The Boo Radleys
The Boo Radleys | |
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General information | |
origin | Wallasey , England |
Genre (s) | Britpop , Dream Pop |
founding | 1988 |
resolution | 1999 |
Website | www.booradleys.co.uk |
Founding members | |
Simon "Sice" Rowbottom | |
guitar |
Martin Carr |
Timothy Brown | |
Steve Hewitt (until?) | |
Last occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Simon "Sice" Rowbottom |
guitar |
Martin Carr |
bass |
Timothy Brown |
Drums |
Rob Cieka (from?) |
The Boo Radleys were a British rock band that existed between 1988 and 1999 and were assigned to the genres Shoegazing and later Britpop .
history
The Boo Radleys was founded in Wallasey , England in 1988 by Sice (actually Simon Rowbottom ) (vocals, guitar), Martin Carr (guitar), Timothy Brown (bass) and Steve Hewitt (drums). The name comes from the book Who Disturbs the Nightingale by Harper Lee ; Boo Radley is the name of a mysterious and feared person who, however, turns out to be a savior in the end. 1990 appeared to her debut album Ichabod and I , whose sound to the then-popular bands My Bloody Valentine and Dinosaur Jr. recalls. Although it was not a commercial success, Rough Trade Records became aware of her and signed her. At this point, drummer Steve Hewitt left the band and was replaced by Rob Cieka. Hewitt was later successful as the drummer for the band Placebo .
Immediately after the release of their EP Every Heaven in 1991, Rough Trade went bankrupt and the Boo Radleys were signed to Alan McGee's label Creation Records . The following albums Everything's Alright Forever (1992) and Giant Steps (1993) showed a development of the band away from the shoegazing style towards more sophisticated arrangements. The New Musical Express named Giant Steps album of the year 1993. Despite this recognition in the music press, commercial success failed to materialize.
That changed in 1995 with the release of their album Wake Up! and the single Wake Up Boo! which made it into the top ten of the UK charts . Because of their melodic sound, which was based on the Beatles , they were regarded as a Britpop band, which they rejected because they did not want to see themselves as part of a hype. In 1996 the follow-up album C'mon Kids was released , which included more experimental sounds. The album Kingsize , released in 1998, continued this development, now also including elements from soul , hip-hop and dance . Both albums received positive reviews from critics and the commercial success of Wake Up! but could not reach the band by far.
In 1999 the Boo Radleys broke up; Martin Carr then appeared solo as Brave Captain and released two solo albums under this name. Sice released a solo album under the name Egghead . In 2005 the best-of album Find the Way Out was released .
From 2009 songwriter Martin Carr released solo albums under his own name. On Ye Gods (and Little Fishes) in 2009, followed in 2014 The Breaks , which the Hamburg label Tapete Records was released.
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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UK | |||
1992 | Everything's Alright Forever |
UK55 (1 week) UK |
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1993 | Giant steps |
UK17 (5 weeks) UK |
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1995 | Wake up! |
UK1
gold
(23 weeks)UK |
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1996 | C'mon kids |
UK20 (3 weeks) UK |
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1998 | Kingsize |
UK62 (1 week) UK |
More albums
- 1990: Ichabod and I
Compilations
- 1992: Learning to Walk (EP compilation)
- 2005: Find the Way Out
- 2007: The Best of the Boo Radleys
EPs
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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UK | |||
1992 | Boo! Forever |
UK67 (1 week) UK |
as a double A single Does This Hurt / Boo! Marketed Forever
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More EPs
- 1990: Kaleidoscope
- 1991: Every Heaven
- 1991: Boo Up!
- 1992: adrenaline
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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DE | UK | |||
1992 | Lazarus Giant Steps |
- |
UK50 (3 weeks) UK |
Placed only after re-release in 1994
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1993 | Wish I Was Skinny Giant Steps |
- |
UK75 (1 week) UK |
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1994 | Barney (... and Me) Giant Steps |
- |
UK48 (2 weeks) UK |
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1995 | Wake Up Boo Wake Up! |
DE65 (10 weeks) DE |
UK9
silver
(11 weeks)UK |
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Find the Answer Within Wake Up! |
- |
UK37 (4 weeks) UK |
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It's Lulu Wake Up! |
- |
UK25 (2 weeks) UK |
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From the bench at Belvidere |
- |
UK24 (2 weeks) UK |
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1996 | What's in the Box (See Whatcha Got) C'mon Kids |
- |
UK25 (2 weeks) UK |
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C'mon Kids C'mon Kids |
- |
UK18 (2 weeks) UK |
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1997 | Ride the Tiger C'mon Kids |
- |
UK38 (2 weeks) UK |
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1998 | Free Huey Kingsize |
- |
UK54 (2 weeks) UK |
More singles
- 1992: Lazy Day
- 1992: Does this Hurt?
- 1993: I Hang Suspended
swell
Web links
- Official website (English)
- BBC interview with Martin Carr: "I survived Britpop" (English)
- The Boo Radleys at Discogs (English)
- Martin Carr at Wallpaper Records