[kj] O/T damned reunion

[jpwhkj at aol.com]

The first gig I went to was the Damned - Hammy Palais, July 1983, supported by the Lords of the New Church (who blew me away).
Over the period 1979-1984 (Machine Gun Etiquette, Black Album, Strawberries, plus a host of other stuff like Friday the 13th EP, Rabid Over You, the Peel session with Is It A Dream, etc...) I thought they were amazing.  A real collection of talent, on a musical journey that consistently broke the boundaries of punk and its various sub-genres.  And then... Sensible left, and they turned into a one-dimensional goth band.  I still liked some of the music that came after that point, but something died in mid-1985.
I have particularly fond memories of seeing them in Brockwell Park in 1984.
Jamie


-----Original Message-----
From: stronkle at hotmail.co.uk
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Sent: Fri, 1 Jan 2021 14:26
Subject: Re: [kj] O/T damned reunion

I saw them on the first reunion tour I think it was in 88. It was brilliant back then and would love to get to see the original line up again.
On Dec 24, 2020 06:06, Brian Whitehead <bawhitehead at gmail.com> wrote:

I just wondered what are peoples views on the original Damned reunion?Lot of annoyance about the ticket prices - I bought one. I saw this line up in late 70s.
Happy Xmas and New Year all.
Brian.

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