The Very Best of The Undertones

Undertones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B0000009V3
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,770 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Teenage Kicks

2. Family Entertainment

3. Get Over You

4. Girls Don't Like It

5. Male Model

6. Here Comes the Summer

7. Jimmy Jimmy

8. You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It?)

9. Mars Bars

10. Let's Talk About Girls

11. My Perfect Cousin

12. The Way Girls Talk

13. Tearproof

14. More Songs About Chocolate and Girls

15. Hypnotised

16. Wednesday Week

17. The Positive Touch

18. You're Welcome

19. It's Going to Happen

20. Julie Ocean

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A super best of set from an underappreciated band., August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Very Best of The Undertones (Audio CD)

Some of their earlier stuff is catchy punky stuff, while later efforts veer more towards traditional pop tunes. Either way most of these songs are quite good. You've got a traditional ballsy Irish singer with an attitude fronting a rollicking good-time band. Some of the lyrics are a bit juvenile (especially the early stuff), but there are some classic songs as well. My favorites include "My Perfect Cousin", "The Positive Touch", "Julie Ocean", and the incomparable "Its going to Happen". With 25 songs there's plenty to get excited about. A very worthwhile purchase.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What's not to like?, June 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Very Best of The Undertones (Audio CD)

The Undertones were one of the great pop-punk bands of their time and this collection of songs is an excellent introduction, thank you Rykodisc. High energy, irresistable beats, great lyrics, Feargal Sharkey's voice, and songs about food, girls and perfect cousins. So many wonderful songs on here, from "Teenage Kicks" right on down. Five stars.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, October 26, 2001

By 

D. M. Farmbrough "Dave Farmbrough" (Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Best of The Undertones (Audio CD)

Until you listen to this it's easy to forget just how good the Undertones were. Not every song was a hit, but there's some corkers on here, such as It's Gonna Happen and Teenage Kicks. Just buy it and remember what a terrific group they were, then listen again, and again, and again and ask yourself why they didn't have more chart success.