[kj] OT: The Damned (was: Top 50 of 2000-2010)

[Alexander Smith]

Speaking of ol' Brian James....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/vassifer/3857039199/sizes/o/in/set-72157622145052490/

Here's me (I'm the gobsmacked schmuck in the blue shirt) sitting with  
rock photog Bob Gruen, once-stabbed Blondie roadie Michael Sticca,  
Brian James and "Brother" Wayne Kramer. Met these gents at the same  
party wherein I first met Raven in 2000. I approached their table  
(where they were all hanging out) and asked if I could take their  
picture. They said, "Sure, but only if you get in it with us," which I  
thought was cool.

Kramer and James were working on the Mad for the Racket project at the  
time (which was also going to include Stewart Copeland and Raven, I  
believe, but was kinda dead-on-arrival upon release).

Alex in NYC




On Apr 23, 2010, at 6:50 AM, gingoblin at easynet.co.uk wrote:


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> At 11:25 22/04/2010 -0500, Oliver wrote:

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>

>> 3. 1978 _Music for Pleasure_ LP, amazing punk rock album/document,  

>> yet also wholly written by Bryan James except Dave Vanian gets a  

>> "co-writing" song crdit for the song "Your ys" off said LP. At this  

>> point most members of The Damned wantd to write their own songs and  

>> were sick of James. They broke up and "disowned" this LP thanks to  

>> James's dictatorial control.

>

>

> I think they disowned the LP because they genuinely didn't like it,  

> not because of Brian James. It was the common story of having ages  

> to write the first LP, with the second one being a rush and  

> therefore lacking in quality. Brian wasn't overly keen on the others  

> writing, which perhaps wasn't a problem with the first, but his  

> songs just weren't up to standard on the second (in the band's  

> opinion... and mine actually!). Also, wanting Syd Barrett to produce  

> it ended up with Nick Mason actually doing it, which really wasn't  

> what they were looking for. Then add in the personal problems and it  

> was a pretty unhappy time for the Damned. The songs aren't that  

> great, the production isn't what they wanted, and the band was  

> falling apart anyway. I can see why it all adds up to them wanting  

> nothing to do with this LP.  But yeah, some people really like it!  

> But not Vanian, Sensible or Scabies!

>

> Dave in Edinburgh

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