Name: Loudmouth - The Best Of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats by Bob Geldof, The Boomtown Rats
Brand: Bob Geldof
SKU: 731452228321
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 3 (119 reviews)

COMPILATION

Never having achieved anything close to the massive success they had in the UK, the Irish quintet Boomtown Rats and their blend of New Wave, punk, and pop did manage to garner a cult following in the US. Lead singer Bob Geldof became a household name with his organization of Live Aid and Great Songs Of Indifference contains a handful of songs from his solo work, including the desperate plea of "This Is The World Calling" and the tongue-in-cheek, Celtic stomp of "The Great Song Of Indifference." The underground classic "I Don't Like Mondays" is the one track familiar to most music fans, but other noteworthy songs include the sax-driven "Rat Trap" and the sardonic "Diamond Smiles," which highlights Geldof's gift with lyrics. The packaging, while containing an interesting collage, is bereft of text and the solid collection is marred by the lack of chronological order. With most of their releases difficult (if not impossible) to find, Great Songs of Indifference is a missed opportunity to present one of the more underrated acts of the early New Wave period. ~ Tom Demalon

1. I Don't Like Mondays

by The Boomtown Rats

Bass Guitar: Pete Briquette; Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Briquette; Performer
Primary Artist: The Boomtown Rats; Main Performer
Drums: Simon Crowe; Performer
Guitar: Gerry Cott
Garry Roberts; Performer
Keyboard: Johnnie Fingers; Performer
Performer: Bob Geldof
Pete Briquette
Simon Crowe
Garry Roberts
Gerry Cott
Johnnie Fingers; Performer
Vocals: Bob Geldof; Performer
Composer: Bob Geldof; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Composer
Producer: Philip Neil Wainman; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Other

2. This Is The World Calling

by Bob Geldof

Performer: Bob Geldof
Annie Lennox
Alison Moyet
Maria Mckee; Performer
Primary Artist: Bob Geldof; Main Performer
Vocals: Maria Mckee
Bob Geldof
Annie Lennox
Alison Moyet; Performer
Composer: Raymond Doom
Bob Geldof; Composer
Lyricist: Raymond Doom
Bob Geldof; Composer
Engineer: Joe Chiccarelli
Andrew Scarth
Jon Bavin; Production
Mixing: Stephen W. Tayler; Production
Producer: The Brothers Of Doom
Jimmy Lovine
Jimmy Iovine; Production
Recording: Stephen W. Tayler; Production
Remixing: Bob Clearmountain; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephen W. Tayler
Joe Chiccarelli
Andrew Scarth
Bob Clearmountain
Jon Bavin; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bob Geldof
Raymond Doom; Other

3. Rat Trap

by The Boomtown Rats

Primary Artist: The Boomtown Rats; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Briquette; Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Briquette; Performer
Drums: Simon Crowe; Performer
Guitar: Gerry Cott
Garry Roberts; Performer
Keyboard: Johnnie Fingers; Performer
Performer: Bob Geldof
Pete Briquette
Simon Crowe
Alan Holmes
Gerry Cott
Johnnie Fingers
Garry Roberts; Performer
Saxophone: Alan Holmes; Performer
Vocals: Bob Geldof; Performer
Composer: Bob Geldof; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Composer
Producer: Robert John "mutt" Lange; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Other

4. The Great Song Of Indifference

by Bob Geldof

Primary Artist: Bob Geldof; Main Performer
Composer: Bob Geldof; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Composer
Producer: Rupert Hine; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Other

5. Love Or Something

by Bob Geldof

Primary Artist: Bob Geldof; Main Performer
Composer: Dave Stewart
Bob Geldof; Composer
Lyricist: Dave Stewart
Bob Geldof; Composer
Producer: Rupert Hine; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dave Stewart
Bob Geldof; Other

6. Banana Republic

by The Boomtown Rats

Bass Guitar: Pete Briquette; Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Briquette; Performer
Primary Artist: The Boomtown Rats; Main Performer
Drums: Simon Crowe; Performer
Guitar: Gerry Cott
Garry Roberts; Performer
Keyboard: Johnnie Fingers; Performer
Performer: Bob Geldof
Gerry Cott
Simon Crowe
Johnnie Fingers
Garry Roberts
Pete Briquette; Performer
Vocals: Bob Geldof; Performer
Composer: Bob Geldof
Pete Briquette; Composer
Lyricist: Pete Briquette
Bob Geldof; Composer
Mixing: Rupert Hine; Production
Producer: Tony Visconti; Production
Studio Personnel: Rupert Hine; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bob Geldof
Pete Briquette; Other

7. Crazy

by Bob Geldof

Composer: Olle Romo
Bob Geldof
Raymond Doom; Composer
Primary Artist: Bob Geldof; Main Performer
Lyricist: Raymond Doom
Bob Geldof
Olle Romo; Composer
Mixing: Youth; Production
Producer: Youth
Olle Romo; Production
Studio Personnel: Youth; Production
Additional Producer: Youth; Other
Composer Lyricist: Olle Romo
Bob Geldof
Raymond Doom; Other

8. The Elephants Graveyard

by The Boomtown Rats

Primary Artist: The Boomtown Rats; Main Performer
Composer: Bob Geldof; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Composer
Producer: The Boomtown Rats
Tony Visconti; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Other

9. Someone's Looking At You

by The Boomtown Rats

Bass Guitar: Pete Briquette; Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Briquette; Performer
Primary Artist: The Boomtown Rats; Main Performer
Drums: Simon Crowe; Performer
Guitar: Gerry Cott
Garry Roberts; Performer
Keyboard: Johnnie Fingers; Performer
Performer: Bob Geldof
Pete Briquette
Simon Crowe
Garry Roberts
Gerry Cott
Johnnie Fingers; Performer
Vocals: Bob Geldof; Performer
Composer: Bob Geldof; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Composer
Producer: Robert John "mutt" Lange; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Other

10. She's So Modern

by The Boomtown Rats

Primary Artist: The Boomtown Rats; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Simon Crowe
Pete Briquette
Garry Roberts
Johnnie Fingers; Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Briquette; Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Briquette; Performer
Drums: Simon Crowe; Performer
Guitar: Garry Roberts
Gerry Cott; Performer
Keyboard: Johnnie Fingers; Performer
Performer: Bob Geldof
Simon Crowe
Johnnie Fingers
Garry Roberts
Pete Briquette
Gerry Cott; Performer
Vocals: Bob Geldof; Performer
Composer: Johnnie Fingers
Bob Geldof; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Geldof
Johnnie Fingers; Composer
Engineer: Bill P. Rice; Production
Producer: Robert John "mutt" Lange; Production
Studio Personnel: Bill P. Rice; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bob Geldof
Johnnie Fingers; Other

11. House On Fire

by The Boomtown Rats

Primary Artist: The Boomtown Rats; Main Performer
Composer: Bob Geldof; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Composer
Producer: The Boomtown Rats
Tony Visconti; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Other

12. The Beat Of The Night

by Bob Geldof

Primary Artist: Bob Geldof; Main Performer
Performer: Bob Geldof; Performer
Vocals: Bob Geldof; Performer
Composer: Bob Geldof; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Composer
Engineer: Joe Chiccarelli
Andrew Scarth
Jon Bavin; Production
Mixing: Stephen W. Tayler; Production
Producer: Rupert Hine; Production
Recording: Stephen W. Tayler; Production
Studio Personnel: Stephen W. Tayler
Joe Chiccarelli
Andrew Scarth
Jon Bavin; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Other

13. Diamond Smiles

by The Boomtown Rats

Primary Artist: The Boomtown Rats; Main Performer
Composer: Bob Geldof; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Composer
Producer: Robert John "mutt" Lange; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bob Geldof; Other

14. Like Clockwork

by The Boomtown Rats

Primary Artist: The Boomtown Rats; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Briquette; Performer
Bass Guitar: Pete Briquette; Performer
Drums: Simon Crowe; Performer
Guitar: Garry Roberts
Gerry Cott; Performer
Keyboard: Johnnie Fingers; Performer
Performer: Simon Crowe
Bob Geldof
Gerry Cott
Pete Briquette
Alan Holmes
Garry Roberts
Johnnie Fingers; Performer
Saxophone: Alan Holmes; Performer
Vocals: Bob Geldof; Performer
Composer: Simon Crowe
Pete Briquette
Bob Geldof; Composer
Lyricist: Pete Briquette
Simon Crowe
Bob Geldof; Composer
Producer: Robert John "mutt" Lange; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bob Geldof
Pete Briquette
Simon Crowe; Other