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Ocean Bend

DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW! www.cdbaby/cd/oceanbend

About Me

Header Banner Made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own!Ocean Bend formed after answering an advertisement placed at The Mill, Rehearsal space, Preston. With years of experience under their belts in all areas of music Colin, Damien and Craig were all members of other successful local bands (see members section for details)), the guys quickly gelled to form the winning combination that you see today. Although they have toyed with the idea of adding a permanent keyboardist none has yet been found to enhance the sound enough to warrant the stage space. Ocean Bend have played Preston, Manchester and Liverpool city gigs along with many small town gigs around Chorley Bolton Leyland (offers welcome - lol!) however audiences have been thrilled to discover that the art of the good (this rules out Jon Bon Jovi) rock ballad is alive and thriving in these THREE unlikely rock leviathans. Looking for a new bass player (good bye and thank you Chris) Chris left after our last gig at The Venue in Preston on the 29/12 2007
it won't be long before a new player comes along people we're just waiting for the right one!
debut album out now! www.cdbaby.com/cd/oceanbend
Ocean Bend debut album EVERYDAY LIFE is now available to buy in all good TOWNSEND Record shops!
just like to say a big hello to our new bass player James Dunn (job done) we now have a bass player
Who knew throwing a plumber, a mechanic, and a warehouse operative into a room with a pile of musical toys and gadgets would turn out so well!! But here they are and what a job they make of it!! With such a diverse set moving from old-school, fine-textured, gritty ballad to rock-your-socks-off tracks that you can't fail to bounce, strut and gyrate to. With Drum solos to re-time your heartbeat, an interplay between the guitar and bass, which electrifies every single track and The bournvile of all vocals (smooth, dark and oh-so-sexy), these boys are 'da bomb' in a way has to be seen to be believed! Enjoymment exudes from every pore during performance and a lust for life unseen for many a day makes this band one to keep your eye on!
On their way upwards you can be sure these guys will be breaking hearts (and minor laws) in their search of drink and drums and wenches. If you want inner peace go take a yoga class, these three wanna teach you about pleasure and wild abandonment!
So grab a beer, turn it up loud and remember the Ocean Bend mantra:
" Carpe noctem! Carpe musica! Carpe cerevisi!"
(Seize the night! Seize the music! Seize the beer!)
reviews
"These guys may look like they come from trumpton but they play like they left their souls on the darkside of the River Styx."
"The knicker-melting vocals of "Smile" render all women in the room helpless to resist Colin's gravelly gourgeousness."
" A Giggling Groupy's Dream"

"amazing synergy"
"classic rock, spiced with classic indie, dressed with classic class"
Experience shows on their faces, flows through the soul to the fingertips and into the hearts and minds of all who are touched by music with such focus and talent."
"The haunting vocals of 'Pink Clouds' reach straight from heart to heaven."
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http://cdbaby.com/cd/oceanbend
buy the album now! http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum? playListId=278619943
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum? playListId=283784460

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/12/2005
Band Website: cdbaby/cd/oceanbend
Band Members: before i introduce the band members could you please take the time to read this link. its often more important to help others than it is to take the lime light yourself! please help holly someone out there must have something they can do or offer even if its only placing this link on their site like this thank you x

~Linked To Profile~

. . . please help holly! ...........thank you for your time col.t ......... . . . Vocals/R/guitar - Colin Tootell col.t

Previous bands: Inhale, Maker, Cyanic
Day job: Plumber
Ambition: To take the music world by storm

Drums - Craig Gledhill craigy

Previous bands: Modus, Cyanic, Real
Day job: Mechanic
Romantic status: In need of a good busty wench
www.myspace.com/17495091

Guitars - Damien Holme damo

Previous bands: Rhesus, Exit, Open 2 Suggestion, Safety Boy
Day job: warehouse operative dogsbody
Best known for: The Fastest fingers in the North-west!

Bass Guitar - James Dunn is the new talented bass player who know's the responsibility of 'Stepping in when it counts!' please comment his new pictures and welcome him to the band cheers col.t

Previous bands:Thirteenth in line
Day job: work dodger student layabout music lover! Best known for: Falling into bushes when drunk! or is that col.t?
Influences: Nick Drake
Paul Weller
John Lennon
iron maiden
Ozzy Osbourne
Dream theatre
Dire straits

Sounds Like: With influences like ours, the sound is erotically retrospective. A sound which has not truly been heard in the scene since the hay day of Black Sabbath. We aim to stir your interest (and your loins) with our soul caressing bass riffs, life-pulsing drum beats and dream-entwined melody.

Record Label: none so make an offer!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

review by the music man and team

Thanks To All ..TR>   'Ocean Bend' Slick,Clean,Powerful & Precise Category: Music We wanted to share our thoughts on the band 'Ocean Bend ' from Preston/Chorley/Leyland. Classic Rock/Rock/...
Posted by Ocean Bend on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:39:00 PST

four star review in English

Hello! Here is the tranlation in English of the review i wrote about your album:Faithful to guitar-drums-bass guitar, English band Ocean Bend shows the style has not reached its limits even if it is a...
Posted by Ocean Bend on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:27:00 PST

another 4 star review (how’s your french?)

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Posted by Ocean Bend on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:07:00 PST

updates and results

Thank you to all who attended the gigs on friday and saturday it was a great success a special thanks also to the people who have voted on the : www.matchboxrecordings.co.uk/radio/chart.htmThe results...
Posted by Ocean Bend on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:29:00 PST

More Music For All!!!

Hi everyone more music can be found over on www.myspace.com/ocean_bend_street_team enjoy ...
Posted by Ocean Bend on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:28:00 PST

STREET TEAM SITE!

..Important announcement! hi fans and friendsfor all those wanting to help ocean bend further their career in the uk (sorry uk only) we have now set up a street team site!so if you want to help or vol...
Posted by Ocean Bend on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:10:00 PST

4 star review

author: Tech-Wench Ocean bend's rich buttery vocals and morish rhythymic textures leave you begging for more everytime. The band's influences are clear and numerous, weaving a delicate web of artistr...
Posted by Ocean Bend on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:40:00 PST

5 star review

author: Laura from DastardlyDesigns.com Ocean bend are a unique, rich and refreshing sound. whilst Listening to their album bands like Nirvana, Greenday (their first album which was more blues) and p...
Posted by Ocean Bend on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:33:00 PST

Oceanbend would like to welcome all new friends!

hi everyone thanks for becoming a part of the ocean bend web page another 3500 have come along since Dec 30th. so we would like to take time out and thank you for your support! enjoy see you all very...
Posted by Ocean Bend on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:55:00 PST

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008!

well this is the start of something good three years on friendships strong music passionate and over 8000 friends! thankyou all for a wonderful year; your support; your love and your friendship! watch...
Posted by Ocean Bend on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:42:00 PST