It helps a little if you know something about this great Derry punk band however it is funny and well written by the self effacing author. I’m a massive Undertones fan and this takes me back to the time and place where it all began. Brilliant!!
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I liked this book very much. It is a quick and easy read. The writer is almost 'chatting' to you, with little comments and jokes, made to you - the reader. The story of The Undertones History is explained without fuss or nonsense, very much as the band itself was, therefore the book feels as if it carries on from the records in an epilogue style (a much needed epilogue if you liked the band). I felt that Mickey Bradley was happy to be honest about being in a band at the time of the punk rock revolution in a down to earth way, without malice or self delusion. Full of interesting stories and funny private memories. Sprinkled with celebrity gossip and true confessions. The brief explanations of a darker background story were clarifying and sobering. The music industry is definitely the emperor with no clothes on in this book, Mickey tells you how to not be successful and how to mess up your own chances whilst being gifted with a brilliant list of hit songs and an innocence that couldn't be shaken. It is the ultimate caper story, a bunch of no-hopers take a chance and win and then drop the ball, how refreshing to hear the truth instead of the hero worship crap of so many punk type biographies. I grew up in this era, bought their records, bought the same guitar, played in a similar band, wore my jacket as they did. You could rely on what came out the speakers when you put an Undertones record on ... and you can rely on this writer to tell the truth about it all. For teenagers of all ages who want to read about some kicks a punk band had .. you wanna read this!!!Read full review
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Fast and great quality
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