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Release Date: 2000-04-11
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One of the best of Shoegazing. One of the best of all time. (5 stars)
This is certainly in my "top 10 albums of all time" list. I won't go into detail describing it or comparing the sound to other bands -- it pretty much just needs to be heard. It is shoegazing at its best.
Definitely the best Boo Radleys album (Giant Steps is the runner-up), although it's somewhat hard to compare Boo Radleys albums to each other since the early ones are Shoegazing and the later ones are brit-pop. But they were masters at Shoegazing and only mediocre at brit-pop, so I guess it's still safe to say that this is the best.
How they came up with some of these songs is beyond me. So many layers of sound, such lovely melodies, so original, so beautiful... A gift to the world, too bad the world didn't appreciate it. |  | | | A Shoegazer Masterpiece (5 stars)
This album is absolutely beautiful. I'm a huge fan of shoegazer and consider this almost as good as My Bloody Valentine's undisputed masterpiece "Loveless". Why it is so unrecognized is completely beyond me. A number of songs come to mind as being the epitome of the shimmering beauty and fuzz feedback the movement was known for. They remind me a little of Grandaddy in that some of the songs will suddenly shift melody and structure mid-song into something new and different. I'm not even a Boo Radleys fan to be honest. Their later output really turned me off as they veered into more generic pop (though you should check out a song of theirs called "Rodney King" off their next album. Its one of the best songs of the 90's). If you like My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Slowdive, etc then there is no reason you should not own this. This is arguably in the top 3 of the era. Buy it now and bask in its beauty. If you like this you should also check out Medicine's "Shot Forth Self Living" one of my other favorite albums of the era. | | | | perfect noise, no complaints here! (5 stars)
what is it with the other reviewers? this album is excellent! it is the perfect album to play in one sitting, or driving in a car or anywhere. the songs are short (generally) and catchy and yes, very noisy! they sound nothing at all like radiohead or the beta band. i do like the beta band, but i can not agree with the reviewer who thinks they are similar.how on earth did you get that comparison? it could be more compared to a garage band doing my bloody valentine covers, at least! this album has neat sounds ( studio chatter, etc.) left in the mix, and makes for some interesting stuff at high volumes. i think this is basically brit pop with an edge- not crap like travis ( ugghh, they really suck! ) or some other crap that "indeots" like...just buy this album, your money will not be wasted...my favorite song on it?. would have to be " does this hurt?"...the same question i ask of you when you hear it... | | | | Boo Radleys get mellow and spacey (4 stars)
This album takes a few listens to get into. Actually, it takes a few _playings_ to get into, since it's not the kind of music one usually chooses to sit down and listen to. Consisting mostly of long stretches of walls of guitar sound, it paints more of a sonic picture ala Radiohead or Beta Band. Weaved into this wall, however, is a surpriding and delightful amount of texture and variety, and some genuinely catchy tunes.The vocals are mixed (appropriately) very low, which at first irritated me. Later I understood the band's intent better, and now that doesn't bother me at all. For those already familiar with the band, this CD is their least bouncy-pop sounding, and easily the mellowest. It's also my favorite of theirs. | | | | The Boo Radley's all over (3 stars)
This CD is good and has the definate Boo Radley's sound. Lazy Day is areally good song on this CD and Paradise is litterally amazing. The whole CD is paradise. Memory Babe is without a doubt the highlight of the CD with pumping chords and a really good, "sing a long" sound. I have given this CD a low rateing because i feel that the Boo Radley's could do better and have done better but compared to other bands it is 5 stars! | | | |
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