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Croydon, England (1976 – present)
They are notable for being the first of the British punk bands to release a single, put out an album, and tour the United States. Their debut album, Damned Damned Damned, was released six months before The Sex Pistols’ debut, Never Mind The Bollocks.
The Damned have dissolved and reformed many times, with singer Dave Vanian remaining the sole constant. They have incorporated many styles in their music, most notably garage rock, psychedelic music, the British theatrical rock of Screaming Lord Sutch and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, and New Romantic.
In addition to serving as inspiration for many of the young bands who created hardcore punk in the US, The Damned are also generally regarded as one of the founders of goth music.
Original members Dave Vanian (David Lett), Captain Sensible (Raymond Burns), and Rat Scabies (Chris Millar) were all members of the semi-legendary Masters of the Backside which included future Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde.
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Damned Damned Damned
141,618 listeners50 tracks
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Smash It Up: The Anthology 1976-1987
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Machine Gun Etiquette
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Phantasmagoria
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Nyasa_Lake
Worth every penny. See 'em if they come your way! [2] I just saw them last night at El Rey Theatre in LA. That was the very last day for them to play in California, according to Captain. So impressed. They briefly played Break On Through (Doors' cover) during the long interlude of Neat Neat Neat, which seemed to be a dedication to Ray Manzarek. Vanian was so fine and charismatic.
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Lieberseth
Just saw them tonight at the Sycuan Casino in El Cajon near San Diego. Pretty surreal to see punk rock at a casino. LOL. They played New Rose, Smash It Up, Eloise, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Democracy, Grimly Fiendish, The Shadow Of Love, White Rabbit, Alone Again Or, Under The Floor Again, Nasty, and a bunch of others. Worth every penny. See 'em if they come your way!
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skinnydrifter
Some of the best punk ever; some of the best goth ever.
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doryshka
no tour in romania...>((
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Lord_DeviL_
не интересно :(
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I928
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tresfoufou
David Vanian is so, so fine.
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CountVlad68
Great Phantasmagoria!!
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gabydepp593
<3
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dj_rex_london
Hope you all like this ... http://altopedia.com/index.php/The_Damned
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L57NT
One of the most brutal punk bands of 70's. Love them...
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Old_Punka
Great set in Leeds, lot of stuff not done for ages...First time they've done White Rabbit for about 30 years!
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morganastark
Qualquer coisa por um show.
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wolvinglacialis
happy birthday, Vanian ♥
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TeenageDeathBoy
@Karam they're all good. just go from oldest to newest. They change every now but they're always the Damned. Even Grave Disorder is way better than I expected.
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TangerineStars
If only Shel Talmy had produced Music for Pleasure instead of Nick Mason
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lihei
I'll be Damned?
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paraziit
smor
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KaramAkerfeldt
I'm listening to 'Damned Damned Damned' and I'm stunned. What other albums should I check out by them?
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