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Undertones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Sanctuary
• ASIN: B0007TKHC0
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #907,665 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Undertones - A blast from the past, October 15, 2003

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Mrs G M Byrd (Brighton, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Get What You Need (Audio CD)

After seeing The Undertones, one of my favourite bands, make a welcome return to Brighton in July, I couldn't wait to buy this album. Minus the ubiquitous Feargal Sharkey, the band put on a show that left as all as high as kites, while we drank nothing stronger than mineral water. Feargal's boots are now filled by Paul McLoone, and he is more than capable of the job. The album is full of songs that fit in seamlessly with their early back catalogue. The first single off the album "Thrill Me", had me singing along on the second hearing, and I was soon joining in with "Everything but You", and "I Need your Love the Way it Used to Be". While these guys have matured beyond writing about "Teenage Kicks", they clearly enjoy writing and performing their music. Harmonies abound, and from the 3 bar blues of "Ride the Rough Escalator" to the Johnny Kidd-esque "Touch", this album reflects the influences of great musicians who can still cut it. To Derry's finest - Respect.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We need what they got, November 24, 2003

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Roy Pearl (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Get What You Need (Audio CD)

Twenty years after their last album, the O'Neill brothers decided to give their seminal punk-pop band another shot at glory. Miraculously, they hit their target. Distinctive vocalist Feargal Sharkey didn't re-enlist, which, in theory at least, should have scuttled the project right from the getgo, but new singer Paul McLoone (uncredited in the liner notes) does a fairly mean Feargal impression when it's needed. Opening song "Thrill Me" sounds like it came straight off a remastered "Hypnotized", "Winter Sun" flirts with the psychedelic R&B of "The Sin of Pride", and the rest almost manages to reconcile the band's relentless adventurousness with their power pop roots. I just hope they don't make us wait another 20 years for the next one.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE UNDERTONES ARE BACK - REALLY!!!, May 8, 2004

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Coleen "frankie-machine" (Down in the alley) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Get What You Need (Audio CD)

I suspected this to be a bit bland coming 20 years after their last classic album (all their original albums, 1979-1983 are ABSOLUTE CLASSICS), but to quote the Undertones followup band, That Petrol Emotion, this is a MANIC POP THRILL. The first track alone is worth the price!! The rest are loads of fun, as well. It's not as classic as their first 4 albums, but I still give it 5 stars because it beats just about any other pop/punk being recorded lately. The Undertones are STILL awesome! Feargal is no longer aboard, but the singer they have is FANTASTIC!