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8.0
117552
8.0 |
Uncut
Crunching glam riffs, foot-stamping choruses and lip-smacking vocals - delivered with trademark gusto by Bob Geldof. Print edition only
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7.0
117545
7.0 |
Long Live Vinyl
36 years since their last album, The Boomtown Rats invite us to play Name That Tune
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6.0
117547
6.0 |
The Guardian
Citizens of Boomtown succeeds best when at its most understated. But then they added the rap track …
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6.0
117548
6.0 |
The FT
Bob Geldof rocks out on cheerful nostalgia in the band’s first album since 1984
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6.0
117549
6.0 |
The Irish Times
When it comes to the music, Geldof is, with no small justification, still lookin’ after number one
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6.0
117550
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
The album ends in dementedly enjoyable territory, with two unlikely punk-electro-disco bangers
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5.0
117544
5.0 |
All Music
There is some good material here and they've certainly taken their reunion record somewhere unexpected, but as a whole, Citizens is a bit of an inconsistent mess
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4.0
117551
4.0 |
Mojo
Confusing mix of glam-influenced punk and would-be party bangers a tad disappointing. Print edition only
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4.0
117546
4.0 |
Evening Standard
We’re glad Bob and the lads had a good time digging the guitars out of the loft, but we can’t imagine there’ll be any new citizens moving to Boomtown after this
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4.0
117570
4.0 |
PopMatters
After listening to the Boomtown Rats' Citizens of Boomtown, you can't help but wonder if another vanity project is the kind of activism we need to combat the injustices of the world
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