What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE BOOMTOWN RATS "the fine art of surfing" 1979, vinyl. #7 UK, #11 AU, #103 US.

before i go any further...why the hell did "i dont like mondays" only reach #73 in the US singles charts?...was it because of the subject matter...were Americans too sensitive to it??

this is the Rats third album, its the only one i have, i have heard the others and they pale into insignifigance compared to this one.
this one is full of good 'new wave' beats mixed with thoughtful lyrics and a touch of Geldof's Irish sarcasm and witt. tracks 1,9 and 10 are very Elvis Costello in pace and nature,well, he was part of the New Wave movement so i guess it all fused together through the various bands. the difference being Costello morphed,backflipped,moved sideways and forewards to survive, whereas most of his contemporaries including the Rats either didnt or couldnt.
the only problem with the album is that "i dont like mondays" sticks out like a sore thumb, musically it does not belong here, unfortunately i cant deduct points for it over the tracklisting decisions of others when its such a good song.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: sleep
best track: i dont like mondays

tracks:

1. somebody's looking at you*** #4 UK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYQ_MBFmpi8 live
2. diamond smiles** #13 UK, #42 AU.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZXJTlB_3WQ Geldof live solo
3. wind chill factor**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iULUuflWZEo audio
4. having my picture taken**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJCS-Y2NFeQ audio
5. sleep*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYP_cgQSO...re=related audio
6. i dont like mondays*** #1 UK, #1 AU, #73 US.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaGnwx62F...re=related live
7. nothing happened today***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlpvvpzGXkA audio
8. keep it up**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L06OQSCYEG8 audio
9. nice 'n' neat**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVZqX2298L8 audio
10.when the night comes**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcgtLhNO6hA audio

3s=3
2s=6
1s=1

rating: 2.2