Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals -

The story of Ocean Colour Scene’s 1996 album is a classic "rise from the ashes" tale . After their 1992 self-titled debut flopped, the band spent four years in a "musical wilderness," living on welfare and being largely ignored by the press. Key Highlights of the "Moseley Shoals" Story

: "The Day We Caught the Train" includes several inside jokes. The line "walking like Groucho" refers to Steve Cradock’s tendency to walk like Groucho Marx when he was drunk, and "sucking on a No. 10" was a reference to how a friend marked their hand-rolled cigarettes. Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals

: Their revival was fueled by two of Britpop's biggest names. Noel Gallagher invited them to support Oasis on tour after hearing a demo, and Paul Weller (The Modfather) hired Cradock and bassist Damon Minchella for his own touring band to help them pay rent. The story of Ocean Colour Scene’s 1996 album