Product Description

Music from the OC: Mix 2 is the second CD of music to accompany the hit US TV show. Featuring a mix of guitar bands from around the world, highlights include songs from The Eels, SFA, The Killers and Keane.

Track Listing

1. The Eels - Saturday Morning
2. Super Furry Animals - Hello Sunshine (radio edit)
3. The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It
4. Death Cab For Cutie - A Lack Of Color
5. Interpol - Specialist
6. Patrick Park - Something Pretty
7. Dios Malos - You Got Me All Wrong
8. Nada Surf - If You Leave
9. The Thrills - Big Sur
10. The Walkmen - Little House Of Savages (live)
11. The Perishers - Trouble Sleeping
12. Johnathan Rice - So Sweet
13. Beulah - Popular Mechanics For Lovers
14. Keane - Walnut Tree
15. Jem - Maybe I�m Amazed
16. The Album Leaf - Eastern Glow

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16932 in Music
• Released on: 2004-10-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Enhanced, Soundtrack

Amazon.co.uk Review
If you're a fan of the OC – and if you're reading this you probably are – then this may be the compilation for you. It starts off by alternating between lively, usually upbeat indie rock tracks from the likes of The Eels, The Killers and The Thrills, and more downbeat, angsty, sometimes frankly depressing tunes like Patrick Park's "Something Pretty" and the Super Furry Animals' "Hello Sunshine". Scattered among these are occasional gems like Dios' "You Got Me All Wrong", but the CD seems to run out of A-list material somewhat before the end.

Now that the OC has a 'live' band on every week, many of the bands featured on the CD have performed their songs on the series itself, which should provide hard-core fans with a warm nostalgic glow… however, the intimate ties between the series and the CD are this compilation's weakness as well as its strength. So although it may save you from buying some disappointing albums, this one has to be recommended for OC addicts only. --Peter Farnell

Customer Reviews

Perfect Chilling Out CD!
This is a brilliant album! After listening to The OC Mix 1 I thought the music could get no better, yet this is as good as, if not better than the first mix. Firstly, it is longer with 16 tracks compared to the paltry 12 on the first cd.
Personally I have found the tracks have got a lot more emotional depth now although the two cds complement each other perfectly (the third mix is also great but unfortunately only playable around christmas!).
A few of my personal highlights include 'Something Pretty' by Patrick Park which has poignant lyrics and brilliant vocals, 'Maybe I'm Amazed' by Jem which always reminds me of the series wedding, and finally 'Little House of Savages' by The Walkmen which has to be my stand out track of the cd. It is loud yet curiously relaxing, especially for all the stresses that the TV characters and normal late-teens experience!
All in All a brilliant CD with tracks to suit everyone

As good if not better than Mix: One
Definatley as good as Mix 1, if not better. As anyone who owns mix one will know this mix of music has no real relevance ot the programme but it is as awesome a compilation on music as you are going to find. The modern/indie/mellow sounds extracted from the O.C can suit any mood and i cant do anything but praise this Cd.

brilliant!
This is honestly one of the best CDs I own at the moment, and i personally think it is better than mix 1... It has loads of fab but less obvious songs that you will only notice when watching old episodes! Saturday morning, Smile like you mean it, Maybe I'm amazed and A lack of colour are the best but all are excellent... A must for any OC fan!