Perfect pop/punk, and BBC DJ John Peel’s favorite record of all time, so much so that his gravestone has the first line (“Teenage dreams, so hard to beat) of this song on it. “The Story Of The Undertones: Teenage Kicks”, with Peel interviewing them extensively, is a DVD well worth tracking down, and can probably be found dirt-cheap on Amazon.
Too bad their lead singer Feargal Sharkey turned out to be such a Tory dope. (He’ll pop up with an editorial in the Torygraph–er, Telegraph from time to time.) And he’s cut all ties to the band, not that they care…they’re glad to be shut of each other.
Also one of the best live shows I ever saw, when they were touring their 2nd LP, “Hypnotized”. Lovely lads, too…even Feargal, back then.
Perfect pop/punk, and BBC DJ John Peel’s favorite record of all time, so much so that his gravestone has the first line (“Teenage dreams, so hard to beat) of this song on it. “The Story Of The Undertones: Teenage Kicks”, with Peel interviewing them extensively, is a DVD well worth tracking down, and can probably be found dirt-cheap on Amazon.
Too bad their lead singer Feargal Sharkey turned out to be such a Tory dope. (He’ll pop up with an editorial in the Torygraph–er, Telegraph from time to time.) And he’s cut all ties to the band, not that they care…they’re glad to be shut of each other.
Also one of the best live shows I ever saw, when they were touring their 2nd LP, “Hypnotized”. Lovely lads, too…even Feargal, back then.