Machine Gun Etiquette

Punk · 1979 · 12 tracks

Machine Gun Etiquette

A high-velocity collision of 1977 punk energy and emerging gothic theatricality. Melodic, aggressive, and draped in midnight-black leather.

The record where the first UK punk band grew up, got weird, and accidentally invented goth.

A high-octane blend of anarchic punk energy and dark, theatrical romanticism.

Machine Gun Etiquette · vs · The Damned

Dive Bar+1.5σ

Dive Bar saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

Love Song

2:22

02

Machine Gun Etiquette

1:49

03

I Just Can’t Be Happy Today

3:42

04

Melody Lee

2:07

05

Anti‐Pope

3:21

06

These Hands

2:03

07

Plan 9 Channel 7

5:08

08

Noise, Noise, Noise

3:10

09

Looking at You

5:07

10

Liar

2:45

11

Smash It Up, Part I

2:00

12

Smash It Up, Part II

2:53

Moments Worth Waiting For

The melodic shift from the acoustic intro of Smash It Up Part I into the high-octane riffing of Part II.

Dave Vanian's velvet baritone soaring over the frantic, driving bassline of Plan 9 Channel 7.

The chaotic, overlapping vocal chants and machine-gun drum fills that close out the title track.

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