Music For Pleasure - Album
Music For Pleasure (Album) by The Damned
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The Damned Is A Punk Rock Band Started In 1976 In London UK. Despite Being One Of The Definitive Early Punk Bands They Were Also One Of The Most Ambitious With Their Later Albums Moving Away From Gothic Rock To Psychedelic Rock. They Are Notable For Being The First Of The British Punk Bands To Release A Single Put Out An Album And Tour The United States. Their Debut Album Damned Damned Damned Was Released Six Months Before The Sex Pistols' Debut Never Mind The Bollocks. The Damned Have Dissolved And Reformed Many Times With Singer Dave Vanian Remaining The Sole Constant. They Have Incorporated Many Styles In Their Music Most Notably Garage Rock Psychedelic Music The British Theatrical Rock Of Screaming Lord Sutch And The Sensational Alex Harvey Band And New Romantic. In Addition To Serving As Inspiration For Many Of The Young Bands Who Created Hardcore Punk In The US The Damned Are Also Generally Regarded As One Of The Founders Of Goth Music. Original Members Dave Vanian David Lett Captain Sensible Raymond Burns And Rat Scabies Chris Millar Were All Members Of The Semi-Legendary Masters Of The Backside Which Included Future Pretenders Frontwoman Chrissie Hynde. Original Guitarist Brian James Brian Robertson Was A Member Of The Early Punk Band London SS A Unit That Never Played Live But Whose Members Later Found Fame In Bands Including The Clash And Generation X. Rat Scabies Was Also Tried As The Drummer For London SS But Was Rejected. Maintaining The Goth Connection Between 1996 And 2004 The Bass Guitarist Of The Damned Was One-Time The Sisters Of Mercy / The Sisterhood / Gun Club Member Patricia Morrison. Morrison Married Dave Vanian In 1996 But Left The Band After The Birth Of Their Daughter Emily. She Originally Joined The Band After Bassist Paul Grey Was Injured During A Concert. Discography Damned Damned Damned – February 25 1977 # 36 Music For Pleasure – November 18 1977
Machine Gun Etiquette – November 2 1979 # 31 The Black Album – October 20 1980 # 29 Strawberries – October 1 1982 # 15 Phantasmagoria – July 15 1985 # 11 Anything – December 5 1986 # 40 Not Of This Earth – November 11 1995 Retitled I'm Alright Jack & The Beanstalk In The UK Germany And Sweden Grave Disorder – August 21 2001
So Who's Paranoid? – October 28 2008
Evil Spirits – April 13 2018
Darkadelic - April 28 2023
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Biography - The Damned
The Damned Is A Punk Rock Band Started In 1976 In London UK. Despite Being One Of The Definitive Early Punk Bands They Were Also One Of The Most Ambitious With Their Later Albums Moving Away From Gothic Rock To Psychedelic Rock. They Are Notable For Being The First Of The British Punk Bands To Release A Single Put Out An Album And Tour The United States. Their Debut Album Damned Damned Damned Was Released Six Months Before The Sex Pistols' Debut Never Mind The Bollocks. The Damned Have Dissolved And Reformed Many Times With Singer Dave Vanian Remaining The Sole Constant. They Have Incorporated Many Styles In Their Music Most Notably Garage Rock Psychedelic Music The British Theatrical Rock Of Screaming Lord Sutch And The Sensational Alex Harvey Band And New Romantic. In Addition To Serving As Inspiration For Many Of The Young Bands Who Created Hardcore Punk In The US The Damned Are Also Generally Regarded As One Of The Founders Of Goth Music. Original Members Dave Vanian David Lett Captain Sensible Raymond Burns And Rat Scabies Chris Millar Were All Members Of The Semi-Legendary Masters Of The Backside Which Included Future Pretenders Frontwoman Chrissie Hynde. Original Guitarist Brian James Brian Robertson Was A Member Of The Early Punk Band London SS A Unit That Never Played Live But Whose Members Later Found Fame In Bands Including The Clash And Generation X. Rat Scabies Was Also Tried As The Drummer For London SS But Was Rejected. Maintaining The Goth Connection Between 1996 And 2004 The Bass Guitarist Of The Damned Was One-Time The Sisters Of Mercy / The Sisterhood / Gun Club Member Patricia Morrison. Morrison Married Dave Vanian In 1996 But Left The Band After The Birth Of Their Daughter Emily. She Originally Joined The Band After Bassist Paul Grey Was Injured During A Concert. Discography Damned Damned Damned – February 25 1977 # 36 Music For Pleasure – November 18 1977
Machine Gun Etiquette – November 2 1979 # 31 The Black Album – October 20 1980 # 29 Strawberries – October 1 1982 # 15 Phantasmagoria – July 15 1985 # 11 Anything – December 5 1986 # 40 Not Of This Earth – November 11 1995 Retitled I'm Alright Jack & The Beanstalk In The UK Germany And Sweden Grave Disorder – August 21 2001
So Who's Paranoid? – October 28 2008
Evil Spirits – April 13 2018
Darkadelic - April 28 2023 read less
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Machine Gun Etiquette – November 2 1979 # 31 The Black Album – October 20 1980 # 29 Strawberries – October 1 1982 # 15 Phantasmagoria – July 15 1985 # 11 Anything – December 5 1986 # 40 Not Of This Earth – November 11 1995 Retitled I'm Alright Jack & The Beanstalk In The UK Germany And Sweden Grave Disorder – August 21 2001
So Who's Paranoid? – October 28 2008
Evil Spirits – April 13 2018
Darkadelic - April 28 2023 read less
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Published: 03 Mar 2021, 10:57
Music For Pleasure Was The Damned's Second Studio Album And Was Also The Damned's Last Album Featuring The Founding Member And Guitarist Brian James. It Also Featured Guitarist Lu Edmond's Who Later Joined Public Image LTD. This Was Also Produced By Drummer Nick Mason Of Pink Floyd. Although This Album Failed To Make It In The Top 100 And Received A Lot Of Critics It Undoubtedly Includes Some Great Classics Like 'One Way Love' 'Problem Child' 'Don't Cry Wolf' And 'Stretcher Case'.