Another piece of red

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Another piece of red

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

But thoroughly out of date now

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manatthetop · In the Long Grass

100% that's why i said well a head of it's time. But he did put the line in so long hong kong way b4 it was handed back over to it's rightful owner

Mark L · Loudmouth

manatthetop wrote:
100% that's why i said well a head of it's time. But he did put the line in so long hong kong way b4 it was handed back over to it's rightful owner

Another piece of pREDictive Geldof smile

Mike menzies · V Deep

Love this song still play it now especially the live version

Mark L · Loudmouth

I like this less now than years ago. In fact, the worst tracks on Mondo and V Deep, I tend to filter out more and more so no compilation cd of mine is going to include this track, the Little Death or Mood Mambo.

Each to their own...

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Hand on heart out of all the rats song only 3 I dislike all 3 of the same album.Like Mark; The little death Charmed lives & A storm breaks

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
I like this less now than years ago. In fact, the worst tracks on Mondo and V Deep, I tend to filter out more and more so no compilation cd of mine is going to include this track, the Little Death or Mood Mambo.
Each to their own...

Agreed. Though I did leave them on my compilation of the 6 albums on one MP3 CD for completeness sake. Though I did exclude the bonus live version of Another Piece of Cr@p. I'm not a total masochist.

I do tend to hit the skip forward button when they come on. CDs are great!

PS I don't mind Mood Mambo so much. Not great, but I will listen to it.

TIMBO · Someone's Looking At You

This is one of my favourite tracks too. I like both the simple tune and words. I remember on a previous post - called Eurovision or something similar - I put this in the my top 12. A little controversial admittedly. Not sure many people agreed and possibly understandably so. However still one of my favourite Rats songs.

Timbo

Mike menzies · V Deep

Timbo iagree with you quite anice track & to be honest mondo was a good album for its time

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Hear,hear

Mark L · Loudmouth

Mike menzies wrote:
Timbo iagree with you quite anice track & to be honest mondo was a good album for its time

Mondo Bongo reached 6 in the UK but weeks on chart was low. It's as though a switch was flicked around Jan 81 and Elephants Graveyard and Mondo Bongo both suddenly headed for the exit. No third single was lifted to keep the album afloat and it wasn't until December '81 that the Rats returned with dancing poodles in Million Years.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Mark L wrote:

Mike menzies wrote:
Timbo iagree with you quite anice track & to be honest mondo was a good album for its time
Mondo Bongo reached 6 in the UK but weeks on chart was low. It's as though a switch was flicked around Jan 81 and Elephants Graveyard and Mondo Bongo both suddenly headed for the exit. No third single was lifted to keep the album afloat and it wasn't until December '81 that the Rats returned with dancing poodles in Million Years.

There was a 3rd single of the Mondo Bongo album It was Go man go

Mike menzies · V Deep

Yeh go man go in Ireland wish it had been released here I would've bought it obviously & ithink it would behave done ok in the charts

Mark L · Loudmouth

England, Wales and Scotland saw no third single then, to be precise.

I would have bought it too and think it may have been a top 30 hit.

What number did it get to in Ireland and was this just the Republic or NI as well. Or just NI?

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Just the island of Ireland And it did not do very well

Derek The Dane · V Deep

Go Man Go did not hit the charts in Ireland.It is really weird but the Rats faded both in Ireland and the UK at the same time.House On Fire was also the last chart hit for the Rats in Ireland as well.

Mike menzies · V Deep

i agree with Derek they slumped in UK & Ireland so quickly & yet other worse bands of that era seemed to survive it baffles me but I never stopped following them Still we have them back now for the time being so let's make the most of them!

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

They selling well, it's like they didn't have such a sudden slump. People have forgotten and just remembered them for the fab band they are.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Hear,hear. I myself could not under stand the sudden stop of support It's not as if there was other good band about at the time. But I think the press took there toll on them the gits

Mike menzies · V Deep

The same press who tried to take credit for bandaid but seem to slag off Bob & the rats whenever & wherever they have the chance I also think the media/ press influence people's musical tastes but the rats are better than them any way right rant over sos all !

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

The press chops and changes as it pleases.

Mark L · Loudmouth

A lot of the Press today have reported his age as 67. They can't even be bothered to get that right.

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

67!!! They say whatever age they can be bothered to write as well.