The Damned – So, Who’s Paranoid?

reviewed by : Jennifer Sojka (Lexi Lawsuit)

Jennifer Sojka (a.k.a. Lexi Lawsuit) is the lead singer of the horror rock band The Rabies. She was born and raised by a family of musicians/music teachers and has been playing music since the age of three. Her talents don’t stop at music; she is also the fashion designer and online retailer of Trash Queen Clothing.

released by : English Channel Records on 17 November 2008
data : 10th studio album . 13 tracks . 78:08 run time . www.officialdamned.com

The Damned are back once again with a brilliant display of their dark driving melees of musical madness entitled So, Who’s Paranoid?.  Bathed in a titillating vat of English swagger, big guitar solos, and unique melodies, this album is not to be grouped into any one single genre (in keeping with the trend of previous un-classifiable Damned recordings). It’s definitely their most diverse album to date, with influences pulled from 60s psychedelic garage to catchy pop punk, dark satirical goth, and even fistfuls of Broadway-like theatrics. If you’re a fan of classic 70s Damned punk songs such as “Neat Neat Neat” and “Stab Your Back”, this album is probably not for you. This is a more mature Damned; polished and vibrantly clean. It’s smart, well thought out, refined, and developed. (more…)