The lead singer of The Undertones later achieved success as a solo act, what was his name?
"Get What You Need Get What You Need is a 2003 studio album by an Irish power pop/punk rock band The Undertones. It is the band's first collection of new studio material since their reformation with lead singer Paul McLoone, who replaced the previous singer Feargal Sharkey which occurred in November 1999. Allmusic stated in their review that ""It's almost unthinkable, really, that Derry's fabled good-time teen punks of yesteryear would record and continue... let alone that their output would be anything less than embarrassing."" The website also stated that ""you have everything you need for a complete escape to"
"released a solo-single ""Trapped in a Cage"" on Overground Records. The 7"" vinyl is limited to 500 copies only, however, it's downloadable as well via itunes. It's beautifully crafted, strong and raw, yet earwormy songs and O'Neill is the whole band except the drummer. O'Neill is left-handed but plays the guitar right-handed. Damian O'Neill Stephen Damian O'Neill (born 15 January 1961) is the lead guitarist in the pop-punk band, The Undertones. He joined the band following the departure of his older brother, Vincent, in 1976, and remained with the band until their break up in 1983. O'Neill wrote several album"
"Kicks"", ""Jimmy Jimmy"", ""Here Comes The Summer"" and ""You've Got My Number"", and such notable album tracks as ""When Saturday Comes"" and ""You're Welcome"". After releasing four albums and thirteen singles, The Undertones disbanded in 1983; they reformed in November 1999. Since then, the band (who have a new lead singer, fellow Derry native Paul McLoone who also serves as a radio presenter for the Irish national and independent radio station Today FM) have released two further albums and performed a number of gigs in both the UK, Ireland, Europe and North America. In 1985 the O'Neill brothers formed That"
"John O'Neill (guitarist) John Joseph O'Neill (born 26 August 1957) is the rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter of the punk rock/new wave band The Undertones. O'Neill, along with his younger brother Vincent and friends Feargal Sharkey, Michael Bradley and Billy Doherty, founded The Undertones in 1975, although Vincent O'Neill was replaced the following year with his younger brother Damian O'Neill, who became the band's lead guitarist. John O'Neill wrote the majority of the band's singles and a number of album tracks (occasionally collaborating with his brother Damian or Michael Bradley). Undertones songs written by John O'Neill include the singles ""Teenage"
"Underground"", and would consolidate their success with a platinum selling debut album and 3 more top 3 hits in this year. One talent show winner was replaced by another, in the form of David Sneddon a young performer from Scotland, who'd had lead roles in musicals and sung with bands around the pub circuit, including the Martians, and won BBC's ""Fame Academy"" performing Elton John's ""Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"" beating 36,000 other applicants. His debut single ""Stop Living The Lie"", entered the UK charts at No. 1 and remained there for 2 weeks. To date he"
"Seven months later, in November 1999 the Northern Irish pop-punk/New Wave band, The Undertones reformed and following the refusal of original singer Feargal Sharkey to rejoin the band, McLoone became the band's current frontman/lead vocalist with the band to this day regularly touring and performing various gigs all over the world. For the next five years, McLoone and Rosenstock worked alongside each other with the two participating in various sketches either together or separately with four volumes of Gift Grub being released on CD. In 2004, McLoone resigned as a producer from the Breakfast Show and left Today FM altogether,"
"Alex Chilton William Alexander ""Alex"" Chilton (December 28, 1950 – March 17, 2010) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, best known as the lead singer of The Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton's early commercial success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for The Box Tops was never repeated in later years with Big Star and in his subsequent indie music solo career on small labels, but he drew an intense following among indie and alternative music musicians. He is frequently cited as a seminal influence by influential rock artists and bands, some of whose testimonials appeared"
"Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was the lead guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and also had a solo career that spanned five decades. The Velvet Underground achieved little commercial success during their existence, but are now regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of underground and alternative rock music. After leaving the band in 1970, Reed released twenty solo studio albums. His second, ""Transformer"" (1972), was produced by David Bowie and arranged by Mick"
"band, The Minutes which was released in March 2014. After splitting in 1983, the Undertones chose to reform in November 1999 but when original frontman Fergal Sharkey turned down the offer to join the band, McLoone was asked to join the group and accepted, resulting in McLoone becoming the new frontman and lead singer for the Undertones. The band with McLoone at the helm then played their first gig at the Nerve Centre in Derry which took place on November 19, 1999. As such, intermittent live appearances followed including the energetic concert in Termon Hall, Donegal in 2001. McLoone had"
"the Undertones reformed, replacing lead singer Sharkey with Paul McLoone. The Undertones remain the most successful band to have emerged from Derry, and one of the most successful bands to have emerged from Northern Ireland. The Undertones formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974. The band members were five friends from Creggan and the Bogside, who originally drew inspiration from such artists as the Beatles, Small Faces and Lindisfarne. The band initially rehearsed cover versions at the home of the guitarists, brothers John and Vincent O'Neill, and in the shed of a neighbour. (In early 1976, before the band had"
"one week on the Top 50 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1964. The Undertakers split up after a tour of the United States in 1965, with Lomax, Huston and Pemberton all remaining in that country and developing their own careers in the music industry. Brian Jones became a session player and is sometimes claimed to have played saxophone on the Beatles' ""You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"", a claim which he denies, saying that it was ""the Brian Jones who couldn't swim,"" and, in fact, most sources do state that the part was played by Brian"
"single s), as can be seen on the cover of ""Fire-Water"" and several song sheets. This name change did not last long. Prior to the establishment of the original stable male-only group cited above, several of the parts were taken by other singers, including three females. The four founding members, who first sang together within a six-man group in 1965, were Alastair Hume, Alastair Thompson, Simon Carrington and Brian Kay. From 1965 until 1968 the first countertenor was Martin Lane and the first baritone was Richard Salter. It was this group of six singers who gave the first concert under"
"The Monotones The Monotones were a six-member American doo-wop vocal group in the 1950s. They are considered a one-hit wonder, as their only hit single was ""The Book of Love"", which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1958. The Monotones formed in 1955 when the seven original singers, all residents of the Baxter Terrace housing project in Newark, New Jersey, began performing covers of popular songs. They were: Charles Patrick's brother James was originally a member, but he left soon after the group's formation. John Ryanes and Warren Ryanes were also brothers. They all began singing with"
"had already claimed Mellotones. The record lasted only ten weeks in the US pop charts, and the group was never able to repeat this success. The group appeared in revival shows in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1975, lead singer Bob Scholl was killed in a boating accident. The group began performing entirely at private corporate events throughout the years led by Jerry Scholl. They presently perform at private events but have also added the public shows to their itinerary. Richard Levister was locally popular in his own right as a musician who played the Hammond B-3 organ"
"group, The Belltones, and they played Baltimore and the East Coast for four years. In 1959, they recorded their debut single ""Lover Boy"" as well as a cover of the Buddy Knox hit ""Party Doll"" before Dove went solo with Diamond Records. His first solo single, ""Sweeter Than Sugar"" appeared in 1964 to no fanfare. Later that year ""Say You"" was released and earned Dove his first chart record. The next single, a cover of Wanda Jackson's ""Right Or Wrong,"" put him into the Top 20. In 1965, he had 5 chart singles and after just three albums Diamond Records"
"Underoath Underoath (stylized as Underøath or UnderOath) is an American rock band from Tampa, Florida. Founded by Dallas Taylor and Luke Morton on November 30, 1997, in Ocala, Florida; subsequently its additional members were from Tampa. They released ""Act of Depression"", ""Cries of the Past"", and ""The Changing of Times"" with the band's original vocalist Dallas Taylor. Following his departure, Spencer Chamberlain became lead vocalist. The band then released ""They're Only Chasing Safety"" and ""Define the Great Line"", gaining a certified gold rating for both. These two albums have given them more mainstream and commercial success. They have received three"
"Damian O'Neill Stephen Damian O'Neill (born 15 January 1961) is the lead guitarist in the pop-punk band, The Undertones. He joined the band following the departure of his older brother, Vincent, in 1976, and remained with the band until their break up in 1983. O'Neill wrote several album tracks and singles during the career of The Undertones, usually writing with bassist Michael Bradley. After the Undertones split in 1983, Damian O'Neill formed That Petrol Emotion with his guitarist brother, John O'Neill. The Undertones reformed in 1999 and O'Neill continues to perform and record with them. Since 2012, Damian O'Neill and"
"Petrol Emotion, an acclaimed rock act who disbanded in 1994. In the 1990s he formed a trip hop group called Rare under the stage name ""Seán Ó'Néill"" with vocalist Mary Gallagher. Despite some positive reviews in the music press they only had one notable chart appearance and disbanded shortly after the release of their only album in 1998. John O'Neill (guitarist) John Joseph O'Neill (born 26 August 1957) is the rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter of the punk rock/new wave band The Undertones. O'Neill, along with his younger brother Vincent and friends Feargal Sharkey, Michael Bradley and Billy Doherty, founded"
"1985 and 1994. In the 1990s John O'Neill formed a trip hop group called Rare under the stage name ""Seán Ó'Néill"" with vocalist Mary Gallagher. They only had one notable chart appearance and disbanded shortly after the release of their only album in 1998. The Undertones reformed in November 1999, initially to play concerts in Derry. For their reformation, the Undertones replaced Sharkey (who declined to rejoin) with singer Paul McLoone. Since 1999, the Undertones have performed several tours across the UK, Ireland, Continental Europe, Japan, Turkey and North America and continue to perform live. Noteworthy gigs by the Undertones"
"He was inducted by Patti Smith at a ceremony in Cleveland on April 18, 2015. In 2017, ""Lou Reed: A Life"" was published by the ""Rolling Stone"" critic Anthony DeCurtis. Notes Citations Bibliography Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was the lead guitarist, singer and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and also had a solo career that spanned five decades. The Velvet Underground achieved little commercial success during their existence, but are now regarded as one of the most influential bands in"
"bellow [is] more carnal and guttural, [and] his high end more tuneful than whiny."" Current members Underoath Underoath (stylized as Underøath or UnderOath) is an American rock band from Tampa, Florida. Founded by Dallas Taylor and Luke Morton on November 30, 1997, in Ocala, Florida; subsequently its additional members were from Tampa. They released ""Act of Depression"", ""Cries of the Past"", and ""The Changing of Times"" with the band's original vocalist Dallas Taylor. Following his departure, Spencer Chamberlain became lead vocalist. The band then released ""They're Only Chasing Safety"" and ""Define the Great Line"", gaining a certified gold rating for"
"order to grieve for Matley's death, before returning to the studio to complete the album as a four-piece. The album ""The Overtones"" was released on 19 October 2018 on the band's own label GamblingMan Records, including one track with previously recorded vocals by Timmy Matley. Timothy Thomas Matley (16 February 1982 – 9 April 2018) was from Cork, Ireland. He was the lead singer of the band, and sometimes joined the middle harmonies. Matley entered into performing arts at the age of 14, and at 16 years old he travelled to London to audition for a performing arts school. Matley"
"either covering the slot of another Today FM radio presenter, on holidays or off performing gigs with the Northern Irish pop-punk band, The Undertones of which McLoone is the current frontman/vocalist, a position McLoone has held since the band officially reformed in November 1999. Dave Couse Dave Couse (born 1965) is an Irish musician, producer, and radio presenter best known for being the lead singer and main songwriter with the band A House. Couse has also released three albums as a solo artist. Couse was born in Perrystown, Dublin in 1965. He met some of his future bandmates while attending"
"with The Undertones, who grew up in the same part of the world as he had. I shared the accent. It was an important part because normally in record company meetings every second word from the record company staff was ‘pardon’, ‘sorry’, ‘what?’ And then the boys would play up to it. The Undertones, who quickly became UK pop chart regulars, were brought to Charles’ attention by a contact at Belfast Queens University. Significantly, as Undertone Michael Bradley notes in his autobiography, the band met with Charles before they even had a manager. Charles described how the young band developed"
"The Undertones (album) The Undertones is the 1979 debut album by The Undertones. The album was recorded at Eden Studios in Acton, West London in January 1979 and was released on 13 May that year. The original release included just one single release: ""Jimmy Jimmy"" and an album version of ""Here Comes The Summer"", which was never released as a single. A re-released version of the album (housed in an alternate sleeve), was issued in October 1979. The re-released album also included the Undertones' first two singles: ""Teenage Kicks"" and ""Get Over You"" alongside both ""Jimmy Jimmy"" and a single"
"to headlining in three concerts in Belfast and Derry. In January 1979, the Undertones recorded their eponymous debut album at Eden Studios in Acton, West London, using producer Roger Bechirian, whom the band had worked with for the first time the previous December, when Bechirian had produced the band's second single, ""Get Over You"". Much of the material upon their first album had been performed regularly at The Casbah, and the band were able to record this album in the space of less than two weeks. Following the release of ""Get Over You"" in February 1979, the Undertones' eponymous debut"
"The Aquatones The Aquatones were a doo-wop group in the 1950s that charted just once, with ""You"", a ballad that was also covered by Gale Storm. The group's lead singer was 17-year-old Lynne Nixon, a soprano who had had formal operatic training. The Aquatones were a true one-hit wonder whose subsequent singles, for the Fargo label, all failed to reach the Hot 100. They were issued into the early '60s and finally on an album that gathered together most of their songs, which was issued three years after their hit single and just before their final Fargo release in July"
"Rudi Protrudi Rudi Action Protrudi (born December 15, 1952) is an American rock musician, songwriter, record producer, artist, and actor best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the rock and roll band The Fuzztones. Rudi Protrudi was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Both he and his younger sister, Rene Laigo, inherited their artistic talent from parents, John and Janet. Rudi attended school in Camp Hill, Lemoyne and New Cumberland, where he graduated from Cedar Cliff High School in 1970. He attended York Academy of Art from 1971 to 1972. At the age of"
"albums, six compilation albums, one live album, three extended plays (EPs), twenty singles and four video releases. The Bluetones The Bluetones are an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. The band's members are Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums. A fifth member, Richard Payne, came on board between 1998 and 2002. The band was originally named ""The Bottlegarden"". The band has scored thirteen Top 40 singles and three Top 10 albums in the UK charts. Although their commercial success waned in the post-Britpop"
"would also be the only one with him as the sole lead (although there are a few B-sides with him only as lead). During the previous year, fellow group member Eddie Kendricks was given the lead on the singles' A-sides with very little success. By early 1963, the Tempts was a regional R&B favorite with their most successful single being ""Dream Come True"", a Top 30 R&B hit, but they couldn’t make the """"Billboard"" Hot 100"" charts. Because of this, the group was given the nickname ""The Hitless Temptations"", while Motown continued to try to give them a top 20"
"Malcolm McLaren brought the Sex Pistols into Eden to work on various drum and guitar tracking sessions, and around this time, Nick Lowe approached Béchirian to work on his solo project, which was to become ""Jesus of Cool"". As a result, he wanted Béchirian to act as his exclusive engineer on all his forthcoming projects, which led to working with Graham Parker, Huey Lewis and Clover, Elvis Costello, Rockpile, and others. Seymour Stein, founder of Sire Records, signed the Undertones, asking Béchirian to take on production duties for the band's first album. Béchirian ended up engineering and producing the band's"
"Debra Records. The CD includes performances from the original Aquatones--Dave Goddard, Gene McCarthy and Larry Vannata. The Aquatones The Aquatones were a doo-wop group in the 1950s that charted just once, with ""You"", a ballad that was also covered by Gale Storm. The group's lead singer was 17-year-old Lynne Nixon, a soprano who had had formal operatic training. The Aquatones were a true one-hit wonder whose subsequent singles, for the Fargo label, all failed to reach the Hot 100. They were issued into the early '60s and finally on an album that gathered together most of their songs, which was"
"The Overtones The Overtones are a UK based vocal harmony group. They were discovered by a Warner Bros. Records' talent scout while working as decorators in a shop near Oxford Street, singing during their tea break. Their debut album ""Good Ol' Fashioned Love"" entered the UK Albums Chart at #16 in November 2010. However, after the re-release of the album in March 2011, it propelled to #4. They have sold in excess of 500,000 copies of their first album. The boys were originally in a band called DYYCE, which then reformed as Lexi Joe, which formed the basis of The"