The Boomtown Rats - The Fine Art of Surfacing - Reviews - Album of The Year

The Fine Art of Surfacing

The Boomtown Rats - The Fine Art of Surfacing
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1979 Rank: #67
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fiachriamo7
77

the boomtown rats are terrible in the best way possible

zaika
90

Obviously, I Don't Like Mondays is the standout. The song about the 1979 Brenda Spencer incident where Mrs. Spencer shot up an American elementary school - her motive, "I don't like Mondays'. Geldof heard about it, he instantly made the song around it. The song is emotive and I'd rate it 101 if I could. Melancholy lyrics, sad instruments and more. The other songs are really good. My least favourite is Nice N Next. But it still isn't bad!

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Track List

  1. Someone's Looking at You
  2. Diamond Smiles
  3. Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)
  4. Having My Picture Taken
  5. Sleep (Fingers' Lullaby)
  6. I Don't Like Mondays
  7. Nothing Happened Today
  8. Keep It Up
  9. Nice N Neat
  10. When the Night Comes
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Added on: July 19, 2017