Machine Gun Etiquette [ENHANCED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Damned

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 15, 2004)
• Original Release Date: December 7, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Original recording remastered
• Label: Big Beat UK
• ASIN: B0006332YC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #91,052 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Special Edition of One of Punk's Innovative and Epoch-defining Albums, Remastered with Alternate Versions of Three Singles and the Non Album B-sides.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ...Worth your hard-earned cash!!!, February 9, 2005

By	R. Carpio (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I first listened to Machine Gun Ettiquette years ago...it was hard to believe that it was the same band playing on each song!! The Damned created an album with different musical styles and managed to flow it all together and make it sound effortless!! My favorite Tracks? It's so hard to choose. There really isn't a bad song on here.
M.G.E. is filled with catchy punk/psych/rock... anthems that become permanently stuck in your head!! You can't shake them out..believe me, I've tried. It is readily available again.... so my friends don't have an excuse for not having it in their collections!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the best first wave Punk ever cut, May 23, 2005

By	Phil 0128 "Phil 0128" (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This is a great album from a great band. If you have not heard it you are missing something quite special. I suppose back in the 80's a lot of us fell victim to punk dogmas and wrote this band off, just shows how unfree we all were, a sign of conformity. But looking back this one has some enduring qualities that make it stand out. This 25th anniversary edition has some extras that almost compensate for the cost, not as good value as the 25th anniversary edition of London Calling, but worth putting in your collection. I think that this is the best of the first 5 LP's but I must admit I have not listened to anything by The Damned after Strawberries LP. The tracks that really stand out to me are the ones that were on the original and so I do not think any of the extras trump what was on it, although there is a cover of an old song by The Sweet, Ballroom Blitz, that rips arse. Plan 9 Channel 7, Melody Lee, Smash it Up parts 1+2 and I suppose Noise, Noise, Noise are the tracks that really stand out - but what can I say about them... So, yeah, its good, buy it if you can.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Smash This One Up!, February 2, 2005

By	Laura Torrespico (Chicago, U.S.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

JUST BUY IT!


However...machine gun etiquette isn't that our newest fad in the U.S.?
Anyway, this a superb album it is gutsy noisy and you never tire of it. I am glad they came up with this remastered version because not only was mine all smashed up, lost, or stolen.

These guys were the coolest punks, and their songs some of the most memorable ones. The lyrics touch on relevant issues that were pertinent if they related to you in some form in the past. Nostalgia can be a wonderful thing, especially if you can look back and laugh, remembering that dim kid that wore the dog collar, and how everyone wanted to be so cool they ripped their nylons and smeared their eyeliner.
Some things change but not much since the title says a lot.

Favorites are: All, but these are the coolest,

I just can't be happy today
Anti-Pope
Smash it up
Noise noise noise
Liar
Suicide

ENJOY!