My wife and I were there. What a treat this was. Incredible gig. Best I’ve seen them since the 80’s (this made my 14th time seeing them. I think?). Having this lineup back in action is a real gift, no matter how long in the tooth they’ve gotten. They still blow most young (and younger) bands off the stage. This was a proper gig. To the uploader - *THANK YOU* for capturing it all so beautifully. The sound here is top notch! Seriously, this would translate well to a live album, it’s that good. Cheers from a remote corner of Northeast Washington state.
Seeing them with Rat back on the kit was a real ‘full circle’ moment for me. Except for the keyboards, this was the same lineup I saw at my very first Damned show (Strawberries tour). I was in attendance at this one. It was my 14th time seeing them, and at almost every one of those 14 gigs there had been some form of reshuffling with the lineup. All I know is that first impressions are the ones that stick, so this one really took me back to that first time, even if we’re all a good deal older and a bit less crazy these days. So good to have Rat back where he belongs. Now if they’d just do some new studio recordings with this lineup. Still waiting to hear something about that happening.
The damned...still relevant and one of my fave bands ...but ya needed to see em in 1981...82...to see em going mental on the strawberries tour...good though 😊
This really is the best lineup. I also loved Algy and the MGE era, but once Paul joined they were just pure magic. They may be a bit long in the tooth here, but they still blow away most of the younger bands.
One thing I forgot to mention is just how *GREAT* Shadow Of Love sounded here. With this rhythm section you really can’t go wrong. No offense to Bryn, he was a great bass player in his own right… but Paul and Rat have a level of chemistry that no other bass player they ever had could match.
Never cared for the first two albums but from Machine Gun etiquette up to this day, one of my alltime favorite bands. Ignite, Wait for the blackout and History of the World... Great start ! Love Rat's drumming !
I love almost all of the different ‘phases’ of the Damned through the years, including the original early days when they were strictly a punk band, but this lineup is without a doubt the best of them all. This lineup were and still are pure magic. Nothing can touch ‘79-‘84 Damned.
Yes indeed. This is essentially the same lineup as it was the first time I saw them (Strawberries tour ‘82), all except the keyboards. I loved Roman, but Monty is every bit as good in his own ‘unique’ way.
Don't want to watch this as off to see them at end of year, but fuck me, if they are half as good as they are here it is going to be one the best gigs I've ever seen, this is fucking dynamite!! So glad Scabies is back...
Highlight for me was 'Life Goes On' cos it didn't have Dave Vanian crooning over it. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't remember every bloody Damned song having the words 'Yeaaaaaah' and 'Woooooaaaaah' in them? Musically they are great but Dave spoils it for me, I dunno why he can't sing them straight anymore?
Yes, his vocal acrobatics of late have become quite grating. No denying that. I think it would do him a world of good to resurrect the Phantom Chords so he can get all that out of his system.
Wow, I just now realized they didn’t do that one, and I was at this gig. I’ve seen them every time they’ve played in Seattle, since the 80’s… and this is the only time they didn’t play Disco Man. Not sure how I went all this time without noticing that. It has always been a staple of their live show.
