Before their split in 1986, Bob Geldof and his Boomtown Rats were a successful New Wave outfit hailing from Ireland's County Dublin. Geldof's high-profile charity work with Band Aid has subsequently overshadowed the band's achievements. Yet as this retrospective proves, the Rats crafted original, compelling pop during their decade together, from the chart-topping anthemic hook of “I Don't Like Mondays” to the theatrical, rock-piano pomp of “Rat Trap”—the first rock song by an Irish band to reach the UK No. 1 spot—to the reggae-spiced last hurrah of “Banana Republic”.