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By the time In the Long Grass was released, Bob Geldof's sights were set on more important issues, like the "Do They Know It's Christmas" project and the monumental Live Aid concert that came to fruition in 1985. All of the intensity and raw ardor that he and the rest of the band established on past albums is nowhere to be found on In the Long Grass, with "Drag Me Down" peaking at a measly number 50 on the U.K. charts, the album's best effort. Geldof's material comes off like hurried-up poetry haphazardly put to music, and without the flamboyancy of Johnny Fingers' piano playing, the songs seem empty and uninspiring. "Tonight" teases with a glimmer of hope because of its lyrical appeal, but tracks such as "Up & Down" and "Hard Times" bring the band down to a level of averageness that is unfamiliar, especially when compared to the genius of A Tonic for the Troops or the eccentricities of The Fine Art of Surfacing. Although the Boomtown Rats began to show signs that they were losing their flair on the V Deep album, it is much easier to forgive the shortcomings of In the Long Grass when looking back at Geldof's Herculean attempts at curbing world hunger that soon followed.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
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Bob Geldof, ComposerLyricist - The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
Bob Geldof, ComposerLyricist - The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
PETER WALSH, Producer - Bob Geldof, ComposerLyricist - The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
Bob Geldof, ComposerLyricist - The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist - Johnnie Fingers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
PETER WALSH, Producer - James Guthrie, Producer - Bob Geldof, ComposerLyricist - The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
PETER WALSH, Producer - Bob Geldof, ComposerLyricist - The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
PETER WALSH, Producer - The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist - Johnnie Fingers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
Bob Geldof, ComposerLyricist - The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist - Pete Briquette, ComposerLyricist - Simon Kenneth Asht Crowe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
Bob Geldof, ComposerLyricist - The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
Bob Geldof, ComposerLyricist - The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist - Pete Briquette, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist - Simon Crowe, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1984 Mercury Records Limited
Bob Geldof, ComposerLyricist - The Boomtown Rats, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Mercury Records Limited
Album review
By the time In the Long Grass was released, Bob Geldof's sights were set on more important issues, like the "Do They Know It's Christmas" project and the monumental Live Aid concert that came to fruition in 1985. All of the intensity and raw ardor that he and the rest of the band established on past albums is nowhere to be found on In the Long Grass, with "Drag Me Down" peaking at a measly number 50 on the U.K. charts, the album's best effort. Geldof's material comes off like hurried-up poetry haphazardly put to music, and without the flamboyancy of Johnny Fingers' piano playing, the songs seem empty and uninspiring. "Tonight" teases with a glimmer of hope because of its lyrical appeal, but tracks such as "Up & Down" and "Hard Times" bring the band down to a level of averageness that is unfamiliar, especially when compared to the genius of A Tonic for the Troops or the eccentricities of The Fine Art of Surfacing. Although the Boomtown Rats began to show signs that they were losing their flair on the V Deep album, it is much easier to forgive the shortcomings of In the Long Grass when looking back at Geldof's Herculean attempts at curbing world hunger that soon followed.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:37
- Main artists: The Boomtown Rats
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Mercury Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 2005 Mercury Records Limited
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