Chris Shary wrote:The Damned had a massive impact on what a lot of bands in DC sounded like. The influence is all over Minor Threat in particular.
Chris Shary wrote:Put on "Machine Gun Ettiquette" and then put on "Out of Step", maybe you'll hear the influence.
FlexMyHead wrote:Do they really sound anything like GI??
jaybird wrote:Chris Shary wrote:Put on "Machine Gun Ettiquette" and then put on "Out of Step", maybe you'll hear the influence.
Eh, maybe... I guess they could be accused of ripping of the bass intro from "Love Song" for "It Follows", but that record as a whole is pretty varied, and is more or less the beginning of their evolution to the gothier type stuff, away from the sort of straight-up hardcore punk. M.T. was known for.
scannest wrote:FlexMyHead wrote:Do they really sound anything like GI??
I hear it a lot on You. Not just the gothic vocals, but the hard-rock-tinged-with-psychedelia guitar sounds.
lewdd wrote:If I recall correctly, Stabb was a big fan of the Strawberries LP. Maybe that is why GI steered further from hardcore as they got older.
matt wrote:Jim Spellman once pointed out to me that if you took the guitar part in this song, slowed it down, and played it with horns, it could totally be a Motown riff.
lewdd wrote:Flex, I should send you a copy of the story about their albums in the latest issue of Vive Le Rock, and thoughts by the band members on the different albums. I read it last night. It was an interesting read.
FlexMyHead wrote:some sorta circus shit
drew wrote:Watched it on Amazon Prime last night. Really liked it. I didn't know much about The Damned other than I love the albums up until Strawberries and not so much after. Yes, they seem bitter toward the other OG punk bands but the Captain & Dave look fit and comfortable in their current state, no bad drug stories so what more can you want? Having enough money to retire on is a pipe dream for 90% of artists from any genre. If you love playing music get out there and tour and hopefully make a living. Maybe one day they will get " Neat Neat Neat" in a housecleaning commercial or something like that and be able to walk off into the sunset. I def recommend this for fans of the band.
pedro wrote:I've seen this. It's good, but not great.
The often repeated claim that the Damned was overlooked or underrated are definitely true, but I felt hit over the head with it. The Pistols-envy and Clash-envy got a little tiresome and the complaint about the Buzzcocks, who are just as if not more so overlooked, was a bit pathetic. I thought the Captain comes off as a quite likeable goofball with a nasty side. Dave came across as a nice guy, but kind of distant. Rat and Brian come off as bitter fogeys. Especially Rat. But, if you've seen it you know, he doesn't fucking care. I would have liked them to get into the Captain and Dave split with Rat. They touched on it, but there is more to be shared there. The clips of Brian and Rat playing Damned songs were also kind of sad.
I would have liked more clips of the original era and more time spent on the Machine Gun Etiquette and Strawberries eras.
I think I was most excited about seeing Shary's name in the credits. "I know him!" Well, kinda.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
pedro wrote:Oh, I forgot. I need to complain about Fred Armisen. WTF is he doing in this movie? At this point I would rather hear Dave Grohl wax poetically about punk than hear from Fred Armisen. Who made this guy the spokesperson for anything? Go away. As usual, he adds nothing.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
FlexMyHead wrote:Hmm. Years (and I mean late 80s) I remember hear some songs on a tape and thinking they were all gothy and slow and boring so I avoided them. Their song on Young Ones wasn't that great either. I guess I should check out MGE then? All I know of that is the Swiz cover. Do they really sound anything like GI??
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:FlexMyHead wrote:Hmm. Years (and I mean late 80s) I remember hear some songs on a tape and thinking they were all gothy and slow and boring so I avoided them. Their song on Young Ones wasn't that great either. I guess I should check out MGE then? All I know of that is the Swiz cover. Do they really sound anything like GI??
Dear oh dear, you're in for a treat. MGE knocked my socks off when I was 16 and still does today.
SamDBL wrote:FlexMyHead wrote:some sorta circus shit
FlexMyHead wrote:SamDBL wrote:FlexMyHead wrote:some sorta circus shit
Come on, you really can say that you'd enjoy driving down the road listening to this song?
After that song was done, I looked at my computer, stuck out my middle finger said "Oh fuck you".
xxxHunterxxx wrote:FlexMyHead wrote:SamDBL wrote:FlexMyHead wrote:some sorta circus shit
Come on, you really can say that you'd enjoy driving down the road listening to this song?
After that song was done, I looked at my computer, stuck out my middle finger said "Oh fuck you".
Shit. That's my jam right there.
version sound wrote:xxxHunterxxx wrote:FlexMyHead wrote:SamDBL wrote:FlexMyHead wrote:some sorta circus shit
Come on, you really can say that you'd enjoy driving down the road listening to this song?
After that song was done, I looked at my computer, stuck out my middle finger said "Oh fuck you".
Shit. That's my jam right there.
I'm with the guy with the nice haircut. Love that song.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
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