Tag: Manic Pop Thrill

This song was released in 1986…it sounds more like 1966. This intro reminds me of the intro to CCR’s Up Around The Bend with that searing guitar riff. I missed a lot of this music in the 1980s and I regret it but I’m making up for lost time now.

That Petrol Emotion was formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, after the disbandment of The Undertones. Damian and John O’Neill left the Undertones to form That Petrol Emotion. The band was formed in 1984 and consisted of Steve Mack (vocals), John O’Neill (guitar, vocals), Raymond O’Gorman (guitar), Damian O’Neill (bass), and Ciaran McLaughlin (drums).

It was featured on their debut album Manic Pop Thrill, which was released the same year. It’s a Good Thing received positive reviews from critics and helped establish the band’s reputation in the Indie college rock scene. The song was praised for its catchy hooks and jangly guitars.

The band continued to release albums throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, including End of the Millennium Psychosis Blues (1988), Chemicrazy (1990), and Fireproof (1993). They called it quits in 1994.

The band has reunited several times for live performances, including a notable reunion in 2008 where they did a short tour and some festivals.

It’s A Good Thing

Senses fail
And we know why
Indifference slides
From every corner
But I just want
To be with you
The silent screams
Above each other

It`s a good thing
Such a good thing
To do
To do

While governments gain
All money can buy
Trash means cash
In any country
But I just want
To be with you
Our flesh feels fresh
And that`s the beauty

It`s a good thing
Such a good thing
We do
We do

It`s a good thing
Such a good thing
We do

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