Permanent Damage

Permanent Damage is the fifth and final album by The Icicle Works.[1][4] The album was released in 1990.[5][6]

Permanent Damage
Studio album by The Icicle Works
Released	1990
Genre	Post-punk, new wave, neo-psychedelia
Label	Epic[1]
Producer	The Icicle Works, Michael H. Brauer (tracks: A1 to A5), Richard Manwaring (tracks: A6)
The Icicle Works chronology
Blind (1988) Permanent Damage (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[3]

Critical reception

The Quietus called the album a collection of "more straightforward classic rock songs ... an unimaginative set."[7] The Rough Guide to Rock called it a "somewhat desperate set redeemed by the excellent single 'Motorcycle Rider.'"[4] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide wrote that it tended "to be uninspired and samey."[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Ian McNabb.

1. "I Still Want You"
2. "Motorcycle Rider"
3. "Melanie Still Hurts"
4. "Hope Street Rag"
5. "I Think I'm Gonna Be OK"
6. "Baby Don't Burn"
7. "What She Did To My Mind"
8. "One Good Eye"
9. "Permanent Damage"
10. "Woman On My Mind"
11. "Looks Like Rain"
12. "Dumb Angel"

References

1. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 447.CS1 maint: location (link)
2. Mathew, Leslie. "Permanent Damage - The Icicle Works | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
3. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink. 1999. p. 572.
4. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. August 27, 2003. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
5. "Truth And Beauty - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
6. "Icicle Works". Trouser Press. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
7. "The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Roll Over The Icicle Works: Ian McNabb Interviewed". The Quietus.