Misfits Misfits

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• Misfits is one of those records where the mythology and the music reinforce each other perfectly. Whether you come to it for the horror imagery, the punk history or the sheer force of the songs, what hits first is how direct it is. The bands sound is stripped to the bone but never thin, and Glenn Danzigs writing gives the music a strange melodic pull beneath all the speed, sneer and violence. There is a reason the Misfits became bigger after the fact than they ever were in their original run: the songs are simple enough to feel immediate, but distinctive enough that no one else really sounds like them.

  What makes this material endure is the tension between catchiness and menace. Even when everything is rough, fast and hostile, there is still a pop instinct buried in it, which is why these songs stick. The choruses feel primitive in the best way, built to be shouted rather than sung, and the whole thing has that perfect punk quality of sounding both totally locked in and close to flying apart. Misfits records are rarely about polish or nuance, but they deliver mood, identity and impact with almost ridiculous efficiency. This is music that knows exactly what it is and never wastes a second pretending to be anything else.

  Reviews

  The Misfits built a sound that was brutish, immediate and weirdly tuneful, turning B-movie horror into punk mythology. Rolling Stone

  What keeps this material alive is not just its attitude but its undeniable instinct for hooks. Pitchfork

  At its best, the band sound like rock and roll reduced to impulse, speed and menace, with just enough melody to make it unforgettable. AllMusic

• Artist: Misfits Label: Plan 9, Caroline Records Format: LP Units: 1 Country: US Genre: Punk & Alternative Style: Punk, Rock & Roll

• A1 She
  A2 Hollywood Babylon
  A3 Bullet
  A4 Horror Business
  A5 Teenagers From Mars
  A6 Night Of The Living Dead
  A7 Where Eagles Dare
  A8 Vampira
  A9 I Turned Into A Martian
  A10 Skulls
  B1 London Dungeon
  B2 Ghouls Night Out
  B3 Astro Zombies
  B4 Mommy Can I Go Out And Kill Tonight?
  B5 Die Die My Darling
  B6 Earth A.D.
  B7 Devilock
  B8 Death Comes Ripping
  B9 Green Hell
  B10 Wolfsblood