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Anyone who heard the Boomtown Rats' debut single, "Lookin' After No. 1," with its rapid drum beat, slashing guitars, and aggressive singing about impatience with the dole queue, would think of the group as a particularly tight, standard punk rock band on the London scene in 1977. The Rats' debut album also featured the leering "Mary of the Fourth Form," their second single, but the rest of the album revealed more traditional rock influences. "Joey's on the Street Again" sounded like the sort of street opera Bruce Springsteen was aiming for on The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle. "I Can Make It If You Can" was the sort of ballad the Rolling Stones favored in the mid-'70s. Overall, there were enough power chords and snotty sentiments to justify the punk tag, but it was already clear that the Rats aspired to the mainstream. ~ William Ruhlmann
Boomtown Rats Music Review Purchase Boomtown Rats CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Chills Kaleidoscope World CD (1986) (Import) Import; Australia
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Kaleidoscope World is the Chills' essential document, a collection of tracks from early and mid-'80s EPs, singles, and compilation cuts. The influence of Syd Barrett and early Pink Floyd is stronger on these early tracks than it would be on subsequent releases, both on the easygoing sing along numbers and the more experimental outings. The highlight (of both the album and the Chills' career) is their New Zealand hit single, the haunting 'Pink Frost'.
KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD contains 10 bonus tracks and represents everything the band recorded through early 1986, including all of the LOST EP, and the I LOVE MY LEATHER JACKET/THE GREAT ESCAPE 12"
KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD, The Chills' 18-track compilation culled from The Chills early and mid-'80s EPs and singles, is highlighted by the song "Pink Frost."
Kaleidoscope World is the Chills' essential document, although it's not an album but a collection of tracks from early- and mid-'80s EPs, singles, and compilation cuts. Perhaps that's not surprising: the Chills are more skilled at crafting interesting odds and sods than sustaining interest over the course of an album, where their somewhat monochromatic approach tends to drag things down. The influence of Syd Barrett/early Pink Floyd is stronger on these early tracks than it ...
| | Boomtown Rats Fine Art Of Surfacing CD (1979) (Import) Bonus Tracks; Remastered; United Kingdom
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Boomtown Rats: Bob Geldof (vocals); Gerry Cott, Garry Roberts (guitar); Johnnie Fingers (keyboards); Pete Briquette (bass guitar); Simon Crowe (drums).
Released in 1979, THE FINE ART OF SURFACING was the Boomtown Rats' third album, and it's considered by many fans to be their best. "I Don't Like Mondays," probably the band's best-known song, is the key track. A dark and moving narrative that recounts a classroom murder story, "I Don't Like Mondays" was a Number One hit in England and went on to become the Rats' only chart entry in the U.S.
But there is a lot to appreciate on THE FINE ART, much of which demonstrates the band's restless spirit and their knack for combining the energy of punk and the quirkiness of new wave with a keen pop sensibility and a knack for musical drama. Though the elements of their style can be traced to the times, the Boomtown Rats simply come across--some decades later--as a good rock band, and this defining effort makes that plain. A beautifully remastered version of the album was released on CD in 2005.
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 13-year-old girl who shot 11 people without showing any remorse, The Fine Art of Surfacing switches ...
| | Boomtown Rats In The Long Grass CD (1985) (Import) Bonus Tracks; Remastered; United Kingdom
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By the time In the Long Grass was released, Bob Geldof's sights were set on more important issues, like the "Do They Know It's Christmas" project and the monumental Live Aid concert that came to fruition in 1985. All of the intensity and raw ardor that he and the rest of the band established on past albums is nowhere to be found on In the Long Grass, with "Drag Me Down" peaking at a measly number 50 on the U.K. charts, the album's best effort. Geldof's material comes off like hurried-up poetry haphazardly put to music, and without the flamboyancy of Johnny Fingers' piano playing, the songs seem empty ...
| | Boomtown Rats Tonic For The Troops CD (1978) (Import) Bonus Tracks; Remastered; United Kingdom
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2005 remastered reissue of 1978 and 2nd album from The Boomtown Rats featuring frontman Bob Geldof. Contains 4 bonus tracks 'Neon Heart' (John Peel Session), 'Do The Rat' (B-side), 'Dunloaghaire' (B-side) & 'Rat Trap' (live in Stoke). Mercury.
Boomtown Rats: Bob Geldof (vocals); Gerry Cott, Garry Roberts (guitar); Johnnie Fingers (keyboards); Pete Briquette (bass guitar); Simon Crowe (drums).
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 ...
| | Killing Floor CD (1995) (Import) With Book; Limited Edition; Digipak; Germany
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Limited edition German reissue of this 1970 album by the British Blues/Rock outfit comes housed in a digi-sleeve replicating the album's original release and also features a fold out poster. Repertoire.
Killing Floor: Christian Void (vocals, samples); Marc Phillips (guitar, bass, background vocals); John Belew (synthesizer, programming, samples); Karl Tellefsen (bass, guitar); James Basore (drums, electronic percussion).
Additional personnel: Blackstone, Jazzy Jimmy Lyons (scratches).
Engineers: Jimmy Lyons (tracks 1-5, 7-8); Bart Thurber (tracks 6, 9); C. Chriss (track 10).
Recorded at Razor's Edge Recording and Drug #6, San Francisco, California and House Of Faith, Palo Alto, California.
All songs written by Killing Floor.
The sheer toughness -- and overall derivative -- nature of Killing Floor's debut album, issued six months after Led Zeppelin's debut in 1969 on the Spark label, is a wondrous contrast to the overly slick treatment American blues were given by British artists. All of these tunes, with the exception of one, are revamped versions of songs from the blues canon with different words. The lone "cover" in the set was written by Willie ...
| | Danny Kirwan Second Chapter CD (1975) (Import) With Book; Limited Edition; Digipak; Germany
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The first solo album from Fleetwood Mac singer/songwriter Daniel David Kirwan has the future producer for Human League and Buzzcocks, Martin Rushent, utilizing those skills here, as well as engineering. The sound is crystal clear, and a feather in the cap for Rushent as well as Kirwan. It starts off with an uncharacteristic "Ram Jam City," which has more Lindsey Buckingham sounds than one would expect, especially since the two guitarists come from two different musical worlds. "Odds and Ends" is more lighthearted, the kind of music Paul McCartney toyed with on The White Album's "Rocky Raccoon." What Second Chapter immediately sets forth is the importance of Kirwan as a pop artist, and how, despite Fleetwood Mac's success after he left, his sounds could still have been beneficial ...
| | Frankie & The Fashions Philadelphia CD (1997)
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| | Fast Times At Ridgemont High CD (1982) Original Soundtrack
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| | Eliza Carthy & The Kings Of Calicutt CD (1997) (Import) United Kingdom
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The Kings of Calicutt join Eliza Carthy in a buoyant selection of songs and tunes. "The ideas are incessant, the technique superb and the energy irresistible." - Folk Roots
& The Kings Of Calicutt.
Eliza Carthy & The Kings Of Calicutt (vocals, mandolin, fiddle, ...
| | David Kitt Big Romance CD (2001) (Import) United Kingdom
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BIG ROMANCE is a 2001 album by the Irish rock artist David Kitt.
The demo collection Small Moments under his belt, Kitt made a formal debut with The Big Romance, which wisely doesn't attempt to suddenly exchange the rough charm of the earlier collection with a too-polished sound. Accompanied by a variety of regular backing musicians but handling the lion's share of work himself, Kitt creates his own enjoyable spin on lo-fi-meets-lush arrangements, creating his own particular electric-acoustic genre blend without simply imitating Beck, say. David Gray may be the most immediate reference point based on some of his breakthrough work, but that's misleading, as Kitt has a gentler approach. It's little surprise that Kitt toured with bands like Yo La Tengo and Arab Strap based on The Big Romance -- there's a similar emphasis towards letting less say a lot more, and Kitt's general undemonstrativeness is a key strength. The folky core of his music suggests a smoother and less melancholy Nick Drake at points, but besides having a higher register, Kitt's ear for electronic percussion, soft keyboards, and unfussy arrangements results in something else entirely: quietly haunting, mesmerizing songs. Even the most traditional sounding songs, like "Step Outside in the Morning Light" and "Strange Light in the Evening" end up with a gently glazed, soft psychedelic feeling that's not too unsettling but is just fine as it is, sometimes achieving surprising. The concluding piano/keyboard part on the former and the treated vocals and ...
| | Doo Wop 45S On CD, Vol. 3 CD (2002)
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| | Jane III CD (1974)
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This is a reissue of the 1974 krautrock rarity. Combines heavy rock riffs with a distinctly German themes.
Jane: Charly Maucher (bass guitar); Peter Panka (drum); Klaus Hess, Wolfgang Krantz.
Personnel: Klaus Hess (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Charlie Maucher (vocals, bass guitar); Peter Panka (vocals, drums, percussion); Wolfgang Krantz (guitar, piano).
Liner Note Author: Matthias Mineur.
Recording information: Conny Planck's ...
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