BONGO FURY IN BOOMTOWN
“I thought the last album, where we thought we did something musically in a different direction, stood up,” says Boomtown Rat Johnny Fingers. He’s talking about Mondo Bongo, his band’s newest album. “We were really kind of proud of it, you know?
BONGO FURY IN BOOMTOWN
"I wanted to be recognized as an individual. —Bob Geldof"
BOB GELDOF, FRANK SINATRA NOT LINKED
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Dave DiMartino
“I thought the last album, where we thought we did something musically in a different direction, stood up,” says Boomtown Rat Johnny Fingers. He’s talking about Mondo Bongo, his band’s newest album. “We were really kind of proud of it, you know? It was recorded in a different situation than the other albums. So I thought that the British press, the NME would be a little more favorable to us on a musical basis. But it just came out as the same old thing, you know? The hatred that they have for Bob.
“After a year and a half of getting that continually—you just turn off.”