The Undertones

On Tour
Play Radio

2,549,754 plays (250,294 listeners)

Shop now at Amazon | Send The Undertones Ringtones to Cell
More options
Add to my Library

Derry, Northern Ireland (1975 – 1983, 1999 – present)

The Undertones are an Northern Irish punk band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1975. The original band consisted of:

* Feargal Sharkey (lead vocals),
* John O’Neill (guitar),
* Damian O’Neill (guitar, keyboards and vocals),
* Michael Bradley (bass and vocals), and
* Billy Doherty (drums).

John O’Neill was the original main song writer, with his brother Damian and Mickey Bradley writing in various solo & combined variations for most of the remainder.

Sharkey’s power pop tenor was distinctive, and the band regarded a tight ensemble. By 1977 they were performing their own three-chord pop punk material influenced by Nuggets-type material and Ramones, and in 1978 released their debut four-song EP Teenage Kicks on Good Vibrations. It became a hit with support from DJ John Peel, who considered that EP’s title song (Teenage Kicks) his all-time favourite. The song has been covered by many including boyband Busted (at the 2003 Brit Awards), American group The Raconteurs, Swedish band Sahara Hotnights and French band Nouvelle Vague.

The original band released four studio albums:

* The Undertones (1979)
* Hypnotised (1980)
* Positive Touch (1981)
* The Sin of Pride (1983).

Falling sales linked to their changing musical direction and tensions within the band, leading to their split in 1983.
Read more… Edit

Popular tags: punk, punk rock, new wave, irish, rock  See more

Shouts: 152 shouts

Share this artist:

Top Albums

See more

Top Tracks

1
1,567
2
230
3
229
4
217
5
212
6
127
7
123
8
118
9
113
10
99
11
91
12
85
13
80
14  
75
15
71
Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3
See more

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).
See all 152 shouts

Videos

See more

Events

See more Add event

Listening Now

Top Listeners

See more

Recent Activity

Related Journals

See more

More Information

Links
Band Members
Labels