The Boomtown Rats

Jules · Jules

I kept hearing the intro to Rat Trap on Virgin (but never the record) and then some talking. When I stopped to listen, it was an advert for the film Ratatouille!! All things rat being mentioned. Now is this just an advert or is Rat Trap getting a new lease of life with the film? Would be good if it was the...

ArrGee1991 · ArrGee1991

Kilimnik's I Don't Like Mondayshttp://www.miaminewtimes.com/2007-09-27/culture/fevered-fantasia/I Don't Like Mondays, the Boom Town Rats, Shooting Spree, or Schoolyard Massacre. It riffs on the 1979 shooting spree in which 16-year-old Brenda Spencer opene...

ArrGee1991 · ArrGee1991

Hard to believe, but it really is http://www.squidoo.com/2008YearoftheRat/ I don't know if there are any plans, but as the sex pistols are about to reissue their first four singles, I don't suppose there could be an equivalent due next year (with or without grime) .... God Save The Queen Sex Pistols...

ArrGee1991 · ArrGee1991

I now finally have the best of though only for I can make it if you can and the edited version of Fall Down. along with the packaging, which differs little from the DVD. CDs are getting very cheap these days. HMV also had Pulp's Different Class for £3. Virgin are selling Franz Ferdionand for £3 as we...

BTR · BTR

I was with actress & comedian Lucy Porter about half an hour ago and she said that her and her sister were fans of The Boomtown Rats and followed them around the country.

Scottie · Scottie

I am sure Bob will love this. "Now when I was a teenager, the coolest, baddest band in Britain were The Boomtown Rats. I'd rip my jeans, stick a safety pin in my ear, hide from my mother and sing "I don't like Mondays" at the top of my voice in the local church youth club pretending to be my he...

Jules · Jules

Just got Casualty on in the background while on the computer and suddenly heard yayayaya!! It's She's So Modern - only a few bars and lines but the Rats are there again!

Scottie · Scottie

Got this message from a lady working for an American TV company. They are doing a docu. on Bob and the Rats. They particularly want info from anyone who saw/knew the Rats and anyone else who knew Bob in the early days. If you PM me your email, I will pass it on. I have also asked her for an email. "Hi Ir...

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_tv/s/1016766_factory_for_the_recordTony showcased new bands to a wider audience via local TV music show So It Goes. "I get a lot of credit for the 42 bands I put on television for the first time - but, to my real credit, on...

Mark Boyle · Mark Boyle

Don't believe me? Check here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGiQ-YJnjLc It's him alright! Looks like he's girding his loins for getting some material out. Well, suppose he's gotta be doing something outside of helping out with Harry Potter! One of the best pieces of news all year - welcome bac...

BTR · BTR

It sounds a lot like Rat Trap, and Joey.

ArrGee · ArrGee

Please read them before posting.

BTR · BTR

Comedy spoof tonight on E4. This week, they were making fun of George Micheal. They had someone playing Geldof saying that Wham would never be as big as The Rats. It ended saying that Geldof wanted to reform The Rats.

Jules · Jules

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-9dDCwPQ_eK7w.iQMVA--?cq=1&p=10194

Scottie · Scottie

Thought you might like to see these 18 pics from 1979. I think Canada, or possibly USA Have asked for more info. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlacpo/sets/269990/

Jules · Jules

http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/07/24/mixing-it-up-1-immortal-tunes/

Scottie · Scottie

ADMIN: This breaks rule - Do not solicit or advertise. Had it acually been rare then I would have left it, but it isn't. The whole concert is incorporated into the Best of the Boomtown Rats DVD. -- Edited by ArrGee at 11:56, 2007-07-19

Scottie · Scottie

Dont be put off by the intro. It is BRs and "Dave" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRRJi4-Iixs -- Edited by Scottie at 16:22, 2007-07-02 -- Edited by Scottie at 16:23, 2007-07-02

Scottie · Scottie

Sorry, if I am repeating these videos. "Like Clockwork" Simon Crowe was a good looking boy then, wasn't he? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IfQ72KHOQs Also a good version of Rat Trap from the Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95fjmQ_tmmc Rats Live Minnesota 1981 Banana Re...

Scottie · Scottie

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=106811641518369565&q=geldof&total=490&start=10&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=8

Scottie · Scottie

http://www.highland-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2109/New_beat_for_'Rat'_drummer.html

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_reviews/article1382601.ece TONY VISCONTI: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy by Tony Visconti, Foreword by Morrissey -- Ed...

Kieran · Kieran

I found this earlier, its Rat Trap at Live Aid. Not a bad version, pity about the sound problems...

ArrGee1991 · ArrGee1991

The internet is great! Great to read other's opinions. http://starling.rinet.ru/music/temp/boomtownrats.html

TheTopHat · TheTopHat

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boomtown-Rats-Remastered/dp/B00076SJNMthere are two problems. First, you'll notice that the running order is not that of th...

TheTopHat · TheTopHat

Has anyone seen this doc? Is it any good? Looks like all the original people who were involved are in it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0778744/ nick

ArrGee1991 · ArrGee1991

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers toured the UK in 1977, with a little known Irish band in tow, who blew them off the stage! Terminal Romance UK Tour June 16, 1977 Birmingham Town Hall June 17, 1977 Cardiff University June 18, 1977 Aylesbury Friars Club June 19, 1977 Rainbow Theatre, London June 20, 19...

Scottie · Scottie

Try this site. you can get full video streams of some of BTRs greatest hits. http://www.hyperlaunch.com/boomtownrats/

ArrGee · ArrGee

Not me, nor Jules, no one here. Rob Smyth apparently.... http://sport.guardian.co.uk/cricket/story/0,,2089787,00.html "Happy Mondays, Rob," says John Starbuck, not realizing that he's talking to the world's biggest Boomtown Rats fan.

TheTopHat · TheTopHat

So, maybe you've thrashed this out before, i'm new to this forum, but why does bob wear a badge with his name spelt wrong? 'Best of..' inlay sleeve.. there it is..'Bob Geldoff is cool' ?? I mean when I first heard the word I had trouble.. I was going around saying Jeldof, as in Jelly, until I was corrected....

BTR · BTR

Gerry Cott is in the video of Up All Night yet it is from the album V Deep.

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://jdsundstrom.blogspot.com/2007/04/boomtown-rats-funny-interview.html

Jules · Jules

I am now receiving posts from the Rat Chat group, but I can't post myself, my messages are being bounced back.

I meant to send this days ago. Anybody from Rat Chat shed any light on this?

ArrGee · ArrGee

What did Gary Moore do with Geldof ? I know Geldof was on stage with him for Self Aid ( they did Whiskey in the Jar), but did the collaborate on anything? The article is predominately about Phil Lynott, but had little snippets on Bono & Dylan as well. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/enterta...

TheTopHat · TheTopHat

Who knows the lyris of 'Born to Burn' b-side of 'Lookin' after no.1'. One or two of the lines still get me..... What a great song though. nick

Pezi · Pezi

Does someone have the video from the Tube "Up all night" ? It has obviously removed..... I do not know why. Thanks Petra

ArrGee · ArrGee

On 6th May 1977, the Boomtown Rats played their first ever U.K. gig at the Lodestar at Ribchester. Apparently Geldof, and presumably the rest of the band, stayed at the Victoria Hotel in Clitheroe and charmed the locals in his inimatible manner! www.oldclitheroe.co.uk/page49.htm A very little kn...

Scottie · Scottie

Came accross this video of the finale of Self Aid, Dublin, 1986, with I think the Rats' last performance. Bob is in there, a young Bono, Chris De burgh among others. Quite good quality http://youtube.com/watch?v=rvb5C9GyImY No prizes, but who can name the most stars, past and present? -- Edited by S...

Scottie · Scottie

This was posred on youtube a couple of weeks ago http://youtube.com/watch?v=VgYjNEoINPU -- Edited by Scottie at 21:46, 2007-05-13 -- Edited by ArrGee1991 at 16:58, 2007-06-15

Scottie · Scottie

http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/artists/b/boomtown_rats/index.shtml

BTR · BTR

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Boomtown-Rats-Seasonal-Tukey-UK-Tour-advert-1978_W0QQitemZ170105393989QQihZ007QQcatego...

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://bpfallon.com/about_bp.html After all, few on the showband circuit shared the resourcefulness of the Rats' publicist, BP Fallon. Would there have been a more inventive way of introducing DJs and journalists to the Boomtown Rats than by sending them a parcel with a dead laboratory rat dous...

Scottie · Scottie

Picture for Pete Utrecht, Holland 1979. Looks like he is going to be driving a formula 1 car. Jeroen (Buffel) Meijerink | Pete Briquette, Boomtown Rats 1979 -- Edited by Scottie at 20:38, 2006-07-25 -- Edited by Scottie at 13:01, 2006-07-26 __________________ Chee...

Scottie · Scottie

Bob in Japan with the Rats 1980. Nakano Sun plaza, Tokyo. Pic by Chet King. " Used with permission from the Stars and Stripes. c Stars and Stripes 2007 To buy a copy of this photo or other photos please visit http://www.stripes.com/webpages.asp?id=32 -- Edited by Scottie at 17:21, 2007-04-28

Steve · Steve

Looking through Youtube I noticed that an episode of House "Hugh Laurie, Channel 5 thurs 9am UK" has him and a patient (played by Dave Matthews as in the rock star) playinging the intro to I dont Like Mondays. Link is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFM27Jxm9a4

Scottie · Scottie

A challenge from one of my friends on myspace. I have not got a clue, but I am sure somebody here has. Thanks I have a challange for you. I remember seeing the Boomtown Rats on American Bandstand in 1979 or 80 (not sure). I can't remember what song they did but I remember Bob jumping up and down on the bab...

Jules · Jules

It is world Rat day today? Do the Rat!! There is a special species called the Boomtown which deserves particular mention, a very prestigious variety of rat. -- Edited by Jules at 18:39, 2007-04-04

Katharina · Katharina

"Tomorrow's Wednesday Today was Tuesday And this is the date March 28th... ... It happened today" Have a good 28th of March!

e.t.a.: This was of course supposed to go into the BTR section...^^ -- Edited by Katharina at 12:00, 2007-03-28

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/Concerts.aspx?stype=artist&id=896

Scottie · Scottie

Don't know if this is possible. From Will. "I'm seeking a duplicate of the gig ticket for Boomtown Rats Newcastle City Hall 3rd October 1979 if anyone can help. " Why, I don't know. Can pass on a message. Any ideas?

Scottie · Scottie

For anyone who has a myspace page. A very nice man called Jesus (true), has posted a video of Arnold Layne on my comments page. Had to ask Jules what it was. Did not have a clue. Dont know exact date.

ArrGee · ArrGee

"Her name was actually Mary Preece. We used to hang out in a coffee bar and record shop in Dun Laoghaire called Murray's. After school, she'd come down and she'd have rolled up her skirt and she had legs for days. She was drop dead beautiful and I just wanted her so much and knew that I&#...

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://theboomtownrats.blogspot.com/2007/01/looking-after-no-1.html"'Number One' was more general. It was a quintessential...

Steve · Steve

Whilst flicking through Claire Kings autobiography, I noticed a chapter about her alleged fling with Bob Geldof. This must have been around 1980-82. She mentions Skin on Skin being written about her and the fact that she was asked upto Bobs room (which at the time he was sharing with Simon Crowe) No...

dam9191 · dam9191

You guys probably already know this, but in case you didn't, I just found this on NotLame Recording Company. Tonic for the Troops Reissued CD: http://www.notlame.com/Boomtown_Rats/Page_1/CDBOOM1.html Best of The Boomtown Rats CD: http://www.notlame.com/Boomtown_Rats/Page_1/CDBO...

dlgladwin · dlgladwin

I just paid 59p for an old Parade of Pops album in a local charity shop. You remember these - like the Top of the Pops budget series, you could buy one of these for the price of a single through the 70s and early 80s, but the catch was that it wasn't the original artists performing the songs, but some anon...

dam9191 · dam9191

You guys may have already seen this. It's Jenny Lens blog. She mentions taking photos of The Boomtown Rats and talks of Bob Geldof several times in this entry. There is even a photo of the photographer and Bob. http://jennylens.com/blog/2006/10/ Check out October 18, 2006 "I Don'...

ArrGee · ArrGee

anyone know anything about either of these? BOOMTOWN RATS-Where's Linda Live 1982 Live show by the Boomtown Rats in Europe 1982. 1. Clockwork 2. Charmed Lives 3. Up All Night 4. House On Fire 5. Nothing Happened Today 6. Never In A Million Years 7. Sleep (I'm So Tired) 8. I...

Andy · Andy

Hello all, I'm have scouring the web for a digitized version of the b-side of "I don't like Mondays", but in vain... If anyone has this tune ("It's All The Rage") as an mp3, it would be greatly appreciated if you could send it my way. It is not on any album. boldzz at netzero dot com

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2006/9/19/428891.htmlTuesday 19th Sep 2006. RIGHT, let's get the jokes out of the way fi...

Scottie · Scottie

From a 2006 review of albums 9 RAZORLIGHT Razorlight Reminding us that the Boomtown Rats didn't sound so bad. Johnny Borrell and his cohorts perfected the sound made by Live 8 pal Bob Geldof. In The Morning and America are proof positive. Do you agree?

ArrGee · ArrGee

This appears to be a HMV exclusive. Look up Boomtown Rats and under singles, there is this little gem. If you use the code DLX06, yo can download it for free. (or you could pay 79p for it if you download other stuff) http://www.hmvdigital.com They are offering a seven day, download...

ArrGee · ArrGee

Just on the HMV site and the bands you may care to try if you like the Boomtown Rats are.... ABC Joe Jackson The Jam Bob Geldof Status Quo Heaven 17 Re-Flex Ultravox The Stranglers Kajagoogoo Big Country The Beautiful South Squeeze Showaddywaddy Adam Ant Magazi...

ArrGee1991 · ArrGee1991

Maybe the saddest website ever ? (Wish I did it!) http://www.raysgigs.com/search.php 1977 332 Boomtown Rats,Yachts Hammersmith Odeon, London 17.12.1977 8 1978 416 Boomtown Rats,Young Ones Hammersmith Odeon, London 09.07.1978 9 1978 487 Boomtown Rats,Vipers Ham...

ArrGee1991 · ArrGee1991

Mmm, why are the Rats hated so much? http://www.wessexscene.co.uk/article.php?sid=1730 Two Minute Hate: John Borrell Wednesday, 11 October, 2006 Just how seriously are we expected to take a man in a white man-sized baby grow? He looks like he’s just stepped of th...

BTR · BTR

The Boomtown Rats did 'Rat Recipes' and one was for 'Coc Au Rat'. I think it was part of a press pack they did to promote a record or tour. I saw it on ebay years ago but I forgot to bid on it. If anyone has a copy of this then I'd love the details.

BTR · BTR

Hi folks, Does anyone know the chords/music to Close As You'll Ever Be?

Scottie · Scottie

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boomtown-Rats-Live-Hammersmith/dp/B0001DI4RM/ref=pd_sbs_d_h__1/026-62...

ArrGee · ArrGee

There is a book out now with what looks like a young Leslie Ash on the cover. Not very interesting apart from a couple of pics of the Rats and a short interview with Geldof on p112. The interview was just prior to Tonic's release. Go and read it @ HMV in your lunch hour. http://www.whsmith.co...

Derek The Dane · Derek The Dane

I have just read on the bbc that the former Boomtown Rats members are going to sue Bob Geldof for royalties.Sham Sham Shimmey Sham.

Scottie · Scottie

http://www.herefordtimes.com/display.var.920566.0.the_boomtown_rat_who_now_likes_mondays.php

Jules · Jules

I just found a book with Rats lyrics and music in it and a few pictures called the Boomtown Rats. It has about 8 or so songs in it including Mary, No 1, Do The Rat (Yes it's even got that), Rat Trap, Like Clockwork. Now if only I could play an instrument properly.

Scottie · Scottie

Seemingly, series 3 of The Old Grey Whistle Test is available on DVD, Including Bob and the rats. This is an American site, but presume it is available world wide. If you like your thrills a little less cheap, pull up a chair for volume three of The Old Gray Whistle Test. The venerable live music progra...

TheGrimsheeper · TheGrimsheeper

Hi, does anyone know the correct lyrics to Mary of the 4th form? I've looked everywhere but can't find them, it's driving me NUTS! Not even the official site has them, how goddamn shoddy is that? Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please,&...

BTR · BTR

I keep hearing it in trendy clothes shops - not that I ever buy clothes from them. At the time of release I didn't think much of the song, but it still sounds modern and fresh even today. It's very different to any other song I've ever heard. What's think?

Jules · Jules

I just heard She's So Modern on TV - Top Gear. So excited I had to mention it. They were looking at the Vauxhall Chevette and talking about the 70s and punk explosion. Cool!

IrelandCalling · IrelandCalling

Greetings & Salutations to one an' all here in 'Caislean Geldof'(Geldof's Castle^), Ever so curious,and hopefully many-a-fan here will be more 'In the Know' about it than me'self and can offer a wee bit of info -- how many Rats bootlegs,or,Radio Shows,are available? I'...

cameron · cameron

Is there any Rat's/Geldof fans out there who speak italian? I would like to chat whilst learning the language - that is if you have the patience to help me along. I can speak a bit, but would like to improve further. I would welcome any english speakers too. I have been a Rats fan forever & was...

Scottie · Scottie

http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/hennessyphotography/pages/Boomtown-Rats078.html

ArrGee · ArrGee

Considering the recent reissues were on Universal, this could mean lots of rare Rats stuff like Rock Goes to College, the Peel sessions, Top of the Pops appearances and other stuff broadcast on the BBC will be available http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5165184...

ArrGee · ArrGee

The boys!

dam9191 · dam9191

What Boomtown Rats or Bob Geldof song lyric do you like, get a kick out of, or relate to? "She's a rose that blooms at night" - This song expresses truths. I really get a kick out of "I was despaerately searching/For my feminine side/But my feminine side/Was on a morning coffee break" -...

dam9191 · dam9191

Hello: I don't know if any of you have seen these (most of you probably have), but since some of these were new to me (being in the US and all), I thought I'd post them here.

I've found some Boomtown Rats videos on YouTube. Elephant's Graveyard (A great sendup of beach a...

Jules · Jules

They are always considered/categorised as Punk. Bob says they aren't. As much as I love punk, most of it was pretty much talentless noise and the only talented bands of that (supposed genre) were Blondie, The Stranglers and The Boomtown Rats. Personally I'd say all these bands were more contemporar...

Jules · Jules

Well you can only listen to the music if you're in the States

http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theboomtownrats

ArrGee · ArrGee

Dr. Feelgood were absolutely central to the Boomtown Rats. When I heard Down by the Jetty, it just fcuking blew me away. The Feelgoods were in it for me. Our early live set used to be their entire first album. When I heard the line 'Stand and watch the towers burning at the brea...

Bobi G · Bobi G

Grab da 1977 & 1978 sessions anyfink 4 u me Julie! -- Edited by Bobi G at 23:27, 2006-07-01

Bobi G · Bobi G

Bobyakashah -- Edited by Bobi G at 11:16, 2006-06-27

Steve · Steve

I unsuccesfully bid for 1985 Glastonbury BBC Transcription album. If the winner of that item is on this list can they PM me. Alternatively, does anyone else have a CD of this.

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=690072006 In the June edition of a glossy lads' mag David Cameron will project himself as "one of the boys", claiming he once won a karaoke competition in Portland. You've guessed - Oregon's Portland, not Dorset's. If it's not a terribly obvious hamm...

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1787872,00.html?gusrc=rss... The first one I ever proudly clutched, for the Boomtown Rats at the Rainbow in 1977, isn't there. Which is appropriate, because when my friend Paddy and I emerged at Finsbury Park tube station, w...

Kieran · Kieran

It's twenty years since the SelfAid today, and correct me if I'm wrong, the the last gig that a certain band played...

Jules · Jules

We switched over to Arrow the other day. For a moment I thought a CD had been put on. I couldn't believe it when I heard a Rats song. It wasn't Mondays, not even Rat Trap. It was Like Clockwork. How long is it since you heard that on the radio? Must be about 20+ years!!! I'll be tuning in again. Any other...

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=690113

Scottie · Scottie

http://www.photofeatures.com/boomtownrats/index.html

Scottie · Scottie

I have discovered this wonderful Norwegian Rock n' Roll picture site, with good pics of Bob and the Rats from 1982, and U2 from 1983 , playing in Norway. The photographer, Hans Arne Nakrem has kindly given permission to put some of them on my flickr site. In return I said I would provide a link. http://...

ArrGee · ArrGee

... as opposed to Ireland and the rest of the world is quite marked. Whereas in England they were perceived as the Bay City Rollers of Punk, elsewhere they were seen as anything but. Example (in an article about Daniel O'Donnell of all things!) .... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/m...

ArrGee · ArrGee

Barwell Court has achieved fame and immortality in the well-documented annals of pop history, the Boomtown Rats lived here for a year prior to releasing their first single Barwell Court -- Edited by ArrGee at 14:55, 2006-04-04

ArrGee · ArrGee

The Rats have their own page here! http://corkuniversitypress.typepad.com/beautiful_day_40_years_of/the_boomtown_rats 1978 features Rat Trap by the Boomtown Rats, the first song by an Irish pop group to get to the top of the British charts. Each song is also attributed a "Best Bit'',...

Scottie · Scottie

Acording to Chris at the B.R. site, there is a production in progress of a DVD, called at present, The Story of ----the Boomtown Rats. This will include rare footage of the Rats in the USA and other clips, interviews with all band members, and with guests such as Bono. Sounds promising. No mention yet as...

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	Rat - atouille (Preview) I kept hearing the intro to Rat Trap on Virgin (but never the record) and then some talking. When I stopped to listen, it was an advert for the film Ratatouille!! All things rat being mentioned. Now is this just an advert or is Rat Trap getting a new lease of life with the film? Would be good if it was the...	Jules	3	1603	Sat Oct 6 1:33 AM, 2007 by oshora
	Art from Surfacing? - Karen Kilimnik (Preview) Kilimnik's I Don't Like Mondayshttp://www.miaminewtimes.com/2007-09-27/culture/fevered-fantasia/I Don't Like Mondays, the Boom Town Rats, Shooting Spree, or Schoolyard Massacre. It riffs on the 1979 shooting spree in which 16-year-old Brenda Spencer opene...	ArrGee1991	1	1653	Thu Oct 4 9:40 PM, 2007 by Mark Boyle
	2008 - Year of the Rat - 30th Anniversary of reaching Number One (Preview) Hard to believe, but it really is http://www.squidoo.com/2008YearoftheRat/ I don't know if there are any plans, but as the sex pistols are about to reissue their first four singles, I don't suppose there could be an equivalent due next year (with or without grime) .... God Save The Queen Sex Pistols...	ArrGee1991	1	1461	Tue Oct 2 5:45 PM, 2007 by Derek The Dane
	Best of Boomtown Rats - £3 @ HMV in sale (Preview) I now finally have the best of though only for I can make it if you can and the edited version of Fall Down. along with the packaging, which differs little from the DVD. CDs are getting very cheap these days. HMV also had Pulp's Different Class for £3. Virgin are selling Franz Ferdionand for £3 as we...	ArrGee1991	0	1047	Tue Oct 2 12:24 PM, 2007 by ArrGee1991
	Lucy Porter (Preview) I was with actress & comedian Lucy Porter about half an hour ago and she said that her and her sister were fans of The Boomtown Rats and followed them around the country.	BTR	1	1630	Thu Sep 27 10:05 PM, 2007 by ArrGee
	Piers Morgan was a Boomtown Rats fan (Preview) I am sure Bob will love this. "Now when I was a teenager, the coolest, baddest band in Britain were The Boomtown Rats. I'd rip my jeans, stick a safety pin in my ear, hide from my mother and sing "I don't like Mondays" at the top of my voice in the local church youth club pretending to be my he...	Scottie	0	1192	Sun Sep 23 8:49 AM, 2007 by Scottie
	Casualty (Preview) Just got Casualty on in the background while on the computer and suddenly heard yayayaya!! It's She's So Modern - only a few bars and lines but the Rats are there again!	Jules	0	1324	Sat Sep 22 7:52 PM, 2007 by Jules
	Can anyone help with this Rats/Geldof documentary? (Preview) Got this message from a lady working for an American TV company. They are doing a docu. on Bob and the Rats. They particularly want info from anyone who saw/knew the Rats and anyone else who knew Bob in the early days. If you PM me your email, I will pass it on. I have also asked her for an email. "Hi Ir...	Scottie	3	6830	Thu Sep 20 2:42 PM, 2007 by Scottie
	So It Goes - The Tony Wilson Connection..... (Preview) http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/entertainment/film_and_tv/s/1016766_factory_for_the_recordTony showcased new bands to a wider audience via local TV music show So It Goes. "I get a lot of credit for the 42 bands I put on television for the first time - but, to my real credit, on...	ArrGee	0	3422	Tue Sep 18 11:22 PM, 2007 by ArrGee
	PANT WETTING NEWS! GERRY COTT NEW MATERIAL! (Preview) Don't believe me? Check here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGiQ-YJnjLc It's him alright! Looks like he's girding his loins for getting some material out. Well, suppose he's gotta be doing something outside of helping out with Harry Potter! One of the best pieces of news all year - welcome bac...	Mark Boyle	1	1790	Tue Sep 11 6:25 PM, 2007 by Scottie
	Hurricane by Bob Dylan (Preview) It sounds a lot like Rat Trap, and Joey.	BTR	4	1456	Sat Sep 1 9:29 PM, 2007 by dam9191
	Rules (closed) (Preview) Please read them before posting.	ArrGee	0	1333	Thu Aug 30 10:29 PM, 2007 by ArrGee
	Star Stories (Preview) Comedy spoof tonight on E4. This week, they were making fun of George Micheal. They had someone playing Geldof saying that Wham would never be as big as The Rats. It ended saying that Geldof wanted to reform The Rats.	BTR	1	1697	Fri Aug 24 10:44 AM, 2007 by ArrGee1991
	Random blog about Monday (Preview) http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-9dDCwPQ_eK7w.iQMVA--?cq=1&p=10194	Jules	0	1278	Tue Aug 21 7:37 AM, 2007 by Jules
	After show party 1979 (Preview) Thought you might like to see these 18 pics from 1979. I think Canada, or possibly USA Have asked for more info. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlacpo/sets/269990/	Scottie	0	1291	Wed Jul 25 10:42 PM, 2007 by Scottie
	The best album title ever (Preview) http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/07/24/mixing-it-up-1-immortal-tunes/	Jules	0	1428	Wed Jul 25 7:33 AM, 2007 by Jules
	NOT RARE BR video on Ebay (closed) (Preview) ADMIN: This breaks rule - Do not solicit or advertise. Had it acually been rare then I would have left it, but it isn't. The whole concert is incorporated into the Best of the Boomtown Rats DVD. -- Edited by ArrGee at 11:56, 2007-07-19	Scottie	1	1580	Thu Jul 19 7:16 AM, 2007 by Jules
	Dave ---------Video Aid 1985 (Preview) Dont be put off by the intro. It is BRs and "Dave" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRRJi4-Iixs -- Edited by Scottie at 16:22, 2007-07-02 -- Edited by Scottie at 16:23, 2007-07-02	Scottie	1	1421	Sat Jul 7 6:17 AM, 2007 by dam9191
	Like Clockwork (Preview) Sorry, if I am repeating these videos. "Like Clockwork" Simon Crowe was a good looking boy then, wasn't he? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IfQ72KHOQs Also a good version of Rat Trap from the Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95fjmQ_tmmc Rats Live Minnesota 1981 Banana Re...	Scottie	1	1319	Tue Jul 3 7:19 PM, 2007 by Derek The Dane
	1978 footage from Rotterdam & 1980 Aussie TV (Preview) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=106811641518369565&q=geldof&total=490&start=10&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=8	Scottie	0	1278	Sat Jun 30 5:01 PM, 2007 by Scottie
	Simon Crowe's Highland Hooley. (Preview) http://www.highland-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2109/New_beat_for_'Rat'_drummer.html	Scottie	1	2130	Thu Jun 28 1:43 PM, 2007 by ArrGee
	“singing is not his [Geldof's] forte” - Tony Visconti (Preview) http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_reviews/article1382601.ece TONY VISCONTI: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy by Tony Visconti, Foreword by Morrissey -- Ed...	ArrGee	2	2889	Mon Jun 25 12:20 PM, 2007 by ArrGee1991
	Rat Trap - Live Aid Songs (Preview) I found this earlier, its Rat Trap at Live Aid. Not a bad version, pity about the sound problems...	Kieran	3	6392	Fri Jun 22 11:25 PM, 2007 by TheTopHat
	Reviews on blogs and the like. (Preview) The internet is great! Great to read other's opinions. http://starling.rinet.ru/music/temp/boomtownrats.html	ArrGee1991	1	1790	Fri Jun 22 10:26 PM, 2007 by TheTopHat
	I can make it if you can Songs (Preview) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boomtown-Rats-Remastered/dp/B00076SJNMthere are two problems. First, you'll notice that the running order is not that of th...	TheTopHat	2	8780	Tue Jun 12 9:56 PM, 2007 by TheTopHat
	Mondays documentary TV (Preview) Has anyone seen this doc? Is it any good? Looks like all the original people who were involved are in it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0778744/ nick	TheTopHat	3	6615	Tue Jun 12 11:57 AM, 2007 by ArrGee1991
	Tom Petty Hates Boomtown Rats Concerts (Preview) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers toured the UK in 1977, with a little known Irish band in tow, who blew them off the stage! Terminal Romance UK Tour June 16, 1977 Birmingham Town Hall June 17, 1977 Cardiff University June 18, 1977 Aylesbury Friars Club June 19, 1977 Rainbow Theatre, London June 20, 19...	ArrGee1991	1	6152	Sun Jun 10 4:39 PM, 2007 by Jules
	Best of Boomtown rats video streams Video (Preview) Try this site. you can get full video streams of some of BTRs greatest hits. http://www.hyperlaunch.com/boomtownrats/	Scottie	8	6604	Fri Jun 8 9:24 PM, 2007 by ArrGee1991
	World's biggest Boomtown Rats fan (Preview) Not me, nor Jules, no one here. Rob Smyth apparently.... http://sport.guardian.co.uk/cricket/story/0,,2089787,00.html "Happy Mondays, Rob," says John Starbuck, not realizing that he's talking to the world's biggest Boomtown Rats fan.	ArrGee	19	2137	Fri Jun 8 8:14 PM, 2007 by Mark Boyle
	Bob Geldoff? (Preview) So, maybe you've thrashed this out before, i'm new to this forum, but why does bob wear a badge with his name spelt wrong? 'Best of..' inlay sleeve.. there it is..'Bob Geldoff is cool' ?? I mean when I first heard the word I had trouble.. I was going around saying Jeldof, as in Jelly, until I was corrected....	TheTopHat	0	1151	Wed Jun 6 10:41 PM, 2007 by TheTopHat
	Up All Night - GC Songs (Preview) Gerry Cott is in the video of Up All Night yet it is from the album V Deep.	BTR	9	8718	Wed Jun 6 7:42 PM, 2007 by LindaDoreenHicksLoder
	May have been on you tube, but Rats interview... Video (Preview) http://jdsundstrom.blogspot.com/2007/04/boomtown-rats-funny-interview.html	ArrGee	0	6568	Wed Jun 6 10:56 AM, 2007 by ArrGee
	Rat Chat Forums (Preview) I am now receiving posts from the Rat Chat group, but I can't post myself, my messages are being bounced back. I meant to send this days ago. Anybody from Rat Chat shed any light on this?	Jules	9	2100	Wed Jun 6 10:08 AM, 2007 by ArrGee
	Gary Moore on Geldof.... "he couldn't get arrested as a musician" (more complementary than you expect) Interview (Preview) What did Gary Moore do with Geldof ? I know Geldof was on stage with him for Self Aid ( they did Whiskey in the Jar), but did the collaborate on anything? The article is predominately about Phil Lynott, but had little snippets on Bono & Dylan as well. http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/enterta...	ArrGee	2	12025	Tue Jun 5 3:41 PM, 2007 by ArrGee
	Born to Burn Songs (Preview) Who knows the lyris of 'Born to Burn' b-side of 'Lookin' after no.1'. One or two of the lines still get me..... What a great song though. nick	TheTopHat	2	8177	Mon Jun 4 11:39 PM, 2007 by TheTopHat
	Up all night Songs (Preview) Does someone have the video from the Tube "Up all night" ? It has obviously removed..... I do not know why. Thanks Petra	Pezi	0	9031	Wed May 30 4:38 PM, 2007 by Pezi
	Frist UK Gig - Lodestar, Ribchester Concerts (Preview) On 6th May 1977, the Boomtown Rats played their first ever U.K. gig at the Lodestar at Ribchester. Apparently Geldof, and presumably the rest of the band, stayed at the Victoria Hotel in Clitheroe and charmed the locals in his inimatible manner! www.oldclitheroe.co.uk/page49.htm A very little kn...	ArrGee	1	20099	Wed May 30 3:05 PM, 2007 by Ian
	Self Aid video 1986 - the Rats last performance Concerts (Preview) Came accross this video of the finale of Self Aid, Dublin, 1986, with I think the Rats' last performance. Bob is in there, a young Bono, Chris De burgh among others. Quite good quality http://youtube.com/watch?v=rvb5C9GyImY No prizes, but who can name the most stars, past and present? -- Edited by S...	Scottie	4	8754	Wed May 30 1:58 PM, 2007 by TheTopHat
	Banana Republic Songs Video (Preview) This was posred on youtube a couple of weeks ago http://youtube.com/watch?v=VgYjNEoINPU -- Edited by Scottie at 21:46, 2007-05-13 -- Edited by ArrGee1991 at 16:58, 2007-06-15	Scottie	1	11983	Sun May 13 10:29 PM, 2007 by TheTopHat
	BBC Archives ------Boomtown Rats Video (Preview) http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/artists/b/boomtown_rats/index.shtml	Scottie	2	7198	Sun May 13 7:37 AM, 2007 by Scottie
	Crimbo Turkey Tour Dates? Concerts (Preview) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Boomtown-Rats-Seasonal-Tukey-UK-Tour-advert-1978_W0QQitemZ170105393989QQihZ007QQcatego...	BTR	1	5917	Tue May 8 12:05 PM, 2007 by Steve
	Who the ** is BP Fallon? - "He's brilliant, though I'm not sure what he does" Interview (Preview) http://bpfallon.com/about_bp.html After all, few on the showband circuit shared the resourcefulness of the Rats' publicist, BP Fallon. Would there have been a more inventive way of introducing DJs and journalists to the Boomtown Rats** than by sending them a parcel with a dead laboratory rat dous...	ArrGee	1	8951	Mon May 7 9:54 PM, 2007 by Scottie
	Picture for Pete Photograph (Preview) Picture for Pete Utrecht, Holland 1979. Looks like he is going to be driving a formula 1 car. Jeroen (Buffel) Meijerink \| Pete Briquette, Boomtown Rats 1979 -- Edited by Scottie at 20:38, 2006-07-25 -- Edited by Scottie at 13:01, 2006-07-26 __________________ Chee...	Scottie	1	5588	Fri May 4 5:19 PM, 2007 by LindaDoreenHicksLoder
	Japan 1980 Concerts Photograph (Preview) Bob in Japan with the Rats 1980. Nakano Sun plaza, Tokyo. Pic by Chet King. " Used with permission from the Stars and Stripes. c Stars and Stripes 2007 To buy a copy of this photo or other photos please visit http://www.stripes.com/webpages.asp?id=32 -- Edited by Scottie at 17:21, 2007-04-28	Scottie	2	7924	Mon Apr 30 4:11 PM, 2007 by BTR
	House TV Video (Preview) Looking through Youtube I noticed that an episode of House "Hugh Laurie, Channel 5 thurs 9am UK" has him and a patient (played by Dave Matthews as in the rock star) playinging the intro to I dont Like Mondays. Link is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFM27Jxm9a4	Steve	1	6793	Mon Apr 16 1:14 PM, 2007 by Scottie
	Which Rats song is he talking about? (Preview) A challenge from one of my friends on myspace. I have not got a clue, but I am sure somebody here has. Thanks I have a challange for you. I remember seeing the Boomtown Rats on American Bandstand in 1979 or 80 (not sure). I can't remember what song they did but I remember Bob jumping up and down on the bab...	Scottie	7	1956	Sat Apr 14 4:14 PM, 2007 by Jules
	Did you know... (Preview) It is world Rat day today? Do the Rat!! There is a special species called the Boomtown which deserves particular mention, a very prestigious variety of rat. -- Edited by Jules at 18:39, 2007-04-04	Jules	0	1270	Wed Apr 4 5:38 PM, 2007 by Jules
	"This is the date"... Songs (Preview) "Tomorrow's Wednesday Today was Tuesday And this is the date March 28th... ... It happened today" Have a good 28th of March! e.t.a.: This was of course supposed to go into the BTR section...^^ -- Edited by Katharina at 12:00, 2007-03-28	Katharina	3	8844	Wed Mar 28 1:13 PM, 2007 by Katharina
	Rats in San Diego 1979 - The first time Mondays was played Concerts Audio (Preview) http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/Concerts.aspx?stype=artist&id=896	ArrGee	16	8932	Wed Mar 21 1:15 AM, 2007 by BTR
	Newcastle gig ticket Concerts (Preview) Don't know if this is possible. From Will. "I'm seeking a duplicate of the gig ticket for Boomtown Rats Newcastle City Hall 3rd October 1979 if anyone can help. " Why, I don't know. Can pass on a message. Any ideas?	Scottie	0	6450	Sun Mar 4 5:34 PM, 2007 by Scottie
	Arnold Layne Songs (Preview) For anyone who has a myspace page. A very nice man called Jesus (true), has posted a video of Arnold Layne on my comments page. Had to ask Jules what it was. Did not have a clue. Dont know exact date.	Scottie	4	6182	Sat Feb 17 1:16 AM, 2007 by BTR
	Did Geldof shag Mary of the Fourth Form? (or not?) Songs (Preview) "Her name was actually Mary Preece. We used to hang out in a coffee bar and record shop in Dun Laoghaire called Murray's. After school, she'd come down and she'd have rolled up her skirt and she had legs for days. She was drop dead beautiful and I just wanted her so much and knew that I&#...	ArrGee	11	16890	Tue Feb 13 6:41 PM, 2007 by oshora
	An (over) analysis of Looking After No. 1 Songs (Preview) http://theboomtownrats.blogspot.com/2007/01/looking-after-no-1.html"'Number One' was more general. It was a quintessential...	ArrGee	0	8559	Thu Feb 8 11:43 AM, 2007 by ArrGee
	Claire King (Preview) Whilst flicking through Claire Kings autobiography, I noticed a chapter about her alleged fling with Bob Geldof. This must have been around 1980-82. She mentions Skin on Skin being written about her and the fact that she was asked upto Bobs room (which at the time he was sharing with Simon Crowe) No...	Steve	4	3456	Tue Feb 6 4:45 PM, 2007 by musicmania
	Reissues available on NotLame Recording Co. (Preview) You guys probably already know this, but in case you didn't, I just found this on NotLame Recording Company. Tonic for the Troops Reissued CD: http://www.notlame.com/Boomtown_Rats/Page_1/CDBOOM1.html Best of The Boomtown Rats CD: http://www.notlame.com/Boomtown_Rats/Page_1/CDBO...	dam9191	0	1371	Fri Feb 2 2:34 AM, 2007 by dam9191
	Old cover versions! (Preview) I just paid 59p for an old Parade of Pops album in a local charity shop. You remember these - like the Top of the Pops budget series, you could buy one of these for the price of a single through the 70s and early 80s, but the catch was that it wasn't the original artists performing the songs, but some anon...	dlgladwin	12	2258	Fri Feb 2 2:25 AM, 2007 by dam9191
	Jenny Lens Blog - Rats/Geldof (Preview) You guys may have already seen this. It's Jenny Lens blog. She mentions taking photos of The Boomtown Rats and talks of Bob Geldof several times in this entry. There is even a photo of the photographer and Bob. http://jennylens.com/blog/2006/10/ Check out October 18, 2006 "I Don'...	dam9191	0	1180	Mon Jan 29 5:56 AM, 2007 by dam9191
	bootlegs Records (Preview) anyone know anything about either of these? BOOMTOWN RATS-Where's Linda Live 1982 Live show by the Boomtown Rats in Europe 1982. 1. Clockwork 2. Charmed Lives 3. Up All Night 4. House On Fire 5. Nothing Happened Today 6. Never In A Million Years 7. Sleep (I'm So Tired) 8. I...	ArrGee	8	8041	Mon Jan 8 9:57 AM, 2007 by ArrGee
	searching for 'It's All The Rage' Songs (Preview) Hello all, I'm have scouring the web for a digitized version of the b-side of "I don't like Mondays", but in vain... If anyone has this tune ("It's All The Rage") as an mp3, it would be greatly appreciated if you could send it my way. It is not on any album. boldzz at netzero dot com	Andy	4	5861	Sun Jan 7 11:21 AM, 2007 by ArrGee
	Alas poor Garrick, Bob knew him well.... (Preview) http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2006/9/19/428891.htmlTuesday 19th Sep 2006. RIGHT, let's get the jokes out of the way fi...	ArrGee	0	2639	Fri Jan 5 2:03 PM, 2007 by ArrGee
	Do you agree? (Preview) From a 2006 review of albums 9 RAZORLIGHT Razorlight Reminding us that the Boomtown Rats didn't sound so bad. Johnny Borrell and his cohorts perfected the sound made by Live 8 pal Bob Geldof. In The Morning and America are proof positive. Do you agree?	Scottie	5	1777	Wed Jan 3 2:47 PM, 2007 by musicmania
	FREE DOWNLOAD - Rat Trap: Live At The Dominion Theatre 1985 Songs (Preview) This appears to be a HMV exclusive. Look up Boomtown Rats and under singles, there is this little gem. If you use the code DLX06, yo can download it for free. (or you could pay 79p for it if you download other stuff) http://www.hmvdigital.com They are offering a seven day, download...	ArrGee	6	6678	Wed Dec 20 11:14 PM, 2006 by Bobi G
	if you like The Boomtown Rats try these ..... (Preview) Just on the HMV site and the bands you may care to try if you like the Boomtown Rats are.... ABC Joe Jackson The Jam Bob Geldof Status Quo Heaven 17 Re-Flex Ultravox The Stranglers Kajagoogoo Big Country The Beautiful South Squeeze Showaddywaddy Adam Ant Magazi...	ArrGee	4	1899	Wed Dec 20 9:44 PM, 2006 by rekamarkovics
	Rats Gigs Concerts (Preview) Maybe the saddest website ever ? (Wish I did it!) http://www.raysgigs.com/search.php 1977 332 Boomtown Rats,Yachts Hammersmith Odeon, London 17.12.1977 8 1978 416 Boomtown Rats,Young Ones Hammersmith Odeon, London 09.07.1978 9 1978 487 Boomtown Rats,Vipers Ham...	ArrGee1991	3	6235	Mon Dec 18 7:23 PM, 2006 by Joke
	Borell/Geldof Razorlight/Rats (Preview) Mmm, why are the Rats hated so much? http://www.wessexscene.co.uk/article.php?sid=1730 Two Minute Hate: John Borrell Wednesday, 11 October, 2006 Just how seriously are we expected to take a man in a white man-sized baby grow? He looks like he’s just stepped of th...	ArrGee1991	1	1463	Sat Dec 16 6:16 PM, 2006 by Mark Boyle
	Rat Recipes (Preview) The Boomtown Rats did 'Rat Recipes' and one was for 'Coc Au Rat'. I think it was part of a press pack they did to promote a record or tour. I saw it on ebay years ago but I forgot to bid on it. If anyone has a copy of this then I'd love the details.	BTR	0	1074	Wed Dec 13 5:16 PM, 2006 by BTR
	Close As You'll Ever Be? (Preview) Hi folks, Does anyone know the chords/music to Close As You'll Ever Be?	BTR	0	1180	Mon Dec 11 2:38 AM, 2006 by BTR
	DVD for £2.00 (Preview) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boomtown-Rats-Live-Hammersmith/dp/B0001DI4RM/ref=pd_sbs_d_h__1/026-62...	Scottie	18	2207	Mon Dec 4 2:08 AM, 2006 by dam9191
	Jackie Interview (Preview) There is a book out now with what looks like a young Leslie Ash on the cover. Not very interesting apart from a couple of pics of the Rats and a short interview with Geldof on p112. The interview was just prior to Tonic's release. Go and read it @ HMV in your lunch hour. http://www.whsmith.co...	ArrGee	0	1539	Thu Oct 19 12:11 PM, 2006 by ArrGee
	Rats to Sue Geldof (Preview) I have just read on the bbc that the former Boomtown Rats members are going to sue Bob Geldof for royalties.Sham Sham Shimmey Sham.	Derek The Dane	35	5430	Mon Sep 25 3:59 PM, 2006 by ArrGee
	Old rat, new tricks (Preview) http://www.herefordtimes.com/display.var.920566.0.the_boomtown_rat_who_now_likes_mondays.php	Scottie	1	1566	Thu Sep 14 5:39 PM, 2006 by Tango
	The Boomtown Rats (Preview) I just found a book with Rats lyrics and music in it and a few pictures called the Boomtown Rats. It has about 8 or so songs in it including Mary, No 1, Do The Rat (Yes it's even got that), Rat Trap, Like Clockwork. Now if only I could play an instrument properly.	Jules	0	1320	Thu Sep 7 7:36 PM, 2006 by Jules
	Old Grey Whistle Test (Preview) Seemingly, series 3 of The Old Grey Whistle Test is available on DVD, Including Bob and the rats. This is an American site, but presume it is available world wide. If you like your thrills a little less cheap, pull up a chair for volume three of The Old Gray Whistle Test. The venerable live music progra...	Scottie	1	1636	Sat Sep 2 2:26 PM, 2006 by Tango
	Mary of the 4th form correct lyrics anyone? Songs (Preview) Hi, does anyone know the correct lyrics to Mary of the 4th form? I've looked everywhere but can't find them, it's driving me NUTS! Not even the official site has them, how goddamn shoddy is that? Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please,&...	TheGrimsheeper	1	6349	Tue Aug 22 10:08 PM, 2006 by Scottie
	Banana Republic Songs (Preview) I keep hearing it in trendy clothes shops - not that I ever buy clothes from them. At the time of release I didn't think much of the song, but it still sounds modern and fresh even today. It's very different to any other song I've ever heard. What's think?	BTR	4	6893	Sat Aug 19 12:11 PM, 2006 by Jules
	A rare moment (Preview) I just heard She's So Modern on TV - Top Gear. So excited I had to mention it. They were looking at the Vauxhall Chevette and talking about the 70s and punk explosion. Cool!	Jules	1	1282	Tue Aug 15 10:42 AM, 2006 by Tango
	LIVE Rats' CD's??? (Preview) Greetings & Salutations to one an' all here in 'Caislean Geldof'(Geldof's Castle^), Ever so curious,and hopefully many-a-fan here will be more 'In the Know' about it than me'self and can offer a wee bit of info -- how many Rats bootlegs,or,Radio Shows,are available? I'...	IrelandCalling	0	1081	Sun Aug 13 9:34 PM, 2006 by IrelandCalling
	Any Rat Fans speak italian? (Preview) Is there any Rat's/Geldof fans out there who speak italian? I would like to chat whilst learning the language - that is if you have the patience to help me along. I can speak a bit, but would like to improve further. I would welcome any english speakers too. I have been a Rats fan forever & was...	cameron	8	1816	Sun Aug 13 7:00 PM, 2006 by Jules
	Some good rats pics in concert Concerts (Preview) http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/hennessyphotography/pages/Boomtown-Rats078.html	Scottie	2	8772	Tue Aug 8 12:36 PM, 2006 by Scottie
	Rat tracks to resurface? (Preview) Considering the recent reissues were on Universal, this could mean lots of rare Rats stuff like Rock Goes to College, the Peel sessions, Top of the Pops appearances and other stuff broadcast on the BBC will be available http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5165184...	ArrGee	0	1324	Mon Aug 7 1:02 PM, 2006 by ArrGee
	I give you the stars of the Gnarls Barkley promo for Smiley Faces (Preview) The boys!	ArrGee	0	1259	Thu Jul 6 7:45 PM, 2006 by ArrGee
	What Geldof/Rats song lyric do you relate to? (Preview) What Boomtown Rats or Bob Geldof song lyric do you like, get a kick out of, or relate to? "She's a rose that blooms at night" - This song expresses truths. I really get a kick out of "I was despaerately searching/For my feminine side/But my feminine side/Was on a morning coffee break" -...	dam9191	1	1185	Wed Jul 5 1:35 PM, 2006 by Tango
	YouTube videos Video (Preview) Hello: I don't know if any of you have seen these (most of you probably have), but since some of these were new to me (being in the US and all), I thought I'd post them here. I've found some Boomtown Rats videos on YouTube. Elephant's Graveyard (A great sendup of beach a...	dam9191	4	7497	Wed Jul 5 2:39 AM, 2006 by dam9191
	Rats' Genre (Preview) They are always considered/categorised as Punk. Bob says they aren't. As much as I love punk, most of it was pretty much talentless noise and the only talented bands of that (supposed genre) were Blondie, The Stranglers and The Boomtown Rats. Personally I'd say all these bands were more contemporar...	Jules	6	2339	Mon Jul 3 4:09 AM, 2006 by dam9191
	Rats stuff (Preview) Well you can only listen to the music if you're in the States http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/theboomtownrats	Jules	2	1799	Mon Jul 3 2:38 AM, 2006 by dam9191
	Down by the Jetty live... (Preview) Dr. Feelgood were absolutely central to the Boomtown Rats. When I heard Down by the Jetty, it just fcuking blew me away. The Feelgoods were in it for me. Our early live set used to be their entire first album. When I heard the line 'Stand and watch the towers burning at the brea...	ArrGee	0	1323	Sat Jul 1 9:08 AM, 2006 by ArrGee
	Peel Sessions (Preview) Grab da 1977 & 1978 sessions anyfink 4 u me Julie! -- Edited by Bobi G at 23:27, 2006-07-01	Bobi G	2	1511	Sat Jun 24 10:20 AM, 2006 by Jules
	Don't believe what you Hear Concerts (Preview) Bobyakashah -- Edited by Bobi G at 11:16, 2006-06-27	Bobi G	3	6246	Fri Jun 16 5:35 PM, 2006 by Scottie
	Glastonbury BBC Transcription Album Concerts Records (Preview) I unsuccesfully bid for 1985 Glastonbury BBC Transcription album. If the winner of that item is on this list can they PM me. Alternatively, does anyone else have a CD of this.	Steve	2	6354	Fri Jun 9 3:45 PM, 2006 by ArrGee
	Is Tory Dave a Rats fan? (Preview) http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=690072006 In the June edition of a glossy lads' mag David Cameron will project himself as "one of the boys", claiming he once won a karaoke competition in Portland. You've guessed - Oregon's Portland, not Dorset's. If it's not a terribly obvious hamm...	ArrGee	1	1511	Sat Jun 3 1:35 PM, 2006 by Tango
	No more tickets anymore.... (Preview) http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1787872,00.html?gusrc=rss... The first one I ever proudly clutched, for the Boomtown Rats at the Rainbow in 1977, isn't there. Which is appropriate, because when my friend Paddy and I emerged at Finsbury Park tube station, w...	ArrGee	0	1326	Fri Jun 2 1:53 PM, 2006 by ArrGee
	SelfAid (Preview) It's twenty years since the SelfAid today, and correct me if I'm wrong, the the last gig that a certain band played...	Kieran	3	1272	Wed May 17 8:40 PM, 2006 by Mark Boyle
	Report of the Rats on the radio (Preview) We switched over to Arrow the other day. For a moment I thought a CD had been put on. I couldn't believe it when I heard a Rats song. It wasn't Mondays, not even Rat Trap. It was Like Clockwork. How long is it since you heard that on the radio? Must be about 20+ years!!! I'll be tuning in again. Any other...	Jules	3	1377	Wed May 10 10:48 AM, 2006 by rekamakovics
	Pyjamarama (Preview) http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=690113	ArrGee	1	1536	Tue May 9 10:21 AM, 2006 by MrsRatSinger
	40 years of rock photography (Preview) http://www.photofeatures.com/boomtownrats/index.html	Scottie	0	1455	Sun May 7 7:53 PM, 2006 by Scottie
	Does anyone remember the Rats at Kalvoya, Norway in 1982? Concerts (Preview) I have discovered this wonderful Norwegian Rock n' Roll picture site, with good pics of Bob and the Rats from 1982, and U2 from 1983 , playing in Norway. The photographer, Hans Arne Nakrem has kindly given permission to put some of them on my flickr site. In return I said I would provide a link. http://...	Scottie	0	6858	Thu May 4 9:09 PM, 2006 by Scottie
	The perception of the Rats in England... (Preview) ... as opposed to Ireland and the rest of the world is quite marked. Whereas in England they were perceived as the Bay City Rollers of Punk, elsewhere they were seen as anything but. Example (in an article about Daniel O'Donnell of all things!) .... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/m...	ArrGee	1	1407	Thu Mar 9 11:25 PM, 2006 by ArrGee
	Barwell Court - The Rats' House! (Preview) Barwell Court has achieved fame and immortality in the well-documented annals of pop history, the Boomtown Rats lived here for a year prior to releasing their first single Barwell Court -- Edited by ArrGee at 14:55, 2006-04-04	ArrGee	5	2951	Wed Apr 5 9:15 PM, 2006 by kathp89
	Beautiful Day: Forty Years Of Irish Rock (Preview) The Rats have their own page here! http://corkuniversitypress.typepad.com/beautiful_day_40_years_of/the_boomtown_rats 1978 features Rat Trap by the Boomtown Rats, the first song by an Irish pop group to get to the top of the British charts. Each song is also attributed a "Best Bit'',...	ArrGee	0	1362	Wed Apr 5 12:03 PM, 2006 by ArrGee
	Rats DVD coming soon? (Preview) Acording to Chris at the B.R. site, there is a production in progress of a DVD, called at present, The Story of ----the Boomtown Rats. This will include rare footage of the Rats in the USA and other clips, interviews with all band members, and with guests such as Bono. Sounds promising. No mention yet as...	Scottie	5	1594	Mon Apr 3 10:12 PM, 2006 by Scottie
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