Agree that Bullfrog Green should have been a single. I like the psychedelic bit in that song but it feels a little tacked on. Ride The Tiger too - a good pop song that sounds like Carr wanted to 'weird up' and add some backwards shit in the middle 8. I love their weirdness, but on these tracks it sounds a bit forced. Not so much on Four Saints, which I'm glad is getting props here as I always thought I was alone in thinking of it as a highlight. If C'mon Kids had been full of tracks as effortlessly bizarre as this, it would have earnt its reputation as the most out-there Boos record. Speaking of which, I think it's a shame the band went to such lengths in covering up their little idiosyncrasies - editing the stranger bits out of their single versions and pretty much only releasing straight-up pop songs as A-sides (resulting in a skewed public perception of them as a happy clappy no-nonsense pop band).
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:39 (eleven years ago) link
i am moderately fond of Giant Steps but had not heard this album, so this thread inspired me to listen to it. kinda wish i hadn't. voted for track 1 because it's all downhill from there.
― some dude, Monday, 21 May 2012 17:48 (eleven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
Sad I missed this. Would've been a tough call between "Everything Is Sorrow" and "Bullfrog Green." Prefer Wake Up! and Kingsize as records but these songs are as experimental and successful as anything Martin Carr ever did.
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 02:22 (eleven years ago) link
I remember we went to a 'preview' gig around this time. Arthur Baker was stood in front of us, seemed unusual at the time.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 06:47 (eleven years ago) link
Two people think Meltin's Worm is the highlight of this record???
― Pacific Trash Vortex (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 06:56 (eleven years ago) link
I'm guessing you rate Giant Steps as the best (Only Geir doesn't) how would you rank the other albums?
i'm a huge fan and they are by far my favorite band of the 90's and i even own every single. i also have a slightly different order than probably most.
1. Kingsize2. Giant Steps3. Learning To Walk4. Wake Up!5. C'Mon Kids6. Everything's Alright Forever
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 03:45 (eleven years ago) link
1= C'mon Kids1= Kingsize3= Giant Steps3= Wake Up!5. Everything's Alright Forever
― Morrissey & Clunes: The Severed Alliance (PaulTMA), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 11:19 (eleven years ago) link
1. Giant Ste;s2. Kingsize3. C'mon Kids4. Wake Up5. Everything's Alright Forever6. Learning To Walk7. Ichabod & I
Looks like Kingsize should be the next album to get a poll. Really glad other people rate that album.
― Kitchen Person, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 13:24 (eleven years ago) link
1. Giant Steps2. Kingsize3. Everything's Alright Forever4. Wake Up5. Ichabod & I6. C'mon Kids7. Learning To Walk
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 13:27 (eleven years ago) link
1 giant steps2 everything's alright forever3 wake up4 c'mon kids5 kingsize6 learning to walk7 ichbod & i
― keythhtyek, Thursday, 24 May 2012 02:40 (eleven years ago) link
1. fuck off2. you bollocks3. stick the 90s4. up your bollocks5. fucking indie6. wank7. wank wank wank wank wank
― ahhhhhhh shit here comes the motherfuckin thread cops (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 May 2012 02:42 (eleven years ago) link
ignore the troll
― Bee OK, Thursday, 24 May 2012 02:49 (eleven years ago) link
anyways these list are interesting as everyone is having different opinions of what are the best album. Kingsize is interesting, when i was on the bravecaptain board it seems like a bunch of hard core fans really, really like that album. like the jewel of the Boo Radleys albums that casual fans seems to dismiss.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 24 May 2012 02:50 (eleven years ago) link
can't believe i trolled another fucking indiestalgia poll
― ahhhhhhh shit here comes the motherfuckin thread cops (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 May 2012 02:55 (eleven years ago) link
kingsize is pretty good, let down by containing their most wretched track "free huey"
― ban halen (electricsound), Thursday, 24 May 2012 02:56 (eleven years ago) link
er, xpost
Kingsize prob the most Brave Captain-friendly album so
hard to disagree w/ NV's premise tbh
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Thursday, 24 May 2012 03:05 (eleven years ago) link
but every thread i see him post in it negitive.
this is ILM, it's a board to discuss music (iirc), if he is not interested in the thread than stay the fuck out.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 24 May 2012 03:15 (eleven years ago) link
it it's
.. and yet the brave captain himself was very ho-hum about the album
― Mark G, Thursday, 24 May 2012 05:52 (eleven years ago) link
It's a bored, dying album by a bored, dying band. Giant Steps is the only full length I return to with any frequency.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 24 May 2012 07:23 (eleven years ago) link
Kingsize-era Boos has some great ideas let down by some very precious songwriting. I feel that Carr's lyrics became increasingly insipid after Wake Up, to the point where most Brave Captain material makes me reel.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Thursday, 24 May 2012 08:26 (eleven years ago) link
tbh, irrespective of my feelings about this shite, i crossed the line into boorish cuntiness and i'd like to apologise Mr OK
― ahhhhhhh shit here comes the motherfuckin thread cops (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 May 2012 10:30 (eleven years ago) link