Hypnotised

Listening to these guys for the first time. Kinda dull and monotonous. And too British for my taste. Fav track is Boys will be boys, but it's nothing too outstanding.

A light four with this now. It definitely is repetitive, but I think it has this light-hearted nature to it that is enjoyable, and I like the singer's voice more than most other punk acts. I sometimes think I don't like punk, but I think my partner's disdain and pop-punk are the reason behind that thought.

Wiki says these guys are punk. I disagree. Average early '80s rock band. I would go see them, but this is not a classic.

Didn’t wow me and I’m kind of over all the punk on this list. Good bass though.

Eh

Kivaa menoa! Ja täähän oli ihan tuttua, vaikka nimi ei ensiksi sanonut mitään. Indiehkö punkihko rokki toimii.

Ammattitaitoisesti melodioihin keskittyvää, mutta valitettavasti melko koukkuja säästelevää rutiinisävellystyötä.

Thought it was a solid punk album - nothing crazy stood out to me though. 7/10.

I was surprised that I enjoyed this one so much as well. It takes two of my least favorite genres, punk and new wave and merges them together. For me, the result was perfect. Never heard of them before but I would definitely check out more of their songs.

The vocalist is so familiar. Surely not.... but yes! Bloody Feargal Sharkey! Why didn't I know about this band? Energetic, fun, funny, sarcastic, with variety. A night with these boys on stage and you'd be a sweaty mess.

What a horribly bizarre album cover. Was the budget that low? Was the art director’s day job bussing tables? They went for a swanky lobster dinner one time and thought “take a photo, this is the life!” And then somehow decided this photo that makes the guys look like dorky tourist dads was fitting to sell a punk record? It is so not punk. Everything about it is so disjointed and jarring. There’s no cohesion with the genre, I can’t stand it. The music on the other hand, if you can get past this abomination of an album cover, is decent. Juvenile at times, but punk often is. It’s fine. I just don’t understand how they ever expected to sell a single record with that album cover. It’s absurd.

The first undertones albums are too similar

3.5/5 I'm really starting to develop a habit for punk. I like how irreverent and fast and stupid and proud of it they are. I like the "Screw the Man" attitude, the political undertones (ba dum tsss), and the frivolous feeling of it. It's dumb, and rambunctious and I like it.

This was not what I expected and in a good way! (For once!) Pretty enjoyable upbeat music and if you'd asked me I'd have said they were American by the sounds, so to discover they're Northern Irish was another pleasant surprise. Interested to see if they appear again.

Sounds like the beginnings of pop punk 3/5

A simply addictive pop punk crossover from before that was a proper genre. Each guitar riff is catchy and the lyrics speak of being young, dumb and out of one’s mind. Perfect bass lines backbone this stud of an entry into the legendary bands canon.

Enjoyable but slightly forgettable

Good!

9/10 lots of fun, and certainly holds up from their previous album

80s punk. Decent energy on some tracks but nothing amazing.

Some neat, short punk tracks, but that's about it. 2.5

3.5

UK punk Good enough but reminded me of a one night stand. I think I enjoyed it but won't for the life of me be able to remember their name.

This was so annoying I didn’t finish it lmao

If I had grown up listening to this album I would probably have enjoyed it. As it is, I'm bored and I don't like the singer's voice.

Heard before. Kinda energetic and it's over fast. I wonder if they really ate lobster while taking the picture. Realized I like songs named after people. + There Goes Norman + Under The Boardwalk + What's With Terry

i get it it’s 1980 but can you stop singing about how you hate women for like 2 seconds.

Yesterday I had the Clash...today I get the Undertones. This week is starting out great! Fun little punk rock album. Quite enjoyable! I usually don't like too many cover songs, but they do a decent job with Under the Boardwalk. Standouts: There Goes Norman, Under the Boardwalk, What's With Terry Others: Hypnotised, and everything else! Third listen: 3/5 & 3/5 the first two times. Rating: 4/5

Flera fina bitar men som album? Första var klart bättre, även om den här inte är dålig.

Quite basic punk rock

More punk that I enjoyed. I missed my calling. The "Under the Boardwalk" cover very nearly pushed it to 5 star territory.

Un peu too much de guitare crispy. J’aime le style et ca sonnepas si mal mais c’est redondant. 3.15

Not bad. Nothing revolutionary though I think.

A voice and sound that was typical around then. If you must have everything from the era then you need this, if not . . .

When I was listening to The Jam last week, I was thinking how much better their songwriting was compared to many late 70s bands, and the first band to pop into my head was The Undertones. Their teenage angst themes sound stale fast - like a 50s band who only sing about surfing and drive-ins and are trying to milk it for all they can. I should give them a 3 because Sharkey and the guitar player are talented but I'm annoyed 1001 would deem 2 Undertones albums worthy

I've always thought that Feargal Sharkey had the perfect punk voice, with his warbley Northern Irish accent. You may also recognize him from his appearance on the Assembly's big hit Never Never. Also he has a really cool sounding name. This is good post punk music, the Irish Ramones, if you will.

“It’s never too late to enjoy dumb entertainment “- The Undertones Doubling down on melody & earworms this time- and it works! "The Way Girls Talk" sounds like an ancestor to "My Name is Jonas" by Weezer in the chorus HL: “More Songs About Chocolate…”, title track, "Under the Boardwalk", "Wednesday Week" March 30, 2023

Unremarkable. Dork pop punk.

they share my deepest core principles - girls, teenage dreams, and dumb entertainment unfortunately no grooves get under my skin, and their tones do nothing but bore me

If I ever have to listen to this album again, I will turn the volume up so high in hopes that I go deaf before too long Although I was quite upset when I listened to this so maybe it deserves another one day

I actually think this album kinda rules and is surely not good but retains the essence of punk: youthful stompy and a little uncreative

Uninspired, sounds like every other 80s punk album in existence.

Not quite Hypnotizing

Same Brit punk as the Clash except now with some a heaping dose of new wave thrown in. Still not my jam. 🤷‍♂️

Not bad not great

Eh, it was alright I guess. Nothing earth-shattering.

If I were in my teens and had the same taste as then, I would probably like it more

Excellent 80s British band. Satisfyingly angular, fuzzy edge with relatable lyrics if you grew up in the UK. Excellent music for urban cycling and wistful memories of teenage simplicity

Punky

De tremolo/vibrato/stuiterbal in de keel doet me denken aan Dead Kennedys, maar de muziek is een stukje lichter. Het laatste nummer ('What's With Terry') vond ik het leukst, de rest was een beetje een grijze massa van vroege pop-achtige punk.

Instantly Irish. This is straight punk. No surprises. All fun stuff but nothing to blow me away. My favourites are "There Goes Norman", "Tearproof", and "Girls That Don't Talk" Personal Enjoyment - 8 Songwriting - 7 Lyrics - 7 Originality - 7 Production Value - 9 Artwork - 10 Overall - 7.6

Not bad, kinda getting a Feelies/early 80's rock vibe from this. A few standouts, but otherwise pretty run of the mill stuff. Standouts: There Goes Norman, Under the Boardwalk, Wednesday Week

My problem with punk albums is that they all sound the same for the entire runtime, generally. This isn't an exception, but I do like the sound a bit more than other punk albums. It started to drag in the second half. Do all punk singers sing like that? In a lot of the punk albums I've gotten, the singer's voice is shaky. I like it, but it's odd that it's a trend. I didn't really care about this album. My favourite song was See That Girl, I guess.

The last time I listened to the Undertones was 500 albums ago when this project was new to me and I was not quite as adept at writing a daily review as I am now. For their first album, I wrote, "It was fun! Good rock n roll," which I think is still true. I will add that I thought that Feargal Sharkey's vocals are distinctive and fun, again, and that I liked their clever young angst lyrics, again. It's been so long that I'm not sure how distinctive this album is from the first, but I did enjoy it, again.

I found the tracks on this album pretty catchy and fun. There were times when I thought "Oh, this sounds like..." (and I couldn't actually fill in the blank other than to think that it was some other band that I have heard before), but it is just as likely that that other band sounded like The Undertones than The Undertones sounding like them. Pretty good, I reckon.

Light-weight and youthful. Concerned with boys and girls and they're getting together or not. Fun.

I’ve enjoyed poppy-punk since the 90’s… so it is pretty fun to go back to the late 70’s and early 80’s to hear some older takes on that genre. I loved The Undertones’ debut album and I love this album. Fun!

Episkt album! Trum inspiration mycket? Detta den sortens musik ny batteri borde göra på riktigt !

Just some lads playing their tunes. Fun!

Heöt bra! Lyricsen lite svaga kanske

Sucesión de buenas canciones, con ritmo, sencillas y divertidas, de una mezcla de pop y rock

It had a cool cover of Under The Boardwalk I guess? Also the vocalist gave me Dead Kennedy's vibes but this ain't no Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Some decent early pop-punk. Nothing really stuck with me that much on the first listen, but listening to this straight after a phychedelic rock album that was previously given to me by the list, kind of made this feel a bit overshadowed to me. I thought the riffs were great, and the vocals were fine. Lyrics weren't the best, but ehh, not expecting anything too edgy or advanced for some light-hearted teenage pop-punk. Might listen again eventually. Favourite: Hypnotised

I'm guessing that the selection committee for these albums was mainly old white English dudes.

Op zich prima te beluisteren, maar net als de vorige van The Undertones verder niet heel interessant. Het klinkt alsof ze zo snel mogelijk zo veel mogelijk nummers wilden uitpoepen. Alles 2,5 minuut zonder echte diepgang (in 1980 was dat echt niet meer nodig) of iets dergelijks, het komt bijna nooit los van de 3 akkoorden rock. Heel af en toe een momentje dat leuk is, vandaar nog wel 3 sterren.

A great record full of wit and energy.

nice pop/punk album

Not really feeling ti's to be honest

It's cool.

So happy to get this. Absolutely love it. Played it a million times at the time. It really reminds me of being a geeky teen (still am geeky!) Listening back it has an authenticity that can't be bought. This is New Wave at it's best. Guitars, drums, bass and Feargal Sharkey. And I did have that Perfect Cousin that is now a millionaire.....it's enough to make you cry.

Surprsingly disappointing to me - especially being such a John Peel / British punk mainstay. Lyrically it's a bit too schoolboy-ish and one-dimensional for my taste, and while there are some great songs here, it kind of drags at points.

I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it. I liked a few songs.. wednesday week and the way girls talk were great. I give it 3 stars bc it’s not necessarily my cup of tea but I think it’s also done well!

Nothing on this really was exciting for me. I respect that this sound was new in the 80s and that this sound influenced pop punk music of today but instrumentally it feels boring, the mix is horrible (even in the 30th anniversary edition), and lyrically it's cringey. I'll not be revisiting this again. Favorite track - Boys will be Boys Least favorite track - My Perfect Cousin

I wish this site had a half star rating option because I'd probably give it a 3.5, but I don't want to be unfair and give it a 3. I liked it. Nothing groundbreaking or life changing but it was a nice little group of fun rock songs with a lot of personality and humor.

Fun album early punk-era album.

Chill listen. Nothing really stood out to me. Heavy surf rock influenced, which is cool. Seems like this is more of a summer album. I could see myself revisiting this on a beach day with a few Landsharks. With that being said, I'm usually not too crazy about albums that seem "situational". Decent album though, don't get me wrong. I feel like I would enjoy this more if I was into stuff like Pet Sounds.

The Undertones are underwhelming, but the album is a bit of a rocker and is worth a few listens. The thing is, the album does not get better but it does stay consistent and that in and of itself is a positive thing here. History plays a big role in how albums are rated on this site, and not everyone is old enough to understand the impact here outside of being a picture of the past. That being said, The Undertones are a very decent band on this album, their music efforts are rewarding to the ear, and their lyrics not without purpose. While it may be an underwhelming listen, it is not so in a way that is disappointing.

Yeah fun enjoyable

Fun kind of English rock

This was some good fun, passed me by quite pleasantly.

This was fun.

not bad

Fun retro rock teenagers’ mood for young guys.

bien ig 6 / 10

Pretty great. Unhappy white boy punk music, smoother and less shouty than Ramones. Alternative rock from 90s/00s sounds like a descendent to this.

just ok. punk

its the undertones doing some undertones. exactly what it says on the tin.

I was once hypnotised on stage in front of about 2000 people. I began fingering the woman next to me. I thought I was playing the harp.

Where the fuck is Teenage Kicks?

buzzy voice - chipmunk?!

Shoots for something between a frenetic post punk and quirky pop, with mixed results. Starts off shaky but improves as the album progresses. There are a couple of real clunkers on here, but when they're good, this is catchy and quite a bit of fun. Feargal Sharkey's vocal is a real acquired taste, but he has one of the more unique and memorable styles I've ever heard. Fave Songs: Wednesday Week, The Way Girls Talk, Boys Will Be Boys, Nine Times Out of Ten, Tearproof, Hypnotised

rubbish

I dont know why I don't listen to this band more often. Just a good album for fans of the genre. It's not 5 star good, but it's a strong 4 for sure.

Gotta get me them teenage kicks.

Pretty fun pop punk, nothing super memorable though - 2.5 stars

The first Undertones records was one of my first big discoveries in this list. This one is really good too.

hat mir nicht taugt. textlich gar nicht und auch musikalisch nicht besonders.

Sympathetic teenage punk

Really like these guys. Favorite track: Hypnotised

Good ol surf rock

Okay

Esperaba más. Me gusta como suena el cantante y su influencia en grupos actuales o de los últimos 20 años es evidente. Me gustó "Hypnotised", "The Way Girls Talk", "My Perfect Cousin" o "Boys Will Be Boys".

Good fun punk, but it doesn’t quite hit as hard or consistently as the debut. A bit of a sophomore slump here.

Excellent record, full of fun, and punchy.

Some interesting sounds.

How have I've only just discovered the Undertones' Hypnotised album? I can't remember having this much fun listening to an album in a long time. And only 40 years too late! Is this the best album ever made? Absolutely not. But this proto poppunk makes me want to move and makes an bop my head. 4,5*

Loved this album, just bop after bop. Favourite tracks (in no particular order): Under the Boardwalk, My Perfect Cousin, What's With Terry, There Goes Norman, and Boys Will Be Boys. 4.5

I very much hearted this album. Yes, hearted as in I loved it.

9th November 2022 Listened throughout the day while in the office, finished on the drive back. Liverpool Derby in the cup. Solid if unremarkable album, lacked the spark of a teenage dreams but the drums pound all the way through and the singer croons.

Brilliant slab of pop punk

Fun little punk album

Loved this

fun pop-punk

Really good. Unmistakably The Undertones. Not as snarky as Sharkey often is. Wednesday Week is the clear stand out track from this album.

bello, putroppo l'ho ascoltato veloce perche' e' un periodo che no trovavo le cuffie e devo recuperare

Solid

Interesting punk/post-punk album. The bass lines are great, I did enjoy the cover of under the boardwalk. Overall it was a fun album to listen to

Kinda weird, but I appreciate it

Enjoyed this. Maybe not 4*, better than 3

Great album, but albums were not primarily where the Undertones were at imo. Peerless with the 3 minute 45rpm, with Teenage Kicks being in my all time top ten singles. On this album we have two absolute classics - My Perfect Cousin and Wednesday Week

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Hypnotised, Under the boardwalk

Simple and energetic pop punk from 1980. Very cool! I have only one issue with such albums - there's like 50 songs on it and they all sound very much alike. Hard to really pick something out of it as a result. Still, the album is very consistent throughout its entire duration (pretty short) and is packed with cool hooks. The instrumentals, production, lyrics - all of that is simple and just stands out of the way of pure fun coming from listening to this record. Plus, this is a great album to listen to while driving! Favorites: There Goes Norman, See That Girl (with a bit of a 60s parapapa in the background), Under The Boardwalk, Wednesday Week (totally sounds like a Beatles song) 4/5

Boring

Meh…

I like the Undertones' hits but thought this one was just OK really. Fairly basic early punk, a bit repetitive, lyrics aren't anything special. Enjoyable enough but I don't think I'd listen again. Even though I'm Irish it felt a bit too far in the past for their specific brand of teenage angst to resonate much with me. Maybe if I had been a teenager in the early 80s I would have liked it more.

The underwhelming Undertones. They fell into the gap between soft punk and new wave. This isn't a bad album, but it's just very.....forgettable. And whoever came up with the idea for the video for "There Goes Norman" should be flogged.

Super likable but I’m not 17

It's fine. I can't stand I'm the biggest fan but I can't say I hate it. It's just present. Nothing wrong with that but this far into the list I'm starting to feel like I've heard this type of album a few times now.

Some fun, punky songs on this but there are just too many of them. 15 tracks is a bit much, even when they clock in under 40 minutes. There are a few standouts though, even later in the tracklist.

Leuke dansbare poppunk. Ik kende het niet, maar ben positief verrast

Somewhat dull album. Felt like the songs were very beach boys Esque but without a lot of the pop flair. Felt that they were more of an 80s rebrand of the 60s pop that wasn’t as good. Did not find that interesting. 4.9/10

Enjoyable! Some good beats!

This was more fun that I was expecting!

If you're going to make an album of undistinguished songs that all kind of sound alike, this is the way to do it: two minutes that are all at least energetic and a little catchy.

Not too sure about the lyrics/subject matter of the songs, as I was doing dishes and making dinner while listening, but it was pretty darn catchy.

09/07/2022 Here’s the deal: I’m super picky about music that sounds like this. For the most part, I hate all this weird 80s pop punky shit. The dead kennedys are probably the only exception that I can immediately think of. But yeah, this album was severely lacking in just about everything for me. Felt no compulsion to listen to it all the way through bc the songs all sounded the same to me. — Today was fine. I looked cute today and studio was sooo long. We got assigned our first project, which I’m not nervous about, but am worried about how I’m going to navigate my other classes while doing work for this class. It begins….

Sweet and thoroughly enjoyed it.

notes - cool delivery and style from the singer - most songs are under 3 mins, get in and get out - i like the cover art - i had head “my perfect cousin” at a store and it made me laugh, didnt know who it was until now fav song - hypnotised - cool guitar part, catchy chorus, lots of energy in the vocals least fav - whizz kids - felt like a bit of a by-the-numbers punk song album won me over more as it went on 4/5

Some fun pop punk! Doesn't take itself too seriously which is nice

Wednesday Week is incredible

I did not expect to like this album as much as I did. I'm surprised I haven't heard of them before. I'm a sucker for happy punk.

bangers from beginning to end

Not as bad as the first, but so many of the songs just feel too simple or underwritten. Not my genre to begin with but it’s compounded by the lack of interest anything in the music. 3/10

Good garage rock. Not really punk, none of the anti-establishment content that marks punk out from the rest, and technically too smooth. Feargal Sharkey had a unique voice, that makes them unmistakable.

I did not expect to like this album as much as I did. I'm surprised I haven't heard of them before. I'm a sucker for happy punk.

Album cover. Is this the worst so far. 0/5 Not as good as their 1st album. Don’t think it is worthy of the list.

(2.5) Alright?

Els anys que van de 1978 a 1982 és una de les edats d'or de la música: el que va des del final del punk fins als començaments de la música 80's més pròpia de la década. 'Hypnotised' no és ni s'apropa a les grans fites musicals d'aquells anys, però conté grans dosis de la creativitat i de l'esperit de l'época i és un disc divertit, original, atrevit i infecciós

Great album! Sounds surprisingly modern.

3 might not seem like much, but this is a punk album more than anything else and it's rare that I give a punk album more than 1 - let alone 2 - stars! It's very pop-ish and good-humored, not too angry, not too simple, not too abrasive. Just some easy listening. On the flip side it's not much more than that. So I'll just go and listen to something actually interesting again.

Good punk, good cover of 'Under the Boardwalk,' good all around listen. I liked that it was a little more subdued and quieter than most punk albums I've listened to. They didn't feel like they had to scream to get the vibe across, and I appreciated that. Nothing that blew my mind, but nice for a listen.

Pretty bland, innit?

I can't work out if I love or hate his voice. I'm not ambivalent though.

Nice

If this is punk, it's definitely one of the best I've heard. I had fun listening to it

Ah, more UK punk/new wave crap, this time with a Jello Biafra impression as well. Whatever. Boring amateur shit. 2/5.

The Undertones, notable for being part of the first wave of pop punk, are back with their second album. Very similar to their debut album, but a lot more funny and snarky. Good energy, good hooks, worth a listen for pop punk history.

A spirited, fun collection of songs that aims and succeeds at targeting the every day comings and goings of love, gossip, heartbreak and the minutia of life. Favorites: More Songs About Chocolate and Girls, There Goes Norman, See That Girl, The Way Girls Talk, Hard Luck, My Perfect Cousin, Wednesday Week, What's With Terry?

Punkish with very positive feel to it, not much whining or anger or angst, just good fun.

Clairement un album blueprint du punk rock britannique, se laisse bien écouter

That was far more enjoyable than I had expected. It was a little proto ska, punk, rock album

Quite accessible for being called the "Ramones from Ireland". (6/10) FT: My Perfect Cousin, Wednesday Week

Short sharp punchy and good in parts.

I love The Undertones' self titled, but I don't return to this one as much. Still, it's a great album. Maybe closer to 4.5, but I always round up and I've had so many bad albums recently.

Okay… The album starts with the song more songs about chocolate and girls, It’s a kinda interesting song I think it’s meant to be poking fun of the music at the time which is cool. The only thing is the transition from verse to chorus isn’t very good. Then is there goes Norman and it’s about … a creep. The song is surprisingly not that bad though. Then is the album’s title track it’s alright, the verses sound quite cool on the guitar department but the chorus really isn’t that great. See that girl is next, it’s one of the poppier of pop punk. Sonically, it slows the pace down and really works well here, yeah this one’s good. Whizz kids, is well a whizz of a song, fast paced with poppy yet aggressive guitars it’s a good stomper but not a favourite. Under the boardwalk is a cover of a song by the drifters. I must admit I don’t know the song but it’s still a great song, a poppy track with a nice stomping chorus. The penultimate track on side one the way girls talk is by far the album’s slowest and poppiest so far, yeah I really like it to be fair. Side one ends on hard luck, it’s good but the slow building into of stomping drums and thundering guitars is the best bit of the song. Side two starts with my perfect cousin, definitely a punk track, I like this one kinda reminds me of my own cousin. Carrying on with the punk spirit is boys will be boys, only just over a minute fairly heavy and aggressive it’s alright. It flows perfectly into the stomping bass of tearproof, sadly the bass goes into the background as that was the most unique part still okay though. Wednesday week is very poppy compared to the last songs, it’s the only acoustic track on it so far making it a real stand out good song! Nine times out of ten is okay a much slower guitar song. I just kinda wish the vocals went through the whole of the song. I don’t know why but the guitars on girls that don’t talk somehow really appeal to me it feels like a throwback to the first song with the drums just randomly shooting in at the chorus. What’s with Terry kinda tricks the listener into thinking that the song will be soft and acoustic only to reveal itself as a very good pop punk track. Just not a brilliant album closer. Yeah I liked it more than I thought to be honest, it’s just a hard album to really form many firm opinions on for some reason!

One-hit wonders and their one hit isn't even on this album. Seriously why are there 2 Undertone albums on this list? You don't even need 2 songs. A few good songs but in general mediocre, uninspired indie punk.

Fun early alternative music.

boring album...

Groovy beats

pretty fun!

Punk

I wish it didn't but his voice just grates me. I miss teenage kicks...

some bops

Not quite as good as the self-titled but still a pretty solid punk album

Just good clean fun, with a smart dash of self awareness that isn’t allowed to rise to such a level as to overshadow the intent. A little lightweight, but when it’s so clearly and deteriminedly by design, is that really a minus?

I'm not a fan 1 "Wednesday Week" was good

Quand même sympathique comme album Je connaissais zéro ce band Trippe pas sur le vibrato chevrottant du chanteur mais c'est pas si dérangeant. Assez simple et to the point. Ça m'a fait pensé à weezer. Les compos sont assez originales mais finissent par se ressembler Pas mauvais mais pas malade non plus

Du punk pas punk, avec un cover pas bon.

Une fois qu'on passe par dessus le tremolo de la voix (je pense particulièrement à See That Girl), on a quand même des riffs intéressants (particulièrement Hard Luck, Boys Will Be Boys et Grils That Don't Talk). On est dans un punk rock, voir plus un rock avec une légère attitude punk, comme on pouvait en retrouver dans des bands garages des années 60. On est dans la veine des Ramones et des Buzzcocks même si ces deux sont plus intéressant. Il y a aussi des sonorités qui rappellent les Sex Pistols, mais ça s'arrête aux sonorités. Les paroles sont dans des thèmes qui touchent la jeunesse. J'aime les backs vocaux dans Whizz Kids et plusieurs autres pièces. Par contre je l'admet, Under the Boardwalk est mauvaise. Si ce n'était pas de la voix, je crois que je reviendrais plus régulièrement à cet album. À voir sur d'autres albums si c'est moins pire.

Feargal Sharkey fer í taugarnar á mér. En þetta er alveg þokkalegt samt.

It's weird how much the lead singer sounds like Michael Stipe from REM... I wish I could put that aside but it's hard to. I can appreciate that this might have had a major influence because there is a LOT of stuff that came after it that sounds like it. In spite of that, I just don't like it.

Super fun. Like a punkier and less mature Squeeze. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Has to be one of the daftest album covers of all time, but I can't help but like that too.

I'm not too into this Pop Punk sound, but live drunk in a bar I'd prob fuckin love it. Under the Boardwalk was a nice throwback sound though.

Nice

Genre: Pop Punk 2/5 Man, this thing turned into absolute mush towards the end for me. The whiny vocals want to sound like Jello Biafra so bad, the playing is fast but totally boring and uninspired, and this is another example of an album that just shouldn't be in this book. It was 15 songs, and nearly 40 mins worth, of the exact same material over and over again. A few songs slowed it down, and there were a few covers that kept it interesting, but this album faded into the background like a ghost. Really boring, really stale, and really annoying. Will not listen to this one again.

Was alright yeah i liked wednesday week

great beats, fun lyrics, weird cover of under the boardwalk - 4.3

Yet ANOTHER 70's/80's punk album. A bit more musicality and not quite as repetitive as some of the other 658 punk albums that are being recommended here. It's fine, but nothing really standing out to me in any way.

The Undertones are more of a singles band than an album band, imo. But this album does have one of the classic singles on it. Not just by them, but of all time. My Perfect Cousin and Wednesday Week are excellent examples of punk pop perfection, both in the lyrics and the melody. Great version of ‘Boardwalk’, too. Some of the album is a bit filler, but I love this band, and album, for proving that punk didn’t always have to take itself too seriously.

Boardwalk is a far better cover than Bruce Willis‘s effort. I’ve always loved Wednesday Week.

This is an all around great fun, garage-punk record, although I remember their first one being slightly better.  It all begins with the ska-punk More Songs About Chocolate And Girls. And, hey! Did they change the lyrics to Under The Boardwalk? Doesn't Hard Luck sound like Cheap Trick?  Girls That Don't Talk has that British punk rock swagger (It's funny that he's bothered by the way girls talk and also by the girls that don't talk!), same as My Perfect Cousin (which might as well be my favourite one in here, it's just perfect for a pillow battle) and Whizz Kids, which also reminds me of the Ramones. Tearproof has that nervous sound, a bit like early Talking Heads. I guess Wednesday Week was supposed to be a ballad, which is really not. So yup. A youthful, lots of fun album. 

Honest and immediate punk rock.

The Undertones - Hypnotised (27/02) Tearproof Your meal is served, Bon Appetit. Don't look right onto it, you'll lose your complex of sense and probably all things went wrong after that. You're on a holiday, you pack your things, get in the car and go on a road trip, you got a lot of albums in the beginning of the decade (1980), you can hardly choose, but this one in particular took your attention. As the trees go behind, the horizon gets closer and wider, the songs grow well during your trip. The thing is: probably the album would play a few more times and if you are too focused with your eyes open, you wouldn't even notice the album on repeat. C

couldn't finish

Hugely enjoyable- Feargal has got some voice!

More pop than punk or new wave.

Great voice and a very enjoyable album!

Decent enough punk album but it doesn't really do anything particularly notable or exciting for me.

Bom.

Good

I wish I had known about this kind of music when I was in high school and it was brand new. Who knows, maybe I would have rejected it because it wasn't the classic rock that I was passionate about, but man I really like it now. I guess I was vaguely aware of bands like the Clash and the Sex Pistols, but punk and post-punk largely escaped my attention. It would have been great to see some of these bands live. In any case, I liked this a lot. I've heard a couple songs by the Undertones, but most of this was new to me. 4 stars.

nah

70’er punk poprock, catchy hooks, elguitar

I like even the weird cover

Eh.

The first four Undertones albums are all great (same goes for Skids - not sure if their albums are also on the list but they should). I probably have listened to Hypnotized the most, nonstop catchy pop punk songs.

This was a straightforward but fun punk rock album that could grow on me even more with repeated listens.

It was fine.

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Far from exciting. A nice album to have on in the background perhaps? But it’s kind of a monotone undertone.

I was underwhelmed by the undertones.

Distinctly British. Rather ordinary, which is part of the charm.

Bouncy light 80’s punk. Easy to listen to but nothing really grabbed me.

Very last century

Fun; sounds just like the album cover

Great fun, fast paced, cracking tunes.

Not my type of genre - but can see how this album is liked

This was really fun and a good indicator of what PopPunk should be. A fun little tidbit about this band, they're from Derry, Northern Ireland and were popular during 'The Troubles'. I highly recommend the Netflix series 'Derry Girls' which takes place at the same time and gives a visual to what it was like being young during this period.

1980. Hypnotised

some tasty licks here and there but overall terrible.

It’s not really my thing.

L'hypnose est une discipline que ces escrocs semblent maîtriser puisque c'est la première fois que je m'abstiens de dégueuler pendant un album de punk.

21 sons pour 51 minutes de musique, le ton était donné d'entrée: nous avons bien affaire a un album de punk. Mais a ma grande surprise, ce dernier n'etait pas asbsolument dégueulasse comme tous ses petits camarades, réussissant à se hisser au rang d'audible. Un bien beau pied de nez a toute la classe de Terminale Punk.

Clearly The Undertones. Such a distinctive vocal. Was alright but I don’t need to hear again. 3*

Snuck in as a four.

Tolles Album. Hat mich an die Replacements erinnert. Der Sänger trällert manchmal wie Jello Biafra. Schön!

Mint!

Die 2. Platte der Undertones in dieser Liste. Leute: die Undertones sind gar nicht mal so gut! 0 Platten der Undertones wäre angebrachter. Kann ich nicht durchhören.

A great album that reminds me of a better time in music when things were not afraid to be original

I mean...it was okay but I didn't love it. A couple enjoyable tracks but probably wouldn't re-listen to the entire album. Fave track: Whizz Kids

6/10

Amazing early punk album

i thought it was a fun little bop! i liked a shortness of the songs and they were just fun. it wasn’t amazing but i really just liked the beat

I don't remember if I'd ever heard this band, but I do remember a Feargal Sharkey (how do you forget that name?) video or two from the 80s. The music here is simple fun punk-pop, although to be fair, I'm not sure exactly why it's on the 1001 list as it seems nothing special (not a criticism actually). But points for the accessible simplicity and maybe I'm also enjoying it as it came up for me at the right time after a run of terrible albums lately; it's nice to hear some simple short melodic head boppers. Sharkey's odd wavering voice can start to get a little abrasive at times but after hearing Ministry and Lou Reed this week he sounds like Freddie Mercury in comparison. Not a keeper but I'd probably never turn it off if I heard it again. 6/10 3 stars

Really liked this. Funny songs with good instrumentals.

Excellent punk album.

A bit on the bizarre sounding side, but it's upbeat and fun. Solidly 3.5+, so we'll call it a 4.

7/19

some groovy numbers, I liked the cover of Under The Boardwalk

There’s nothing as good as Teenage Kicks on here, or anything that stands out as a ‘must hear’. It’s not bad though. Most memorable moment: “He thinks that I'm a cabbage / 'cause I hate University Challenge”

I really enjoyed this one. Odd that they keep referencing Teenage Kicks in other songs though (or am I imagining this?).

Fun

I can Envision the exact type of white boy that would love this album. So in other words I’m going to stay away from it

Didn't finish this one. It's bland, uninteresting British punk without a lot of energy to it. Not my taste.

7,0/10 Legal

I love punk, by which I mean the 70s' variant, not Green Day and their ilk. In fact, the music I was weaned on was punk; my brother is 15 years older than me, so I got all his old punk LPs in the 90s. Anyway, depite that, I have never liked the song Teenage Kicks; I found it mawkish and overplayed. It still never really appealed even after I realised it was about wanking. Nevertheless, I lsitened to listen without prejudice and I loved it! The Undertones were really a great adolescent band, and this album showed a slight addition of postpunk jerkiness. Above all, this album is fun, unalloyed joy. What else do you want?

Not a style that I think I need to listen to do before I die. 80s punk - music is simplistic and predictable. listening to the one album is enough for me.

Much better than I had expected it to be!

Get me out of these punk albums.

Love it! Even moreso than their last album we received. Simple pop punk with dumb (but aware) lyrics. Great fun! Top Tracks : “Hypnotised” “Whats With Terry?” “There Goes Norman”

Indierock, madnessish

Some good tracks

teenage rock mmmmm very healthy. mmmmmmm youth

I liked this album-good songs

This was an unexpectedly fun album! Saved the first song and under the board walk which I swear I’ve heard before somewhere. Just your classic British rock album but it was short and sweet.

I like this one quite a bit. Maybe my favorite of the punk records that we've had on the list so far. The vocals are fun, the riffs and melodies are consistently pretty good. I didn't pull too many tracks away, but as an album it definitely works well. Favorite tracks: The Way Girls Walk, There Goes Norman, Wednesday Week. Album art: Hilarious. Two cheeky lads at Red Lobster? Smile for the camera, mum wants to snag a pic. 3.5/5

This album is 100% fun to borrow from Matthew Sweet. This is pop punk at its best. Fearful Sharkeys voice gives the album a note of whimsy, but the chorus are as tough and ucompriing, 3 75 stars

This is kind of a weird album. The music is great and well-produced. Their voices are a bit grating, and their lyrics leave a lot to be desired. Overall it's a pretty interesting listen, but it kind of feels like the music is being wasted a bit by not having better vocal accompaniment 4/5, though very far on the low end of 4

I think it's a high 3. Standout being My Perfect Cousin, as the "I've heard this one a million times" if this album. Generally pleasant but not banging enough to earn a 4, but just misses.

Fun

Pretty fun aside from some incel vibes.

It's pretty bland but not an unpleasant listen. A pretty generous 3 mics, might've been a 2 on a bad day. Under the Boardwalk is the highlight.

I like the singer’s weird voice but the album is repetitive and kind of boring.

Hypnotised is dumb pop-punk fun from a band that seems smart enough to see the value in such a thing. The melodies and riffs are catchy, and while it's far from a unique sound (even the vocalist's almost-bleating style reminded me of Roxy Music on occasion), I figured it was from further on in the 80s than it was. I feel like I'm getting an incomplete picture going into it blind given that there appears to be a theme of avoiding a sophomore slump for this second album, but the band feels genuine in their insecurities, making the irony of a track like "More Songs About Chocolate and Girls" come off less smug than it may be coming from another group. Cutting a track or two would probably make for a more enjoyable complete listen, but if I was thumbing through the soundtrack menu of a late-era Tony Hawk game, where this music sounds like it belongs, I wouldn't toggle any of them off. Key Tracks: Here Comes Norman, Under the Boardwalk, Hard Luck

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Not sure how this made it on the list.

unpolished rock. Irish? lead singer

Great album! Everything I love: punk guitar riffs, simple song structures, catchy choruses, and an overall fun experience.

This was a nice surprise and quite suitable for me as it was not too raw Post-Punk. Still melodic music, singing was also actual singing so this deserves a 4

Decent album.

punk rock - quite enjoyable

Auper

Yet again, I am my parents child. I really enjoyed this album and have been singing My Perfect Cousin ever since. Very much seems like an influence of T-Rextasy who I would kill to watch at the Empty Bottle again.

Meh? Its not great. not sure what makes this one of the best albums of all time

Undertones = underwhelming. Probably ahead of the curve for 1980’s ska/pop bands, but seems simplistic and repetitive. Moments of fun do bring it up to a 2.5, but I can’t bring myself to give this three stars. Crabby old man strikes again!

Better light punk than expected - fun album

Punk beats and a warble! I can feel the angst!

Good solid punk album. The vocals started to grate on me after a while, though. Standout tracks for me: “There Goes Norman” and “Under The Boardwalk.”

And this is exactly why I wanted to join this group. Why have I never heard of these guys? And I'm from Canada where we love everything from the UK (apparently). UK music gets plenty of airtime. I've been going through 90's rock recently discovering some of the pioneering UK bands from that era (that are excellent) and I'd put these guys in that mix for 70's-80's punk. Just as good as any Ramones album. Loved it all - and now I've got a band to go listen to more of.

Eh, it was a fun album, but there wasn't much about it that sounded different than any other punk band (including contemporaries). I hear that later albums branched out a bit more, but I haven't gotten a chance to listen to those albums. I'd say 2.5 rounded up to a 3.

cool upbeat punk album, but got a bit boring because all the songs sounded the same.

Lacks any sort of substance in the lyrics, mostly just repeating the same words over and over. Chorus in most songs is just a phrase repeated.

Not bad, but kinda bland.

Album kind slaps I'll be honest. It gives me hard anemoia vibes. Like I feel really heavy nostalgia for the time period this album evokes. These like 1980's finding love for the first time next to a beach in the sun. It's pretty cool. It doesn't feel dated like most of the other albums I've listened to. At least not in bad cheesy way. But there is definitely some cheese in there.

Good album. Kind of average but good to listen

Better than I expected. Ended up enjoying this a reasonable amount, though I probably won't be itching to listen to it again any time soon.

Brand spanking new to me. Never heard of the band, the album, the lobster bibs until this very moment. Enjoyable, warrants repeat listens. Nice "Under The Boardwalk" cover. Good power pop, similar to "Get The Knack" by the Knack and some of the better songs by The Raspberries (speaking of which, looking for both on the list).

Buen disco, muy agradable rock clasico pero no hard, muy the clash, canciones ligeras, buen sonido

proto pop punk

eh

Fun and spunky album

I get it, but not for me

Low quality songs

overall thoughts: there were like a couple songs I could maybe come back to like hypnotised, hard luck, & wednesday week. I like the high energy kinda punk vibe to their sound, tho not too crazy bout the lyrics. pretty silly vibe to their writing & very high-schooley if that's a word lmao. OK album, don't think it's trash tho just not my cup of tea. I give it a 3/5.

Pretty good album. Bit skater-y. Almost like the Beastie Boys.

Absolute classic

Sounded like Tilt at times, pretty good.

Big DEVO energy. Good album.

So bad

singer kiiiind of sounds like the panic at the disco guy lol. oh can't stand it when they sing in unison. music sounds okay, repetitive though. i'm bored.