The Damned - Disco Man

[aivopark]

Please do not gas this band, they are only having fun !!

[slick2112]

jepa jee

[KP371]

Fantastic peformance of a great song. Roman on keyboards right before Cap walked out and he had to step up.

[marcelpascottoable]

i love this song, so addictive!!

[NeilThompson30]

people talking about U2 ripping off the Damned - what about Spandau Ballet - Hadley admits they were his favourite band - listen to 'Gold' and close your eyes and imagine it's the Damned - go on.

[pifjehey]

The greatest punk band...the legend...I saw them in paris...I can die now...U2 is the poppy band...we miss you Rat...

[KtotheY77]

i love this band

[JOHNxxEIRE]

holy shít bono's Fly character totally ripped vanian's image off from here. n i mean everything

trademark Vanian sunglasses, actually

[cgravier]

this was when U2 rocked!

[PBANDSNOW]

My fav Damned song, its so DAMNED good ;)

[flashingarrows]

Bono couldn't tie Dave's shoes!!

[RebelSpiritof77]

What U2 would have turned out like if they had gone punk...

[ZackHuckins]

@RebelSpiritof77 yeah except no handlebar mustaches here hahaha

[brambledown1]

STRAWBERRIES TOUR 1983 what a tour also known as dingwalls best damned gigs id been to for years then they went poppy ,but boy did they do well long live the damned and all who sail on her lol

[iScrapEm]

LOL, yeah Bono looks like Dave's arse, with the same sunglasses, that's all. Hasn't got a patch on Vanian's class and beauty.

[BobMonkfish]

Dave looks like Bono in this.

[tebb1t]

As Mr Milosit says Bono looks like Dave, and without Joy Division no U2

[tebb1t]

As Mr Milosit says Bono looks like Dave, and without Joy Division no U"

[mitchdov1]

Superb song, although not as good as most of the tracks on DDD & MGE. Will see them for the umpteenth time Aug 21st in sunny Saltash (Cornwall - UK). Still don't quite understand why I love so much after 30 years after buying History of the World P1, but they are my favourite punk band by a country mile, although Sub Humans are a close second!!

[RedBryn]

1st band I ever saw - Strawberries tour, Oct' 82, Manchester Apollo - this line up too, with the addition of 2 leggy-lovely-dancing nuns....top gig!

As far as post-James era line ups go, this is the best, imo. Paul Gray's bass playing is fucking sublime, as tuneful & melodic as it is rhythmical. With him, Scabies & the Captain going full throttle, it went well beyond punk rock, into free form psychedelia at times (eg - Therapy), or when reigned in, even mellow pop (eg - The Pleasure & The Pain).

[godders7766]

@RedBryn think i went to that one,at the back of the stage was church windows ,and the ladys where dressed as nuns,was sat on the left of the stage next to the captin ,top gig,seems like agers ago.

[RedBryn]

@godders7766 Yeah, that's right. Me & my mates had front row tickets & were stood right in front of The Captain & the 'nuns'. I remember him getting his kit off after about the 2nd number & spending the rest of the gig stark bollock naked, so my mate gobbed on his todger! A great baptism to live music for me, that gig was.....fucking mental & totally unforgetable : - )

[Angusismyhero]

Haha, on Damned videos there always seems to be arguments over peoples' images and who stole what from who. Would it be so hard to believe that more than one pair of sunglasses exists, or that white hair dye (not shown here I guess!) is available in different shops, etc? Haha.

[ILiveOnMyBoat]

It wasn't on the 'strawberries for fucking pigs' album of which a limited edition was released with a strawberry scent on the vinyl mid rift.

It was an EP called 'friday the thirteenth' with Billy Bad Breaks/The Citadel and Disco Man. Just know because the version had got 'needled out' with plays.

The Damned rule and come back to Brum soon - we need you!

[Wayzgoosey]

@ILiveOnMyBoat You speak the truth...... The ep was on NEMS for some reason - I have a feeling they went from stiff (DDD / MFP) to chiswick (MGE / Black album) to bronze (strawberries) then NEMS (the EP) and then onwards to gothdom elsewhere....

I have a feeling that bronze collapsed or was taken over

[RedBryn]

@Wayzgoosey Yeah, then after NEMS, they had a stint with their own label for a while - 'Damned Records' : only 2 releases - the 'Live In Newcastle' LP & the 'Thanks For The Night' single. Up until MCA signing them in 86, they had remained on a succesion of independent labels for 10 years - unlike any of the other big name Punk bands of the 76 era. I'm sure they'd 've jumped at the chance of signing to a major label sooner, but the poor fuckers never had any luck!

[salvadory]

i love the damned from machine gun thru strawberries- more than punk and a colorful bunch of lovely lunatics- god bless the damned!

[nuttsack12]

what year was this?

[betaville72]

@nuttsack12

1982

[betaville72]

@nuttsack12

1982

[sleepwalker3125]

It's on the damned album Strawberries. Great album. Really great album.  One of my favorite Damned albums. Also it was the last Damned LP with Captain Sensible on guitar for quite a while.

[betaville72]

@sleepwalker3125

It isn't on Strawberries

[richardnirvana]

can someone please tell me what album this is from, im looking through all the albums and cant find it anywhere, is it just a single???

[moonbleep11]

it's not on an album, it's from the Friday the 13th EP. That came out in about 81. You might find this song on a Best Of though.

[betaville72]

@richardnirvana

Its on 'LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL' and 'THE LONG LOST WEEKEND' its also on the CD version of 'BEST OF THE DAMNED'

[djsranger]

@richardnirvana It was a single and also on a few of the way too numerous Damned compilations. Great tune though !!!

[infocado]

Paul Gray is a great bass player - without doubt the ultimate line up

[IntellectualAmy]

He is indeed. A Rickenbacker player, too. Man after my own heart :)

[infocado]

Paul & Lemmy ,you cant beat a Ricky !

[NeilThompson30]

Sounds like a cross between The Groundhogs and Egg -

know what I mean, Captain???

[NefariousDusk]

Fucking great band, Seen these fellas in 2004 i think it was, At the time I dident know they were a big punk band lol

Smash it up!

[Kelly14UK]

Rat Scabies, a vastly underrated rock drummer, and built like a Sherman tank to pull it off.

[Hollandia777]

Down the stairs, no-one cares - He who wins is he who dares - Rock n Roll, lose control - Just forget you're on the dole!!!

[Hollandia777]

Vanian looks like Bono in that vid!..

[milosit]

Incorrect. Bono looks like Vanian.

[Hollandia777]

Well...,h-mm... it would be incorrect again to say u r not right.

[LustForeLife]

@milosit they both knicked the shades from lou reed and vevets and co.

[PeSkeleton]

Vanian/Sensible/Gray/Jugg/Scab­ies was the best lineup. Strawberries and The Black Album are the Damned's best albums. And also songs released between those two albums are good too.

[ElectricLabel]

I agree. The Black Album is their post-punk masterpiece, Strawberries is a close second. And some of that carried over into Phantasmagoria, which is also very good.

[Kelly14UK]

I agree.

The Paul Gray line-up is a personal favorite in terms of EVERYTHING: looks, output, color, the Captain's onstage rapport with the audience, the guitar solos, and the T shirts of that period.

The whole White Rabbit to Generals era was always the best for me.

[infocado]

you nailed it everything was perfect - oh for those days again

[milosit]

I love this song.

Me and the other old tossers in my band are gonna trot this out at our next gig.

[primate1234]

The Damned - Vanian, Sensible, Scabies & PAUL GRAY!

[Kelly14UK]

Don't forget Roman!

[4578a]

Exactly, Roman was a major support cast member before he took over for the captain. His background vocals are so powerful!

[littlegypsy71]

dave was damn sexy!!!

[Hollandia777]

God damned!..

[Kelly14UK]

1982. As far as i know, the first song they wrote and performed live after the Friday 13th EP was Gun Fury.

[primate1234]

Yeah they did- I watched them on their '81 'friday 13th' mini tour and I recorded it with little tape recorder in my jacket and they did Gun Fury.

[Kelly14UK]

I'd like to thank all you bootleggers for giving me some of the funniest moments of my life.

Part of the magic of this band was the things Sensible said on stage, and the umpteen different versions of Looking At You that got me into the guitar....CHEERS!

[GeorgeMcLennon]

Hmmm. I guess its quite clear where Bono ripped off a look from.

[hohnermelodica]

Bono is the antichrist.

[DPboy20]

My favourite era as well. Dave looks a bit like Bobo (no offence) here though.

[Chris154]

best damned lineup by miles

[milosit]

My favorite era of The Damned.

[STS777]

what year it this?

[evertonio]

Around 81/82. Paul Gray on bass.

[primate1234]

Yeah its 82', I remember dave growing his hair for strawberries tour.

[catblanket14uk]

1982, Jugg's there, and Vanian's started to grow his hair longer.

Wonder who the Handbag was that red pointed you Lol!!

[nige4958]

One of the greatest rock n' roll bands of all time.

[flagrantsake]

bono aped this dudes look.

[justasheeple111]

i love them so

[phsycobint]

blast from the past ,i loved the damned

[rjr67]

this is class

[donkeypuncherpunx]

i love the damned

[drfunkylovemonkey]

Fantastic. :)