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Undertones and have
Since this date, the Undertones have performed several tours across the UK, Ireland, Continental Europe and North America.
A number of diverse artists have cited Slade as an influence, including 90s icons Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins, punk pioneers The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Undertones, The Runaways and The Clash, glam followers Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, Poison and Def Leppard and pop-rock stalwarts The Replacements, Cheap Trick and Oasis.
Slade have influenced numerous artists including: Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash, Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot, Poison, Def Leppard, Oasis, Cheap Trick, Twisted Sister, The Undertones, The Replacements and The Runaways.
However, the most successful genres have been rock, popular and traditional fusion, with performers such as U2, Enya, Westlife, Boyzone, Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore, Rory Gallagher, Horslips, Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats, Clannad, Stiff Little Fingers, Altan, Frank Patterson, The Corrs, The Dubliners, The Chieftains, The Bothy Band, De Dannan, The Divine Comedy, Josef Locke, The Irish Tenors, Van Morrison, Therapy ?, The Saw Doctors, Planxty, The Wolfe Tones, Snow Patrol, The Cranberries, In Tua Nua, The Undertones, Ash, B * Witched, Nadine Coyle, The Hothouse Flowers, The Script, Two Door Cinema Club, Something Happens, The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem, Dana, Mundy, Sinéad O ' Connor, Paul Brady, Christy Moore, Dónal Lunny, Val Doonican, Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Ruby Murray, Peter Cunnah ( of D: Ream ), Daniel O ' Donnell, Bridie Gallagher, Brendan Bowyer, Gilbert O ' Sullivan, Mary Black, Sir James Galway, Johnny Logan, Bill Whelan ( of Riverdance fame ), Damien Rice, Phil Coulter, Glen Hansard, and Celtic Woman achieving success nationally and internationally.
They have been described as a cross between Dead Kennedys, Undertones, Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.

Undertones and also
Although much of the earlier Undertones material drew influence from punk rock and new wave, the Undertones also incorporated elements of rock, glam rock and post-punk into material released after 1979, before citing soul and Motown as the influence for the material released upon their final album.
With help from Peel ( who had also recorded and broadcast a Peel Session with the Undertones on the 16th ), Teenage Kicks peaked at number 31 in the UK Singles Chart the following month.
Buchanan also published a collection of short stories and poems, written in collaboration with Charles Gibbon, entitled Storm-beaten, or Christmas Eve at the " Old Anchor " Inn in 1862, before Undertones, which is often cited as Buchanan's first book.
* Their version of The Undertones ' " Teenage Kicks " was also used on an advert for the second series of The Inbetweeners.

Undertones and been
By the summer of that year the concerts the Undertones performed would include the song " Teenage Kicks ", which had been written by guitarist John O ' Neill in the summer of 1977.
In January 1980, the production of Hypnotised was finished at Eden Studios in London, with the Undertones recording the three further songs written the previous December, plus two further songs — " Hypnotised " and a cover of " Under The Boardwalk " — which had been written that month.

Undertones and Teenage
On 26 October, the Undertones performed Teenage Kicks live on Top of the Pops.
The group recorded such songs as a version of The Undertones ' hit Teenage Kicks ( one of the tracks Vorderman had to identify during the " intros round " when she appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in December 2009 – the series often includes questions from contestants ' pasts ).
In 1984 she formed her own band Dawn Chorus And The Bluetits with her friend and neighbour Countdown presenter Carol Vorderman and their recordings included a version of Teenage Kicks with the Undertones ’ O ’ Neil brothers ( which was released on Stiff Records DAWN 1 ) and a Peel Session which was broadcast on Radio 1 in 1985.
On 2 October 2010, she reprised her performance of The Undertones Teenage Kicks at the celebration of the reprieve of BBC Radio 6 Music, 6 Fest with Damian O ' Neill of The Undertones, and Doyle & The Fourfathers, a charity gig in aid of Nordoff-Robbins and the Chilean Miners in the 2010 Copiapó mining accident.
The Undertones had several UK hits with songs such as " Teenage Kicks ", " Here Comes The Summer ", " My Perfect Cousin ", " Wednesday Week " and " It's Going To Happen ".
Derry's fans share a rivalry with the supporters of Finn Harps and sing the Undertones ' Teenage Kicks as a terrace anthem.
As a result The Undertones became the first band to play at Rock City on 11 December 1980, ending the gig with Teenage Kicks, favourite song of DJ John Peel.
The band's cover of " Teenage Kicks " by The Undertones appeared on a 40-year anniversary of the BBC live compilation.
# " Teenage Kicks " Written by John O ’ Neill Performed by The Undertones

Undertones and which
Later that year, drummer Billy Doherty proposed an alternate name for the group: The Undertones, which Doherty had discovered in a history book.
The van which Sharkey drove in this employment was used by the Undertones to transport their equipment to and from various venues.
These gigs were the first performances for which the Undertones were actually paid: performing at The Casbah earned the group up to £ 40 a week.
The same week the album was released, the Undertones embarked on their ' Humming tour ', which saw the band play a total of 25 gigs across the UK between April and June.
Between September and December 1980, the Undertones performed two further tours: the ' Disaster Tour ( European Style )', which saw the band perform in continental Europe and — in December — the ' See No More ' tour of the UK.
On 29 September 1981, the Undertones embarked on their biggest tour of Continental Europe, which lasted until 20 October 1981 and saw the band perform a total of 19 concerts in six countries.
This album, which drew inspiration from both soul and Motown, was produced by Mike Hedges, who had replaced Roger Bechirian as the Undertones ' producer following the 1981 release of Positive Touch.
The Undertones released two further studio singles in 1983 ; their first single, " Got To Have You Back " — which was inspired by both ABC and Smokey Robinson — was released in February and their second single, " Chain of Love ", was released in May.
These factors led to Sharkey announcing his intentions to leave the Undertones during the ' European Tour 1983 ', which the group performed in May of that year.
Following the disbandment of The Undertones in 1983, Feargal Sharkey was invited by former Depeche Mode keyboardist Vince Clarke and recording engineer Eric Radcliffe to sing as a guest vocalist upon the single " Never Never ", which was released by The Assembly in 1983.
Noteworthy gigs by the Undertones since their reunion include performing at the Glastonbury Festival in June, 2005, providing pre-match entertainment prior to kick-off at Celtic Park in the UEFA Champions League play-off between Celtic and Arsenal in August, 2009 and, in March and April 2011, a series of UK gigs in which they played their debut album, The Undertones, in its entirety as part of each show.
In the world of music, the club was given exposure by Derry punk band, The Undertones, which had the cover of its 1980 hit single, My Perfect Cousin, feature a Subbuteo figure sporting the colours of Derry City.

Undertones and was
Following the release of Get Over You in February 1979, the Undertones ' eponymous debut album was released in May.
In terms of chart sales, the year 1980 was the Undertones ' most successful year.
Although The Sin of Pride was critically acclaimed and the Undertones performed several gigs in both Scotland and England to promote the release of this album, The Sin of Pride only reached number 43 in the UK chart.
In a 2000 poll by Q to discover the 100 greatest British albums of all time as voted by the British public, the Undertones ' eponymous debut LP was voted the 90th greatest British album.
His own account of his frequently traumatic experiences was published in 1928 under the title Undertones of War.
However, " It's My Turn " by Angelic was 91 seconds on 16 June 2000 and, according to an August 2012 edition of TOTP2, " Here Comes the Summer " by The Undertones was just 84 seconds on 26 July 1979.
He was introduced to the studio audience on each appearance with the song " Jimmy Jimmy " by The Undertones.
In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, the Malvern Winter Gardens was a major regional venue for concerts by popular rock bands, including T-Rex, The Jam, AC / DC, Black Sabbath, The Undertones, and Joy Division.
Former Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey was hired to sing on this track.
Sharkey, who was born in Derry, Northern Ireland was a co-founder of The Undertones at their inception in 1976.

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