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Everything's Alright Forever

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The Boo Radleys have always been a much under-rated band and that record is usually considered as second fiddle in the Boo's catalog even amomg true fans of the band. What a shame!
For me, it ranks among the best noisy-pop albums of the 90s.
It's mind-blowing; Forget about Giant Steps or Kingsize - here the Boos master their wall-of-sound better than ever.

Back in '91-'92, what I consider to be the golden age of ethereal shoe gazing bands, was in progress. You had bands like The Drop Nineteens, Spiritualized, Medicine, Lush, Cocteau Twins, Swallow, My Bloody Valentine(without a doubt the best of the bunch), Slowdive, Ride, and then, of course, you had the Boo Radleys. While it is a shameless knockoff of the "shoe gazing" sonic distortion pioneered by My Bloody Valentine, this stands on its own as a beautiful, under-appreciated collection of haunting melodies.Some of the songs are so gorgeous that they have the effect of putting me in a trance. If you want to experience the best of that now long gone period, check this CD out. You'll thank me afterwards.

for all the shoegazers of the world, ones who love slowdive, my bloody valentine and more, if you haven't heard everything is alright forever and are detoured because of the obvious implications of "rip off", you are dead wrong. yes, the boo's do tend to take on the shoegazing in full effect...but, esp on this ablum, their style is brilliant and all their own. i prefer this ablum even over "loveless" for the mere fact that these songs are crafted perfectly, in dreamy bliss fashion...a sheer masterpiece...the trumpets in the first song alone tell you this loudly..this ablum will expand your mind along with your appreciation for the greatest style of music ever created. and if you can try and find the album "learning to walk" too! it's rare but it's noise lover's dream bye buy by bi

I have taken a lot of time to take this album in. It has held me speechless with it's unique approaches to loud, abrasive rock music, it is always volatile and noisy, yet serene and beautiful at the same time.
You see, the Boo Radleys created a timeless sounding album with "Everything's Allright Forever." They were one of the first bands to take psychedelic british rock music and couple it with unique pop music flourishes. Opener "Spaniard" erupts into stately spanish-style horn while MBV guitars roar in the background. Reviewers have described the production of this album as "sonic shading" and that is nothing but the truth. Each song has layers of guitarwork with infinite and fresh sounding effects.
Songwriter Martin Carr was able to incorporate so many cool sounds into the traditional shoegaze approach, it is amazing.
"I Feel Nothing" uses acoustic jazz chords before erupting into feedback. "Paradise" utilizes an amazing midsection breakdown of spacey guitar drones which pulse all the way off the speakers. Perhaps "Paradise" is a good example of Carr's excellent use of atmospherics, guitars sound loud, but are mixed in the distance, giving the album an open, spacey vibe.
Songs like "Sparrow" turn things down a bit, while rockers like "Skyscraper" "Firesky" and "Lazy Day" all take distortion to new levels. All of the songs are perfect, and alright forever. A timeless guitar classic.

I also recommend "Learning To Walk", a collection of earlier EPs, if you happen to really enjoy this album.

Frankly, it took me a few listenings to get into this. The first time I thought the vocals were mixed way too low, and it was just long ambient chords of noise, but after awhile its hypnotic effect got to me, and now it's one of my favorite albums. It's much less bouncy than other Boo Radley albums, but these guys certainly know how to set moods with tape recorders. If you're looking for something to listen to in a cheap but sunny apartment on an endless weekday afternoon, and you're full of the entire world but also nothing whatsoever, this is the ideal hour to spend.

What an awesome disk! I still remember putting this one in my cd changer for the first time and hearing something unlike I'd ever heard before. I know the washed out guitars and vocals will be compared to My Bloody Valentine and the like, but this album has something its very own. It's got adventure, melody, dissonance back to melody, and all kinds of unusual twists and turns. Although it takes you on a frenetic ride; it all seems to coalesce to make a single statement. What an awesome disk!

One of the most brilliant shoegaze/noise-pop album ever, and certainly the Boo's best effort, despite what the professional critics say. They got a little too cute on their next too albums, but on this one monster hooks, wall-of-sound guitars, blissed-out burst of fuzz and feedback, and melodies worthy of the best of 1960s AM pop make for one of the best pop albums I've ever heard. If you like what some moronic Britcrit called "shoegaze" you'll love this.

This album is awesome. It takes the shoegaze guitars and adds pop hooks along with just guitar feedback much like mbv. I enjoy it much better than any other album from this genere or shoegaze era. Listen to "Lazy day" and tell me that isn't brilliant.