Before we knew Bob Geldof as a large event organizing political activist, or as "Pink" from the Wall, he was in a band called the Boomtown Rats. On this, their debut album, they move between New Wave swagger and Punk snarl with a narrative style that even echoes some Springsteen. I was about 15 when I discovered this record in a thrift store for fifty cents. I knew of the group, but had never heard them before. Got to love thrift store shopping. This album contained the groups first hit with, Looking After No. 1, and would be the start of a six album run before they dissolved.
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