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Title: A great band at its worst
Review: I've been a Damned fan for 20 years, and I find this release appalling. The Damned went through numerous lineup changes between 1977 and 1986. This 1988 show is a reunion of two of the stronger lineups. But it sounds like they didn't rehearse at all. The skills of guitarist Brian James, who lights the band's debut album on fire, have seriously diminished by the time of this concert. The other members put in a listless, bored effort that sounds like they really don't want to be there. To check out the Damned, try Damned Damned Damned, Machine Gun Etiquette, and The Black Album, to hear a band progress from top-notch high-energy punk, to a completely unique mix of punk and unpretentious fun progressive rock.
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