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Grave Disorder
Studio album by The Damned
Released	21 August 2001
Recorded	2000–2001
Studio	Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, California
Genre	Punk rock gothic rock Britpop
Length	57:35
Label	Nitro Records
Producer	David Bianco
The Damned chronology
Not of This Earth (1996) Grave Disorder (2001) So, Who's Paranoid? (2008)
Singles from Grave Disorder
"Democracy?" Released: July 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Kerrang!
Pitchfork	3.8/10
PopMatters	favourable

Grave Disorder is the ninth studio album by the English rock band The Damned, released on 21 August 2001. It was their first release since signing to Nitro Records and only studio album with Patricia Morrison.

Background

The album is musically similar to Dave Vanian and Captain Sensible's previous Damned collaboration, Strawberries. It uses a combination of modern sampling and looping ("Absinthe"), gothic rock ("Thrill Kill"), punk rock ("Neverland", "Obscene","Lookin' for Action" and "Amen"), deep gothic piano pieces ("Beauty of the Beast" and "The End of Time"), and more traditional pop songs. The song "Lookin' for Action" appeared on the Warped Tour 2002 Tour Compilation.

Songs like "W" (about the 2000 election and George W. Bush) have a sound very reminiscent of Britpop (such as the sound they exhibited on Strawberries). "song.com" offers a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the Internet, while "Democracy?" offers a rebuke of what they see as the futility of democracy and political revolution.

The album's name is taken from parliamentary convention in the United Kingdom, where a sitting may be adjourned should 'grave disorder' break out among members.

Track listing

Songwriting credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

1. "Democracy?" (Captain Sensible) – 3:21
2. "song.com" (Sensible, David Vanian) – 3:39
3. "Thrill Kill" (Sensible, Pinch) – 5:37
4. "She" (Sensible, Vanian) – 4:27
5. "Lookin for Action" (Sensible, Vanian, Monty Oxy Moron, Patricia Morrison, Pinch) – 4:04
6. "Would You Be So Hot (If You Weren't Dead?)" (Sensible) – 4:13
7. "Absinthe" (Vanian) – 4:17
8. "Amen" (Sensible, Pinch) – 7:55
9. "Neverland" (Sensible) – 3:31
10. "'Til the End of Time" (Sensible) – 3:51
11. "Obscene" (Sensible, Vanian) – 2:46
12. "W" (Pinch, Tom Savage) – 5:05
13. "Beauty of the Beast" (Vanian, Oxy Moron) – 4:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

The Damned

• David Vanian – vocals, theremin
• Captain Sensible – guitar, backing vocals
• Patricia Morrison – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Monty Oxy Moron – keyboards, backing vocals
• Pinch – drums, backing vocals

Technical

• David Bianco – producer, mixing
• Eddy Schreyer – mastering
• Vince Ray – cover
• Morat – photography

References

1. Stegall, Tim. "These 5 albums embody the Damned's punk-rock magnificence These 5 albums embody the Damned's punk-rock magnificence These 5 albums embody the Damned's punk-rock magnificence". Alternative Press. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
2. ^ Mörat (2 December 2022). "Every The Damned album, from worst to best". louder. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
3. Jack Rabid. "Grave Disorder". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
4. Berelian, Essi (11 August 2001). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 865. UK: EMAP. p. 45.
5. Joe Tangari (5 December 2001). "The Damned: Grave Disorder". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
6. Jason Thompson (20 August 2001). "The Damned: Grave Disorder". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
7. . UK parliament. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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9. Grave Disorder (CD liner notes). The Damned. Nitro Records. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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