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Title: Boomtown Rats
Post by: Jaded on December 26, 2004, 04:40:38 PM
Boomtown Rats to re-release all of there albums on cd with bonus tracks
Details here http://www.cyberspace7.btinternet.co.uk/back-on-tracks.htm
Don't know whether any of you are fans ???


Title: Re: Boomtown Rats
Post by: norway on December 26, 2004, 04:44:44 PM
Don't know whether any of you are fans ???

could be one :D what's their style? funny name at least :P


Title: Re: Boomtown Rats
Post by: Jaded on December 26, 2004, 04:47:11 PM
Don't know whether any of you are fans ???

could be one :D what's their style? funny name at least :P

i don't know really... some of their songs kinda remind me of some of the clash's songs but i wouldn't say they were punk as their biggest song 'i don't like mondays' was just vocals n piano... not very punk


Title: Re: Boomtown Rats
Post by: norway on December 26, 2004, 04:55:32 PM
got any download-links?


Title: Re: Boomtown Rats
Post by: Jaded on December 26, 2004, 04:59:50 PM
got any download-links?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/artists/b/boomtown_rats/video/boomtown_rats_shes_so_modern.ram

it's only 30 seconds n you might have to right-click n save it before you play it (cos i had to)


Title: Re: Boomtown Rats
Post by: Ignatius on December 26, 2004, 05:05:59 PM

Bob geldof ring a bell to any of you guys?

He was the singer of the band. Famous for his acting in the movie " The Wall" He was also married ( I think) to the woman who was dating Michael Hutchence before the latter died.

Anyway, the rats were labeled " New Wave". I know a few of their songs cause I grew up in the 80's. " I Don't like Mojndays", " Rat Trap" and "Banana Republic" are amongst their biggest hits.


Title: Re: Boomtown Rats
Post by: norway on December 26, 2004, 05:10:04 PM
thanks, ..err very oldschool soundin, :idea: old band with geldof singin?

hey, bob geldof did a good jb on the wall : ok:


Title: Re: Boomtown Rats
Post by: Jaded on December 26, 2004, 05:12:58 PM
like clockwork
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/artists/b/boomtown_rats/video/boomtown_rats_like_clockwork.ram

rat trap
http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/artists/b/boomtown_rats/video/boomtown_rats_rat_trap.ram

banana republic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp/artists/b/boomtown_rats/video/boomtown_rats_banana_republic.ram

all clips from top of the pops
a couple more here http://www.cyberspace7.btinternet.co.uk/totp2.htm


EDIT: oh and here's I Don't Like Mondays in full... just audio though http://www.geocities.com/~sdsundstrom/boomt.ram


Title: Re: Boomtown Rats
Post by: Lord Blackadder on December 27, 2004, 10:56:12 AM
I Don't Like Mondays is a great song.