Track Listing

1. Over The Counter Culture
2. The List Goes On
3. Week In Week Out
4. Talk Talk Talk
5. Little Bitch
6. Settle Down
7. Weekend Revolution
8. Maybe Someday
9. Just a Song
10. Seaside
11. In Awe of the Awful
12. Robots and Monkeys

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #63251 in Music
• Released on: 2004-07-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
Seemingly arriving fully formed, and with a polished debut, Over the Counter Culture, tucked under their arms, the Ordinary Boys are one of those bands that deserve the hype. Rooted in the best traditions of British bands, with the predominant sound being that of classy recent single "Week In Week Out", the Brighton band's debut album demonstrates their natural grasp of the punk-pop vocabulary--indeed, there are echoes of Britpop-era Blur in the horn-laden title track, as well as a direct link to the past in a cover of the Specials' "Little Bitch", which still retains its ska traditions but adds beefy "Brown Sugar" styled riffing.

Original it may not be, but what comes through most of all is the fact that this is solid stuff; confident vocals coupled with rama-lama glam guitars and very British lyrics ("Stop throwing insults/ And crockery around") shows the band's natural, infectious talent. In fact, the only time the band come a cropper is in "The List Goes On", an overreaching lament for musical originality--slightly hypocritical in light of the band's immediate (and very obvious) influences, most notably the Jam. A good indicator of things to come, this set is certainly a recommended choice, with enough promise to show that the Ordinary Boys will be around for a while yet. --Thom Allott

CD Description
'Over The Counterculture' is the debut album from East Preston four piece The Ordinary Boys. The album, almost a homageto early eighties British indie and mod, has earned the boys comparisons to The Jam, The Clash, The Smiths and even TheSpecials. The singles 'Talk Talk Talk', 'Week In Week Out',and 'Maybe Someday' are all included.

Customer Reviews

You can really feel the energy
I took to this album straight away because of its raw energy and emotion - it reminded me of a lot of new wave bands in the late 70's ( even echoing In The City by The Jam in places, although not quite hitting that very high standard). A very good debut and I look forward to hearing 'Brassbound'

ALBUM OF THE YEAR SO FAR
I got this record on the strength of the 2 singles i had heard, but nothing about them prepared me for how great this album would be.I have bought every major guitarband's release this year, Franz Ferdinand, Snow Patrol, Razorlight etc and enjoyed all of them, it is indeeda good time for good guitar music.
However the Ordinary boys album blows them all away, the opening and title track is a classic with it's motown brass and cutting lyrics.This band have something to say unlike most bands who prefer bland ambigious lyrics, i love 'Just a song', with the line this is not cathartic this is just a song.
Other stand out songs are Seaside and weekend revolution.
buy this if you want your live seriously enriched by something exciting.Not a dinner party record more a smash the house up kind!IMPRESSED

Noisy boys...
I bought this one on the strength of hearing the single 'Week in Week out' - reminded me of 'time for heroes' by the Libertines but with their own distinctive sound - nice to hear some 'English' vocals again, bringing the Jam to mind. Apart from all of this the OBs do stand out as a band with a little bit of character and attitude in a time of identikit guitar bands. The production could do to be a bit more raw in my opinion...whatever, this will get you out of your seat and get you going...easily worth the money.

Enjoy, love, Neil