I guess by now everyone has heard of
The Misfits. Although for many for us,
The Misfits effectively ceased to be valid when
Glen Danzig (Danzig was in The Misfits??? Who knew?!!!!!) left the band in 1983 (after
Earth AD), the band (and more significantly, the merchandi
$ing!) continues on. The ubiquitous Skull logo is on everything from T-Shirts to lunchboxes. Has
Avril Lavigne started wearin' a Misfits shirt yet? Cause she's so Punk Rock!
Commercial posturing aside, The Misfits were a great band... from the early singles like "Bullet" and "Horror Business" and "Teenagers From Mars" to THE CLASSIC
Walk Among Us; they practically invented the horror punk niche. Those early singles are now big bucks collector's items... I made a tidy profit on my
"Horror Business" first pressing a couple of years back! At this point, much like the Ramones and The Stooges, it's almost a prerequisite for a punk to cover a Misfits song.
And the lyrics are so wonderful: "I've got something to say/ I killed your baby today" and "Kennedy's bullett ridden body in the street/ Ride Johnny Ride" and "I ain't no goddamn son of a bitch/You better think about it baby" and of course:
With just a touch of my burning hand
I send my astro zombies to rape the land
Prime directive, exterminate
The whole human race
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