“A Tonic For The Troops” by The Boomtown Rats - album review
| features in: Album Chart of 1978 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s |
A massive improvement on last years’ self-titled debut, “A Tonic For The Troops” found the Rats playing to their own strengths, which, as it turns out, were best served in a Glam/Punk/New-Wave hybrid, with superb playing from Johnny Fingers and crew, and some highly entertaining lyrics and showmanship from frontman, Bob Geldof. The album is graced by three superb singles, “She’s So Modern”, “Like Clockwork” and “Rat Trap”, all of which hit the UK Top 20, the latter giving them a UK Number One. Dún Laoghaire’s finest were a breath of fresh air in the Pop scene.
The Jukebox Rebel
01–Feb–2006
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [03:44]  The Boomtown Rats - Like Clockwork (Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe) New Wave |
| A2 | [03:22]  The Boomtown Rats - Blind Date (Bob Geldof) New Wave |
| A3 | [04:38]  The Boomtown Rats - (I Never Loved) Eva Braun (Bob Geldof) New Wave |
| A4 | [04:10]  The Boomtown Rats - Living In An Island (Bob Geldof) New Wave |
| A5 | [03:09]  The Boomtown Rats - Don’t Believe What You Read (Bob Geldof) New Wave |
| B1 | [02:58]  The Boomtown Rats - She’s So Modern (Bob Geldof, John Moylett) Punk |
| B2 | [03:12]  The Boomtown Rats - Me And Howard Hughes (Bob Geldof) New Wave |
| B3 | [02:19]  The Boomtown Rats - Can’t Stop (Bob Geldof) New Wave |
| B4 | [02:53]  The Boomtown Rats - (Watch Out For) The Normal People (Bob Geldof) New Wave |
| B5 | [05:14]  The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap (Bob Geldof) New Wave |
