A four-disc box celebrating the band's 21st birthday, OCS21 is heavy on rarities -- BBC sessions, single versions, edits, live tracks, alternate takes, and demos -- the kinds of things that are full-blown collector bait. Anchoring these oddities are the staples -- album versions of "The Riverboat Song," "The Day We Caught the Train," "Hundred Mile High City" -- but don't think of this set as a way for a somewhat casual fan to get
Ocean Colour Scene's 86 greatest songs in one fell swoop. This is a gift for the dedicated fans, the ones who have been with them since the beginning, and they'll find plenty of offbeat gems to cherish here. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine