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Derry, Northern Ireland (1975 – 1983, 1999 – present)
The Undertones are an Northern Irish rock 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.
* 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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anakin45 wrote:
The Undertones enregistrent Teenage Kicks: http://atticawebzine.free.fr/blog/?p=982
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mrshankly_ wrote:
you're welcome
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Indieooo wrote:
hmm had expected more listeners.
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SilentPoet82 wrote:
Stop complaining about the bad taste of other people! Final round of the first season and the qualifying for the Rock Cup has just started! Join the Irish Rock League now an decide with your vote!
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AmelieAnne wrote:
something heartbreakingly great about the thought of john peel playing 'teenage kicks' over and over on radio 2.
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polymorphous71 wrote:
Teenage Kicks sucks hard.
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AledMCR wrote:
Wednesday Week should be number 1
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wikuuus wrote:
Teenage Kicks <3
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joaco_garcia wrote:
Post del blog argentino Punk Rock Song inspirado en la canción Jimmy Jimmy de The Undertones. No te lo pierdas http://punkrocksong.com.ar/jimmy-jimmy-the-undertones/2646/
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YoungParisian wrote:
Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!
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gunjahstylez wrote:
yeah
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P_Machado wrote:
Teenage Kicks !!
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weaponpony wrote:
Fucking Awesome!!!!
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AledMCR wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Undertones/+images/518731 This picture deserves to be the main pic.
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Timsalabimbo wrote:
I saw them last saturday and they even talked to us and said we looked like judges or something. (They kinda have an enormous accent, so maybe he said something completely different)
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vedaras wrote:
Shit they own :>
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edayas wrote:
Has anyone else noticed that most of these songs are not actually the Undertones? It's some new group called the Undertone. Not cool! How do you take these songs off the Undertones page??
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XguiltparadeX wrote:
casbah rock just stole my heart.
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zonnebloemkonin wrote:
woauw, so bad
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AledMCR wrote:
I met Damian O'Neill after he left a phonebox in Cardiff in 2005 haha. Good times!
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