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Boomtown Rats - The Fine Art Of Surfacing (1979)

vom: 05.12.2021

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New Wave

Irish rock band, formed in 1975 in Garry Roberts' kitchen in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, the group originally took the name The Nightlife Thugs. They changed it during the interval of their first gig on October 31st 1975 to The Boomtown Rats, after Woody Guthrie's term for oilfield workers. The group is led by vocalist Bob Geldof. The other members of the original line-up were Garry Roberts (lead guitar), Johnnie Fingers (keyboard), Pete Briquette (bass), Gerry Cott (rhythm guitar) and Simon Crowe (drums).
They produced six studio albums and a string of successful singles, remaining together until just after the 1985 Live Aid concert of which Bob Geldof, KBE, was the organiser.

Chock-full of new wave charisma and tamed by Bob Geldof's upfront wit, The Fine Art of Surfacing is novel in both its lyrical flair and modern pounce. Made famous by the colorful history of "I Don't Like Mondays," a true story about a 16-year-old girl who shot 11 people without showing any remorse, The Fine Art of Surfacing switches gears from this song's well-crafted harshness to the hectic pace of tracks such as "Nice N' Neat" and "Sleep," among others. "Diamond Smiles" jaunts along on a hiccup-like rhythm, while "Keep It Up" is downright frantic. "Someone's Looking at You" basks in a certain type of smug paranoia, and songs like "Having My Picture Taken" and "Nothing Happened Today" are beautifully lit up by Geldof's wide-eyed dramatics and explicit vocal swings. Sharing the same sort of stylishness as A Tonic for the Troops, The Fine Art of Surfacing bursts with florid pop genius, which in turn kept the Boomtown Rats from sounding like other new wave bands that existed at the time.

[color=#FF0000]1		Someone's Looking At You	4:24
2		Diamond Smiles	3:52
3		Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)	4:38
4		Having My Picture Taken 3:20
5		Sleep (Fingers' Lullaby) 4:16
6		I Don't Like Mondays 4:19
7		Nothing Happened Today	3:19
8		Keep It Up 3:39
9		Nice 'N' Neat	2:51
10		When The Night Comes	4:45
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11		Episode #3	1:10
12		Real Different	3:15
13		How Do You Do?	2:41
14		Late Last Night	2:43
15		Nothing Happened Today	3:44
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