Citizens of Boomtown - Out 13th March 2020

Noel · Dave

RE: Citizens of Boomtown - The new LP - February 2020?

Mark L · Loudmouth

Noel wrote:
Rats Fan wrote:
I don't see any reason at all why the new Boomtown Rats album would sound like 'Two Dogs'. It's a discarded track from nearly 20 years ago.

I might be the only person on this forum who is positive about the new album. I don't expect it to be bad and I'm looking forward to hearing it.
I was at the last ever Rats gig at the RDS Dublin in 1986. It's a huge big deal for me that my all-time favourite band are releasing a new album. I want it to be great but I've got no idea how it will sound. I'm more into the idea of a new album than just playing the greatest hits over and over at festivals. Making an album is making a stand, being about something, saying this is what we're about. Bring it on.

I could have written the above word for word, except I was not at Dublin for the last gig of the first incarnation. I keep checking the Internet for news. It's a bit like 80 to 85, where each Friday I would wait for Record Mirror to arrive and then quick scan it for any mention of the Rats and any possible new release or news. 83 was a very fallow year so you can imagine in early 84, how excited I was with news of Tonight's release. I hope C of B is great, but if not, cest la vie and Ireland's finest have given me a back catalogue and memories to treasure. I don't think a week goes by where I don't play something by them. My friends and family think it's an obsession but my best mate said he's jealous, as he wishes he had a band he was into above all others.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Noel wrote:
I was at the last ever Rats gig at the RDS Dublin in 1986.

Pah! I was at the next one in May 2013... (or was it 2008? Matter of opinion I guess)

Did see the last Bradbury Rats gig in Dublin.

Noel · Dave

ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
I was at the last ever Rats gig at the RDS Dublin in 1986.
Pah! I was at the next one in May 2013... (or was it 2008? Matter of opinion I guess)
Did see the last Bradbury Rats gig in Dublin.

I was at the one in the country pub in Surrey ie the warm up for the Isle of Wight Festival. Remember semi naked woman jumping up on stage and dancing with Bob. Geldof saying 'it's great to be here, wherever we are...' Good times.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Noel wrote:
I was at the one in the country pub in Surrey ie the warm up for the Isle of Wight Festival.

Sorry it was Sussex and the second gig after RDS. Call yourself a fan?

https://boomtownrats.activeboard.com/t52343677/rats-2013-dates/

I didn't see the first 2008 gig at Pig Nose Inn, so not a fan either. It was the third or fourth gig at 100 Club I saw.

Noel · Dave

ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
I was at the one in the country pub in Surrey ie the warm up for the Isle of Wight Festival.
Sorry it was Sussex and the second gig after RDS. Call yourself a fan?
https://boomtownrats.activeboard.com/t52343677/rats-2013-dates/
I didn't see the first 2008 gig at Pig Nose Inn, so not a fan either. It was the third or fourth gig at 100 Club I saw.

Well if you're into correcting people who's been getting the ex-Stranglers singers name wrong as long as I've been posting. Not an English county if you check it out. Call yourself a fan. smile

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
I was at the one in the country pub in Surrey ie the warm up for the Isle of Wight Festival.
Sorry it was Sussex and the second gig after RDS. Call yourself a fan?
https://boomtownrats.activeboard.com/t52343677/rats-2013-dates/
I didn't see the first 2008 gig at Pig Nose Inn, so not a fan either. It was the third or fourth gig at 100 Club I saw.
Well if you're into correcting people who's been getting the ex-Stranglers singers name wrong as long as I've been posting. Not an English county if you check it out. Call yourself a fan.

Damn auot-currect! I know it is Cornwell, but I never fix it before posting.

suss · House on Fire

ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
I was at the last ever Rats gig at the RDS Dublin in 1986.
Pah! I was at the next one in May 2013... (or was it 2008? Matter of opinion I guess)
Did see the last Bradbury Rats gig in Dublin.

Purely for the record, the last Bradbury Rats gig was at Bristol as part of the Class of 77 tour, a couple of weeks after Whelans in Dublin.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

suss wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
I was at the last ever Rats gig at the RDS Dublin in 1986.
Pah! I was at the next one in May 2013... (or was it 2008? Matter of opinion I guess)
Did see the last Bradbury Rats gig in Dublin.
Purely for the record, the last Bradbury Rats gig was at Bristol as part of the Class of 77 tour, a couple of weeks after Whelans in Dublin.

So I'm definitely not a fan!

There was a thread on it...

https://boomtownrats.activeboard.com/t48540787/class-of-77-christmas-dates-in-bournemouth-guildford-and-bri/

Derek The Dane · V Deep

I wrote to Pete on facebook about the new single being released in October and I got a thumbs up so I guess its still happening.

Derek The Dane · V Deep

According to Pete the new single is still being released here in October.Lets wait and see.

Mark L · Loudmouth

Derek The Dane wrote:
According to Pete the new single is still being released here in October.Lets wait and see.

In the light of this, how come all we ever see on the record company's website is :

No results found for The Boomtown Rats

Mark L · Loudmouth

Mark L · Loudmouth

Just have to satisfy my Rats cravings with the wonderful Eagle 70s playing LANO as I redecorate the back bedroom

Noel · Dave

Mark L wrote:
Derek The Dane wrote:
According to Pete the new single is still being released here in October.Lets wait and see.
In the light of this, how come all we ever see on the record company's website is :
No results found for The Boomtown Rats

And there was Geldof in the NZ Herald video interview a few days ago extolling the virtues of BMG , basically saying that the album is coming out on a big/major label. BMG at least should be able to mount some sort of publicity or advertising campaign but so far nothing. Not even an acknowledge that the band is on their roster.

Also they have missed all the music mags October issues for a single allegedly being released in October.

Mark L · Loudmouth

There are various ways to contact BMG but nobody gets back to you. If anything, the people answering the phone sound bemused and surprised, almost unaware that the Rats are on their books.

Phone +44 20 3214 1200
Fax +44 20 3214 1201
Email info.uk@bmg.com
Email news@bmg.com (For press inquiries)

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
... the people answering the phone sound bemused and surprised, almost unaware that the Rats are on their books.

I would be surprised if they were old enough to know who The Boomtown Rats are!

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

The Rats should hold the release back to May 2020 so they could sell the LP at the two festival appearances in Ware and Norwich.

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
The Rats should hold the release back to May 2020 so they could sell the LP at the two festival appearances in Ware and Norwich.

Surely we need to get Boomtown done, no ifs or buts, come what may, a Feb release do or die. I'm not sure the public will put up with more dither and delay.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Or wait until they play at Glastonbury next year. Will be 35 years after they last appeared.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
The Rats should hold the release back to May 2020 so they could sell the LP at the two festival appearances in Ware and Norwich.
Surely we need to get Boomtown done, no ifs or buts, come what may, a Feb release do or die. I'm not sure the public will put up with more dither and delay.

Only 52% of the public. The other 48% would accept the delay, and may not want it to happen at all!

I am pretty certain the LP won't be released in February 2020. If it was some January/February dates would have been announced and they haven't announced any. May 2020 looks far more likely. They could sell a few at the festivals before anyone heard it. And when people do hear it they will be amazed, because Pete Bremain has stated it is the best they have ever done.

Derek The Dane · V Deep

Gut feeling as well that we won't see the new album until April/May. No one outside Pete B knows anything. Nothing being mentioned anywhere.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Derek The Dane wrote:
No one outside Pete B knows anything.

Lets be honest, Pete Bremain has come up with more dates than a packet of Eat Me!

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
The Rats should hold the release back to May 2020 so they could sell the LP at the two festival appearances in Ware and Norwich.
Surely we need to get Boomtown done, no ifs or buts, come what may, a Feb release do or die. I'm not sure the public will put up with more dither and delay.
Only 52% of the public. The other 48% would accept the delay, and may not want it to happen at all!
I am pretty certain the LP won't be released in February 2020. If it was some January/February dates would have been announced and they haven't announced any. May 2020 looks far more likely. They could sell a few at the festivals before anyone heard it. And when people do hear it they will be amazed, because Pete Bremain has stated it is the best they have ever done.

Only 52% yes, but imagine 17.4 million album sales biggrin

Mike menzies · V Deep

I still hope it's Feb but as long as there is an official release date I would be happy at least there would be something concrete to look forward to buy the silence is annoying that's just how I feel

zippaguppis · I Don't Like Mondays

The single's supposed to come out this month, no?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

zippaguppis wrote:
The single's supposed to come out this month, no?

Looking unlikely, but doesn't take much to release a single these days. Just drop the MP3 onto Amazon/Spotify/Deezer etc.

Don't expect anything physical.

Mark L · Loudmouth

Apparently so. But there is nothing to be found anywhere promoting the new single and nobody even knows what its title is.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
Apparently so. But there is nothing to be found anywhere promoting the new single and nobody even knows what its title is.

I guarantee the title contains the word BOOMTOWN and/or the character sequence RAT.

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
Apparently so. But there is nothing to be found anywhere promoting the new single and nobody even knows what its title is.
I guarantee the title contains the word BOOMTOWN and/or the character sequence RAT.

That's going out on a limb! Have you heard /do you know something?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Recent/upcoming releases...

Back to BOOMTOWN - Classic RAT****s
RATlife ep
Back to BOOMTOWN
The BOOMTOWN RATs
RATified
RATlife
Citizens of BOOMTOWN

Go figure!

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Recent/upcoming releases...
Back to BOOMTOWN - Classic RAT****s
RATlife ep
Back to BOOMTOWN
The BOOMTOWN RATs
RATified
RATlife
Citizens of BOOMTOWN
Go figure!

There were plenty of Rat references in the early years too, like Rat Trap, Do the Rat, Ratrospective, the eponymous first album, Rat Tracks - but nobody could guarantee the next single would reference the rodent, do or die, come what Theresa. I grant you there may be a slightly increasing trend line of late, but it's not a given.

I do say all of this of course, in the knowledge I'm responding to mystic ArrGee!

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
I grant you there may be a slightly increasing trend line of late, but it's not a given.

A title with neither BOOMTOWN nor RAT in it? No way! I wonder how many times both words will be recited on the LP. If the Ratsh!t ep is indicative it will be around 100.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

ArrGee wrote:

I am pretty certain the LP won't be released in February 2020. If it was some January/February dates would have been announced and they haven't announced any. May 2020 looks far more likely. They could sell a few at the festivals before anyone heard it. And when people do hear it they will be amazed, because Pete Bremain has stated it is the best they have ever done.

I have to revise this. Now there is a date in late February/early March, which would provide a good opportunity to sell the record.

Derek The Dane · V Deep

According to Pete B on Facebook the new single is delayed.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Derek The Dane wrote:
According to Pete B on Facebook the new single is delayed.

I find that hard to believe

As long as they turn up at Butlins at end of February.

Mike menzies · V Deep

Do we think that the single will finally come out next year as all the time it keeps on being delayed in still hoping for the new album

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

They probably read my comment about the title and decided "Rat in Boomtown" wasn't the best lead single.

Derek The Dane · V Deep

To be honest I could never see the single coming out in October when the album is getting released in February. I can't see a new single coming out until the new year.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Derek The Dane wrote:
To be honest I could never see the single coming out in October when the album is getting released in February. I can't see a new single coming out until the new year.

February 2020 is the current release date. It could change.

Noel · Dave

ArrGee wrote:
Derek The Dane wrote:
To be honest I could never see the single coming out in October when the album is getting released in February. I can't see a new single coming out until the new year.
February 2020 is the current release date. It could change.

Pete on FB hopes to have definite timeline for release of single 'by next Friday'. Also says it's being delayed 'for a good reason.'

Noel · Dave

Derek The Dane wrote:
To be honest I could never see the single coming out in October when the album is getting released in February. I can't see a new single coming out until the new year.

Never In A Million Years was released well ahead of V Deep, about four months in fact.

Mark L · Loudmouth

Never in a million years should have been properly rereleased, it is such a great song. Back in the day particularly, an album used to be released around the time of the second single's release so this would often be a few months after the lead single.

In the long grass was released nearly a year after Tonight. Granted, circumstances were unusual.

Derek The Dane · V Deep

I cannot stand Never In A Million Years, terrible first choice for a single which never fitted the album. 2nd worst Rats single after Charmed Lives.

Mark L · Loudmouth

House on Fire would have been the better first choice single off V Deep and probably would have gone around 10 places higher than 24 as a result.

The travesty is that the brilliant He Watches was never a single.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Derek The Dane wrote:
To be honest I could never see the single coming out in October when the album is getting released in February. I can't see a new single coming out until the new year.
February 2020 is the current release date. It could change.
Pete on FB hopes to have definite timeline for release of single 'by next Friday'. Also says it's being delayed 'for a good reason.'

They realised it didnt have RAT and/or BOOMTOWN in the title?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
The travesty is that the brilliant He Watches It All was never a single.

Agreed. The best track on V Deep. Their best song in the 1980s.

Mike menzies · V Deep

I love he watches it all but my fave track on vdeep was skin on skin then talking in code but still love that album

Derek The Dane · V Deep

Should have released House On Fire, Skin On Skin, He Watches It All and The Bitter End in that order.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

I think Rats are missing a trick not releasing the LP before the end of the year. I get asked by all and sundry if I would like something for Christmas, and I struggle to think of anything. An LP would be perfect.

As an aside if Santa is reading I would like

David Bowie Playing Cards
Sega Mega Drive Mini
Alan Turing cuff links
And as many bottles of wine as you can get on your sleigh

Derek The Dane · V Deep

According to Facebook The Boomtown Rats page will now be updated more often. It has a new picture of the band with Rat heads.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Derek The Dane wrote:
According to Facebook The Boomtown Rats page will now be updated more often. It has a new picture of the band with Rat heads.

That will be nice. Could start with a list of dates this summer.

A217565 · She's So Modern

Heres hoping that there is a new album with songs that hark back to the classic rat sounds of the early days.
Some fast songs with the great two guitar sound that works so well for them, especially live.

Derek The Dane · V Deep

They have 2 dates for Denmark next October, its looking good for next year.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Out on 13th March 2020

Citizens Of Boomtown tracklist:

Trash Glam, Baby
Sweet Thing
Monster Monkeys
She Said No
Passing Through
Heres A Postcard
K.I.S.S.
Rock n Roll Ye Ye
Get A Grip
The Boomtown Rats

boomtown_rats_lj_111219(2).jpg

Derek The Dane · V Deep

Brilliant cover,concerned about track 10.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Derek The Dane wrote:
Brilliant cover,concerned about track 10.

Reminds me of the Wizard of Oz...

Related image

... I wonder if the cover turns into colour when you start playing the record.

-- Edited by ArrGee on Wednesday 11th of December 2019 04:44:03 PM

Mike menzies · V Deep

Even track10 is ok I love the eponymous song I know I'm in minority but still that my opinion and I don't apologize about it and still play 10inch ep.regularly

Noel · Dave

Not too keen on eponymous song,it's old hat at this stage. Titles alone won't tell us much.

Most likely, in the great tradition of the Rats, some of the b sides will be better than some of the album tracks. So it's back to waiting again.

They may announce one or two Irish dates as part of tour.

Noel · Dave

ArrGee wrote:
Derek The Dane wrote:
Brilliant cover,concerned about track 10.
Reminds me of the Wizard of Oz...

... I wonder if the cover turns into colour when you start playing the record.

-- Edited by ArrGee on Wednesday 11th of December 2019 04:44:03 PM

If you take the right substance, absolutely.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Derek The Dane wrote:
Brilliant cover,concerned about track 10.
Reminds me of the Wizard of Oz...

... I wonder if the cover turns into colour when you start playing the record.

-- Edited by ArrGee on Wednesday 11th of December 2019 04:44:03 PM
If you take the right substance, absolutely.

Any recommendations?

Noel · Dave

ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Derek The Dane wrote:
Brilliant cover,concerned about track 10.
Reminds me of the Wizard of Oz...

... I wonder if the cover turns into colour when you start playing the record.

-- Edited by ArrGee on Wednesday 11th of December 2019 04:44:03 PM
If you take the right substance, absolutely.
Any recommendations?

Psilocybin mushrooms.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Derek The Dane wrote:
Brilliant cover,concerned about track 10.
Reminds me of the Wizard of Oz...

... I wonder if the cover turns into colour when you start playing the record.
If you take the right substance, absolutely.
Any recommendations?
Psilocybin mushrooms.

Out of stock at Waitrose.

Noel · Dave

ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Derek The Dane wrote:
Brilliant cover,concerned about track 10.
Reminds me of the Wizard of Oz...

... I wonder if the cover turns into colour when you start playing the record.
If you take the right substance, absolutely.
Any recommendations?
Psilocybin mushrooms.
Out of stock at Waitrose.

You'll have to try some of their Dutch branches. smile

-- Edited by Noel on Wednesday 11th of December 2019 10:33:19 PM

-- Edited by Noel on Wednesday 11th of December 2019 10:34:00 PM

Derek The Dane · V Deep

Single to be released 10th Jan.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

RE: Citizens of Boomtown - Out 13th March 2020

Mark L · Loudmouth

Recent activity is promising, but this is just one of a number of sites suggesting the album has been put back to 31/03/20

https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/226608/9

Great album cover, reminds me of some of the brutalist architecture of the 60s like Balfron or Trellick Towers in London.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Definitely 13th March 2020. Those sites have the wrong date. Transposed the 3 and 1. Don't Believe What You Read.

From the horse's mouth...

https://boomtownrats.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=58997&cur=GBP

The Boomtown Rats

Citizens Of Boomtown CD

CD £10.00

Release Date: 13/03/2020

Citizens Of Boomtown Exclusive Gold Vinyl + Signed Setlist

LP £20.00

Release Date: 13/03/2020

Citizens Of Boomtown Vinyl

LP £18.00

Release Date: 13/03/2020

Citizens Of Boomtown Digital Album

£8.00

Release Date: 13/03/2020

Derek The Dane · V Deep

Track 10 on the album The Boomtown Rats is a remix of the original with new vocals (what ever that means).

Noel · Dave

ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
...some of the b sides will be better than some of the album tracks.
They may announce one or two Irish dates as part of tour.
Sorry Grandad, but there are no B-sides anymore More likely there will be a deluxe edition released a bit after the original release
Bound to be dates in Ireland. June looks most likely. Hoping they play the tent in Cork again. First tent gig is 30th May, so will be just after their first festival dates.

Well the first single ie vinyl release will have a song on the other side,call it what you will. This song will not be on album as I asked Pete on FB and he confirmed this.

I'm calling it a b side. A rose by any other name etc

Noel · Dave

Mark L wrote:
Recent activity is promising, but this is just one of a number of sites suggesting the album has been put back to 31/03/20
https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/226608/9
Great album cover, reminds me of some of the brutalist architecture of the 60s like Balfron or Trellick Towers in London.

Just hope the music isn't brutalist like the eponymous song smile

Cover is ok in that I don't dislike it.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
...some of the b sides will be better than some of the album tracks.
They may announce one or two Irish dates as part of tour.
Sorry Grandad, but there are no B-sides anymore More likely there will be a deluxe edition released a bit after the original release
Bound to be dates in Ireland. June looks most likely. Hoping they play the tent in Cork again. First tent gig is 30th May, so will be just after their first festival dates.
Well the first single ie vinyl release will have a song on the other side,call it what you will. This song will not be on album as I asked Pete on FB and he confirmed this.
I'm calling it a b side. A rose by any other name etc

Interesting, I believed that it was only streaming. No sight of any physical release.

Trash Glam, Baby [p] Streaming

2020 Digital FileBMG

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Only 10 songs that's hope its worth it

Noel · Dave

ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
...some of the b sides will be better than some of the album tracks.
They may announce one or two Irish dates as part of tour.
Sorry Grandad, but there are no B-sides anymore More likely there will be a deluxe edition released a bit after the original release
Bound to be dates in Ireland. June looks most likely. Hoping they play the tent in Cork again. First tent gig is 30th May, so will be just after their first festival dates.
Well the first single ie vinyl release will have a song on the other side,call it what you will. This song will not be on album as I asked Pete on FB and he confirmed this.
I'm calling it a b side. A rose by any other name etc
Interesting, I believed that it was only streaming. No sight of any physical release.
Trash Glam, Baby [p] Streaming
2020 Digital FileBMG

You can bet your bottom dollar there will be a vinyl single with a b side not on album. Hopefully the b side will make up for eponymous final tracks inclusion.

Ps Am in Eindhoven watching the election coverage. Bob and Pete must be tearing their collective hair out. It's that pesky inconvenient thing called democracy. smile

-- Edited by Noel on Thursday 12th of December 2019 10:47:30 PM

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Noel wrote:
You can bet your bottom dollar there will be a vinyl single with a b side not on album. Hopefully the b side will make up for eponymous final tracks inclusion
Ps Am in Eindhoven watching the election coverage. Bob and Pete must be tearing their collective hair out. It's that pesky inconvenience thing called democracy.

Singles tend to cost about £10 these days and not sure they would be worth releasing.

Maybe they can get another boat...

Mark L · Loudmouth

Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
...some of the b sides will be better than some of the album tracks.
They may announce one or two Irish dates as part of tour.
Sorry Grandad, but there are no B-sides anymore More likely there will be a deluxe edition released a bit after the original release
Bound to be dates in Ireland. June looks most likely. Hoping they play the tent in Cork again. First tent gig is 30th May, so will be just after their first festival dates.
Well the first single ie vinyl release will have a song on the other side,call it what you will. This song will not be on album as I asked Pete on FB and he confirmed this.
I'm calling it a b side. A rose by any other name etc
Interesting, I believed that it was only streaming. No sight of any physical release.
Trash Glam, Baby [p] Streaming
2020 Digital FileBMG
You can bet your bottom dollar there will be a vinyl single with a b side not on album. Hopefully the b side will make up for eponymous final tracks inclusion.
Ps Am in Eindhoven watching the election coverage. Bob and Pete must be tearing their collective hair out. It's that pesky inconvenient thing called democracy.

-- Edited by Noel on Thursday 12th of December 2019 10:47:30 PM

Looks like a decent Tory majority to get Brexit done Noel, which is a Sweet Thing. People thought Jo 'Swindle' might respect the referendum result but illiberally & undemocratically She Said No. Corbyn's Marxist dream is now Passing Through and he can K.I.S.S goodbye to any hope of power. Time for centralist, sensible Labourites to Get A Grip and fight back. Here's A Postcard with a tip on it : Never let Monster Monkeys like Jezza and McDonnell near party leadership again. You thought you were all Rock n Roll ye ye at Glastonbury, but Jeremy it's time to bow out and let us become Citizens of Boris's Boom time!

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
Looks like a decent Tory majority to get Brexit done Noel, which is a Sweet Thing. People thought Jo 'Swindle' might respect the referendum result but illiberally & undemocratically She Said No. Corbyn's Marxist dream is now Passing Through and he can K.I.S.S goodbye to any hope of power. Time for centralist, sensible Labourites to Get A Grip and fight back. Here's A Postcard with a tip on it : Never let Monster Monkeys like Jezza and McDonnell near party leadership again. You thought you were all Rock n Roll ye ye at Glastonbury, but Jeremy it's time to bow out and let us become Citizens of Boris's Boom time!

I think you need to get some sleep

Noel · Dave

Mark L wrote:
Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Noel wrote:
...some of the b sides will be better than some of the album tracks.
They may announce one or two Irish dates as part of tour.
Sorry Grandad, but there are no B-sides anymore More likely there will be a deluxe edition released a bit after the original release
Bound to be dates in Ireland. June looks most likely. Hoping they play the tent in Cork again. First tent gig is 30th May, so will be just after their first festival dates.
Well the first single ie vinyl release will have a song on the other side,call it what you will. This song will not be on album as I asked Pete on FB and he confirmed this.
I'm calling it a b side. A rose by any other name etc
Interesting, I believed that it was only streaming. No sight of any physical release.
Trash Glam, Baby [p] Streaming
2020 Digital FileBMG
You can bet your bottom dollar there will be a vinyl single with a b side not on album. Hopefully the b side will make up for eponymous final tracks inclusion.
Ps Am in Eindhoven watching the election coverage. Bob and Pete must be tearing their collective hair out. It's that pesky inconvenient thing called democracy.

-- Edited by Noel on Thursday 12th of December 2019 10:47:30 PM
Looks like a decent Tory majority to get Brexit done Noel, which is a Sweet Thing. People thought Jo 'Swindle' might respect the referendum result but illiberally & undemocratically She Said No. Corbyn's Marxist dream is now Passing Through and he can K.I.S.S goodbye to any hope of power. Time for centralist, sensible Labourites to Get A Grip and fight back. Here's A Postcard with a tip on it : Never let Monster Monkeys like Jezza and McDonnell near party leadership again. You thought you were all Rock n Roll ye ye at Glastonbury, but Jeremy it's time to bow out and let us become Citizens of Boris's Boom time!

Another piece of red (Corbyn) left my empire today smile

Overall results good for England but future of UK up in air with NI and Scottish situation. Certainly interesting times ahead.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Ok fcuk! They are on a boat again. Third time lucky?

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-- Edited by ArrGee on Monday 6th of January 2020 10:40:38 PM

Mark L · Loudmouth

I recall the boat for the Never in a Million Years video. Then there was the ship going under in Drag me Down's lyrics..?

Does this suggest more 'battling back in adversity' type lyrics?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

I was thinking Brexit boat rather than Drag Me Down...

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Rats fleeing a sinking ship?

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Rats fleeing a sinking ship?

They'll be home through rain and thunder

I'd forgotten the anti Brexit boat. Trying to forget Leave and Remain like the Archbishop has been saying!

The increasingly absurd Jess Phillips, who thinks she's a candidate for Labour leader, still doesn't get it and yesterday on Andrew Marr was spinning furiously about rejoining the EU. We haven't even left yet!

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Rats fleeing a sinking ship?
They'll be home through rain and thunder
I'd forgotten the anti Brexit boat. Trying to forget Leave and Remain like the Archbishop has been saying!
The increasingly absurd Jess Phillips, who thinks she's a candidate for Labour leader, still doesn't get it and yesterday on Andrew Marr was spinning furiously about rejoining the EU. We haven't even left yet!

Diane Abbot for Labour Leader. Only viable candidate. Unless Corbyn decides to give it another go.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Mark L wrote:
I'd forgotten the anti Brexit boat. Trying to forget Leave and Remain like the Archbishop has been saying!

How can anyone forget that? Leave was behind in the polls until double agent Geldof intervened.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Did the boat swing the vote?

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Remain %	Leave %	Undecided %	Date	Pollster	Sample
55	45	0	Jun 22, 2016	Populus	4,700
48	42	11	Jun 22, 2016	ComRes	1,032
41	43	11	Jun 22, 2016	TNS	2,320
44	45	11	Jun 22, 2016	Opinium	3,000
51	49	0	Jun 22, 2016	YouGov	3,766
52	48	0	Jun 22, 2016	Ipsos MORI	-
45	44	11	Jun 20, 2016	Survation	1,003
42	44	13	Jun 19, 2016	YouGov	1,652
53	46	2	Jun 19, 2016	ORB	800
45	42	13	Jun 18, 2016	Survation	1,004
44	44	12	Jun 17, 2016	Opinium	2,006
42	44	14	Jun 17, 2016	YouGov	1,694
44	43	13	Jun 16, 2016	Yougov	1,734
46	43	11	Jun 15, 2016	BMG Research	1,064

-- Edited by ArrGee on Monday 6th of January 2020 11:12:59 PM

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
Rats fleeing a sinking ship?
They'll be home through rain and thunder
I'd forgotten the anti Brexit boat. Trying to forget Leave and Remain like the Archbishop has been saying!
The increasingly absurd Jess Phillips, who thinks she's a candidate for Labour leader, still doesn't get it and yesterday on Andrew Marr was spinning furiously about rejoining the EU. We haven't even left yet!
Diane Abbot for Labour Leader. Only viable candidate. Unless Corbyn decides to give it another go.

How telling that nobody has seriously suggested the absurd Shadow Home Secretary, who wants to recruit Police on 3k per year and plant 59 trees per second, could be the next Labour leader.

Mark L · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Did the boat swing the vote?

Remain % Leave % Undecided % Date Pollster Sample
55 45 0 Jun 22, 2016 Populus 4,700
48 42 11 Jun 22, 2016 ComRes 1,032
41 43 11 Jun 22, 2016 TNS 2,320
44 45 11 Jun 22, 2016 Opinium 3,000
51 49 0 Jun 22, 2016 YouGov 3,766
52 48 0 Jun 22, 2016 Ipsos MORI -
45 44 11 Jun 20, 2016 Survation 1,003
42 44 13 Jun 19, 2016 YouGov 1,652
53 46 2 Jun 19, 2016 ORB 800
45 42 13 Jun 18, 2016 Survation 1,004
44 44 12 Jun 17, 2016 Opinium 2,006
42 44 14 Jun 17, 2016 YouGov 1,694
44 43 13 Jun 16, 2016 Yougov 1,734
46 43 11 Jun 15, 2016 BMG Research 1,064

-- Edited by ArrGee on Monday 6th of January 2020 11:12:59 PM

It certainly didn't help the Remain cause. I wonder if Brexitless Bob and Pete Brejoin regret that stunt?

Joe · Like Clockwork

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