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How many of these bands still feature the majority of their original line up?
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Toiler On The Sea wrote:How many of these bands still feature the majority of their original line up?
"Majority"? Well Undertones have only lost Fergal. Buzzcocks are missing their original rythmn section

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Only Vanian and Sensible from The Damned, but then they always did have a high turn over!
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God the Subhumans they are ace live, not for the fainthearted though!

Am seeing the undertones somewhere next month!

Slaughter and the Dogs? Never liked them much.

The rest of them i don't know opr don't care for (meteors did go buddy go once as a b side or so me thinks!)
Damned? Bring back Brian James! Nah i still think theyre pretty good!
Buzzcocks? Great!
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Always happy to see teh Stranglers never appear on these "Touring Hasbeens" tours. Great bands granted but lumped together it always strikes me as a nostaglia puke fest.
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theraven1979 wrote:Well Undertones have only lost Fergal.
Wot d'ya mean "only" lost Feargal? He was essential to their songs..one of the most distintive vocalists ever!

Sorry, but if u ain't got Feargal then u ain't got The Undertones.

Some people, as we all know , would say the same thing about The Stranglers & Hugh Cornwell...

However, the Stranglers never split up and at least continued to record new material. As much as I still like to see the old 'punk' bands etc (thought the Rezillos were ace last year for example) some of the reformations leave me sceptical to say the least...

Received a text from my bruv earlier today asking if I was interested in going to see The Dead Kennedys (& The Undertones as it happens in March). Can't say that I'm arsed about the DK's either without Jello. Some people just can't be replaced.

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Barry Spooner wrote:
theraven1979 wrote:Well Undertones have only lost Fergal.

Wot d'ya mean "only" lost Feargal? He was essential to their songs..one of the most distintive vocalists ever!

Sorry, but if u ain't got Feargal then u ain't got The Undertones.

Some people, as we all know , would say the same thing about The Stranglers & Hugh Cornwell...

However, the Stranglers never split up and at least continued to record new material. As much as I still like to see the old 'punk' bands etc (thought the Rezillos were ace last year for example) some of the reformations leave me sceptical to say the least...

Received a text from my bruv earlier today asking if I was interested in going to see The Dead Kennedys (& The Undertones as it happens in March). Can't say that I'm arsed about the DK's either without Jello. Some people just can't be replaced.

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Yeah but he never wrote anything did he? *I`m getting a sense of Deja-Vu here* - Anyway what I really meant is they`ve only lost 1 member as opposed to Buzzcocks with 2

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Barry Spooner wrote:Sorry, but if u ain't got Feargal then u ain't got The Undertones.

I'm happy to report that the spirit of The Undertones is alive and well. Feargal was a great front man and had an exceptional voice but he really had very little to do with the song writing and arrangements. Having been a fan since BEFORE Teenage Kicks was released (I was living in N. Ireland at the time) I too was sceptical about how good they would be live without him.

Well I saw them in Holland just over a year ago and they were superb, including great NEW material, written by the same guys that always wrote the songs. Paul McLoone, the new singer, fits in very well, and though he doesn't have as distinctive a voice as Feargal he sounds good singing both old and new songs. A good front man too - and he doesn't go over the top! He is now very much part of The Undertones, and if you go and see them live you will not be disappointed.

The new album is excellent also. The Undertones are back doing it for fun (they all have day jobs), so this is not some desperate attempt to earn a few quid, and they have no master plan. They continue to have a refreshingly unique attitude to not giving a shit about fame and all the trappings. For a greater insight I thoroughly recommend the new Undertones DVD which contains a brilliant documentary film about the band, plus extra promo videos.

The Undertones are definitely still The Undertones without Feargal. Check em out for yourself! I'm off to see them in Glasgow and Aberdeen this weekend :D

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Don any ideas where I can get the DVD at for a sensible price - i.e not £17


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I got it from Play.com for £12.99 post free. Delivered mega quick (arrived on release day).

Avoid splash.com (cheaper) but people have been waiting 10 days and still not received it yet.
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doninblack wrote:Avoid splash.com (cheaper) but people have been waiting 10 days and still not received it yet.
Good advice.

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