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Mondon Bongo [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]

~ Boomtown Rats
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  • Audio CD (7 Feb 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
  • Label: Commercial Marketing
  • ASIN: B00076SJPK
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 60,890 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Extraits
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Straight Up 3:20£0.59
Listen  2. The Elephants Graveyard 3:45£0.69
Listen  3. This Is My Room 3:41£0.69
Listen  4. Another Piece Of Red 2:40£0.69
Listen  5. Hurt Hurts 3:06£0.69
Listen  6. Please Don't Go 3:37£0.69
Listen  7. Fall Down 2:32£0.69
Listen  8. Go Man Go! 4:02£0.69
Listen  9. Under Their Thumb Is Under My Thumb 2:50£0.69
Listen10. Banana Republic 5:03£0.69
Listen11. Whitehall 1212 3:47£0.69
Listen12. Mood Mambo 4:09£0.69
Listen13. Cheerio 1:15£0.69
Listen14. Don't Talk To Me 2:53£0.69
Listen15. Arnold Layne 3:11£0.69
Listen16. Another Piece Of Red (Live In Portsmouth) 3:33£0.69

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As the very stylized album cover indicates, 1981's MONDO BONGO presents the Boomtown Rats in the throes of New Wave. Here the Irish band amps up the bass and the keyboards, and the era's requisite production sheen abounds. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, though, since it allows for vibrant tunes such as the surging "Straight Up", the reggae-tinged "Banana Republic", and the buoyant, Elvis Costello-like "Elephants Graveyard".
Although frontman Bob Geldof's streetwise narratives and the group's brash punk attitude had largely given way to a bigger, more streamlined sound by this point, MONDO BONGO still has plenty of charms, and even includes an inventive cover: a ska-like take on the Stones' "Under My Thumb" (here retitled "Under Their Thumb Is Under My Thumb"). Though this outing, recorded before Geldof's leading role inPink Floyd's THE WALL, is overshadowed by the Rats' preceding albums, it's an underrated gem that deserves further recognition.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent and brave album, 14 Feb 2005
By John David Charles Hilton "Creative spark...." (Redcliffe, Bristol United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Mondo Bongo saw the Boomtown Rats moving firmly away from the sound of The Fine Art of Surfacing into more rhythmic waters. Led by the reggae tinged Banana Republic it showed be Rats experimenting in a way they hadn't done before. Fortunately all of the experiments paid off and the result is an enjoyable and imaginative album. I like the sound of the remaster, it sounds clear to me. The reissue includes the previously uncredited curio that finished side two of the vinyl release, now titled Cheerio, one b side, an rewarding cover of Arnold Layne and a good live version of Another Piece of Red. This album was the sound of the rats spreading their wings and it paved the way for the richer textures of V Deep.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive Remaster ? Distorted Opinion !, 12 Feb 2005
By mr paul phillips (Bradford, West Yorkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I was really happy to here that the back catalogue would finally get a new lease of life!
The content for me is flawless, hence the 5 stars.
A great shift into the '80s for The Boomtown Rats !
UNFORTUNATELY this cd is plagued with DISTORTION throughout the disc which makes me question "Definitive Remaster".
The distortion carries through to the bonus tracks also so perhaps the problem is not from the original album master tapes.
It's nice to see this disc back in the rack but it would benefit greatly from a little more TLC at the so called remastering stage.
I have yet to listen to the other discs and hope that the sound quality is not as bad as this one.
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3.0 out of 5 stars These remasters are long over due..., 28 Feb 2006
By wetwebwork (London, U.K) - See all my reviews
...it's just a shame the sound levels are so wrong. It's remastered too loud, so it sounds as though your speakers are maxed out. A real shame, as we've been waiting years for the Rats back catalogue to be re-released.

Other than that, it's a classic album. It's not the Rats at their punkiest, but's it's not the disaster that was 'V Deep'. One of my favourites. I don't care what they were doing off wherever they recorded this, it worked a charm.

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