The Damned - 13th Floor Vendetta

[@duantorruellas716]

Nothing short of a sonic masterpiece. The guitars and piano border the sublime. And for me 20 years later , it just gets better. When I look at the writing that went into this , it's just sublime.

[@Sinfiea]

I just want to say I am amazed that after all these years of loving the Dammed that people are still finding them and loving their ingenuity. Having been born in the UK and the same age as most original members I heard them when they hit the streets and have never left them everything is just bloody great. My 31 year old daughter agrees. I love there are no negative or BS comments on this page, wow I be dammed...

[@TripleS74]

Alan Sinfield this band sure is something special, but not for the narrow-minded New Rap fans

[@TripleS74]

Alan Sinfield and there are a lot among youth now. I'm so outraged that I'm a part of it

[@TheCointreaux]

@ Have a Lovely Evening, Sweetie!

[@bigfeller9066]

It's "Damned".

[@Pretty_horrid]

I've been obsessed with this song since the first time I've heard it. The movie is really good as well. The Damned never seem to disappoint.

[@Eklektik40]

This song is so mysterious. Bass line is hypnotic. One of my favorite album of all time. So complete, original, strong, dream worlds. Yes, a Masterpiece.

[@wilburfierce5312]

Forgot how great the Black album was.. I have it on vinyl. From punk to art rock they ruled for a while. Vincent Price & the Damned...YEAH !

[@masons76]

Album was actually recorded at Rockfield studios near Monmouth. We used to go watch them recording at night when our parents thought we were in bed fast asleep. :) Nothing beats meeting your heroes when you're young. Best group ever.

[@timothymccormack1937]

Masons76

[@BlackSabath970]

It's really a great song! I saved it to my favorites three years ago and don't get it right but now I came here accidentally and I found that it's a fuckin MASTERPIECE!

[@MO-wz3mr]

Best. Band. Ever.

[@bastounet36]

YEAH I'm 36 and hear them since I'm 13 ! :)

[@TheCointreaux]

Love that they did a Salute to Doctor Phibes!! Yay!

[@Ruckusrob]

And even the NEW Damned records are great!!!

[@KirsiVackelin]

My friend Jorma who is a punk rocker in his 60s listens to Grave Disorder daily!

[@amandaprill1508]

Also love Paul grays bass playing on this song too

[@chrisbradshaw1335]

The only band EVER that can move efforlessly from New Rose to this and it does'nt jar. Genius.

[@yakmueller]

What a great song, from a great band.

[@cookyplymouth]

great film great band....thanks for putting this up!!

[@TheCointreaux]

I Love Me Some Classic Damned, UND Liebe Ich The Abominable Dr. Phibes!

[@strumbolli]

Love Paul Gray's bass , always thought he was a great fit for The Damned

[@celticwarrior1365]

strumbolli Agreed! The Welshman was a member of the Damned during their finest period according to this fellow countryman! No bias there then!

[@celticwarrior1365]

My mistake, I was thinking of Bryn Merrick RIP!

[@celticwarrior1365]

And before you say it, "Yes! " this Taff ( not Sensible! ) is a W****r! Ha ha!

[@vermilliongecko]

Although Paul Gray does live in Cardiff, and he and Bryn were treated for cancer at the same hospital. Luckily, Paul survived. Alas, Bryn did not. Fuck you, cancer!

[@antiantifa886]

Algy Ward was good also but hes better for TANK!

[@zapbranigan5314]

From a great album by 1 of the greatest bands.

[@Mr_Lupine]

Thanks for posting, this is a perfect marriage of The Damned at thier best and images from a wonderful film : ) Sublime : )

[@shaunrogan952]

This is a really important piece of work in the development of The Damned. It's absolutely scintillating gothic psychedelia.

[@zapbranigan5314]

The Damned are undoubtedly one of the greatest bands of all time

[@chrismorrison2805]

Truth

[@guydulac3902]

The Damned, Vincent Price and Caroline Munro... these are a few of my favourite things. What more could you want - then or now?

[@sgtcrabfat]

And don't forget Vulnavia, Virginia North

[@guydulac3902]

Beautiful... but I'll stick with Munro - especially in Captain Kronos...

[@nancyl2]

A magnificent score of music. Must pull this old flick up and re-watch. I am sure I saw this. Didn't think I could ever miss a Movie with Vincent Price in it.Music chills you to the bone. Thanks for sharing as the poster then to my Angel Being that sends me gems I would miss lacking pc skills. THANKS !!! 5*'s ++

[@mozart579]

Yes the Black Album! a masterpiece.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[@stoneyll]

Still the Only Band That Matters~!

[@Ruckusrob]

I love the guitar part that just plays on and on at the end of the LP version of The Black Album!!

[@ottofrings]

Just a wonderful and enchanting song,

[@dalejones9919]

Yes..

[@sunboy1000]

thanks for posting, great video and great song

[@sunboy1000]

The Black album = The best Album in the world

[@laurentgriffon698]

Très bonne idée d'avoir utilisé les images du génialissime film de Robert Fuest, "l'abominable Docteur Phibes". Quant à la chanson elle-même, elle figure sur l'album "The Black Album" paru en 1980.

[@duantorruellas716]

How many punk rock bands could play a piece of music this orchestrated and cool as hell at the same time. The other masterpiece was alone again , though a cover , never the less they absolutely killed it with the jamming tempo and the video with the low flying planes , horses , petrol lorries and motorcycles and timed perfectly.

[@jordanfarquharson5345]

The Damned are more just Punk

[@stoneyll]

This is why the Damned is the only band that mattered...(and why my neighbors are pissed of over the loud music)

[@helloweendoll4700]

Love it

[@TheCointreaux]

Still one of my Faves!

[@luxford60]

Nicely done. I came here because the Captain posted a link, so I'd call that official support.

[@livingdeadpunk138]

I still can't believe the Captain himself posted a link to one of my videos, I mean, how cool is that?

[@douglasmckitrick4047]

Phantasmagoria 138 Pretty damn cool man. Well done.

[@zellah]

I love Dr. Phibes. Thanks for this and congrats

[@hervepasset3050]

Billy idole Adams in chainsaw

[@LuisVacas]

Immeasurable!!

[@redxross]

Dr Phibes AND the Damned. You spoil me!

[@mediastarguest]

A Journey to the end of the Night - with The Damned

[@MrPipecockJackson]

This is perfect.

[@revzillo]

That was quite brilliant to watch !

[@martinmccaffrey8528]

fantastic song

[@wuckle]

Brilliant - The Damned at the peak of their powers!!!

[@lindasmith6316]

Ah, and that piano at the end....

[@zellah]

i adore Dr. Phibes

[@amandaprill1508]

My favourite song by the Damned

[@amandaprill1508]

Really love this song alot

[@stoneyll]

Did I mention? This is the only band that mattered ?

[@TheKeithtyrer]

the damned .the greatest. enough said

[@amandaprill1508]

The guitar playing by captain sensible on this song is beauiful

[@fintimwhimbim]

I've always loved the Damned and their adventures in gothicness ....I struggle with this one though, it's a bit all over the place and sounds like it was produced in a shed which happened to have a piano in it. Maybe I miss the Captain's or Brian's chaos guitar too much....

[@cinnamonsinner4619]

+stuart graham youre right

I understand - but if I had a shed with a piano in it they could borrow it to record whatever they like.....

[@davidwilcox7]

This song is a masterpiece...if you don't understand that is a reflection on you

[@BagBoy81]

The bass player on this Album was Paul Gray, ex Eddie & the Hot Rods. Algy only played on Machine Gun Etiquette whereas Paul went on to play on Strawberries before having a fight with Rat, quitting the band and joining UFO.

[@duantorruellas716]

the organ plays till midnight, after that I'll be fucking velomia hahaha hahaha

[@jssvs]

Me corrrroooooooooo!!!

[@robertroberts6934]

The Damned are eternal! Long live the Damned!

[@MikeBozart]

mega!

[@arnolddalby5552]

Absolutely brilliant music that has such compassion before the revenge death of Dr Phibes who mourns his true love until the Zombie resurrection of the dead in 2024 after the Paris games of slaughter. Hahaha.

[@darthmedve]

Black Album heavenly.

[@gers701]

THE BLACK ALBUM!!!!!!

[@blancheblackburn83]

Has to be based upon "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" !

[@duantorruellas716]

Soon to be one as our work is nearly over....

[@jeffcordero7899]

☠️🦇⚰️❤️

[@the1johnmaxwell]

Please let me know when your band writes a better song.

[@Noodles37UK]

Midnight is morning to me...

[@MrCannockred]

genius god bless the DAMNED

[@celticwarrior1365]

How come deadly Dave Vanian has never cast his hand into playing the Count in films? Jaz Coleman played the Devil in Czech movie ROK Dabla!

[@Mr_Lupine]

@Kelly14UK They were socially Damned too...... as in unemployable, Freaks, not just a reference to Dave Vanian's Gothic image. They initially said they wern't punks, and thier music was "Chaos" Music !!

[@robertroberts6934]

I attempted to record and ammulate this classic Damned song way back in the early 80's! Needless to say, I failed!

[@cursty1]

oh, where you the ones that scard the shit out of Vanian and the Captain walking about in the field near where the reverb box was buried? some one was walking about there and voices came out of the monitors at 4 in the morning...

[@Jambi2435]

It was Lemmy doing a drug deal. Hehe. I am not even joking.

[@BagBoy81]

100% sure. Algy quit the band in very early '80 and hooked up with the Brabbs brothers pretty quickly and formed Tank. The Black Album was recorded in Mid '80 at Wessex studios and released a few months later; Oct/Nov time. He didn't participate in any of the recording sessions as he hated Rat at the time. As for heroin, I can't comment. He certainly wasn't on smack when I got pissed as a fart with him in 1981. I have loads of Damned demos, but none of them feature 13th floor. It's a Paul bass.

[@mikemike8142]

Is there a Damned Club out there.... It seemed when I was getting into punk rock I did not know anyone who gave these guys a chance in fact I always said this is the #1 punk band ahead of the Clash, pistols, Ramones..... No one out there got the Damned! They were really ahead of the rest for new ideas. With all the dysfunction they came out with something different. As I look back I'm glad they were not posted all over and over marketed. Love the black album as well as MGE.....and everything with Brian James They were the Darkhorse

[@BagBoy81]

Errrrm Rat was argumentative and violent and a bit of a bully in those days. Algy was officially sacked from the band, but really he'd fallen out with Rat and Rat got his way. A couple of years later Rat and Paul Gary had a fight and then Paul left....most people who leave the Damned had some infraction with Rat. Nope, Algy didn't played on Smash it Up, that was the Captain playing Bass; he also played the bass in Just can't be happy. If it makes up for it Algy played guitar on Liar. :)

[@gilberta9]

No wonder the good Doctor is obsessed with Caroline Munro! My original LP is nearly worn out

[@blancheblackburn83]

[@ColtraneTaylor]

If anyone cares for some other haunting music also using Phibes youtube for Roxy Music - Strictly Confidential.

[@amandaprill1508]

Dave would make a good Vampire

[@Jambi2435]

Or does make a good vampire...

[@colourlightsoundmotion]

Hall lap fee we'd stripe essential part

[@Kelly14UK]

A.

[@bogaertbart3902]

GRIEZELIG MANNEKE

[@celticwarrior1365]

Creepy or what?

[@SCOLITOSIS66]

vulnavia

[@sgtcrabfat]

Virginia North..RIP. Beautiful Lady.

[@franklindemann2010]

irgendwie ist die erste von der black album gar nicht weit weg. besser abgemischt...egal das französische halt.

[@buzzawuzza3743]

But is it really gothic enough?

[@amandaprill1508]

My favourite song by the Damned