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| | Encyclopedia: Boomtown Rats |
 | | Original UK LP album cover: The Boomtown Rats - The Boomtown Rats The Boomtown Rats was The Boomtown Rats 1977 first album and included the Rats first hit single as well as the subsequent Mary Of The 4th Form Tracks: Lookin After No.... | | | V Deep was The Boomtown Rats 1982 fifth album and first to be released after guitarist Gerry Cott left the group. | | | The Boomtown Rats' popularity never rose beyond their successes of the late '70s, and after the weak sales of their 1982 album "V Deep" the band had reached its end. |
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| | CMT.com : The Boomtown Rats : Biography |
| | The Boomtown Rats' second straight U.K. number one came in the summer of 1979 with "I Don't Like Mondays," a song inspired by a California teenager who had gone on a killing spree and glibly justified her action with the title line. | | | A Tonic for the Troops was released in the U.S. on Columbia Records in February 1979 with two tracks from The Boomtown Rats substituted for tracks on the U.K. version. | | | The Boomtown Rats released their final U.K. Top Ten hit, "Banana Republic," in November 1980, followed by their fourth album, Mondo Bongo, in January 1981. |
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| | Boomtown Rats - Punk & New Wave - Randy's Rodeo |
| | Over the course of six albums, the Rats were changelings, morphing from a punk band with Springsteen tendencies into a musically ambitious pop group, then embracing world beat before finally retrenching, settling into dull mainstream rock. | | | One of the earliest English punk releases was the Boomtown Rats' "Looking Out For No. 1" (1976), a herky-jerky, ironic ode to the Me Decade. | | | Boomtown Rats - Punk and New Wave - Randy's Rodeo |
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| | bobgeldof.info - "The Boomtown Rats"- 1977 |
| | Looked upon by the scribes who write our pop and rock history as a bunch of punk light weights, the Boomtown Rats are not loved and revered as frequently as their musical contemporaries The Pistols, The Jam, The Clash. | | | The fact that the Rats were originally called The Nitelife Thugs may provide a clue to much of the content of that first album, loaded as it is with grimly picaresque urban fables of alienation and violence. | | | Boomtown Rats: the band's name says it all. |
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| | BBC NEWS Entertainment Boomtown Rats to sue Bob Geldof |
| | The Boomtown Rats scored 14 hit singles in the UK charts between 1977 and 1984 - including two number ones - and released five hit albums. | | | They have also requested financial information from Universal Music - the record label which released a Boomtown Rats greatest hits compilation and re-mastered versions of their six studio albums earlier this year. | | | Bob Geldof has been threatened with legal action by ex-members of his old band the Boomtown Rats over alleged unpaid royalties. |
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| | TrouserPress.com :: Boomtown Rats |
| | Matching the verbal onslaught, the music is as dense and rugged as any they have ever made, yet uplifting in the band's stalwart refusal to buckle. | | | The Canadian-only Rat Tracks has a live cut, a remix of "Up All Night" and several otherwise UK-only obscurities: five tracks in all. | | | Geldof is at his driven best, and the band keeps pace in a number of styles (including an encore of Mondo Bongo's sound and a Dennis Bovell dub mix of one track) that don't neatly hang together, but paint the group in a most fascinating light. |
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| | Animals Boomtown Rats Wikimedia Needs Your Help In Its US$75,000 Fund Drive |
| | Boomtown rats bob geldof gigs tours reviews gerry cott simon crowe pete briquette garry roberts rat trap don't like mondays fine art of surfacing marc bolan gung ho The album is to include a cover version of The Boomtown Rats hit 'She's So Modern' The media have been reporting The Boomtown Rats are to reform. | | | The Boomtown Rats (1975-1984) were a punk rock/new wave group headed by Bob Geldof who was later known. | | | Link to us the six albums he made with the Boomtown Rats between 1977 and 1985 are about to. |
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| | The Boomtown Rats |
| | The Rats were the biggest band in the UK during the late 70's to early 80's. | | | Geldof's increased visibility led to the belated U.S. release of The Boomtown Rats 6th album - In the Long Grass, but when it failed to chart, The Boomtown Rats were left without a record label in 1986. | | | But the music scribe aspired to be on the other side of the fence and, on returning to Dublin in 1975, he and his mates formed a band. |
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| | The Boomtown Rats : The Boomtown Rats - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect |
| | The Rats' debut album also featured the leering "Mary of the Fourth Form," their second single, but the rest of the album revealed more traditional rock influences. | | | Anyone who heard the Boomtown Rats' debut single, "Lookin' After No. 1," with its rapid drum beat, slashing guitars, and aggressive singing about impatience with the dole queue, would think of the group as a particularly tight, standard punk rock band on the London scene in 1977. | | | Overall, there were enough power chords and snotty sentiments to justify the punk tag, but it was already clear that the Rats aspired to the mainstream. |
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| | The Boomtown Rats |
| | Their 1978 single Rat Trap and 1979's I Don't Like Mondays both charted at #1 (I Don't Like Mondays would become a controversial minor U.S. hit as the song was somewhat based on an incident involving the sensless random shooting of a 17 year old girl in San Diego California). | | | They released their first single, Looking After No.1, in the summer of '77 which would chart at #11, eventually becoming the first punk record to be playlisted by the BBC. | | | Geldof and The Boomtown Rats would play host to 1985's Live Aid which included performances by David Bowie, U2, Duran Duran, Led Zeppelin (with Phil Collins and Tony Thompson on drums), Queen and Madonna - to name a few, with all proceeds going to world hunger. |
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Boomtown Rats [Remastered] [Original recording remastered]: Music |
| | It is almost inconceivable to think that the Boomtown Rats were considered "punks" (presumably because of the "rats" bit), because NONE of this album is punk with the honourable exception of "Lookin' After No. 1". | | | The Boomtown Rats were guilty of producing so much influence-laden music that no-one ever really knew who, or what they were, or wanted to be. | | | Whilst it reveals the influence of such as Bruce Springsteen, the Rats showed that they were more than imitators, delivering their own back to grass roots approach, mostly through Saint Bob's lyrics. |
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| | XTC Forum - The Boomtown Rats |
| | Bob and Pete have been trawling through the final track list for the forthcoming release on CD of Boomtown Rats Greatest Hits, which is scheduled for release on Eagle Records in the summer of 2003. | | | Word has it that the Rats' catalog has finally seen the light of day in the UK, remastered w/bonus cuts on each album. | | | Pete exclusively told the website that the Greatest Hits release will be first, followed by the re-release on CD of the full Rats catalogue later in the year. |
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| | In The Long Grass: Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats |
| | The Rats disbanded in the mid-80s but their music lives on in the hearts of their fans. | | | These cds are available now from both Amazon.com in the U.S. and Amazon.co.uk in the U.K. Each of the reissued albums include a few extra bonus tracks making these a MUST HAVE for all fans of The Rats or Bob Geldof. | | | The entire catalog of The Boomtown Rats is now available on compact disc. |
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| | TNL Forum - The Boomtown Rats |
| | I was watching one of the SCTV DVDs and they had The Boomtown Rats as a musical guest. | | | The Boomtown Rats were the first band termed "New Wave" | | | Their first 10 singles charted in the British Top 40, 9 of those singles went Top 15, and two went all the way to number 1. |
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| | BOOMTOWN RATS |
| | The band's appeal ranged from star-struck schoolgirls to serious musos, who considered the Rats to be pretty good for a bunch of punks. | | | Attempts to crack America in 1978-79 were fruitless, but while they were there a dramatic news item about a 16-year-old schoolgirl shooting her own classmates was to provide the basis for the Boomtown Rats' biggest hit song. | | | Incredibly, V Deep is the only Rats album currently available on CD, a sign of unwarranted neglect that should be rectified immediately. |
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| | I Don't Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats Songfacts |
| | Every song on the album is a different take on a song written by a man. | | | This song is exelent i remember hearing it when i was like 5 or 6 (my mum is a Bob geldof/BoomTown Rats fan) not knowing what is about then whan i was like 13 i put the CD on and my mum told me about it. | | | I'm not sure that many Brits who bought it realised at the time exactly who or what it was about. |
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| | Rhapsody Music: Download, Listen, Play & Burn The Boomtown Rats |
| | Click here to start listening to The Boomtown Rats and thousands of other artists FREE for 14 days with Rhapsody Unlimited. | | | Rhapsody Music: Download, Listen, Play and Burn The Boomtown Rats |
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| | Boomtown Rats |
| | Looking back, the Rats made some not bad toons. | | | A fine bit of power pop punk new wave shenanigans !!! |
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| | The Boomtown Rats (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Boomtown Rats was The Boomtown Rats' 1977 first album and included the Rat's first hit single "Lookin' After No. 1" as well as the subsequent "Mary Of The 4th Form". | | | This page was last modified 00:49, 4 November 2005. |
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| | The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays |
| | Her explanation to a reporter, "I just don't like Mondays," became the title of a song by the Boomtown Rats, an Irish rock group. | | | The song was a huge hit right around the world, and No.1 in over 30 countries. | | | The Rats actually did a demo as a reggae version. |
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| | Rat Trap (2 diff Top Of The Pops 1978) D28/364 | | | Mary Of The 4th Form (Top Of The Pops 1977) 364 | | | Rat Trap (1978 Promo) D8 I Don't Like Mondays (1979 Promo) DVD |
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| | Boomtown Rats - Mondo Bongo |
| | Excellent reissues of entire catalog, FINALLY!!2005 remastered reissue of 1981 and 4th album from The Boomtown Rats featuring frontman Bob Geldof. | | | Show All Titles and/or Sounds Like Boomtown Rats | | | Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers. |
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| | Also available as "Don't Believe What You Hear" bootleg, lacking track 13 Length: 00:49:45; Soundboard;Quality: A+ The Boomtown Rats - Live at NHK-Hall (1980/05/01) ! | | | F Yes A Studio, BBC Evening session (3 songs, filler on request) ??/09/1978 1 Yes A Live Middlesex Polytechnic - Don't Believe What You Hear bootleg ??/09/1978 1 No A- Live Middlesex Polytechnic (same show as Don't Believe.. | | | Bob Geldof - Oldenburg 1 (05/12/1992) (CDR) I have two different copies of this show ! |
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| | JR.com: THE BOOMTOWN RATS in Music |
| | The Boomtown Rats: Bob Geldof (vocals); Gerry Cott, Garry Roberts (guitar); Johnnie Fingers (keyboards); Pete Briquette (bass guitar);... | | | This release includes a bonus DVD featuring the short film SIGHTINGS OF BONO. | | | Full title: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of The Boomtown Rats. |
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| | Moviefone: The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon Movie: MAIN |
| | Synopsis: Irish rockers who fused the snot-nosed attitude of punk with the epic-scale guitar sound of heartland rock, the Boomtown Rats were storming the... | | | Moviefone: The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon Movie: MAIN | | | Play.com (UK) : The Boomtown Rats - Live At Hammersmith Odeon... |
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| | Boomtown - PC |
| | Desert Rats will be a purely strategic title with no base to build and no resources to manage. | | | These modes are going to add plenty of longevity to this title. | | | Away from the cities of Europe another battle raged during World War II. |
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| | Open Directory - Arts: Music: Bands and Artists: B: Boomtown Rats, The |
| | In The Long Grass: Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats - Fan site includes news, sound files, discography, lyrics, history, pictures, and information on related projects. | | | Top: Arts: Music: Bands and Artists: B: Boomtown Rats, The | | | Open Directory - Arts: Music: Bands and Artists: B: Boomtown Rats, The |
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| | Splitfocus |
| | If you go to the iTunes Music Store and search for "I Don't Like Mondays," you'll get the Boomtown Rats version as well as a Bon Jovi cover (with Geldof) and Tori Amos' version (I realy have to work harder at appreciating Tori's music--she always sounds so depressed). | | | I don't really know what to say--I'm into pop culture obviously (although there are huge holes in my knowledge--see John Davies or Kevin Corcoran or Sam Caggiula for a real collective awareness). | | | Nevertheless, I'm shocked when a piece of pop like this disappears from the cultural consciousness. |
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| | Virgin Radio - Music - Artists - Artist search |
| | Get Boomtown Rats CDs, DVDs and more from HMV.co.uk | | | Boomtown Rats appeared in the All Time Top 500 with I Don’t Like Mondays (126) | | | MSN Messenger Grab this great free download - chat, video messaging and more |
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| | Holland and Geldoff, Boomtown Rats? - TheCatSite.com Forums |
| | It's a video of a charity event for Amnesty International, and it has tons of British folks in it, like a bunch of the Monty Pythons, Peter Cook, Sting, Rowan Atkinson, Phil Collins, etc. (Actually not sure Phil Collins is a Brit, but for some reason I think he is.) Very 80's. | | | Anyway, Jools Holland and Bob Geldoff just performed "I Don't Like Mondays" which I think was sung by the the Boomtown Rats. | | | So, since I wasn't paying too much attention back then and I can't find the info now, does anyone know if either those guys was a member of the Boomtown Rats? |
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| | The Boomtown Rats - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links |
| | The Boomtown Rats - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links | | | Browse artists: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # | | | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Boomtown Rats |
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| | Watson-Guptill Publications |
| | “B” is for Beatles, Boomtown Rats, Beck and beyond! | | | Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock delivers more than half-a-million words, displays 600 dramatic full-color photographs, and features a range of artists that includes practically every rock performer and pop personality, from The King himself to contemporary Latin-American sensation Shakira. |
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| | Burngreave Messenger - Boomtown Rats! |
| | Rats are considered vermin because of their harmful effects upon humans. | | | They can transmit diseases, such as Weil's disease, which can be caught by contact with water or moist soil containing rat urine, and Salmonella. | | | If you do have rats, it's because they have found a source of food. |
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| | The Boomtown Rats: MP3 Download |
| | Allofmp3.com - MP3 Download / MP3 Music Catalogue / T / The Boomtown Rats |
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| | - SHOP.COM |
| | Prior to his global infamy as organizer of both Band Aid and Live Aid, Bob Geldof enjoyed a successful time with his punk-era band, The Boomtown Rats. | | | This show is culled from a 1978 performance at London's Hammersmith Odeon, with the Rats popularity... | | | Boomtown Rats - Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978 (DVD) |
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| | Boomtown Rats DVDs |
| | Top hits are included plus audience participation number, which was a popular feature of early Rats gigs. | | | This show was filmed at London's Hammersmith Odeon in the summer of 1978. | | | The film and sound have been restored under the supervision of Bob Geldof and Pete Briquette. |
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| | Fridays: The Boomtown Rats - TV.com |
| | We don't have trivia for The Boomtown Rats. | | | --The Boomtown Rats perform "Someone's Looking at You" and "I Don't Like Mondays" | | | Tell the world what you think of The Boomtown Rats. |
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| | Rat Trap The Boomtown Rats FL |
| | Welcome to Rat Trap, the TheFanlistings.org approved fanlisting for the band the Boomtown Rats. | | | This fanlisting was last updated on October 3, 2005. |
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| | Impact Online - The Boomtown Rats |
| | Back in 1975 when the Rats formed they weren't known as the 'Boomtown Rats'?oh no?. | | | Now, this is fine if you walk around with medallions, the size of hubcaps, around your neck and you wear your trousers down to your ankles, but Bob Geldolf was in this band, they were from Dublin and this was the seventies? | | | Right, before I go any further, let's just get one thing straight. |
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| | Boomtown Rats |
| | Lookin Sfter No1, Born To Burn, Barefootin (Live) | | | Like clockwork, Diamond smiles, Rat trap, Lookin after # 1 | | | I don't like Mondays, It's all the rage |
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| | snarkout: boomtown rats |
| | Living cities don't have abandoned lots taken over by farmland, because living cities have a reason to exist. | | | When the reason goes, the people go, and the weeds and the rats move in. | | | Without their purpose, cities revert to jungle and prairie. |
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| | The Boomtown Rats |
| | Man must feel the earth to know himself and recognize his values... | | | Loudmouth - The Best Of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats |
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| | Guitarist Gerry Cott quits Boomtown Rats June 20 in History |
| | Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you? | | | Guitarist Gerry Cott quits Boomtown Rats June 20 in History |
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