Long after The Sex Pistols buckled under the puppet strings of Malcom McLaren and The Clash grew tired of singing the day’s headlines, The Damned continue to this day to embody the punk ethic – the ability for a group of individuals, whether talented or not (again, preferably the latter), to grab a guitar, cop a microphone and some drums, and get up on stage and play – anything.
The first single off the album, “New Rose”, clocked in at an amazing two minutes, and would go down in history as the first punk single.
Most of the other songs on the albun, save for the brooding “Feel The Pain”, are vintage punk rock – amazinglyfast, full of abrupt chord changes, pounding drums, and caustic lyrics. Needless to say, the album became an instant classic and strengthened The Damned’s postition at the forefront of the burgeoning punk movement.
And although they have been shunned at times by the recording industry, The Damned continue to bring new sounds to the stage and the studio with their trademark dark vocals, poppy melodies and rocking guitar sounds.
WEDNESDAY 19TH NOVEMBER
THE DAMNED
**Album Launch**
Islington Academy, London, UK
