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Giant Steps by The Boo Radleys
Giant Steps is an album by The Boo Radleys, released in 1993. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Barney and Me”, on 2 lists with a best position of #35.
Giant Steps, the Boo Radleys' third album, came out on Creation in 1993 and borrowed its title from John Coltrane, which tells you the ambition level. The Wallasey band had come up through shoegaze, and that wash of guitar is still here, but Martin Carr's songs now crash it into pop, reggae, noise pop and orchestral arrangements, often within the same few minutes.
It's a gloriously overstuffed record, restless and bright, with Sice's airy voice floating over Carr's guitar, Tim Brown's bass and Rob Cieka's drums as the band swerves from sugar-rush melody to feedback squall and back again. "Lazarus" and "Barney and Me" are the songs that caught ears, and the follow-up, Wake Up!, would carry them all the way to a number-one album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Giant Steps on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barney and Me | 2 | #35 | – | 1993 | |
| 2 | Lazarus | 2 | #39 | – | 1992–2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.