Grave Disorder is the ninth studio album from the punk rock band The Damned, released on 21 August 2001. It was their first release since signing to Nitro Records and only studio album with Patricia Morrison.
| Grave Disorder | ||||
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| Released | 21 August 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
| Studio | Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, California | |||
| Genre | Punk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 57:35 | |||
| Label | Nitro Records | |||
| Producer | David Bianco | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Kerrang! | [3] |
| Pitchfork | 3.8/10[4] |
| PopMatters | favourable[5] |
Style
editThe album is musically similar to Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible's previous Damned collaboration, Strawberries. It uses a combination of modern sampling and looping ("Absinthe"), gothic rock ("Thrill Kill"), punk rock ("Neverland", "Obscene" and "Amen"), deep gothic piano pieces ("Beauty of the Beast" and "The End of Time"), and more traditional pop songs. The song "Lookin' for Action" appeared on the Warped Tour 2002 Tour Compilation.
Songs like "W" (about the 2000 election and George W. Bush) have a sound very reminiscent of Britpop (such as the sound they exhibited on Strawberries). "song.com" offers a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the Internet, while "Democracy?" offers a rebuke of what they see as the futility of democracy and political revolution.
The album's name is taken from parliamentary convention in the United Kingdom, where a sitting may be adjourned should 'grave disorder' break out among members.[6]
Track listing
editSongwriting credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]
- "Democracy?" (Captain Sensible) – 3:21
- "song.com" (Sensible, David Vanian) – 3:39
- "Thrill Kill" (Sensible, Pinch) – 5:37
- "She" (Sensible, Vanian) – 4:27
- "Lookin for Action" (Sensible, Vanian, Monty Oxy Moron, Patricia Morrison, Pinch) – 4:04
- "Would You Be So Hot (If You Weren't Dead?)" (Sensible) – 4:13
- "Absinthe" (Vanian) – 4:17
- "Amen" (Sensible, Pinch) – 7:55
- "Neverland" (Sensible) – 3:31
- "'Til the End of Time" (Sensible) – 3:51
- "Obscene" (Sensible, Vanian) – 2:46
- "W" (Pinch, Tom Savage) – 5:05
- "Beauty of the Beast" (Vanian, Oxy Moron) – 4:44
Personnel
editCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.[8]
- The Damned
- David Vanian – vocals, theremin
- Captain Sensible – guitar, backing vocals
- Patricia Morrison – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Monty Oxy Moron – keyboards, backing vocals
- Pinch – drums, backing vocals
- Technical
- David Bianco – producer, mixing
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering
- Vince Ray – cover
- Morat – photography
References
edit- ^ Stegall, Tim. "These 5 albums embody the Damned's punk-rock magnificence These 5 albums embody the Damned's punk-rock magnificence These 5 albums embody the Damned's punk-rock magnificence". Alternative Press. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Jack Rabid. "Grave Disorder". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ Berelian, Essi (11 August 2001). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 865. UK: EMAP. p. 45.
- ^ Joe Tangari (5 December 2001). "The Damned: Grave Disorder". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ Jason Thompson (20 August 2001). "The Damned: Grave Disorder". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ [Erskine May: Grave disorder https://erskinemay.parliament.uk/section/4897/grave%20disorder/]. UK parliament. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Grave Disorder (CD liner notes). The Damned. Nitro Records. 2001.
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