The Undertones

Oh, this is extremely for me, I fear. This project has made me realize that I apparently love British new wave punk, something I was unaware of prior to starting this challenge.

Forgettable

Late 70s Northern Ireland bombs,shootings and riots. Then from Derry comes this joyous shaft of daylight.

Good punk-rock, power-pop album. I can imagine that they must be really fun in concert. It is also worth noting that this album is from 1979, and it must have definitely sounded more interesting when it was first released. Overall, I found the album pretty enjoyable. Some songs I liked: "I Gotta Getta", "Jump Boys", "Jimmy, Jimmy", "True Confessions", "Listening In", or "Teenage Kicks" (clearly my favourite, even if not in the original release). Overall, it is in the 3,5 range for me. But, becasuse they're from Derry, I think they deserve 4 stars ;-)

Enjoyment: 6/10 Replayability: 7/10 Cohesion: 6/10 Flow/Pacing: 7/10 Artistic Merit: 4/10 Weighted Average: 6.05/10 Review: I feel neutral towards this one. It has elements of rock and pop mixed with the earlier sounds of punk, but there's no substance and nothing memorable. Most of the tracks are same-samey, but they don't overstay their welcome. Liked Song(s): Family Entertainment, Jump Boys, Here Comes the Summer, Get Over You, Listening In Disliked Song(s): Jimmy Jimmy, True Confessions Recommend? Maybe Heard Before? No

Eh, it was fine. I wasn't really into it, but I didn't dislike it. Probably won't need to listen to it again though.

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Bad lyrics but Vibrato

What a fun band! I knew the singles "Here comes the Summer" and "Teenage Kicks" and "Cousin" but the rest of the album is a full pack of bubblegum punk. I feel the Undertones could be the subject of a sweet coming-of-age show set in 70s Belfast.

For a bunch of guys from the relative cultural backwater of Northern Ireland, The Undertones sure sound like an American band, with songs about summertime, hot girls and lust that bely the bleak conditions of their homeland and stand apart from their more strident-slash-nihilstic British punk brethren. They write killer songs that split the differences between punk, power pop, new wave and bubblegum, with brilliant flourishes like the handclaps in “Teenage Kicks” and the subtle synth bed over the galloping drumbeat of “True Confessions.” Weird these guys never gained the popularity of similar acts like the Buzzcocks or the Ramones, but maybe they're ripe to be rediscovered.

This was fun. Like pop punk from the 70’s

Punk, but not bad.

Good stuff.

Nice, clean (if pretty shallow) pop-punk.

This was pretty fun, all the way through. Great 70s punk sound.

I gave the previous album two stars for being banal. This one wasn't banal, just not good.

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made a bunch of songs that sound the same and one good one at the end

Enjoyable and fun Punk rock that is so safe sounding that you forget that you're rebellious or promoting anarchy. Fortunately, their next album is a little bit better.

Fizzes with energy, rebelling against the world in which it was made simply by having fun.

16 tracks and 34 minutes of Meh ….

Completamente MEH. 4/10

woah! super funky beach rock. made me feel beatles x beach boys. really liked it.

Super repetitive.

You can’t convince me this is punk. It’s power pop. Every song genuinely has a hook. It’s good.

Decent early punk vibe.

A smashing album of pure pop-punk! Expanded versions include 'Teenage Kicks', the nearest thing to perfect pop.

7 / 10

This album was pretty fun. Funny lyrics and playful sounds. I quite liked it

Old school Brit punk. It's fine. I enjoyed it a reasonable amount

This has got to be the LEAST essential album on the list. A recco from a BBC Radio One DJ from 50 years ago does not an essential album make. The whole album is not that interesting. It's fun adjacent. Get the fuck out of here with this shite. My rating: 2/5. They get one point for not being horrible.

Very straightforward upbeat pop/ska/punk. Youthful energy, nothing serious. A fun bit of fluff for a quick half hour.

Polo, Gerstetten - Süßen, Deutschland. Fantastische Scheibe!

I'll give it a four. It's not really a four, but whatever. It's fun, there are the hits, the non-hits are catchy to an extent. But it is of course extremely limited in its musical, structural, technical, and melodic ability. While it's certainly evocative of the time, every song is a short riff or collection of 3-4 chords on repeat played quickly, with 2-3 note vocal melodoes over the top, with a chorus which is just the song title shouted repeatedly. It's the punk way.

An album that gets the basics of the genre right. The songs have solid foundations throughout, the energy is good and the band is obviously having fun. However, while it's a good listen, it really lacks that special something. None of the tracks are more than decent. It just feels too slight and one-dimensional as a whole. In short, enjoyable, but nothing more than that. Favourite track: True Confessions

This is Ramones-lite (very lite), but Teenage Kicks is great

Decent, but also just basic punk of the time.

Not my favourite punk record of the time. Kind of mid to be honest. Lacks personality.

I had heard 'Teenage Kicks' before and thought it was from the 2000s/2010s, not 1979. A simple and fun punk rock with songs that are short and sweet. It was also ahead of it's time as every generic landfill indie band from the 2000s basically copied this sound. 8/10

I heard my first Undertones album, Hypnotized, on this list about a year ago. It seems that the debut is pretty close to it's successor...

Every track a cracker on this. A band that should’ve been bigger. Great punk / pop sensibilities

Second Undertones album in a short period of time. It was pretty similar to the last. Nothing noteworthy

2.5

3.47 out of 5 stars for The Undertones. I love that this album is what pop punk/power pop is made for. Let's get in, make some catchy riff and sing for 2 minutes then be done. This formula has been done for years and years and even into modern music. There are some gems on this album, but for the most part, it gets a bit repetitive and actually boring by the end. I found myself liking the first 8 songs and then kept reminding myself that the song had changed and it was a new song even though the basic structure stayed the same. I just couldn't get to 3.5 stars though, there just wasn't enough depth in the music to make me want to keep exploring. Overall, not a bad album and definitely some winners for my personal playlist but on the whole, the album is just OK.

Rock, new wave, 1979 -> 3

Unlike their later album *Hypnotized*, The Undertones’ debut album is actually very pleasant to listen to. The songs are generally well-crafted (albeit typically short by punk standards), and even at this early stage, the production was a hallmark of the band’s quality. Personally, I still find it a bit too smooth, but in this case, that’s really a matter of taste. If you like post-punk that borders on fun-punk, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anything better.

6/10 - A fun album, wasn't expecting much but could listen to it again

(7.2) Reminded me of The Clash a little.

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Varied from pretty good to pretty awful

It’s not bad & pleasant enough to listen to at work but I could’ve lived a perfectly happy life without ever hearing this

Pretty solid. The song on here Teenage Kicks was the played at the funeral for John Peel, a legendary DJ on BBC, since it was his favorite song.

Some stuff I really like and some kind of bland filler.

Fine. Not particularly good or original.

Bizarro punk. The energy is more or less there, but the recording is super clean and the singer's voice is too nerdy to come off as authentic. I'd almost want to call this a satire of punk except it couldn't possibly be.... could it? This left me with more questions than answers, so 2/5.

A fun punk adjacent album. Short and punchy

Didn’t recognize the band ao had no preconditions notions going in. Guess I got the reissue version because when it got to “Teenage Kicks” i had flashbacks to being in college listening to this song - someone must have had the single since nothing else was familiar. Really enjoyed this though for the soundscape from my college days!

4/10

Začetek "Family Entertainment") je amazing. Če bo cel album tak, bo super. (Na sumu mam, da mi bo vsaj kak komad poznan, ampak zavedno pa nism še tega banda poslušala.) "Wrong Way" in "Jump Boys" sta mi bla oba huda. Pa "True Confessions". Fletno, kratko.

full disclosure. i own this one and i LOVE it. i listen to it about once a month (usally with The Dickies "Stukas over Disneyland" and Stiff Little Fingers "Inflammable Material" (which i pray are both on this list). some great songs: Jimmy Jimmy, Teenage Kicks, Male Model, Jump Boys, Here Comes the Summer. not a bad song on the album with the majority being top shelf IMO. i am going to wear my Undertones shirt tomorrow (under my work shirt of course). funny story. when joe was little, he and his buddy did a lemonade stand at the bottom of our hill (they made about $100). anyway, a lady in her late 50s pulled up and bought a cup of lemonade because she loved the Undertones shirt that I was wearing. apparently, she was an old punker. Ann was like. "no matter where we go, someone always comments on your shirts!" (i take pride in that).

This was a really fun listen!! The first two songs were like, here we go, Ramones wannabes, but after a while I was like, you what, I kinda dig it. They certainly didn't seem pretentious in (in my opinion) one of the most pretentious genres out there (despite punk trying to be the anti-pretentious class!!!) and they were there to make fun music, not have an agenda. It was fun, it felt genuine, good listen.

Liked it more than I expected. It was "fun" and enjoyable to lusten to. The alblum falls in the proverbial catagory that I am glad I listened to. If it was not for this exercise I would have never been exposed.

I forgot how much I liked the Undertones. This is pure gold, but I can’t give it a 5

Love the undertones, no messing about short sharp energetic songs that wake you up and drag you into the here and now. Teenage Kicks is one of the all time songs 4.6/5.0 Best Song: Teenage Kicks

I fucking absolutely love this, its punk its sort of power poppy, its ultimately a lot of fun. Fergal Sharky has such a good voice for this sort of music. I love it all. Teenage Kicks is one of the most important songs ever i think.

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Oh man, this is a good album

Good

It’s not bad, but not one I’ll revisit.

Nah

3.5/5. Is this an early example of pop-punk? It has the propulsive energy of 70’s punk but replaces the political anger with pop-ready hooks, and it’s not angular/weird enough to be post-punk. That thought aside, I actually quite enjoyed my time with this Undertones album, lots of great hooks and guitar bits throughout on tracks like “Wrong Way”, “Jump Boys” or “True Confessions.” I wouldn’t place it among the best 70’s punk records, but for what it is it’s a good time.

3.5. Super enjoyable. Undertones are most under rated of rhe punk to post punk era

Annoyingly, I accidentally listened to the anniversary edition, which was twice as long. It was OK. Would have preferred to listen to the original, if you know what I'm saying!

1 short album, or just 1 extra long song? It was ok, but not a stand out.

Just some sub-par punk.

It's a pretty good one Will I listen to again: 66%

I love how the Undertones combined their knack for earworm melodies with the predominant punk aesthetics of the late '70s and thereby gifted us classics such as Teenage Kicks. But I must admit that the formula starts to wear thin quickly when you spin the debut in full (even if it's not even 40 minutes long). They hit the ground running but reached the limits of their punk formula so quickly that you have songs like Here Comes the Summer, where punk is merely an afterthought. This must have been the conclusion the band themselves came to, because they strayed far from their core sound already on their sophomore outing. Still, what a brilliantly angsty and simultaneously fun album.

I imagine it wa sbetter when it came out in that era. Still really good but a lot has evolved and seem a bit dated

I loved this. So fun and full of nostalgia for me.

Perfectly pleasant punkesque piece. Listened twice. Notbing really grabbed me but fun in the background none the less.

Decent? Yeah. Essential? No.

didn't care for this, seemed rather generic.

ok

Fun, fast, and formative

Fine but every song sounded the same.

Always amazing to me the number of groups like this I completely missed in high school. A great punk vibe and lots of energy, but I don't think any of these songs are likely to stick in my memory.

Gradually, songs that aren’t called “Teenage Kicks” nest. Stripped back, perfect in its narrow range. A lemon yellow summer dress.

Punky and tuneful, obviously inspired by The Ramones. Excellent company for a midnight drive through Oklahoma lit by the blinking red lights of hundreds of wind turbines. If you like this, check out the O'Neills' later work in That Petrol Emotion, pretty fucking great.

This is a fast-moving peppy album from Irish band the Undertones. I listened to the original release (14 tracks). The music is early punk and rock, with teenage lyrics (makes sense since the group were all teenagers at the time). Reasonably good for a group of teens.

Another album from this band? Boooo. They aren't really boo-worthy, I guess, but this album isn't bringing anything that their other album didn't. At least the songs are very short. 'Casbah Rock' made me look up if a casbah is something other than a Middle Eastern city, and it apparently was the name of the first music club they ever played at (in Derry). That makes more sense.

Power-pop? Punk-pop? Rock-n-roll? Post-punk? Power-punk-pop-rock? Buddy-Holly-punk-pop? Whatever, I love it!

Proto punk is not my thing. To my ears, everything is really similar.

Here's the thing with punk music - I like most of it, acclaimed or not. It's kind of like a cheeseburger. You know there are better cheeseburgers than others, but it's really hard to have a bad one. And when chefs try and get fancy and load one with strange ingredients or house made ketchup, it fails. But stick to the standard punk recipe, just like a cheeseburger, and it's 35 minutes of a good listen. This was a decent listen. Standard, straight up, Kraft American single style cheeseburger punk. Best track - probably Jump Boys.

Solid album. Listened through a half dozen times, 34 minutes of all killer no filler post punk.

Not really punk enough to be great, but a collection of fast, brief, high energy tracks. What's not to like.

There’s a lot of albums from this time I can still play and enjoy. This wasn’t one of them. It’s not bad, just not memorable

Really cool early garage/punk record. A little too lofi at times, but full of attitude and energy

"Good fun, this is" - british people / Yoda

really really awesome, you can really hear how influential this was on like alternative rock... couple songs on here i was like damn this is like a The Strokes song or something... kool shiet

This was a pleasant surprise. 16 quick fire songs, all are at least decent fun and the good ones are really good. Not usually my favourite genre but liked this.

pop rock from the 70s picks: teenage kicks, jimmy jimmy

Fun punk pop

plaisirs simples. Des gros power chords, des sujets pas trop ambitieux. Ça me fait penser à du Costello.

Du bon punk british. Des chansons courtes, de l’énergie infectieuse. Let’s go!

Sounds like generic pop-punk to me, and not even particularly good generic pop-punk.

An excellent classic punk rock record. It sounds like if the Ramones were from Ireland and were heavily influenced and wanted to sound like Buzzcocks and Sex Pistols. Excellent record that is a lot of fun to listen to! Highly recommended..........

Cute. No one song really wowed me but almost everything was nice to listen to.

a little to angsty for me but it's ok!

Favorite songs: Family Entertainment, Teenage Kicks, Wrong Way, Jump Boys, Here Comes the Summer, (She’s a) Runaround, Listening In

3.5

Very straight ahead poppy punk. Listenable but doesn’t blow me away

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Mostly an anonymous Buzzcocks ripoff, but his crazy warbly voice is so good. It's like Rod Stewart + Jello Biafra. Teenage Kicks is great. Also great that this is a punk band in Ireland in the 70s with basically no political message whatsoever.

This was great! For fans of The Clash, Stiff Little Fingers, The Vibrators, and Pointed Sticks. DK's definitely had this in the rotation.

Early punk, but too repetitive to be good.

like a bad version of the buzzcocks. unenjoyable. irritating. too many songs. generic. basically the same song in slightly different formats. that being said true confessions was my favorite

Few albums in the history of rock and roll capture the sheer, unadulterated joy of being young, bored, and hopelessly romantic quite like The Undertones' self-titled 1979 debut. Emerging from Derry, Northern Ireland, during the height of the Troubles, five teenagers managed to block out the political turmoil surrounding them by focusing on the things that actually occupied their teenage minds: girls, chocolate bars, and cousin rivalry. The result is an absolute masterpiece of power-pop and first-wave punk.

1 song played slightly differently 15 times and 1 other song. I'll leave it to the reader to figure out which one. Or maybe it's 1 song played slightly differently 16 times and I'm just being bitter about sitting through this and setting you on a wild goose chase. If I have to hear "GirrlllLLllLLLllLL" sung again... My god the way he does that vibrato thing with his voice makes me want to hate Dead Kennedys. And I don't hate Dead Kennedys but if next time I listen to Holiday In Cambodia I think of The Undertones I'm gunna be PISSED. I really want to give this 1 star but I'll be generous this time around.

I listened to it once. That was more than enough. There's no imagination in this - as bland as can be.

Very high school from the 70s, so it's way too cool!

This is the least punk-looking punk band. They're too happy or something. All punk musicians have to be consistently in the middle of an existential crisis or just blindly angry at everything

meh

Catchy, punchy 70's punk. Maybe a tad same-y throughout, but I always appreciate these quick punk rock albums. Angsty, moody, but no frills and right to the point. Good show, now I can proceed with my morning.

Pure and raw and zinging

ok

this album is fine. it's some pretty decent pop punk, although it's of an earlier style than i usually listen to. it's not got much bite to it though really? i guess i prefer my pop punk a little on the punkier side. i like the energy of it, the vocal vibrato is fun, and sometimes there's an electric organ which obviously i enjoyed. but overall the sound is just, very standard for pop punk of the time, and doesn't really stand out in that context. i suspect it's only here cos of "teenage kicks", but that's not even on the original release, so who can say. wouldn't be the first time something like this has happened though. that fucking cornershop album springs to mind...... i guess it's another "ascended 2" situation. i like the sound well enough but i'm not actively seeking out any of the tracks on here, yknow?

This is good, but not great. I tend to lean more towards post punk and hardcore rather than pop punk. This album is also a little too Bri'ish for me (I guess you had to be there). Still a pretty decent album though, but not something I would seek out again. Mid 3.

Good pair with Iggy the day before.

It’s a fun listen and of course there are some obvious bangers. I like a wee bit more variety though so this isn’t really for m. Also not a fan of that Sharkey warble. Still gets a 3 though

Big love to Feargal Sharkey for all his work on water renationalisation! Sorry Feargal though I hate your music x

I was engaged. 3.5.

Punky, but not too noisy. I don't much care for this but the guy is actually singing instead of shouting, which is a lot more than can be said for lots of the punk and punk-adjacent music on this list

4/5

a short record, and maybe that’s why it still works: it doesn’t overstay the feeling.

Fergal Sharkey, great name! Leader singer of a great pop punk band that had some great songs and now he is campaigning to save our rivers. Good on you and thanks. PS enjoyed the album!

Back to back I am guess late 70s British punk rock that apparently was all the rage then. Like the last record more polished then let’s say the Sex Pistols. Couple catchy songs. But kinda corny at the same time. It’s fine. There’s a market - give the people what they want.

A lot of fun!! The type of old school punk I really enjoy

I just re-read my notes on Hypnotized and forgot how much I disliked that album. Maybe I'd be less harsh on it now that I've heard their debut. But I was surprised that Hypnotized was the follow-up because this is so much better. The songs are catchier, have more energy, and the production/mix sounds better to my ears. I found myself bopping along more and more as the album went on, especially Here Comes the Summer, Billy's Third, True Confessions, and I Know a Girl. This album is a good hang, 3.5 stars.

the lyrics were a bit rancid at times (and i don't mean the band Rancid; i mean that the lyrics were smelly and gross) but the music was good and it was easy to listen to - nice guitar tones and if i didn't have a bunk knee i would have been dancing

Less polished than the Buzzcocks, more garage than the Ramones

p435. 1979. 3 stars. Almost perfect 34 minutes of punk/pop. Great riffs and tunes, let down by filler. When it's good, it's brilliant. There is a direct line from this to Green Day.

Somewhere at the intersection of late 70s British punk and Cheap Trick’s teen-inclined pop rock, comes this album that feels like it’s getting to a proto-pop punk sound and nicely replaces the anger and looseness of some of their contemporaries with some more hooks and teenage angst and horniness and stuff that actually all kind of clicks. Could arguably do with more songs being developed out and less tiny tracks being on the thing, but hey, you wouldn’t be making proto-pop punk if you didn’t do it that way. Mostly I just can’t be too down on something that sounds so much like a bunch of music I do like.

2/5

I think that the only new thing this band brought to the passive, boring, pop punk formula of the late 70's was not finishing their songs.

Listened to The Undertones and Green Day's American Idiot in the same day today, and couldn't help but notice the similarities of teen angst, isolation and self destruction throughout both, including both albums featuring a character, "Jimmy". So, I wonder if Green Day pulled a little inspiration from this Undertones album. Anywho, it's fantastic.

Not bad, but not my favorite genre

Good punk. Sounds a bit like the clash but not as political

pretty enjoyable. 16 songs in 35 minutes is kinda insane.

Хорош, но я б не переслушала

C’était pas mal !

J'ai bien aimé!

Fun, light punky power pop that is a catchy, easy listen. Songs are pretty straightforward with a backbeat and brief melodic riffs, the singer’s somewhat kooky voice singing songs of late adolescence. Songs can be a bit same-y, but they’re also short and quick with minimal thrills. Is it revolutionary? Not quite. Is it a fun listen with a few earworms to lodge in your brain? Certainly.

For a band I know mostly for 1 song (Teenage Kicks) this is neither a revelation or a disappointment, it only demonstrates that the band has at least 1 full album of songs of approximately the same quality and the same bouncy energy as that song. Feargal Sharkey's expressive vocals go a long way towards preventing this from becoming bland and forgettable. Good, breezy fun. Does it need to be heard before you die? Probably not, but I'm glad I did.

Containing the perfect pop song according to John Peel, and it's difficult to argue. This album would still be an awesome listen even without that gem, it's full of energy and enough variety to keep it interesting and fresh. Superb disk.

I love British punk but this doesn’t stand out

Very forgettable album.

I frankly forgot what my thoughts were because it was a pointless album

Fine. Like a knockoff Clash. British.

Another Meh. Lyrics boring & repetitive. Music was fine but nothing I’ll seek out again

Just general rock stuff

Mashup of a bunch of different punk sounds. Not terrible.

More punk from the UK

A fun bunch of down the middle brit-punk, like the Clash without the extra flair and artistry

Muy punk por ahora. Ninguna canción está mal, pero son básicas. Son divertidas, sí, y te dan un buen boost de energía, pero no hay nada más allá de eso, de algo pasajero. Puedo entender que para la gente que lo escuchó en la adolescencia va a sentir nostalgia al re-escucharlo, pero no me pasa a mí. 4/10

Not bad, although now two days later I don't recall it! I just remember it being mid, a 3/5, okay for background music.

today we've got some proper pop punk music. recorded in less than four weeks, this album is the undertones' debut. this is another short 'n sweet album that doesn't overstay its welcome at all. despite having punk stylings, the lyrics are less about politics and rebellion, more about the awkward day-to-day lives of young and impressionable men. it's quite the energizing album. a lot of tunes are fast; to me it feels like the perfect record to listen to in your room, jumping on a mattress and thrashing your whole self like a maniac. consider me a fan.

Nothing revolutionary in the world of punk, just a lot of good, concise little tunes

Apparently the Northern Ireland punk scene was a vibrant and healthy one, despite the troubled times the country was living through. Punk became a uniting force for the section of the youth with no interest in bigotry and hatred but a passion for music. Though far from the sole shining light, The Undertones were the most successful to emerge, and on this debut they don’t mess about with anything but quality tunes. The songs may owe a reasonable debt to Buzzcocks but it doesn’t really affect the listening pleasure. The band have all the skills in the right places for this style. It’s all about energy, vigour and enthusiasm and they have them all and deliver, song after song. As well as that though, setting them apart from many more forgettable late 70s punks, they have a vocalist in Fergal Sharkey, not only with a accent and memorable quality of tone, but also an exuberance that is both infectious and likeable. My reissue copy does benefit from the inclusion of their first two singles “Get Over You” and the world-class all-timer “Teenage Kicks” but it’s not like anything else sounds second tier by comparison. Credit is due to chief songwriter J.J. O’Neill who captures the excitement, vitality and awkwardness of youth and knows that when the message has been delivered, it’s time to move on to the next banger. If you’re bothered by a narrow selection of guitar chords, you’re very much missing the point. I am more than happy to see they have another album in the 1001 and I look forward to reviewing how they decided to move forward after this strong start to their career.

muito bom. teenage kicks é uma das melhores musicas da historia

Some fun early punk. I like it.

I didn't have the teenage part of my life that made punk sound good to me.

This was alright

cautiously optimistic i am. let's get punky. derry boys getting active. i might have a soft spot for punk. however (comma) these are songs about nothing (political at least). proto pop punk perchance? 2.7-3.5. it's aight.

Bleh punkish but inoffensive enough to merit a 2

Excellent album!

Great early punk energy

KEXP happened to play Here Comes the Summer today and I thought "meh this is pretty basic punk." Well here we are. Inoffensive over all but not particularly enjoyable as well. 2.4/5 -> 2/5

Average

eh

perfecte huwelijk tussen pop en punk... snedige gitaren, goeie zang, strakke ritmesectie, puike teksten... daar kunnen de offsprings en greendays nog een puntje aan zuigen...

Having experienced what feels like 1001 albums of British punk that was not good in any way, I was prepared to hate this. But it was really good. These guys actually played instruments as if they knew how and made music with punk spirit but that could be listened to without wanting to bash my ears with a baseball bat.

A simple but fun half hour of quick pop punk songs. Nothing too interesting but didn’t find myself hating it either.

Lots of fun and some nice guitar parts/melodies but gets formulaic at times. Highlights: "Family Entertainment", "Get Over You", "(She's a) Runaround"

I don’t know how to review albums like this anymore. It’s fine but I have no feelings about it except neutrality.

Teenage kicks !

Interesting sound, very modern folky without being too specifically folky. Listen to while gardening, made nice background listening

Some decent punk rock, nothing overly mind-blowing but good nonetheless. High 3

meh

Such a solid old pop punk album

It was alright

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 sits somewhere between punk rock and new wave. The songs have the speed and energy of punk, but they’re far more melodic than a lot of bands from that scene. As a result, the album is easy to listen to and generally enjoyable throughout. What stands out most is how straightforward it all is. The band focuses on catchy songs rather than attitude or experimentation, and for the most part that works. Nothing here completely blows me away, but it’s a solid record that knows exactly what it wants to be.

Really good, fuzzy, power pop album that doesn't try to do too much, each song gets in and gets out quickly, and the songs are breezy and lightweight. Simple and uncluttered and it hits the sweet spot for me.

Only knew Teenage Kicks, which, what a perfect song. The whole thing is just full of fun, melodic, punky pop rock, very Buzzcocks and Ramones-esque.

Yeah I’m tired of the British punk/rock. This list is kind of biased

Rapid fire, albeit somewhat generic, early punk rock. 2.5

This is a tough one cuz there isn't a bad track on the record, but there aren't any REALstandouts either. The track True Confessions had me holding on for more, hoping they introduced a more varied style, but alas. The subject matter remains juvenile, however relatable.

This is old school punk and I LOVE old school punk. Even better, at the moment, for my life, is that it is about love and relationships and social stuff outside the political. The lyrics are still punk but keep it more individual and is not a social protest as much as a social commentary about social dynamics and life. Maybe that is why the Undertones never got the notoriety some of the more known punk bands of the era got, but it does not make them any less fun to listen to and they still represent a canon of what punk was. I actually loved this!

Pretty rocking

Good instrumentals and good lyrics. It was a very fun album to listen to, just good music in general. Although, nothing stands out to me like it did in other rock albums. Nonetheless, very excited, simple and good album. Favourite song in the album - Teenage Kicks/Here Comes the Summer No. of favourited songs - 2/16 Rating - 3/5

Fun, upbeat, clean rock.

Great length. Sounded fine, nothing I haven’t heard before though.

Very listenable! And short! Just not rlly my type of music. Reminds me of Cruisin for a Brusin from Teen Beach Movie

Liked it. It's pretty generic which I usually deduct points for but I fear my rating system is quite flawed

6/10

Short and sweet, pretty good punk vibes

It‘s a really good album tbh but the songs all sound very similar. That‘s not necessarily a bad thing. For me it always shows the character and uniqueness of an album but I think they could have had a bit more diversity in there but I still really liked the album and the sound of it although it could’ve been a bit more diverse (as I said).

meh

I enjoyed the guitars on these tracks and the general straightforward and stripped down nature of the tracks with lots of hooks. I found the singers ululation a little bit grating sometimes. I recognized Teenage Kicks probably from some British punk playlists. Overall I would put on Wire or Sham69 or Swell Maps first if I'm in a British Punk mood. Maybe there is enough room on the list for them all

functional!

*An ok album

Excellent early punk album. Fits right into my vibe.

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Fun. Sounds like a skateboarding album, but nothing I'm eager to revisit

Short, snappy and mostly pleasant, I think the first half of the album (all 15 minutes of it) is relatively decent pop punk and there were elements that might have inspired grungier sounds coming a decade later. However, it’s definitely more lighthearted and less countercultural than say the Sex Pistols. Teenage Kicks is a genuinely great song that has stood the test of time (maybe to a lesser extent Here Comes The Summer) but Jimmy Jimmy (I can’t believe this got released as a single) was repetitive to the point of oblivion. Most of the rest of the album, the tracks are so short that they don’t tend to stand out but are reasonable to listen to.

A mild-mannered punk that conjures up a flash of songs that inspire a carefree youth.  Catchy hooks to keep you in the moderately fast lane.  It's like each short format song and its jingle is the 70s version of music TikTok, getting you through the content and keeping your dopamine levels up.  It does have merit in its punk form with a gritty vocal well suited to its punk roots, and the simple rock band assemble adds to the garage start up feel but not consistent though the entire album.  Very 60s rock and roll at times e.g. "Get Over You" and the dodgy organ sound in "Here Comes the Summer" is an example where pop / rock doesn't add merit to this form of pop punk in my opinion.  Not bad but cant see myself wanting to listen to this whole album by choice other than the occasional song visit.

There's nothing better on a sunny Sunday afternoon than listening to noisy upbeat songs about incest and teenage sexual frustration. This is a naïve and garage-band punk sound that I can't help but enjoy. I was just left asking if there is enough in this to rank it up against some of the greats in this list. It's simplistic and noisy, but its also raw and expressive. It also has teenage kicks on it, which now classed as an all-time classic. I suppose the basic question is: did I enjoy the album? And furthermore: Would I have liked to seen this band live? My answers are cautiously "Yes" and, emphatically "Yes".

I'm usually into punk rock, but this wasn't great.

Punky teenage kicks

This was solid punk rock - guy sounds like Jello Biafra.

nice

This album was incredible. I’d never heard it before. I loved every song. I listened to it twice. It was so so so so good. Ugh. More!

The Undertones – The Undertones (1979) Catchy, high-energy, and completely free of pretension, that is the perfect explanation for this album. It is incredibly good and high-energy, giving you so much in just 34 minutes of runtime. With 16 tracks, the pacing was incredible and the energy momentum was pure. I really enjoyed the Ramones, so this felt right in that same wheelhouse. I liked various tracks across the record, including "Teenage Kicks", "Get Over You", "Jimmy Jimmy", "Here Comes The Summer", plus "Family Entertainment" which was a massive intro standout. Other highlights for me were "Girls Don't Like It," "Male Model," "I Gotta Getta," "She's A Runaround," "Listening In," and "Casbah Rock," which served as an absolutely great closer. To be honest, the whole project was so great that I might even end up loving the remaining tracks because I will definitely be returning to this one. A strong 5/5.

It's punk. some fun songs

203 / 1089. A worthy addition to the list, even if only as representation of Northern Ireland's punk scene in the 1970s and 1980s. "Teenage Kicks" is a piece of pop punk perfection. 7/10.

De estas cosas pioneras que todos citan y nunca encuentro el momento paras escuchar, tampoco vi sus discos jamás en una tienda. 16 temas en menos de 35 minutos. Muy bueno, me guardo: "Family Entertainment", "Male Model", "I Gotta Getta", "Teenage Kicks", "Wrong Way", "Jimmy Jimmy" y "True Confessions".

straight to the point punkpoprock 2.5+/5

Forgot to rate this one so it's not entirely fresh, but I think I actually kinda enjoyed it. The vocals were unusual, but I did quite like the style. Clearly not super memorable because I can't remember anything specific (~a week later) besides "Teenage Kicks" which I've heard a thousand times. Generous 4 because I know I vibed with it at the time, should probably be a 3 but I'm in a good mood.

British punk, punchy short songs with not much going on... ah well at least the album was short 2/5

fine but not my style. liked a couple of songs in there

Great album!

Little bit-sized songs that I would generally consider too short to be memorable. ADHD-ass Undertones. Teenage Kicks is the only thing that stood out to me, the rest is pretty much just early mod music.

Ojo primer disco que no había escuchado antes que se lleva las 5

I mean... It's okay? It gets repetitive and the songs are too short to really get into them.

Honestly this reminded me a lot of the Ramones. I like their stuff- it all mostly sounds the same. I feel like they should have been more popular.

Not a bad album, but there are just too many other albums of this genre I would listen to first. 3 stars or C+.

Irish shit. Picks up with the teenage one, and has some fun bits, sounds a lot like everything else of the era and locale in large part.

"punk-pop" seems really obvious listening to them. And in that sense, they are energetic, with simple but catchy songs. I think that despite their abilities to make songs that don't feel as repetitive or monotone like other punk bands, they also can be a lot, 26 in some release. And that makes it a lot different in the experience. 10 good punk songs under 30 minutes are a good experience. An hour, not so much.

Good tunes, it so much my style thx

Perfekt smørhul mellem punk og new wave. Jeg kunne virkelig godt lide den

Sgu ikke særlig punk, men det lød fed nok!

I really hate the way he drags out some of the tones.. it's pretty distinct for him. Reaaallly playing with the border between punk and new wave..

Really dug this

I cannot recall a punk album so full of fun and joy.

enjoyable w chuj dluge ale przyneimije nie usypialam troche lame te teksty sa

Nice and short. Still a little repetitive despite it being so short.

Feels like just noise. And repetitive and pretty bad singing. Not good

Never heard of these guys before, though this is obviously a punk album when going by the cover, band name and year of release. Honestly, I'm kind of growing to love the punk albums. Not because I think the music is any good, but because the genre predictions are always really quick to write and the albums are 35 minutes at most. Let's get into it. Yeah, another punk album awight. Maybe I'm just getting used to the punk style, but I thought this was a better offering than my other outings with the genre. The most noteworthy aspect of this music is how varied it is. The vocal melodies are jumpy and distinct, the guitar riffs are gripping and pack a lot of punch, there's an admirable level of variety to the music and the youthful lyrics are fun in how tongue-in-cheek they are. "True Confessions" is a particularly interesting song to me, both as one of the few subdued punk tracks I've listened to and for its proto-grunge guitars. The mixing is pretty good, too. This album toes a fine line between a noncommercial, lo-fi sound while also having a decent bit of depth to the instrumentals. Sadly, what hurts this album is what hurts most punk albums in my eyes - the track lengths. While I do commend this album for how varied and competent it is, the abrupt lengths do leave the songs feeling a little unsubstantial. Still, I think I can safely say that this is my favourite punk album I've listened to - at least from when the genre was in its prime. Book time. The Undertones are Irish - I wasn't expecting that. The band's biggest single "Teenage Kicks" was excluded from initial pressings of this album, presumably at the request of the band. The entry closes out by calling this album "...perfect pop." despite its short runtime. Wikipedia says this album was met with glowing acclaim from critics and has received enduring praise in the years since release, but doesn't appear to have charted anywhere. Yeah, I'm favourable to this album. It definitely has a leg above the other punk albums I've listened to, and it seems the critics would agree. I cosign this inclusion.

Cool

Coming on the heels of a dreadful chore of an album, these boys were poised for a big victory. My ears were aching for sthg great. And then this happened. Ya’ BASIC. I suppose being early on the scene means boundaries are not yet pushed. But good lord. If I was groaning under the tortuous strain of the previous album, this one bored me almost to unconsciousness.

My parents were both Belfast punks, so I've always been instinctively on the side of Jimmy Jimmy and Kevin the perfect cousin who likes The Human League. I was prepared, then, to give The Undertones debut a bit of a drubbing. However, like my father's own pop-punk outfit at the time, I can't really do it. Yes, it's because they're just young lads. Yes, it's because they're from Northern Ireland. But, also, because they do have pop chops, where others are hindered by punk sloppiness or powered by aimless anger. These are charming little spurts of energy that, no doubt, would have been a thrill to hear or play at the time. The last few records we've heard listened have all clocked in at 35 minutes. Objectively this is the perfect length for an album. But it didn't help Steely Dan's smugness much. It did nothing to combat the flatness of Little Simz. And here, it is no aid to The Undertones' brevity. Their songs are so short that there ends up being too many of them on the record. On too much of Feargal's warble. Or too much of something. Somehow, this is too much. 2 The Undertones is a harmless act. Sweet and easy listening compared to most acts that came labelled ‘punk’. Most of these little blobs of pop-punk should be perfectly digestible. But I personally will never be able to get on with them because of Feargal Sharkey’s voice. That weird vibrato goes through me like a knife. 1.5/5

Middling. 3.5

Joyful, fresh poppy punk rock, full of yearning, and full of catchy hooks.

Lindo punk rock! Me gustó y seguí escuchando su discografía.

Classic punk

I was completely unfamiliar with this album. At first, it seemed to be in the pocket of my taste, but… idk, as it went on, I wanted it to be over. I grew tired of it. Fast/ repetitive, not enough bass. It just didn’t work into me. It stayed on the surface and made me itchy. But I kept wanting to like it. Strange experience really. 3 stars for the desire it instilled for something more. Boolean: yes, I suppose so… but can’t say I would want to again.

The Undertones are incredibly consistent. I feel the same way about this album as I did about Hypnotised.

nope

I wonder how the average rating for this would be if 'Teenage Kicks' wasn't included in the subsequent releases of the album forevermore (along with 3 other tracks). For the record, this album originally had a run time of just under half an hour, despite what most reviews are claiming. I'm sure the slightly longer version with their singles included is better, so in favour of fairly rating the original tracklist, I will rate this before checking out any added tracks (something I'll surely do).

Album 184. The Undertones — The Undertones (1979) 16 songs, but only 35 minutes. I like it. Very enjoyable and easy pop punk. 3/5 Liked: — Teenage Kicks — Get Over You

really did not like it especially the last song girls omfg

Buen álbum punk. Suelto, pegadizo. Entretenido. Algo repetitivo de a momentos, pero se disfruta 6/10

Ok

Love the tone and sound! Wouldn’t regularly listen as it’s not quite new wave enough or not quite Beatles enough Favourite tracks: “male model” and “I gotta getta”

Yeah always find The Undertones annoying to listen to, I think it's high school themes and the singers voice😆

The English Ramones. It's fine but I can't see this changing anyone's life

At first blush I was surprised by this "punk" album until I just let the pop wash over me. The punk bands of the era would eventually migrate to this pop sound in a few years, The Undertones were just ahead of the times.

solid

watered down punks with only 1 good song Although honestly that song isn't even that good

Pretty alright pop punk. I can definitely tell how it layed the blueprint for all the pop punk to follow in the 90's, similar to the Ramones. Not really my thing though. Key tracks: Teenage Kicks

Pretty basic britrock album.

There's nothing wrong with this album, but nothing stuck out to me. There isn't much charm here. I did like the album, though. I would listen to it again. Maybe one day I'll find the charm.

Timeless classic, all killers from beginning to end - love it a lot! :)

This brief pop-punk record is quick, dynamic, and knows it has a short shelf-life. I mostly enjoyed each song when they were on, but didn't once feel compelled to go back and listen to any of them. And that repetitive nature is the obvious criticism. It holds true for a lot of punk, really, but it seems to be this album's highlight. "True Confessions" was a jarring departure from the rest of the album and the sole exception to this rule. I'm on the fence as to whether this gets a '2' or a '3', but I'm leaning on (2/5), because... Anglo-centrism, strikes again. There are TWO albums by this band on the list? Jesus Christ. Going back to my upsetting revelation from a few days ago that there were no SUPREMES albums on this list, here's another one (probably both of their albums) we can easily push aside in favor of anything that's *not* British and centered firmly in the time period of 1975-1985. Overall -- even if I enjoyed it in the moment -- it's pretty forgettable and nothing I will ever revisit.

I'll admit that while I'd never heard of The Undertones, I wasn't very excited about this one when it popped up. 16 songs in 34 minutes? And the immediate impression was of The Ramones, to the point of being a knock off. Before I die? Really?? But as the album went on I decided not to blame them for their inclusion here, and rather, to take them at face value. A young group of Irish blokes looking for a good time and hopeful to spend time with a lass or two along the way. The kind of pop-punk that's approachable to the masses and doesn't overstay its welcome. So it worked its way back up to a 3/5 that doesn't offend, but that I'm not entirely sure I'll revisit.

Variety: 3 Adequacy: 4 Listenability: 5 Uniqueness: 3 Emotionality: 3 = 3.6 rounded up to a 4 "I got a baby's brain and an old man's heart/ Took eighteen years to get this far/ Don't always know what I'm talkin' about/ Feels like I'm livin' in the middle of doubt" The Undertones are a band that I used to see on a ton of lists when I was really getting into punk and post punk stuff, and I most certainly heard "Teenage Kicks" on a compilation before I ever heard this album. I have good memories of this one, but like so many it has been some time since I've heard anything on it aside from the one song they are most known for. THE TRACKS Side one "Family Entertainment" - The slightly sneering vocals contrast well with the bright and chugging guitars. The nervous rising guitar line and the deceptively dark lyrics ( a little edgelordy, but...) give this one its edge. Otherwise, the ringing guitar line and simple but effective Ramones-ish melody feel very light. Just ignore those lyrics and crank it up. "Girls Don't Like It" - Easy, breezy and straight to the point. Teenage sexual frustration has been a deep well for rock music, and these guys are definitely not above dipping in for a short drink. "Male Model" - This one manages to make just about an entire song based around a Ramones chant format, but at the detriment of any of those sweet sweet melodic hooks. Points for effort, but less or this please. "I Gotta Getta" - This is more like it. We get two verses about teenage self doubt and misery, but the window dressing couldn't be more lovely. The organ, the jangly guitar opening, and the backing vocals are some nice ear candy. "Teenage Kicks" - These guys know their audience. More sexual frustration, but this time a bit sweeter. Only just a little though. The handclaps along with the guitar and vocal melodies put this in the top tier. It's no wonder this one was their signature tune. It's up there with Cheap Trick's "Surrender". Pop perfection with just a bit of edge. "Wrong Way" - The nervous energy coming off this one, and the organ bits are very New Wave-forward. Just slow it slightly down and add some synths in there, maybe add a verse or two and you're not a million miles from one of the harder songs by The Cars. Too short, but less to criticize I guess. "Jump Boys" - What an opening. What exactly are these "jump boys" you might ask. Hell if I know, but I seems to maybe be about those guys who are all talk, and no game maybe? I think we all knew guys like this in high school. Full of stuff to like. The driving beat adds some rhythmic variety, and the vocal hooks are a plenty. "Here Comes The Summer" - Throwback lyrics that wouldn't be out of place on an early 60s surf track. This one can't quite help but come across as a bit sarcastic though maybe given where these guys are from. I cant imagine much surfing goes on up there. Maybe it's legit aspirational on their part though? There's definitely some dark humor in some of these songs, so I'm leaning towards the former. Either way, its a short and enjoyable. The organ was a nice touch. Side two "Get Over You" - I'd say this hits on combination of longing and confusion, and does a fine job of it. These guys seem like experts at not overstaying their welcome, and once again we're in and out before we've barely had a chance to take it all in. This one's a bit of a burner with the echoey vocals and the guitar taking the wheel. "Billy's Third" - The chorus on this one felt awkward and clunky. The bridge compensates though, and the instruments are the saving grace. "Jimmy Jimmy" - More dark lyrics hidden under the almost cheerful facade of the music. Catchy stuff though, so I'm fine ignoring the tragedy. "True Confessions" - The most wildly divergence yet, sound wise. More possible surf influence with the drumming, and the oddly robotic vocals. Devo meets the Surfaris. I dig it. "(She's A) Runaround" - More surf influence on another tale of teenage confusion. Fine stuff, but not enough hooks. I WANT MY HOOKS! "I Know a Girl" - A great thing about this album is you don't have to wait long for the hooks to retutn. . Back right into the swing of things with more memorably catchy goodness. "Listening In" - I restarted this opening several times before getting into the song proper, which delivers on the promise of that opening. One that even a band like The Replacements would be envious of. This compares favorably with a lot of some of the better 80s jangle pop. "Casbah Rock" - Shades of "Wild Thing" here. This one sounds like an early demo that never got re-recorded, and hardly worth inclusion at it's :47 run time. Wish I could sub in one of the bonus tracks here but already taking liberties by using the re-release for the review as it is. Any would do, but maybe "She Can Only Say No" would be my choice. It oddly prefigures The Violent Femmes sound years before they would even form. Or "One Way love" which steals rather shamelessly from both "Out of LImits" by The Markets and "Last Train to Clarksville" by The Monkees ( at the same time!) but t does so with aplomb. HIGHLIGHTS - "Family Entertainment" - "Girls Don't Like It" - "I Gotta Getta" - "Teenage Kicks" - "Wrong Way" - "Jump Boys" - "Here Comes The Summer" - "Get Over You" - "True Confessions" - "I Know a Girl" MIDLIGHTS - "Male Model" - "Billy's Third" - "(She's A) Runaround" LOWLIGHTS - "Casbah Rock" ( a low blow, sure, but they made the choice of their own free will to include it. FINAL THOUGHTS Two of my favorite things in rock music are the British post-punk era of around '77-'82', and the Power Pop boom, which that overlapped with. The Undertones feel to me like a great synthesis of the two9. You get the DIY, homegrown, rough around the edges amateurishness, and back to basics rock energy combined with a focus on hooks, melody, and pure pop craftsmanship. And there are some KILLER melodies on this. They are definitely more on the punk side of the equation though with their buzzing guitars, and warbly, sometimes snotty vocals. No idea if they were fans or not, but stuff like The Undertones and fellow Northern Ireland natives Stiff Little Fingers seem like a direct link to Green Day, and the swath of pop punk bands from the late 80s and 90s. The nervous, jangly guitar work leans in the direction of a lot of New Wave acts, but this albums sits pretty squarely in power pop territory for me, even if its more leather and shitkicking boots than feathered hair and button downs. There are also plenty of nods backwards towards 60s garage stuff, and a complete lack of embarrassment about diving fully into the hooks and melodies a lot of their punk contemporaries disdained. Not to get too repetitive, but I'd say these guys have way more in common with The Ramones and Cheap Trick than The Sex Pistols. It's bubblegum pop, but with the smoothed edges rebuilt and reinforced with attitude and nervous sexual energy. None of it's too deep, but damn is it nice to wade around in. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Let's drop that last track and throw in all the cd rerelease bonus tracks instead, and put that sucker on shuffle. FURTHER LISTENING - Ramones by The Ramones - Damned Damned Damned by The Damned - Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers - Love Bites by Buzzcocks - Cheap Trick by Cheap Trick - Kerplunk by Green Day - Guitar Romantic by The Exploding Hearts

This will be a new listen for me. I’ve never heard of these guys. A quick glance at the Wikipedia for this album tells me it was critically beloved. Early on I was puzzled by how straightforward it sounded. I was digging it, but not going gaga eyed for it. It’s a fun garage punk sound. Another youthful debut full of teenage drama. Was this fresh and new in 1979? I wanted to try and hear what made this a critical darling. Then I stayed with it a bit and started to get into it. The guitar isn’t as crunchy as I usually prefer, but I grew up in the 1990s. when heavy distortion reigned. This is stripped down and impatiently refusing further production out of adolescent spite. The stretch of songs in the middle; "Jump Boys" -> "Here Comes the Summer" -> "Get Over You" -> "Billy's Third" really won me over. This falls on the “enjoyed it a lot” side of the 3 rating. 3.5/5 that I’m rounding down out of the same adolescent spite.

Pure adolescent chaos in the best way: jangly, bouncy, and fueled by the kind of bad decisions that start with “they’re not checking IDs.” Smelled like cigarettes, tasted like Guinness, and sprinted by before it could wear out its welcome. Punk that would rather flirt than lecture.

Very much the Clash to my ears.

I don't want to sound rude about this album, mostly because I do like listening to it, but it is pretty simple (and by today's standards) pretty tame. I also don't think it's particularly noteworthy. It is a solid listen, though. It's an album that almost everyone will not have strong feelings about. Maybe in the late 70s that would have been the case, but I'm not even sure about that, honestly. It's fine. Not something that I would say needed to be listened to before dying, though (unless I'm missing some important context). Favorite Song(s): I Gotta Getta, Get Over You

Teenage Kicks //

Dollar store Clash

Not for me. More like a musical history than music I'd listen to on purpose

I like their sound. They sound like a lot of the bands from the 60's and 70's, but I like it. Fun!

This album was difficult to find on YouTube, so we started off on a bad start already. Then, I see it's that immature teenage angst Punk, and I'm already getting nervous. As it turns out, it had some catchy tracks, and the production is excellent. It's still a bit angst-like though. Favorite Track: "Girls Don't Like It".

Enjoyable as far as punk goes

I guess bro, I mean certainly inoffensive. I liked the instrumentation quite a bit but I really dislike the vocals. Old punk is sometimes challenging, like I feel like the things that were inspired by sounds like this are way better.

Solid fun. 3.5 stars.

Reasonable

A perfect pop punk record, all killer, no filler.

Super solid mid-wave punk. Nothing super unique but danceable and fun. It’s just a little to one note?

Pretty fun album. The wobbly vocals aren’t my favorite but a product of the time I guess.

Average

One of the better British punk albums on the list so far. Upbeat, quite energetic and a fair few catchy songs. The short runtime is nice. I like a short, snappy album and this was a good 'un.

Nothing interesting to say about for me

Very good early punk

Undertones are fun and very influential but I think this album was underwhelming, I think because teenage kicks is so good and the rest of their material doesn't live up to it. Kicks has a bit of heft and the other songs are a bit more breezy, nice for one listen but without hooking me back for another. Here comes the summer is the best of the bunch and the only one I recognised. Want to like this more than I do but think it falls into the more influential than genuinely great category.

A fun, punky ride. Listened twice, quite pleasant. Nothing better than Teenage Kicks on the album though, mind.

Short, snappy, catchy pop punk songs. What's not to like. Think I might've preferred hypnotised to this as a whole, but it's hard to deny that teenage kicks isn't the best track from both albums. Bonus 0.5 points for my namesake in the band 4

Best Song: Teenage Kicks

Alcune canzono molto belle, ma complessivamente non mi ha entusiasmato. Sono un po' i beatles di aliexpress