'As the singer, Feargal Sharkey's high, tremulous voice with its undisguised Derry accent was considered integral to The Undertones' sound. The plaintive "Never Never" single that came out of The Assembly, his brief collaboration with Yazoo's Vince Clark, was a massive hit which enabled Feargal Sharkey to show the power of his distinctive vocal style. We knew him once as a leader of post-punk’s emotional shock troops, putting that quaverous Derry voice into the service of everyday lust and laughter. I’d have scored (his album 'A Good Heart') a bit higher just for the pleasure of hearing that extremely distinctive voice. A distinctive voice, urgent and pacy. Feargal's distinctive warbling, metalic voice rises above. So great pleasure to hear F. Sharkey's so special voice. F. Sharkey has a different - special voice. That quivering voice is unmistakeable. The strange wobble in his voice is heaven. If you want to listen to a guy with a beautiful voice that will make your emotions come to life, listen to Feargal Sharkey. The Undertones had something special in frontman Feargal Sharkey, who sang every note in his singular Derry accent. Feargal Sharkey's unique voice has a crisp and clear tenor, flush with vibrato. While he pushes his singing to its upper limits over the furiously rocking band, his voice retains a purity that harks back to the crooners of decades prior. Feargal Sharkey has the unquestionably the best set of tonsils in all of punkdom, with that beautiful quavering tenor. Feargal Sharkey's voice is flawless and ravishing. Feargal Sharkey? That guy easily had the weirdest voice in music! A mega watt powerful voice which conjures melancholy, romance and sex. Feargal Sharkey's bizarre Geddy Lee warbling. Feargal Sharkey drove me round the fucking bend, him. How distinctive was that trilling voice! Feargal Sharkey's voice a — high, vibrating tenor is one of— the most wondrous instruments in all of As. I can't get past Feargal Sharkey's weird voice. Engaging though it was, Sharkey's unique warbling vibrato voice was so idiosyncratic. Feargal Sharkey easily had the weirdest voice in music, by a country mile. Few singers at the time were gifted with true singing voices; voices for delivering what was necessary over the top of their racket, yes, but none had the successor to the pure choirboy voice Feargal Sharkey must once have had (he won a singing competition as a boy), since rendered impure by the yearning urgency of adolescence and the grit and dynamics of punk.' -- collaged from various sources
'Teenage Kicks' (1:59)
My Perfect Cousin (2:19)
'Jimmy Jimmy' (2:28)
'Get Over You' (2:28)
'There Goes Norman' (2:20)
'You've Got My Number' (2:29)
'Mars Bar' (2:07)
'Wednesday Week' (2:13)
'Julie Ocean' (3:32)
'Never Never' (3:56)
'You Little Thief' (4:30)
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