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Topic History of: Sir Bobsie Of Geldof reforms The Boomtown Rats
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giles2008	Saw them live twice and they were brilliant. The second time was post Live Aid and was full of people saying "God Bless You Bob". Funny The Dooleys should be mentioned. I saw their live show and they were also very good. A good deal heavier than their single hits would suggest.
Blue Boy	Qwerty wrote: No, not all three bands. The Boomtown Rats were never taken that seriously by most fans of the time. A big hit gave them a brief period of broad popularity but let's no re-write history. I am not rewriting history The Boomtown Rats were a top Power Pop/Punk band. They did have a couple of big hits (Rat Trap & I Don't Like Mondays) but if anyone doubts their credentials just listen to any of the following lesser known tracks Like Clockwork She's Gonna Do You In She's So Modern Me And Howard Hughes Lookin' After No.1 Mary Of The 4th Form (I Never Loved) Eva Braun Don't Believe What You Read
JK2006	I took them much more seriously as a pop group (my fave - She's So Modern) than as a charity act.
DJones	(Almost) nobody took the Boomtown Rats seriously as a PUNK band. They were a POP act with a string of good singles before "Monday" - and they were really god live (I saw them at the Marquee in the summer of 78).
Qwerty	No, not all three bands. The Boomtown Rats were never taken that seriously by most fans of the time. A big hit gave them a brief period of broad popularity but let's no re-write history.