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Undertones - Teenage Kicks |
Now, this why we have DVD!! The Story of the Undertones is a very evocative piece of film making. It combines some truly superb archive shots of Derry in the seventies and intersperses it with contemporary shots of the band in the old locations. Combine this with several candid interviews and library footage from such things as Top Of The Pops and you have a winning combination that`s at once nostalgic and sometimes quite heartbreaking. One thing that stands out is Feargal Sharkey`s continued schism with the band. They are never photographed or interviewed together avery evocative piece of film making. It combines some truly superb archive shots, including the eye opening performance of It`s Going To Happen from TOTP, broadcast on the day that Bobby Sands (IRA hunger striker) died, and shows the band sporting black armbands. It`s a strength of the film that it deals candidly with the political situation of the time, and amply shows why The Undertones were often victims of simply coming from the wrong place at the wrong time.
Extras include interviews w/ John Peel and the band along w/ the gig footage mentioned and 7 of their original promo videos for such songs as "Teenage Kicks", "My Perfect Cousin" and five others.
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