It's hard to follow up a classic, as the Undertones themselves well knew, starting their second album with the endearingly self-effacing "More Songs About Chocolate and Girls," a song that acknowledges the difficulty of writing and recording a second album after the unexpected popularity of your first.
Surprisingly, the lads make a good job of it; Hypnotised is only barely less perfect than the debut, and even the primary flaw, a pointless and rushed cover of "Under the Boardwalk," has its charms.
Other than that misstep, the album contains 14 punky pop classics, with a slightly tougher edge than the unfailingly sweet-natured debut.
The giddy love rush of the title track is matched by some of Feargal Sharkey's most exuberant vocals, and the snotty "What's with Terry?" and "My Perfect Cousin" are yet more perfect slices of adolescent frustration.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | More Songs About Chocolate and Girls | The Undertones | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | There Goes Norman | The Undertones | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | HypnotisedMickey Bradley | The Undertones | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | See That Girl | The Undertones | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Whizz Kids | The Undertones | Play | 02:21 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Under the BoardwalkArthur Resnick, Kenny Young | The Undertones | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | The Way Girls TalkFeargal Sharkey | The Undertones | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Hard LuckMickey Bradley, Feargal Sharkey | The Undertones | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | My Perfect CousinMickey Bradley, Damian O'Neill | The Undertones | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Boys Will Be Boys | The Undertones | Play | 01:29 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | TearproofMickey Bradley | The Undertones | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Wednesday Week | The Undertones | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Nine Times Out of Ten | The Undertones | Play | 02:39 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Girls That Don't Talk | The Undertones | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | I Don't Wanna See (You Again) | The Undertones | Play | 00:47 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | I Told You So | The Undertones | Play | 02:06 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | What's with Terry | The Undertones | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Family Entertainment (12" Version) | The Undertones | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Bechirian | Producer |
| 2 | Mickey Bradley | Composer |
| 3 | Damian O'Neill | Composer |
| 4 | Arthur Resnick | Composer |
| 5 | Feargal Sharkey | Composer |
| 6 | The Undertones | Primary Artist |
| 7 | Kenny Young | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |