Name: Neat Neat Neat: The Alternative Anthology by The Damned
Brand: The Damned
SKU: 5414939545573
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With countless Damned compilations issued over the years, what exactly differentiates 2004's Neat Neat Neat: The Alternative Anthology from the rest of the pack, you wonder? This three-disc set spotlights the Damned's earlier "punk" years on the first disc and their more melodic '80s era on the second, wrapping things up with a third disc of live material. Although it may never be actually proven that "New Rose" was the first-ever punk single (an honor it often gets tagged with), it still remains one hell of a punk classic, and kicks things off splendidly. And it's followed up in quick succession with two other Damned gems, the title track and "Stab Your Back," all off the group's 1977 debut, Damned Damned Damned. The second disc doesn't exactly measure up to the early years (tracks such as "Stranger on the Town" sound as if the group was trying to mimic the Jam), while the third disc features live renditions of such latter-day favorites as "Wait for the Blackout." Neat Neat Neat: The Alternative Anthology covers all the bases, but as an introduction, newcomers may be better off with one of the group's single-disc "best-of" sets or the group's aforementioned stellar debut, Damned Damned Damned.
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Neat Neat Neat: The Alternative Anthology

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 1

1. New Rose

2. Neat Neat Neat

3. Stab Yor Back

4. Stretcher Case Baby

5. Sick of Being Sick

6. Fan Club

7. Born to Kill

8. Feel the Pain

9. So Messed Up

10. I Feel Alright

11. Problem Child

12. You Take My Money

13. Don't Cry Wolf

14. One Way Love

15. Your Eyes

16. Politics

17. Creep

18. Alone

Volume 2

1. Ignite

2. Bad Time for Bonzo (Live at The Mayfair, Newcastle, 14 October 1982)

3. Disguise

4. Under the Floor Again

5. Generals

6. Stranger on the Town

7. Gun Fury (Of Riot Forces)

8. Pleasure and the Pain

9. Disco Man

10. Lovely Money

11. I Think I'm Wonderful

12. Dozen Girls

13. Thanks for the Night

14. Take That

15. Take Me Away

16. Billy Bad Breaks

Volume 3

1. Teenage Dream (Live at the Moonlight Club, 1979)

2. Ballroom Blitz (Live at the Moonlight Club, 1979)

3. Suicide (Live at the Moonlight Club, 1979)

4. I Fall (Live at the Lyceum, 1980)

5. Drinking About My Baby (Live at the Lyceum 1981)

6. In a Rut (Live at the Lyceum 1981)

7. Melody Lee (Live at the Moonlight Club)

8. Shakin All Over (Live at the Lyceum 1981)

9. See Her Tonite (Live at The Town & Country Club, London, 13 June 1988)

10. Fish (Live at 'The Final Damnation' Reunion Concert, 1988)

11. Help (Live at 'The Final Damnation' Reunion Concert, 1988)

12. I Just Can't Be Happy Today (Live at 'The Final Damnation' Reunion Concert, 1988)

13. Wait for the Blackout (Live at 'The Final Damnation' Reunion Concert, 1988)

14. Noise Noise Noise (Live at 'The Final Damnation' Reunion Concert, 1988)

15. Love Song (Recorded Live at 'The Final Damnation' Reunion Concert, 1988)

16. Smash It Up (Live at 'The Final Damnation' Reunion Concert, 1988)

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