Grave Disorder
Encyclopedia
Grave Disorder is an album from the punk rock
band The Damned, released in August 2001.
It was their first release since signing to Nitro Records
. The 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
("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.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band The Damned, released in August 2001.
It was their first release since signing to Nitro Records
Nitro Records
Nitro Records is an independent record label created and owned by Dexter Holland and Greg Kriesel . They started the label in 1994. The label is famous for being an incubator for punk rock artists who have subsequently become successful, most notably AFI...
. The album is musically similar to Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible
Captain Sensible
Captain Sensible is a singer, songwriter, guitarist who grew up in Croydon, England, and co-founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image...
's previous Damned collaboration, Strawberries
Strawberries (album)
Strawberries is the fifth album by The Damned, released in October 1982 on Bronze Records.Limited editions included a strawberry scented lyric insert...
. It uses a combination of modern sampling
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
and looping
Music loop
In electroacoustic music, a loop is a repeating section of sound material. Short sections of material can be repeated to create ostinato patterns...
("Absinthe"), gothic rock
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
("Thrill Kill"), punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
("Obscene" and "Amen"), deep gothic piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
pieces ("Beauty Of The Beast" and "The End Of Time"), and more traditional pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define 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
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
) have a sound very reminiscent of Britpop
Britpop
Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...
(such as the sound they exhibited on Strawberries). "song.com" offers a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, while "Democracy?" offers a rebuke of what they see as the futility of democracy and political revolution.
Track listing
- Democracy? (Captain SensibleCaptain SensibleCaptain Sensible is a singer, songwriter, guitarist who grew up in Croydon, England, and co-founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image...
) – 3:21 - song.com (Sensible, David VanianDavid VanianDave Vanian is a rock musician, famous for being the lead singer of the punk rock band The Damned. The band formed in 1976 in London and Vanian is the only ever-present member of the group...
) – 3:39 - Thrill Kill (Sensible, PinchPinch (drummer)Pinch is the current drummer in punk band The Damned. He has been with the band since 1999. He attended the King's School in Grantham, where he was a founder member of the English Dogs....
) – 5:37 - She (Sensible, Vanian) – 4:27
- Lookin for Action (Monty Oxy MoronMonty Oxy MoronMonty Oxy Moron is a keyboardist for the English punk rock group The Damned....
, Patricia MorrisonPatricia MorrisonPatricia Morrison is an American bass guitarist, singer and songwriter. She worked with The Bags, The Gun Club, The Sisters of Mercy, and The Damned.-Biography:...
, Pinch, Vanian) – 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, Greg Savage) – 5:05
- Beauty of the Beast (Burrow, Vanian) – 4:44
Personnel
- David VanianDavid VanianDave Vanian is a rock musician, famous for being the lead singer of the punk rock band The Damned. The band formed in 1976 in London and Vanian is the only ever-present member of the group...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, thereminThereminThe theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device... - Captain SensibleCaptain SensibleCaptain Sensible is a singer, songwriter, guitarist who grew up in Croydon, England, and co-founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image...
- guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, backing vocals - Patricia MorrisonPatricia MorrisonPatricia Morrison is an American bass guitarist, singer and songwriter. She worked with The Bags, The Gun Club, The Sisters of Mercy, and The Damned.-Biography:...
- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocals - Monty Oxy MoronMonty Oxy MoronMonty Oxy Moron is a keyboardist for the English punk rock group The Damned....
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, backing vocals - PinchPinch (drummer)Pinch is the current drummer in punk band The Damned. He has been with the band since 1999. He attended the King's School in Grantham, where he was a founder member of the English Dogs....
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, backing vocals