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The Boo Radleys were never comfortable fitting into any of the easily defined categories that pigeonholed so many British bands in the early 1990s. Arriving on the scene as shoegazing My Bloody Valentine wannabes, they signed to Alan McGee's hip-to-the-times Creation Records, and after a pair of unremarkable albums, they surprised everyone by releasing GIANT STEPS in early '93. Living up to its title, the album is indeed a step above and away both from what their peers were doing and what was expected of the band themselves. A reference to John Coltrane's second album, the album is a mishmash of varying influences, from the Smiths-y jangle of "Wish I Was Skinny" to the lovely brass arrangement in "Lazarus." The album anticipates the Britpop of a year or two later, when the Boo Radleys would again intentionally challenge their audience and fly in the face of overt commercialism. GIANT STEPS is a mouthful, containing 17 songs, but it's also their definitive album. It gives much credence to the argument that Oasis maybe had a few Boo Radleys albums amongst their Beatles records. Its influence cannot be denied.

Sony budget series release of 1993 album, out of print in the States.

Recorded at First Protocol Studios, London, England between February and March, 1993.

Personnel: Martin Carr (vocals, guitars, keyboards); Sice, Meriel Barham (vocals); Lindsay Johnston, Margaret Fiedler (cello); Jackie Toy (clarinet); Steve Kitchen (trumpet, flugelhorn); Chris Moore (trumpet); Tim Brown (bass, keyboards); Rob Cieka (drums, percussion); Moose (handclaps, background vocals); Russell (handclaps); Keith Cameron, Yvette Lacey, Kle, Laurence, Nick Addison, Guy Fixsen (background vocals).

Spin (9/93, p.123) - Highly Recommended - "...a great pop record...sets [the band] off on their own ambitious path of discovery..."
Q (12/99, p.76) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."
Q (1/94, p.85) - Included in Q's list of `The 50 Best Albums Of 1993' - "...Fiercely inventive...the music demands, and repays, close attention...."
Q (11/93, p.114) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...GIANT STEPS contains a foolishly generous 17 tracks--and none of them boring....A triumph of nerve..."
Alternative Press (11/93, p.65) - "...GIANT STEPS is an intriguing lush soundgarden overrun with exotic flora. There's a multi-layered, idiosyncratic creativity here that is leagues above most of the Boo Radleys' soul-searching contemporaries..."
Melody Maker (1/1/94, p.77) - Ranked #30 in Melody Maker's list of the `Albums Of The Year' for 1993 - "...Absurdly, outrageously ambitious...."
Melody Maker (8/14/93, p.30) - "...As a role model for British guitar bands, you will hear none better this year...."
NME (Magazine) (12/25/93, p.66) - Ranked #2 in New Musical Express' list of `The 50 Best LPs Of 1993' - "...An intense trawl through his personal photo album, set to a mish mash of every great record you've ever heard. Play it loudest when disillusioned by anything and everything...."
NME (Magazine) (8/14/93, p.26) - Excellent Plus - "...The Boo Radleys are on their way to making a classic album..."
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List Price $15.99 (You save $2.84)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, British
Label Sony Music
Orig Year 1993
All Time Sales Rank   159091  
CD Universe Part number 6819772
Catalog number 474133
Discs 1
Release Date Jan 15, 2001
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Personnel Russell - handclaps
Russell - handclaps
Guy Fixsen - background vocals
Moose - handclaps, background vocals
Yvette Lacey
Chris Moore - trumpet
Lindsay Johnston
Margaret Fiedler - cello
Martin Carr - vocals, guitars, keyboards
Meriel Barham - vocals
Rob Cieka - drums, percussion
Sice
Steve Kitchen - trumpet, flugelhorn
Tim Brown - bass, keyboards
Additional Info Sweden
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Boo Radleys Giant Steps Album Track Listing



1.I Hang Suspended
2.Upon 9th & Fairchild
3.Wish I Was Skinny
4.Leaves & Sand
5.Butterfly McQueen
6.Rodney King
7.Thinking of Ways
8.Barney (And Me)
9.Spun Around
10.If You Want It Take It
11.Best Lose the Fear
12.Take the Time Around
13.Lazarus
14.One Is For
15.Run My Way Runway
16.I've Lost the Reason
17.White Noise Revisited
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