Damnation - Which Is The Justice, Which Is The Thief (1971) [Reissue 2000]

3rd album originally released on United Artists in 1971. Featuring Ken Constable, the younger brother of Adam Blessing, on vocals.

Track Listing

01. Fingers On A Windmill (3:18)
02. We Don't Need (2:59)
03. Easy Come, Easy Go (3:47)
04. Running Away (4:47)
05. Turned To Stone (3:02)
06. Please Stay Mine (2:44)
07. Sometimes I Feel Like I Just Can't Go On (4:04)
08. Leaving It Up To You (3:48)
09. Sweet Dream Lady (5:39)

Produced by Eric Stevens

The Band

• Adam Blessing (Bill Constable) - lead vocals
• Bob Kalamasz - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Jim Quinn - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Ray Benich - bass guitar
• Bill Schwark - drums

• Kenny Constable - lead vocals, backing vocals

Notes

Jacket lists no question mark at end of title, but center labels are labeled "Which Is The Justice, Which Is The Thief?"

Damnation's "Which is the Justice Which is the Thief" album cover from 1973 has been featured in an exhibit on Ohio bands at the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame. It's also included in the book, Classic Album Covers of the 60's.

The band lineup didn't change, so why such a difference? That was a tough album to make. The band was being pushed from our producers, the record label and our management to write a “hit” song. We were tired from being on the road, and what we really needed was a break from the performances, and most importantly a break from each other. We got neither. Although this album felt forced at times I feel Adam wrote some of his best songs. Cuts like “Sweet Dream Lady”, “Easy Come and Easy Go”, and “Sometimes I Feel” are timeless classic Damnation songs. What made this album different from the rest was the string arrangements performed by members of the Cleveland Orchestra. At first we did not favor the strings, but as time passed we began to embrace them. When we performed these songs at a concert we did in 2007 at Tangiers in Akron Ohio, they were magic. To this day I believe that show was one of the best performances the band ever did both musically and vocally.



Many thanks to the original uploader: halabala

See also:
* Damnation 1969/70 The Damnatio...nd Damnation [Remastered 2003]
* Damnation 1970 The Second Damnation…Plus [Reissue 2000]