Product Description

'Motion In The Ocean' is the third album from pop-punk quartet McFly. Produced by The Collective - which features former A lead-singer Jason Perry - and written by the band themselves, the album sees McFly continue to with the trademark sound that has dominated their previous releases, a mix of harmony-laden pop and summery sing-a-long rock. The single 'Star Girl' is also featured.

Track Listing

1. We Are The Young
2. Star Girl
3. Please Please
4. Sorry's Not Good Enough
5. Bubblewrap
6. Transylvania
7. Lonely
8. Little Johanna
9. Friday Night
10. Walk In The Sun
11. Home Is Where The Heart Is
12. Don't Stop Me Now

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20618 in Music
• Released on: 2006-11-06
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
The third studio album from McFly gets off to a rollicking start with a series of catchy, vibrant openers. First there's the enormously infectious "We Are The Young"; second the feel-good classic "Star Girl"; and third, the undeniably rockin' "Please Please". This titillating triumvirate is enough to reinstate the band's reputation - slightly damaged by 2005's lacklustre Wonderland - as fun-loving pop-punk provocateurs. The buoyant harmony-laden pop of "Sorry's Not Good Enough" and "Transylvania" are also catchy enough, but it's not long before this album, like the last, is undermined by songs like "Bubble Wrap", "Lonely", "Walk In The Sun" and "Little Joanna": cloying, clichéd songs with uninspiring lyrics and horribly cheesy sentiments. As the album wears on, a disturbing Queen/Bon Jovi influence also reveals itself, first on the finale, "Home Is Where The Heart Is" and much more overtly on their a cover of Freddie Mercury's "Don't Stop Me Now", a track no one really relished the first time around. When they're good, McFly are very, very good. But when they're bad… --Danny McKenna

Customer Reviews

Amazing
Well, being a McFly fan since their very beginning, I'm probably biased but this album is really good!
After the album "wonderland" that was darker than the first one, with MITO we're back at the Room On The Third Floor time :fun, fun and fun !
The lyrics are a little bit more mature than the first album and it's even better!
This album is just brilliant!
My fave songs:
Little Joanna, a lovely ballad
Home Is Where The Heart Is
Bubblewrap, that is wicked live! :D
and...all the songs actually!!

Makes me love McFly even more

And I don't even like Mcfly!
I've never particulary been a Mcfly fan, and have avoided their albums and songs like the plague, not because they're really bad, just because I find their songs very soft and predictable. However, when I was watching MTV and Transylvania came on, and I was blown away. Transylvania is an amazing song, so different from their other stuff, it's very gothic, loud and unique. I went out to buy the single, but found the album was on offer and nearly the same price, so I bought it. Quite honestly I was expecting to hate it and have to skip through all the songs to get to Transylvania, but I was wrong. I've been listening to their album non stop for about a week now and it still isn't getting old.

SONGS

1) We are the young - 8.5/10, This song is definetly not my favourite of the album, especially as the opening sounds very familiar, but it is very upbeat and gets you into the mood for the rest of the album. It has a good beat and features good group singing, although it seems a bit bland to me.

2) Star Girl - 9.5/10, when I heard this song on TV I hated it, but I love it now. The words are so teenagerish (if that's even a word) and I love it because of that. The tune is very addict and again i love the use of background singing. Only fault with this song in my opinion is the slow bit in the middle, it dampens the mood.

3) Please, Please - 9/10, I do like this song, it's also very addictive, but for some reason Tom's lisp when he says please really annoys me. Danny sounds great in this though and really sells the words. It'll have you bopping along in no time.

4)Sorry's not good enough - 10/10, I really like this song, because the lyrics are very true and are sung in a way that allows anyone to relate to them. If you listen to this song though it can sound very boybandish, but if you like boybands, then you'll adore it. This song is sung in a way that makes you feel as though it's being sung to you, which I really like.

5)Bubble Wrap - 10/10, I absolutely love this song, the tune is beautiful and soft, which mixes well with the romantic and sad lyrics. The first verse and chorus,sung by Tom, is very gentle and beautiful, then the second verse and second chorus are sung by Danny and have more of a punch, which is great, because it prevents the song from getting too depressing. If it wasn't for Transylvania, this would probably be my favourite song.

6)Transylvania - 10.5/10, No words can really describe this song, it's brilliant. It's so fun and even though the lyrics don't make much sense, it doesn't matter because the tune, words and tone are just magnetic. Plus Dougie's voice is amazing, it's a pity really that he doesn't sing more often, because he definetly steals the limelight in this song.

7)Lonely - 10/10, another beautiful song about love, I love the tune at the beginning of this song, it's so addictive. At first I found this song slightly irratating, but it grows on you fast, and once you really listen to the words and way the boys sing it, you love it.

8)Little Johanna - 8/10, slightly childish and can be annoying. The words don't make any sense really, especially when they start describing Johanna as a "sunkissed trampeline", but still the tune is really fun and bouncey. This is more of a song for dancing and laughing along to, it wouldn't give you an deep philosophical thoughts.

9)Friday Night - 10/10, I like this song, because it sounds more mature then the other songs and alot heavier. I really like the excessive use of instruments in this, and the fact that it's mainly sung by Danny, because it makes the song seem alot older. I still don't really understand what the songs on about, but I love it.

10)Walk in the sun - 9.5/10, this is just sung by Danny and is so different from Mcfly's usual stuff that you may struggle to like it at first. This song is more about the lyrics, which is good as the tune can get a bit repetitive and boring. However, the way Danny sings the song, spectacularly and full of emotion, makes it a very beautiful song. It can get a bit slow and depressing after a while though, but if it does just turn back to Transylvania or Please, Please.

11)Home is where the hard is - 8/10 - Not a bad song, but a dull to have been the last song on their ablum, luckily thanks to the bonus track it isn't. This song is quite pleasant to listen to, but compared to the otehr songs its very weak. Once Danny starts singing though, the song picks up and becomes alot edgier. The tune is a very boring, but the singing harmonies work very well.

12) Don't stop me now - 10/10, I've heard that quite alot people don't like this remake, which I can't understand at all. I find it absolutely amazing. It's so cool, it'll have you singing along and dancing in minutes. Mcfly really put their stamp on it and bring an aging song back to a younger audience. After listening to this song, I immidiately wanted to go out partying, which is a brilliant way to finish an album.

The song Don't stop me now, finishes after about 4 minutes, but do not stop the CD there. If you have fast forward, go to 8 minutes 23 and another song will start. I have no idea why they've put it there, especially as if you waited for it, you'd have to wait nearly 5 minutes. Still it's an extra song. It's very short and sounds as though it's live, the instruments sound a bit too loud, but the tune is catchy. Because it's live some of the words are hard to catch, but it's fun to listen to anyway. I'd give it an 8.5/10.

Overall this is a brilliant album, and whether or not you're a McFly fan, it's worth listening to this album, because it definetly has something for everyone on it.

Thanks for reading,

Steph

Well done McFly- what an album!
There aren't many boy bands that last these days. There's the occasional Westlife, but it's rare. Usually you have the A1 types who vow never to split up but do anyway, the Busteds who decide to move on to "better" things, and the Take Thats who decide to make a come-back years down the line.
Of course there is always McFly. The cheeky boy band with their scruffy clothes and ever changing haircuts. They just aren't interested in the money; they seem to live for the fans and the music.
With numerous number ones and two albums up their sleeves you might think they're about to "do a Busted" and split. However they have proved the world of music wrong with their new album `Motion in the Ocean', holding the smash hits `Star Girl', `Please Please' and their brand new single `Transylvania'.

By listening to the album it is obvious that McFly have come a long way since `Five Colours in her Hair'. Their interests and music have matured and their songs have deeper meanings. Of course there is the ever popular theme of wanting the girl and losing her to someone better, but songs such as `Home is Where the Heart Is' are a real eye opener and give an insight to how much the boys have grown up.

The opening song `We Are the Young' is a great song to introduce the album. It's upbeat rhythm and typical McFly lyrics give the song a "get stuffed" attitude and set us up for the other tracks.
The most interesting song on the album is `Transylvania', written by bassist Dougie Poynter. It talks about a love affair involving Anne Boleyn and although each line of lyrics doesn't follow on from the previous one, it tells a fantastic story. The ending is also brilliant. It layers different sections of the song over one another, climaxing with Danny's strong voice making the final statement.

In songs such as `Little Johanna' and `Bubblewrap' there is a definite Queen influence, with run-downs from the chorus back to the verse and orchestral fills.
`Friday Night', used in the movie `Night at the Museum', has a rockier feel to it than the other tracks, influenced by the boy's favourite band, Blink 182.

The only slight disappointment is `Lonely'. It bears a strong resemblance to `Obviously' from their first album and the end is very similar to `Al About You', their Comic Relief number. The chords and chord patterns are the same for the verses and intro, but the lyrics are different and there is a more mature tone to it than there is in `Obviously'.

Overall though, the album is very impressive and as good as, if not better than, both their other albums together.

This album is perfect for McFly fans as it shows off the fact that even though they have matured, they still act and look as if they have just arrived from detention! This is also a great album to introduce McFly to the CD cabinet as it is a combination of rock, pop and that attitude that is typical of McFly.

And anyone who thinks McFly are for screaming 13yr olds who are still interested in Candy-Pop have another thing coming- not only is this the perfect album to revise to but I'm 16 and I haven't stopped listening to it since I bought it.