The Undertones
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The Undertones – The Positive Touch
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Derry, Northern Ireland (1975 – 1983, 1999 – present)
* 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.
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Costelongue
You've got my number :)
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alliedbakeries
"They play perfect,timeless pop as naturally as you or I pull on our socks...so relentlessly intoxicating that they're on a higher level than The Ramones or Buzzcocks. That is not just great,that is extraordinary, that is rare." PAUL MORLEY (New Musical Express) MAY 5th 1979.
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RosayFanboy
I'm so glad I discovered the Undertones about a year ago. They are one of the all-time best of the Pop-Punk genre, up there and possibly better than the Buzzcocks.
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alin1
v From Northern Ireland.
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IHateRussians
They're from Northen Ireland, or from the Republic of Ireland?
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mai_neim_iz_OZN
i like the last 2 albums, they give a good vibe:)
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Check out "Thursdays Friend" LastFm page. Cool band from Adelaide Australia. Free downloads of Grunge/Punk/Metal. Peace!
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flashbleu
Vocals don't remind me of Joe Strummer. Strummer was a typical punk shouter like a hundred others; Sharkey was unique.
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simontogo
True, true, true, true, true confessions!
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WarriorJones
A bit derivative of the other bands of the time (Ramones, Buzzcocks, vocals remind me a little of Joe Strummer, too), but good!
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Paranoidbird
Fantastic Band.
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Helijn
I did listen to some other songs than Teenage Kicks. But it was nothing like it.
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I need excitement oh I need it bad ♥
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trilha sonora muito boa!!!!
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ze_zar
Compilado (para descargar) que arme de la selección de canciones originales que tomaron los chicos de Nouvelle Vague, en su primer disco (Nouvelle Vague/2004), clásicos del new wave/goth rock/post-punk que ellos versionaron en bossanova lounge sounds... Podrás encontrar la canción "Teenage Kicks" de The Undertones • http://themusicnonstop.com/original-songs-from-nouvelle-vagues-selection-nouvelle-vague/
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Damn...it's like I'm 12 again!
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chocolate and girls!
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