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they were pretensious in my view,carbon copy of the rolling stones.

steve56 wrote:

> they were pretensious in my view,carbon copy of the rolling
> stones.
Hardly!
Yes, Geldof was a little Jagger-esque in his stage manner and the press of the time delighted in such comparisons, but the Rats were certainly NOT a "carbon copy of the Rolling Stones" - the music was completely different, and so were the band.

Which of their songs sound like the Stones????

Retro Don is correct, Geldof fancied himself as a poor mans Jagger and failed miserably.
The band did do a couple of good tunes before the overplayed and tedious 'I don't like Mondays' such as Like Clockwork, She's so Modern and Rat Trap

mondays was like a bruce springsteen soundalike too.

steve56 wrote:

> mondays was like a bruce springsteen soundalike too.

Was it? Can't say I ever noticed

i meant the way he sung on mondays,i prefered springsteen though.

Presumably the Jagger comparison is due to the "idiot dancing" Geldof would do, a la the ugly old scrote.

The Rats weren't bad, and it's a shame I Don't Like Mondays has fallen out of fashion since it's a stonking song. Heard a Tori Amos cover of it recently, which was good---but nowhere near as good as the original. Oh, and the video was a landmark for the industry, with a nice Village Of The Damned vibe going on.

bob geldoff was heard to say and i quote:dont give me love thy neighbour,or charity yet he wanted to do bandaid.