Great Songs Of Indifference : The Best Of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats

Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 1997)
• Original Release Date: April 22, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AEY
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #186,588 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Don't Like Mondays

2. This Is the World Calling

3. Rat Trap

4. The Great Song of Indifference

5. Love or Something

6. Banana Republic

7. The Elephant's Graveyard

8. Someone's Looking at You

9. She's So Modern

10. House on Fire

11. The Beat of the Night

12. Diamond Smiles

13. Like Clockwork

14. Room 19 (Sha la la la Lee)

15. Mary of the 4th Form

16. Lookin' After No. 1

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Inadequate, October 18, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Great Songs Of Indifference : The Best Of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats (Audio CD)

There were 6 Rats albums and 3 or 4 solo albums. This album seeks to span the whole lot with the result that it is weak. I was so appalled by the track listing, I downloaded software from the net and recorded all 6 onto CD from the original vinyl. The biggest problem with this type of condensed album is that record companies think that this is enough and the original albums and b-sides are never heard of again. Ever heard the Rats version of "Barefootin"? Ever think you will? My own Rats compilation stretches to 2 CDs and there isn't a bad track on it. If you don't have access to the originals, go ahead and buy this. If you do have them, spend the money on software and record them onto CD.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the Whole Story., March 20, 2000

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Jason Stein (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great Songs Of Indifference : The Best Of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats (Audio CD)

Though I don't own this greatest hits collection, I do own The Boomtown Rats and all three Geldof solo cds. I can tell just by looking at the track listing that the record company is at it again trying to make money off of unsuspecting consumers. If you like the Boomtown Rats, buy their greatest hits. If you like Bob Geldof, try getting his three solo cds. They're out of print in the U.S.A., but they are worth having. All three solo cds vary greatly in musical content as Bob is a musical connoisseur of sorts. The best reason to look into Bob's music is not his singing but his songwriting. He's witty, poignant, and in my opinion, a genius. I usually write reviews about what to buy, but occasionally I see something that people shouldn't buy. This compilations lacks scope and quality. A true compilation would be two or three discs in length and cover all the Boomtown Rats cds and Bob Geldof cds. This compilation fails. It's like getting a compilation of Billy Joel without "Piano Man", "Allentown", "We Didn't Start the Fire" and "Just The Way You Are" on it. Buy at your own risk.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It has it's very strong points, with occasional weak ones, April 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Great Songs Of Indifference : The Best Of Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats (Audio CD)

This is a collection of the best songs from Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats. It goes together oddly because you have punk with the boomtown rats, then you have kind of typical 80s music with Bob Geldof. Personnaly I enjoy Bob Geldof's autobiography "is that it", much more than his music. Worth getting both the cd and the book