Timothy Brown (bassist)

Timothy Brown (born 26 February 1969, in Wallasey, Cheshire, England) was the bassist for the English band, The Boo Radleys, which formed on the Wirral in 1988.

Originally, the band consisted of Brown, guitarist/songwriter Martin Carr, vocalist/guitarist Sice and drummer, Steve Hewitt.

Life in the band

The band released their first album, "Ichabod and I", on the local record label Action Records in 1990; Hewitt was replaced by Rob Cieka after the release of the record.

With the support of influential British disc jockey John Peel, the band signed with Rough Trade Records with whom they released the "Every Heaven" EP in 1991 - a record which made it into the lower regions of the UK Singles Chart.

Rough Trade folded shortly after the release of "Every Heaven", and The Boo Radleys moved to Creation Records, releasing "Everything's Alright Forever" in 1992.

The album was also released in the U.S. through Creation's association with Columbia Records, but did not gain much attention there. In the UK, it received favorable reviews and the group began to build a fan base.

Topping several 'best of the year' lists, including those in Melody Maker and Select, 1993's "Giant Steps" was a critical success in the UK and sold respectably. In the U.S. the record launched the alternative hit "Lazarus", and led to second-stage spot on the Lollapalooza tour in 1994.

Released in the UK in the spring of 1995, the more pop-oriented "Wake Up!" was the band's commercial breakthrough, debuting at number one.

The bright, horn-driven single "Wake Up, Boo!" entered in the Top Ten and stayed on the chart until the early summer, preventing the follow-up single, "Find the Answer Within", from charting higher than the top 30.Fact|date=February 2007

The Boo Radleys returned in the autumn of 1996 with "C'mon Kids", a self-consciously loud and arty album designed to shake off the band's newfound pop fans.

It worked - the album debuted in the Top Ten but soon fell off the charts, despite positive reviews.

Early in 1997, the band finalized an American contract with Mercury Records, and "C'mon Kids" was released in March, six months after its initial British release.

"Kingsize" followed in late 1998, and was again met with favourable reviews, but the Boos officially broke up months later just weeks before the title track was set to be released as a single.

Life after the band

Tim Brown has since became a highly respected school teacher - he now goes by the name "Mr.Brown." [http://www.alumni.ljmu.ac.uk/page_display.asp?pageid=NEWS&pagekey=58&articlekey=155] and teachers in St Louis Grammar School Kilkeel [http://www.stlouis.org.uk]