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While the Sex Pistols will always have a prominent place in the story of U.K. punk, the Damned did nearly everything first, including the first single, the smoking "New Rose," and the first album, namely this stone classic of rock & roll fire. At just half an hour long, Damned Damned Damned is a permanent testimony to original guitarist Brian James' songwriting (ten of the 12 tracks are his) and the band's take-no-prisoners aesthetic. Starting with Captain Sensible's sharp bassline for "Neat Neat Neat," which rapidly explodes into a full band thrash, the Damned left rhetoric for the theoreticians and political posing for the Clash. All the foursome wanted to do was rock, and that they do here. Dave Vanian already has his spooky-voiced theatrics down cold; "Feel the Pain" indulges his Alice Cooper fascination while the band creates some creepy fun behind him. Most of the time, he's yelping with the best of them, but with considerably more control than most of the era's shouters. Scabies' considerable reputation as a drummer starts here; comparisons flew thick and fast to Keith Moon, and not just for on-stage antics (of which there were plenty). His sense of stop-start rhythm and fills is simply astounding, whether on "So Messed Up" or in his own one-minute goof, "Stab Yer Back." Though the Captain doesn't get his full chance to shine on bass, he's more than adequate, while James just cranks the amps and lets fly. Concluding with a version of the Stooges' "I Feel Alright" that sounds hollower than the original but no less energetic, Damned Damned Damned is and remains rock at its messy, wonderful best.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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James, Composer, Writer - Brian James, Composer, Writer - The Damned, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
James, Composer, Writer - Brian James, Composer - The Damned, MainArtist
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
James, Composer, Writer - Brian James, Composer - The Damned, Performance, MainArtist
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Brian James, Composer - The Damned, MainArtist
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Damned, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
James, Composer, Writer - Brian James, Composer - The Damned, Performance, MainArtist
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
James, Composer, Writer - Brian James, Composer, Writer - The Damned, Composer, Performance, MainArtist - B James, Composer
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Brian James, Composer - The Damned, Performance, MainArtist
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Brian James, Composer - The Damned, Performance, MainArtist
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Brian James, Composer - The Damned, MainArtist
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
James, Composer, Writer - Brian James, Composer - The Damned, MainArtist
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
David Alexander, Composer - James Osterberg, Composer - RON ASHETON, Composer - SCOTT ASHETON, Composer - The Damned, Performance, MainArtist
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
While the Sex Pistols will always have a prominent place in the story of U.K. punk, the Damned did nearly everything first, including the first single, the smoking "New Rose," and the first album, namely this stone classic of rock & roll fire. At just half an hour long, Damned Damned Damned is a permanent testimony to original guitarist Brian James' songwriting (ten of the 12 tracks are his) and the band's take-no-prisoners aesthetic. Starting with Captain Sensible's sharp bassline for "Neat Neat Neat," which rapidly explodes into a full band thrash, the Damned left rhetoric for the theoreticians and political posing for the Clash. All the foursome wanted to do was rock, and that they do here. Dave Vanian already has his spooky-voiced theatrics down cold; "Feel the Pain" indulges his Alice Cooper fascination while the band creates some creepy fun behind him. Most of the time, he's yelping with the best of them, but with considerably more control than most of the era's shouters. Scabies' considerable reputation as a drummer starts here; comparisons flew thick and fast to Keith Moon, and not just for on-stage antics (of which there were plenty). His sense of stop-start rhythm and fills is simply astounding, whether on "So Messed Up" or in his own one-minute goof, "Stab Yer Back." Though the Captain doesn't get his full chance to shine on bass, he's more than adequate, while James just cranks the amps and lets fly. Concluding with a version of the Stooges' "I Feel Alright" that sounds hollower than the original but no less energetic, Damned Damned Damned is and remains rock at its messy, wonderful best.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:55
- Main artists: The Damned
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sanctuary Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Punk / New Wave
© 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2017 The Damned, under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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