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How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell

Bob Geldof

How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell

Fifth solo album from the former Boomtown Rats frontman and anti-poverty activist

ADM rating[?]

5.9

Label
Mercury
UK Release date
07/02/2011
  1. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    Bonkers but brilliant and, yes, Bob Geldof is a songwriter above all else
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  2. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A much deeper record than the title might have you believe
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  3. 8.0 |   Rave Magazine

    He sounds positively rejuvenated in a musical sense
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  4. 7.0 |   BBC

    It seems wisdom and reflection have finally overtaken venomous splurge as his choice of artistic cloak. And it’s a very good look for him
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  5. 6.0 |   Uncut

    This is at least solid, occasionally gusting great. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  7. 5.0 |   musicOMH

    It would seem that Bob Geldof has no real major objectives at this time, in contrast to the album's tongue-in-cheek title, and all he wants to do is write good songs
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  8. 4.0 |   State

    Nothing on this album ever hits that mark
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  9. 4.0 |   The Independent

    Confirms that he undoubtedly still loves music. The problem is, it's usually somebody else's music
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  10. 4.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Ultimately it's a record which aims for Bo Diddley or Johnny Cash and merely attains Dire Straits
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