Yeah, they were uncool for a long time...but these days, who gives a fuck about "cool"? Good songs can't be denied. I like I Don't Like Mondays and Rattrap, Like Clockwork, Banana Republic and a few others. Great songs and sound.Been listening to the Rats quite a bit recently. For me they're a very underrated band - they had a distinctive and varied sound which kind of neatly cut across that Punk to New Wave transition that was happening at the time. Hardly ever get airtime either, might occasionally hear I Don't Like Mondays but that's about it. Weird.
Maybe dated mate, but still a classic none the less.Sounds proper dated and the drumming is outrageously shit but still a fucking tune.
Ha ha, that is so true about cool. There's a lot of stuff out there which I love now but wouldn't touch with a barge pole 'back in the day'. Always good to discover new music and this thread has been great for that tooYeah, they were uncool for a long time...but these days, who gives a fuck about "cool"? Good songs can't be denied. I like I Don't Like Mondays and Rattrap, Like Clockwork, Banana Republic and a few others. Great songs and sound.