IMAGE(S) OF THE DAY – Old Punk Roses THE DAMNED Did It Neat In Belgium
9 August 2025
Last Monday was retro punk day at Lokerse Feesten – Belgium with Irish heroes
The Undertones, the fantabulous and, imperishable Iggy Pop, the Sex Pistols featuring rattlesnake Frank Carter and British punk trailblazers THE DAMNED.
The latter were the first UK punk band to release a single, and album and touring the US.
Their 1977 debut LP Damned Damned Damned still is one of the best punk longplayers ever, in my book. It featured several blitzkrieg bullets such as New Rose, Neat Neat Neat, Stab Your Back and Born To Kill.
They’re still smashing things up with 3 of the 4 original members: singer Dave Vanian, guitarist Captain Sensible and drummer Rat Scabies. Although they played on automatic pilot, the hits went down a storm. Hail hail!
PICTURE THIS
The Elvis of Punk
Their indestructible golden moment
The Captain
Neat Neat Neat
Newest punk haircut?
Smashing it up, once again
Wanna sing along?
