it's a demanding album, just give it a chance and let it suck you in. impressive since their debut album was also astonishing.
for the uninitiated, oceansize comprises of three guitarists. the music has been described as prog but to be frank i haven't a clue what that means. all i know is that the sound is complex, and they're backed up by an incredible drummer. they're not for those with a short attention span, nor for those who like their music simple. other people can do the comparisons. track by track then...
'charm offensive'. similar to tool in that it builds and builds. a complex tune worth waiting for 10/10
'heaven alive'. single #1, the most radio friendly track on the album. prefer this to the edited single version 10/10
'homage to a shame'. the heaviest track on the album. no quarter 10/10
'meredith'. the only track i don't like, despite countless listens 6/10
'music for a nurse'. haunting, ethereal 9/10
'new pin'. sinle #2. probably not what i would have chosen but still good 8/10
'no tomorrow'. my fave track. on the face of it fairly straightforward but they add a couple of twists 10/10
'mine host'. odd one this, the only track to clock in at under 5 mins, no vocals for the first 2 mins. beautiful 10/10
'you can't keep a bad man down'. one of the 'uk' reviewers likened this to a triumph coming out of chaos (paraphrasing here). i would compare it to cardiacs 'eat it up worms hero' (which oceansize have covered). just listen out for the bit where the drumer starts whackng the sh*t out of everything in sight 10/10
'ornament/ the last wrong'. again, just beautiful. likened this to a hymn, similar in mood to cardiacs 'home of fadeless splendour'. a hand over heart moment 10/10
also managed to see them live last year (leeds), very impressive. they dedicated 'one of the none' to me, too - which was nice of them. strike me dead on the spot i'd have gone a very happy man. here's to the future.

ECLECTIC.......2006-03-14

Unknown and surprisingly underground, Oceansize should rank way up with Red Sparowes or Yume Bitsu. Even fans of Porcupine Tree should like these guys. They have two distinct sides: an instrumental, space rock style and a radio friendly, pop-rock approach. Their songs are simple often post-rock jams, sometimes hard and heavy, but often calm and mellow. The only negative thing I can say is that they frequently sound like many other alternative bands on the radio. Despite lacking their own unique sound, Oceansize has obviously put a lot of effort into their music. The faster songs are complex and energetic. The slower songs are intricate and even reminiscent of Radiohead. Best of all, the production quality and mixing is always just right. Never over-produced, but still able to fit within a space rock context when it needs to. This probably won't become your favorite CD, but it's still good enough for 4 to 5 stars. Overall, a slight improvement from their debut, Effloresce.

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