Audio CD review:
Damned - Music for Pleasure

Damned - Music for Pleasure

Band: Damned Title: Music for Pleasure Rating: Release Date: 20 August, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: PROBLEM CHILD 2: DON'T CRY WOLF 3: ONE WAY LOVE 4: POLITICS 5: STRETCHER CASE 6: IDIOT BOX 7: YOU TAKE MY MONEY 8: ALONE 9: YOUR EYES 10: CREEP (YOU CAN'T FOOL ME) 11: YOU KNOW 12: HELP 13: SICK OF BEING SICK 14: SINGALONG A SCABIES

Customer Reviews its decent, id say it is the worst damned album even if it isnt bad. i mean there are some nice songs on here and it reminds me of the 77 cbgb bands and the music that preceeded the punk explosion, but as a Damned album, it's simply average. for an average punk band such as the clash, this album would be great. i mean if you compare it to Damned Damned Damned, its a nice little follow up, but comparing it to machine gun etiquette, black album, strawberries, grave disorder, etc. you will be disappointed. ill even admit to liking anything and im alright jack and the beanstalk more than this. not bad, but nothing to adore. what is everyone's problem the band has hard feelings about it only because it was a tense time period within the band. for some reason, its trendy to say this album is disappointing, and that the band hates it themselves, but thats not true. the songs are good. good old stooges- and ramones-influenced punk rock. better than the other 1977 albums by the clash, sex pistols, and wire. up there with the ramones and the damned's debut. the production is fine. It's similar to the first album, except that there arent any slower creepy songs like feel the pain or fan club. but its not a different style. If you really like the debut, you'll really like this, simply because brian james wrote almost all the debut album, and he wrote almost all of this album. ignore the reviews that say this is a disappointment. because its not. This album's music has withstood the test of time unlike the pistols or the clash. you can hear where the offspring and other later punk bands were just ripping off ideas from this album. great album. buy it. bah and add a half star Other than that nothing to be ashamed of. I dont see what the problem is besides maybe the lyrics of dont cry wolf and who got the production credit . Worth it alone for the b-side cover of help and the bonus single sick of being sick. . You can see a complete list of all Damned discography, or go back to the Damned tabs