Damned Damned Damned

by The Damned

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	06/14/2024
UPC:	8055515235630

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Damned   Primary Artist
Captain Sensible   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Rat Scabies   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals
Brian James   Guitar,Vocals
Dave Vanian   Vocals

Technical Credits

Christopher Millar   Composer
Paul Thomas Cook   Composer
Stephen Philip Jones   Composer
Will Rippingale   Engineer
Shel Talmy   Producer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Ron Asheton   Composer
Barry Farmer   Engineer
David Johansen   Composer
Jeff Griffin   Producer
John Lennon   Composer
John Walters   Interviewer
John Lydon   Composer
Johnny Thunders   Composer
Mike Robinson   Engineer
Captain Sensible   Interviewee
The Stooges   Composer
Brian James   Composer
Glen Matlock   Composer
Paul Ryan   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Scott Asheton   Composer
Pete Townshend   Composer
Nick Lowe   Producer
Rat Scabies   Composer,Interviewee
Iggy Pop   Composer
Dave Vanian   Composer
Raymond Burns   Composer
Matt Dangerfield   Engineer,Producer
David Alexander   Composer,Composer
Steve Lamacq   Interviewer
Giovanni Dadomo   Composer
Dave Alexander   Composer
Alasdair Ward   Composer