Bob Geldof, the former singer of the Boomtown Rats, is remembered more as an organizer of humanitarian events than for his music. Geldof became an international hero by organizing the musical crusades of Live Aid. His solo albums, however, do not live up to those ambitions.

Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere (Atlantic, 1986), with Love Like A Rocket and Pulled Apart By Horses, and Vegetarians Of Love (Atlantic, 1990), predominantly acoustic and arranged in an "Irish" style (violin, accordion, pennywhistle), with Love Or Something and Great Song Of Indifference, are mediocre albums by a melodic singer without great vocal skills or arranging creativity, although ennobled by a humanitarian message that rock music has rarely conveyed. Perhaps Geldof found the right balance between his noble heart and his melodic songs on Happy Club (Polydor, 1993), which at least offers two lively tracks (Room 19 and Yeah Definitely), alongside the usual socio-political exhortations.

Sex Age And Death (Koch, 2002) is a collection of somber ballads in the vein of 1970s' singer-songwriters.

Bob Geldof was nominated for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian crusades.

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