There is no doubt that the Undertones were a great Power Pop Punk band. Raved about by John Peel. While they only had four albums, they had some great tracks on them. One of my favorites is Tearproof which barely makes it onto some lists. This pick looks at the split after. They basically broke in two. Feargal Sharkey went solo with a stop along with Vince Clarke (in the Assembly). And the brothers O'Neill with some buddies (not the whole story at all) became That Petrol Emotion. Frankly, I liked them, but was not raving about them. They sounded like a crappy Big Audio Dynamite to me. I listened again recently and I was wrong. They are better .Mick Jones mixed with Tom Verlaine, with a little Grebo mixed in. They aren't either of those, but that's my description. Just relisten to them, if you haven't in a while.
Undertones Family Pick
01 The Assembly - Never Never (Extended Version)
02 Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart
03 Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief
04 The Undertones - Tearproof
05 That Petrol Emotion - Genius Move
06 The Undertones - Get Over You
07 The Undertones - Here Comes the Summer (Original Single Version)
08 That Petrol Emotion - Big Decision
09 The Undertones - It's Going To Happen
10 That Petrol Emotion - Hey Venus
11 That Petrol Emotion - Groove Check (10'' Mix)
12 That Petrol Emotion - Spin Cycle
13 That Petrol Emotion - Keen
14 That Petrol Emotion - It's A Good Thing
15 The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
16 Feargal Sharkey - Listen To Your Father
17 Feargal Sharkey - More Love
18 The Undertones - You Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It)
19 The Undertones - Wednesday Week
20 The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin
21 The Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy
22 Feargal Sharkey - Someone To Somebody
23 Feargal Sharkey - She Moved Through The Fair