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The Undertones
Origin Derry, Northern Ireland
Genre(s) Punk rock
Pop punk
Power pop
Years active 1975-1983
1999-present
Label(s) Sire Records
Harvest Records
Rykodisc
Dojo Records
Cooking Vinyl
Associated acts That Petrol Emotion
Rare
Website TheUndertones.com
Members
Paul McLoone
Michael Bradley
Damian O'Neill
Billy Doherty
John O'Neill
Former members
Feargal Sharkey

The Undertones are a punk rock/power pop band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1975. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular Musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and Rock music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros Harvest Records was a Record label created by EMI in 1969 to promote Progressive rock music and to compete with Philips' Vertigo and Rykodisc Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group. Cooking Vinyl is a UK -based Independent record company, founded in 1986. That Petrol Emotion was a Northern Irish, London -based band with an American vocalist called Steve Mack Rare were a band in the 1990s from Derry, Northern Ireland. The line-up consisted of singer Mary Gallagher Locky Morris Seán Ó'Néill (a Paul McLoone (born 11 February 1967 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is the current singer of Irish pop-punk band The Undertones. Michael "Mickey" Bradley (born 13 August 1959, Derry, Northern Ireland) is the Bassist for the pop - punk Damian O'Neill (born Stephen Damian O'Neill, 15 January 1961 Belfast, Northern Ireland) is the Lead guitarist in the pop - punk Billy Doherty (born William Doherty 10 July 1958, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland) is the Drummer for the pop - punk John O'Neill (born John Joseph O'Neill 26 August 1957 Derry, Northern Ireland) is the Rhythm guitarist in the pop-punk band Feargal Sharkey (born Sean Feargal Sharkey, 13 August 1958 Derry, Northern Ireland, UK) is a British Singer, who first found fame Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular Musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and Rock music. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of

The original line-up released four studio albums — The Undertones (1979), Hypnotised (1980), Positive Touch (1981) and The Sin of Pride (1983) — before disbanding in 1983. A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The Undertones is the 1979 debut Album by The Undertones. In 2000 ''Q'' magazine placed it at number 90 in its list of the 100 Greatest Hypnotised is a 1980 Album by The Undertones. The original LP release included the UK chart hits My Perfect Cousin, which made Postive Touch is a 1981 Album by The Undertones. It was their third album The Sin of Pride is a 1983 Album by The Undertones. It was their fourth album and the last one to feature their original line-up [1] All Music Guide stated that guitarists John and Damian O'Neill "mated infectious guitar hooks to '60s garage, '70s glam rock, and Feargal Sharkey's signature vocal quaver. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by Feargal Sharkey (born Sean Feargal Sharkey, 13 August 1958 Derry, Northern Ireland, UK) is a British Singer, who first found fame "[1] Salon.com stated that "When they began, they were a bunch of teenage Ramones-heads, and the only punk band in Ireland. Saloncom, part of Salon Media Group ( often just called Salon, is an online The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world "[2]

Sharkey pursued a solo career that achieved commercial success in the mid to late 1980s, and two of the other band members (John and Damian O'Neill) formed That Petrol Emotion. That Petrol Emotion was a Northern Irish, London -based band with an American vocalist called Steve Mack [3][4] The Undertones reformed in 2003 with Paul McLoone taking over for Sharkey and released the critically acclaimed album Get What You Need. Paul McLoone (born 11 February 1967 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is the current singer of Irish pop-punk band The Undertones. Get What You Need is a 2003 Studio album by Irish Power pop / Punk rock band The Undertones. [5]


Contents

Career

The Undertones drew inspiration from Buzzcocks, Sex Pistols, and the Ramones. Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group They began practising and playing cover versions of punk rock songs at schools and scout huts under the name "The Hot Rods". Some of the band members were unhappy with the name because there was already another music act with that name. The name The Undertones was chosen by one of the band members who discovered the word in a history book. By 1977 the band were performing their own three-chord pop punk material, and in 1978 they released their debut four-song EP "Teenage Kicks" on Belfast's Good Vibrations record label. Pop punk (also known as punk pop and other names is a Fusion genre that combines elements of Punk rock with Pop music, to varying A gramophone " Teenage Kicks " is a 1978 song originally recorded by Northern Ireland Punk rock group The Undertones. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Good Vibrations is a Belfast Record label and store Founded by Terri Hooley in the early 1970’s, Good Vibrations started out in a small derelict In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The EP became a hit with support from BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, who considered the title song his all-time favourite. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio The song "Teenage Kicks" has been covered by many acts. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released

Later in their career The Undertones began to change musical direction, with their later songs being of the power pop genre, which was very different from their earlier punk rock offerings. Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular Musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and Rock music. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Falling sales and tensions within the band led to their split in 1983. In 1985 brothers John O'Neill and Damian O'Neill formed That Petrol Emotion with Raymond Gorman.

Reunion

The band reformed in 1999 to play concerts in Derry, replacing singer Feargal Sharkey with Paul McLoone. Paul McLoone (born 11 February 1967 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is the current singer of Irish pop-punk band The Undertones. The band released an album of original material with McLoone in 2003 titled Get What You Need. Get What You Need is a 2003 Studio album by Irish Power pop / Punk rock band The Undertones. The band were the subject of a 2004 documentary. The Undertones: Teenage Kicks, which features the band wandering their old haunts with John Peel and charting their history. The band toured North America and also appeared at the Glastonbury Festival in 2005. For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The [6]

They released their latest studio album, Dig Yourself Deep, on 15 October, which failed to chart. Dig Yourself Deep is a 2007 Studio album by The Undertones. It is the band's second album with lead singer Paul McLoone, who replaced Feargal Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [7]

Members

Former members

Discography

Singles

Albums

Compilation albums

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b allmusic ((( The Undertones > Biography )))
  2. ^ allmusic ((( The Undertones > Biography )))
  3. ^ allmusic ((( Feargal Sharkey > Overview )))
  4. ^ allmusic ((( That Petrol Emotion > Overview )))
  5. ^ allmusic ((( Get What You Need > Overview )))
  6. ^ BBCi - Glastonbury 2005: The Undertones
  7. ^ New album website; Dig Yourself Deep

External links

Paul McLoone (born 11 February 1967 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is the current singer of Irish pop-punk band The Undertones. John O'Neill (born John Joseph O'Neill 26 August 1957 Derry, Northern Ireland) is the Rhythm guitarist in the pop-punk band Damian O'Neill (born Stephen Damian O'Neill, 15 January 1961 Belfast, Northern Ireland) is the Lead guitarist in the pop - punk Michael "Mickey" Bradley (born 13 August 1959, Derry, Northern Ireland) is the Bassist for the pop - punk Billy Doherty (born William Doherty 10 July 1958, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland) is the Drummer for the pop - punk Feargal Sharkey (born Sean Feargal Sharkey, 13 August 1958 Derry, Northern Ireland, UK) is a British Singer, who first found fame " Teenage Kicks " is a 1978 song originally recorded by Northern Ireland Punk rock group The Undertones. " You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It? " is a Punk rock song originally written and recorded by Northern Irish band The Undertones in the The Undertones is the 1979 debut Album by The Undertones. In 2000 ''Q'' magazine placed it at number 90 in its list of the 100 Greatest Hypnotised is a 1980 Album by The Undertones. The original LP release included the UK chart hits My Perfect Cousin, which made Postive Touch is a 1981 Album by The Undertones. It was their third album The Sin of Pride is a 1983 Album by The Undertones. It was their fourth album and the last one to feature their original line-up Get What You Need is a 2003 Studio album by Irish Power pop / Punk rock band The Undertones. Dig Yourself Deep is a 2007 Studio album by The Undertones. It is the band's second album with lead singer Paul McLoone, who replaced Feargal Saloncom, part of Salon Media Group ( often just called Salon, is an online
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