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For their sophomore release in April, 1980, the Derry five remain: Feargal Sharkey (lead vocals), John O'Neill (guitar, vocals), Damian O'Neill (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Michael Bradley (bass, vocals) and Billy Doherty (drums). The lyrical teenage themes of kicks, japes and heartbreaks are maintained from the debut, or “More Songs About Chocolate And Girls” as they so humourously put it in the album's typically self-deprecating opening statement. The musical pallette is widened though, occasionally incorporating elements of 60s pop in amongst the new wave and punk tunes. The two singles “My Perfect Cousin” (#9) and “Wednesday Week” (#11) are the big highlights of the set which is decent throughout, even if it does lack edgy thrills. It would become their most commercially successful long-player, ascending to #6 in the UK charts.
The Jukebox Rebel
02–Apr–2009
Tracklist |
A1 | [02:43] The Undertones - More Songs About Chocolate And Girls (Damian O’Neill) New Wave |
A2 | [02:28] The Undertones - There Goes Norman (John Joseph O’Neill) Punk |
A3 | [02:31] The Undertones - Hypnotised (Damian O’Neill, Michael Bradley) Punk |
A4 | [02:25] The Undertones - See That Girl (John Joseph O’Neill) Pop |
A5 | [02:20] The Undertones - Whizz Kids (Damian O’Neill) Punk |
A6 | [02:27] The Undertones - Under The Boardwalk (Arthur Resnick, Kenny Young) Pop |
A7 | [02:30] The Undertones - The Way Girls Talk (John Joseph O’Neill) New Wave |
A8 | [03:42] The Undertones - Hard Luck (John Joseph O’Neill, Michael Bradley, Damian O’Neill, Feargal Sharkey, Billy Doherty) Pop |
B1 | [02:36] The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin (Damian O’Neill, Michael Bradley) Punk |
B2 | [01:27] The Undertones - Boys Will Be Boys (John Joseph O’Neill, Damian O’Neill) Punk |
B3 | [02:21] The Undertones - Tearproof (John Joseph O’Neill, Michael Bradley) New Wave |
B4 | [02:17] The Undertones - Wednesday Week (John Joseph O’Neill) New Wave |
B5 | [02:38] The Undertones - Nine Times Out Of Ten (John Joseph O’Neill, Billy Doherty) New Wave |
B6 | [02:27] The Undertones - Girls That Don’t Talk (John Joseph O’Neill) New Wave |
B7 | [03:19] The Undertones - What’s With Terry? (Damian O’Neill) New Wave |