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Adventures of The O.C. Supertones is the debut album by the American indie-rock/ska band The O.C. Supertones, released on Tooth & Nail Records in April 1996. The album was recorded by Bob Moon at Moonsong Studios with Moon and the band producing. Mixed by Moon at Robert Lang Studios in Shoreline, Washington.
A ska album. Ska? That word rings a bell. Check date. 1995. Check origin. California (the OC = Orange County). Check again. Yep. Californ-i-a. At last, something we’re 10 years ahead of the USA on! The excellent booklet has lots of in-concert ‘pics’ so I was slightly disappointed to discover this was a studio recording, albeit a very energetic one. Live I reckon this band would go into overdrive and then some. Most of the tracks are the usual ska formula – upbeat fast reggae, hard working brass section, guitar all upstrokes on the off beat. Not as catchy, clever or varied as, say, Madness or The Specials, but for the most part well played, great fun and a pretty authentic British sound, circa early/mid 80s. The lyrics are fairly straightforward evangelistic stuff which suggests where these guys do most of their playing and how they see their ministry: not stroking the Saints, but taking the Good News out to the people. Go for it Supertones! [Paul Keeble, Cross Rhythms, December 1997]
[Mike Nappa, CCM, January 1997]
> iTunes (https://music.apple.com/us/album/adventures-of-the-o-c/725795563)
CD tracklist:
01. Adonai – 3:27
02. Who Can Be Against Me – 3:09
03. Unknown – 3:17
04. Never Wanna Fall – 2:59
05. Roots – 2:25
06. Heaven – 1:50
07. He Will Always Be There – 4:16
08. Exalt – 2:57
09. Found – 3:29
10. O.C. Supertones – 3:06
11. I Love God – 2:36
12. Blood Washed Pilgrim – 3:27
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Tooth & Nail Records.
A full-page advertisement for The O.C. Supertones album Adventures of The O.C. Supertones was featured in the March 1997 issue of CCM Magazine.
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