Audio Cassette review:
The Ocean Blue - See

The Ocean Blue - See

Band: The Ocean Blue Title: See Rating: Release Date: 08 October, 1996 Media: Audio Cassette Tracks: 1: Jouissance 2: Whenever You're Around 3: Out Here 4: Ways and Means 5: My Scream 6: Past Future Perfect 7: Slide 8: 1010 Cloud Deck 9: Behind 10: Bite Your Lip 11: Cloudy Days 12: Bye

Customer Reviews Don't compare it to the others! I was a fan of many different genres when I first heard them so I was very happy when See was released since it shows a different faze of their musical existence. I've been a fan of the Ocean Blue since I first heard the self-titled album. I think you'd have to see them play this material live to understand that the band was playing something different as their lives evolve. This album reflects some of the ambience the show produced and I'm happy to hear David writing some diverse material. Don't compare See to earlier or later albums; listen to it as it's own identity and soak in the emotion on such tracks as Bitter, Behind and the soulful SLIDE! This album goes through a roller-coaster of dynamic sounds that should be listened to a few times in the summer. Drive and enjoy. Maturing sound, different themes...still good live However, as David has with the other releases, this album projects new moods and similar sounds. The departure of Steve Lau may have influenced the brass and the ivory usage on the album. Rob plays an active role in the production which is crisp and etherial. The band suffers from lack of MTV and label support. With recent industry changes, is TOB still together? Ten years, four albums later and a few labels later TOB surprises you with hard and soft edges. "Bitter" and "Whenever you're Around" have some power. New keyboard player, guitarist and backing vocalist Ed Ronnie lends a track of his own & pulls his weight on CD & in concert. Interesting, but save a few standout tracks, not enjoyable The vocals and guitars sound quite different (gone is that beautiful dreamy sound). Certainly this album offers very little to a fan of The Ocean Blue's eariler work. And what about those awesome saxaphone and keyboard sounds that made their earlier tracks so fun? Just because Steve Lau is gay is no reason for the band to abandon keyboards altogether. So, anyway, what does this album offer instead? Harder sounding guitar, angrier sounding vocals, and songs that are somewhat intersting, but are lacking in any magic that would make you want to listen to them after you've had the CD for a couple weeks. Exceptions: "Whenever You're Around", and "Slide" are good enough songs to standout inspite of boring production. . You can see a complete list of all The Ocean Blue discography, or go back to the The Ocean Blue tabs