The Very Best Of [CD]

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Album: The Very Best Of [CD]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	She's So Modern	More Info...	3:00
2)	Mary Of The 4th Form	More Info...	3:48
3)	Rat Trap	More Info...	4:55
4)	Lookin' After No. 1	More Info...	3:07
5)	When The Night Comes	More Info...	4:45
6)	Someone's Looking At You	More Info...	4:25
7)	Joey's On The Streets Again	More Info...	5:29
8)	Banana Republic Album Version	More Info...	3:23
9)	Dave	More Info...	4:18
10)	I Don't Like Mondays Edit	More Info...	4:17
11)	Like Clockwork	More Info...	3:43
12)	(I Never Loved) Eva Braun	More Info...	4:36
13)	Neon Heart	More Info...	3:52
14)	Never In A Million Years	More Info...	3:50
15)	Diamond Smiles	More Info...	3:51
16)	Drag Me Down	More Info...	4:08
17)	I Can Make It If You Can	More Info...	5:48
18)	The Elephants Graveyard	More Info...	3:44
19)	Fall Down	More Info...	1:55

Tracks

1. She's So Modern

2. Mary Of The 4th Form

3. Rat Trap

4. Lookin' After No. 1

5. When The Night Comes

6. Someone's Looking At You

7. Joey's On The Streets Again

8. Banana Republic (Album Vsn)

9. Dave

10. I Don't Like Mondays (Edit)

11. Like Clockwork

12. (I Never Loved) Eva Braun

13. Neon Heart

14. Never In A Million Years

15. Diamond Smiles

16. Drag Me Down

17. I Can Make It If You Can

18. Elephants Graveyard

19. Fall Down

Performer Notes

The Boomtown Rats: Garry Roberts (guitar); Pete Briquette (bass guitar); Bob Geldof, Gerry Cott, Johnnie Fingers, Simon Crowe.
Personnel: Bob Geldof (vocals); Gerry Cott (guitar); Johnnie Fingers (keyboards); Simon Crowe (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Keiron McGarry.
Long before Bob Geldof was knighted for his charitable works, he was the frontman for a scrappy Irish rock band known as the Boomtown Rats. They were in on the first wave of UK punk, and while they were very much a part of that scene, they were one of the first groups (alongside the likes of the Buzzcocks, XTC, and the now-forgotten Advertising) to combine the raw energy of punk with pop melodies and song structures, and a more sophisticated approach to record-making. In effect, with their in-your-face dynamics, poppy hooks, and herky-jerky rhythms, the Rats were one of the original New Wave bands.
This excellent, near-definitive (radio fave "Up All Night" is omitted) career overview shows both the energy and passion that aligned the Rats with the punks (the furious "She's So Modern") and the songwriting and production know-how that set them apart ("Joey's on the Street Again"). With prominent keyboards (courtesy of the flamboyant Johnny Fingers) and strong Springsteen and Thin Lizzy influences, the Rats were destined from the start to leave their punk roots behind, and their more melodic, latter-day tracks ("Never in a Million Years," "Fall Down") show the vast strides the band made before splintering in the mid-1980s.

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