The Misfits are a fucking mess. They sound like complete dogshit, which is part of the hilarious appeal of them, really. So what makes these dipshits special? Glenn Danzig, taciturn asshole that he is, started the band in the 70s after short stints in other local groups. He roped in Manny Martinez who was a friend from his from a former band to play drums but was unable to find anyone else for the new group.
One day, walking home from work, Manny spotted a neighbor taking a bass guitar out of his car and asked if he wanted to be in a band. Jerry Only, who had received the bass a few days earlier and never actually played it before, accepted. Only and Danzig bonded over a love of shlocky, terrible horror movies and flung that passion into the band, gleefully pouring corn syrup blood all over their lyrics and writing odes to aliens, Halloween, zombies, slasher flicks, and the Kennedy assassination I mean, I guess that counts?
They quickly began recording, the songs barely formed and the instruments inexpertly played. In short, they completely stood out. Just as soon as they were a band, they started to shed members. The original drummer left, they changed guitarists like some people change underwear, and found themselves frequently scrambling to get people to fill in for shows.
After a disastrous, aborted UK tour opening for The Damned in , during which they only played two shows, Danzig and Only stayed in London for a while. England would be an interesting time for The Misfits. How many t-shirts do I own with this guy on them? Finally, in , their first official album was released. Walk Among Us is the quintessential Misfits album. Say what you want about the Misfits but they fully committed to their shtick, and for that we thank them. But Meghan , you may ask, WHY was the sound quality so incredibly bad?
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Sign In. Lost password? Alright, I think I've made my point. So slap on your Earth A. I am strictly speaking about Danzig era Misfits As far as I am concerned, they did not make any more records after Glenn left the band.
Danzig kept making music and doing push-ups though. See ya. Travis Yablon Fat Heaven. From there I was absolutely hooked on The Misfits. I went back and listened to everything I could find. Not only are they one of the most influential punk bands and pioneered horror punk, but they also were so versatile within the genre. Each song was remarkably different while sounding unmistakably like The Misfits, from rockabilly to hardcore and all in between. They just have what id consider perfect song after perfect song for the entire era Danzig was around.
They say that the sense of smell is very powerful in evoking memories of a time and place that heavily resonates with you. I feel like the same can be said about the sense of sound. I threw on Misfits: Collection I to refresh my memory of when I was first exposed to the Misfits and faint, distant images of my teenage bedroom came to mind.
My favorite way to find out about music has always been through word of mouth and conversing with a friend. In my formative years my parents raised me on the radio, specifically the local oldies station. Again, this is the stark contrast of the pre-internet days to now, when musical thirst drove us to the only free option at hand - the radio.
A wonderful musical introduction course for the genres that would come into play later on in my life. Now, let us now take a brief pause to discuss how large the horror genre fan base is. Members of the horror community can be found in the fandoms of any genre of music; from rock, punk, and metal, to every sub-genre beneath.
Regardless of musical taste, it seems like one can have a conversation with anyone at any show about horror movies. My first job was at a Blockbuster Video store if you remember those so I binged on all of the movies they had — along with renting videos from smaller stores that carried horror films not quite family enough for the chain video rental store.
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