The Damned - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Something Else 1980
Vocals:Dave Vanian
Bass:Paul Gray
Guitar:Captain Sensible
Drums:Rat Scabies

[@patrickfitzgerald409]

Brilliantly crafted song but thats what The Damned done. Classic line up with P.G. ringing out the Rickenbaker.

[@christofyre]

Oh man! I’m the 665th like… if only I had waited for one more! The Damned are seriously one of the all time great bands, and too often overlooked. This is a great performance from an excellent group of musicians.

[@HarryPotterfan22222]

I love this song and the way he sings it, especially when he says 'two for the price of one?' the second time

[@violetbowie4567]

"I can watch this once a week...I can't watch it more than that" - my mom (she loves Dave Vanian)

[@herowinsor7403]

We all have the hots for Dave

[@stuartmorley3836]

It is MUM

[@honeymoonavenue97]

Omg that’s so cute

[@honeymoonavenue97]

@@herowinsor7403 he’s THE hottest

[@beefheart1410]

The legend that is Paul Gray on bass. Fantastically musical bass player ala Paul Mcartney post 66. Jean Jacques Burnel had that also, as did Bruce Foxton in the Jam, Bruce Thomas in the Attractions, John Entwhistle in the Who, Carol Kaye of the Wrecking Crew (particularly on Pet Sounds and Smile). What Paul Gray, Burnel and Foxton had though, was that fantastically aggressive tone that was so central - and particular, - to the UK new sound from the mid 70s to the mid 80s: Gray and Foxton primarily with a 4001 and Burnel using a Precision. Through the "noughties" I was in a Punk covers band. The hardest thing to find was those bass players who could hack it. You'd get a lot of people unfamiliar with Punk coming along to try out, obviously thinking "this'll be easy". Unfortunately for them, they soon found out that, the musician who usually has the most demand on them in those early UK Punk bands was the bass player. All the swing, and powerful dexterity in those bands generally came from the bass. (Matlock in the Pistols and Simonon in the Clash didn't really have what I'm talking about here: Matlock was all about Ronnie Lane and Simonon, Studio 1 and Sun records of course!). However, and funnily enough, generally, this Punk approach to bass playing was, at that point, somewhat unique in the history of pop music. As I've stated, despite the melodic inventiveness of those bass players I've mentioned above (who, - along with some of the Stax and Motown bass players in the 60s - were more or less responsible for moving bass guitar away from being just an instrument to compliment the bass drum and root key of a song) the first wave of UK punk bands were distinct in that the bass players generally used similar melodic, musical, "moving" bass lines (leaving the rest of the musicians free to play the more basic and easy sections as they thrashed along!). Of course, you'd had the likes of Chris Squire playing in a similar aggressively swinging "musical" way prior to Punk, but Punk was more or less the first time you generally got bass playing that was dexterous, swinging and rapid more or less as standard in three minute pop songs. Other than John Entwhistle, who was actually nearer to the likes of Chris Squire than he was to, say, Paul Gray, you'd never really had this kind of Bass playing in pop music before. You never got it in 50s R&R, you didn't have it (or need it) in R&B. Beat music didn't have it, nor - other than the Who - did Mod. Soul didn't need the aggression. Funk is a different kettle of fish. Psychedelia, maybe on the odd occasion. Prog's out cos' it's not pop. Glam didn't use it. AOR didn't need it. Disco didn't have room. No, first wave UK Punk bands was where this kind of bass playing first appeared as standard in pop. In reality, the bass was more or less the lead guitar in UK Punk bands; which furthers the "toppling the apple cart" approach of the genre I suppose. The bass player was certainly the band member who needed to have chops in those bands; all the others could wing it (although, Topper carried the responsibility of dexterity in the Clash). Although stylistically very different, Post Punk also kept the bass to the fore in it's approach once it had replaced Punk per-se. Paul Gray once stated words to the effect that, if he'd been paid by the note in the Damned, he'd have ended a rich man. More than this, I don't think that generation of bass players have yet been recognised for their stylistic innovations to the pop arrangement form. Personally, I think they were fantastic. I grew up on these musicians. Indeed, although I am a guitarist myself, when I first started playing - simultaneously along with four or five mates - every last one of us opted for bass guitar. In previous eras, the bass player would generally have opted to learn bass as it was seemingly "easier". To my generation, bass was chosen to be learnt as the "guitar heroes" in our favourite bands usually were the bass players.

[@mightyV444]

@Beefheart1 - Yup, that kind of bass playing and sound totally is up my alley, too! Also reminds me of Rush's Geddy Lee, who's one of my favourites along with JJ Burnel and also The Cure's Simon Gallup. Adam Clayton had great tone on U2's first three albums also. And a very young Kevin Mooney did an amazing job on Adam & the Ants' album 'Kings Of The Wild Frontier'. Cheers, V. :-)

[@killyourtelevision]

Had to reread to see if you mentioned entwhistle. Heavy Entwistle vibe for sure.

[@TheRussframe]

Totally agreed. All great players.

[@owenjnelson-fb9mg]

Seeing this like up soon….can’t fuckkng believe it!! Dream come true

[@AnklepantsSkateZine]

I love how the lighting changes from normal as he sings about being Dr. Jekyll to classic, eerie horror colors/shadows when he sings about Mr. Hyde.

[@reindeer-o-stoole]

superb!! often overlooked is the great contribution of Dicky 'Brozzoid" Robinson (brother of '80s crossdressing singer Marilyn) on keyboards for this tour

[@necromaniack7089]

I'm normal outside He's evil inside I'm Dr Jekyll and He's Mr Hyde I try to be true He tries to be cruel I'll hold you gently but He'll smother you My clothes will impress you And my claws will undress you I'm normal outside He's evil inside I'm Dr Jekyll and He's Mr Hyde I want what's right He walks in the night Searching for sin in his Decadent life My charms will beguile you And my arms will defile you Me, I'm on the side of the angels But the devil's my best friend Sin is a way of life Saints are for suckers Welcome to the underworld I start where nightmares end Two for the price of one Two for the price of, one? I'm normal outside He's evil inside I'm Dr Jekyll and He's Mr Hyde I try to be true He tries to be cruel I'll hold you gently but He'll smother you My clothes will impress you And my claws will undress you

[@ladytabithagoodebamama298]

OMG Dave Vanian is sooooooo beautiful. Like Lestat.

[@blackmore4]

Apparently, he's easy.

[@turistas9876]

Damn!! He's so fucking hot... This album is transcendental♡ Pinches genios.

[@cherylchaison5085]

Style of his clothing beautiful voice and the way he carried himself fits him perfectly

[@spiritualempress6652]

I WISH HE WOULD ACT IN A DRACULA MOVIE.

[@Limagris912]

good idea!

[@herowinsor7403]

Him and Peter Murphy

[@posicide]

Hero Winsor Peter Murphy did tho kinda

[@ANDYJL1964]

Thanks for uploading. The Damned at their best. Wicked bass line and perfect eerie vocals from Mr Vanian....perfect

[@always_weltschmerz]

Love the tune. Maybe someone will say I'm stupid fangirl but I have to say that: Dave is so fucking cute and pretty ♥♥♥

[@dunringill99]

Bass sounds ace!

[@arnolddalby5552]

Absolutely brilliant performance of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Hahaha.

[@metalmickey777]

CHILLS…it’s just too good!

[@SuperGeorge2112]

sounding great paul.

[@vermilliongecko]

Such an incredible bass player.

[@saturnoh3142]

THE DAMNED at his best creative period. Just amazing

[@chickybluetherealone]

These songs have a tendency to get in my head.

[@jodibrooklyn1033]

One of my all time faves ~ saw this live a few yrs ago.

[@RCAvhstape]

2:20 actually sounds like Rush here, with that Ric bass and that Lifesonish strummed guitar tone.

[@mightyV444]

@Helium Road - Yeah man, Rush had totally ripped off The Damned! Including the odd 5/4 time signature! 😄

[@mightyV444]

Seriously, though: Captain Sensible must be one of the most underrated guitarists ever! Love both him *and* Lifeson! 🙂

[@mightyV444]

And your username seems familiar! From Rick Beato's channel maybe, or the 'Produce Like A Pro' one?! 🙂

[@RCAvhstape]

@@mightyV444 Yeah I hang out on Beato

[@MiaMeezy]

I watch this everyday Waiting on a dave bot 🖤

[@krtkllr70]

saw them live in san Francisco ,,,,AWESOME.

[@darrengoodenough8064]

Awesome

[@japedant1717]

Look up the poster of the 1931 film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jekyll is literally Dave Vanian XD

[@mightyV444]

@Japedant - You mean this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5jEiGVrjKiaras :-)

[@LarzGustafsson]

Magnificent performance and brilliant tune.

[@specialse]

Soooo good .

[@Kelly14UK]

Used to have this on an old Record Fair bootleg video. Gray's line up was the very best, and that's no disrespect to all the other line- ups. Had they polished up Arnold Layne and did a studio version of In A Rut, 1980's releases would've been even better. Great covers band, live and studio. They did everything from Motorhead to Kenny Rogers.

[@twistedspanner]

Great song, I love it.

[@VampireLily616]

So pretty!

[@grahambigvan]

Classic

[@katiafontaine1973]

PARFAIT

[@pancrack]

mega clip ! cheeers

[@kabali1788]

A friend of mine played in a band who supported them and he told me Captain S wouldn't sign an autograph unless he was given a pound (£) . Good sense of humour I hope ?.

[@liana6093]

Wow, how did they get that vampire to sing for them? :P the must be luring him in with blood from the groupies or something xD

[@comebackwimeapplepie]

Damned Damned Damned

[@vco1-706]

Dave Vanian + Keith Moon + Chris Squire + Alex Lifeson.

[@HammondDER]

ahahaahh

[@Jakegothicsnake]

@oneiricillusion Oh God yes he is! ^_^

[@MrDoremouse]

I used to be schizophrenic, but now I'm in two minds about it...

[@jonnyboy5000]

Is that Keith Richard on keyboards ?

[@TheCointreaux]

Oh, yeah! (Sighhhh!)

[@mrfish1961]

i loved them earlier days , but saw the damned last year at hamburg´s fabrik . big daddies earning their last money without any innovations . have a great weekend , my friend . michael ...

[@WinChun78]

The keyboard player looks bored shitless waiting to play his little bit at the very end... ;-)

[@mightyV444]

@WinChun78 - If I had no legs I wouldn't look very happy either. Or is he sitting in a hole in the floor?! ;-))

[@WinChun78]

@@mightyV444 ;-0

[@BlissSister]

[@prr665]

The guitar intro is VERY SIMILAR to the guitar intro of Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun."

[@prr665]

@Mr. Sega Lives! Idiot!! This song came out before Soundgarden's!!!

[@MiaMeezy]

Goodfrief I'll bet he can can kiss 💋 🖤

[@andresalmiron5520]

if i were a woman i could date with any damned..

[@HotBlodBorika]

életem pólusos

[@nachocoria8164]

Drácula. Original!...….....

[@platypusboy]

This is what The Damned were doing when The Clash were doing Sandanista?

[@blackmore4]

Yes, don't you approve?

[@ZC-hw6xb]

So?

[@milesthompson2446]

lol 69 likes XD

[@platypusboy]

Nope. Sandinista!