Comments on: Why You Should Like… The Ocean Blue http://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 27 May 2012 16:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jameshttp://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-62800 James Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:20:29 +0000 http://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/#comment-62800 I was a huge fan of New Wave and the first time I heard them I thought they were a just throw back band. But, I saw them on a locally produced video show and heard more of their songs and I realized that they were much deeper. My favorite album is Beneath, with a perfect blend of the synth and guitar prominence. When Steve left the band they not only lost his keyboard but his excellent sax solos. With Oed they developed more of a power pop sound but still very polished. I was a huge fan of New Wave and the first time I heard them I thought they were a just throw back band. But, I saw them on a locally produced video show and heard more of their songs and I realized that they were much deeper. My favorite album is Beneath, with a perfect blend of the synth and guitar prominence. When Steve left the band they not only lost his keyboard but his excellent sax solos. With Oed they developed more of a power pop sound but still very polished.

]]> By: Lost in the ’90s: Riverside | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-8209 Lost in the ’90s: Riverside | Popdose Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:31:02 +0000 http://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/#comment-8209 [...] we’ve got the Ocean Blue on the brain, we should probably take a look at the band most commonly associated with them to the point of [...] [...] we’ve got the Ocean Blue on the brain, we should probably take a look at the band most commonly associated with them to the point of [...]

]]> By: Jeffhttp://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-50813 Jeff Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:16:43 +0000 http://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/#comment-50813 You could hardly have picked a better band to do a WYSL on. At least for me. I appreciate the retrospective on them. They always sounded vaguely British to me but I did know they were from the US (although I was thinking Nebraska for some reason). Good job.<br><br>Jeff You could hardly have picked a better band to do a WYSL on. At least for me. I appreciate the retrospective on them. They always sounded vaguely British to me but I did know they were from the US (although I was thinking Nebraska for some reason). Good job.

Jeff

]]> By: Jeffhttp://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-41649 Jeff Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:16:43 +0000 http://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/#comment-41649 You could hardly have picked a better band to do a WYSL on. At least for me. I appreciate the retrospective on them. They always sounded vaguely British to me but I did know they were from the US (although I was thinking Nebraska for some reason). Good job.<br><br>Jeff You could hardly have picked a better band to do a WYSL on. At least for me. I appreciate the retrospective on them. They always sounded vaguely British to me but I did know they were from the US (although I was thinking Nebraska for some reason). Good job.

Jeff

]]> By: Jeffhttp://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-14211 Jeff Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:16:43 +0000 http://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/#comment-14211 You could hardly have picked a better band to do a WYSL on. At least for me. I appreciate the retrospective on them. They always sounded vaguely British to me but I did know they were from the US (although I was thinking Nebraska for some reason). Good job.<br><br>Jeff You could hardly have picked a better band to do a WYSL on. At least for me. I appreciate the retrospective on them. They always sounded vaguely British to me but I did know they were from the US (although I was thinking Nebraska for some reason). Good job.

Jeff

]]> By: RLBhttp://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-14210 RLB Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:14:44 +0000 http://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/#comment-14210 <i>See</i> may have its faults, but the whole thing has a really heartbreaking "I hate you/Come back" feel. I have a fondness for that sort of contrariness. See may have its faults, but the whole thing has a really heartbreaking “I hate you/Come back” feel. I have a fondness for that sort of contrariness.

]]> By: CarlosRamirezhttp://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-14209 CarlosRamirez Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:26:01 +0000 http://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/#comment-14209 I still think their BENEATH THE RHYTHM AND SOUND album is their best. Their unique blend of Johnny Marr/Byrds guitars and horns gets me every time! I remember when MTV's 120 Minutes always played "Sublime." I still think their BENEATH THE RHYTHM AND SOUND album is their best. Their unique blend of Johnny Marr/Byrds guitars and horns gets me every time! I remember when MTV's 120 Minutes always played “Sublime.”

]]> By: Jack Feerickhttp://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-14208 Jack Feerick Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:51:45 +0000 http://popdose.com/why-you-should-like-the-ocean-blue/#comment-14208 Sweet write-up as always, John.<br><br>I think if anything the Ocean Blue were undone by this weird myth that every band must "progress." There's nothing <i>intrinsically</i> wrong with your records being kind of samey, with doing one thing and doing it well—but it seems to be anathema in the pop world. I can think of only one band who were able to turn their very lack of "progress" into a selling point, and that's the Ramones. Everybody else is under constant pressure to reinvent themselves, even if they don't really need reinvention.<br><br><i>Cerulean</i> wasn't a bad record, but you could sense the pressure behind it, the push for Schelzel to pursue some ideal of sophistication, even world-weariness, that simply didn't suit him. I mean: putting a song called "I've Sung One Too Many Songs for a Crowd That Didn't Want to Hear" on your <i>second album?</i> When you're <i>22 years old</i>, fa chrissakes? Dude, that's just Trying Too Hard. Sweet write-up as always, John.

I think if anything the Ocean Blue were undone by this weird myth that every band must “progress.” There's nothing intrinsically wrong with your records being kind of samey, with doing one thing and doing it well—but it seems to be anathema in the pop world. I can think of only one band who were able to turn their very lack of “progress” into a selling point, and that's the Ramones. Everybody else is under constant pressure to reinvent themselves, even if they don't really need reinvention.

Cerulean wasn't a bad record, but you could sense the pressure behind it, the push for Schelzel to pursue some ideal of sophistication, even world-weariness, that simply didn't suit him. I mean: putting a song called “I've Sung One Too Many Songs for a Crowd That Didn't Want to Hear” on your second album? When you're 22 years old, fa chrissakes? Dude, that's just Trying Too Hard.

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