[kj] O/T damned reunion

[gingoblin at easynet.co.uk]

Pretty much in agreement with this. Enjoyed a lot of the stuff at the 
time, but the real classic Damned was 76-84... or possibly 76-78, then 
78-84. Lots and lots of enjoyable moments since, but that era was 
untouchable.

Seeing the original line-up will be good- though not sure I'd bet on 
gigs being back by July- though it does mean they can't play any of my 
favourite songs. Woulda preferred Scabies/Vanian/Sensible/Gray really!

I do get the gripes about ticket prices- but they've had nothing for a 
year (at least) and in a way, just divide the cost over the many many 
years where there will not be a chance to witness this line up. As 
Scabies says, that's what it costs to get him and Sensible in a room 
together.

I have a poster for that Hamm Palais '83 gig somewhere in the piles of 
junk in my basement!

Dave in Edinburgh

On 01/01/2021 18:22, jpwhkj--- via Gathering wrote:
> 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
> To: gathering at misera.net
> 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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