(February 2023) Episode 473 is THE DAMNED. Known in the punk pantheon for being the first UK punks to issue a record and to tour the United States. Their first album is superlative, drawing relatively more from the garage rock antecedents of punk. Can’t praise it enough. But it goes off the rails quickly: a couple ok post-punk albums and then eight blah rock records – it’s soooo boooring.
Favourite album: Damned Damned Damned
Favourite song: Neat Neat Neat
Compared to expectations: ↓
Recommendation: just the excellent first album
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