Mechanical Wonder

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Mechanical Wonder is the fifth album by Ocean Colour Scene. It peaked on the UK album chart at #7 and lasted four weeks in the top 75. To date, it is the last Ocean Colour Scene release to enter the top 10.

The title is believed to be anti-dance music, as are the lyrics; "the Mechanical Wonder is... ...just a noise in my room."^{[citation needed]} However, the band deny this. Simon Fowler wrote in the liner notes of the band's greatest hits album "Songs for the Front Row" that the title referred to cars on the motorway. Live however, Simon Fowler often sings "and the radio plays only fucking Radio 1", a possible reference to the lack of airplay the band get. The other single from the album was "Up on the Downside", which fared better in the charts. The album was not a success, marking the end of the Britpop success of the band. After the failure of the album, the band decided to release themselves from their contract with their record label.

Track listing

"Up on the Downside"
"In my Field"
"Sail on my Boat"
"Biggest Thing"
"We Made it More"
"Give me a Letter"
"Mechanical Wonder"
"You Are Amazing"
"If I Gave You My Heart"
"Can't Get Back To The Baseline"
"Something For Me" (UK Bonus Track)
"Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Japanese Bonus Track)

References

^ "Ocean Colour Scene - Mechanical Wonder". entertainment.ie. 23 April 2001. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
^ McGuire, Samuel (8 April 2001). "rock ocean colour scene mechanical wonder (island) H". The Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2017 – via Highbeam. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
^ Mulvey, John. "Ocean Colour Scene: Mechanical Wonder". NME. Retrieved 8 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Grealis, Tom. "Ocean Colour Scene - Mechanical Wonder". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Mechanical Wonder at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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[1] "Ocean Colour Scene - Mechanical Wonder". entertainment.ie. 23 April 2001. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

[2] McGuire, Samuel (8 April 2001). "rock ocean colour scene mechanical wonder (island) H". The Herald. Retrieved 8 June 2017 – via Highbeam. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)

[3] Mulvey, John. "Ocean Colour Scene: Mechanical Wonder". NME. Retrieved 8 June 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] Grealis, Tom. "Ocean Colour Scene - Mechanical Wonder". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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v t e Ocean Colour Scene
Simon Fowler Steve Cradock Oscar Harrison Raymond Meade Damon Minchella Dan Sealey Andy Bennett
Studio albums	Ocean Colour Scene Moseley Shoals Marchin' Already One from the Modern Mechanical Wonder North Atlantic Drift A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad On the Leyline Saturday Painting
Singles	"The Riverboat Song" "You've Got It Bad" "The Day We Caught the Train" "The Circle" "Hundred Mile High City" "Travellers Tune" "Better Day" "It's a Beautiful Thing" "I Told You So"
Related articles	Discography "(How Does It Feel to Be) On Top of the World"