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from journalism.co.za:
Geldof lays into media over Africa
Rock star Bob Geldof used the British Press Awards ceremony to angrily confront Fleet Street in an extraordinary outburst at the newspaper industry's coverage of Africa, write Dan Milmo and Lisa O'Carroll in media.guardian.co...
I have heard so many people talk about how the quality of Rats music had fallen by the time they split , but I think this album stacks up with the best . I think the music is great , lyrics interesting, and the melodies are some of Geldofs best . I rate this just behind "Surfacing" as my favorite...
... due to Clash wars, Tina was getting a bit fed up of all the issues that arose and wondered if it was all worth the bother. Anyway, as I'm always on the board, I asked if I could help, and Tina took me up on it!
Anyway, as you can see the board is now in umpteen sections. I have gone thro...
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...
Sadly no link, you'll just have to read it @ WH Smith like me Basically Geldof says cnut a lot and slags off the Clash as phoney!
Also had Rat Trap as an essential punk download elsewhere.
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...
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...
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?
..., I was 13, this record came out (I guess it came out in 86, but it took a while to cross the channel to Germany). Obviousy, I had the LP version, though I think there was a CD already. I'd bought "This is the world calling" as a single before, and loved it, but I loved this album even more. A guy with m...
Playing in Bristol, Gloucester, Hastings and Colchester next week, Carbon/Silicon is the band recently formed by Mick Jones, Tony James, Danny The Red and William Blake. Drawing on years of experience collectively gained in bands like The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite, Generation X, Sigue Si...
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
Bob Geldof
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Date of birth (location)
5 October 1951 Dublin, Ireland
Mini biography
Frontman for the late 70s to late 80s band, the Boomtown Rats Also wrote... (show more)
Sometimes Credited As:
? The Boomtown Rats Sir Bob Geldof Sir Ro...
come to think about how depressing world can be and I know that everybody feels little down sometimes, and as a true bob fan I dont whant other fans to be downisch so I have a music tips for all of you. Love and Arthur Lee!! If you havent already got the "forever changes" album buy it now and I can garante you t...
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...
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"....
from contactmusic.com:
"TV bosses forced SIR BOB GELDOF to undergo a gruelling Special Air Service (SAS) survival test in preparation for an African documentary.
The ex-BOOMTOWN RATS star and his camera crew were ordered to complete the training before touring the cont...
Crikey, his opinions on the albums are spot on. Wonder if he'd care to expand of the four ****e songs on V Deep http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml;sessionid=1WZ4CNJJLG24ZQFIQMFSM54AVCBQ0JVC?xml...
Hi,
as topic says, i'm searching for this video recording. It's some sort of promo video. Does anybody know something about it, i saw it a couple of month ago at eil.com?
Thx, Steve
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...
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://...
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...
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...
From BBC news:
Singer Bob Geldof and the creators of Monty Python are to be honoured at the 50th Golden Rose television festival in Lucerne, Switzerland in May.
Geldof will receive the Golden Rose Charity Award, which is being presented in remembrance of Sir Peter Ustinov.
The actor and r...
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 ...
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...
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!
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...
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????
...
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...
Jonathan Ross asked Bob if there would be a Rats reunion. Bob said 'no' and the tone was a definite no, not a maybe or anything near to it. Sorry folks
Just to let you know that Bob will be a guest on the Jonathan Ross show on BBC Radio 2 between 10 am and 1 pm. For those outside the UK you can access the show via the Jonathon Ross website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/ross/
Of course don't forget that Bob is also on the Park...
'Dia dhuit' (Iish for 'Hello') all,
Great to be here! I've been a-reading some of the posts and this seems a mighty fine site!
Was introduced to the Rats' music through Irish radio and TV many a-time,but,became a true fan just over a year ago.A week or two b...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
DVD Review - Various Artists - Live Aid
It's doubtful that many would remember The Boomtown Rats were it not for
Bob Geldof's selfless act of setting aside his career in order to bring
to the attention of the Western world the horrible plight of over 30
million Africans who were suffering fr...
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...
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...
...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...
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).
Is anyone else not able to access the official Geldof webpage? Luckily I've saved this forum as a favorite, so I can access it, but I can't get to the main webpage of the other Geldof stuff.
It says that I'm not authorized to view the page bcause my I don't have the right credentials...:co...
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...
... 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...
According to IMBd, Geldof appeared on the Howard Stern radio show October 27, 1990.
AmIAnnoying.com says, as a reason why Geldof is not annoying, "He allowed Howard Stern to lock him in the trunk of a car while he played guitar without getting claustrophobic."
I find this anecdote highly am...
Hi all, new to the forum but have been a fan since i was 11(now 37) cant wait for "smiles" on Parky next week, does any one know what he will be performing at the brits .
I've asked around about this in various other places, and no-one knows about it or saw it. I read somewhere that Bob appeared on the Weakest Link in 2001 in a special Easter edition. Has anyone seen it? How did Bob/Ms Robinson challenge fair? Did he win the show? Would love to have seen it! :big...
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...
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...
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...
The gig that i enjoyed myself most at, must be 2004 hay festival.We got there early, second in que, second through the door, front row seats,and plenty of room for a boogie. A blinding nite.
My second best Ludlow fest. A brush with some of the band before hand, sneaked into soundcheck (i blended in wel...
Hi gang ! just hope bob will do some more gigs this year the last 2/3 years have just been great anyone who has not seen this band just watch parky 12 feb you will be amazed they are the best. keep it up boys!!
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...
Basically Geldof says cnut a lot and slags off the Clash as phoney!
Also had Rat Trap as an essential punk download elsewhere.
(Please let my DVD recorder come back by then!) http://... 
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