Permanent Damage

Permanent Damage
Studio album by The Icicle Works
Released	May 1990[1]
Studio	Amazon, Livingstone, Mayfair and Air Studios, London
Genre	Post-punk, new wave, neo-psychedelia
Length	46:56
Label	Epic
Producer	The Icicle Works, Michael H. Brauer (tracks 1 to 5), Richard Manwaring (track 6)
The Icicle Works chronology
Blind (1988) Permanent Damage (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Classic Rock	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[5]

Permanent Damage is the fifth and final album by The Icicle Works.^[4][6] The album was released in 1990.^[7][8]

Critical reception

The Quietus called the album a collection of "more straightforward classic rock songs ... an unimaginative set."^[9] The Rough Guide to Rock called it a "somewhat desperate set redeemed by the excellent single 'Motorcycle Rider.'"^[6] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide wrote that it tended "to be uninspired and samey."^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Ian McNabb.

Original 1990 album

1. "I Still Want You" – 3:35
2. "Motorcycle Rider" – 3:35
3. "Melanie Still Hurts" – 4:13
4. "Hope Street Rag" – 3:28
5. "I Think I'm Gonna Be OK" – 3:11
6. "Baby Don't Burn" – 4:07
7. "What She Did to My Mind" – 7:18
8. "One Good Eye" – 4:47
9. "Permanent Damage" – 3:17
10. "Woman on My Mind" – 3:41
11. "Looks Like Rain" – 2:12
12. "Dumb Angel" – 3:32

Bonus disc on 2006 reissue

1. "Turn Any Corner" – 3:06
2. "Let's Get Loaded" – 2:11
3. "Red Lightning" – 2:44
4. "People Change" – 2:37
5. "Victoria's Ghost" – 2:38
6. "When The Crying's Done" – 2:45
7. "Mickey's Blue" – 3:04
8. "I Dreamt I Was A Beautiful Woman" – 2:27
9. "I Want That Girl" – 3:21
10. "Wouldn't It Be Great" – 2:51
11. "Sweet Disposition" – 3:42
12. "It's Not Gonna Rain Forever" – 3:06

Personnel

The Icicle Works

• Robert Ian McNabb – vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Roy Corkhill – bass
• Paul Burgess – drums

Additional musicians

• Dave Baldwin – additional keyboards
• Mark Revell – backing vocals
• Ged Lynch – additional drums and percussion
• Louis Gardin – percussion

Production

• Michael H. Brauer – co-producer on tracks 1-5, mixing on tracks 1-5, 7, 8, 10, 12
• Richard Manwaring – co-producer, engineer and mixing on track 6
• Mark Phythian – mixing on tracks 9 and 11

References

1. Mann, Bill, ed. (12 May 1990). "New Album Releases" (PDF). Sounds. p. 14. ISSN 0144-5774.
2. Mathew, Leslie. "Permanent Damage - The Icicle Works review". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
3. Doran, John (March 2010). "The Icicle Works - Permanent Damage". Classic Rock. No. 142. p. 93.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. Oxford University Press. p. 447. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
5. Gary Graff; Daniel Durchholz, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 572. ISBN 978-0-82-567256-9.
6. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. 27 August 2003. ISBN 978-1-85-828457-6 – via Google Books.
7. "Truth And Beauty - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
8. "Icicle Works". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
9. "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Roll Over The Icicle Works: Ian McNabb Interviewed". The Quietus.