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| Play | 1. Rise Above [Explicit] | 2:26 | $0.99 | ![Buy Track - Rise Above [Explicit]](http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/digital/music/order/btn-med-1click-buy-mp3._V192239450_.gif){kind=small} |
| Play | 2. Spray Paint [Explicit] | 0:33 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 3. Six Pack [Explicit] | 2:20 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 4. What I See [Explicit] | 1:55 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 5. TV Party [Explicit] | 3:31 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 6. Thirsty And Miserable [Explicit] | 2:05 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 7. Police Story [Explicit] | 1:32 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 8. Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie [Explicit] | 1:47 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 9. Depression [Explicit] | 2:28 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 10. Room 13 [Explicit] | 2:04 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 11. Damaged Ii [Explicit] | 3:23 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 12. No More [Explicit] | 2:25 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 13. Padded Cell [Explicit] | 1:47 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 14. Life Of Pain [Explicit] | 2:50 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 15. Damaged I [Explicit] | 3:50 | $0.99 | |
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124 of 132 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you've never bought a punk album in your life - well, you must either be very young or extremely old, but either way, you're probably wondering where to start. If you've never heard the Sex Pistols' epic 1977 "Never Mind the Bollocks", you'll only be wondering what that's like, so get that first. Then get this, for the simple reason that Black Flag were a better band.
The Flag had been plugging away in southern California since around 1977 or so when their fourth (or was it third?) lead singer Dez Cadena had to abandon the mic because his voice couldn't handle the gruelling touring schedule. They recruited 20-year-old dedicated fan and sometime ice-cream-store manager Henry Rollins to replace him, and the fix was in. This album was recorded within months of Rollins joining, and while he himself loyally claims to prefer the records the band made before his arrival (handly compiled on SST's stonking compilation "The First Four Years"), the rest of us have little doubt that Rollins was the definitive Flag singer, and not just because he lasted longer than anybody else.
Rollins became a great singer almost overnight. His voice sounds like the tone of Greg Ginn's guitar - swollen almost to bursting, raw, charging in every direction at once. The songs are short, almost all very fast, and more eloquent and expressive than practically any UK band of the period. (Black Flag blew people off the stage not because they were personally intimidating, although they were, but because they were just better at it than anybody else.) When they're funny, they're very funny, as in the hilarious "TV Party" - when they're not being funny, they're truly frightening ("Depression", "No More", "Rise Above".)
The Flag and their numerous alumni went on to make more complex, musically audacious and fascinating albums than this one, but "Damaged" is their straightest-up shot of raw power - allusion intended. It kills. It should be required listening for Berklee students. Whichever way you shake it, it's a great album, and a brilliant record of an unforgettable band hitting its stride. Ten stars. I know you can't give ten stars, but I want to be able to anyway. Make a note, Amazon.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
(NOTE: If you're not a punk fan at all, this album won't change your mind, so save your time and discontinue reading now. But, if you're interested in punk and you don't have this album yet, READ THIS!!!)
As my title suggests, this is one of the most brutal albums of all time. It's brutality isn't measured by its speed (most of the songs are relatively slow compared to say, Minor Threat), but through its sheer POWER. The songs on this album will kick your a$$, no questions asked.
This is Black Flag's first album featuring Henry Rollins. While he's not the BEST Black Flag singer (they've had about 4 others), his growling, spitting, and screaming of his words made the Flag so damn ferocious. This reigns as the PERFECT album (with the Germs' M.I.A. at a close 2nd) to show poseurs who like Blink 182, Sum 41, Good Charlotte, etc. and think they're punk rock. The songs are all really hardcore and abrasive, yet you find yourself singing them to yourself all the time. That's part of the genius of the Flag: hardcore as all hell, yet catchy in a way. This goes especially for the "hits": "Six Pack" and "TV Party." There are many other notable songs on Damaged, including "Rise Above" (of course), "Depression", "Thirsty and Miserable", and "Spray Paint." All of the songs are extremely abrasive, yet are very listenable to anyone who likes REAL punk rock.
Unfortunately, this album is far from perfect. The album really starts to fall apart during the end and has quite a few stinker songs. Sometimes sheer abrasiveness can't save a bad song. However, it has so many gosh darn punk rock CLASSICS that anyone who's into punk rock or hardcore at all should already own this. It's a staple in any respectable collection of true punk and must be heard to be believed.
(ANOTHER NOTE: If you bought Damaged and found it to be too brutal, pick up Black Flag's "First Four Years." It's much easier to get in to, and once you get into it, you'll start to appreciate Damaged more and more)
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It seems like yesterday when I picked up the LP that had the sticker reading a record executive's quote: "As a parent, I found this to be an anti-parent record." Being young, that was all the more incentive to pick up the record.
Years later, this album has not aged at all. What's funny is that despite the sticker warning, I found nothing "Anti-Parent" about this album. This is some of the angriest music I have ever heard, and is cathartic for anybody---not just fans of this genre--- in a rotten mood. While geared toward early 80s punks, this is a keen adrenaline rush for the irritable!
Aside from the rawer than raw guitar work, Henry Rollins really makes this album. Whether it's the opening "Rise Above" cries or the short "Spray Paint the Walls," there is something unbridled in Rollins' voice that makes this music an all out celebration of rage. And despite what the TV evangelists said years ago, this album never made me want to go assault my teachers, parents or the Good Humor Man; this is good "venting" music, from whatever walk of life you live in.
And then there is the classic "TV Party," which is one of the funniest punk songs I have ever heard. It's a kick hearing a string of angry odes, followed by a satirical bit in the same key.
There are lots of good punks CDs out there, lots of good Black Flag albums out there, but there is nothing quite like "Damaged."
Years later, this album has not aged at all. What's funny is that despite the sticker warning, I found nothing "Anti-Parent" about this album. This is some of the angriest music I have ever heard, and is cathartic for anybody---not just fans of this genre--- in a rotten mood. While geared toward early 80s punks, this is a keen adrenaline rush for the irritable!
Aside from the rawer than raw guitar work, Henry Rollins really makes this album. Whether it's the opening "Rise Above" cries or the short "Spray Paint the Walls," there is something unbridled in Rollins' voice that makes this music an all out celebration of rage. And despite what the TV evangelists said years ago, this album never made me want to go assault my teachers, parents or the Good Humor Man; this is good "venting" music, from whatever walk of life you live in.
And then there is the classic "TV Party," which is one of the funniest punk songs I have ever heard. It's a kick hearing a string of angry odes, followed by a satirical bit in the same key.
There are lots of good punks CDs out there, lots of good Black Flag albums out there, but there is nothing quite like "Damaged."
Most Recent Customer Reviews
o fasho
wow, black flag is where its at! i will admit i dont listen to any punk or hardcore besides black flag. not the biggest fan. but i am a huge metal and classic rock fan. Read more
Published 1 month ago by EVAN ZACHMANN
just noise
Damaged isnt music. There are no songs on this album. Its just discordant, grating, noise. Like fingernails on a chalkboard. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Biz
Damaged
This is one of my favourite albums of all time and is arguably the finest hardcore album released. This album is about sheer energy and aggression. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Barns
Famous angry noisy record
Damaged is a curiosity in rock music. It's the most famous Black Flag album, the debut LP, and with a more or less consistent line-up, but it doesn't contribute much to their rich... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jackie Chance
Not brutal, or angry, or catchy.
I'm a big punk fan. I frequently sport "X"s on my hands, in fact. My iPod is filled with the likes of Blink-182, Sum 41, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, etc, so out of sheer curiosity... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Kelsey "Music and Entertainment Critic"
BLACKFLAG first record on CD.
This was probably the bands best record, it was a departure from the Progressive Rock, that was popular back then, in that it was a reaction against such music, and was quite raw,... Read more
Published on April 5, 2010 by Dr. Feelgood
i don't want to be confused either
it has become fashionable to call rollins black flag's worst vocalist, but none of the preceding ones were as bitter and purely expressive. Read more
Published on March 11, 2010 by broken shift key
Damaged
Damaged being Black Flag's debut album and 1981 and is a very aggresive album and showcases some of the best of hardcore punk. Read more
Published on January 22, 2010 by Bjorn Viberg
Agressive punk rock which owes a debt to bands like AC/DC. 65/100
Decided to get try this album out as I heard the song "Rise above" on indie radio over here, which I don't really listen to. Found that song catchy. Read more
Published on December 13, 2009 by dfle3
The Best Black Flag CD?
I'm personally inclined to say yes. I like BF's early and later stuff (but for entirely different reasons), but I think this is where they struck a perfect balance between... Read more
Published on December 10, 2009 by D. Ashal
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