A Hyperactive Workout For The Flying Squad
- Ocean Colour Scene
- Band Name: Ocean Colour Scene
- Record Label: Sanctuary
- Release Date: Mar 29, 2005
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A mature testimony to their endurance. [#9]
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70There's a confident, liberated spirit at play. [May 2005, p.95]
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60Ocean Colour Scene return to remind us that no one loves the mid-'60s beat boom more than they do. [May 2005, p.103]
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While they offer few surprises on Hyperactive, they also offer no embarassments, and it's likely that any fan still faithfully buying records nearly a decade after Moseley Shoals will enjoy this record.
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55I've rooted for these guys because they nearly achieve that fine mix between tackiness and genius perfected by bands like T. Rex and the Darkness. Unfortunately, I can only give them points for effort.
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Sound[s] pretty much the same as they did a decade ago. [19 Mar 2005, p.59]
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40The basic problem with A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad is that it has a tendency to fuzz that fine line between inspiration and imitation.
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JohnA10Great album, 13 wonderful tracks, all different.
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DavidF10Sound[s] pretty much as good as they did a decade ago
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chrism10Great album if only more people bothered to buy it rather then asking wether they were still around.