Black Is the Night – The Definitive Anthology
The Damned · 2019
155 min · 39 tracks · new wave · punk · gothic rock
A darkly atmospheric journey through punk's evolution, blending gothic rock and new wave with biting lyrical commentary.
Why this album works
This collection serves as a significant touchstone in punk history, highlighting The Damned's role in shaping the genre. It features tracks that influenced countless artists and movements, while also celebrating their critical reception over the years, including a resurgence of interest leading to their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
- Best for
- dynamic journey with emotional peaks darkly atmospheric late-night listening biting lyrical commentary throughout
- Context
- Released in 2019, 'Black Is the Night – The Definitive Anthology' encapsulates The Damned's influential career spanning over four decades. This anthology arrives after their previous studio album 'Evil Spirits' (2018), showcasing a retrospective of their genre-defying work that includes punk classics and later experimental sounds.
- Stylistic neighbors
- The Cure· Killing Joke· Siouxsie Sioux
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Love Song 2:21
- 2 Wait for the Black Out 3:51
- 3 Generals 3:24
- 4 I Just Can’t Be Happy Today 3:43
- 5 Bad Time for Bonzo 3:48
- 6 Democracy? 3:21
- 7 White Rabbit 3:17
- 8 Anti‐Pope 3:21
- 9 Ignite 4:52
- 10 Melody Lee 2:07
- 11 Smash It Up, Pt 1 & 2 Standout 5:13
- 12 New Rose Standout 2:42
- 13 Neat, Neat, Neat 2:40
- 14 Stretcher Case Baby 2:12
- 15 Sick of Being Sick 2:29
- 16 Born to Kill 2:35
- 17 Rabid (Over You) 3:41
- 18 Problem Child 2:12
- 19 1 of the 2 3:06
- 20 So Messed Up 1:50
- 21 Machine Gun Etiquette 1:48
- 22 Disco Man 3:19
- 23 Fan Club 2:55
- 24 Suicide 3:16
Disc 2
- 1 Eloise 5:08
- 2 Plan 9 Channel 7 5:08
- 3 Grimly Fiendish Standout 3:49
- 4 The Shadow of Love 6:33
- 5 Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde 4:32
- 6 Street of Dreams 5:36
- 7 The History of the World (Part 1) 3:50
- 8 Curtain Call 17:10
- 9 Alone Again Or 3:28
- 10 Lively Arts 2:55
- 11 Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow 4:14
- 12 Stranger on the Town 5:13
- 13 Fun Factory 4:21
- 14 Under the Floor Again 5:21
- 15 Black Is the Night 4:09
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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