Spotify Release Info
Track: Like Clockwork
Artist: The Boomtown Rats
Album: A Tonic For The Troops
Artist Bio
Name: The Boomtown Rats
Spotify Genres: new wave
Followers: 186,611
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Biography
Irish rock band, formed in 1975 in Garry Roberts' kitchen in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, the group originally took the name The Nightlife Thugs. They changed it during the interval of their first gig on October 31st 1975 to The Boomtown Rats, after [a=Woody Guthrie]'s term for oilfield workers. The original lineup was [a=Bob Geldof] (vocals), [a=Garry Roberts] (lead guitar), [a=Johnnie Fingers] (keyboard), [a=Pete Briquette] (bass), [a=Gerry Cott] (rhythm guitar) and [a=Simon Crowe] (drums). They recorded six studio albums and a string of successful singles. Cott left the band in 1981. The group remained together until just after the 1985 Live Aid concert of which Bob Geldof, KBE, was the organiser. The group reformed in 2013, with original members [a=Bob Geldof], [a=Garry Roberts], [a=Pete Briquette], and [a=Simon Crowe] joined by [a=Alan Dunn] and [a=Darren Beale].
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8.Like ClockworkA Tonic For The Troops
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9.Up All NightV Deep
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10.I Don't Like Mondays - Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985The Boomtown Rats at Live Aid (Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985)
Discogs Release Info
Release: Boomtown Rats* - Like Clockwork
Year: 1978
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk