The Damned

C r a s s ! · Post by **C r a s s !** » 14 Mar 2007, 22:05

nickinblack wrote:Yes,groundhog day for the third year running.

Post by **nickinblack** » 14 Mar 2007, 22:08

All we need now are Goldblade

C r a s s ! · Post by **C r a s s !** » 14 Mar 2007, 22:11

I notice Goldblade are supporting Damned at Saturday's Bristol gig!

nickinblack wrote:All we need now are Goldblade

Post by **nickinblack** » 14 Mar 2007, 22:16

Yes,they've got a punk extravaganza going on there this saturday.

Bilston is a legendary venue amongst Damned fans as well as Stranglers fans incidently.

Post by **gizzard** » 15 Mar 2007, 08:15

[quote="nickinblack"]Yes,they've got a punk extravaganza going on there this saturday.

quote]

I'll be there!

Full report Monday.

Would rather be seeing you know who in Italy...

Scoot · Post by **Scoot** » 15 Mar 2007, 14:55

Hi, anyone at Dartford tomorrow? I'll be there. Scott.

Post by **Freddie Laker** » 16 Mar 2007, 20:47

Wed 18th April, they're playing the 100 Club in London - limited to 250 tickets.
Get in quick if you fancy it - details on The Damned website
www.officialdamned.com

Just ordered my tickets for this one, only £15 each plus a couple of quid postage.
Should be a great night.

Post by **ThruBeingCool** » 18 Mar 2007, 01:30

nickinblack wrote:
Bilston is a legendary venue amongst Damned fans as well as Stranglers fans incidently.

Alright Nick! Stop milking it!

Honestly, you're as bad asthat 'Gizzard'bloke sometimes!

Post by **nickinblack** » 18 Mar 2007, 06:08

Yeah,I think they should start paying me commission.

Scoot · Post by **Scoot** » 18 Mar 2007, 14:03

nickinblack wrote:Yeah,I think they should start paying me commission.

Saw them at Dartford on Friday and they were dreadful. I hadn't seen them for 20 years and like but not love them but was really disappointed; mind you, the sound was awful, too low and (re Dave Vanian) often muffled. A few songs came across well but there seemed a totally lack of unity/cohesiveness to the band and no real urgency. Left me thinking how we're so extraordinarily lucky to support a band in 'the stranglers' who just exude power and menace all over the place and continue to deliver time after time whether it's new material or old. I wasn't the only one disappointed - die-hards at the back were really losing it - but at least I was there as a neutral (even then, it was hard to keep focus with one eye continually on their 'hawaii-shirted (gulp!!)' keyboard player - enthusiatic, yes, but slightly demented, too, judging by the number of star jumps he completed during the gig). I'm sure they are much better than this but lots of people filed out very, very miserably and one couldn't help feeling sorry for them - if this had been a stranglers gig I would have cut my throat. Scott.

Post by **Freddie Laker** » 18 Mar 2007, 14:14

Scott - I'm glad I didn't go to this now.

I've only ever seen one bad Damned gig, which coincidentally was the last one I went to a few months ago at Cambridge Junction. On that occasion it was technical problems with Captain's equipment, and terrible sound mix.

The gig at 100 Club has now sold out, so I hope we have a better gig next time.
Looking forward to Gizz's review from Saturday's Bristol event.

Scoot · Post by **Scoot** » 18 Mar 2007, 17:26

Hi, Freddie. It would be impossible for them not to be better next time around. I felt very guilty about my review because they were one of my faves when I was younger and I have lots of albums etc but I've looked at the reviews on the official Damned forum and many of the comments are similar to mine. Got to reiterate, though, that the sound was dire which clearly didn't help, and the Mick Jagger Centre lacks any sense of atmosphere etc. Great for the school play, I'm sure, but they haven't learnt yet - I also saw 'the stranglers' there - how to put on rockier events!

Scott.