The Damned - Interview

[Rikitocker]

This wasn't a bad lineup actually, Roman was a very good guitarist ...

[julieanddavid]

dunno Vanian looks sexy what ever he wears on his face the slug or clean shaven, clothes wise wish he would wear his frilly shirts again and grow his hair but he cant grow his hair he told me it falls out, seen them in november brilliant gig as allways

[MCRKiira]

I'M GOING TO SEE THEIR 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR IN NOVEMBER!!! I CAN'T WAIT! I LOVE DAVE! HE IS SO BLOOMING SEXY! And i'm only 15 :L

[RockMaiden1984]

@MCRKiira Im seeing them in november too in leeds, can't wait! :D

[ColtyRamone]

vanian should be theyrer(the doors) new lead singer, he does the voice perfectly

[iScrapEm]

Yeah, amazing what a bit of facefuzz can do to deteriorate a man's looks... blaaargh Love this line up tho.

[julieanddavid]

mr smexy vanian in this video (coughs)

[IngialV]

schrenglebo-nogersworth

[taplin21]

I loved em then, and I love em now. This was the first line up I saw, I was 15 Ritzy's in Cardiff. I'll be seeing them again in 10 day time for the 33rd (? I think) time.

Can't wait

[PaulDysongs]

Oh, and the Captain is irreplaceable on the guitar - Along with Ginger from The WiLDHEARTS, he is one of the best songwriters this country has ever produced.

[psychodamned]

@PaulDysongs Brian James was the Bet Guitarist the Damned ever had. Listen to Fish, no one can match Brian James. A very underated guitarist.

[beanpunk]

@PaulDysongs my sentiments too mate, ginger n sensible are this countrys best underrated guitarists ever!

[PaulDysongs]

Agreed, Scabies was and always should have been the Damned's drummer - Pinch is a far superior technician and incredible live but Scabies rules ! Paul Gray was their best Bass-Player - No contest .

[beanpunk]

@PaulDysongs Yup!!!! :)



[narred]

scabies is one of the world's greatest drummers

[Dougal70]

I can't believe this was over twenty years ago already. I remember watching this transfixed. I love this band. And I reckon this was their best lineup. (Sorry Captain)

[billybadbrakes]

1. Rat Scabies best drummer ever. Damned need him back!!!

2. Vanian looked crap with that face fungus and crap turned up jeans 7:09!!

3. Bryn and Roman, much underated on guitars!!

4. Covered this Doors number brill!!

5. Their 80's pop period was brilliant! ...there, I said it!!!

[smugglertrev]

Well said, too!

[Grippa66]

@billybadbrakes Well said couldn,t put it better myself mate..

[crypttonite]

much better than the doors original version,

there's no drummer like rat

[Deuteronomy100]

Craftsmen in action..Great studio footage,,Rat is a master drummer..For bands recording in studio footage enthusiast`check out dead kennedys recording in god we trust..same kinda thing..having a laugh and recording awesome music..

[GilbertSyndrome]

Danzig didn't cop anything from Vanian, both bands were formed within a year of eachother.

[lilSkrew4e]

Whoa! did anyone else think he looked a little like johnny depp at the beginning? hehe. Dave Vanian is amazing!

[psychodamned]

no no no Johnny Depp looked like me and Dave observe th little photo of us !! Mr Burton owes Mr Vanian quite a few Bob !!!

[ABSURDISMAL]

Vanian is having such a great time covering the doors. They should have released singles on this vein instead of trendy pop like "is it a dream", but anyaway i was like 2 years old back then so what do i know.

[smugglertrev]

I suppose, by this time, they'd spent 10 years releasing classic singles & all people knew of them was they had a guitarist who looked a bit like Captain Sensible!

Fans don't tend to remember this as their best era but, at the time, it was brilliant being a Damned fan-there was a real feeling that things were happening-a real buzz about the whole thing!

[smallscreens]

This guy sounds like Danzig!

[klnkjsdhj]

More like the other way around. Danzig copped his whole thing from Vanian.

[mauerblumchen]

Wow, Dave sounds a lot like Jim Morrison (while still being the one and only Dave Vanian, of course).

[cakolyre]

wooow they're playing The Doors! :D they look awesome

[filledurock]

wow nice video...

[WhiteSage777]

what did dave say at the end, this could be the start of a......?

[jonnykarma7]

"start of The End..."(as in The Doors song that Roman is playing the start of.)

[TonyRevenge]

I like the Damned in this kind of setting.

[smugglertrev]

It's nice to see them relaxed. I think the Roman/Bryn bits are especially good!