The Ordinary Boys

The Ordinary Boys are an English Rock group hailing from Worthing, England. They are heavily influenced by the Mod Revival, Britpop and various 1980s English bands. They have been criticised for a lack of originality, and for being too derivative of these groups.

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Worthing - England - Mod Revival - Britpop

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Band members are Sam Preston (vocals, guitar), William J. Brown (guitar), James Gregory (bass) and Simon Goldring (drums), who replaced Charlie Stanley in 2005. Their influences include The Smiths (their name being derived from a Morrissey song, and the singer originally chose to be known simply by his surname, like Morrissey), The Jam, The Clash and The Specials (a cover of song "Little Bitch" appeared on their debut album and singer Terry Hall appeared in the video for Seaside) amongst other groups.

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Sam Preston - William J. Brown - James Gregory - Simon Goldring - The Smiths - Morrissey - The Jam - The Clash - The Specials - Terry Hall

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The group released their debut album Over The Counter Culture (the name also being taken from a Morrissey song) on August 5th 2004. Produced by Blur and The Smiths cohort Stephen Street, the album received critical praise and spawned the singles "Maybe Someday", "Week In Week Out", "Talk Talk Talk", and "Seaside".

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Over The Counter Culture - August 5th - 2004 - Blur - The Smiths - Stephen Street

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In 2005, the band released the album Brassbound with a ska feel to it. Ranking Junior, son of Ranking Roger of The Beat, toasted on their single, "Boys Will Be Boys".

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2005 - Brassbound - Ska - Ranking Junior - Ranking Roger - The Beat

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If successful, they may be the start of another British ska revival, standing alongside The Dead 60s.

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Ska - The Dead 60s

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