tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post7567557599734359274..comments2024-03-23T18:29:54.952-07:00Comments on ON THE FLIP-SIDE: Song of the Week: "New Rose", The DamnedOn The Flip-Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-50355650455214674742010-06-14T13:22:37.529-07:002010-06-14T13:22:37.529-07:00Still loving this song. Just saying.Still loving this song. Just saying.On The Flip-Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-64063184166854957792009-10-21T13:10:48.528-07:002009-10-21T13:10:48.528-07:00Sometimes I really, really wish I could be in a pu...Sometimes I really, really wish I could be in a punk band again. Even for just one night.On The Flip-Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-66371637894210604022009-09-29T21:22:04.611-07:002009-09-29T21:22:04.611-07:00Though my last entry seems to prove otherwise, I d...Though my last entry seems to prove otherwise, I do in fact have a moderate understanding of English grammar, vocabulary, and syntax.Mr. GeeBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971005418677101536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-11681131130979815532009-09-29T21:17:14.353-07:002009-09-29T21:17:14.353-07:00I hear OF Naz Nomad, never actually heard it. My ...I hear OF Naz Nomad, never actually heard it. My buddy Clicker, who is a HUGE Damned fan, often told me I need to hear Naz Nomad. Now that I think about it, I think he did play me some of their stuff and it sounded great. BUt I don't own any of it. Add it to the list...Mr. GeeBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971005418677101536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-55473007210520346742009-09-29T09:48:54.760-07:002009-09-29T09:48:54.760-07:00The B-Side is indeed a blitzkrieg attack on Help (...The B-Side is indeed a blitzkrieg attack on Help (not my fave). Nick Lowe is indeed playing at the HSBF fest this weekend. Maybe I'll fly in for it.On The Flip-Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-7204522444461216722009-09-29T09:41:25.368-07:002009-09-29T09:41:25.368-07:00Same here with the Naz Nomad Give Daddy the Knife ...Same here with the Naz Nomad Give Daddy the Knife CIndy. Love it. Interesting connection, in that this song shows garage influence (as well as other influences such as Bowie and surfabilly). But I've never been a fan of the Damned. Not sure why, and this song doesn't grab me just like I remember other Damned stuff not grabbing me. I can appreciate it for its incongruent chord progression switch-ups. That's cool. And the un-punk title and it's nuanced, even poetic lyrics, they intrigue me, but it doesn't get me going like the Pistols first album or that Undertones song you mention, or that Celibate Rifles stuff GB introduced in his Tape Trials series. Perhaps I need to give one of the albums a full listen.<br /><br /> Is the B-side a cover of the Beatles?<br /><br />Nick Lowe? He's playing at the Hardly Strictly Blue Grass Festival in SF this Weekend.Flipsiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983978215194067317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-63251037794387495202009-09-29T07:57:35.322-07:002009-09-29T07:57:35.322-07:00Agree 100% with your comments. I was a silly, craz...Agree 100% with your comments. I was a silly, crazy fan of the Damned in High School. Particularly the third album, Machine Gun Etiquette (clear vinyl!). My memory is that the second album was devoid of any value. <br /><br />I got out some vinyl to see if it was as good as I had once thought, and found, to my surprise, the only two Damned albums I have are the 1st and 3rd. Both quite good.<br /><br />Have you ever heard the side project they did, Naz Nomad and the Nightmares? It was all covers of fairly obscure 60's garage stuff. It was really good (Clear Purple Vinyl!) and played a huge part in my introduction to that type of music.On The Flip-Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319364292191851993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497209460362406306.post-6235291153331654622009-09-28T18:58:33.843-07:002009-09-28T18:58:33.843-07:00Absolutely love the Damned first album (and the th...Absolutely love the Damned first album (and the third as well). Regardless of who was first or best or most "important", "Damned Damned Damned" is a stellar slice of impertinent rock and roll, and "New Rose" is definitely a classic. And I agree, Rat was one of the greatest rock and roll drummers ever--the punk rock Keith Moon.Mr. GeeBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971005418677101536noreply@blogger.com