| Product Summary | | Label: Phantom Sound & Vision | | UPC: 00602498267745 | | Release Date: 3/7/2006 | | Buy.com Sku: 63949587 | | Item#: M23XJW | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Like Clockwork ~ The Boomtown Rats |  | | 2. Blind Date ~ The Boomtown Rats | | | 3. I Never Loved Eva Braun ~ The Boomtown Rats | | | 4. Living In An Island ~ The Boomtown Rats | | | 5. Don't Believe What You Read ~ The Boomtown Rats | | | 6. She's So Modern ~ The Boomtown Rats | | | 7. Me & Howard Hughes ~ The Boomtown Rats | | | 8. Can't Stop ~ The Boomtown Rats | | | 9. Watch Out For The Normal People ~ The Boomtown Rats | | | 10. Rat Trap ~ The Boomtown Rats | | | 11. Neon Heart (John Peel Session) - (bonus track) ~ The Boomtown Rats | | | 12. Do The Rat - (bonus track, B side) ~ The Boomtown Rats | | | 13. D.U.N. L.A.O.G.H.A.I.R.E. - (bonus track, B side) ~ The Boomtown Rats | | | 14. Rat Trap (Live In Stoke) - (bonus track) ~ The Boomtown Rats | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | The Boomtown Rats: Bob Geldof (vocals); Gerry Cott, Garry Roberts (guitar); Johnnie Fingers (keyboards); Pete Briquette (bass guitar); Simon Crowe (drums). | | Recording information: Holland (1977 - 1978). | | A TONIC FOR THE TROOPS, the Boomtown Rats' second album, finds the Irish group furthering their mix of punk energy and pop hooks. While "Like Clockwork" and "Living on an Island" recall XTC in both their angular attack and quirky delivery, "She's So Modern" is an intentionally brash, straight-ahead rock tune. Other songs, however, allow frontman Bob Geldof to hone his lyrical talents, particularly the wry, incisive Nazi narrative "I Never Loved Eva Braun," "Me & Howard Hughes," a nod to eccentrics everywhere, and the street anthem "Rat Trap," which unabashedly channels Springsteen. Like many of their peers (Elvis Costello & the Attractions, the Clash, etc.), the Boomtown Rats were intent on channeling punk's momentum into different styles and more sophisticated song structures, and although the ensemble never achieved widespread success in the US, the record produced several hit singles in the UK, including the latter tune. And its finest, A TONIC FOR THE TROOPS is a prime example of punk rock's restlessly inventive spirit and its often overlooked "pop" power. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 03/07/2006 | | Original Release Date : 1979 | | Catalog ID : 9826774 | | Label : UME Imports | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00602498267745 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Uncut (p.116)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "[B]oasting Geldof's most finely tuned lyrics and their best tunes."Mojo (Publisher)
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- 3 stars out of 5 - "Full of smart, acerbic, punky pop sounds..." |
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