everydayslikesunday
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Just fallen in love again with The Damned. I discovered them many, many years ago when they played 'There Ain't No Santa Claus' on the British sitcom(?) The young Ones. At The time I needed a band who sang with anger but clever lyrics backed by fast paced guitar and drums and The damned fitted the bill nicely.
Despite releasing the first official punk single (New Rose), the first official punk album (Damned, Damned, Damned) and the first punk band to tour the US, they have never really been respected as other punk icons, The Sex Pistols, The clash etc.
The first two albums are a bit rough and ready for my ears but by the time 'Machine Gun Etiquette' was released they had honed their song writing skills and followed it up with three also excellent albums (The black Album, Strawberries and Phantasmagoria). By the time 'Anything' was released, I had lost interest in them. But re-visiting those four albums now, I have a new appreciation of the skill they had as song writers.
Captain Sensible is even a passionate vegetarian and occasionally wrote songs about it, such as 'Torture Me'
Have a listen of any of the above mentioned albums, I think you will be pleasantly surprised?
Despite releasing the first official punk single (New Rose), the first official punk album (Damned, Damned, Damned) and the first punk band to tour the US, they have never really been respected as other punk icons, The Sex Pistols, The clash etc.
The first two albums are a bit rough and ready for my ears but by the time 'Machine Gun Etiquette' was released they had honed their song writing skills and followed it up with three also excellent albums (The black Album, Strawberries and Phantasmagoria). By the time 'Anything' was released, I had lost interest in them. But re-visiting those four albums now, I have a new appreciation of the skill they had as song writers.
Captain Sensible is even a passionate vegetarian and occasionally wrote songs about it, such as 'Torture Me'
Have a listen of any of the above mentioned albums, I think you will be pleasantly surprised?