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http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/g/geldofbob-sex.shtml


Sir Bob is one of the unluckiest bastards in rock. He wasn't able to age gracefully like Paul Weller, or even Joe Strummer. (John Lydon would have folded like a cheap card table had he been in Geldof's shoes.) The Boomtown Rats are still a well-kept secret. His solo albums sell about 100 copies each. It's commendable that he has persevered through such trials and tribulations, but what would really be a neat trick is if he wrote some killer songs again. With any luck, he's purged the demons of the last decade of his life on Sex, Age & Death and, thanks to his new love Jeanne Marine (serenaded on the pre-bonus track closer "10:15"), finds the spark to write the kinds of songs that made people love him so much in the first place. But as it is, it's 25 years later, and he's still trying to learn the fine art of surfacing.


Sums up exactly what I think! (BTW I didn't write that!)



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he wouldnt be the same if he'd been lucky tho would he ?and i really wouldnt say paul weller aged gracefully

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Tango wrote:


he wouldnt be the same if he'd been lucky tho would he ?

This sums it up nicely. See the "London cancelled" thread for a nice tie in discussion.

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