Episode 19 - The Misfits History Part 1
Bobtober continues with my most favorite band of the spooky genre, in fact the originators of “Horror-Punk”, The Misfits. This one is a very detailed history of the band from the start in 1977 until the break-up of 1983. That’s when the Danzig version and possibly most legit version of The Misfits came to an end. Were there other versions of the band after 1983? Oh, heck yes there were. Were they true to the original? Eh, sort of. Still good, in my opinion, but just missing that Danzig magic. And yes, Danzig did truly make The Misfits something special, with that voice. Dude does have an amazing voice, even if he can be a giant prick from time to time. And control freak. And greedy. And yadda, yadda, yadda. Well, let’s not focus on the negative, let’s focus on a very interesting and somewhat dramatic series of stories of one of the greatest punk bands of all time - Lodi, New Jersey’s Misfits. Lastly, the featured bands on this one? The fantastic City Mouse doing an acoustic cover of “Astrozombies” and the amazing Sloppy Seconds doing a cover of “Where Eagles Dare”. Both of these covers? Better than the originals, that’s my take. Check ‘em out, as well as Bobby Steele’s band, The Undead. Here are some links -
The Undead - https://theundead.com
City Mouse - https://citymouse.bandcamp.com/
Sloppy Seconds (Wiki) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloppy_Seconds_(band)
Sloppy Seconds (Discogs) - https://www.discogs.com/artist/371904-Sloppy-Seconds
Sloppy Seconds (spotify) - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3G9m3ClSpLacKONiGjFvHA?autoplay=true&v=A
Hello young Danzig!
Hello sunglasses guy!
Hello Young FrankenDoyle!
Like 1983? Yeah, but with tons more $$$$$