The Damned continue to defy expectations
Despite the fact that they formed in the same ground-zero punk scene as the Sex Pistols and the Clash — and beat them both to the punch with a debut single, “New Rose” — the Damned always seemed like they were destined to get nowhere near as much respect.
[...] with fans ranging from Lemmy of Motorhead to the Offspring to any number of bands with an eye for the theatrically entertaining and hilarious in equal measure, the Damned continue to defy expectations by becoming a four-decade-long institution.
Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead, with founding members Captain Sensible and Dave Vanian leading the newest incarnation of the group.
