A Tonic For The Troops

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The Boomtown Rats: A Tonic for the Troops". Uncut. p.116. [B]oasting Geldof's most finely tuned lyrics and their best tunes.

In 2008, Garry Roberts and Simon Crowe, who had continued playing together in The Fab Four, with Alan Perman (ex Herman's Hermits) and Bob Doyle (who once auditioned unsuccessfully for E.L.O.), and The Velcro Flies, with Steve (Dusty) Hill and Gavin Petrie, got together as "The Rats", playing their favourite Boomtown Rats songs, with two guitars, bass and drums. The band was initially fronted by Peter Barton, who since the early 1980s has played with several resurrected acts, including The Animals, The Hollies and Lieutenant Pigeon. Barton was replaced on lead vocals and bass by Bob Bradbury, who was the founder and main songwriter in Hello. Darren Beale, formerly of The Caves, played lead guitar. Saxophone player Andy Hamilton, who toured and recorded with The Boomtown Rats, including at Live Aid, played as a guest at some gigs.a b c d e f Ruhlmann, William. "A Tonic for the Troops – The Boomtown Rats". AllMusic . Retrieved 9 April 2014. On 21 June 2009, Geldof, Roberts, and Briquette got together in Dublin to play "Dave", at a party to celebrate the life of Boomtown Rats' close friend and saxophone player, "Doctor" Dave MacHale, who had died of cancer in Frankfurt. [12] [16]

The album's title was taken from a line in "She's So Modern": "And Charlie ain't no Nazi/ she likes to wear her leather boots/ 'cuz it's exciting for the veterans/ and it's a tonic for the troops."Bob Geldof, Cadogan Hall – review". thisislondon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012 . Retrieved 22 September 2011. Bob Geldof blasts Brentwood Festival fans for wearing Primark clothes". The Daily Telegraph. 21 July 2016 . Retrieved 26 October 2017. The band's fifth album, V Deep, again produced by Visconti, was released in February 1982. [1] A second single from the album "House on Fire" made number 24 in the UK Singles Chart. [9] A third, 'Charmed Lives' failed to chart however. In the US, the album was initially rejected by their American label, which instead issued a four-song EP called The Boomtown Rats, featuring four selections from V Deep. The full album was eventually issued in the US in late 1982. [10] The same year Geldof appeared in the film Pink Floyd - The Wall directed by Alan Parker. [9] The band returned to the recording studio with Lange to produce a follow-up in 1979, while they embarked on a US tour in support of the album with moderate success. [3] The single " I Don't Like Mondays" was released in July, [1] also reached No.1 in the UK. [5] The song was written in response to a school shooting in California, and became a worldwide Top Ten hit, except for the United States. [8] It was the band's only song to reach the US Billboard Hot 100 and was included in the band's third album, The Fine Art of Surfacing released in November of that year. [1] The album also contained " Diamond Smiles" and their next Top 10 hit in the UK, " Someone's Looking at You". [1]

A Tonic for the Troops (liner notes). The Boomtown Rats. Ensign Records. 1978. ENVY 3. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) a b c d Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.71. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. A Tonic For The Troops (24/100 Greatest Irish Albums)". Hot Press. 17 November 2004 . Retrieved 7 November 2020.Eames, Tom (17 June 2013). "Boomtown Rats announce new 'Classic' album, UK and Ireland tour". Digital Spy . Retrieved 13 September 2013. The Boomtown Rats and other bands from yesteryear who have reformed". The Independent. 28 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1sted.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p.193. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.

Mcgrath, Billy (Director) (23 May 2020). Citizens of Boomtown:The story of the Boomtown Rats (Television Production). BBC. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrateded.). Australian Chart Book. p.42. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. In the summer of 1976, the group played their first UK gig before moving to London where they signed with Ensign Records later that year. [1] Their first single, " Lookin' After No.1", released in August 1977 after a year of touring, including a support slot with Tom Petty. [3] It reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart at No. 11. [1] [5] Their first album The Boomtown Rats was released the following month and included another single, " Mary of the 4th Form" reached No. 15 in December. [1] [3] Music journalist Martin C. Strong commented, "Geldof's moody charisma helped to give the band a distinct identity". [4] Mainstream success [ edit ] The discography of Irish new wave group The Boomtown Rats consists of seven studio albums, seven compilation albums, 23 singles and three video albums. The Boomtown Rats' debut release was the 1977 single " Lookin' After No. 1" which was originally written by frontman Bob Geldof in 1975 while waiting for his local unemployment office to open in his native Dun Laoghaire then a major port an hour south of central Dublin. The group's next single " Mary of the 4th Form" was released in the same year, along with their self-titled debut album.a b c Roberts, David, ed. (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p.71. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. Carson, Tom (5 April 1979). "The Boomtown Rats: A Tonic For The Troops". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007 . Retrieved 7 November 2020. Here's a Postcard (Hot Mix) - Single by The Boomtown Rats on Apple Music". Apple Music . Retrieved 21 August 2020. On 20 September 2011, Gerry Cott guested with Geldof's band at The Cadogan Hall, London. They played three Boomtown Rats songs prior to the encores. Cott returned to the stage for the final encore playing on two Geldof solo songs. [17] The Boomtown Rats reform [ edit ]