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Wallasey, England (1988 – 1999)
The Boo Radleys were a british guitar band of the 1990’s who made experimental indie music, and were briefly associated with the britpop movement. They took their name from the reclusive character of Boo Radley from Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird.
They were formed in Wallasey, England in 1988, with singer/guitarist Sice aka Simon Rowebottom, guitarist/songwriter Martin Carr, bassist Timothy Brown and original drummer Steve Hewitt. Hewitt was replaced by Rob Cieka following their first release, the extremely rare Ichabod And I.
In 1992, the band released Everything’s Alright Forever but it was 1993’s Giant Steps that finally brought the band to a mass audience, in England at least. They were on the illustrious Creation Records label with other British greats like the Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, and My Bloody Valentine.
The Boos never were quite able to break in the US, even with the poppier, more structured 1995 Wake Up! - a major departure for the band both in music and style. The album brought critical acclaim to the band, but was not promoted by their US domestic label, Columbia, and the band was subsequently dropped. During this time, Sice put out a solo album, First Fruits under the name Eggman. 1996 also saw the Boo Radleys bring about another change, the heavier C’mon Kids. The band split in 1999, just months after the release of Kingsize.
Martin Carr went on to form Brave Captain, putting out several albums. Despite a pledge to never play again, Sice formed a new band, Paperlung, in 2005.
They were formed in Wallasey, England in 1988, with singer/guitarist Sice aka Simon Rowebottom, guitarist/songwriter Martin Carr, bassist Timothy Brown and original drummer Steve Hewitt. Hewitt was replaced by Rob Cieka following their first release, the extremely rare Ichabod And I.
In 1992, the band released Everything’s Alright Forever but it was 1993’s Giant Steps that finally brought the band to a mass audience, in England at least. They were on the illustrious Creation Records label with other British greats like the Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, and My Bloody Valentine.
The Boos never were quite able to break in the US, even with the poppier, more structured 1995 Wake Up! - a major departure for the band both in music and style. The album brought critical acclaim to the band, but was not promoted by their US domestic label, Columbia, and the band was subsequently dropped. During this time, Sice put out a solo album, First Fruits under the name Eggman. 1996 also saw the Boo Radleys bring about another change, the heavier C’mon Kids. The band split in 1999, just months after the release of Kingsize.
Martin Carr went on to form Brave Captain, putting out several albums. Despite a pledge to never play again, Sice formed a new band, Paperlung, in 2005.
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TinyPhilosopher wrote:
MOCKINGBIRD-ROCK
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aniym wrote:
being a shoegaze fan, their earliest stuff was my favorite. Ichabod was interesting, if not very good, but Learning to Walk and Everything's Alright Forever were seriously the dog's bollocks, and deserve to be up there with the greats of the era (MBV, Medicine, Lilys), and were far 'gazier' than stuff by Ride/Chapterhouse/Pale Saints, for instance. They kinda lost me with their later stuff. I can understand why people love Giant Steps, but I guess it just wasn't for me.
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bullfroggreen wrote:
Does anyone know where to get Boo Radleys t-shirts ? PM me if you know of an online link. Thanks!
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Nealy wrote:
Love Giant Steps. Why can't modern bands write song s about being hung up/fucked up and wrap it in tunes like they used to back then, eh?
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archfiend997 wrote:
Giant Steps = best album
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icastico wrote:
Anyone who likes these guys should check out Choke (NM)... http://penmallet.blogspot.com/2009/03/choke-eponymous-ep-gauzetotal-reverence.html
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tommyboo wrote:
More than just a good name. :-p
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redrawn wrote:
good name
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dhunt wrote:
Sadly, many of the best Boo Radleys songs were b-sides; particularly those from Everything's Alright Forever and Giant Steps. the stuff from the EAF singles and Lazarus are best - "Whiplashed", Vegas", "At The Sound Of Speed", "Let Me Be your Faith"... all classics. Find them! You'll thank me.
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gutiwizard wrote:
giant steps is so eclectic sounding, yet completely cohesive, its wonderful!
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he-war wrote:
finally a band name i know the meaning behind without reading their bio :D YUS
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emotion77 wrote:
Stuck on Amber - sheer class..........
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martenHH wrote:
The finest kiss is the greatest song EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rob93MMFTS wrote:
A couple of my mates were good friends with The Boo Radleys so I saw them live a lot, amazing live band! Giant Steps is a fantastic record and their cover of Loves 'Alone Again Or' is just brilliant.
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OwlsFlyPanAm wrote:
wish I was skinny, leaves and sand, best lose the fear & barney and me are for me timeless and the ones by them that have held their own in time some of their stuff as dated sadly btw I still adore their lnfamous cover of the manics 4st7lbs which for me is one of my fave all time covers <3 clas band along with the manics, the smiths, james, the stone roses and radiohead were probly my soundtrack of the late 80s early 90s and of my high school years :)
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suzushu wrote:
invest in martin carr's new album: http://www.bravecaptain.co.uk/
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jcpdiesel21 wrote:
I read To Kill a Mockingbird for the first time this summer, and I've got to say that this is an incredibly AWESOME band name.
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bullfroggreen wrote:
Giant Steps...Is and always will be my # 1 Favorite album.
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samueljanderson wrote:
Giant Steps is such a gem from the 90s...and it seems like not that many have discovered on Last.fm either. I like that!
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skazzembar wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Loveless+whizzkid
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