The Damned

The Damned
Formed: 1976 in England
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Disbanded: 1989
Genre: Rock, Dance-Rock
Styles: Punk, British Punk, Goth Rock
Group Members: Henry Badowski, Captain Sensible, Kris Dollimore, Paul Gray, Brian James, Lu Edmonds, John Moss, Rat Scabies, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Roman ...View All
Biography: With punk's history having entered a new millennium, the impact of the band initially judged "the least likely to" seems to grow ever more each day. The Ramones hold deserved pride of place for kick-starting the whole thing, while the Sex Pistols -- and to a lesser extent, the Clash -- helped take it ...Read full biography
Damned Damned Damned
Released: 1977
Label: Sanctuary Fontana
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While the Sex Pistols will always have a prominent place in the story of U.K. punk, the Damned did nearly everything first, including the first single, the smoking "New Rose," and the first album, namely ...Read full review
Machine Gun Etiquette
Released: 1979
Label: Roadrunner
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Rejoining forces without Brian James, who pursued his own interests from then on (only hooking up with the band again for a late-'80s "farewell" show), the remaining three brought in young Saints veteran ...Read full review
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