The Damned - So, Who's Paranoid (2008) RESTORED

So, who's paranoid? Certainly not The Damned, who have conjured another collection of genre defying anthems. From the jangly garage rock opener of A Danger To Yourself to the lushly psychedelic closer Dark Asteroid, The Damned pull yet another rabbit out of the hat and masterfully affirm their legendary status. 32 years on, the heart of the Damned, Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible, have composed some of the finest tunes ever heard in the history of the British popular music. Proving with "So, Who's Paranoid?", that their trademark dark, melodic beauty, tinged with jagged satire is truly timeless and very much intact. They might be a band with an incredible past but The Damned are very much here and now and the thirteen songs featured here are all the proof you'll need.

Легендарная британская рок-группа The Damned возвращается с новым альбомом «So, Who’s Paranoid?». Пластинка стала десятой студийной работой в дискографии знаменитых панков и предвестников готик-рока, а также их первым релизом, изданным за последние семь лет. 13 отличных треков и тринадцать прекрасных мелодий, которые стилистически варьируются от энергичных гаражных боевиков до серьёзных психоделических композиций. Итак, кто здесь у нас параноик?

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The Damned could be excused for sitting back and resting on their laurels. They were at ground zero of the first U.K. punk explosion, and were the first of those bands to hit American soil, leaving hundreds of young imitators in their wake. Rather than collecting punk pensions, however, Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, and their current Damned sidemen have put together a brand-new release that utilizes styles they've touched on throughout their career. Though one of the first to adopt punk, the Damned were also one of the first to reject its constraints, and the colorful, psychedelic '60s pop flourishes that first colored MACHINE GUN ETIQUETTE and STRAWBERRIES are all in evidence here. "Diamonds" is bouncy, tight power-pop, "Little Miss Disaster" is a synth-haunted bit of guitar rock up there with classics like "Smash it Up", and "Nature's Dark Passion" is grand and gothic, fit for the stage.

Tracklist:

01. A Nation Fit For Heroes
02. Under The Wheels
03. Dr. Woofenstein
04. Shallow Diamonds
05. Since I Met You
06. A Danger To Yourself
07. Maid For Pleasure
08. Perfect Sunday
09. Nature's Dark Passion
10. Little Miss Disaster
11. Just Hangin'
12. Nothing
13. Dark Asteroid


all songs written by The Damned except "1" by Burns/Newell
Recorded by Adam Whittaker at The Doghouse except "8 & 10" recorded by Ewan Davies at Chapel Studios

• Dave Vanian - vocals
• Captain Sensible - guitar
• Stuart West - bass
• Monty OxyMoron - keyboards
• Pinch - drums

Release Date: November 18, 2008
Copyright: 2008 - The Damned
Label: The English Channel
Catalog No.: CHANDAM13