[kj] OT: The Damned (was: Top 50 of 2000-2010)

[Rob Moss]

We did a gig with him.

We both played to about 20 people!

His guitar was incrediblky loud and he's as deaf as a post (so the otehr guitarist said).

a real gent I found. As was Captain Sensible when we played with the Damned.

Vanian and Patricia Morrison were arrogant fucks though who looked down their noses at us oiks!



> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Alexander Smith

> Sent: 04/23/10 12:06 PM

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> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: The Damned (was: Top 50 of 2000-2010)

> 

Speaking of ol' Brian James....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vassifer/3857039199/sizes/o/in/set-72157622145052490/

Here's me (I'm the gobsmacked schmuck in the blue shirt) sitting with 
rock photog Bob Gruen, once-stabbed Blondie roadie Michael Sticca, 
Brian James and "Brother" Wayne Kramer. Met these gents at the same 
party wherein I first met Raven in 2000. I approached their table 
(where they were all hanging out) and asked if I could take their 
picture. They said, "Sure, but only if you get in it with us," which I 
thought was cool.

Kramer and James were working on the Mad for the Racket project at the 
time (which was also going to include Stewart Copeland and Raven, I 
believe, but was kinda dead-on-arrival upon release).

Alex in NYC




On Apr 23, 2010, at 6:50 AM, gingoblin at easynet.co.uk wrote:


>

> At 11:25 22/04/2010 -0500, Oliver wrote:

>

>

>> 3. 1978 _Music for Pleasure_ LP, amazing punk rock album/document, 

>> yet also wholly written by Bryan James except Dave Vanian gets a 

>> "co-writing" song crdit for the song "Your ys" off said LP. At this 

>> point most members of The Damned wantd to write their own songs and 

>> were sick of James. They broke up and "disowned" this LP thanks to 

>> James's dictatorial control.

>

>

> I think they disowned the LP because they genuinely didn't like it, 

> not because of Brian James. It was the common story of having ages 

> to write the first LP, with the second one being a rush and 

> therefore lacking in quality. Brian wasn't overly keen on the others 

> writing, which perhaps wasn't a problem with the first, but his 

> songs just weren't up to standard on the second (in the band's 

> opinion... and mine actually!). Also, wanting Syd Barrett to produce 

> it ended up with Nick Mason actually doing it, which really wasn't 

> what they were looking for. Then add in the personal problems and it 

> was a pretty unhappy time for the Damned. The songs aren't that 

> great, the production isn't what they wanted, and the band was 

> falling apart anyway. I can see why it all adds up to them wanting 

> nothing to do with this LP. But yeah, some people really like it! 

> But not Vanian, Sensible or Scabies!

>

> Dave in Edinburgh

>

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