The Damned - Anything

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork. Album Details

A VERY Under-rated Album

It took me a while to really get into this album; I always liked Phantasmagoria a lot but thought this was nowhere near as good. I was wrong. This album has some top-rate songs, including a cover of Alone Again Or, the old Love song (not "Love Song", but rather Alvin Lee & Love), the title track, which is clearly intended to sound like a really good Iggy solo song, and the classic In Dulce Decorum. Psychomania also rocks, and there are some pretty good slow songs on here. This is NOT just for hard-core Damned fans; it's a great album, and it's a travesty that it's out of print. August 25, 2007

It Figures....

It figues that a song I really like Alone Again Or is on a no longer released CD going for 50.00 used. Oh well, I just bought all The Stranglers stuff on Amazon, maybe they will rerelease this, I'll definetly be buying it when they do. August 9, 2006

Dulce Decorum worth the whole price

I have always enjoyed this album, as much as, if not more than, Phantasmagoria. The sophmore effort on Phantas. bloomed into full fledged maturity on Anything. Dulce Decorum is one of the best songs ever recorded, and the instrumental Portrait is achingly beautiful.

If only loved the Damned as long as they were punk, then you won't like this.

If you're still in the over the top-party-goth stage of Phantas. then you won't like this.

But, if you like some soul in your music (and I'm not talking about Motown, that's a different review), then you can't miss with this. It's beautiful, plain and simple. August 2, 2006

A step below Phantasmagoria.

Anything was the Damned's second studio album fort MCA.
Instead of branching out from their last studio album, they try to record a Goth-Pop album. The results are an over produced album with several weak songs left their fans and buyers scratching their heads. No one bought the album like the last one despite their top ten hit Eloise. David and Rat would part company. A few years later they would reunite with Captain and Brian James and do a series of farewell shows. Ten years later, the Damned would be back down to Rat and David touring clubs and releasing a demo album as a finished studio release. What a strange road the Damned has travelled.

Recommended for die-hard Damned fans (like me). June 26, 2005

EXCELLENT! despite what others might say

Great experimental album from a talented band that was ignored by America... go figure (they were too busy listening to Phil Collins, Lionel Ritchie, Journey, Chicago, TOTO,ect.) I was glad they started to move away from punk rock, which they weren't very good at to start with (a rather stagnant field of music imitated to death and most of the bands could barely play their instruments) I know it wasn't about the music(obviously), it was a cultural movement. That nonsense aside. Musically adventurous, sweeping, sometimes melancholy, above all entertaining. Not for everyone's taste (Especially those of a lower economic stature or the culture of a Gonorrhea sample).... Try it! you might like it. December 3, 2003

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