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Punk Rock Punk-PopOuverture des portes: 19h30 / début 1ère partie: 20h00Monument du pop punk britannique, Les Undertones ont vu le jour à Derry en 1976, grâce à cinq amis (John O’Neill, Damian O’Neill, Feargal Sharkey, Billy Doherty et Michael Bradley) qui ont appris à jouer des morceaux de rock and roll ensemble.Les Undertones ont signé avec Sire Records et « Teenage Kicks » a été réédité, ce qui a permis au groupe de faire sa première apparition à l’émission Top Of The PopsAu cours des cinq années suivantes, John O’Neill a créé d’autres joyaux pop tels que « Here Comes The Summer », « Jimmy Jimmy », « You’ve Got My Number (Why Don’t You Use It) » et « Wednesday Week », tandis que Damian O’Neill et Michael Bradley ont contribué à « My Perfect Cousin ». Ils ont également enregistré quatre disques vinyles pour le plus grand bonheur de leur public. En 1983, Feargal Sharkey quitte le groupe pour poursuivre une carrière solo et les autres membres décident d’arrêter là. Les Undertones resteront silencieux pendant les seize années suivantes.En 1999, les Undertones se sont reformés, sans Feargal Sharkey, pour interpréter à nouveau leurs chansons de deux minutes et trois accords et demi devant une nouvelle génération de fans à Derry.L’année 2018 a marqué le 40e anniversaire de la sortie de leur chanson la plus influente et la plus célèbre, « Teenage Kicks ». Le 21 avril, à l’occasion du Record Store Day 2018, le groupe a sorti un coffret de singles en vinyle contenant les 13 singles originaux de 7 pouces d’Undertones de la période classique des débuts : 1978-1983.En 2024, les Undertones reviendront en force avec une longue tournée au Royaume-Uni et en Europe pour promouvoir la sortie de leur tout premier album live.© Voulez Vous Danser
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The Undertones Biography
The Undertones are an Northern Irish rock band formed in Londonderry, 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).
* Paul McLoone (vocals since 1999)
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 [aritst]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. A compilation album titled All Wrapped Up featured a woman dressed in lunch meats wrapped in clear plastic on the (non band approved) cover. Several other compilations including the superb BBC sessions CD Listening in (named after a song on their first album) (2004) exist.
The O'Neill brothers went on to form That Petrol Emotion. The band reconvened in 1999 to play shows in their hometown of Londonderry, replacing singer Feargal Sharkey with a similarly warbling new recruit, Paul McLoone. Being back in the swing, the band released an album of original material with McLoone in 2003 titled Get What You Need.
NOTE: There is another band with this name - The Undertones, a subset of the University of Notre Dame Glee Club who sing a capella arrangements of popular songs. For more information on these guys, check out www.nd.edu/~utones.
Read More* Feargal Sharkey (lead vocals),
* John O'Neill (guitar),
* Damian O'Neill (guitar, keyboards and vocals),
* Michael Bradley (bass and vocals), and
* Billy Doherty (drums).
* Paul McLoone (vocals since 1999)
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 [aritst]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. A compilation album titled All Wrapped Up featured a woman dressed in lunch meats wrapped in clear plastic on the (non band approved) cover. Several other compilations including the superb BBC sessions CD Listening in (named after a song on their first album) (2004) exist.
The O'Neill brothers went on to form That Petrol Emotion. The band reconvened in 1999 to play shows in their hometown of Londonderry, replacing singer Feargal Sharkey with a similarly warbling new recruit, Paul McLoone. Being back in the swing, the band released an album of original material with McLoone in 2003 titled Get What You Need.
NOTE: There is another band with this name - The Undertones, a subset of the University of Notre Dame Glee Club who sing a capella arrangements of popular songs. For more information on these guys, check out www.nd.edu/~utones.
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