- Audio CD (31 Aug 1998)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sony Music
- ASIN: B0000262XK
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 53,976 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
3 and a half minutes is all it takes. Wake Up Boo! is one of the greatest pop songs of the last ten years, and anyone who disagrees is a curmudgeonly old fool, frankly, who must be too dull and old and po-faced to be seduced by it's perfectly Motown-tastic brass and breezy Autumn-morning chorus. But don't be fooled - there may well be loads of hooks and choruses on this LP, but it's still the Boos, and those hooks and choruses are still tied to psychedelic guitar abuse and deeply touching sentiment. If you think Wake Up Boo! is all this album, or indeed, the Boos, are about, then you are very much mistaken. Check out Wilder and Twinside. Sod it, just buy this album. And Giant Steps too. You bloody deserve it.
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This isn't the Boo Radleys at their best, but it's not far off, and still deserving off five-stars. Billed as the Boo Radleys's 'pop' album, this probably caused some confusion for the 90s indiepop kids who bought it on the strength of 'Wake Up Boo'...
WUB is a great pop song in its way, as are the other singles from the album: 'It's Lulu' and 'Find The Answer Within'. However this is a genuine album with little filler, and the best tracks are the slower, more downbeat, or just plain odd ones: 'Joel' is about four songs in one, 'Martin Doom' is great, catchy but very odd, and 'Wilder' is one of the most beautiful sad songs you're ever likely to hear. Many of these songs are sad, underneath - not angsty, or enraged, or anything so teenage, but genuinely sad.
A little gem of a record, drowned out by the lead-single's catchiness and popularity. Try it.
WUB is a great pop song in its way, as are the other singles from the album: 'It's Lulu' and 'Find The Answer Within'. However this is a genuine album with little filler, and the best tracks are the slower, more downbeat, or just plain odd ones: 'Joel' is about four songs in one, 'Martin Doom' is great, catchy but very odd, and 'Wilder' is one of the most beautiful sad songs you're ever likely to hear. Many of these songs are sad, underneath - not angsty, or enraged, or anything so teenage, but genuinely sad.
A little gem of a record, drowned out by the lead-single's catchiness and popularity. Try it.
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I've had no problems with regard to the ordering and receipt of this item. I only bought it so i could wake up to its a beautiful morning being played to me when my radio alarm... Read more
Published 11 months ago by g
I wouldn't start from here if I were you
Having just returned to this album for a first listen in a couple of years, it has become apparent why it's the Boo Radleys album that I listen to least of them all. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2005 by Mr. P. J. Snow
It's easier to drink than to think
The album where the Boo Radleys realised their dreams of pop stardom...the Wake Up Boo! single went Top 10 and propelled this LP to number one... Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2001 by knowledeayton
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