sshorepunk Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Bought this album back in 1980 when I was 15 Paul Grays first album with The Damned Playing a Ric’ 4000 (correct me if I’m wrong) If you’ve not heard it, it’s the band starting to head off in different directions, but you got to check out the live side of this double album (I play the vinyl a lot, hence the vinyl reference) Especially Smash it up part 1, the bass sounds so good and is right up there 3 Quote
Skybone Posted January 23 Posted January 23 All the modern stuff they've done with Paul sounds great, he's such an underrated player. 3 Quote
SteveXFR Posted January 23 Posted January 23 They're a great band, really good live. I don't know why they get labelled as punk. They did a handful of punk songs before going off in another direction, almost prog at times. One of my favourite gigs was The Damned supporting Motorhead. 1 Quote
Bassassin Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Great band, great album, particularly Curtain Call - 17 minutes of bombastic prog madness! 😎 2 Quote
Marky L Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) 16 hours ago, sshorepunk said: Playing a Ric’ 4000 (correct me if I’m wrong) It was a 4001. IIRC it was yellow... or was it blue? 91% sure it was yellow. I love this album and how Paul just adds so much to it. I just wish the production had been a bit better. It always seems to lack something that I can't work out. Edited January 24 by Marky L Quote
Cat Burrito Posted January 24 Posted January 24 I think I have most of their albums but personally I am a massive fan of the Phantasmagoria era, which is when I first got to know them. When my parents met with friends socially, their kids would always get banished to the bedrooms of which ever child lived there. My parents had two friends who had older sons and they had the most amazing collection of records. The impact of those records was massive on me, mostly punk / alternative from the punk era through to the mid 80s. I remember seeing all the old Damned albums there too, including the Black album. Quote
tricky Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Saw them last month and it was absolutely the best I've ever seen them! Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies, Paul Gray and Monty Oxymoron. Just superb. 1 Quote
AMV001 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 On 24/01/2025 at 09:47, Marky L said: It was a 4001. IIRC it was yellow... or was it blue? 91% sure it was yellow. Blue (or Azureglo in Rickenbacker parlance)- https://www.paulgraybassonline.com/basses 1 Quote
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