How The Damned Beat the Pistols at Their Own Game

How The Damned Beat the Pistols at Their Own Game | New British Canon

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Though it had been bubbling under for 18 months, the end of 1976 was when UK punk got its first seven inches. The Sex Pistols’ “Anarchy in the UK” may have generated the most outrage, but The Damned’s “New Rose” got there first.
While they may have fired the first shot, The Damned ran counter to many of the key tenets of punk. Their songs dealt with the personal rather than the political, they didn’t instantly disregard all music before 1976 and they could actually play their instruments. They were outcasts, set adrift by the punk powers that be, yet one of the most vital and interesting bands of the era. This is New British Canon and this is the story of “New Rose.”
#thedamned #punk #musicdocumentary
Fact-checking by Chad Van Wagner.
00:00 Introduction
00:42 London SS & The Dawn of UK Punk
05:59 The First Steps of The Damned
10:57 The Creation of "New Rose"
16:44 The Damned Create Damned Damned Damned
21:38 The Continuing Legacy of The Damned
Bibliography
Smashing It Up: A Decade of Chaos with The Damned by Tyler Kieron, 2017, Omnibus Press
Punk Rock: An Oral History by John Robb, 2012, PM Press
England's Dreaming by Jon Savage, 2005, Faber & Faber
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead (2015) dir. Wes Orshoski
"The Damned: In The Pub Across The Road With The Damned" Giovanni Dadomo, Sounds, Nov 1976
"Damned Interview At the Rat 1977" Paul, Boston Groupie News, 1977
"T. Rex and The Damned: The Beautiful and The Damned" Giovanni Dadomo, Sounds, Mar 1977
"The Damned" Mick Farren, NME, Mar 1977
"The Damned" Caroline Coon, 1977: The New Wave Punk Rock Explosion, 1977
"Top Drummers Get Itchy Feet Dept.: Why I Quit The Damned by Rat Scabies" Peter Silverton, Sounds, Oct 1977
"Why did Rat Scabies leave The Damned? Is the new drummer a rich punk? Did Rat try to kill himself?..." Rosalind Russell, Record Mirror, Dec 1977
"Voyage Of The Damned" Peter Silverton, Sounds, Dec 1977
"The Torments of The Damned" Charles Shaar Murray, NME, Jan 1978
"The Damned: Final Spotlight On The Damned" Peter Silverton, Sounds, Apr 1978
"The Damned" Dave Thompson, Goldmine, Feb 1992
"Hey! Ho! Let’s Go! Ramones Debut At The Roundhouse, July 4, 1976" Tim Peacock, Udiscovermusic, date unknown
"Fun! Fun! Fun?" Mark Paytress, Mojo Magazine, Feb 2013
"The Story Behind The Song: New Rose by The Damned" Paul Lester, Classic Rock, Oct 2016
"1-2-3-4! Five ways The Damned's New Rose changed music 40 years ago" Sunderland Echo, Oct 2016
"How The Damned Changed the Face of Punk With Their First Song, ‘New Rose’" Tim Sommer, Observer, Oct 2016
"Is she really going out with him?: The Damned’s ‘New Rose’ at 40" Martin Ruddock, We Are Cult, Oct 2016
"The Damned: how we made New Rose" Dave Simpson, The Guardian, Mar 2018
"The Damned interview: 'Everybody has an opinion, but that doesn't mean it's a good one'" Roisin O'Connor, Independent, Apr 2018
"David Vanian of The Damned" Greg Prato, Songfacts, Nov 2019
"The making of The Damned’s “Neat Neat Neat”" Graeme Thomson, Uncut, Jan 2022
"The Damned: an epic tale of fast living and faster music" Scott Rowley, Classic Rock, Feb 2022
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@TrashTheory Жыл бұрын

So did you miss me? What's your favourite Damned song? Which version of the band do you think is best? Please comment down below! Trash Theory playlist - Spotify: tinyurl.com/yxp32pjf Apple Music: tinyurl.com/2p83px9m Deezer: tinyurl.com/y2mdp8h2 Also if you want to help support the channel, here's my patreon link: patreon.com/trashtheory

@jon-paulfilkins7820 Жыл бұрын

We missed you, but happy you are back re-energised. The classic line up, the MGE era, the Melodramatic Goth era, must I pick one?

@antipatsy Жыл бұрын

Missed you horribly! My favorite era is Phantasmagoria, but really all their work is good!

@Lukasz_Hebel77 Жыл бұрын

Every version got something! But my fav song is smash it up! I was lucky enough to see them live few years ago

@antipatsy Жыл бұрын

@@Lukasz_Hebel77 I saw them at their first "Final tour" in 1989. Great stuff!

@candydormizzi2500 Жыл бұрын

Amazing band seen them many times truly underrated guitarist Captain and Dave get better with age .

@zanewurtz8493 Жыл бұрын

The more time goes on, the more I keep coming back to The Damned over any other british punk bands. They're just so fucking fun and David Vanian is the proto-goth I aspire to be

@elliottmcpeek7443 Жыл бұрын

Right!!! Not to be controversial but I just could never get into the sex pistols or the Ramones, the damned (for me) has that special something

@davehoward22 Жыл бұрын

Allways liked the damned and the pistols,clash ,ruts but ramones never did anything for me.either

@waynesimpson2074 Жыл бұрын

Damned,Ramones,Ruts,Clash...oh yes but the Pistols were pretentious, contrived, prefabricated, image biased, record label /fashion shop owner constructed...the very opposite of what Punk was meant to be. they were completely unaware of the irony.

@jonesfamily4326 Жыл бұрын

@kyfaydfsoab yeah because you can never look back at the past with insight at all!!!!!

@pseudonayme7717 Жыл бұрын

Saw them twice back in 87, great gigs. Got to meet them after they played Dundee Uni too, they were really friendly and gave us autographs and chatted for a few mins😎

@jon-paulfilkins7820 Жыл бұрын

"Is she really going out with him"?... Cue drums! Dance like no one is watching!

@chriswallace2407 Жыл бұрын

The best intro to any song in my book, in fact it's my all time favourite song

@theoh9529 Жыл бұрын

BABE WAKE UP THE DAMNED NEW BRITISH CANON JUST DROPPED

@StefanMedici Жыл бұрын

As much as I hate the length of time between NBC drops, the wait is well worth it.

@caramelllllllll Жыл бұрын

Was waiting for a video on the damned after REALLY getting into their discography

@lordgemini2376 Жыл бұрын

Might be the best series on youtube

@THCWorldWide Жыл бұрын

Well, I'll be Damned

@austintrousdale2397 Жыл бұрын

Appointment viewing 💯

@PhiladelphiaBunnyfac Жыл бұрын

"Gene Vincent Price" is just *chef's kiss*. These videos are so well written, paced, and researched, you're truly doing a service for the younger/historically interested crowd!

@PhiladelphiaBunnyfac Жыл бұрын

@kyfaydfsoab i didn't know how to say "people interested in the history and cultural anthropology of punk" in a short way OKAY

@popbangpt 8 ай бұрын

Pure garbage

@ligmaballs2022 7 ай бұрын

Who's the Gene in that phrase?

@andrewp1075 6 ай бұрын

@@ligmaballs2022 Dave Vanian is part 50s rocker Gene Vincent and part Hammer Horror star Vincent Price.

@ligmaballs2022 6 ай бұрын

@@andrewp1075 I'm assuming Casanova is also a real life person?

@madlad7369 Жыл бұрын

Should we expect The Stranglers episode soon? Such a great and unique band.

@halcyon289 Жыл бұрын

Yes please !

@davidsoule8401 Жыл бұрын

Oooooh, yes! Stranglers!

@Mr.Steve-O Жыл бұрын

Completely agree on this request !!!

@InfinityX2 Жыл бұрын

Yes!! Saw them live 6 weeks ago. Still put on a great show

@jonblazeinc Жыл бұрын

Agreed, like the Damned the stranglers much maligned band of punk

@goldskarr Жыл бұрын

Since they apparently reunited last month, that means that Scabies is still alive. Which, after his breakdown way back when, warms my heart.

@jonightingale Жыл бұрын

He releases new material all the time. Particularly check out The Sinclairs and Professor and the Madman from a couple of years ago, and he has a new album out now.

@damneddracrose4763 Жыл бұрын

@@jonightingale we see him at the 100 club with bass Master PG playing with the Mad men

@stimso Жыл бұрын

If you have a chance, find the Chris Dawes book about their shenanigans in the south of France on the trail of the Holy Grail. Hilarious. Scabies is a smart guy and a beast on the drum kit.

@jonightingale Жыл бұрын

@@damneddracrose4763 Ah yes, me too, that was great!

@ndSpaz Жыл бұрын

The first album was one of the most important things ever, but I'll forever adore this band for creating Phantasmagoria.

@joedec Жыл бұрын

Machine Gun Etiquette may be my favorite Damned album, but Phantasmagoria was the album that introduced me to The Damned.

@zacharyday3039 Жыл бұрын

One of the first albums I purchased on vinyl. One of the best albums ever.

@jarobles80 Жыл бұрын

Agree. Phantasmagoria is the best for me

@AlexAlcyone Жыл бұрын

and strawberries! :)

@zappasmoustache23 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always avoided that album until last week, what an idiot I must be, it’s great.

@theflamingone8729 Жыл бұрын

A friend and I hitch hiked to Auckland from a small rural town so that we could finally see some of our idols live. They played at a pub called The Glue Pot, being under-age, I was refused entry. The very first person I asked gave me his I.D. which I studied and rehearsed but on my second attempt, the door people didn't even ask to see it. Thank you to The Damned and thank you John Gordon C........ lol

@Wazulon Жыл бұрын

I was at that show. Flew up from Palmerston North in the morning and we drove back home that night. Got one of Rat's sticks and couldn't hear out of my left ear the next day he he. Good times.

@theflamingone8729 Жыл бұрын

@@Wazulon that's a hectic schedule.

@Wazulon Жыл бұрын

@@theflamingone8729 Worth it :)

@theflamingone8729 Жыл бұрын

@@Wazulon true, that was the first gig I chose to go to rather than the generic pub bands we usually got. A real milestone in my life.

@shazzye5920 Жыл бұрын

They’ve never stopped touring, still release new music and still sound incredible. Wish I was able to see recent reunion shows with Rat & Brian in UK!

@apocalypsepunk7687 Жыл бұрын

shazzy?no!shitty

@matham625 Жыл бұрын

I hear its all of them.. maybe wrong..

@georgharveyoswald5982 Жыл бұрын

Yessir, original lineup for upcoming UK shows only

@davehoward22 Жыл бұрын

Amazed they let rat play

@mjh5437 Жыл бұрын

I went to the recent reunion gig at Hammersmith Odeon and Brian James looked like he`s dying.

@rickbannan7110 Жыл бұрын

Machine Gun Etiquette is an amazing album, one of my favorite 70s punk ones for sure. Melody Lee *might* be my favorite Damned track but Rabid Over You, a B-Side, is a hot contender.

@tonycrossley2465 Жыл бұрын

Bang on Rich agree 100% with you

@bloffs3352 Жыл бұрын

Hey Rick. MGE pretty much changed my life and "Melody Lee" still moves me every time I hear it. Just when I thought they could do no better out comes The Black Album. The guys really started to think about what they could do. All great so songs on there. "Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde " is a fave. Don't get me started about the epic "Curtain Call". The live side of the double vinyl is killer too. Still love these records everytime i play them. Cheers.

@Thecrazyvaclav Жыл бұрын

One of the most underrated bands, not just punk ever. Very album has been different, pushing the boundaries, they’re still going, still innovating, never really sold out ( yea I know MCA period, but they messed that up really well) My favourite band ever, seen them around 200 times over 40 years, and it was grimley fiendish that started it for me.

@leahflower9924 Жыл бұрын

I don't think they were underrated they had a good sound decent vocals but there was nothing original about them

@zappasmoustache23 Жыл бұрын

@@leahflower9924 would have to seriously disagree with that. Nobody has ever written a song like anti-pope. That said I’m not sure originality was the point. They wore their influences on their sleeves but utilised them in fun an interesting ways that created some very original material.

@zappasmoustache23 Жыл бұрын

Definitely so. I’ve seen them blow much younger and more popular bands off stage, and albums like strawberries and the black album are up there with the very best anyone has to offer.

@colallison6152 9 ай бұрын

Phantasmagoria was the pinnacle for me. Such a great album

@ejtattersall156 5 ай бұрын

@@leahflower9924 The Damned are the Rush of punk. If you don't buy it, a Damned fan will explain it to you.

@GregBonks Жыл бұрын

The Damned and the Clash are two of the greatest bands I've ever heard. I can still hear their sound in bands today.

@geekthegirl6961 Жыл бұрын

100%! Two of my all time faves.

@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747 Жыл бұрын

Sex Pistols The Clash Buzzcocks The Damned The Slits Siouxsie and the Banshees Magazine X-Ray Spex Joy Division The Raincoats UK punk rock was one of the greatest influxes of music ever.

@megarural3000 Жыл бұрын

@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747 My man you have to include the Adicts on your killer list.

@SamuelEMPowell131 Жыл бұрын

You should check out lonely Gimmick,I can hear the punk influence in their for sure

@roxannemoser Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the Clash. I've never stopped. I actually thought the Pistols imploded.

@PetefromSouthOz Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, I'll never forget first hearing New Rose, here in Brisbane Australia, on Local Public Radio Station 4ZZZ. It was not long after The Saints released the (I'm) Stranded/No Time single. (might be an episode in that story?) For me, New Rose stands the test of time as one of the best Rock n Roll songs ever recorded.

@sharklostworld Жыл бұрын

4zzz is the best!!! and i think the world desperately needs a trash theory episode on the saints

@RevJock Жыл бұрын

The Damned supported by the Dead Boys in Glasgow 1977 remains one of my greatest memories :-)

@martynaes2443 Жыл бұрын

It must have been epic :)

@sharlene6591 Жыл бұрын

My introduction to The Damned was sneaking into my older brothers room & listening to the Black & Strawberries album. As a 16yr old, Phantasmagoria was magic, (partly due to being fascinated by a very handsome Dave Vanian). Now, as a recycled teenager, I started listening to the earlier albums and developed a whole new appreciation for the band and those franticly paced awesome drums!! The Damned deserve far more recognition. Thanks for putting this together, thoroughly enjoyable to watch.

@fuzzydunlop7928 Жыл бұрын

Should do a video on Stiff Little Fingers. They're the most important punk band that nobody talks about. Suspect Device is - obviously imo - a perfect punk song. If somebody had no clue what punk music is I'd play them Suspect Device. Everything punk is in that song. From its context, its lyrical content, its rapid yet bouncy tempo, its strong but understated basslines. I'll stop myself now, but I think they're worthy of a video of their own.

@glennvage 11 ай бұрын

yeah,but alt ulser.that guitar intro!!!

@jessop- Жыл бұрын

The best punk band, the end.

@mattjohn4731 Жыл бұрын

Proud to be eternally Damned lol. They are so good and they don't buy into rock stardom. Total badass band

@davidellis5141 Жыл бұрын

Love the epic " Curtain Call " & of course Captain Sensible & WOT !!

@thevfxmancolorizationvfxex4051 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see an episode on Adam and The Ants next

@postpunk6947 Жыл бұрын

I would give it all for a video about The Gun Club and Jeffrey Lee Pierce. A criminally underappreciated band and forgotten by many, a case of music that has more respect from other musicians than from the audience, which I cannot comprehend. They need it to be reminded of them, it's beautiful music!

@garyasheton1699 Жыл бұрын

USA here. I remember back in 1977 when I had first heard about punk rock. Saw an import copy of Damned Damned Damned in a local record store. Bought it, took it home, put the needle down on it, and the rest is history! It was a lot riskier buying music back then, especially punk/new wave. The only way to hear it was to buy it. There were no samples to hear like today and the stores damn sure weren't going to let you hear it beforehand. Found a lot of true gems back then but also heard and bought some real garbage.

@djdrack4681 Жыл бұрын

I was given Machine Gun Etiquette on a burned CD back in middle school by an uncle, along with I believe The Buzzcock's A Different Kind of Tension. I was listening to White Zombie, Ozzy, Metallica, Judas Priest, Limp Bisquick, Korn etc at the time so it was a change of pace. I didn't immediately get hooked on the band but began listening to them more after college when I got into The Cure's goth albums, Sisters of Mercy, Ramones, and Bauhaus. I found The Damned's Phantasmagoria as 'the pinnacle' of that more moody 'doom and gloom pop-punk' sound, then went back and listened to all their other albums. ...Now its basically one of my favorite bands, and hands down my favorite punk and goth band. Its not classified as AOR (album oriented rock, to be listened to as a whole album)... but damn if many of their albums are this good IMO. Strawberries, The Black Album, Machine Gun Etiquette, Phantasmagoria, Grave Disorder, and (recently) Evil Spirits are great albums that blend that old school punk, goth, and pop in a way even The Cure couldn't quite do as well (and I hold them in very high regard).

@abelgonzales3695 Жыл бұрын

I got a huge laugh at "limp Bisquick." It's weird how I had the same trajectory in musical taste as you did. I still listen to late 90's pop punk just for shits and giggles. It's hard to take those bands seriously when you finally discover 70's punk and New Wave.

@djdrack4681 Жыл бұрын

@@abelgonzales3695 Agreed. I mean I'm still totally a White Zombie fan, but a lot of 90s stuff didn't hold up over time, especially nu metal outside Linkin Park.

@Ted_James Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha! Limp Bisquick! Thanks for the much needed laugh!

@adamemery3282 Жыл бұрын

They are still BEASTS on stage to this day.

@mxrty78 Жыл бұрын

I learned of this band through your channel and now I am obsessed. So many UK bands are unknown to us Americans and I consider myself music literate

@KhanadaRhodes Жыл бұрын

such an underrated band, especially over here in the us. fantastic video as always! might i suggest a future video for that other british band that also called themselves the damned, before they had to change their name to ultravox? the john foxx years were amazing.

@petebestbeatles9117 Жыл бұрын

Regarding early Ultravox, I played Ha! Ha! Ha! daily for months after discovering it. Such a powerful mix of punk and New Wave!

@ejtattersall156 5 ай бұрын

Nah, they are rated just fine. They're cute.

@jahnbon Жыл бұрын

So many of the records I devoured in 1976-78 still exert their influence over me (and I still own them all) - but "New Rose" and "Neat Neat Neat" are still in heavy rotation here, 47 years later. To me, that's the mark of a great record. Out of all those bands and records that opened up my head that year, only a few are still part of my day-to-day: The Damned, The Ramones, Television, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, and the Buzzcocks - all bands I fell in love with in late '76 Those bands still get spins in my house regularly. My daughter, a DJ, became a fan in her teens, and I later took her to two of their early 2000s shows here in NYC. She 'got it' the minute they stepped onstage. She was eleven years old, four years younger than when I went to my local record store and bought "New Rose". She's now 33. Here's the cool epilogue: this past summer, that same dear daughter bought me a ticket to their NYC show. (August 2022). Called me in April to tell me she was bringing me to see The Damned & Blondie, to save the date, shut up, and ask no questions. How freakin' cool is that? Punk rock 101. ( I still hate that term, but it's the only one folks understand as common parlance. But dig it: I took her, then she takes me, and generations pass on the music. To me, this is the immutable beauty and subversive story of rock and roll. LONG LIVE THE DAMNED!

@sebastianmaydana7380 Жыл бұрын

Your work is amazing as usual. I saw The Damned the only time they played in Argentina, and it was incredible. Can't think of a band that has two more opposite characters (Sensible and Vanian) on the same stage. And they sound great together!

@StephenAllenUK Жыл бұрын

I remember listening to New Rose in November '76 and realising I had bought my last Genesis album - blown away by the raw energy. This is a superbly crafted documentary, very well researched and entirely reflective of my recollections, right through to connecting Vanian to MCR. Well done and thank you. Subscribed.

@MalMotorDedo Жыл бұрын

I love how The Damned and The Clash really went bananas after their punk sound, both absolutely fun and cool to listen to

@paulmorgancollings7833 Жыл бұрын

Fuckin fantastic band. Never forget the experience of seeing them live. Many many many times. May they never stop the mayhem.

@ClockwiseCat Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your wonderful punk/post-punk/goth video essays. I know you have done History of Punk type vids, but maybe a deeper exploration of the NYC No Wave scene would be in order?

@simongood9460 Жыл бұрын

Best live band I ever saw. More encores than you shake a stick at. Joyful is not a term often used for Punk bands, but they were joyful - i'd class them as just a great rock-n-roll band. Gigs were events. Best gig of theirs I went to was at the Top Rank in Reading - Anti Nowhere Leagure and Chelsea were the supports, must have been 1982. Feeling old now.

@russellgarrett8505 Жыл бұрын

Not the only one mate ,think that was the “So what “ tour , great night 👍

@mr_ozzio5095 Жыл бұрын

"Chumba womba" from Leeds, started in 82 with a similar upbeat post punk/Arco sound

@FLITT Жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for this since I started watching your videos... The Damned deserve recognition and you did them proud, thank you.

@jamesjennings3726 Жыл бұрын

New Rose has one of the best intros of all time.

@halcyon289 Жыл бұрын

Yes . Finally you're back . The Damned were the best thing my 14 year old ears heard from the Punk scene. Essentially a pop fan , I heard poptastic greatness in New Rose way back in the day. Then along came The Buzzcocks . All of this and ABBA .....what a wonderful world it was :)

@foto21 Жыл бұрын

Damned were the only truly FUN and FUNNY puck rock band. And their energy and production was blazing hot. Rat Scabies is a seriously underrated drummer, at least in the mainstream. He's up there with the greats.

@LD10000 Жыл бұрын

Growing up in Los Angeles, the Damned was the first British punk band to play here (Starwood), my big sis got the album. I used to listen to that album over and over and over (I was 11). Especially "Stab your back" Dave reminded me of the guy in "Fantom of the Paradise". Didn't see the "God Save the Queen" single until late 1977. So yeah the Damned were playing Hollywood a 2 years before Pistols in San Fransisco. They are still killing it, saw em 6 years ago.

@martharunstheworld Жыл бұрын

Yes, very much missed you! LOVE the Damned! My favorite song is also one of my favorite Christmas songs "There Ain't No Sanity Clause" - I love that song. The Damned are one of the best song writing bands around. They combine punk rock, surf, new wave, rockabilly, goth and FUN all in one package!

@ecmc1072 Жыл бұрын

*applause* absolutely INCREDIBLE. god. I've been a fan of the Damned, thanks to my mother, since I was a very young child. This video made me feel so proud of them. Thank you SO much. 🥰

@TecDax Жыл бұрын

If you ever have the chance to see em live, DO IT! They are one of the best live experiences I've ever had.

@M0torsagmannen Жыл бұрын

the Damned is way too underrated compared to other contemporary punks. very cool that you got around to doing a video on them.

@moth4457 Жыл бұрын

i prefer the gothic years, i could listed to shadow of love on repeat for hours. It is amazing how their sound changes so much-- i almost wrote them off when i heard the punk stuff (since its not quite my thing) but im glad i kept listening. they have definitely earned a spot amongst my favourites

@scarletweyrauch9305 Жыл бұрын

Please do The KLF!

@jencendiary Жыл бұрын

Seconding this!

@Senna-xi1gr Жыл бұрын

One of the best live bands you will ever see & hear. Legends from the 70s of punk 🇬🇧💪🏼💥

@yodude1194 9 ай бұрын

The Damned were a MASSIVE influence during my childhood. Can still hear the scratches on my 'Smash it up' single playing on my Wollies record player.

@257ian Ай бұрын

I enjoyed that documentary on one of my favourite Punk bands from back in the day.

@omfug7148 Жыл бұрын

Saw them in 1977 at the Starwood in LA, they were great.

@satyrosphilbrucato9140 Жыл бұрын

To my mind, the Damned are the punkest of punk bands because they give not one single fuck what anybody thinks they "should" be doing. They do whatever they damn well please, and that's far more punk than just tearing through numbing variation of the same two chords.

@erikreedy9397 Жыл бұрын

This was a fantastic tribute. I am not alone in my opinion that The Damned are the greatest Rock n’ Roll band of all time.

@beastieboy9286 Жыл бұрын

Stooges for me but damneds up there in the top 5

@FujiSan98 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos so much! It really got me interested in a lot of "older" bands and truly broadened my musical horizon. I would go as far to say as it resparked my love for music with all of the drama and fun facts surrounding it. Thanks for what you are doing ans please keep it up!

@neilangus1363 Ай бұрын

Brilliantly put together

@chriswallace2407 Жыл бұрын

Great video so glad to find it, I love The Damned, New Rose not only my favourite Damned track my all time favourite song, great to see Rat and Brian back with Captain and Vanian playing live

@joekimberlin264 Жыл бұрын

Welcome back, Great Job! My Favorite band, seen 'em many many times, including original line up last reunion, wish I could see this one, maybe if they don't kill each other they'll come to the states, haha!

@feiryfella Жыл бұрын

The Damned & The Stranglers were the bands I grew up on. I've loved many other bands since, but they were the first! I was not old enough to see either live for a long time, so I relied on my older brother to tell me all about them. He never noticed I replaced his signed copy of Machine Gun Etiquette with a later version... 😈

@abrax23 Жыл бұрын

New Rose was the inspiration behind the Willam Gibson short story, "New Rose Hotel"; one of the first pieces of cyberpunk fiction.

@Spudcore Жыл бұрын

Love The Damned. Neat Neat Neat is possibly my favourite punk song.

@kevinadamson5768 Жыл бұрын

Used to have it as my ring tone.

@macfilms9904 Жыл бұрын

Another great dive into important music history! I remember being in the UK in 1980 and the energy from punk & emerging New Wave scenes was incredible. Came back to the US with a stack of singles that were a huge departure on the stadium rock most of my skateboarder friends were into.

@scootaymildo1070 Жыл бұрын

Mclaren calling anyone a sellout is damned laughable (pun absolutely intended)

@julieandgary Жыл бұрын

loved the damned since 1985 saw mr vanian on totps singing shadow of love been hooked since

@68Warpigs Жыл бұрын

Welcome back! Been waiting for this one and it didn't disappoint thanks a lot. The Damned are one of my first and most enduring loves in music, they started it and they're still at it.. who'd have thought? I'll probably stand alone on my favourite song, that'll be 'Anything'.

@tueferbenz7492 Жыл бұрын

The Damned 76-77 has aged better than the Pistols - they anticipated the future of rock. Favorite song: Neat Neat Neat.

@ardismoden8361 Жыл бұрын

You're my favourite youtube-channel, all the videos are so amazing ahhhh. The perfect place to find new music, as well as learn more about the stuff I already love. Keep being great!!

@the_unrepentant_anarchist. Жыл бұрын

The Black album is one of the most perfect albums ever, there's not a bad song on it, and I must've put at least *one* of their kids through uni with the amount of money I've spent on the dozens of copies of it that I've owned! (A) 🍄

@catbwoy Жыл бұрын

So glad you're back. I could watch your documentaries all day, every day.

@Pinerocks Жыл бұрын

The first band I ever saw live on the T. Rex tour. Bristol March 1977

@damneddracrose4763 Жыл бұрын

The Originals and still the best ! Punk Pioneers and Gothfathers, a hippy a boot boy a ragging alcoholic and a Victorian Gentleman Vampire all pulled together to make arguably the greatest debut album of the 70s Punk Explosion, they have proved time and time again no matter what the lineup changes they make fantastic iconic albums.

@gary5693 6 ай бұрын

I've had the honour of meeting and talking to them when they came and played in my town and the great thing about it was that they played under the name that they used when they did the sound track for a little known film called "put the knife down Cindy"and they called themselves naz nomad and the nightmares and because people didn't realize that they were the damned the gig was very intimate and before they played they went to my local with some of the audience and we all just sat and chatted like you do with mates!! I will never forget perhaps one of the best Saturday nights I've ever had!!!

@hellboundrubber4448 Жыл бұрын

I was 14 in 79. That's when these bands were exposed to us in Toronto Canada. Trash Theory really showed me how my world began! This is like finding out how cool your Uncle was in his day or seeing the Pistols without Sid made me realize how much of a Pop band they were for a second. Mindblowing to say the least. Thanx Trash Theory.

@richardhall5489 Жыл бұрын

The quality of your videos is totally inspiring. No show off video editing, clean audio, great delivery and a really good understanding of the music and its context. I love the dead centre thing with the graphics and titles. It's like you have no time for motion graphics cos there's a story to tell. This is a combination of great music journalism and professional old school broadcast TV ( eg Rock Family Trees). Love it. Thanks 🙏

@jacklawrence2212 Жыл бұрын

Finally, someone's talking about the Damned and their importance. A seriously underrated band.

@SpikeMatthews Жыл бұрын

Yet another cracking documentary. Nice work.

@dollydagger4306 Жыл бұрын

My favourite band is the Damned. Cant think of a fave. I love Dave's voice💜

@stimso Жыл бұрын

I saw them twice back in the early 90s. Each show was amazing.

@markanderson3870 Жыл бұрын

Man you're name checking at the end of the video got me so hyped! And so many good Damned songs, can't pick just one.

@bogwatr Жыл бұрын

They are my favorite band!! They’re so underappreciated so thank you for this video!

@zappasmoustache23 Жыл бұрын

Great video. For those who would like to know more I can highly recommend a podcast called ‘No dogs in space’ that has a brilliant deep dive series on the damned, plus many other punk legends.

@brianlynch6968 Жыл бұрын

Glad you’re back, this is one of the best music series on KZfaq. Great episode!

@rockingmaverick9674 Жыл бұрын

Hi this was a great video would love more on individual bands history keep up the good work

@spark556 Жыл бұрын

Life Goes On is a masterpiece

@jensaggergren4666 Жыл бұрын

I really like these videos. They are reminescent of the great BBC pop-music documentaries of the 90s (Walk on By, et al) , from which I have most of my pop-musical knowledge.

@sunandablanc Жыл бұрын

Hot damn.... This channel never fails. Kudos & thanks to you for all the work you do.

@loulabel376 Жыл бұрын

This channel keeps me alive

@brunodemendonca5175 Жыл бұрын

A lot of the best music docs and video essays have been made by you. Congtats!

@rjl7779 8 ай бұрын

Saw them in Belfast at The Pound in, actually don't remember when, its was after the Doomed and they were the Damned again. Amazing performance. Stood at the urinal between Vanian and Sensible before the show and they chatted like we were regular mates. For me, they were the essence of new wave, not the contrived anarchy of the Pistols

@davidsoule8401 Жыл бұрын

Yes!! You were absolutely missed! You do such good work from a historical perspective. Melody Lee is probably my favorite Damned song, but a close second would be at least two songs from Strawberries. Life Goes On? Stranger On The Town? Bad Time For Bonzo? Dunno, but thanks for asking…. 😀

@jessiegarcia665 Жыл бұрын

Quality content once again, we're all glad you're back!

@fernandomaron87 Жыл бұрын

Dave Vanian is a genius.

@irishjoe9195 Жыл бұрын

I would love more Post Punk videos next

@jamesfhattersley6349 Жыл бұрын

just after i revisit the first Damned album (top five albums of all time) - you bring out a deep dive into their early days. amazing! glad to have you back man!

@dialyt1309 Жыл бұрын

Had their first album and just wrote them off after they broke up. Then I heard The Black Album at a friend's place and they were suddenly my favorite band.

@SuperCrazyPsycho731 Жыл бұрын

Nice to see this band getting so much coverage lately from here there and everywhere 🤘

@neukam5083 Жыл бұрын

AMAZING again! I fell in love with the video NASTY on a recorded VHS copy of the Young Ones. But my absolute favorite is a deep, deep cut from Phantasmagoria - Edward the Bear (album version) Who's the sucker now... Still makes me feel the way I did almost 40 years later.

@fightersweep Жыл бұрын

I always liked Edward the Bear, but found out it was more or less a rip off of Henry Badowski's "Baby Sign Here With Me" from 1979. Check it out. Incidentally, Badowski was with the Damned for a short while and was also in the band "King" with Captain Sensible. If you want to see where the inspiration for Captain's solo career came from, check out Badowski's "Life is a Grand" LP from 1981.

@Datokah Жыл бұрын

Great little documentary of one of THE seminal British punk bands. New Rose and Neat Neat Neat are just perfection, but Curtain Call is a little epic.

@JokMetal Жыл бұрын

Thank you, so much for these vids.

@HarryFlashmanVC Жыл бұрын

I didn't know The Cap'n played a Hofner Violin Bass in New Rose, that explains the tone which I have been striving to get for some time. I have a violin vbass in the collection and it didn't occur to me to try it for this cover.

@davestinson2323 7 ай бұрын

My band supported the damned in 1978 at Brady’s in Liverpool ( formally know as Eric’s ) what a night . Fun packed and the music so loud. Just to play a 20 minute set with them was everything to me . Of all the punk bands these were the real deal .

@davestinson2323 7 ай бұрын

Oh and my fav song was New Rose though over the years this has changed many times as they have released some great stuff . But new rose is still is up there with them all