"The Boomtown Rats" The Boomtown Rats were one of the most successful bands of the 1970s in the UK. Hailing from the outskirts of Dublin, their melody-heavy blues-infused power pop chimed perfectly with the punk movement and they became the first Irish band to top the British charts with "Rat Trap" in 1978. That is here on this fabulous collection, as is "I Don"t Like Mondays", "Like Clockwork", "Someone"s Looking At You", "Lookin" After No.l" and 13 other Rat classics personally selected by the King Rat himself, Bob Geldof.