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Kingsize [Extra tracks]

Boo Radleys, Boo Radleys Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (11 Oct 2010)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Extra tracks
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • ASIN: B003XKB0EE
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 159,702 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. BLUE ROOM IN ARCHWAY
2. THE OLD NEWS STAND IN HAMILTON SQUARE
3. FREE HUEY
4. MONUMENTS FOR A DEAD CENTURY
5. HEAVEN'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS GLASS
6. KINGSIZE
7. HIGH AS MONKEYS
8. EUROSTAR
9. ADIEU CLO CLO
10. JIMMY WEBB IS GOD
11. SHE IS EVERYWHERE
12. COMB YOUR HAIR
13. SONG FROM THE BLUEROOM
14. THE FUTURE IS NOW
15. SPANISH LIZARDS
16. EVERYTHING FALLS AWAY
17. IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY

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Amazon.co.uk Review

"Genius" is a word as over-used as "exclusive" and "quality", but in the Boo Radleys' case, the relatively untouched plaudit of "Really very talented" would still be way short of the mark. By the time King Size came out, Chief Boo Martin Carr had been obsessing on the Beatles and knocking out triumphal mini-symphonies for nearly 10 years, and he still hadn't run out of ways to make a song explode halfway through. Check out "Monuments For A Dead Century" here; three songs in one and each capable of monkeying with your actual soul. He'd just got married, so you'll excuse the giddy abandon with which the word "love" is chucked around--you will when you hear the frankly gorgeous chorus of "Eurostar", anyway; or the woozy harmonies of the title track. Genius, genius, genius--still a word not over-used where the Boo Radleys are concerned. --Caitlin Moran

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Formed in 1988 in Merseyside and their own way through the changeable music scene of the 90's leaving many classic albums and singles and a couple of massive hits.

Kingsize was the bands' sixth and final album they split on its release not helping its sales. It is a great album and well worth discovering twelve years on. It is presented here with bonus tracks and an exclusive booklet.


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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By T. SMEDLEY VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
I had only really been previously aware of the Boo Radleys due to Wake up Boo! and a good friend and singer in my one-time band tipped me off about this album. It has now gone on the win the acolade of my 'favourite album' and I quite simply never tire of hearing it.
I beleive the trio of Kingsize, High as Monkeys and Eurostar are unrivaled as the heart of any album, for sheer beauty and showing a band's quality. These three alone make it an essential purchase, but don't think the other songs are any weaker for them, Comb Your Hair flows along effortlessly, with melodies and emotion lesser bands would kill for, the opener Blue Room in Archway, is joyously experimental, harking back to Giant Steps and the slower songs such as She Is Everywhere and Song From The Blue Room have a grace and intimacy unmatched in modern music.
Having subsequently bought all the band's albums, only the afore-mentioned Giant Steps comes close and the others have suffered unfortunately in the shadow of Kingsize and rarely graced my CD player. If rumours are to be beleived and the lack of success for this album was partly to blame for the band's split, then shame on the record buyers out there for denying us a follow-up
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
This is the kind of album that you always knew the Boo Radleys could come up with, but were afraid they never would before they split. Both a fusion of their pop style from 'Wake Up!' and their spaced-out weirdness on 'C'mon Kids' and a progression from both albums, it's packed with simple, brilliant tunes. Check out 'Kingsize' for rousing anthemic happiness; 'She Is Everywhere' for subtle paranoia; or 'Jimmy Webb Is God' for affecting tribute. Whatever emotion you need, it's certain to be on this one glorious album, packaged by a band whose creativity was criminally under-recognised by the majority of music lovers.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Brit Pop 6 Feb 2000
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Having a penchant for British pop music, I have to say The Boo Radleys is a fine example of that sound I am so fond of. "Heaven's At the Bottom of This Glass" is a perfect execution of their style. Yeah, they do sound a bit Beatlesesque, or like a less pissed off Oasis, but they still sound cool. And for anyone interested in the sounds of some lesser known, interesting American pop/rock bands, try gigolo aunts and splender.
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