A performance with humour, that didn't happen so often in punk. In addition, "The Old Grey Whistle Test" was a great programme for me, because the musicians / groups had to show what they can do here on a small stage. So they often had to go back to their origins.
Aged 9, I can't decide what had a greater impact, Captain Sensible's keyboard solo, smashing up the keyboard or his fried egg tshirt. Quite frankly, it all seemed pretty outrageous when I went back to Barnsbury Primary school the next day.
I've been chain-consuming Damned videos for over a week now and I've completely fallen for them as a band and for Dave as a one-in-a-lifetime specimen, this band deserves to be praised, and it's wonderful to grow old with them, in each one of their passionate phases they have been outstanding, they've experimented stuff... in a very honest way.. I confess back in the day I was too much into Siouxsie and..., J. Division, etc. and didn't pay much attention to Damned... but now I have converted myself!!! And as for Dave.... as a young punk kid, as a mysterious dark lover, as a rockabilly crooner or today's version of a classy but dangerously attractive gentleman... he never failed to surprise and please us all... and we love him for that!!! Love Captain too!
That's Annie Nightingale introducing the band. She must have been aged at least in her early thirties or even aged around Forty at this point in time. She was very fashionable as a teenager early and in her early twenties ( check out photos of her in the 60s when I think she was a model some time in the 60s) She started to DJ back in the late 60s....she's now over 80 and still Radio DJing and is actually now big into Modern Techno music !!!
The damned could play to 500 spitting punks in a sweaty club, or just as easily do a slot on a kids TV show.. Dave vanian was the original goth.. paving the way for lux interior, Nick fiend, Andrew eldritch and countless others.. what a band 😁
Before joining/forming The Damned Rat Scabies auditioned for a band who described themselves as `tasteful jazz-rock` .He `bashed fuck out the of the kit broke the snare drum stood up farted and waited for them to tell me to piss off- which they did `.
Their 10th anniversary show was brilliant. Post-Captain but Roman Jugg was ace too. Annie was forever dreamy. Never knowingly uncool. Her and Peel kept new British music in the consciousness.
LOL-THEY ROCK SO F'n HARD- I remember when I was following love and rockets- I met a girl who followed the dammed and she shared w/ me among other precious details that a)1 of her friends slept w/ rat & both were judged &hated 4 it?!?!?!(That still amazes me I mean WTF isn't that the point ) and that dave drank white vinegar to enhance his alabaster skin and assist in fitting into even tighter pants- At a time when 1 might turn up the volume so not to hear the sad sound of the hammer hitting yet another nail in the coffin of R'nR- This video is inspiring as a Battle Cry or a Banshees' Howl-now show your support & start signing your name in drawn blud
Annie Nightingale is 82.now.. Bless her.... She was on the punk rock Side when other radio 1 DJs constantly slagged it off. Even refusing to play it... She said if London Calling Made no1.she buy the clash a Cadillac.. She toured with the Police.
I watched this on the new year best of show as a 13 year old. Changed my life. Many decades later I still put the damned on and marvel how great they were during that 5 year period .
A fantastic performance and a wonderful tribute memory of Dear Anne Nightingale who introduced probably the best punk performance here that was on the show
I wondered why he said that. Now I think it's because he sings the line "there's a price on your head" three times here even though it is only meant to be in the the song once! 😂
@Cecil Unit - And not long after quickly switching on Captain Sensible's keyboard amp for him, too! X-)) I've known this clip for a while now but noticed that for the first time only today! :-)) @ 3:00
@@mightyV444 haha! well spotted! Captain said he was so drunk he forgot to turn the sound down on the guitar which is why there is constant feedback throughout the song
@@Hempknight123 - It had taken me quite some time before I finally figuered this out myself, a while ago! x-)) So many moments in this performance that make me grin :-))
Thanks Graham Furay. I've spent more than 40 years trying to decipher the lyrics to Smash It Up and you've identified 'your blow wave hairstyles' Mind you, I'm not convinced that Dave's singing those words here!
You know wat!!! The last time i saw damned on "Batofar" in Paris(small place for a big bang ,heu!!!! band) There was a rat dancing on the dock of the Seine.
I just saw them 2 weeks ago! What a great fucking show! I hadn't ever listened to their music. My most awesome gf said, I bought you a ticket because you should see them. My short little ass was right up there on the floor!!
