Damned Damned Damned

Damned | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Castle Us
• ASIN: B0007SL2XO
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,316 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A punk CLASSIC finally back in-print!, November 6, 2005

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M. McM "AOTT-TMF" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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The Sex Pistols, the Ramones, and the Clash get more props for kick-starting punk, but the lesser-known but equally influential band, the Damned, deserve a place next to them. Their debut, produced by Nick Lowe and issued in 1977 (a landmark year in punk-rock), is a stone-cold classic. You may recognize "New Rose," the best track here and not surprisingly their first single, but just about every track here is great. Just listen to the samples and hear for yourself - this is punk rock at its best, no pretensions, no pomposity, just raw, adrenaline-fueled rock that doesn't let up or burn out. This album went out-of-print for a little awhile, but now it's BACK IN-PRINT for a pretty fair price, only $14 retail.

Like the Sex Pistols, the Damned imploded soon after their phenomenal debut, but fortunately, they reunited within a year and had a long and remarkably consistent career, a rarity in punk rock. However, their debut remains their best and the first place to look.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Uk PUNK Classic- Essential!!!, March 9, 2007

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Elan Bodwick (las vegas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Damned Damned Damned (Audio CD)

The fact that theres only 3 other reviews up to this point shows how underrated this classic is. This is the first "punk " record out of the Uk released before the pistols clash etc. The Damned really were a special group combining tight songwriting unbelievable energy and more importantly a sense of humor. Almost every song on this record (cd) is a stone cold classic - crisp quick loud full of fun and well "rocking".
Great vocals by singer/ vampire Dave Vanian- a booming voice over shearing riffs and pounding drums. This along with Machine Gun Ettiquette (the damneds third lp)is a must own alongside Never mind the bollocks the clash's debut and In the City by the Jam. The damned still tour (yeah theyre fatter older and not nearly as good as the glory days but worth seeing all the same. THe damned also stayed exclusively on Independant labels while all the other "punk" bands signed major label deals. The damned did sign with Mca in the mid eighties and suffered artisically despite some flirts with major success. Its been heralded as the Uk's best from 1977 and its hard not to agree.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars damned damned damned review, November 29, 2008

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chef09 (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Damned Damned Damned (Audio CD)

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.