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Machine Gun Etiquette is the third studio album by the English punk rock band the Damned , released on 9 November 1979 by Chiswick Records . The album peaked at No. 31 on the UK...

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Machine Gun Etiquette is the third studio album by the English punk rock band the Damned, released on 9 November 1979 by Chiswick Records. The album peaked at No. 31 on the UK Charts.[6]

The album was the group's first since reforming with a new lineup of previous members Dave Vanian on vocals, Captain Sensible on lead guitar, Rat Scabies on drums, plus newcomer Algy Ward of Australian punk band The Saints on bass guitar on his only album with the band.

Background

On Machine Gun Etiquette, the band brought more variety to their usual punk rock to add wide-ranging influences from hard rock and heavy metal to psychedelic rock, a tinge of progressive rock and even classic 1960s rhythm and blues and the record has been described by journalists and fans alike as The Beach Boys meets Motörhead with T. Rex and Judas Priest influences thrown in for good measure.[7][8] The album also features more fast-paced punk tracks, and has been cited as a 'proto-hardcore' record crucial for the later rise of hardcore punk into the 1980s.[3]

The voice at the album's start is actor Jack Howarth, taken from his 1971 album 'Ow Do, a recording of Lancastrian monologues.

The album features multiple guest musicians. Lemmy plays bass on the band's take on The Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz", which was not on the album at time of release but released as a single; the song was also added to the reissued version of the album. Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon also appear on the album. Philip Lloyd-Smee contributed to the sleeve and logo design work on Machine Gun Etiquette.

Critical reception

La reseña retrospectiva de AllMusic informó que, cuando se lanzó, Machine Gun Etiquette fue "merecidamente aclamado como otro clásico de la banda". El sitio web elogió la variedad de estilos explorados y el ingenio característico del grupo. [ 7 ]

Scott Rowley de la revista Classic Rock , al reseñar la edición del 25 aniversario del álbum, lo definió como "un álbum desenfrenado y audaz [...] el sonido de una banda que alcanza su máximo potencial", y agregó que "mientras que The Clash buscaba inspiración en Estados Unidos, The Damned se mantuvo resueltamente británico", quizás irónicamente dado que la portada mostraba a la banda en una escena callejera de Nueva York [ 9 ] en 704 7th Avenue , Ciudad de Nueva York . [ 16 ]

Lista de canciones

Todos los temas están compuestos por Rat Scabies , Captain Sensible , Dave Vanian y Algy Ward , salvo que se indique lo contrario.

Pistas adicionales de la reedición en CD de 2004
  • "Smash It Up (Parte 1)" y "Smash It Up (Parte 2)" aparecen listadas como una sola pista en el CD, como "Smash It Up (Partes 1 y 2)" (pista 11).

Personnel

Credits adapted from the 2004 CD reissue liner notes.[2][17]

The Damned

  • Dave Vanian – lead vocals
  • Captain Sensible – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards, bass ("I Just Can't Be Happy Today", "Smash It Up (Parts 1 & 2)"), bass solo ("Anti-Pope"), mandolin ("Turkey Song"), lead vocals ("Turkey Song")
  • Rat Scabies – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals ("Burglar")
  • Algy Ward – bass, backing vocals, guitar ("Machine Gun Etiquette", "Liar")

Additional personnel

Production and artwork

  • Roger Armstrong – producer
  • The Damned – producer
  • Ed Hollis – producer ("Love Song" (Ed Hollis version), "Noise, Noise, Noise" (Ed Hollis version), "Suicide")
  • Alvin Clarke – engineer (Sound Suite)
  • Mike Shipley – engineer (Wessex)
  • Gary Edwards – engineer (Wessex)
  • Jeremy Green – engineer (Wessex)
  • Rik Watton – engineer (Workhouse)
  • Damian Korner – engineer (Utopia)
  • G. H. Wallis – engineer (SGS)
  • Vic Keary – engineer (Chalk Farm)
  • Phil Smee – artwork
  • Alan Ballard – front cover photography
  • Mick Young – photography
  • Captain Sensible – inner sleeve drawing
  • Martin Baker – video director ("Plan 9, Channel 7")

Certifications

References

  1. ↑"Music Week"(PDF). p. 32.
  2. 12Machine Gun Etiquette (CD liner notes). The Damned (25th anniversary ed.). Chiswick Records. 2004. CDWIKD 250.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. 123"New Documentary Explores The Damned's 40 Year History of Anarchy, Chaos And Destruction". Decider. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. 12THE DAMNED- ‘MACHINE GUN ETIQUETTE’ CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW. Newsounds. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. ↑"The Damned singles".
  6. ↑"MACHINE GUN ETIQUETTE". Official Charts. 17 November 1979. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  7. 123Raggett, Ned. "Machine Gun Etiquette – The Damned". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  8. 12Robbins, Ira (15 March 1991). "Machine Gun Etiquette". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. 12Rowley, Scott (February 2005). "Damned Fine". Classic Rock. No. 76. p. 106.
  10. ↑Gilbert, Pat (April 2018). "Dave's Faves". Mojo. No. 293. p. 40.
  11. ↑MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 182.
  12. ↑"The Damned: Machine Gun Etiquette". Q. No. 190. May 2002. p. 137.
  13. ↑Shooman, Joe (October 2007). "The Damned – Machine Gun Etiquette". Record Collector. No. 341. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  14. ↑Coleman, Mark (1992). "The Damned". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. pp. 176–77. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
  15. ↑Watts, Peter (December 2016). "The Damned: Buyer's Guide". Uncut. No. 235. p. 69.
  16. ↑"Musical Maps". musicalmaps.com.au. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  17. ↑Hutchinson, Barry (2017). The Damned – the Chaos Years: An Unofficial Biography. Barry Hutchinson. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-244-30256-6.
  18. ↑"British album certifications – The Damned – Machine Gun Etiquette". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Formats field. Type Machine Gun Etiquette The Damned in the "Search:" field.
  • Machine Gun Etiquette at Discogs (list of releases)