 | | |
| | Damned Damned Damned | | | Music Artist : | | The Damned | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Castle Us | | Release Date : | | 2005-02-15 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.98 | | Usually ships in 1 to 2 days | | |
|
|
|
|
|
CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Neat Neat Neat
2. Fan Club
3. I Fall
4. Born to Kill
5. Stab Your Back
6. Feel the Pain
7. New Rose
8. Fish
9. See Her Tonight
10. 1 of the 2
11. So Messed Up
12. I Feel Alright
| |
Other Artist Albums
|
|
|
|
Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
|
 The first British punk album from the band with the first punk single
Submitted on: 2009-09-13 |
|
According to 'traditional' definitions of "punk", The Damned are the first British punk act to release a single, then an album. They followed the USA's Ramones, and Australian punk band The Saints, I think. I've reviewed all these bands on this site recently. Interestingly, I found out about The Damned being first to get signed and released in the U.K via reading a recently published interview with Joey Ramone in a recentish edition of Classic Rock magazine...the one with the cover on the alternative history of heavy metal. Good to hear that factoid from Joey. Annoyingly, he took credit for every single punk banded which came out afterwards. In the case of British acts, there is some justification for that, but in the case of The Saints, I think it is clear that they would have released their debut album in exactly the same way, even if the Ramones had never made a record. In other words, Joey was claiming to much for his band.
Anyway, that aside, The Damned' debut album strikes me as being solid, with a laddish, pub sounding punk rock aesthetic. The album has interesting drumming, and some 50s style influence rock'n'roll, as far as the guitar and solos go. Alternatively, the Ramones struck me as having a motown kind of sound to them, if you get me. The edition of this cd which I recently bought has an excellent biography of the band which you can get by unfolding the cover art. It also goes into how the songs were ordered on the master tape, which was different to how they eventually ended up being ordered. For those interested in that, the current track listing was in the following order on the master tape: 1,3,8,4,5,6,7,2,9,11,10 and 12.
Here's my thoughts on the album's tracks...didn't think that they had any classic tracks, but the album was solid. From memory of my code, I think that the songs I liked first time around the most were:
(but first, my pick as this album's best track):
1 of the 2 - an interesting sounding song, as far as the vocal delivery and beat goes. Drumming is good in this song. The track has some 'pops' in it and the lead guitar sounds staticky.
The next best:
Feel the pain - a slower tempo song, with an experimental sound. Guitar picks notes. Has a menacing tone to the lyrics...think Nick Cave, perhaps. The bass guitar sounds nice near the end.
New rose - the first punk single released in Britain by a homegrown act. Has a nice drum tone to it for the intro. Punk guitar sound and has a good lick to it as well. An energetic song. Did hear a 'pop' sound about one second from the end of this track.
See her tonite - a high tempo song, with fast fretwork on the guitar. I like the emphatic strumming on this track. Track does sound a bit staticky.
I feel alright - I like the beefy, choppy riff in this song, as well as the drum outro. Sound brings to mind bands like Led Zeppelin and The Who. Has laddish vocals. Another staticky sounding track.
The best of the rest (songs that grabbed me more second time around):
Fan club - has some creaky sounding guitars, a drum fill intro and a slower tempo. The lead guitar sounds nicely melodic...sort of surf rock, maybe? Two lead guitars feature, I think. Features the interesting lyric "The dream I show for you is my nightmare"...from memory The Sex Pistol's "Anarchy in the U.K" expresses a similar sentiment.
I fall - a rock'n'roll track, with a good 1950's style guitar solo, I think (when I say "rock'n'roll", I mean rock music from the 1950s).
The rest:
Neat neat neat - good, bassy sound; rock'n'roll style lead guitar, with a shrieky vocal opening for the track.
Born to kill - rock'n'roll type song, with fuzzy guitar sound. Bass noticeable. Singer sounds American on this song.
Stab your back - the intro has features a synthesiser, which sounded disco to me! Guitars sound punk though. The title lyrics are repeated a lot in this song. . An aggro sounding song, with lots of multiple laddish chants. This track also has a 'pop' about one second before it ends.
Fish - has a fuzzy boogie riff to it. Bass noticeable. Nice guitar solo in it.
So messed up - a rowdy song, with a bit of a nasty vibe to the lyrics. E.g. "I would rather f_k her mum". The guitar sounds nice and clangy on this song.
In conclusion, this is a solid punk album.
Recommendations from this time period:
Ramones: Ramones
The Saints: (I'm) Stranded
Radio Birdman: Radios appear (Radio Birdman were contemporary with The Saints in Australia)
Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers: L.A.M.F |
|
|
|
 damned damned damned review
Submitted on: 2008-11-29 |
|
| I read a review of this album before I bought it. It said, "The Damned play as if the world is going to explode at any moment". The review was not wrong. Total chaos in a good way. From the opening track, "neat neat neat", to the closer, "I feel alright", this album rips! A must for any punk rock fan. From Brian James's chaotic lead breaks, Dave Vanians urgent vocals, Captain Sensible's hypnotic bass lines, and Rat Scabies beat holding it all together, this album is a classic in every sense of the word. It is the sound of punk rock being born. You need this album. Period. |
|
|
|
One of the greatest Punk Albums ever!
Submitted on: 2008-11-24 |
|
| Damned Damned Damned is a great album by a great band, The Damned. It's a solid album filled with back to back top-notch punk rock. Every person claiming to have a love for Rock and/or Punk Rock is required to have a copy to be worth their chops. |
|
|
|
Damned Damned Damned
Submitted on: 2008-04-16 |
|
The Damned-Damned Damned Damned ****1/2
Damned Damned Damned was one of the very first punk albums to be released and it was the first by a British group, as well as one of the very best from the first wave of punk, even though Britains first wave was technically the second wave. Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies went down as sort of the Mick and Keith of the punk movement, and this album is really why.
The Ramones influenced opener 'Neat, Neat, Neat' showed us what we were in for while 'New Rose' knocked us on our can and taught us that the Damned were gonna take no prisoners. 'Stab You In The Back' was basically the template for all 1980's hardcore punk, and the albums closer 'I Feel Alright' is probably the best closer on a punk album.
Damned Damned Damned was the Damned's first album and certainly their best. They would go on to make some great records along the way but none that could even attempt to stand up to the likes of this. This is a classic not only from the band but from the genre as well and one that should be in every one's collection. If you like rock n' roll you'll love this. |
|
|
|
Damned if you don't like it
Submitted on: 2008-01-17 |
|
| The best Damned album and one of my faves period. Everything but Feel the Pain is amazing. Their cover of 1970 (they call it "I feel alright) is absolutely stunning. In the end it's much like the first Floyd album, Piper. It doesn't sound much like the rest of The Damned's stuff, but it's just plain better than the rest of their stuff. Anyone looking for a great punk album without the chance of some hardcore activism and with a bit of a joker innem should get this album. |
|
|
|
