- rock, indie rock, psychedelic
- 64 min
- 17 tracks
- Columbia
Giant Steps is the third album by the Boo Radleys, released on 16 August 1993. The title is inspired by John Coltrane's album Giant Steps, and the record features an assortment of influences—the band's previous shoegazing sound backed by pop, reggae, noise pop and orchestral sounds.
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Spare, character-led, grave and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
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Tracks
- 1I Hang Suspended3:57
- 2Upon 9th and Fairchild4:51
- 3Wish I Was Skinny3:38
- 4Leaves and Sand4:26
- 5Butterfly McQueen3:29
- 6Rodney King (Song for Lenny Bruce)2:46
- 7Thinking of Ways3:49
- 8Barney (…and Me)4:42
- 9Spun Around2:31
- 10If You Want It, Take It2:47
- 11Best Lose the Fear4:12
- 12Take the Time Around4:08
- 13Lazarus4:38
- 14One Is For1:36
- 15Run My Way Runway2:20
- 16I’ve Lost the Reason5:17
- 17The White Noise Revisited5:03
17 tracks, 64 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Boo Radleys
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1993
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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