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The Undertones' third album is a marked departure from the speedy pop-punk of their first two. The Buzzcocks-derived ramalama is almost entirely gone, replaced by a more varied and softer instrumental palette that features new textures like piano (courtesy of Paul Carrack, then in Squeeze) and trumpet. Oddly, the new arrangements, when mixed with Feargal Sharkey's tightly wound vocals, have the effect of actually increasing the tension. Even tender, largely acoustic tunes like the lovely "Julie Ocean" have an undercurrent of anxiety, and faster tracks like the pounding opener "Fascination" and the near-paranoid "His Goodlooking Girlfriend" are downright nerve-wracking. The combination is best heard in the panicky "Crisis of Mine" and the sardonic "Life's Too Easy," two of the album's better tracks, but even the buzzy "Hannah Doot," one of the few songs that sounds like it would fit on the Undertones' earlier albums, is enhanced by the nervy production. The Rykodisc reissue adds four bonus tracks, including a less-interesting early version of "Life's Too Easy."
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John O'Neill, Composer - The Undertones, MainArtist
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
John O'Neill, Composer - The Undertones, MainArtist
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Composer - John O'Neill, Composer - The Undertones, MainArtist
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Roger Bechirian, Producer - John O'Neill, Composer, Guitar - The Undertones, MainArtist - Feargal Sharkey, Vocals - Damian O'Neill, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Billy Doherty, Drums
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Roger Bechirian, Producer - John O'Neill, Composer, Guitar - The Undertones, MainArtist - Feargal Sharkey, Vocals - Damian O'Neill, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Billy Doherty, Drums
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Composer - John O'Neill, Composer - The Undertones, MainArtist - Damian O'Neill, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Roger Bechirian, Producer - John O'Neill, Composer, Guitar - The Undertones, MainArtist - Feargal Sharkey, Vocals - Damian O'Neill, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Billy Doherty, Drums
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Roger Bechirian, Producer - John O'Neill, Composer, Guitar - The Undertones, MainArtist - Feargal Sharkey, Vocals - Damian O'Neill, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Billy Doherty, Drums
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Composer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Roger Bechirian, Producer - John O'Neill, Guitar - The Undertones, MainArtist - Feargal Sharkey, Vocals - Damian O'Neill, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Billy Doherty, Drums
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
The Undertones, MainArtist - Damian O'Neill, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Composer - John O'Neill, Composer - The Undertones, MainArtist - Damian O'Neill, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
John O'Neill, Composer - The Undertones, MainArtist
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Composer - The Undertones, MainArtist - Damian O'Neill, Composer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
John O'Neill, Composer - The Undertones, Performance, MainArtist
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
The Undertones, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Hugh Jones, Producer - John O'Neill, Composer, Guitar - The Undertones, MainArtist - Feargal Sharkey, Vocals - Damian O'Neill, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Billy Doherty, Drums - Dave Balfe, Producer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Composer - Hugh Jones, Producer - John O'Neill, Composer - The Undertones, MainArtist - Dave Balfe, Producer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1981 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Composer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Hugh Jones, Producer - John O'Neill, Composer, Guitar - The Undertones, MainArtist - Feargal Sharkey, Vocals - Damian O'Neill, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals - Damien O'Neill, Composer - Billy Doherty, Drums - Dave Balfe, Producer
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1982 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Michael Bradley, Composer - John O'Neill, Composer - The Undertones, Performance, MainArtist
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 1982 The Undertones Limited under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Album review
The Undertones' third album is a marked departure from the speedy pop-punk of their first two. The Buzzcocks-derived ramalama is almost entirely gone, replaced by a more varied and softer instrumental palette that features new textures like piano (courtesy of Paul Carrack, then in Squeeze) and trumpet. Oddly, the new arrangements, when mixed with Feargal Sharkey's tightly wound vocals, have the effect of actually increasing the tension. Even tender, largely acoustic tunes like the lovely "Julie Ocean" have an undercurrent of anxiety, and faster tracks like the pounding opener "Fascination" and the near-paranoid "His Goodlooking Girlfriend" are downright nerve-wracking. The combination is best heard in the panicky "Crisis of Mine" and the sardonic "Life's Too Easy," two of the album's better tracks, but even the buzzy "Hannah Doot," one of the few songs that sounds like it would fit on the Undertones' earlier albums, is enhanced by the nervy production. The Rykodisc reissue adds four bonus tracks, including a less-interesting early version of "Life's Too Easy."
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:58
- Main artists: The Undertones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Salvo
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2004 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
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