Talking Music - The Damned

[@ILoveShortStack99]

Dave is such a beautiful soul ❤️

[@midnightwitch606]

So is the captin 🖤

[@petegriffiths8239]

I lived in Brighton in 2001 for a few years, and kept seeing Captain in a pub and on the street, but never had the nerve to talk to him. One night out with my mate, we were both drunk, and Captain came walking past. This time we chatted with him, and he was so friendly, and he was having fun talking with 2 random fans on the street. I kept on bumping into him after that, and we got on first name terms. In conversation, I called him Captain, but he said 'call me Ray'. He's got a light hearted fun energy about him. He's a good guy. I originally bumped into him in 1995, at an Animal Rights party in Shoreham, where his band The Space Toad Experience, was playing to raise money for the legal defence of the protesters who were being arrested every day at the demo, Ban Live Exports, from Shoreham Harbour. Reckon Captain would be a blast to go out for a drink with! 😊

[@dyr234]

they look like grown up punk kids. love the damned

[@Daniel19gs]

well, they are hahaha

[@dyr234]

@@Daniel19gs fuck yeah they are.

[@mkiswatoo]

40 years of spreading joy & happiness. That's Phil Collins. We spread misery. Captain is a genius.

[@midnightwitch606]

The cap is crack up 😂😂😂 very underrated as a guitarist

[@getsensus]

What's wrong with Phil Collins

[@andylane3739]

Dave is truly a vampire. he's the coolest dude ever

[@beltanetrex]

Marc Bolan and T.Rex with the Damned would have been an awesome show!

[@volt7cooltangs701]

The Black Album 1980. The Damned. One superb, epic album ladies and gents.

[@NoxiousRob]

Side 3 is the best - Curtain Call, a 17 minute masterpiece

[@theclashcalling_]

'Strawberries' was a great follow-up, 'Under the Floor Again's one of the best things they ever did!

[@Chasb001]

Brilliant album. Showed that they had musical chops. Saw them live that year and they were dreadful.

[@waynegagnon474]

to answer Dave's and Captain question, my guess is strawberries. I just caught the Damned in Boston Aug 29.2022. Great show . Captain I missed Ya, Honor to see you Dave, you are both are Legends to me. I will catch another show when you come back to New England....Thank you for your music ..!!!. Dave and Captain your fashion is also Great.

[@pauljohnson3686]

I was at the Trex, Damned gig at Manchester Apollo..... The Damned were an amazing and I bought Neat Neat Neat the following day...... For me..... the Damned were f%: %7)ing amazing and still are

[@beltanetrex]

LOVE T.Rex! Must have been an amazing show, especially as Bolan's last tour.

[@pauljohnson3686]

@@beltanetrex It was ... T. REX were doing the "Dandy in the underworld" album tour with the Damned as support... The gig was at Manchester Apollo... It was all old style cinema type seating. The first few rows of seats collapsed and broke up as the as the audience stormed towards the stage when Bolan appeared... It was in May 1977.. He died in the car crash in September 1977...We saw Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies outside at the back of the apollo a while before the concert...

[@Nazz1967]

met these 2 lastweek in sydney....fantastic blokes i must say .Captain took the time to get a propper pen so he could sign my promo poster.

[@honeycatacomb1191]

"I wanted to see the Heartbreakers more than anything" Thank you!!!

[@chrismann3933]

I can imagine the sound producer for this interview pulling his hair out every time Dave pulls his coat over his lav mic.

[@Min-xm8tp]

Great Band, Great Songs, Great Memories, Great Blokes!

[@tripzville7569]

great guys love the Damned

[@MadderMel]

Watching this I wish it was 1976 , and all this great stuff is just starting ! I wish I had a time machine !

[@BeliaLastes]

Indeed 👍🏻😊👍🏻

[@samsfilmreviews7985]

best band ever

[@Nightsong93]

Sam Ateam Damn right!!!!

[@Nightsong93]

Dave looks great and Captain is awesome! Looking forward to a new album

[@samsfilmreviews7985]

same I cannot wait for the new album

[@celticwarrior1365]

Sam Ateam The Damned are in my all time top three bands along with the Stranglers and Killing Joke!

[@paddycampbell576]

Robert Roberts Go to four and add Motorhead

[@SalMichael]

Love them

[@edgartavoraneto3848]

Legends!! You are amazing!!

[@jenniferyoung5291]

NEW! NEW! NEW! stuff... we can't wait for more new songs... please. - J.YO '

[@jaysarin2826]

Fantastic interview.👏🏽

[@martygould5114]

I've heard the pentagram story before. I'd love to go on a drinking binge with The Captain. I was a punk rock guitarist too. And I too got beat up for saying I loved punk rock.

[@paddycampbell576]

Great interview. Thanks for that.

[@deedee-qx7cu]

They're so humble. Fuck.

[@Glenn54321]

Completely agree with the Captain...The 70s recordings were by far the best sounding...

[@johndevault]

Great that they still want to do new material.

[@Somerset-In-The-Blood]

johndevault The new albums wicked :)

[@35sixer]

Two class acts and set the tone other bands would follow. Glad they are out touring and making some new material.

[@freddiesmith1162]

Strawberries was the album with the flushing bog

[@andylane3739]

their best one, to me anyway.

[@Somerset-In-The-Blood]

Proper blokes & band!

[@johnnygrant1206]

I have used Daves mic a few times i can see the love he has for it .... suits punk 77 just fine

[@candydormizzi2500]

So Damned Damned Damned great !

[@gmantramp404]

Candy Dormizzi so Damned Damned Damned unpunk gothic shit.Long live the Pistols. But the Captain's still the geetar hero through and through. Take from that what you will

[@sunboy1000]

part 2 ...can't wait....

[@here-is-my-profile]

A friend of mine, a carpet fitter, fitted a carpet for Dave Vanian. Somewhere in Hornsey, I remember he said there were skulls and coffins in his house. I wonder if it's the same carpet they talk about :D

[@lostinnevermore5354]

Loved you then....love you still 💜💜💜

[@MadderMel]

Class Class Class !!!

[@milosit]

Strawberries!

[@michaels.thomas1564]

I was just about to write Strawberries when I saw that you beat me to it, I didn't know it was a toilet before this interview though, I just knew it had a subtle noise between tracks.

[@aivopark]

What a good smelling record it still is.

[@4578a]

That's the album Strawberries? I thought so because there is a strange cool sound between the songs towards the end of the record. Never would have known it was a toilet.

[@christophermarcone5504]

Great interview !

[@NoName-zi9qs]

Hans Zimmer brought me here.

[@lesliehutchins326]

Come back to Phoenix! Loved,loved,LOVED seeing both of you! You are getting BETTER with age💕💕💕 BTW, you two are absolutely delightful in interviews and would be great with your own show! Just saying.....🙋💋

[@robertroberts2666]

The 70's really was the most exciting era ever! And The Damned played their part of that era!

[@sleepcity]

The best fucking band. Ever.

[@Toodle.Pipp001]

Still brilliant live, top pros.

[@sebs6508]

Strawberries for the toilet sound XD

[@daevidharvey7113]

and Yes !! Looking forward to the New Album , hugely ... So, Who's Paranoid ? was & is a killer , especially with the 3 bonus tracks Time , Aim To Please , Half Forgotten Memories ( on the vinyl but not the original cd release - it is now on the 2nd issue ) 10/10

[@cjhards]

Down to earth lads. Great to see, not like the woke bs the music industry spews out these days 🤜🤛

[@maurenwalsh5313]

❤❤❤❤

[@rhysdinnis3533]

Come to New Zealand and go to Auckland city

[@celticwarrior1365]

History of the world part 1 is a brilliant commercial song. After almost 40 years of waiting, when will the Damned release part 2?

[@zellah]

🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@glennpagemusic]

I'm gonna tape the throne!!! LALALALALALA WOOOOOOO

[@deedee-qx7cu]

BTW. Why he's called Captain Sensible @4:45

[@leahmills4646]

I saw an interview where he said that he got that nickname from being a bit reckless when he would get drunk.... Kinda like calling a fat guy "Tiny".

[@giorgiocurcetti4001]

The story I heard was that they were playing (at the very beginning of the band, they still hadn't found any monikers, which were necessary anyway because they were all signing on, perceiving Unemployment Benefit, and if they had used their real names they would have been fined and had the benefits cut off), and on a tour bus with other bands. Ray Burns was wearing a jacket with epaulettes and he was messing around going "Ladies and gentlemen, this bus works perfectly and it is all under control. We are all going to crash in two minutes" and so on, and someone from another band shouted "look, it's fucking Captain Sensible", and the nickname stuck....

[@gregtenedine7817]

NEAT NEAT NEAT

[@patricialockhart2135]

Punk wasn't violent, I went to loads of gigs between 1977 and 1985 and never saw violence. People were boisterous but not violent. The media talked shite

[@spellbound4383]

That is very true .

[@andylane3739]

sometimes dickhead skinheads came round

[@gmantramp404]

Really??? So you think when bands get beer glasses thrown at them whilst playing and being spat upon is boisterous behaviour??😂😂😂

[@andrewhawkins9790]

Damned hawk Damned

[@scottdavis0801]

The Black Album!

[@ssylvian]

my dad's met captain sensible

[@revzillo]

Yes definitely Strawberries ..... errr I fink ? 😕

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

👍

[@celticwarrior1365]

I maybe wrong but I believe that The Damned "curse" may have something to do with the name of this band. Captain and Dave beware!

[@michelleknight431]

dave lush

[@ConradHeiz]

The captain owes us for say wot

[@steviewonders4913]

wot d'ya want?

[@daevidharvey7113]

Strawberries

[@robertarmour608]

Mm .u ..so Lol lad ..u we r ..first punks xx

[@MrMoles12]

strawberries

[@AndrewAHayes]

Toaday's music sounds like it is produced on the same pre-set every time, the real organic musicians dont seem to get a look in these days

[@lesliehutchins326]

Oh and one more thing, Captain...how are the ribs? 😘

[@theprogrammerrolandmc3039]

You don't find musicians like this on Gumtree anybody in Edinburgh that can play drums songwriter guitarist i sing a bit like Gene Vincent Thing about being a musician today everyone say's ahh send me some of your stuff i tell them i have a distribution company for that streaming it's copyrighted so no you send me your stuff i am the song writer

[@nagatom]

Lock In? More like Lock Down right now!

[@akiaranaka2738]

Hipster (ugly) with happy belly interviewing pioneers. What a contrast. Doesn´t get Captain´s joke at 0:25.

[@andreperkowski2082]

Yeah shame on him for his enthusiasm and getting on great with his interviewees

[@barriewatson3424]

Strawberries

[@pauljoyce9622]

Strawberries