Captain Sensible Approves Ghetto Juice!!

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One of the greatest and most historical punk bands ever, the Damned recently hit the Orange County shores for a stop on their 35th anniversary tour at HOB. Formed in '76, they were the first punk band to release a single, release an album, get on the UK charts and tour the US…Long before the Pistols! The tour was comprised of two of their most influential albums in entirety: Damned, Damned, Damned-Released in '77 marks the beginning of the UK punk movement and the Black Album-Released in 1980, which saw the Damned add Goth and Physchedelia to their hard driving punk rock repertoire!

interview by Kurt Steinmetz

Ghetto Juice’s Kurt Steinmetz was on hand for the show and got a chance to sit down with original member Captain Sensible for a chat!

Ghetto Juice: So do you guys enjoy playing the OC?
Captain Sensible: Yes! We have friends here, especially Stu, the bass player. For the most part, I just jump in the van, get carted off and they shove me on stage, they put me guitar around my neck and I do my job you know?…Occasionally and sometimes, I misbehave!

GJM: What has been the highlight of this tour?
CS: Playing the Black Album, because I don't think it was ever intended to be played live. It was a collection of experiments, we were just trying to make the best record possible and to do that stuff live is a real workout, physically and mentally!

GJM: After 35 years of playing and being on the road, do you still enjoy touring?
CS: Yes! I genuinely enjoy touring. It's nice to get out and about and meet people. I want to do what the locals do…Bars and Cafe's, where no tourists go. I try to find the most intimidating place to go and I get off on that!

GJM: The album Damned, Damned, Damned was the 1st punk album to be released in the UK, how does it feel to perform it on stage after all these years?
CS: Fairly frantic, as it's a collection of riffs and it's over within a half an hour. We get off stage for a quick break and all the audience heads for the bar because you need a breather after that! It's really intensive! —Kurt Steinmetz

caption: The Captain of The Damned, May 22, 2013. Photo: Kurt Steinmetz


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One of the greatest and most historical punk bands ever, the Damned recently hit the Orange County shores for a stop on their 35th anniversary tour at HOB. Formed in '76, they were the first punk band to release a single, release an album, get on the UK charts and tour the US…Long before the Pistols! The tour was comprised of two of their most influential albums in entirety: Damned, Damned, Damned-Released in '77 marks the beginning of the UK punk movement and the Black Album-Released in 1980, which saw the Damned add Goth and Physchedelia to their hard driving punk rock repertoire!

interview by Kurt Steinmetz

Ghetto Juice’s Kurt Steinmetz was on hand for the show and got a chance to sit down with original member Captain Sensible for a chat!

Ghetto Juice: So do you guys enjoy playing the OC?
Captain Sensible: Yes! We have friends here, especially Stu, the bass player. For the most part, I just jump in the van, get carted off and they shove me on stage, they put me guitar around my neck and I do my job you know?…Occasionally and sometimes, I misbehave!

GJM: What has been the highlight of this tour?
CS: Playing the Black Album, because I don't think it was ever intended to be played live. It was a collection of experiments, we were just trying to make the best record possible and to do that stuff live is a real workout, physically and mentally!

GJM: After 35 years of playing and being on the road, do you still enjoy touring?
CS: Yes! I genuinely enjoy touring. It's nice to get out and about and meet people. I want to do what the locals do…Bars and Cafe's, where no tourists go. I try to find the most intimidating place to go and I get off on that!

GJM: The album Damned, Damned, Damned was the 1st punk album to be released in the UK, how does it feel to perform it on stage after all these years?
CS: Fairly frantic, as it's a collection of riffs and it's over within a half an hour. We get off stage for a quick break and all the audience heads for the bar because you need a breather after that! It's really intensive! —Kurt Steinmetz

caption: The Captain of The Damned, May 22, 2013. Photo: Kurt Steinmetz

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