Get What You Need
Studio album by
The Undertones
Released30 September 2003
Recorded2003
GenreRock
Length41:00
LabelSanctuary
ProducerRory Donaghy
The Undertones chronology
The Sin of Pride
(1983)		 Get What You Need
(2003)		 Dig Yourself Deep
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Get What You Need is a 2003 studio album by an Irish power pop/punk rock band The Undertones.[2] It is the band's first collection of new studio material since their reformation with new lead singer Paul McLoone, which occurred in November 1999.[2] Allmusic stated in their review that "It's almost unthinkable, really, that Derry's fabled good-time teen punks of yesteryear would record and continue... let alone that their output would be anything less than embarrassing." The website also stated that "you have everything you need for a complete escape to more innocent, drunken, loutish times with a smile on the faces of everyone in your immediate vicinity" and recommended the album.[2] Uncut Magazine gave a favorable review as well, remarking that its songs "inhabit the same ageless corner of garage band heaven as earlier classics".[3] In contrast, Blender gave it two stars out of five—'mediocre'—and stated that "they sound more like a road-toughened bar band".[4]

Tracks from this album and follow up Dig Yourself Deep were remastered for the compilation Dig What You Need in 2022.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWritten byLength
1."Thrill Me"John O'Neill3:00
2."I Need Your Love The Way It Used To Be"J. O'Neill2:26
3."Everything But You"Michael Bradley3:23
4."Ride The Rough Escalator"J. O'Neill, Damian O'Neill, Michael Bradley, Billy Doherty, Paul McLoone3:27
5."You Can't Say That"J. O'Neill2:19
6."Enough"Michael Bradley2:42
7."Touch"J. O'Neill1:53
8."Girl Like You"J. O'Neill, Michael Bradley3:53
9."The Cruellest Thing"J. O'Neill2:18
10."Oh Please"Michael Bradley2:45
11."Winter Sun"J. O'Neill3:45
12."Joyland"Michael Bradley3:05
13."Shut Down"J. O'Neill 
Bonus MP3 tracks (only available in the GOODIES folder on the Enhanced CD release)
No.TitleWritten byLength
1."Belly Up Instrumental"J. O'Neill3:05
2."Girl Like You" (Old School Mix)J. O'Neill, Michael Bradley2:39
3."Oh Please" (Demo version)Michael Bradley2:42
4."Shut Down" (Demo version)J. O'Neill2:34
5."The Cruellest Thing" (Demo version)J. O'Neill2:29
6."Thrill Me" (Demo version)J. O'Neill2:57

Personnel

The Undertones

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 3 allmusic ((( Get What You Need > Overview )))
  3. ↑ TopTenReviews – External Link
  4. ↑ The Undertones : Get What You Need Review on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More
  5. ↑ "The Undertones: Dig What You Need – album review". louderthanwar.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.


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