Molten Lager

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Molten Lager
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Live album by
the Damned
ReleasedOctober 1999
Recorded23 June 1994
Genre
Label Musical Tragedies
The Damned chronology
Eternal Damnation Live
(1999)		Molten Lager
(1999)		 Grave Disorder
(2001)

Molten Lager is a live album by English rock band the Damned, released in October 1999. It was recorded in Mulhouse, France on 23 June 1994.

Contents

The line-up features the Not of This Earth personnel and showcases much of that album and other rare tracks by the Damned. While somewhat obscure, this CD is regarded by many fans and music critics as the best of the Damned's numerous live albums [ citation needed ], although it largely ignores the band's goth period in favour of the more punk and rock oriented material. It was recorded straight from the mixing desk to DAT. [1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Jack Rabid, writing for AllMusic, called the album "extremely great-sounding," adding, "Being boogie-rock, it doesn't really sound like the Damned, but it sounds like a fairly kick-ass R&B punk band being fronted by Dave Vanian." However, he felt that the "few old classics this lineup attempts" sound "horrible." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Testify"Alan Lee Shaw, Rat Scabies 3:52
2."Shut It"Shaw, Scabies2:47
3."Shadow to Fall"Shaw, Scabies3:47
4."I Need a Life"Shaw, Scabies3:11
5."I Walk the Line" Johnny Cash 2:35
6."Running Man"Shaw, Scabies4:05
7."That Loving Feeling" Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil 1:21
8."Not of This Earth"Shaw, Scabies2:54
9."Heaven... Can Take Your Lies""Shaw, Scabies4:13
10."My Desire"Shaw, Scabies2:50
11."Never Could Believe"Shaw, Scabies4:40
12."Love Song"Scabies, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward 2:13
13."Disco Man"Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Paul Gray 2:46
14."Neat Neat Neat" Brian James 2:20
15."Ignite"Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Gray3:49
16."Gun Fury"Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Gray3:02
17."I Must Be Mad"The Damned0:26
18."Nasty"Sensible, Scabies, Vanian, Roman Jugg, Bryn Merrick 2:38
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References

  1. ↑ Molten Lager (Album liner notes). The Damned. Blighty. 2020. 1NE.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. 1 2 3 Rabid, Jack. "Molten Lager review". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Fortnam, Ian (19 February 2000). "Albums". Kerrang! . No. 789. EMAP. p. 45.
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