Thanks for your erudite summary of the Damned’s reunion gig. I share your opinion that ‘Music For Pleasure’ is an unfairly maligned album. True, its production doesn’t have the visceral impact that Nick Lowe might have brought to it but Brian James’ songs are strong enough to withstand that with aplomb. And there’s the wonderful anomaly that is ‘Idiot Box’, a song unlike anything else in The Damned’s back catalogue with its awesome, almost jazzy, riff. It’s such a shame that their five man lineup didn’t last long.
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