“We’re the only band that’s got real communication between the stage and the audience. People know they can come and talk to us and pour beer over us, buy us a drink and spit at us.”
– Captain Sensible
Offering listeners everything from humor to horror, Goth to garage rock, and psychedelic to pop (their 1986 album was actually called Anything), to me the Damned’s music has always been tailor-made for raucous Halloween parties and celebrating both the light and dark sides of life. The Damned also have a healthy sense of humor (a British one at that) and with band member names like Dave Vanian (short for Transylvanian), Rat Scabies, Roman Jugg, Monty Oxymoron, and Captain Sensible, these fun-loving lads have never taken themselves too seriously. It’s just music, after all.
Captain Sensible, the band’s Keith Richards, is the heart and soul of the Damned and has never been afraid to push the boundaries of fun. Originally the band’s bass player, Sensible switched to guitar in the late ‘70s after the departure of Brian James- and boy can Captain shred that axe! You can hear not only Captain Sensible’s skill but also the sheer joy he’s channeling through his guitar in many of my favorite Damned songs, particularly “Love Song”, “Ignite”, “I Think I’m Wonderful”, and “Neverland”. Like Keith, Captain also sometimes sings, as on the introspective “Life Goes On”. Sensible departed the Damned in the ‘80s to pursue an improbable though successful solo career (he later returned to the Damned in the ‘90s and is still with them). Here are more of my favorite Damned songs. Enjoy!
01. The Damned – “Psychomania” (1986)
02. The Damned – “Ignite” (1982)
03. The Damned – “Is It a Dream” (1985)
04. The Damned – “Thanks for the Night (Rat Mix)” (1984)
05. The Damned – “I Think I’m Wonderful” (1982)
06. The Damned – “Lovely Money” (1982)
07. The Damned – “I Just Can’t Be Happy Today” (1979)
08. The Damned – “The Portrait” (1986)
09. The Damned – “Feel the Pain” (1977)
10. The Damned – “Disco Man” (1981)
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