Not Like Everybody Else The Damned

• 1 There's a Ghost in My House 03:02
• 2 Summer in the City 03:32
• 3 Making Time 03:06
• 4 Gimme Danger 04:06
• 5 See Emily Play 03:08
• 6 I'm Not Like Everybody Else 03:39
• 7 Heart Full of Soul 02:51
• 8 You Must Be a Witch 02:37
• 9 When I Was Young 04:33
• 10 The Last Time 03:52
• Total Runtime 34:26

Info zu Not Like Everybody Else

The Damned veröffentlichen mit »Not Like Everybody Else« ein zutiefst persönliches Cover-Album, gewidmet dem Andenken an Brian James, den legendären Gründungs-Gitarristen der Band, der am 6. März 2025 verstorben ist.

Aufgenommen in nur fünf Tagen voller Emotion und kreativer Energie im Revolver Studio in Los Angeles, fängt das Album die rohe Spielfreude ein, mit der alles begann. The Damned – Dave Vanian (Gesang), Captain Sensible (Gitarre), Rat Scabies (Schlagzeug), Paul Gray (Bass) und der langjährige Keyboarder Monty Oxymoron – klingen frisch und kraftvoll. Zugleich markiert »Not Like Everybody Else« das erste Mal seit 40 Jahren, dass Rat Scabies wieder mit der Band im Studio arbeitet und The Damned damit quasi in Originalbesetzung zusammenkommen.

Das Album eröffnet mit R. Dean Taylors »There's A Ghost In My House« und reicht über Klassiker wie Pink Floyds »See Emily Play« und »When I Was Young« von The Animals zu einem kraftvollen Abschluss: »The Last Time« von den Rolling Stones, mit Brian James selbst, aufgenommen bei seinem letzten Live-Auftritt mit The Damned in Hammersmith.

"Eine sehr kurzweilige Scheibe in bester Punk-Manier, ohne technisches Tuning und voll von roher Energie, die einen sentimental in die Londoner Szene der Siebzigerjahre versetzt." (Bernd Eberlein, neckbreaker.de)

The Damned

The Damned
are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Dave Vanian (vocals), Brian James (guitar), Rat Scabies (drums), and Captain Sensible (bass).

The Damned were one of the first punk bands in the UK and they soon gained recognition for their raw, energetic sound and provocative onstage antics. They released their debut single “New Rose” in October 1976, which is often cited as the first true punk rock single.

The band’s debut album Damned Damned Damned was released the following year and was hailed as the first punk rock album released in the UK. In 1977, the band released their second album, Music for Pleasure, which wasn’t as well received as their debut album, but which is still an excellent punk rock album. The Damned became known for their anarchic live shows and their ability to mix punk and gothic rock together.

In 1979, The Damned released their third full-length album, Machine Gun Etiquette, which featured the hits “Love Song” and “Smash It Up (Part 2)“. The album marked a new direction for the band and saw them move away from their more traditional punk sound and embrace a more diverse range of styles, from pop to reggae to rockabilly.

The Damned continued to record and tour for the next decade, releasing the albums The Black Album (1980), Strawberries (1982), Phantasmagoria (1985) and Anything (1986). Their sound shifted more in the direction of gothic rock during this time. In 1988, The Damned split up, but reformed a few years later with a new lineup featuring members of The Godfathers and New Model Army. This lineup would tour for about two years before recording and releasing Not of This Earth (1995). Another breakup, another reunion, and more lineup changes would occur, including the return of Captain Sensible in 1996. The reunited band released a couple of albums in the early 2000s, Grave Disorder (2001) and So, Who’s Paranoid? (2008).

The Damned are still active today and continue to tour and release music, most recently with their 2018 album Evil Spirits. The Damned are considered one of the most influential punk bands of all time and remain one of the most enduring first wave punk bands of all time.

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