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Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned
Machine Gun Etiquette is an album by The Damned, released in 1979. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Love Song”, on 3 lists with a best position of #22.
Machine Gun Etiquette, the Damned's third album, came out on Chiswick in 1979, and for a band that had fallen apart after the critics buried Music for Pleasure, it's one hell of a comeback. Brian James was gone, so Captain Sensible moved over to lead guitar, Dave Vanian and Rat Scabies were back at their posts, and Algy Ward, late of the Australian punks the Saints, came in on bass for what turned out to be his only album with them.
It's still punk, fast and loud and funny, but punk that has learned some new tricks, with a feel for melody and a taste for the theatrical that points to the gothic and psychedelic turns they'd take in the '80s. "Love Song" is a gleeful rush, and the album climbed to number 31 in Britain.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Machine Gun Etiquette on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Song | 3 | #22 | – | 1979–1982 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.