Boomtown Rats: Bob Geldof, Frank Sinatra Not Linked
Dave DiMartino, Creem, May 1981
"I THOUGHT THE last album, where we thought we did something musically in a different direction, stood up," says Boom-town Rat Johnny Fingers. He's talking about Mondo Bongo, his band's newest album.
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