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LIVE REVIEW: The Damned @ NX, Newcastle, Friday 7 April 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
It takes a brave, uncompromising band to head out on tour and play every single track, bar one, from an album that has yet to be released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Damned have, over a career stretching well over 40 years, never been afraid to take such risks, or confound their critics by heading in a new musical direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They’ve done exactly what they wanted, constantly foraying into new territory, spearheading the punk and gothic explosions of the ’70s and ’80s while evolving musically, never standing still and always staying relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nThe Damned playing live at NX in Newcastle. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Last year’s short reunion tour with original members Brian James and Rat Scabies brought a dose of nostalgia for the fans, but now their focus was on the future and the chance to hear songs from an album due for release after the tour is finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Opening with Street Of Dreams<\/em> from their glorious gothic Phantasmagoria <\/em>album was the perfect start, with lead singer Dave Vanian cutting a fine figure, dressed in black, looking like some dark, mysterious figure from Victorian England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meahwile, guitarist Captain Sensible provided a more light-hearted counterpoint, bedecked in Dennis The Menace jumper and matching red beret. It is these seeming contradictions that, when combined together, create the unique Damned experience.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nCaptain Sensible of The Damned playing live at NX in Newcastle. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
The Invisible Man<\/em> was the first of the new songs this evening to warm the waters before The Damned launched into a couple of vintage classics, Wait For The Blackout<\/em> and Lively Arts<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the next hour or so, The Damned played songs from their forthcoming Darkadelic <\/em>album. To a lesser band such a move could have proved a disaster, but such is the strength of the new material that even on the first listen, most were quickly won over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the Doors-like Western Promise<\/em> oozing class and delivered in style by Vanian`s commanding baritone, and the driving Motorcycle Man<\/em> powered by Paul Gray’s bombastic bass setting the tone, there were few restless feet waiting for \u2018the old stuff\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nDave Vanian of The Damned commanding the stage at NX in Newcastle. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Beware Of The Clown<\/em>, complete with Vanian donning a red nose, took a biting swipe at the state of politics in their own inimitable fashion, while the dark, atmospheric feel and memorable melody to You’re Gonna Realise<\/em> perfectly encapsulate the title to the album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, a band of The Damned’s pedigree has plenty in their back pocket to throw out and whip up the crowd, so digging deep, Born To Kill<\/em> from their debut album was dedicated to original guitarist Brian James, and the crowd loved it.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nThe Damned bassist Paul Gray performing at NX in Newcastle. Pic: Mick Burgess.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
An earth shattering Love Song<\/em> and Second Time Around<\/em> ramped up the energy, while Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow<\/em> from 2018’s Evil Spirits<\/em> album showed a band in a rich vein of late-career form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neat Neat Neat<\/em> brought the main set to a close, including a snippet of Gene Vincent’s Be-Bop-A-Lula<\/em>, and Captain Sensible’s very own Happy Talk<\/em>, complete with cheeky grin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A four-song encore, including Top 5 hit single Eloise<\/em>, the chaos-inducing Smash It Up<\/em> and the first official punk single of them all, New Rose<\/em> – sounding just as energetic and powerful now as it did way back then – was the perfect end to an evening of looking forward while enjoying the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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