Description
Not many people realise…That The Damned have produced a fine array of songs with melodic, harmonic and rhythmic sophistication; with a depth of imagination and atmosphere. They spearheaded British punk, and yet diverse musical influences went into the crucible: UK and US psychedelia, Canterbury prog rock, and even classical and filmic musical influences abound. Now, with the return of drummer Rat Scabies the line-up is the same as that which produced many of these songs… with Monty on keys. Monty Oxymoron has played keyboards with The Damned since 1996, has written songs for the band, and played with Captain Sensible and Dr Space Toad before that. He is a retired psychiatric nurse and trained in art psychotherapy. Monty is keen on “free improvisation” and plays in and around Brighton where he lives. Monty has an almost impossibly eclectic collation of his music on Bandcamp, his YouTube channel, and shares ideas on various subjects on his Substack page (under his “real” name: Laurence Burrow.)
Tracklisting:
Vinyl
Side A
1 – Beauty of the Beast
2 – Wait for the Blackout
3 – Absinthe
4 – History of the World
5 – Life Goes On
6 – Smash It Up
Side B
1 – I Just Can’t Be Happy Today
2 – Shadow of Love
3 – Limit Club
4 – The Dog
5 – Disco Man
6 – Nature’s Dark Passion
CD
1 – Beauty of the Beast
2 – Wait for the Blackout
3 – Absinthe
4 – History of the World
5 – Life Goes On
6 – Smash It Up
7 – I Just Can’t Be Happy Today
8 – Shadow of Love
9 – Limit Club
10 – The Dog
11 – Disco Man
12 – Nature’s Dark Passion
13 – Under the Floor
14 – Generals
15 – Black is the Night
16 – For Captain Sensible
17 – For Dave Vanian
18 – For Paul Gray
19 – For Stu and Pinch
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