Thursday, March 10, 2011

The Undertones: BBC Concert,1983

Y'know The Undertones' (more here) song-writing never slipped but by their final album, 1983's The Sin of Pride, internal divisions, overly-fussy production and a tepid musical climate had taken their toll. On this BBC live concert you get a chance to hear some of the original band's last materiel stripped of that eighties sonic goo.



It's certainly not Teenage Kicks but that doesn't mean you can't hold it tight.




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  1. jeffenMarch 10, 2011 at 6:28 AM

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  2. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    One of those bands that I miss from that era. I even liked Sin of Pride as it seemed like an attempt to push beyond a certain tag. Thanks for offering these little glimpses into the past.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Muchas gracias
    Thank you very much from Valencia, Spain.

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  4. Just8March 10, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    I'v never heard an Undertones concert from the 'Sin of Pride' period - looking forward to it. 'Sin of Pride', though admittedly not consistent, still has a couple of great songs - for instance the title song, Love parade, Love Before Romance.
    I didn't much like Feargal Sharkey's solo stuff (apart from 'Never Never' by The Assembly, which he sang); however, That Petrol Emotion, the next band the O'Neill brothers were in, is highly recommended.

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  5. doudouseultouMarch 11, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    im really addicted to your blog
    i think a french magazine(inrockuptibles) gave a free "rarities" cd from the undertones some years ago like demos etc
    maybe i still got it somewhere

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  6. Mr. SuaveMarch 11, 2011 at 12:47 AM

    The Undertones. The world's best mod band to never know they were a mod band. The Undertones.

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  7. AnonymousJune 19, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Stop it! my memory card is filling up!This is another I had on audio tape-I remember it being a simultaneous broadcast on tv and radio but not having a video recorder way back then!
    Thanks
    Gappy

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