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“Grave Disorder”, released in August 2001, is The Damned’s first new studio album for umpteen years, there have been numerous live and best of compilations in the intervening years but very little fresh material. Before getting hold of this album I was a little dubious – were they flogging ... Read review
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having broken out", is barked by the admonished voice of then Speaker of The House Of Commons, Bernard Weatherill, before chunky fuzzed-up guitars and power drums ju...
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At the beginning of the Damned'sGrave Disorder, "I suspend the sitting, grave disorder
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having broken out", is barked by the admonished voice of then Speaker of The House Of Commons, Bernard Weatherill, before chunky fuzzed-up guitars and power drums ju...
Advantages: Fantastic "comeback", instantly appealing Disadvantages: The price of CDs!
<sigh> Two opinions in a row with no alcohol content but be comforted, I’m drinking a large glass of Rose D’Anjou as I write!
On to the important stuff – as many of you will know I love THE DAMNED with a passion lasting over 20 years now so this opinion is going to be favourably biased. I also saw them play live again for the thirty-somethingth time just before Christmas and they seemed so tight, together and fresh, especially with this new material ... ...first time again.
“Grave Disorder”, released in August 2001, is The Damned’s first new studio album for umpteen years, there have been numerous live and best of compilations in the intervening years but very little fresh material. Before getting hold of this album I was a little dubious – were they flogging a dead horse? Have they strayed too far from their roots? Will they be too poppy? Too obscure? I need not have worried!
The band have changed ...
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Advantages: Return to form of a great band Disadvantages: You may hate punk/rock
...to their this effort - GRAVE DISORDER. Well, what can I say, The Damned are undead, long live The Damned! Aficionados of the band’s
work will be familiar with stuff done during their pomp. Grave Disorder takes a fly by some of it including the immortal: "The Black Album"; "Strawberries"; "Phantasmagoria" and draws on the energy of "Machine Gun Etiquette" in parts. This is The D taking advantage of their extensive experience and musical know-how ... ...of ALL TIME. Grave Disorder is available through HMV.com and retails at £15.99.
*Anti Nowhere League were about to make it big by appearing on TOTP with a single called Third World War (I think it was called that...may have been World War III...anyway, the plug was pulled at the last minute and their career fizzled out from that point. The thin line between success and failure?)
Editor’s note ~ I never was a punk rocker although I loved the music. ...
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Advantages: Modern, relevant, original Disadvantages: Distribution
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Grave Disorder takes a lot of the raw energy of the early albums, and mixes them with the technical ability and songwriting maturity of albums like Strawberries. Lyrically, it's as clever as anything they have done before - and songs like DEMOCRACY?, the opening track, prove that they are still relevant, and are not the aging punk rock dinosaurs that some may believe them to be.
The band also have retained their cheeky humour, ... ...to poke fun at the more commercially successful acts; NEVERLAND is a playful mickey-take of Michael Jackson, and the wonderful WOULD YOU BE SO HOT (IF YOU WEREN'T DEAD)? is a less than subtle dig at the hypocrisy of John Lennon.
Atmospherics play heavily throughout the album, with the inclusion of several B-movie dialog snippets, and some songs are not afraid to show the dark side of human nature, namely THRILL KILL and the awesome Vanian penned ...
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Advantages: A damned return to form Disadvantages: none
Grave Disorder! Wow, I heard democracy and instantly thought I cannot wait to hear this album. This is the best album The Damned have done since Strawberries (although i do like the others in between).
This really is a return to form. I have been a Damned fan since 1982 and this was the best present I had in years from any band. It is almost a Black Album part 2.
It starts with the mind blowing fury of democracy and continues with songs like Amen ... ...if you weren't dead (slagging off past rock stars who gained critical acclaim through death), and Absinthe from the gothic mind of Dave Vanian.
With Captain Sensible back on the team, and Patricia Morrison (now vanian) from Gun Cub/ later Sisters of mercy and Pinch from English dogs,and the captains old Keybord Player Monty Oxymoron , this is a delightful addition to any psychedelic punk collection. ...
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Advantages: Originality, tunes and character Disadvantages: Sadly underrated!
...chronological order) "DamnedDamnedDamned", "Music for Pleasure", "Machine Gun Etiquette", "The Black album", "Strawberries", "Phantasmagoria", "Anything" and "GraveDisorder". As well as these there are also too many "Best of" compilations to mention as well as the numerous live albums. Indeed The Damned have changed record labels so many times it can be somewhat hard to keep a track of all the compilations and live albums be they official or otherwise!
My favourite album is "Machine Gun Etiquette" (1979) featuring some of their better known songs such as "Smash it up", "Love Song" and "I just can't be Happy Today" - a true classic album of the punk genre. Going back to the subject of "Best of" albums the aforementioned tracks feature heavily in most of the quality compilations as well as there later, less punky work from the mid 1980s onwards...
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