THE DAMNED - NEW ROSE ( I GOT IT GOOD -- MAN !!!!)

the DAMNED - NEW ROSE

1977 -- Promo Video. Written by Brian James. New Rose was the first single by 'The Damned.' It was released on October 22, 1976. It is considered the first punk record by many, insofar as the first song of a musical genre can be identified.

This video is great. They looked great. Nobody told these guys what to do or what to look like. Singer Dave Vanian used to dig graves for a living. When it came time to switch over from grave digger to lead singer he took on a vampire look and it was unexpected but great. This was a total switch from the whole KISS look. This black on white makeup became his signature look for years to come as the band under went multiple phases of change.

This band never needed permission to do anything.

Cantu posted this on July 22, 2007 at 8:11 pm