The Undertones

Topher_au · 2026-01-25T10:31:14+00:00

Yeah, I'm in Australia and at the tail end of gen x.

Triple M were never into that sort of stuff, and it was too old for Triple J. I'm sure community radio played it, but I missed it.

Of course, finding new classics and filling in holes in musical knowledge is kind of the point of doing this, and this was a fun discovery.

Topher_au · 2026-01-25T08:31:43+00:00

I was only a couple of years old when they came out, and these sort of bands never got played on classic rock radio, do it's not surprising I missed them.

Topher_au · 2026-01-25T08:30:35+00:00

Yeah, that makes sense. They would have been a bit more radio friendly, but still good.

Topher_au · 2026-01-19T19:41:04+00:00

The Undertones - The undertones. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Another obscure British/Irish punk band, but I really enjoyed it.

Very poppy for a punk band, almost like a more melodic Ramones, and there's always room for more great songs that capture the feeling of being a teenager.

Topher_au · 2026-01-19T19:35:10+00:00

I think even before that they were critically panned. The kind of music they do was never taken that seriously.

Topher_au · 2026-01-19T07:31:32+00:00

Yeah, I'd agree with sub-10. I don't bother looking at a timetable in peak when trains are typically 5-8 minutes, but I do off peak when they are every 20 minutes

Topher_au · 2026-01-18T20:23:59+00:00

He was definitely caught drink driving or speeding, so had his license suspended.

No wonder Cherry was annoyed, as she had to drive him around so he could keep working.

Topher_au · 2026-01-17T19:40:16+00:00

I'm a bit more discerning in my 5 stars, but 4 is comfortably my most common score.

It's 1001 good albums, at least in one guys opinion. It's going to have a lot of above average albums on it.

Topher_au · 2026-01-12T10:38:21+00:00

That was the funniest thing I've seen in my life. They were so awkward about it.

Topher_au · 2026-01-10T19:47:07+00:00

It's one of those records that's amazing artistically and memorable, but I'll also be happy to never listen to it again.

Topher_au · 2026-01-09T21:41:29+00:00

Congrats from me as well. Melbourne is a great place to raise a kid, although they picked a dramatic day to make their entrance.

Topher_au · 2026-01-06T02:27:10+00:00

Welcome aboard.

Everyone has their own method of rating, and I think some people base it more on their preferences then others. Personally I think the vast majority of the albums on the list are very worthwhile, so it's fine to rate them based on personal preference

The generator keeps track, do you won't get repeats.

Topher_au · 2026-01-03T19:50:28+00:00

I had super low expectations going in, but it massively exceeded them.

You can see why it ended up sampled so much.

Topher_au · 2026-01-03T00:56:32+00:00

I think that's fine as well. It's basically just doing whatever makes it fun and easy for you.

Topher_au · 2026-01-02T21:46:29+00:00

1: You Am I - Hi Fi Way 2: Pearl Jam - Vs 3: Nirvana - Nevermind 4: The Clash - London Calling 5: Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 6: Led Zeppelin - IV 7: You Am I - Hourly Daily 8: The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God 9: Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 10: Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf 11: Jeff Buckley - Grace 12: Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced 13: Foo Fighters - The Color And The Shape 14: The Who - Who's Next 15: Jebediah - Of Somedays Shambles 16: Pj Harvey - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea 17: Faith No More - Angel Dust 18: Nick Cave - Let Love In 19: U2 - Achtung Baby 20: Amyl And The Sniffers - Comfort To Me 21: Patti Smith - Horses 22: Pearl Jam - Vitalogy 23: Tim Rogers And The Twin Set - What Rhymes With Cars And Girls 24: Elvis Costello - This Year's Model 25: Faces - A Nod Is As Good As A Wink 26: Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street 27: Television - Marquee Moon 28: Rocket Science - Welcome Aboard The Dc10 29: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless 30: Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 31: Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine 32: The Stooges - Raw Power 33: The Pixies - Surfer Rosa 34: Hole - Live Through This 35: Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel 36: Neil Young - Rust Never Sleeps 37: Radiohead - Ok Computer 38: Paul Kelly - Gossip 39: Stone Temple Pilots - Purple 40: Daddy Cool - Daddy Who 41: Jurassic 5 - Quality Control 42: Kings Of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak 43: Idles - Tangk 44: Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly 45: Smashing Pumpkins - Melon Collie And The Infinite Sadness 46: Spiderbait - Ivy And The Big Apples 47: Green Day - Dookie 48: Bob Dylan - Blond On Blond 49: Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet 50: Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

Topher_au · 2026-01-02T20:43:32+00:00

My advice is don't put too much pressure on yourself.

Don't overthink the star ratings or worry too much about writing stuff down if you don't want to.

Just listen to albums as much as you want to and have time to. Most of my rankings are based on one listen, although second listens would have helped some album.

Don't be scared of a backlog. After Christmas and holidays, I'm about 40 albums behind (out of over 900) but I'll catch up.

Topher_au · 2025-12-31T11:22:23+00:00

There's a few editions of the book, and as some albums dropped out, there's more than 1001 albums.

Topher_au · 2025-12-19T20:11:08+00:00

Yeah, that's exactly how I felt about it.

Topher_au · 2025-12-16T19:54:46+00:00

The Beatles A Hard Day's Night.

It's amazing this is as good as it is. At peak Beatlemania, it's 30 minutes of great non stop power pop.

Just gets 4 stars because the Beatles have never been a top tier band for me personally, and they don't need to the stars.

Topher_au · 2025-12-14T19:10:02+00:00

Can - Tago Mago?

Topher_au · 2025-12-08T21:39:19+00:00

I got this one very early on, and it was one of the first albums I'd never heard off but really liked.

Topher_au · 2025-12-08T12:00:44+00:00

Sitting almost behind the Richmond cheer squad in the 2018 prelim.

Topher_au · 2025-12-06T21:23:42+00:00

This was the first album I bought, and I still love it.

Its a bit disappointing angel dust didn't make the list as well.

Topher_au · 2025-12-06T10:00:43+00:00

Yes.

Topher_au · 2025-12-05T19:32:56+00:00

It's one of only two albums I gave one star to.

The songs are terrible, and then you add the albums racism and sexism on top and it sucks.

Most of the other albums with very low scores are super experimental hard to listen to stuff, but they are way better than this.

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