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 Artist : The Boomtown Rats
 Genre  : Rock
 Style  : New wave, Rock, Pop, 70's Pop, 80's Pop, Punk
 Instr. : Group
 Rating : importance (2) popularity (2)

                     All-Music Guide Biography

 An Irish punk quintet (1975-1986) led by singer/songwriter Bob Geldof
 (b Oct 5, 1954). Their early work had the energy and attitude of
 punk, but on later records (including several UK hits), an increased
 musical sophistication put them closer to the pop-rock mainstream.
 Geldof left for a solo career in 1986, ending the band. ~ William
 Ruhlmann

 ---------- Related Artists -----------
 Geldof, Bob
 Dr. Feelgood
 Jam

 ---------- Roots & Influences ----------
 Rolling Stones, The
 Sex Pistols, The
 Bowie, David
 Roxy Music
 Springsteen, Bruce
 Dylan, Bob
 Mott the Hoople
 Pink Floyd
 Reggae music



 ---------- Bibliography ----------
 Stone, Peter         |Boomtown Rats: Having Their P|Star/W.H. Allen

 AMG Artist ID #   : P000003745

    Chronological Album List    |Date|  Label   | Number |R S T|Rating
--------------------------------+----+----------+--------+-----+------
 Greatest Hits                  |1987|Columbia  |40615   |     |+BestA
 In the Long Grass              |1985|Mercury   |38      |  S  | BestA
 V Deep                         |1982|Mercury   |6359082 |  S  |    OK
 Mondo Bongo                    |1981|Columbia  |37062   |  S  |    OK
 Fine Art of Surfacing, The     |1979|Columbia  |36248   |R S  | BestA
 Tonic for the Troops           |1978|Columbia  |35750   |  S  |  Good
 Boomtown Rats, The             |1977|Mercury   |1188    |R S  |  Good

         All-Music Guide Album Details (Alphabetical Order)

----------------------- All-Music Guide Album ------------------------
 Album  : Boomtown Rats, The
 Artist : The Boomtown Rats
 Rating : Good
 Genre  : Rock
 Date   : 1977 (release)
 AMG ID : R000002318

 --------- Album Releases ---------
 1977 LP  Mercury  1188
 1977     Mercury  1188

 ------- AMG Album Reviews -------
 The Rats posed as a punk group on their debut, but they were always a
 little too tight to make the tag stick. Still, "Looking Out for No. 1"
 and "Mary of the 4th Form," both of which made the UK charts, had the
 right energy and the right attitude. ~ William Ruhlmann


 ------- Album Personnel/Sidemen -------
 Pete Briquette - Bass, Vocal
 Gerry Cott - Guitar
 Simon Crowe - Drums, Vocal
 Albie Donnelly - Sax
 Robert John Lange - Producer
 Gerry Roberts - Guitar, Vocal


----------------------- All-Music Guide Album ------------------------
 Album  : Fine Art of Surfacing, The
 Artist : The Boomtown Rats
 Rating : Best-of-Artist
 Charts : Billboard #103, entered Dec 1 , 1979, on charts 016 weeks
 Genre  : Rock
 Time   : 40:13 min
 Date   : 1979 (release)
 AMG ID : R000002320  (album inprint)

 --------- Album Releases ---------
      CD  Columbia  CK-36248
      CS  Columbia  PCT-36248
 1979 LP  CBS  36248
      CD  CBS  36248
          Columbia  36248

 ------- AMG Album Reviews -------
 Lead singer Bob Geldof hit his peak as a Ray Davies-influenced writer
 of story-songs on this album, which retained the group's early force
 while displaying an increased sophisti