MUSIC CENTER: Surfing With Style On The Big New Wave

Moody, pathetic and sardonic as Billy Idol, Boomtown Rats frontman is much opinionated and occasionally angry Bob Geldof. After forming his band in a small, sleepy town near Dublin, Ireland in 1975, he led the way for a period of a new wave of senseless. With Johnny Fingers on keyboards, Simon Crowe on drums, Pete Briquette on bass, they were joined by Gerry Cott and Garry Roberts on guitar, they originally called the Nightlife Thugs. Fortunately, after reading Woody Guthrie's "related to Glory ', they changed their name banda property mentioned in the story.

the peak of his relatively short career with the release of this album in 1979, 'Fine Art of surfing ", announced the number one," I do not like Monday. "in the late seventies saw a blend of punk and something resembling a pop ridiculous. guitars juddery and lacking talent and the songs are fast and jumping with a little tuna and virtually no bass. lyrics are meaningless and superficial, but still attractive enough for this odd genre to take off, but rather short. A new wave was loosely based term for anyone who has had hit after the mid-seventies, except disco and glam rock. The guys in suits and mop of hair cuts, pictures visualized a new wave of television characters such as Mickey Pearce in Only Fools and Horses. branch of the new wave of Ska was the end of that, it is a combination of beat and reggae. It was a new wave that was before the runner Ska but using Mersey beat shallow themes of American pop-rock. seldom survived bands from the genre forward in anything else that follows. The best example of success was probably the bands such as U2. The vocals are strained and silent, and most of the water sounded as thought they were suffering from the cold. A short-lived, it is actually quickly dated, and many bands are faded just as quickly. It was Ska that looked more survivable.

Geldof is the right course of action. Perhaps realizing immediately that the band are going to be short-lived, he expanded his identity in the grim political position by making it the ultimate missionary for all mankind when the music failed. This album marked the end of their careers, although other albums followed in a moderate fashion, they are featured more middle of the road pop rock. band disbanded in 1984, and Geldof slipped quietly into the shadows of the music industry and his obsessive involvement save the world from poverty.

Since the whole band moves to rented council house in Chessington, Surrey in 1976, they released four singles before having their mediocre hands a number one hit with "Rat Trap" in listopada 1978. It's supposed to be the first introduction to listen to the public had the new wave. It was their only number one. Geldof, former CG for a journalist, had enough to say about the state of the music industry, by encouraging his ability to write hardy, strong-minded songs. "I do not like Monday ", based on the true story of a U.S. girl, Brenda Spencer, who went on a shooting spree, killing two people and injuring nine, type style Hungerford rampage years before the British enthusiast. day he went to her 'day' on Monday and her pathetic defense, it is the reason behind her killing as a mindless "I do not like Monday ..'

Written by Geldof, the first track on the album is "Somebody looking at you," and the gentle start us thinking about another band entirely. Released as a single in January 1980, it reached number four. This was the prelude to the great powers who were the new wave. Geldof's vocals are squeaky and twisted in the style of Toyah Wilcox. This is understandable when you listen to the opening of this album that their influence was felt Blondie, among others. Perhaps I'm surprised how nice this song is. With the same amount of quality in any of their number ones, we should not be thinking any different to any band, led by Geldof will be less than the average. The same opening lines within a poem, a solitary, "On the night like this, I deserve to be kissed at least once or twice ..."It's a dance floor of the immediate situation awkward teenage party. It is about getting ratted on the seven-party smoking fag between the ten of you. All greasy hair and a checkered jacket with shoulders that no one actually needed. The songs are about pretty girls in pig tails and decorated dress looks all sweet and innocent. We just have to note that Debbie Harry used to dress, so the less said the better ... Lovely attack drums and stuttering 'S, there is also a pretty rocking the guitar solo on the break and keyboards that sound more at home in his sermon. very energetic and raises issues for the rest of this punk-induced Album . Indeed stomping things ... if anyone out there can think of Stomp ....( maybe we just, then ...)

'Diamond Smiles' is a track based on the keyboard, 'kindergarten' chords. Get ready for a pat on the situation in Mick Jagger pose. Geldof used his voice as an instrument in this song, it gives an element base, and forever feel the force behind it. I wonder if I ever had a headache after each recording. We can imagine him caught up and contorting his body lean toward the microphone stand with clenched fists in a pleading pose. Personally I feel, Geldof was one of the last great pop figures, and this is probably the last intrusive musical genre that allowed these characters to feel welcome. Released as a single in November 1979, it failed to achieve anything more than the number 13 slot.

"Having my picture Kidnapped" is a classic example of such a past record that, if the case was on to something abstract, then it was accompanied by a sound effect. This song, along with the Photo Booth with the sounds of clicks and flashes of musical standard SLR We now begin to see a sample of the Boomtown records in the sense that the theme from beginning to end. Every other one is there to listen, and then click to crack wise at the very end. a concept that was also lost in the records and today as no one listens to a song from start to finish. We appreciate the Boomtown Rats of the effects of such prejudice. It is these things that we probably remember when Geldof is stamping his mark on the political news, but the question is, on ?...

with the subject as opposed to The Beatles, 'I'm only sleeping, "This next song is a comfort to any who suffer from insomnia. strange lines of 'Sleep (Fingers Lullaby) "contain words such as sinister:' If I took enough of these red things, get some permanent sleep, blue things, what would you sing lullabies, white stuff ... "snicker under your breath at verses like these, and suddenly the world does not seem so nasty place ... even a member of counting sheep at the end of this track. He ended up with spiraling piano and captivating, zombie lyrics, we wonder whether all that is was ever serious. Maybe a little disturbing part of the album is mind shifting the song at the end of the first half of this album, where someone said .. "that's not funny 'a few times and Punch and Judy sounding laugh happily game away in the background ..
I wonder if the Boomtown Rats were a bit further into the depths of the new wave. Riding on a high plane, they entertain and sell their records only for the product. With the Madness, it seemed that a strong sense of level headedness about them, like that nice boy who comes round to visit his gran once a week. The idea Boomtown Rats comes round to making a cup of tea Gran before reaching for her purse ...

can be said that "I do not like Monday, " is about as sensible as this album gets, bearing in mind, we now know the story behind this masterpiece of creative writing. Opening the thunderous piano piece that sets the scene of the desperate tale of 'girl', who loses grasp of normality. In my naivete, after all these years, I firmly believe that this is just another teen poem depicting the black thoughts that drift through your mind when you are young and going to school is the worst that can happen to you, especially on a Monday morning coming round too soon. I was expecting the same amount of depth as 'Our House' by Madness, but with the opening of the theater bars accompliment with the violin, I think my original thoughts is grossly misleading.

We are what we hear is an abstract story about the narrator of view. calls back and forth from vocals lead to become stronger, while Geldof becomes horrible. With such lines as the opening .. silicon chip inside my head gets switched to overload, and no one will go to school, it would be to stay at home ... 'You can see where I was from in my original synopsis. . When memories of the video that went with one, it featured Geldof at the knee of such a desperate expression of emotion in his vocals and twisting his body while surrounded by other members of displaying a cold way of government, not even making eye contact with the man on the floor. Now in our minds, we can see this song for what it is. We appreciate the quality of song writing that went into production as part of history. a very unfortunate story behind this song was a lawsuit thrown at the band from Spencer family for damages as they felt that the song only open wounds, and was helping his daughters case .. mmm, no comment .... It was also re-released in July 1984, but only reached number 38, not surprisingly, anything with a strong element of current affairs controversies can easily get forgotten over the years and with this second re question, it was clear to see that the idea of some kid not wanting to get up, because it is Monday regained its place as a topic.

With 'Nothing happened today, "We are probably not that shocked after the previous song, and even less surprised when we catapulted right back into mindless new wave again. At least now we know what Boomtown Rats were able to ... This track wastes no time in delivering their mind numbing topics ... nothing happened today, okay, so lines like .. "I'll do some washing, I can go shopping ..." let us introduce the very basic ingredients for making the perfect new wave records. All you need is to surround yourself with a few students who can only play around their instruments and open up some local rag or switch to a daily TV (be thankful, there is no such thing in the seventies!) and go out ... One thing is fun, around the middle of the track is' over the back fence "conversation between two old dears, but actually it sounds more like Terry Jones and Graham Chapman (Monty Python), ironically dressed as a woman. ... It looks very natural, "he said to everyone, but then his wife, said the wig, is not that the French word? And Harry said, Ole! This is a Spanish verb .. and chaos continues, but thankfully not for much longer, entertaining piece of ultra nothingness! Early musical equivalent of improvisation ...

'Nice'n'Neat' is one of those examples of Bob the writing itself. I feel that his lyrics to not get too wrapped in the buckling of musical noise. S acompliment the most important places only drum solo, his words practically stand on stilts. fast and furious punk track with heavy themes, it is far from the Sex Pistols, (do not be put here, not all punk was the Sex Pistols, has come in many forms ..) It is very mainstream, watered down punk who was far more Listenable and lovable. It was the diversity of punk that has given us, in the end, the new wave.

Again, in this wonderful piece of intricate acoustic playing at the opening of the Mediterranean feel, hear Geldof writing itself. This beautiful Spanish guitar leads us away gently and not against the will to another style of music that was sometimes adapted by other new wave artists. Blondie We think using the powerful reggae theme of "Tide Is High '. It is pleasant to follow the war and new fans alike, it stands out against the others on this album as it shows that rats could actually play proper music. Occasional piano allows the monitor to swing. This is the biggest dance and reminds me a little B. Robertson records that follow soon. unusual piece of music genre that at the other end of the scale we have a very sure, "Je suis un rock star .." By Bill Wyman ever confusing .... mmm, okay ....

Today we know Bob Geldof for a lot of shouting and banging fists on tables and generally making the political stupidity of myself, I think, after listening to this album, and will say that nothing has changed. We do, however, to yawn when we see it now, but he still needs to be appreciated for his courage, determination, persistence and superiority over politicians and other established members of society. 'know Its Christmas? "sold two million copies in the first two days of publication. feat, I'm scared to say, the rats would never have achieved. So what should we prefer? Rats are still caught in the Rat Trap, or Sir Bob forcing his Dublin accent down our throats and out of the wallets? I must admit, I loved one of your hand, but only a slight mutual respect. He, however, a very telling example,...' creaky door to get oiled ...'

It will also be remembered for marrying Paula Yates, and then getting dumped by her ... He might even be remembered for his spooky solo career, where he jumped into the rock folk music in their new ventures as wavist aging. 'This is the world Calling' in October 1986 (No. 25) and "The Great Song of indifference", in June 1990 (No. 15 .)

for the remarkable songwriter, as we remember him? Two hits and Johnny Fingers is known for wearing pajamas.

Maybe it's better to be remembered as the sole spokesman for the human race ...

The second album recommended;
'tonic for the troops. "1978 (re-released in December 1983)

All songs written by Boomtown Rats.
Producer Mutt Lange
Recorded at Phonogram Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands.
© Michelle Duffy "sam1942" 2006 ..