The Boo Radleys "kaleidoscope"

[@TheJeffps3]

Takes me back to the gig I went to at the Camden Falcon in 91 I believe. Loud af sweaty basement loads of feedback, probably one of the best gigs I ever been too. I had a kebab afterwards.

[@scraggi]

Etherial noisy brilliance , uplifting and sad at the same time . How I miss the boos , and proper indie music in general , much better than the sanitized commercial shit of today!

[@disorder_go]

Once again proving, you can never have too much guitar on a song. One of my all time faves. The only complaint I have is that it’s about an hour too short.

[@kriz716]

One of the best endings to any song ever, Reminds me of the band Can, Skating in the late 80's, Shoe gazing and now that you mention it The Mary Chain.

[@mysticladytarot7777]

Yeah it's v low fi/krautrockesque

[@blueradley]

It was on the Ichabod & I album but was re-recorded for release on an EP ( a superb one at that). The EP version is on Learning To Walk. My favourite song from one of my favourite bands.

[@crh7742]

A piece of brilliance. Proper indie music. My fave BR track by far.

[@marcusbell5383]

There early eps were excellent,this is classic early boo s tune

[@LaurentCharbonnier-cd9sm]

Awasome !

[@sunlounger29]

So good to hear this song again after all this time... thanks for sharing!

[@AShoegazer]

Hello, Mike! Many thanks for sharing it. This song reminds me of my youth and how life was just fun back then. Cheers from Brazil.

[@foxystoat69]

They played my locasl fleapit in 1990 and opened with this, as nickmainline comments, this song completely changed everything for me, in terms of my musical direction. Thanks for posting

[@pietropes1322]

The drums, the feedback....so good

[@TheSpacemanSpliff]

Yes!

[@jairsilva4521]

Brilliant Noise !

[@kieneckerjanmartin4562]

You are so damn right. Legend!

[@happinessisabutterfly13]

i just discovered this genre, and I have never heard anything like it before.

[@TheSpacemanSpliff]

Check out Spirit of the Blitz skate video. This song is the intro, it’s so good!

[@dirtmcgirt1038]

just discovering shoegaze? I envy you so much, I wish I could go back and hear mbv and slowdive again for the first time

[@happinessisabutterfly13]

@@dirtmcgirt1038 its been a year now lol but mbv, slowdive, boo radleys, cocteau twins etc are now some of my fav artits

[@NightElveee]

@@dirtmcgirt1038 i'm so glad i discovered shoegaze in 2020,i came from hardcore punk and metal, it's been a very extensive 3 years now, one of the best music discoveries i've made, still finding new bands that i missed out in the 90's.

[@УЛ314-38]

I've seen them back to May of 1993 in Switzerland's Lausanne. Two days "The nuissance festival" for the crowd of about only 200-250 people. TBR were performing along with Adorable, Moose, The Faith' Healers, The Telescopes, Prodigy, Blur, perhaps few other bands

[@johnnyparrish2062]

As featured on the Deathbox Skateboards excellent 'Spirit of the Blitz' VHS video, Alex Moul section. Classic noise from way back in the days before britpop/shitpop RAPED THE INDIE MUSIC SCENE!!! BIG SHOUT OUT THE STOURBRIDGE CREW!

[@MrGuyver31]

One of the best skate vids ever , this song and the German punk band the spermbirds ! , can't find this song anywhere other than 12"

[@Rhizzome]

Johnny Parrish Deathbox brought me here

[@tjsoccer3137]

the very best of shoe gazing. absolute genius.

[@drifter182]

I love this song. Thanks a lot for uploading this version.

[@stephendarcy9803]

Takes me back to Saturday afternoons in Whiplash records at Quiggins in the early 90’s with Ant & Mark!! The Boo’s would often pop in for a chat & a joint. Great days!!! R.I.P Mark mate.

[@mspr100]

one of my top ten songs this is a classic; shoegaze but very garage

[@anthonysimms4735]

A noisey, brilliant tune I never tire of hearing. The last minute is just bliss.

[@chuchodm3678]

Excelente video de los BOO

[@catcat1517]

This was a magical time in music and brings back so many memories.

[@RichardQuirkmusic]

Thanks for posting this Mike. I remember the 12" well, 4 great songs. I wish it was mixed / mastered better as it sounds like it's straight from a 4 track cassette without any later mastering benefit.

[@76Gazz]

This tune and Something to prove by Spermbirds. Best tunes on Spirit of the Blitz.

[@TheSpacemanSpliff]

100%!

[@peterpeter2198]

kaleidoscope and messi scoring a hat-trick for argentina at 2am bst. this is surreal. I be floating.

[@filibertoa85]

the best shoegaze

[@mattjammy9884]

it's up there in my top five all time shoegaze tracks..... awesome!

[@gracegg5485]

@@mattjammy9884 what are your top fives?????

[@mattjammy9884]

ride - seagull slowdive - slowdive my bloody valentine - clare the boo radleys - kaleidoscope Catherine wheel - flower to hide

[@mattjammy9884]

there are more tracks in the genre that do need shouting about!

[@gracegg5485]

@@mattjammy9884 whyy plsss shout them out i am on a shoegazee crave this whole week man.... listneing to shoegazee in a dark room......good music

[@76Gazz]

Spirit of the Blitz

[@mattjammy9884]

saw these just before this single came out, not known at all then, they were supporting wedding present in my hometown the wedding presents seamonsters tour 1990....this track is epic!

[@adamsmith307]

Matt Jammy wasn't Seamonsters out in 91?

[@krs1aberdeen]

THIS is the Boo Radleys, nae yer wake up cr4p. First I heard it was in Deathbox Skateboards "Spirit of the blitz" video and had to own it. For those nae ITK, search it :-)

[@TheSpacemanSpliff]

I have that VHS still!

[@76Gazz]

Yeh...Spirit of the Blitz!

[@Sensabaugh]

Wonderful Noise and Beauty

[@rabbidpunk4117]

1991 to 1995, There were so many great indie bands out during that period. The album that this is taken from was excellent but after this album the boo's went down hill unfortunately. So many great bands from that time, ride, bleach paris angels and many many more.

[@adamsmith307]

Rabbid Punk eventually they went downhill but not after, at least making Everything's Alright Forever and Giant Steps

[@alexjames4064]

I see Wake Up! as a bit of a career blip, as C'mon Kids was excellent also. They'd always been about noise and melody but I guess the melody eventually won out. Never really listened to Kingsize so can't comment.

[@Memory_Gatherers]

fucking brilliant

[@davemcshee3366]

Spirit of the blitz

[@cachorritodeoro]

Expectacular recuerdos.

[@TheSpacemanSpliff]

To whom else does this bring back childhood memories?

[@realizationriodejaneir8]

Good band and good music.

[@Shauneroo]

Ah yes, when the Boo Radleys were good...

[@martydibergi]

Thanks

[@kriz716]

@keflar5 It's a great song but whats so nostalgic about My Bloody Valentine and Dinosaur Jr in 91? These bands were psychedelic and maybe they had a bit of a new romantic vibe to some of their music like Ride for example. but none of them were retro like the Stone Roses.

[@Acidmarx]

Mi favorita.

[@panagiotischaralampopoulos7152]

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[@ShoeGazer]

yeah!

[@scraggi]

The fade out is an hour too short .

[@robwormald6827]

This. This. All day this. It ends way too soon!

[@asperhes]

Two hours.

[@Acidmarx]

yes , i´ve got (vinyl)

[@VanillaLoaf]

and who can forget Marky Mark and the funky bunch.

[@nadasurfelectric5029]

This drums...

[@andrewwhitehead6764]

Anybody see them at Crystal Palace Bowl supporting Pixies? Saw them at Reading too when I think they had some laughing gas on stage with them? I've got a couple of their albums - love Lazarus....

[@seagullsforever]

This version is off the 1990 Kaleidoscope Ep it also featured on Learning to walk released in 1992 I had both versions this is the better one. Cheers

[@barbarathomas3194]

Boo Aye! Sorry, Aye!

[@tragmadat]

I played this while unvirgined

[@platipuce8193]

+Geertjan Vianen weird dude

[@ModMokkaMatti]

TMI. Seriously.

[@JOHNBOULTERartandsong]

Early rads best. Dec '91 leic poly with mbv, great night. Someone stole my loveless t-shirt off the washing line a month later. Tragedy!

[@jairsilva4521]

Eternal Classic shoegazer .

[@XxXchinatigerXxX]

Fuckin 'A!'

[@bryceyamamoto5385]

I remember liking this back when I was in high school.

[@カミュカミュ-i3d]

初期の頃が良いよね

[@55centralparkwest]

dj moul e made this tune. it sums up southern england in the early 90's. hardcore you know the score

[@micklee5152]

Northern England. They're from Liverpool

[@ukpunk1]

experimental shoegaze!!!

[@barondaquarto4610]

1993

[@micklee5152]

1990 actually

[@ABTE67]

the jesus and mary chain 1988

[@wirechase]

You might want to mention that this song is titled "Kaliedoscope," opener off the 'Learning to Walk' compilation and the song was done between 1990 and 1992. There ya go, research done for ya-

[@disorder_go]

wirechase Ichabod And I

[@stephendarcy9803]

Released first on their first album ‘Ichabod & I’ & then re-recorded to this version for the Kaliedoscope EP their first release for Rough Trade.

[@jijst5]

Reminds me of Radiohead!

[@adamsmith307]

Jijst5 this was two or three years before Radiohead appeared.

[@alexjames4064]

Radiohead were definitely influenced by the Boos, I think they even said publicly that C'mon Kids made them think about how they were writing OK Computer.

[@strongbird3499]

Wow. I only ever knew this band for "Wake Up Boo." Had no idea they made stuff like this.

[@stiffspiff]

@ABTE67 at least this guy's voice isn't horrendous.

[@VanillaLoaf]

alas, Loveless MBV '91....

[@Flibbybibby]

Nick M This was released before Loveless.

[@ABTE67]

@martydibergi a jesus and mary chain copy

[@adamsmith307]

Eduardo Bracamonte only a bit - more MBV, Pale Saints, bit of Swervedriver. They definitely had their own thing going on though too.

[@4darin5]

who (cares)

[@filibertoa85]

a sonic youth copy

[@storyofwonderbird]

+filibertoa85 are you deaf?

[@russellclash]

+filibertoa85 I thought they kinda sounded like Kiss... and the masks... c'mon! it's obvious.

[@chrish8904]

filibertoa85 well, bands like Sonic Youth partly inspired shoegaze bands like The Boo Radleys that came after.

[@adamsmith307]

filibertoa85 a bit harsh and not entirely accurate, surely?

[@porterhall27]

nonsense