The Boomtown Rats

fodleg · fodleg

I dont get here as ofetn as I would like so the answer t o this question may be lurking in n the site but-Is the best of (videos) dvd coming out over here in the USA ( I must have it) gawd KNOWS the hammersmith thingey was hard enough to order anywhere & I still have to wait anoythr 3 weeks ! G...

Elliot Offen · Elliot Offen

BG Aid Forum

Steve · Steve

Has anyone seen any Rats/Geldof stuff in any of the Hard Rock cafes dotted about the world? I can think of only one place. I was on holiday on the Florida Keys, Key West. The HR cafe there had a wall painting of Geldof, Spingsteen and one other (name escapes me). I took a picture of it and I will copy it to this...

ponchus pilot · ponchus pilot

X -- Edited by ponchus pilot at 12:00, 2006-03-17

ArrGee · ArrGee

Did this for a bit of a laugh a few months ago, and they go and contact me, when I'm off work (spent three weeks off). Anyone hear it? (Names concealed) __________________________________________________________ From: [xxxx.xxxx@bbc.co.uk] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 9...

Steve · Steve

During 1984 Garry Roberts injured his back on a motorbike accident, whilst buying up copies of Drag Me down. I presume this is accurate. I was also under the impression that during his layoff the Rats had a number of gigs to fulfill, my question is who was his replacement?

Malteserat · Malteserat

Have anyone of you heard Tori Amos cover version of I Don't like Mondays?

ArrGee · ArrGee

Courtesy of the Clash Message Board, I give you, The Boomtown Rats!!!! Pete Simon God Gary Gerry Fingers One without a monitor would be ideal! -- Edited by ArrGee at 11:00, 2005-03-10 -- Edited by ArrGee at 17:01, 2005-03-12

Derek The Dane · Derek The Dane

I have got all 7 cds.Anybody else here as mad as me?.

lenair · lenair

MJ asked this question in another topic, but I thought I'd give it more prominence. The Boomtown Rats CD reissues and the "Someone's Looking at You" DVD are all European releases only. This means paying import prices for the CDs, but even more dire, it means not being able to play the DVD at all on most No...

Beistovin · Beistovin

I am gonna start something here . I usually trade anything rare I have for something else rare . I want to start posting links to rare tracks here and I want others to do the same . I have 4 bootleg cds and some rare tracks I will post them all track by track in this topic . I am going to start with "Man At The Top"....

IrelandCalling · IrelandCalling

Dia dhuit agis conas ta tu inniu? Greeting all at this here "Caislean"-Rat(Castle-Rats), I've left a post before about this,rare tracks an' all,but,please allow me add it again,for there are some specific tracks I'd love to get a hold of. I must add here tha...

ArrGee · ArrGee

I never thought I'd see them on the same bill as Kraftwerk & Lush! No details yet. May be a live gig, maybe a session, who knows! Lot of other good ones. my recommendations in bold; but a couple just jump out at you, don't they?

(Please let my DVD recorder come back by then!) http://...

fodleg · fodleg

hi I am near Seattle are there ANY other fans in my area-I'd love to chat to you!

Jules · Jules

I don't know if anyone else has heard any of the tracks from the back catalogue being played on the radio, because I haven't. Except of course when Bob was being interviewed by Jonathan Ross. I know that Bob thinks the singles market is dead, but surely in order to draw attention to the CDs and Rat mus...

ArrGee · ArrGee

Thanks to the miracle of audacity (best piece of software ever???), I have remastered the remasters back to the originals

The ordering was easy (rip and edit tags[I have a good free one]) but for those who want the originals.... 1. Wonky bit of I can make it if you can is easy enough to disg...

STC · STC

Hi, one of the songs I really love, when it's played live, is Banana Republic. I've heared it once in Mainz, Germany in 2001 or 2002 first row. WOW, even though Bob was very ill, got a flu, it was the very best performance of Banana Republic. Another great live version is on Dave 12" single. I also ...

Roz · Roz

As much as I hate the supermarket chain Sainsburys I've been told (and have verified myself) that Sainsburys Online is selling all the Boomtown Rats Cds for £7.49 each. With no pnp! Dunno whether to scorn them in disgust at their obvious 'flog em to the masses, inflate our profits' dealing or...

Ian D · Ian D

Is it just my cd, or does the very start of 'I Can Make It If You Can' on The Boomtown Rats cd sound a bit wonky? It's like i was playing the LP version and i just jogged the sterio!

STC · STC

Hi there, not just that promoted, confirmed and canceled(!) gigs were not(!) announced on this page, BUT the promoted and confirmed announcement of the re-release, which is also wrong, isn't corrected on this site either. Well, as much as i like this music, this will always be a sham...

IrelandCalling · IrelandCalling

Dia dhuit('Hello), 'Allo 'Allo to all,I am in need of some info on Rare Rats tracks---Okay,I have all the reissues(first time hearing 'Mondo' and "V Deep"..great stuff they are too!!!),and the bonus tracks are a joy,but,is there much more out there,somewhere???? ...

sjm · sjm

http://www.bobgeldof.info/ratsalbums2005.htm says

Joanne Harding · Joanne Harding

Hi Everyone, Good news I have managed to find somewhere that has back catalogue in stock as well as Greatest Hits CD & DVD. Only one out of stock is FAOS which will be back in on tues. I tried ording through Amazon, but they quoted April!!!!!! as estimated delivery date. http://www.reflexcd.c...

Malteserat · Malteserat

I have been a Rat fan since 1978 when I use to live in Holyhead, Wales. Now I live in Malta.

Jules · Jules

At last about a week after everyone else...

I hope they arrive quickly. the good news though is my DVD arrived today

ArrGee · ArrGee

The art work on the new CDs is really good. Lots of little pieces and all the lyrics for In the long grass. Only thing is I reckon the six posters (with the essays) would be really good to have in an A3 format (or at least flat), so I could put them on the wall along with the Mondo Bongo po...

Tina McBain · Tina McBain

The complete works of the thoughts of David Clancy are now on the site. We would like to thank David for his sterling work in taking us from the debut album right through to In The Long Grass. Taking a look at both the original vinyl album versions and the re-release CD versions. Interestingly i...

ArrGee · ArrGee

53. The Fine Art of Surfacing ~The Boomtown Rats Audio CD - Mercury / February 7, 2005 86. Boomtown Rats ~Boomtown Rats Audio CD - Mercury / February 7, 2005 100. A Tonic for the Troops ~Boomtown Rats Audio CD - Mercury / February 7, 2005 Very popular, aren't they? Wait un...

Mark Boyle · Mark Boyle

I started the day with a letter of mine in a newspaper about social delinquents, and the latest half-arsed government measure to combat it ("Ban Buckfast"...jeez, grow up!), before going into Glasgow to hand in the paper work & accept the job offer that came in the post last Friday. Then it was g...

ArrGee · ArrGee

They all come with a cardboard slip covers, and pretty much ape the front & back covers with the additional tracks. Didn't have the debut or V deep @ HMV Covent Garden, but the others looked good. Couldn't look inside as they were sealed. Only one copy of each, so not expecting a run on them. Also the B...

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/pop_videos/results.html

, but even worse nothing from Blondie! No Atomic!!!!! Vote for your favorite albu...

ArrGee · ArrGee

http://www.metro.co.uk/metro/interviews/interview.html?in_page_id=8&in_interview_id=1016Johnnie Fingers was keyboard player in Irish rock band, The Boomtown Rats. Formed in 1975 the Ra...

Mark Boyle · Mark Boyle

...be warned, make sure that when you are reading it: (a) you are sitting down (b) you have someone standing by with smelling salts. ...when you see the reviews for the Boomtown Rats back catologue re-issue. 4 stars and a "Q Recommended!" label for The Fine Art Of Surfacing, Mondo...

Ian · Ian

The prolific pen of David Clancy has been busy again. This time perusing over the aritstic merits of Mondo Bongo and V Deep. Take a look for yourselves and see if he has panned your favourite track, like he did mine ( Charmed Lives).

Ian · Ian

It's nice to see the reviews are beginning to appear in the music press. Q have reviewed the albums quite positively. Interestingly though, they rate Mondo Bongo and V Deep very highly, in fact as many stars as Tonic (I also hold this view which not a popular view among general fans, I much...

ArrGee · ArrGee

... shame if you missed it, but the Rats Essay on Tonic for the Troops was published in full in tonight's Standard. (London paper) A tonic for Geldof's troops With a special Brit Award coming and the Boomtown Rats on CD for the first time, Sir Bob should be a happy man. The band's second album w...

Ian · Ian

One of things I find most pleasing about editing this website, is the number of talented writers we have encountered. Corinna, R S Wayment and if you require proof of this, just look at this message board, contributions from Mark Boyle and Arrgee. I have just uploaded onto the site the first of t...

Cathdubh · Cathdubh

Does anyone know why the "Rats in America" RTE 1979 T.V Doc has not appeared on forthcoming DVD.The show included the first live performance of Mondays,Rats live in Fredricks,radio interviews,returning to Dublin airport etc...clips were used in "Saint or Singer". Also Top of the Pops ap...

ArrGee · ArrGee

Well for me they do!

The first two are very good. Possibly too much reference to the post-release visit to the US in the Tonic essay, but very readable! However, the Surfacing essay seems to focus on December 1978 and Rat Trap in particular, and though interesting not as good as it...

Tina McBain · Tina McBain

Those nice people at Universal are sending us copies of the 6 forthcoming back catalogue CD releases. We are running a competition to give you the opportunity to win one of the albums. Today's competition is to win a copy of the previously un-released on CD debut album - Boomtown Rats. The question i...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	best of dvd (Preview) I dont get here as ofetn as I would like so the answer t o this question may be lurking in n the site but-Is the best of (videos) dvd coming out over here in the USA ( I must have it) gawd KNOWS the hammersmith thingey was hard enough to order anywhere & I still have to wait anoythr 3 weeks ! G...	fodleg	0	648	Wed Mar 23 6:56 PM, 2005 by fodleg
	New Bob Geldof Forum!!! (closed) (Preview) BG Aid Forum	Elliot Offen	0	679	Wed Mar 23 12:21 AM, 2005 by Elliot Offen
	Rats/Geldof memorobillia in Hard Rock Cafe (Preview) Has anyone seen any Rats/Geldof stuff in any of the Hard Rock cafes dotted about the world? I can think of only one place. I was on holiday on the Florida Keys, Key West. The HR cafe there had a wall painting of Geldof, Spingsteen and one other (name escapes me). I took a picture of it and I will copy it to this...	Steve	1	649	Tue Mar 22 7:08 PM, 2005 by MMbullybuddyGP
	BOB GELDOF V JOHN TRAVOLTA (Preview) X -- Edited by ponchus pilot at 12:00, 2006-03-17	ponchus pilot	1	823	Mon Mar 21 9:37 PM, 2005 by Malteserat
	Missed my ultimate Gig!!! (Preview) Did this for a bit of a laugh a few months ago, and they go and contact me, when I'm off work (spent three weeks off). Anyone hear it? (Names concealed) __________________________________________________________ From: [xxxx.xxxx@bbc.co.uk] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 9...	ArrGee	0	787	Mon Mar 21 10:09 AM, 2005 by ArrGee
	Garry Roberts replacement (Preview) During 1984 Garry Roberts injured his back on a motorbike accident, whilst buying up copies of Drag Me down. I presume this is accurate. I was also under the impression that during his layoff the Rats had a number of gigs to fulfill, my question is who was his replacement?	Steve	0	877	Fri Mar 18 8:43 AM, 2005 by Steve
	Tori Amos (Preview) Have anyone of you heard Tori Amos cover version of I Don't like Mondays?	Malteserat	7	1069	Sat Mar 19 1:22 AM, 2005 by franna
	Anyone got a good emoticon for a pianist? (Preview) Courtesy of the Clash Message Board, I give you, The Boomtown Rats!!!! Pete Simon God Gary Gerry Fingers One without a monitor would be ideal! -- Edited by ArrGee at 11:00, 2005-03-10 -- Edited by ArrGee at 17:01, 2005-03-12	ArrGee	23	1957	Tue Mar 15 11:05 AM, 2005 by Jules
	Who has got all 7 cds. (Preview) I have got all 7 cds.Anybody else here as mad as me?.	Derek The Dane	10	1413	Sat Mar 12 10:39 AM, 2005 by ArrGee
	North American Boomtown Rats releases (Preview) MJ asked this question in another topic, but I thought I'd give it more prominence. The Boomtown Rats CD reissues and the "Someone's Looking at You" DVD are all European releases only. This means paying import prices for the CDs, but even more dire, it means not being able to play the DVD at all on most No...	lenair	1	783	Thu Mar 10 2:57 AM, 2005 by MJ
	Download Rare Rats! (Preview) I am gonna start something here . I usually trade anything rare I have for something else rare . I want to start posting links to rare tracks here and I want others to do the same . I have 4 bootleg cds and some rare tracks I will post them all track by track in this topic . I am going to start with "Man At The Top"....	Beistovin	6	1906	Wed Mar 9 10:35 PM, 2005 by Beistovin
	"Man At The Top" & "Born To Run"---Rat-ta-tat* Songs (Preview) Dia dhuit agis conas ta tu inniu? Greeting all at this here "Caislean"-Rat(Castle-Rats), I've left a post before about this,rare tracks an' all,but,please allow me add it again,for there are some specific tracks I'd love to get a hold of. I must add here tha...	IrelandCalling	1	2917	Mon Feb 28 6:50 PM, 2005 by ArrGee
	Rats on BBC Radio 6 - 24 Feb - 10pm Radio (Preview) I never thought I'd see them on the same bill as Kraftwerk & Lush! No details yet. May be a live gig, maybe a session, who knows! Lot of other good ones. my recommendations in bold; but a couple just jump out at you, don't they? (Please let my DVD recorder come back by then!) http://...	ArrGee	11	3268	Sat Feb 26 12:25 PM, 2005 by Jules
	rats fans (Preview) hi I am near Seattle are there ANY other fans in my area-I'd love to chat to you!	fodleg	0	808	Thu Feb 24 6:58 PM, 2005 by fodleg
	Releasing a single and radio air play (Preview) I don't know if anyone else has heard any of the tracks from the back catalogue being played on the radio, because I haven't. Except of course when Bob was being interviewed by Jonathan Ross. I know that Bob thinks the singles market is dead, but surely in order to draw attention to the CDs and Rat mus...	Jules	11	1383	Thu Feb 24 3:23 PM, 2005 by ArrGee
	Remastering the remasters! (Preview) Thanks to the miracle of audacity (best piece of software ever???), I have remastered the remasters back to the originals The ordering was easy (rip and edit tags[I have a good free one]) but for those who want the originals.... 1. Wonky bit of I can make it if you can is easy enough to disg...	ArrGee	0	917	Thu Feb 24 12:01 PM, 2005 by ArrGee
	Banana Republic (Live) Songs (Preview) Hi, one of the songs I really love, when it's played live, is Banana Republic. I've heared it once in Mainz, Germany in 2001 or 2002 first row. WOW, even though Bob was very ill, got a flu, it was the very best performance of Banana Republic. Another great live version is on Dave 12" single. I also ...	STC	2	4497	Fri Feb 18 9:50 AM, 2005 by STC
	I hate to say this but.... (Preview) As much as I hate the supermarket chain Sainsburys I've been told (and have verified myself) that Sainsburys Online is selling all the Boomtown Rats Cds for £7.49 each. With no pnp! Dunno whether to scorn them in disgust at their obvious 'flog em to the masses, inflate our profits' dealing or...	Roz	1	1120	Thu Feb 17 9:48 PM, 2005 by ArrGee
	I Can Make It If You Can Songs (Preview) Is it just my cd, or does the very start of 'I Can Make It If You Can' on The Boomtown Rats cd sound a bit wonky? It's like i was playing the LP version and i just jogged the sterio!	Ian D	9	3044	Thu Feb 17 4:32 AM, 2005 by Beistovin
	Ridiculous (Preview) Hi there, not just that promoted, confirmed and canceled(!) gigs were not(!) announced on this page, BUT the promoted and confirmed announcement of the re-release, which is also wrong, isn't corrected on this site either. Well, as much as i like this music, this will always be a sham...	STC	12	1428	Thu Feb 17 3:47 AM, 2005 by MMbullybuddyGP
	HELP needed with some Tracks! (Preview) Dia dhuit('Hello), 'Allo 'Allo to all,I am in need of some info on Rare Rats tracks---Okay,I have all the reissues(first time hearing 'Mondo' and "V Deep"..great stuff they are too!!!),and the bonus tracks are a joy,but,is there much more out there,somewhere???? ...	IrelandCalling	1	1171	Wed Feb 16 4:35 AM, 2005 by Beistovin
	First album running order Records (Preview) http://www.bobgeldof.info/ratsalbums2005.htm says	sjm	5	3412	Tue Feb 15 11:02 PM, 2005 by STC
	Back Catalogue (Preview) Hi Everyone, Good news I have managed to find somewhere that has back catalogue in stock as well as Greatest Hits CD & DVD. Only one out of stock is FAOS which will be back in on tues. I tried ording through Amazon, but they quoted April!!!!!! as estimated delivery date. http://www.reflexcd.c...	Joanne Harding	5	1082	Tue Feb 15 8:14 PM, 2005 by Joanne Harding
	Rat fans from the where? (Preview) I have been a Rat fan since 1978 when I use to live in Holyhead, Wales. Now I live in Malta.	Malteserat	0	615	Sat Feb 12 9:06 PM, 2005 by Malteserat
	My CDs have been dispatched (Preview) At last about a week after everyone else... I hope they arrive quickly. the good news though is my DVD arrived today	Jules	2	943	Sat Feb 12 10:29 AM, 2005 by Jules
	CD Inlay posters - nice to have them uncreased! (Preview) The art work on the new CDs is really good. Lots of little pieces and all the lyrics for In the long grass. Only thing is I reckon the six posters (with the essays) would be really good to have in an A3 format (or at least flat), so I could put them on the wall along with the Mondo Bongo po...	ArrGee	0	884	Fri Feb 11 2:42 PM, 2005 by ArrGee
	The Job's Done - Back Catalogue (Preview) The complete works of the thoughts of David Clancy are now on the site. We would like to thank David for his sterling work in taking us from the debut album right through to In The Long Grass. Taking a look at both the original vinyl album versions and the re-release CD versions. Interestingly i...	Tina McBain	0	676	Wed Feb 9 12:28 PM, 2005 by Tina McBain
	3 rats CDs in amazon top 100!!! (Preview) 53. The Fine Art of Surfacing ~The Boomtown Rats Audio CD - Mercury / February 7, 2005 86. Boomtown Rats ~Boomtown Rats Audio CD - Mercury / February 7, 2005 100. A Tonic for the Troops ~Boomtown Rats Audio CD - Mercury / February 7, 2005 Very popular, aren't they? Wait un...	ArrGee	1	1118	Tue Feb 8 7:44 PM, 2005 by Jodie
	Today's a big day... (Preview) I started the day with a letter of mine in a newspaper about social delinquents, and the latest half-arsed government measure to combat it ("Ban Buckfast"...jeez, grow up!), before going into Glasgow to hand in the paper work & accept the job offer that came in the post last Friday. Then it was g...	Mark Boyle	3	1154	Mon Feb 7 9:22 PM, 2005 by Jules
	CDs in the shops today and they look good (Preview) They all come with a cardboard slip covers, and pretty much ape the front & back covers with the additional tracks. Didn't have the debut or V deep @ HMV Covent Garden, but the others looked good. Couldn't look inside as they were sealed. Only one copy of each, so not expecting a run on them. Also the B...	ArrGee	3	1066	Mon Feb 7 9:07 PM, 2005 by Jules
	84th greatest pop video (Preview) http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/pop_videos/results.html , but even worse nothing from Blondie! No Atomic!!!!! Vote for your favorite albu...	ArrGee	0	1056	Mon Feb 7 10:09 AM, 2005 by ArrGee
	Fingers Speaks!!! (Preview) http://www.metro.co.uk/metro/interviews/interview.html?in_page_id=8&in_interview_id=1016Johnnie Fingers was keyboard player in Irish rock band, The Boomtown Rats. Formed in 1975 the Ra...	ArrGee	0	1357	Mon Feb 7 9:37 AM, 2005 by ArrGee
	If you buy Q magazine this month... (Preview) ...be warned, make sure that when you are reading it: (a) you are sitting down (b) you have someone standing by with smelling salts. ...when you see the reviews for the Boomtown Rats back catologue re-issue. 4 stars and a "Q Recommended!" label for The Fine Art Of Surfacing, Mondo...	Mark Boyle	3	2236	Sun Feb 6 11:26 PM, 2005 by ArrGee
	More From his prolific pen (Preview) The prolific pen of David Clancy has been busy again. This time perusing over the aritstic merits of Mondo Bongo and V Deep. Take a look for yourselves and see if he has panned your favourite track, like he did mine ( Charmed Lives).	Ian	0	650	Sat Feb 5 4:12 PM, 2005 by Ian
	Reviews of Back Catalogue (Preview) It's nice to see the reviews are beginning to appear in the music press. Q have reviewed the albums quite positively. Interestingly though, they rate Mondo Bongo and V Deep very highly, in fact as many stars as Tonic (I also hold this view which not a popular view among general fans, I much...	Ian	7	1246	Thu Feb 3 8:46 PM, 2005 by Mark Boyle
	Rats essay in Standard tonight... (Preview) ... shame if you missed it, but the Rats Essay on Tonic for the Troops was published in full in tonight's Standard. (London paper) A tonic for Geldof's troops With a special Brit Award coming and the Boomtown Rats on CD for the first time, Sir Bob should be a happy man. The band's second album w...	ArrGee	1	1148	Wed Feb 2 2:06 AM, 2005 by ArrGee
	Review of new CD (Preview) One of things I find most pleasing about editing this website, is the number of talented writers we have encountered. Corinna, R S Wayment and if you require proof of this, just look at this message board, contributions from Mark Boyle and Arrgee. I have just uploaded onto the site the first of t...	Ian	1	853	Wed Jan 26 9:21 PM, 2005 by Jodie
	Missing from DVD (Preview) Does anyone know why the "Rats in America" RTE 1979 T.V Doc has not appeared on forthcoming DVD.The show included the first live performance of Mondays,Rats live in Fredricks,radio interviews,returning to Dublin airport etc...clips were used in "Saint or Singer". Also Top of the Pops ap...	Cathdubh	3	1035	Sun Jan 23 9:27 AM, 2005 by Ian D
	Rats Essays - Level of interest reflects CDs (Preview) Well for me they do! The first two are very good. Possibly too much reference to the post-release visit to the US in the Tonic essay, but very readable! However, the Surfacing essay seems to focus on December 1978 and Rat Trap in particular, and though interesting not as good as it...	ArrGee	2	1247	Sat Jan 22 12:04 AM, 2005 by ArrGee
	Rats Competition (Preview) Those nice people at Universal are sending us copies of the 6 forthcoming back catalogue CD releases. We are running a competition to give you the opportunity to win one of the albums. Today's competition is to win a copy of the previously un-released on CD debut album - Boomtown Rats. The question i...	Tina McBain	4	860	Thu Jan 20 9:54 PM, 2005 by Jodie
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