Moseley Shoals

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A low-key start to their career was boosted by two things – the endorsement of two of Britain’s biggest pop stars – Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher, and the exposure given to the first single, "The Riverboat Song", by Chris Evans on his hit TV show TFI Friday. There is an edge missing from the band’s material that could perhaps be provided if these four unassuming guys hated each other more, or were suffering a bit more,” wrote one Telegraph journalist in 1998.

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Guitarist Steve Cradock has long been in demand as a sideman in his own right – Weller frequently sings his instrumental praises – and they’ve always enjoyed a healthy competition with Noel and Liam Gallagher: they supported Oasis at Knebworth when fervour for tickets was so high it’s reckoned to be the biggest demand event in British rock history.

The album also features an incredibly "crisp" overall production that avoids the muddled sound of most modern psych/garage rock. incredibly frontloaded these guys dont have an original bone in their body (in their defence, they've never claimed to be).

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The real reason for its success, though, was simpler: it was an absolute gem of a record, by a brilliant group of musicians. Then there are the lyrics, which – thanks to frontman Simon Fowler’s writing method of improvising into a cassette player – can be cryptic, to say the least. Clawing in followers from both their superstar patrons Ocean Colour Scene released the acknowledged classic Moseley Shoals (a play on the Southern US Muscle Shoals) in 1996 with Weller’s man Brendan Lynch behind the faders.In 1998 they headlined their own arena tour in support of Marchin' Already and played three sold out nights at Stirling Castle, Scotland. Leamington Spa punk band The Shapes featured the park's Underpass on their 1998 Songs For Sensible People album.

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In March 2011, the band released a 15th anniversary special edition of their 1996 hit album Moseley Shoals.Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault] Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault] My Love Mine All Mine “Slut!