Name: Machine Gun Etiquette
Brand: The Damned

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

BGB250.2

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Colour

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Import Including 10 Bonus Tracks.

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2004-11-04

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

029667425025

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: Yes / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Damned

Genre US

Punk / Hardcore

Label US

<p>The Damned is an English punk band formed in 1976 by Dave Vanian (vocals), Brian James (guitar), Captain Sensible (bass then guitar), and Rat Scabies (drums). They were the first British punk band to release a single in 1976. In the 1980s, they transitioned to a more psychedelic and gothic sound.</p>

1979 started a new chapter in the history of the damned. the release of the single 'love song' in april proved that they were back and better than ever! after disbanding in early 1978 it took them almost a year to wise up, put their differences aside and have a go at making music together. one difference though: brian james wasn't in the picture this time around. a wise move was made in moving captain sensible to guitar and enlisting the help of former saint's bassist algy ward. could vanian, scabies and sensible succeed minus their chief songwriter? the answer was a resounding yes! the result being the album 'machine gun etiquette'. released in november 1979, this record gave a middle finger response to all critics who had dismissed the group as a cartoonish caberet act. the opener 'love song' (a definitive damned song, right up there with 'new rose' and 'neat neat neat'), grabs you by the throat and from there on in it only gets better: the full-speed-ahead thrash of the title track (complete with a breakdown strangely reminicent of gary glitter's 'rock and roll'), the poppy keyboard-driven 'i just can't be happy today', straight-forward punk'n'roll numbers such as 'noise noise noise', 'liar', 'melody lee', and 'antipope' (featuring a bongo jam in the middle!), the circus-like atmosphere of 'these hands' and the quintesential live damned song, a run through mc5's classic 'looking at you'. 'plan 9 channel 7' is undoubtably a bonafide classic, as is 'smash it up', the punk anthem of anthems.

Machine Gun Etiquette

Music US