Aug 2, 2026 · 18 min · 10 segments
In this episode we talk to the legendary drummer of The Damned, Rat Scabies. We discuss the very first Ramones gig in London, their appearance on The Young Ones and their upcoming Australian tour…
Rat ScabiesGuestGrahamHostUh, but in the episode, we spoke about a certain Ramones gig, which was on the 4th of July, 1976, at The Roundhouse, and I believe you guys were there.
Um-
... what, what, what are your memories of that night, and how much of an influence were The Ramones on The Damned?
Well, first of all, they weren't really an influence on, on The Damned in any kind of recognizable way.
Yeah.
Uh, we liked the fact they had a lot of energy, and they were fast songs, and that was, you know...
It was kind of almost a confirmation that what we were doing that was quite high energy was actually, you know, we weren't the only ones doing it.
Mm.
And there are other people that kind of had the same ideas, and it was all very kind of...
[laughs] It's okay.
What service.
[laughs]
So because the, the real thing was that nobody had ever heard any of those bands.
Mm.
Uh, uh, London SS was kind of the sort of standpoint with Mick Jones, Tony James, and Brian James.
And, uh, we used to go down there and rehearse, and then after the rehearsal we used to go to a local record shop, I think called Bizarre, and they used to have copies of Punk magazine.
Okay.
Uh, but in the episode, we spoke about a certain Ramones gig, which was on the 4th of July, 1976, at The Roundhouse, and I believe you guys were there.
Um-
... what, what, what are your memories of that night, and how much of an influence were The Ramones on The Damned?
Well, first of all, they weren't really an influence on, on The Damned in any kind of recognizable way.
Yeah.
Uh, we liked the fact they had a lot of energy, and they were fast songs, and that was, you know...
It was kind of almost a confirmation that what we were doing that was quite high energy was actually, you know, we weren't the only ones doing it.
Mm.
And there are other people that kind of had the same ideas, and it was all very kind of...
[laughs] It's okay.
What service.
[laughs]
So because the, the real thing was that nobody had ever heard any of those bands.
Mm.
Uh, uh, London SS was kind of the sort of standpoint with Mick Jones, Tony James, and Brian James.
And, uh, we used to go down there and rehearse, and then after the rehearsal we used to go to a local record shop, I think called Bizarre, and they used to have copies of Punk magazine.
Okay.
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