I was reading the information regarding the Rats on the Concerts page and was surprised at the poor quality of the information. 1. The Boomtown Rats are not a UK band, They come from Ireland, Yes it is a small place, however as most peple know it is not the UK. 2. The problems with the US DJ's did not really have anything to do with their marketing plan or their lack of quality songs, but had more to do with the US DJ's not wanting to play anything that was vaguely controversial.(for more evidence I dont believe that the Pistols were a huge hit either). 3. Rat trap and I dont like mondays are 2 songs that will be around long after many of the US hits from the same era(Air Supply etc)are well and truly consigned to who cares basket?
In addition the set list shown is incorrect the songs at the end of the setlist are transposed, never bite the hand that feeds is the last and Mondays is the 2nd last and not vice versa. It sounds like there has been some editing though because at the end of Hand you get to hear the unmistakable sounds of Pete doing the intro to Mondays.
This is a great concert and shows what a great band the Rats were and the suggestions that their material is not up to scratch just does not hold water.