To properly explain why I like this album so much i'd have to take a walk down memory lane and visit my 14 year old self. Back then I had just started getting into punk rock. At that point I was mostly into street punk and what I like to call Joke Punk(The Vandals,NOFX ect.) but I hadn't really listened to any 1980's American Hardcore until I bought Damaged. As soon as I heard the first track my mind was blown. It was fast, aggressive and in your face, characteristics that any young punker looks for in music. The rest of the album is just as fast and the longer you listen to it the deeper the subject manner of the songs gets. For example police story is all about being harassed by the police something that periodically happened to me throughout my teenage years. Depression is not only about feeling down and out but also feeling trapped, Something I still feel like even today. TV party on the other hand has a very light hearted message which is being bored with your friends and watching TV. Instrumentally the album is amazing, but that's the thing about Black Flag they had their own unique sound. To finish I recommend that if you haven't listened to this album you stop being lazy and buy it or download it.
songs to listen to:
depression,police story,tv party,rise above
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