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Happy Birthday today (Jan. 15) to Damian ONeill, who came to prominence as lead guitarist & background vocalist for Northern Irelands most influential punk-pop band, The Undertones (1979 UK #13 debut album The Undertones, 1980 UK #9 single My Perfect Cousin); they released 13 infectuous singles & four essential studio albums between 1978-83 & Damian was involved in penning several key tracks, usually writing with bassist Michael Bradley; after the group split in 1983, Damian formed That Petrol Emotion with his guitarist brother, John ONeill - the critically acclaimed group released 15 singles & six albums between 1985-94; The Undertones reformed in 1999 (without original lead vocalist Feargal Sharkey) & Damian continues to perform & record with them; in 2001, he released the experimental electronic album A Quiet Revolution on Alan McGees Poptones label; in 2014, he released the solo single Trapped in a Cage, playing all instruments except drums…
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:10:59 +0000

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