[kj] OT: in Defense of PHANTASMAGORIA by the Damned

[CEPLASTER at aol.com]

I have to concur,
 
       I always thought that Phantasmagoria  was a perfect example of what a 
guilty pleasure was supposed to be.    That record is piled high with cheese, 
no doubt, but it has always been a good  listen for me.    About as far 
removed from the punk rock  beginnings as one could get, but totally cool in it's 
own right.   
        One final note,   one  of their last  singles was that "Alone again 
or" cover that they put out,  and I remember that sounding pretty great over 
the radio also.   I saw  the band on the Warped tour about 3 or 4 years back, 
and was impressed with how  solid they sounded.   I remember seeing Vanian 
backstage and initially  thought it was some younger kid trying to look like him,  
only because he  actually looked a bit younger than I was expecting.   What's 
his  deal,    did he avoid a lot of the excesses when he was younger  or does 
is he just bulletproof?    - Carl  P.
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