The Boomtown Rats
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Biography
[Edit]The Boomtown Rats were an Irish rock band that scored a series of British hits between 1977 and 1980, and were led by singer Bob Geldof, who organized the Ethiopian relief efforts Band Aid and Live Aid.
The Rats were formed in Dun Laoghaire, near Dublin, Ireland, in 1975 by Geldof (born Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, October 5, 1954, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland), a former journalist; Johnnie Fingers (keyboards); Gerry Cott (guitar); Garry Roberts (guitar); Pete Briquette (bass); and Simon Crowe (drums). They took their name from Woody Guthrie's novel Bound for Glory. The group moved to London in October 1976, and became associated with the punk rock movement. Signing to Ensign Records, they released their debut single, "Lookin' After No. 1," in August 1977. It was the first of nine straight singles to make the U.K. Top 40.
Their debut album, The Boomtown Rats, was released in September 1977, on Ensign in the U.K. and on Mercury in the U.S. Their second album, Tonic for the Troops, appeared in June 1978 in the U.K., along with their first U.K. Top Ten hit, "Like Clockwork." In the fall, "Rat Trap" from the album hit number one. 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' 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. It was contained on the Rats' third album, The Fine Art of Surfacing, released in October 1979, and subsequently became the band's only U.S. singles-chart entry. The album also contained their next U.K. Top Ten hit, "Someone's Looking at You."
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. At this point, guitarist Gerry Cott left the group, and they continued as a quintet. Their fifth album, V Deep, was released in the U.K. in February 1982. In the U.S., Columbia initially released only a four-song EP drawn from the album The Boomtown Rats, finally releasing the full LP in September, when it failed to chart. Also in 1982, Geldof starred in the movie Pink Floyd: The Wall.
Columbia released the six-song compilation Ratrospective in March 1983, but rejected the band's newly recorded sixth album, In the Long Grass, which was released by Ensign in England. In 1984, Geldof and Midge Ure wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and organized the star-studded Band Aid group to record it for Ethiopian relief, resulting in the biggest selling single in U.K. history. Geldof then went on to organize the two Live Aid concerts, held on July 13, 1985, in London and Philadelphia. Geldof's increased visibility led to the belated U.S. release of In the Long Grass, but when it failed to chart, the Boomtown Rats were left without a record label. The group folded in 1986, and Geldof launched a solo career.
Title: Loudmouth - The Best of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats
Artist: Bob Geldof, The Boomtown Rats
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Punk, Alternative
Title: Classic Albums Selection Six Albums 1977-1984 (CD1)
Artist: The Boomtown Rats
Genre: Punk Rock
Title: Classic Albums Selection Six Albums 1984 (CD2)
Artist: The Boomtown Rats
Title: Classic Albums Selection Six Albums 1977-1984 (CD5)
Artist: The Boomtown Rats
Genre: Punk Rock
Title: Classic Albums Selection Six Albums 1984 (CD1)
Artist: The Boomtown Rats
Title: Classic Albums Selection Six Albums 1977-1984 (CD3)
Artist: The Boomtown Rats
Genre: Punk Rock
Title: Classic Albums Selection Six Albums 1977-1984 (CD2)
Artist: The Boomtown Rats
Genre: Punk Rock
Title: Back To Boomtown: Classic Rats Hits
Artist: The Boomtown Rats
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Punk, Alternative
Title: Classic Albums Selection Six Albums 1977-1984 (CD4)
Artist: The Boomtown Rats
Genre: Punk Rock
Title: The Best Of The Boomtown Rats 20th Century The Millennium Collection
Artist: The Boomtown Rats
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Albums Selection Six Albums 1977-1984 (CD6)
Artist: The Boomtown Rats
Genre: Punk Rock
Collections
Title: The Ultimate 70s Compilation (Pop & Chart Edition) (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, World Music, Country, Disco, Funk, Folk
Title: The Number One Punk Album (Polygram TV) (CD2)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Progressive Rock, Punk, Ska
Title: 100 Hits - More 80s 2016 (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Synth Pop
Title: Greatest Ever! Rock The Collection Vol. 2 (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: 70s Pop Music Disco (CD1)
Genre: Post Disco, Electro, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Disco
Title: 70s Pop Music Disco (CD2)
Genre: Post Disco, Electro, Soul, Gospel, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Disco
Title: 70s - School Days - The Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD5)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Country, Disco, Pop Rock, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: Smash Hits Punk & New Wave 3CD (CD2)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Punk, Post Punk, Punk Rock, DJ/Remixes, World Music, Pop, Dance Pop, Synth Pop, Alternative, Folk
Title: Top Of The Pops - New Wave (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Gothic Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Post Punk, Alternative
Title: Top Of The Pops - New Wave (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Gothic Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Post Punk, Alternative
Title: Classic 80s Pop (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Türküler
Title: 101 No. 1 Hits (CD3)
Genre: Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Power Pop, World Music, Disco, Pop, Indie, Folk
Title: 101 No. 1 Hits (CD4)
Genre: Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Power Pop, World Music, Disco, Indie, Folk
Title: Temple Of Bitchin' Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Car Hits: The Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD3)
Genre: Soul, Nu Disco, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: Punk & New Wave - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (CD01)
Genre: Punk
Title: Punk & New Wave - The Ultimate Collection (CD03)
Genre: Punk
Title: De Pre Historie - De Jaren '70 Vol. 2 (CD10 - 1979)
Genre: Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Disco, Pop, Funk, Folk
Title: DMC Essential Hits 180 (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Rock, World Music, Country, Disco, Synth Pop, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk, Classical, Folk
Title: The # 1 Dad 3CD (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk, Heavy Metal, Alternative
Title: Old But Gold 70s
Genre: Blues, Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk, Reggae, Lovers Rock, Funk
Title: 70s Retro Party
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Post Punk, Disco, Pop Rock, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Platinum 70s Box Set (CD2)
Genre: Gospel, Glam Rock, New Wave, Punk, Reggae, Roots Reggae, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Platinum 70s (CD1)
Title: Week Singles Vol. 16
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Country, Pop, Alternative, Indie, Classical
Title: 70's Best 100 (CD1)
Title: The # 1: Super 70s Pop (CD3)
Title: Buried Treasure: The 70s (CD3)
Genre: Soul, Rock, New Wave, Progressive Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, World Music, Country, Disco, Funk, Folk
Title: Dad Rocks 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Emo, Gothic Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Post Punk, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: Buried Treasure: The 80s (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Darkwave, Country, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Acoustic, Indie, Classical
Title: NOW That's What I Call HMV 2021 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Gospel, New Wave, Post Punk, Eurodisco, Synth Pop
Title: New Years Eve 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Saturday Night Party 70's
Genre: Hard NRG, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Disco, Eurodisco
Title: NOW Presents… The 1970s (CD5)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Essential Synthwave (CD1)
Genre: Electronica
Title: 70's Hits It's Party Time
Title: Pop Rock Old Hits 70s-80s (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Best Of Rock: 1979 (CD1)
Title: Best Of Rock: 1979 (CD1)
Title: All Out 70s (CD3)
Title: NOW Yearbook 1980 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, Pop, Alternative
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 066 - Punk New Wave
Genre: Pop
Title: NOW Yearbook '80 Extra (CD1)
Title: Now Yearbook 79 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: NOW Yearbook Extra 1980 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, Country, Pop, Country Pop
Title: Now Yearbook 79 Extra 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Next Level: Retrowave Mix (CD1)
Genre: Electronica